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Dual Exhibitions at the Chesterton Art Center


  • Chesterton Art Center 115 S 4th Street Chesterton, IN 46304 United States (map)

Dual Exhibitions: Block Prints by Stephen Rengstorf & Photography by Susan Kirt

Birds of the Hudson: Block Prints by Stephen Rengstorf (upper gallery)

This exhibition organized by the Estate of Stephen Rengstorf features woodcut and linoleum block prints created by Rengstorf, celebrating his love of raptors and the outdoors. “I create images that offer the viewer a glimpse into the daily odyssey of birds in the environment this great river provides, “ said Rengstorf of the place he called home, New York’s Hudson River Valley.

Prairies Big and Small: Photographs by Susan Kirt (lower gallery)

Prairies Big and Small immerses the viewer in the rare and endangered Tallgrass Prairie ecosystem and the fragments of this once vast landscape. Kirt’s exceptional photographs connect people with the diverse prairie plants and animals found in the patchwork of the Chicago region’s grasslands, both in remnants and planted reconstructions.

CAC is also presenting a satellite exhibit of Kirt’s prairie photographs May 2 – July 31 at the Das Gallery located at Country Inn & Suites, 2020 LaPorte Avenue in Valparaiso. A reception will be held on Thursday June 20, 4:30 – 6:30PM.

Exhibition: May 2-29, 2024
Artists' Reception: Friday, May 17 from 4-7 PM as part of Chesterton’s Third Friday Series
Susan Kirt Satellite Exhibit: May 2-July 31 at Country Inn & Suite’s Das Gallery, with special reception on Thursday, June 20 from 4:30-6:30PM

Free Family Art Day: Saturday May 11, 2024 from 10 AM-2 PM, Register here!