48 Pillars was inspired by a chance encounter at Flax with a close-out sale of deep vertical panels, 48" x 12" x 1 5/8". 24 local Bay Area artists will produce two pieces each on these identically sized panels that will exactly ring the gallery - 48 works total.Featured artists: Jason Avery, Lexie Bouwsma, Elaine Coombs, Robin Denevan, Sara Dykstra, Kim Frohsin, Paul Gibson, Christine Aria Hostetler & Joel Daniel Phillips, Kay Kang, Bruce Katz, Joshua Young Lee, Katja Leibenath, Saundra McPherson, Erika Meriaux, Annamarie Pabst, Silvia Poloto, Gail Ragains, Rachel Sager, Kirsten Tradowsky, Beth Waldman, Ealish Wilson, John Wood, Sandy Yagi, Aoi Yamaguchi. Exhibition: March 11 - April 15, 2017

"Pillars of the Republic "is a pioneering study of common-school development in the years before the Civil War. Public acceptance of state school systems, Kaestle argues, was encouraged by the people's commitment to republican government, by their trust in Protestant values, and by the development of capitalism. The author also examines the opposition to the Founding Fathers' educational ideas and shows what effects these had on our school system.

48 PILLARSExhibition: February 24 - April 14, 2018This is the second annual exhibition of 48 Pillars at Arc Gallery. It was inspired by a chance encounter at Flax with a close-out sale of deep vertical panels, 48" x 12" x 1 5/8". 24 local Bay Area artists will produce two companion pieces each on these identically sized panels that will exactly ring the gallery - 48 works total. It is essentially a "structural constraint" show and visually it is stunning.Featured artists: Carlos Cartagena, Paule Dubois Dupuis, Holly Downing, Georgianne Fastaia, Rebecca Fox, Laura Hapka, Patter Hellstrom, Ester Hernandez, Howard Hersh, Isis Hockenos, Vincent Jackson, Ivy Jacobsen, Carole Jeung, Kevin Keul, Joseph Kowalczyk, Katja Leibenath, Paul Morin, Stephen Namara, Hadley Radt, Lucky Rapp, Fernando Reyes, Ari Salomon, Cindy Shih, Ursula X. Young.Michael Yochum, CuratorOpening Reception: Saturday, February 24th, 7-9pm Artists Talk and Closing ReceptionSaturday, April 14th, 12-3pm

This book provides a perspective on adaptive evolution.