Thursday, June 24, 2021

For the first time in more than a year, Langdon Divers Community Gallery will be filled with local art as it hosts its first in-person art exhibit as well as an artist reception.

From Wednesday, July 7 through Tuesday, Aug. 4, members of THELMA Visual Artists will display their work at the gallery as a part of their second-annual members exhibit. An artist reception also is scheduled for Thursday, July 8 from 5:30 to 7 p.m.; the public is welcome to attend.

“Back in March of 2020, we had no idea that the Langdon Divers Gallery would be shuttered for 16 months,” said Mel Kostad, volunteer curator for the Landon Divers Community Gallery. “Needless to say, we are thrilled to be returning to the physical space in the gallery! I'm grateful that we had the opportunity to do virtual exhibits, but nothing beats seeing artwork in person."

THEMLA Visual Artists was founded in 2019 as a juried in-house visual artists group for the organization, a 501c.3 under the umbrella of the Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts. This is the first time the group has been able to meet as a whole due to the pandemic.

Starting July 7, the Langdon Divers Community Gallery will be open seven days a week, whenever the Fond du Lac Public Library is open at 32 Sheboygan St. The gallery may be found off the atrium at the south entrance to the Main Library. For updates on Langdon Divers Community Gallery, follow the gallery on Facebook at www.facebook.com/langdondivers. Kolstad can be contacted at mel@kolstad.net.