Join us for a lecture + slideshow presented in partnership with Karen E. Gersch!

This dynamic slide show and humor-laced lecture serves as a panoramic romp from prehistoric to current times; highlighting how and why circus has impacted and inspired visual artists since the start of time.

The program includes a Question & Answer and personal tour of relative art on display in the gallery.

Meet Karen: A celebrated acrobat (founding member of Big Apple Circus, Circus Smirkus and Friendly Bros. Circus), as well as a visual artist herself (BFA with Honors, Pratt Institute). Selections of her own work are on view at the Bank Art Gallery; she is exhibited and collected globally

Suggested Donations
Adults $15
Children & Students $5
Not recommended for Children under 10 years old

This project is made possible with funds from the New York State Legislature and administered by Arts Mid-Hudson.