LAURIE BIEZE PERMANENT ART COLLECTION

There is so much beauty tucked away in our art collection. We are proud to offer you a glimpse into the Laurie Bieze Art Collection. Pablo Center prides itself on its permanent art collection filled with works of art that inspire, educate, and provide insight into the human condition. There are currently over 300 works of art in Pablo Center’s Permanent Art Collection. Named in honor of artist Laurie Bieze, whose personal motto was Shakespeare’s famous words, “To thine own self be true,” we at Pablo Center feel it is our responsibility to take on her legacy, to acquire artwork that not only reflects our community, but enhances the community–artwork that inspires, delights, questions the status quo, takes risks, gives a sense of place, explores human nature, and provokes dialogue; these are the works of art that we seek for our collection.

Pablo Center collects and displays a variety of artistic mediums, styles, prints originals, sculptures, pottery, and some artifacts that bare significance to the arts in the Chippewa Valley.

This collection is displayed throughout Pablo Center in its travelled hallways, busy classrooms, high-traffic office spaces, and conference rooms. It is used to inspire touring artists by gaining an appreciation of the Chippewa Valley’s natural beauty, history, and current creative culture. We consider all of Pablo Center as a work of art.

The Laurie Bieze Gallery on the second floor serves as exhibition space for themed exhibits pulled from our collection.

Rose Dolan-Neill, Curator

Land Acknowledgment

We acknowledge that Pablo Center at the Confluence occupies the sacred and ancestral lands of Indigenous Peoples. We honor the land of the Ojibwe and Dakota Nations.

Inclusivity Statement

Pablo Center at the Confluence will not reamin silent when what the community needs is for its local oranizations to represent them. Pablo Center at the Confluence, while listening to and learning from the community, pledges to:

• Address structural and historical inequities in the arts.

• Identify and address implicit biases and practices throught the organizational structure of Pablo Center.

• Respond to the events of our time that test relationships within the community through dialogue, educational and artistic programming, and care.

Our first act towards this pledge is the creation of the Committee for Inclusive and Just Engagement and Practices, which is dedicated to the resolution of issues and the creation of opportunities related to social justice.

INTERESTED IN SUPPORTING THE ART?

The Laurie Bieze Gallery on the second floor serves as exhibition space for themed exhibits culled from our collection.

Many of the exhibiting artists decided to donate a work of their art to our permanent art collection. In doing so, they gave the gift of their artistic vision, and furthered our mission to provide significant artistic experiences to our community.

Contributions to the Laurie Bieze Permanent Art Collection enrich the art experience for anyone who walks through the doors of Pablo Center.