Born in Idaho, she received her BFA from Boise State University in Studio Art and her MFA from the University of Arizona. She is the recipient of the 20 DeHaan Artist of Distinction Award of the Arts Council of Indianapolis and the Photographic Arts Council / Los Angeles Research Fellowship at the Center for Creative Photography. Her artwork has been exhibited at the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center (Atlanta, GA), Texas Gallery (Houston, TX), Houston Center for Photography (Houston, TX), and the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station (Antarctica). She works primarily in the mediums of photography, sculpture, installation, and bookmaking. Jacinda Russell is a conceptual artist who seeks the edges, the ends of the line, and the blue in between. Utilizing precarious materials and embracing moments of denied access, Russell’s process reflects both the beauty of the planet and the ever-present feeling of powerlessness to protect it. Through photography and sculpture, each series records a different element of the rapidly changing landscape in the polar regions. In Metaphorical Antipodes: Stories of Ice, Jacinda Russell combines three bodies of work that document time, environments, and loss. New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art’s open hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. Metaphorical Antipodes: Stories of Ice will be on view from June 10 through August 5, 2023. New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art, University of Southern Indiana is proud to present Metaphorical Antipodes: Stories of Ice featuring photography and sculpture by Indiana artist Jacinda Russell. Jacinda Russell’s Metaphorical Antipodes: Stories of Iceīy T Lance, Senior Gallery Associate, New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art Jacinda Russell, Charlotte Bay, Antarctica & Indianapolis, IN, 2020, Archival Pigment Print. New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art Update I hope you will lend us your support as we begin this exciting journey ahead. With new circumstances, new opportunities, and our new tram, the possibilities truly are endless! I’m looking forward to implementing the strategies and processes needed to make our dream a reality. This summer, we will be resuming the strategic planning process that began last year and was later put on hold. With these developments and many more that you will read about in this edition of In Harmony, it’s easy to be optimistic about Historic New Harmony’s future. I’m excited to work with the new Advisory Board to strategize for the future and plan another year’s worth of tours, educational programming and events! Finally, I’d like to congratulate Ed Jones for becoming a life member, Silvia Rode on becoming Chair, Jamie Wicks on becoming Vice Chair Development, and Lisa Brooks on continuing as Vice Chair Special Events. I would also like to extend a warm welcome to our 11 new Board members: Kent Brasseale, Greg Brown, Marsh Davis, Del Doughty, Judy Griffin, John Grizzell, Ron Henderson, Bill Muller, Barbara Northern, Trudy Stock and Linda Willis. I would like to thank our outgoing Board members for their service and generosity to Historic New Harmony: Rod Clark, Melodee Dubois (Vice Chair, Development), Ed Jones, Lisa Muller, Tara Overton, Michelangelo Sabatino, Katie Waters (Chair), Barbara Williams, Brian Williams and Scott Wylie. The composition of our Advisory Board transitions at this time of year with outgoing members’ terms ending on June 30 and new members’ terms beginning the following day on July 1. I’m honored to have the support of these organizations, and I can’t wait to unveil the improvements made possible by these funds. The Wabash River Heritage Corridor Commission also provided a $1,000 grant from the Amenity Fund Sponsorship to improve landscaping and provide native plantings around the wayside signs at the Atheneum. awarded Historic New Harmony more than $2 million in a five-year implementation grant through its Religion and Cultural Institutions Initiative. With the start of summer comes the end of our fiscal year, and I am delighted to share we have had many positive developments on this front over the past few months. I hope you will soon be one of them before the season’s end! Between that and the rising temperatures, there’s no doubt the summer tourist season has arrived! What a joy it has been watching our brand-new tram buzzing around town filled with visitors eager to learn about New Harmony’s utopian past. New Harmony’s spring showers have turned golden as the city’s beloved goldenrain trees are in bloom. By Diane Sanders, Assistant Director of Historic New Harmony
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