The Stier Family Gallery, on the library’s lower level, hosts exhibitions that offer great variety of media, topics, and artists that educate, inform, or entertain the community. Information about our current exhibit is below, followed by information on how to apply to exhibit your work in our gallery.
Currently on Display
Erika Jâmece
Solo Show
March 3 – 31, 2026
Selected images from the exhibit
Click on an image for larger view.
Erika Jâmece is known in artistic circles as the Queen of the Hongolo – which, in Kimbundo (one of the native languages of one of the ethnic groups of Angola) means Rainbow.
Born in Luanda in 1977, Erika is an accomplished multimedia artist with expansive global experience and inspiration. After years of studying and exhibiting her art in Luanda, Angola and Lisbon, Portugal, Erika’s work was also notably featured in the 2014 film The Water Gods (Los dioses del agua), which was the first film co-production between Angola and Argentina and explored cultural and ancestral links between the two nations. “The fantasy of color, creative freedom and African roots are dominant traits throughout my art,” Erika states on her website.
Thomas Memorial Library is thrilled to present a selection of Erika’s work, which ranges from acrylic paintings, engraving, ceramics, mixed media to jewelry and fabric, in the Stier Family Gallery during the month of March.
To celebrate, there will be a gallery reception on the evening of
Thursday, March 5 at 5:30 pm, followed by a talk with Erika herself at 6:30 pm
We hope you will join us for this opportunity to welcome an exciting artist to our gallery and hear her story for yourself!
Information for Prospective Artists/Exhibitors
The Stier Family Gallery consists of two wall display areas (with a rail/cord hanging system) and a large display case divided into 5 segments. More detailed space plans are available in the gallery application.
- All interested artists are strongly encouraged to make a site visit prior to submitting a proposal. Artists are able to use part or all of the gallery space available. Please note, if an artist is only using part of the space (i.e. only the display cases), another artist’s work may be displayed elsewhere in the Gallery.
- Any interested party in utilizing the gallery must submit an application to the Library Director.
- Applications are accepted any time of year. Exhibits are scheduled on a “first come, first serve” basis. Please note that at times of high demand, the gallery may be scheduled months in advance.
- Given the public viewing of the gallery, the subject matter of any show must be appropriate for children as well as adults, therefore explicit images are not permitted in gallery shows. The Library Director reserves the right to reject or remove any material(s) that seem incongruent with the public nature of the gallery. In the event that the Library Director rejects or removes any material(s) for exhibit, that decision is final.
Click here for more information or to apply!