Metal & Memory: An Artist Dialogue With History

Metal & Memory: An Artist Dialogue With History
2025-11-14 | 511 Rehoboth Avenue Rehoboth DE 19971
Heidi Lowe invites you to see her new exhibition, “Metal & Memory:
An Artist Dialogue With History,” at the opening reception on
Saturday, November 1st, from 5-6 pm at the Rehoboth Beach Museum. As a
Rehoboth native, Heidi Lowe spent her childhood exploring every nook
and cranny of this area. After spending her days at Rehoboth
Elementary, she would walk to her mother, Colleen Lowe’s, kids'
clothing store on Main. Her days were filled with making collages of
visiting tourists, creating earrings to sell at boutiques down the
street, and running lunches to other shop owners. Rehoboth holds a
very special place in Heidi’s life, and she was incredibly honored
to be asked to create this exhibition. The Rehoboth Beach Museum
selected five pieces from its permanent collection that Heidi Lowe was
tasked with responding to. Some pieces came from a time well before
her own; others she knew intimately. All have left a lasting mark
still felt today. Each piece in this body of work is connected to
Heidi and the feeling of what could have been, from the times of
Native Americans fishing for eels to the revival and the fun of the
boardwalk. Heidi is an artist. The Lowe family prioritized artistic
expression, working with mediums like paint, crayons, clay, and
construction daily. She was introduced to silversmithing at Cape High
School; from there, a lifelong passion was born. She has since
received her BFA in Metals and Jewelry from Maine College of Art in
Portland, Maine. A year later, she went to graduate school at the
State University of New York, New Paltz, where she earned her MFA..
After her time in New York, Lowe moved back to Delaware in 2006 and
opened Heidi Lowe Gallery, which exhibits contemporary art jewelry.
Heidi sees jewelry as inherently connecting with the body, both
physically and emotionally, and naturally expressing the wearer's
identity. The pieces in this exhibition are designed to be worn, with
each one representing a group of people navigating a community at
various points in history. The exhibition will be displayed at the
Rehoboth Beach Museum starting October 30th through the winter season.
A second Museum Members Only opening will take place on October 30th.
Venue: Rehoboth Beach Museum.
