A closing reception for the exhibition "Black Is, Black Ain't" will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at the H&R Block Artspace. Taking its title from Ralph Ellison’s “Invisible Man,” the exhibit brings together works by 26 black and non-black artists whose work will explore a shift in the rhetoric of race from an earlier emphasis on inclusion to a present moment where racial identity is being simultaneously rejected and retained.

"Ritual Lights," an exhibition of work by Amanda Martinez (senior, painting), will be on display at the KCAI Crossroads Gallery from 6 to 9 p.m. Oct. 16. The gallery is located at 1908 Main St. Martinez said of the pieces in the exhibition, "Light can be a source of comfort or discomfort, as well as an aid or hindrance. When harnessed by humans, it becomes a powerful centerpiece in rituals and as decorum in the home." In this exhibition, Martinez‘s chandeliers and candelabras "exaggerate the history and attachment of light and decoration."