PICTURE OF THE WEEK: Marita Valdizan's Celebratory Installation & Sculpture at Aurora Public Gallery in Aurora, IL

LOVE THIS JOYFUL PHOTO submitted by Marita!

Artist, Marita Valdizan, celebrates her mixed media sculpture and aerial Peruvian wire crochet installation at Aurora Public Art Gallery with Sangeeta Pande, the curator. This picture was snapped minutes before the opening reception earlier this month. Marita says, "I am feeling very happy to have the opportunity to meet Sangeeta and share my first big experience doing an installation and making a maximalist wire crochet sculpture in the gallery." 

"Kinora: A Cultural Heritage Group Show" Runs through 9/20/25

Showcasing the talents of artists such as Georgene Schramer, former Mayor Tom Weisner’s aunt, Ward 10 Aurora Alderwoman Shweta Baid, Abdoulaye Conde, Martha Ponzio, Marita Valdizan, Karla Wong, Varun Vasireddy and Breyona Smith, Kinora: A Cultural Heritage Group Show features art exhibits that celebrate global diversity!

The exhibit at 20 E. Downer Place in Aurora, IL will run from Friday, August 1 to Saturday, September 20. Aurora Public Art’s gallery hours are from 12 P.M. to 4 P.M. on Wednesday through Friday, and from 10 A.M. to 4 P.M. on Saturday.