Current Exhibition:
Eclipse
An Athenaeum Sculpture Invitational
Curated by Alison Sigethy
Produced by Veronica Szalus
January 16, 2025 – February 23, 2025
Artist Talk: Sunday, February 23, 2 pm
Curated by Alison Sigethy, Eclipse is a show examining light and shadow, liminal space, and the passage of time.
Every artist brings a unique perspective to their work. Pairing sculptures by different artists amplifies that perspective. Sometimes those perspectives sing in harmony, sometimes they debate. In either case, the experience of each individual work is heightened by the art it is paired with.
I hope everyone gets a chance to see this exciting show.
Participating artists:
Michael Janis
Lori Katz
Mike Price
Carol Prusa
Sarah Hood Salomon
Salih Zeki Sayar
Murat Sener
Michael Enn Sirvet
Tim Tate
Erwin Timmers
Maduka Uduh
The Athenaeum Visual Arts Program is supported, in part, by an Arts Program grant from the City of Alexandria.


Carol Prusa Silverpoint, graphite, Utanium white pigment with acrylic binder on acrylic sphere 14 x 14 x 14 in 2016 $5000.00 As a visual artist, I seek to communicate what cannot be seen but felt – the vibrations that are part of us all, including echoes from billions of years ago. Using graphite and acrylic pours and silverpoint drawing in a dance between the known and unknown, I create erotically charged portals to new possibilities. Paint and mediums are plumbed for unexpected outcomes.

Carol Prusa Silverpoint, graphite, acrylic and aluminum leaf on Yupo paper with aluminum hanging bar 60” x 240” 2024 $18,000.00 I read astronomer Maria Mitchell’s journals and determined to experience a total eclipse, following in her footsteps that took her with a team of women astronomers to Denver in 1878 to experience totality. I experienced the August 2017 total eclipse standing, between day and night, on the bank of the North Platte River in Nebraska.

Uduh Francis Maduka 10.5 x 10.5 x 60 each A furtherance of this language is Uduh's de-construction of the physical form to its barest essentials. He re- imagines and fashions physical characteristics. This sculptural style allows the artist to exploit his tools and materials and to manifest new anatomy of volume versus void, creating robust, impactful pieces. Uduh's sculptures encourage tactility and a three-hundred-and-sixty-degree appreciation of his work and thought process.

Carol Prusa Silverpoint, graphite, Utanium white pigment with acrylic binder on acrylic sphere 14 x 14 x 14 in 2016 $5000.00 As a visual artist, I seek to communicate what cannot be seen but felt – the vibrations that are part of us all, including echoes from billions of years ago. Using graphite and acrylic pours and silverpoint drawing in a dance between the known and unknown, I create erotically charged portals to new possibilities. Paint and mediums are plumbed for unexpected outcomes.