Darryl Halbrooks exhibit at Thyen-Clark Cultural Center, opens this week

FIRST THURSDAY RECEPTION & GALLERY TALK: Thursday, January 2nd from 5-7pm *Also, February 6th, 2025 from 5-7pm

Jasper Arts is pleased to present the work of Lexington, Kentucky artist and writer, Darryl Halbrooks for the months of January and February 2025 at The Thyen-Clark Cultural Center. The solo exhibition titled; ‘Travels with Buster and Joey’ will feature a variety of mixed media, acrylic and resin pieces of artwork.

Darryl Halbrooks is an artist, writer and professor emeritus from Eastern Kentucky University as well as visiting professor at East Carolina University. His artwork varies greatly in subject matter and style, ranging from abstract to hyper-real.

“My first real duty is to entertain and please myself. If I know the work is good, I can write about tragedy, paint fake religious figures or total abstractions … and have the most fun ever.” He works

every day in his studios in Kentucky or Colorado. His work has been included in over 200 exhibitions, including solo shows at the Huntington (WVA) Museum and the Memphis Museum of Art and elsewhere and is represented in many private, public and corporate collections. He is the author of twelve books of fiction and has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize.

His artwork and fiction can be viewed at http://www.darrylhalbrooks.com.

Darryl will join us for the evening to give a Gallery Talk at The First Thursday Reception on Thursday, January 2nd from 5:00 – 7:00pm. Free event and open to the public.

The Galleries at The Thyen-Clark Cultural Center, located at 100 3rd Avenue, Suite A, Jasper, IN 47546, are open to the public Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Saturday from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm, and Sunday from noon to 3:00 pm. School groups, clubs, and students are welcome. Admission is free. Donations appreciated.

For more information, please call 812-482-3070. Jasper Community Arts is a department of the City of Jasper. JCA is supported in part by Friends of the Arts, Inc., the Indiana Arts Commission, The Arts Council of Southwestern Indiana, and the National Endowment for the Arts.