Featured in Wild Life is the work of Keith Norval, Ian Sands and Teddy Devereux. The artists of Wild Life present a vibrant and evolving look at our world, engaging viewers through interactive elements, humor, anthropomorphic animals and the science of the natural world.  Opening night at Block Gallery (222 West Hargett St.) will also feature a preview of the Block2 video Sermon to the Birds by Jeff Whetstone and music by Guillo Carias. The exhibition will be on display through March 26.

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Wild Life finds its roots in a love for and commonality with the natural world. Wielding humor and a paintbrush, Keith Norval creates stories through his own animal archetypes acting out modern life. Colorful creatures appear in mixed media artist Ian Sands’ works, as well as street art influences and interactive elements. Using layered fused glass, Teddy Devereux creates works that range in depiction from microscopic cells to entire natural environments.

Jeff Whetstone's Sermon to the Birds depicts mirrored images of sparrows in flight, as a reading of St. Francis’ 1224 sermon to the birds plays in the background. The video reflects upon the original purpose of St. Francis’ sermon, which sparked a new consideration of the natural world in both religious and secular realms, and the meaning that these words hold for current society.  Sermon to the Birds will air at Block2 (window of UDC, 133 Fayetteville St.) daily, dusk-3 a.m.

Cost: free