Davenport, IA (September 8 from 6 to 9 p.m.) Beréskin Fine Art Gallery and Studio is excited to announce their new location in the former Foster music building 2967 State Street Bettendorf. Beréskin will be sharing space with the new Mississippi Bend AEA STEM Lead Coordinator, Aaron Maurer. The two groups will be partnering to develop art programs for students pre-k through Middle School.
Pat Bereskin, Gallery owner and teacher, will be moving her current classes held at Bucktown Center for the Arts and Mrs. B's School of Art to the new location. The gallery & School of Art currently serve over 160 students. 212 STEAM Labs, Inc., led by Aaron Maurer, will serve STEM Education to students in the Quad Cities at a very high achieving level to connect students with opportunities in our community. "I could not be more excited to partner with Aaron " says Pat Bereskin, "This opportunity allows me to expand on my mission of Arts education in new and exciting ways." The new center will host continuing classes along with new class offerings to start in late summer.
When Radim first moved to Iowa, he was mesmerized by the abundance and brightness of fireflies during summer nights. During his childhood in the Czech Republic, he had never seen anything like it. He fell in love with fireflies, and the idea for this project was born. Radim had to wait for the advancement of low light technology capabilities to create his artistic vision. He now uses the latest digital camera equipment to photograph fireflies.
