“The Rights of the Child” Panitings by Moira Villiard at NYM Cultural Center Gallery
NEW YORK MILLS, MN, October 7, 2020–The Cultural Center in New York Mills Gallery is currently hosting the paintings of Moira Villiard in a show titled “The Rights of the Child.” This exhibit will run through October 10, 2020 with a closing reception held on Saturday October 10, 2020, from 1:30-3:00 p.m. Refreshments served. COVID-19 safety guidelines observed.
This is an exhibition of paintings and digitally designed posters by Duluth-based artist Moira Villiard exploring the essence of childhood and children’s rights in modern times. Villiard’s work also calls attention to individual cognitive dissonance, or “doublethink,” that occurs when people hold two contradictory beliefs about an issue or situation.
Moira (pronounced “Mee-Ree”) Villiard is a dynamic multidisciplinary visual artist working in a variety of artistic genres, including portraiture, illustration, graphic and digital design and as a muralist. She is also a community organizer, curator and passionate arts educator concentrating her efforts around issues of equity and justice including: arts access (giving voice to underrepresented communities within the arts), creative placemaking, environmental sustainability, youth empowerment, and acknowledgement of Indigenous land, culture, and history. Villiard is a Fond du Lac Ojibwe direct descendent and grew up on the Fond du Lac Reservation in Cloquet, MN. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Communicating Arts (Global Studies Minor) from the University of Wisconsin-Superior in 2016.
The Cultural Center Gallery and Gift Shop is open Wedesdays & Thursdays 10-6, Fridays 10-5 and Saturdays 10-3. Additional hours or private showings can be arranged by contacting the Cultural Center. “The Rights of the Child” will be on display until October 10, 2020. The Cultural Center is located at 24 North Main Ave, New York Mills, MN 56567. Gallery admission is always free and open to all. For more information, email [email protected] or call 218-385-3339.
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The Cultural Center in New York Mills is a rural hub for creativity, community vitality, and lifelong learning in the arts. We offer visitors intimate opportunities to encounter art and artists in our 80-seat concert listening room, two galleries in a historic building, a gift store featuring local artists, an artist residency program, a sculpture park, and a variety of opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive. Since our incorporation in 1990, we have been passionate about connecting people to artists and rich cultural experiences in rural Minnesota, celebrating the local and being a window to the world.
