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# New RAM exhibit to feature work from Azusa Pacific University art professor
- URL: https://www.raincrossgazette.com/new-ram-exhibit-to-feature-work-from-azusa-pacific-university-art-professor/
- Published: 2022-01-13T13:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2023-03-29T17:43:02.000Z
- Description: The clay sculptures, by artist William Catling, will go on display this weekend at the museum.
- Author: Danyella Wilder
- Tags: Culture, Arts, community

A new exhibition at the Riverside Arts Museum (RAM) will open Saturday to feature the work of sculpting artist, William Catling.

Titled “The Weight of Memory | William Catling: A Retrospective,” the exhibit will include Catling’s clay designs. It will remain on display at the museum from Jan. 15 to May 15, 2022.

The exhibition, which is sponsored by Betty & Walter Parks, will additionally be celebrated at an opening reception Saturday, Feb. 5 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. The RAM event is open to the public and will also credit “The 52 Project 2021 Exhibitions” and “Are You with Me? Sonya Fe.”

Catling, who is a professor and chair of the Department of Art at Azusa Pacific University, uses his work to fuel a deeper understanding of the connection between faith and the meaning of one’s life.

“Clay is alive,” Catling said on his [website](https://raincrossgazette.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d93e8105d0d75149015e9503d&id=ea75a47b1f&e=e976a4b79d&ref=raincrossgazette.com). “The role of the artist is to work in tune with the life of the materials chosen. The crack in the clay is a gift to be received. Humanity is bound by a common spirit to be rejoiced with, mourned for and shared in.”

The RAM celebrates the study and appreciation of the arts and was designated a historical landmark by the City of Riverside in 1982.

For more information about the “The Weight of Memory” exhibit at the RAM visit [riversideartmuseum.org](https://raincrossgazette.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d93e8105d0d75149015e9503d&id=8e221fefcb&e=e976a4b79d&ref=raincrossgazette.com)