The immersive experience is a subterranean journey through time, space, sound and vision.
WHAT: Texas Tech University's School of Art, part of the J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts, is hosting a gallery installation entitled “The Tap,” created by M12 Studio, March 25 through April 24.
WHEN:
- Landmark Arts Gallery
- 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Friday
- 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays
- Noon to 4 p.m. Sundays (closed on Easter)
- “At'l Do Farms”
- 2 p.m. Saturdays & Sundays, visitors must make a reservation
WHERE:
- Landmark Arts, School of Art, 3010 18th St.
- At'l Do Farms, 6323 FM 1294
EVENT: “The Tap” gallery installation is a meditation on the Ogallala Aquifer at the Llano Estacado. The Ogallala is one of the largest aquifers in the world, lying beneath eight states with a footprint that is home to some of the oldest species on the planet – bison, sandhill cranes, pronghorn antelope and others.
Audiences are invited to take part in two separate phases of this immersive experience. The first phase is the Landmark Arts Gallery at the Texas Tech School of Art. The second phase is “At'l Do Farms” where M12 Studio has installed a cast polished brass water tap as part of the exhibit. Both locations are free of charge and open to the public.
The dates and times for the farm differ from those of the gallery. The brass water tap will be on display at the farm April 9 through May 7 and visitors must reserve a tour through Eventbrite.
“Having an exhibition spread across two different venues is a first for us,” said Joe Arredondo, director of Landmark Arts. “The Ogallala Aquifer being the topic of the exhibit makes it very fitting that the second venue is a farm where a second casting has been affixed to a live Ogallala well.”
Landmark Arts exhibitions and speaker programs at the School of Art are made possible
in part by a generous grant from the Helen Jones Foundation of Lubbock. Additional
support comes from cultural activities fees administered through the J.T. & Margaret
Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts. Additional funding for “The Tap” comes
from the Ryla T. & John F. Lott Endowment for Excellence in the Visual Arts, administered
through the School of Art and the Still Water Foundation in Austin, Texas.
CONTACT: Patrick Hutchison
Director of communications, J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing
Arts, Texas Tech University
patrick.hutchison@ttu.edu
(806) 834-5773
