Cathartic Art: Remembering September 11th August 23, 2011

The West Baton Rouge Museum presents a juried exhibit, 'Cathartic Art: Remembering September 11th.' This exhibit will commemorate the 10th anniversary of the tragic events now known as 9-11. The events surrounding 9-11 turned the tide of our nation's history and forever marked the beginning of a new era. Most of us remember where we were when the World Trade Center and the U.S. Pentagon were attacked and when the third plane crash-landed after being diverted from Washington, D.C. We as a nation and as a people have been working through the grief, loss, and rebuilding since that fatal morning over the course of the past decade. The exhibition features artworks inspired by the events of 9-11 as artistic visual expressions that reflect the emotions and historical impact felt by artists at the time of the tragedies, since the events, or for the future. Works range from paintings, photography, drawings, collage, sculpture, textiles, and digital arts.