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Finding Creativity Within - 25 Years of Art and Community
SVEUM GALLERY - JUNE & JULY EXHIBIT JULY "Second" Friday Gallery Reception Beloit Art Center will be closed July 4 & 5 in observance of Independence Day. We will reopen Monday, July 7 at 10a.m. JULY 11 from 5-7pm Gallery talk at 6pm We look forward to sharing this milestone exhibition with you! With 90 artists and 100 works of art, we’ve filled our gallery spaces throughout the building to celebrate the vibrant creativity of our community. Come ready to explore, reflect on art from the past and present, and celebrate the memories we’ve created together over the years. The Art Center is honored to be part of the Beloit community, and we thank you for your support of what we do. We can’t wait to welcome you! |
First Friday Reflections ...
There’s something magnetic about stepping into an art gallery on a Friday evening—the soft hum of conversation, the smiles and laughter, the quiet intensity of people getting lost in a piece of work. I look forward to these monthly openings not just for the art, but for the energy in the room. It’s where passion hangs in the air alongside the brushstrokes, and creativity feels both intimate and infinite. Each show brings something new—a fresh perspective, a bold statement, a quiet whisper of emotion. Its become a ritual, a reset, and a reminder of how powerful expression can be when shared in community.
- Doug Wetzel on his entry to the BAC 25th Anniversary Exhibition
There’s something magnetic about stepping into an art gallery on a Friday evening—the soft hum of conversation, the smiles and laughter, the quiet intensity of people getting lost in a piece of work. I look forward to these monthly openings not just for the art, but for the energy in the room. It’s where passion hangs in the air alongside the brushstrokes, and creativity feels both intimate and infinite. Each show brings something new—a fresh perspective, a bold statement, a quiet whisper of emotion. Its become a ritual, a reset, and a reminder of how powerful expression can be when shared in community.
- Doug Wetzel on his entry to the BAC 25th Anniversary Exhibition
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Thank you to Sveum Gallery sponsor for June and July Nowlan Personal Injury Law |
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BELL GALLERY - FORCED VESSEL
JANELLE O'MALLEY & MAEVE WALLACE
JANELLE O'MALLEY & MAEVE WALLACE
The mirror, a quintessential object of the domestic sphere, becomes a central motif in our work. An object which reflects the desire for validation, understanding and healing. In these reflections we are confronted with vacillating versions of ourselves. Disposing of our emotional weight and somatic bodily experiences requires self-awareness and intentional release. Becoming familiar with oneself demands deep reflection, and discovering the reasons for our suffering involves exploring our emotions, past experiences, and inner truths.
Forced Vessel explores how identity is formed, remembered, and questioned. Through both the body and the gaze, the reflective surfaces of mirrors and the spaces they inhabit, become entryways where we acknowledge these concepts through a slightly satirical lens. This body of work encourages all to navigate and discover your body in a world that often demands invisibility in moments of vulnerability. Thank you to VISIT BELOIT for sponsoring the Bell Gallery in July
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Janelle O’Malley is an interdisciplinary artist, art educator, and independent curator working in Northern Illinois. They received their Bachelors of Fine Art concentrating in Painting from Northern Illinois University in 2012. After working in non profit art education Janelle returned to Northern Illinois University to pursue dual Masters degrees; M.S. in Art and Design Education (2022) and an M.F.A concentrating in Sculpture (2024). Their work has been recently shown at Coco Hunday Tampa, FL; Wright Museum Beloit, WI; Residency Project Pasadena, CA; Franconia Sculpture Park Minneapolis, MN; Freeport Art Museum Freeport, IL; NIU Art Museum Dekalb, IL; Abington Art Center Jenkintown, PA, Happy Gallery Chicago, IL and Public Space One Iowa City, IA.
Maeve Wallace is a fine art photographer practicing in the greater Chicago area. In May 2022 she received her BFA and a minor in Women and Gender Studies and received her Master of Art with an emphasis in photography at NIU in May 2024. She is currently gaining industry experience as a digital designer, and photographer for Central States Marketing in Peoria. She plans to eventually continue her education and become a professor. Wallace has been included in various exhibitions including the Ars Nova Exhibition at the Jack Olsen Gallery and NIU Graduate Alum exhibition. She has also been involved in the planning and installation of two NIU Burmese Art Collection exhibitions while simultaneously curating a Burmese marionette educational exhibit. While Wallace enjoys museum studies her mission, and transitively, the mission of her artistic work is to find peace and community.
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COMMUNITY GALLERIES
Stop and see the exhibits at Bagels & More and the Beloit Public Library
Stop and see the exhibits at Bagels & More and the Beloit Public Library
And thanks to all of our sponsors throughout the year
