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The College of Central Florida Webber Gallery presents “The Gap Between Art and Life” on view Sept. 1-Oct. 16. This innovative, immersive biennial is a competitive exhibition of installation art.

After reviewing 97 entries from artists across the southeastern United States, the jury panel selected eight standout artworks by seven artists. These pieces each offer something truly unexpected, breaking from tradition and challenging the typical gallery experience. The jury panel was made up of Leslie Hammond, president of Artistic Eye Fine Art Services, and Victoria Billig, assistant director of the Appleton Museum of Art.

“Installation art has the power to reshape how we experience both space and meaning,” Billig said. “In that spirit, ‘The Gap Between Art and Life’ presents a wide spectrum of materials, methods and conceptual frameworks, with each artist offering a distinct invitation to engage on many different levels. As jurors, we looked for work that transforms the gallery environment and offers viewers something unexpected: the chance to enter a constructed world that presents new perspectives and questions assumptions.”

Webber Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Thursday and admission is free. The Webber Gallery is located at the 91��Ƭ Ocala Campus, 3001 S.W. College Road. An opening reception, yet to be scheduled, will be announced at 91��Ƭ.edu/Webber. For more information, call 352-854-2322, ext. 1664.

Topics and concepts presented at this event are for discussion purposes only and are not intended to espouse, promote, advance, inculcate, or compel individuals to believe the topics or concepts presented therein. Nor do they constitute endorsement of such topics or concepts by the College of Central Florida, its Board of Trustees, or any of their officers, employees, or agents.