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KVAA and HHRC Present “Equal Protection of the Laws: America’s Fourteenth Amendment” Art Exhibit
Friday, December 02, 2016, 09:00am - 04:00pm
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The Kennebec Valley Art Association (KVAA) in partnership with The Holocaust and Human Rights Center of Maine (HHRC) present “Equal Protection of the Laws: America’s Fourteenth Amendment”, an art exhibition which contemplates the importance of the 14th Amendment. Maine-based artists responded to a call for art and submissions were juried by a curatorial committee comprised of staff of the KVAA, HHRC, and the Maine Arts Commission. 36 works by 17 artists were selected out of a total of 48 works by 20 artists. The exhibition is on view at the Michael Klahr Center on campus at the University of Maine at Augusta September 22 through December 16, 2016. The public is invited to attend the opening reception on Thursday, September 22 from 4 to 7pm, with a brief program beginning at 5:30pm. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 9am to 4pm daily, or by appointment. Both the exhibition and the opening reception are free and open to the public.

Themes depicted relate to many areas of American society covered by the amendment: including due process, liberty, gender and sexuality, race, legal protections, equality in the workplace, housing, education, law enforcement, rights of the incarcerated, tolerance, and local, state, and federal representation. Visit the following link to read the full text online at Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution

Opening Reception: Thursday, September 22, 4-7pm, with a brief program beginning at 5:30pm.

For more information and a list of participating artists visit: harlowgallery.org

This exhibition is made possible in part by support from the Maine Arts Commission and the Maine Humanities Council.

2016 exhibition season at the Harlow Gallery has been made possible by our season sponsors: Capitol Dental Care, Camden National Bank, the City of Hallowell, the Jennings Family, Kennebec Savings Bank, Rosemary Presnar, Scrummy Afters Candy Shoppe, Summit Natural Gas of Maine and by grant funding from the Quimby Family Foundation.

Contact:
Allison McKeen, KVAA, PR and Documentation Specialist, 207-622-2813,
Jordan Bannister, HHRC, Office Administrator, 207-621-3530,

 

Location  Michael Klahr Center, 46 University Drive, Augusta
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