Originally created in 1980, Art on City Walls is an opportunity for local and regional artists to exhibit their work in City facilities.

Exhibits are free and open to the public.

ceramic wall drawings
Artist: Judith Yourman

Artist Judith Yourman creates art that crosses media, from ceramic sculpture to multimedia installation, prints, video and animation. After the birth of her twin daughters, she began to shift her focus from electronic media to ceramics. She was looking for a more immediate and tactile medium, and was drawn to the physical properties of clay. Its ancient history and contemporary resonance, enabled the artist to add layers of richness and depth to the work that she was creating, while exploring its 2D and 3D possibilities.

ceramic wall drawings is a loose response to the earliest drawings of Yourman's daughters, which inspired and moved her by their simplicity, humor and emotional honesty. In their drawings, the artist found a universe of timeless emotions, symbols and narratives, all vying to make sense of the world they inhabited. For her children, drawing was a form of play, a means expression and a form of discovery. These childhood monsters and creatures have become the vessels and metaphors from which Yourman explores contemporary life.

The installation can be viewed at the Art Center during Open Studio Hours.