Chad Pregracke: Message in a Bottle Collection

June 9, 2017 - September 16, 2017
Icon Ticket Overlay Buy Tickets

About

Chad Pregracke: Message in a Bottle Collection


A bottle cast afloat with a message inside, to be found by an unknown person on an unknown shore, is a staple of stories and legends. Sometimes these bottles are real. This summer, the Figge will present Chad Pregracke’s collection of 40 such bottles, collected on his annual cleanup campaigns along the Mississippi, Illinois, Ohio and other rivers. The bottles will be shown intact, in specially crafted boxes, alongside images of the message for each bottle. The messages vary in nature, from silliness to seriousness, reflecting our own varying thoughts about the meaning of the river as an emotional touchstone. A large map shows the location where each bottle was collected.

In 1998, at the age of 23, Pregracke founded Living Lands & Waters, a nonprofit organization dedicated to removing trash and debris from the banks and waters of the Mississippi River. Since then, Pregracke has led a dedicated crew and more than 90,000 volunteers in removing millions of pounds of trash from the nation’s waterways and planting hundreds of thousands of native trees to stabilize and reforest riverbanks. His efforts have earned him national acclaim, including the Jefferson Award and the CNN Hero of the Year award.

Message in a Bottle Collection is presented with the support of The John Deere Foundation, Mark and Debbie Schwiebert, and the Quad City International Airport.

Image courtesy of Chad Pregracke

This exhibition will be on display June 10-September 17, 2017.


Companion Events
Thursday, July 13
7 pm Collector Talk: Chad Pregracke


Past Exhibitions

ART & MORE
Orientation Gallery
Img 5005 1
Img 4901 2
LOCATION
FIGGE ART MUSEUM

225 West Second Street
Davenport, Iowa

 

PHONE

Museum | 563.326.7804

Events Office | 563.345.6657

 

MUSEUM HOURS

Monday | Closed

Tuesday - Wednesday | 10am - 5pm

Thursday | 10am - 8pm

Friday - Saturday | 10am - 5pm

Sunday | 12pm - 5pm

*Closing procedures will begin 15 minutes before closing time

 

FIGGE BAR HOURS

Monday - Wednesday Closed

Thursday 5pm - 8pm

Friday - Sunday Closed

*The Figge Bar is open every Thursday evening 5-8 p.m. and every Second Saturday of the month from 1-3 p.m.

*See calendar for holiday exceptions