Join ArtsWest Gallery Director Nichole DeMent and ArtsWest Gallery artists Cory W. Peeke, Grego Rachko and Arun Sharma in a lively discussion about controversial issues surrounding constructions of the identity of men at on stage Thursday, Oct. 8 at 7:30 p.m.

Free and open to the public, ArtsWest’s On Stage Series was created to connect the world of art to the world around us, by discussing everything from themes and cultural context to programming choices and design concepts.

In (de)constructing men, three male artists create work about contemporary manhood. The exhibit was curated specifically to complement the concurrent stage production at ArtsWest, "Measure for Pleasure" (Oct. 21 through Nov. 14).

“The play is very much about identity; fabricated identity versus the self within,” said Gallery Director Nichole DeMent. “These three artists are looking at what it means to be a man in a mix of modern and historical contexts. They explore their experiences of being men with an intensely compelling sincerity.”

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