Exhibit Illuminates Different Ideas Regarding Democracy

WDCB’s Gary Zidek sits down with Weinberg-Newton Gallery director Kasia Houlihan to talk about the organization’s new exhibit, ALL THAT GLOWS IN THE DARK OF DEMOCRACY.

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“A lot of the starting point with our current exhibition was, in our early conversations with the ACLU of Illinois, understanding that democracy doesn’t necessarily have a universal defintion anymore.” - Kasia Houlihan, director of Weinberg-Newton Gallery, talking about the organization’s inspiration for it’s new exhibit, ALL THAT GLOWS IN THE DARK OF DEMOCRACY.

Weinberg-Newton Gallery director Kasia Houlihan

A Pew Research survey from this summer revealed that about 6 in 10 U.S. adults are not satisfied with the way democracy is working in America. Democracy used to be something Americans of all political ideologies could get behind. What’s changed? That’s a complicated question, with different answers depending on who you ask.

A new art exhibit at Weinberg-Newton Gallery dives into the topic with hopes of illuminating new ways of thinking about our current political climate. The West River-neighborhood gallery partnered with the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois to create ALL THAT GLOWS IN THE DARK OF DEMOCRACY. The exhibition includes six pieces that each take a different approach to exploring democracy.

Weinberg-Newton Gallery’s ALL THAT GLOWS IN THE DARK OF DEMOCRACY will be on display through October 1. You can learn more about the exhibit and the upcoming public programs associated with it by visiting weinbergnewtongallery.com