Join us for a conversation with artist's Louise Eastman and Janis Stemmermann and Duck Creek Alumni Tara Geer, on Sunday June 8th at 2 PM about their work in Black and White and Red All Over!
Black and White and Red All Over, a collaborative exhibition by artists Louise Eastman and Janis Stemmermann, on view in the John Little Barn from May 3 to June 8, 2025, at The Art Center at Duck Creek.
"Visual Thinking Strategies" is an inquiry-based teaching method created by cognitive psychologist Abigail Housen and museum educator Philip Yenawine, who defines VTS as the use of art to teach "visual literacy, thinking, and communication skills.” The method was first used in 1991 at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and is now widely used by educators in a variety of settings to encourage critical thinking across a variety of disciplines. Tara Geer, a Duck Creek Alumni and the daughter of VTS founder Abigail Housen, will facilitate this open discussion in which all are encouraged to participate!
This visually striking and conceptually rich exhibition brings together Eastman’s bold textile works and ceramics with Stemmermann’s evocative prints and sculptural installation. The exhibition’s title draws inspiration from the classic riddle—“What’s black and white and read all over?”—referencing newspapers, a traditional quilt pattern, and the broader themes of storytelling and cultural inheritance. Longtime friends and collaborators, Eastman and Stemmermann explore the interplay of visual language, material, and memory through a shared palette of black, white, and red.
Photo credit: Lindsay Morris
