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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/10/1603155666423.jpeg" alt="Lynn Benson's "Sundarbans." Photo courtesy Salina Art Center" />
 <figcaption>Lynn Benson's "Sundarbans." Photo courtesy Salina Art Center</figcaption>
 </figure>An exhibition that explores the edges and tensions inherent in the spaces we occupy is set to open at the Salina Art Center this week.The Spaces Between opens Wednesday. The exhibition features the work of three Kansas artists: Robert Bubp, Tim Stone, and Lynn Benson. The Spaces Between is scheduled to be open through Jan. 3, 2021.Benson’s paintings and collages focus on rivers and waterways, creating abstracted images from Google map views. The rivers she chooses often represent areas of conflict: trade routes, oil spills, pollution, areas where the access to resources is contested. Bubp’s work uses walking as an act of insurgency, portraying the collisions between public and private space. Using etched steel, video, and interactive installations, Bubp asks us to consider the right to occupy these grey areas and how it feels to travel within other people’s spaces. Stone questions our experiences of space through surreal interiors and imagined landscapes. His paintings and collages hint at the familiar, yet remain undefinable, creating feelings of tension and anxiety that reflect our current unsure times.Gallery hours at the Salina Art Center, 242 South Santa Fe Avenue, are Wednesday-Sunday from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. The Salina Art Center is open to the public at no charge, however, donations are welcome. Masks are required by all visitors. An opening reception with opportunity to meet the artists is scheduled for Nov. 6, from 2-7 p.m. Guests are asked to register for a tour time at www.salinaartcenter.org to help maintain social distancing guidelines. Visits are limited to 45 minutes. On Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. join Benson on Facebook Live for an Artist Talk.On Nov. 18 at noon, join Bubp for Lunch and Learn on Facebook Live.On Nov. 21 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Stone is scheduled to lead a Collaging and Processes Workshop at the Art Center Warehouse. Students will explore their ideas using various collaging and color techniques. Registration is required. The workshop fee is $70 and Art Center members receive a 10-percent discount. The Spaces Between is underwritten by John and Debbie Divine and Rob and Kelli Exline.

'The Spaces Between,' featuring 3 KS artists, to open at Salina Art Center