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October 16, 2019, Adrian, Michigan – The INAI Gallery adjacent to Weber Retreat and Conference Center exhibits the sculptures of Siena Heights University graduate Kenneth Thompson from Friday, November 1, 2019 through Sunday, February 9, 2020. The artist’s reception is from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Sunday, November 10, 2019.
Kenneth Thompson is well versed in bronze casting, metal fabrication, and stone carving, with a major focus on large-scale public sculptures. His commissions include Reclamation Archway for Blue Cross/Blue Shield in Detroit and the Peace Arch for the City of Toledo in honor of the veterans of the Vietnam War. His most recent installation is the Centennial Mall sculpture designed for the 100th anniversary of his alma mater, Siena Heights University.
The INAI exhibit, however, features his smaller works and reflects his current explorations of architectural elements. Ken has 28 one-person shows, numerous group exhibitions, and many awards to his credit.
Ken comes from a tradition of craftsmanship, preferring to use materials that convey strength. “Each sculpture is a clean sheet of paper that presents new opportunities to discover solutions,” he says. “Beyond content and suitability, my sculpture concentrates on the fundamental issues of form and how negative space defines it, as well as the techniques employed to create it.”
INAI, pronounced in-EYE and meaning “within” in Japanese, is a contemplative space and art gallery that resonates with the Adrian Dominican Congregation’s vision: to seek truth, make peace, and reverence life. New winter hours, beginning November 1, 2019, are 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily, Monday through Sunday.
A ministry of Weber Center, INAI is located at 1257 E. Siena Heights Drive, Adrian. Enter the easternmost driveway and follow signs for Weber Center and INAI. The gallery is off the parking lot of Weber Center. For information, email [email protected] or call Sister Suzanne Schreiber, OP, at 517-266-4090.
June 21, 2019, Adrian, Michigan – The artwork of Adrian Dominican Sisters and Associates are featured in a summer exhibit at INAI Gallery from Wednesday, July 3, 2019, through Sunday, September 8, 2019. A reception is from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Sunday, July 7, 2019.
The exhibit coincides with a July 31-August 4, 2019, gathering of Adrian Dominican Sisters, Associates, and special guests with whom the Adrian Dominican Congregation collaborates.
Sister Suzanne Schreiber, OP, Coordinator of INAI: A Space Apart, noted that Dominican life has been “immensely enriched by the creative work of our Sisters and Associates.” Their artwork is on display not only in the INAI Gallery but throughout the Motherhouse Campus in Adrian. A list of artists and locations of the art is available at the front desk or entrance of the INAI Gallery, Weber Center, the Dominican Life Center, and Madden Hall.
INAI, pronounced in-EYE and meaning “within” in Japanese, is a contemplative space and art gallery that resonates with the Congregation’s vision: to seek truth, make peace, and reverence life. The gallery is open to the public from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. daily.
A ministry of Weber Center, INAI is located at 1257 E. Siena Heights Drive, Adrian. Enter the easternmost driveway and follow signs for Weber Center and INAI. The gallery is off the parking lot of Weber Center. For information, email [email protected] or call Sister Suzanne at 517-266-4090.