Warfield Center to Showcase "Patience on a Monument"

EVENT: "Patience on a Monument" by Eto Otitigbe, an African American polymedia artist whose art interprets issues of race and human interaction, will be the first exhibit to open in the Warfield Center's new gallery at The University of Texas at Austin. WHEN: 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. The opening will include a discussion with Otitigbe, followed by a reception. WHERE: The Beauford H. Jester Center (JES A232), 201 E. St. Austin, Texas. WHO MAY ATTEND: The event is free and open to the public. BACKGROUND: Otitigbe uses art as a "creative protest." Through sculpture, performance and installation, he calls to question issues of race, technology, politics and human interaction. The exhibit is open Wednesdays through Saturdays from noon to 4 p.m. and by appointment.