The Future of Collage explores the artistic legacy and future of collage, assemblage, and use of the found object and how artists infuse ordinary non-art objects with meaning. In examining artists’ diverse approaches to collage and assemblage, this exhibition endeavors to show how these techniques can be used to express ideas about modernity and America’s throwaway culture, and as a way to capture the poetic potential of the everyday. The resulting works of art are richly textured works whose shifting forms and associations can be read as metaphors for the constantly fluctuating realities of contemporary life. Featured Artists include: Tim Abel (IL),Bruce Basch (WI), Tanya Hartman (KS), Andy Ducett (MN), Troy Dugas (LA), Carol Emmons (WI), Melissa Oresky (IL), and Ann Toebbe (IL)