By Claudia Loucks
Geneseo Current

Members of the RutabagA Art Gallery in downtown Geneseo at 108 North State St. are hosting the Holocaust Memorial Visual Arts Exhibit from Thursday, March 21, through Monday, through April 1.

Entries in the annual Meyer and Frances Shuneman Holocaust Visual Arts Contest were created by students in grades 6-12 at area schools.

The opening reception for the exhibit will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at RutabagA at which time the winners of the contest who attend the reception will be introduced.

The exhibit will remain at RutabagA through April 1, and the public is invited to view the art work during regular gallery hours which are from 10:30 a.m. through 3 p.m. on Thursday through Saturday.

The contest is sponsored by the Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities, Quad City Arts, and the Yom Hashoah (Holocaust Remembrance Committee). The art work reflects the events and impact of the Holocaust.

Michaelsen said there were over 75 entries in this year’s contest which is held in conjunction with an essay contest. The winners will be recognized at the Yom Hashoah service to be held at 7 p.m. Sunday, May 5, at the Galvin Fine Arts Center at St. Ambrose University, Davenport.

Allan Ross, executive director of the Jewish Federation of the Quad Cities, said, “I want to thank the students who put so much effort into their visual art entries, and the teachers that encourage them to do so. The history of the Holocaust and the lessons learned are extremely important subjects that need to be taught in every school, especially in today’s challenging and often divisive world.”