Eye-turning exhibit
Turner Hall brings international photography exhibit to Founders Room
Turner Hall Executive Director Andrea Boettger poses by pieces from Turner Hall's first exhibit. Photo by Dylan Jackson
The founders room is filled with international photographs related to sustainability. The exhibit was created by the Germanic-American Institute in Saint Paul. Photo by Dylan Jackson
Pieces from the international photography exhibit on sustainability. Photo by Dylan Jackson
Turner Hall Executive Director Andrea Boettger poses by pieces from Turner Hall's first exhibit. Photo by Dylan Jackson
The founders room is filled with international photographs related to sustainability. The exhibit was created by the Germanic-American Institute in Saint Paul. Photo by Dylan Jackson
Pieces from the international photography exhibit on sustainability. Photo by Dylan Jackson
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NEW ULM – Turner Hall is displaying their first ever exhibit in the Founders Room for the month of October.
Sustainability is the focus of Turner Hall's international photography exhibit, which made its way to the town through grant opportunities.
More than twenty frames featuring photos and commentary on the intersection between humanity and nature, both good and bad, will be at Turner Hall until November 1. It is free and open to the public from 10 a.m. through 5 p.m.
All of the text in the exhibit is written in both German and English.
Executive Director Andrea Boettger said that the idea for the exhibit came to fruition when Turner Hall was invited to attend a New Horizons program at the Goethe-Institut in Chicago. The program is designed to unite German-American groups across the United States.
Grants made available through the program allowed Turner Hall to partner with the Germanic-American Institute (GIA), a nonprofit located in Saint Paul.
Grant requirements ensured that the exhibit was related to sustainability.
The GIA put together the exhibit and displayed it themselves, before sharing it with Turner Hall.
"It's open to the public. We encourage people to come out and learn and see more about what's happening in our world.
Boettger is especially hoping the exhibit will be visited by younger generations.
"We know environmental issues are important to everyone, but specifically our younger generation that has worries about our world and what's happening," Boettger said.
She values the opportunity to provide a space for an exhibit that relates to Turner Hall's sound mind and sound body principles.
"It brings more of an outside perspective of things that are going on in our world. There's more than New Ulm, more than Minnesota, more than the United States," Boettger said. "It's important to act locally but also to think globally. There's a lot in our world that not everyone has an opportunity to see, good and bad."
Exhibits are a great start for exposure to global issues on sustainability, and Turner Hall values the opportunity for hosting their first exhibit.
"We're not really equipped to display the exhibit in the way we would like to, but it's giving us an opportunity to learn how to better do this in the future for future opportunities," Boettger said.
Turner Hall is looking for public feedback about the exhibit and would love to hear what people think about the exhibit and the potential for future exhibits.
"We haven't heard much because we are just launching it, but people have been coming by to eat at the restaurant and have come up to look," Boettger said.
Turner Hall is hosting a drive-thru Spook-ghetti & meatballs fundraiser on Tuesday, October 27 from 4-7 p.m. The $15 meal will include spaghetti and meatballs, garlic toast, and a salad.