Women Carry the Weight of the World (until April 17)
Women Carry the Weight of the World: Pandemic Work by Eliana Calle-Saari
Read the Columbus Dispatch article by Nancy Gilson
On display February 27 – April 17, 2022
Wehrle Gallery, 1216 Sunbury Road, Columbus, 43219
Opening reception: Sunday, February 27th, 2022 from 1:00-3:30 p.m.
Artist’s talk: 12:00 Noon on Tuesday, March 1, 2022
An instructor at ODU, Saari is one of the region’s most important and recognized printmakers. In March 2020, she travelled to Antiga to move her daughter home from medical school; however, she remained unable to leave the island for nearly 90 days after it closed its borders due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Amidst food shortages and electrical outages, Saari drew and created woodcuts of Antigan women carrying food, bags, children and animals. She saw this as a metaphor for women carrying the weight of the world.
The Wehrle Gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Admission is free. The gallery is located on ODU’s campus at 1216 Sunbury Road, Columbus, 43219.
“Pandemic Quilt,” by Eliana Calle-Saari.
