2nd Aurora Public Art Exhibit Of The Year Features 24 Artists

AURORA, IL — The second Aurora Public Art installation of the year opens Friday, featuring 24 artists.

"Bigger Picture(s) and Deposition Drawn" showcases drawings related to prompts provided by Tim Lowly, a representational artist, academic, musician and photographer. The prompts relate metaphorically and symbolically to his daughter, Temma Lowly.

"Tim’s art spotlights his daughter, Temma, who battles physical disabilities," Public Art Project Assistant Sangeeta Pande said in a statement. "Tim's art is startingly realistic, emphasizing Temma's already obvious significance. His work helps us to ask the question: what does it mean to exist in a world differently?"

The opening reception for the exhibit will take place from 6-9 p.m. at the downtown Aurora gallery, 20 E. Downer Place. The show will run through July 19.

Two other events are also planned in conjunction with the exhibit. On June 27, Tim Lowly's band, Baby Mountain, will perform from 6-9 p.m., and an artists panel discussion is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 12.

Lowly was born in Hendersonville, North Carolina, in 1958, and as the son of medical missionaries, he spent most of his youth in South Korea. He attended Calvin College and received a bachelor's degree in 1981. From 1994 to 2023, Lowly was affiliated with North Park University in Chicago as a gallery director, professor and artist-in-residence.

Aurora Public Art is open from noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.