Transit of Venus

Art Exhibit

To commemorate the June 8, 2004, transit of Venus,
Glance Eyewear Gallery in South Bend, Indiana, hosted the
Transit of Venus Art Exhibit.

Show Location: Glance Eyewear Gallery, 1639 N. Ironwood Drive, Suite 2, South Bend, IN 46635
Phone: 574-271-1000

Dates: May 9 through June 30, 2004

Hours: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST;
Tuesday and Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. EST

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(Note: Not all gallery space is shown.)

From the Artists Reception...
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This exhibit was open to artists working in any media. The theme related to the celestial event on June 8 in which the planet Venus glided across the face of the sun. The previous transit of Venus occurred in 1882. The 2004 transit was marked by planetarium programs, community observing, music performances, and other events locally and internationally.

Artists were invited to create works about Venus, the sun, relevant mythology, the search for habitable planets, the view of the transit itself—subjects that address our attempts to understand our place in space as they relate to the transit of Venus. The exhibit included The Sun as Art, a series of dramatic photos of the sun on loan from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.

ARTIST	MEDIA	TITLE OF ARTWORK
Cathy McCormick	pastel	Dancing Venus
Fritz Olsen	sculpture	Transit of Venus
William "Bill" Jensen	pastel	Venus From Hubble Telescope
Dayle Brown	watercolor	Quetzacoatl: Aztec Venus
Anne Binder	calligraphy, oil	Posterity of Venus
Ruth Tuholski	fabric	Transit of Venus: Satellite View Zeus' Other Realm
Mary Beth DiGann	pastel	Maat Mons
Leah Kelly Schrock		In The Beginning
Cindy Tachman	markers	Venus Bowing to the Sun
Dan Vogl	mixed	Or-bits
Miriam Wittkopf	watercolor	Galaxies
Wali Neil	oil	Transit of Venus
Marie Arch	pastel	Ring Galaxy- Constellation Dorado
James Borden
Tina Davis	beads (necklace)
Todd Davis	plaster
Norma Helen	oil
Bradford Hansen Smith	paper plates	Twin Planets Venus Passing
Nancy P. Hendrix	acrylic and pastel	Planets
Nick Kulp		Jeremiah's Window
Tamara Lewis
Mary Lou C. Lonergan	pastel	Third Millennium: Eclipse by Venus Mood Indigo: Venusian Spirit
Mackenzie Korth
Don Tuttle	fabric	Transit Time

Many thanks to Lenore and Jennifer! Image courtesy of Ruth Tuholski.

The following items are located at art-entry.htm:

Call for Entries Details about delivering, exhibiting, and selling your transit of Venus art.
Invitation to Artists A letter from Chuck Bueter introducing the transit of Venus to the art community.
Entry Form Artist's contact information and description of your art.

Contact: Cathy McCormick, cathy@transitofvenus.org