Remnants

a solo exhibit by Jim Arendt

artist Reception:
Thursday, May 1, 2025
from 5:30 - 7:00 pm

Artist Statement:

When I was young, I remember my father sitting at the sewing machine patching his Wranglers in the evening after work. The farm crisis had reached our place near Flint, MI and he was making do: A concept of thrift and pragmatism that dictates you work with the materials at hand. That memory mixed with the stories of other working people, leading me to denim as a material. It is a universal fabric born in the dust of the cotton field, made supple by the sweat of garment workers, and embedded with the fading of second shift evenings. Its qualities amplified my own ideas about materials and class, providing stronger coupling between content and form.

For additional information about Jim Arendt and his work, visit http://jimarendt.com/wp/

This exhibit is FREE, and the public is encouraged to attend.

This exhibit will be on display until May 23rd, 2025.