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The collection consists of posters made by Texas artist Dirk Fowler, a graphic designer and associate professor of art at Texas Tech University. Each of the posters is a commission Fowler received, most of which are used to advertise for concerts and is a fraction of Fowler’s overall body of work.

In artist Jack Bower’s new exhibit, “Perspectivism,” he wants the viewer to challenge themselves. The exhibit, which will run from September 1 through November 5 at Art Center Waco, tricks the eye and makes viewers think twice about what they expect to see and what is actually there.

Dia de los Muertos is celebrated from Nov. 1 to Nov. 2. People make ofrendas and altars in order to place pictures or objects that resemble those who they have lost. They celebrate death and use this day to show honor, respect and love for family members and people that are no longer with them.

“Anytime you get people who are of different races, different socioeconomic situations in the same room and they start conversing with each other and looking at art, it’s powerful medicine,” artist Susan Lee Sistrunk said.

“As we’re starting to bring in more people we’re hoping to diversify the voices that are in here,” gallery manager Sarah Beth Rogers said. “To start finding newer artists, younger artists, black and brown artists, people who are in the LGBTQ community and the disabled community, that’s a big goal of ours.”