The Salina Art Center has a new exhibition.
Birdwatchers by Fidencio Fifield-Perez opens today at Salina Art Center, 242 South Santa Fe Avenue. Gallery hours are Wednesday-Sunday from 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
The exhibition is open to the public at no charge. Masks are required by all visitors.
The exhibition runs through Oct. 4.
Fidencio Fifield-Perez was born in Oaxaca, Mexico, but raised in the U.S. after his family migrated. His current work examines borders, edges, and the people who must traverse them. Fifield-Perez manipulates paper surfaces and maps to refer to the crafts and customs used to celebrate festivals and mourn the dead, which he learned as a child in Oaxaca. For Fifield-Perez, these techniques are a way to reconnect with a time and place no longer present.
Funding for Birdwatchers is provided through the annual Art Center Gala, a fundraising event by the Salina Art Center Endowment Foundation. Special funding for this project was provided in part by the Greater Salina Community Foundation, YW Legacy Fund and Horizons Grants Program of Salina Arts and Humanities Foundation. Horizons is a private donor group. Learn more at www.salinaartcenter.org.