Public Invited to People Make Place Exhibition Oct. 3 with KAC and Marion Design Co
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 10th, 2025
CONTACT: Misty Fox Gallery and Hospitality Coordinator misty@mariondesign.co
THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO PEOPLE MAKE PLACE, AN EXHIBITION HOSTED BY KENNEDY ART CENTER AND SPONSORED BY MARION ARTS COMMISSION AND MARION DESIGN CO. IN COLLABORATION WITH HENRIK SÖDERSTRÖM OF INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY’S ART AND DESIGN DIVISION
Marion, IN- Kennedy Art Center is pleased to announce an upcoming art exhibition and opening reception for the public at the Kennedy Art Center on October 3rd from 7:00-9:00 pm. We invite you to join us in welcoming People Make Place to the gallery, a show saturated with a wide array of work and material. People Make Place has been in development by IWU art professor Henrik Söderström for several years, finally coming to fruition after what he refers to as a “game of telephone” with paper fibers across Grant County.
This show uses “memory rich paper”- things like concert stubs, letters, and wedding invitations- as the starting point for making a sort of three-dimensional map of Grant County’s inhabitants. By bringing together the stories and experiences of those around us, we begin to see how the people are what make the place unique. This show will include the work of several artists and partners included throughout the process of developing the exhibition, such as Tashema Davis, Will Carpenter, Andrew Kondrat, and more. It is also highly interactable, with the public encouraged to come in and experience the show in a tactile way - including answering telephones inside of paintings and contributing their own stories to the gallery walls. The public is welcome. Light refreshments will be provided.
The exhibit will be on display through January 7th, 2026. Please see below for the opening reception information. WHO: The public is welcome WHEN: October 3rd, 2025, 7:00-9:00 pm WHERE: Kennedy Art Center, 326 S. Washington St. Marion, IN 46952
