Out from behind the easel: Art students present work in annual show
For the past four weeks, students have been working hard at the Chautauqua Institution School of Art. They’re now ready to show off the fruits of their labor.
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Sham to discuss intersection of art and engineering
It is not often that an artist teams up with a chemical engineer, but that is exactly what James Sham…
Firework smoke, tape measures: ‘Circle/Square Game’ opens
Circles. Squares. The most basic figures in art, they rarely make solo appearances in galleries; however, a new exhibit, “The Circle/Square Game,” is opening today at the Strohl Art Center to celebrate these two basic shapes. The debut also features a reception from 3 to 5 p.m. today at Strohl.
Frederick to speak on politics, art, and paper
Many artists paint on paper. Helen Frederick paints with paper. Frederick, who will speak at 7 p.m. tonight in the…
From Clay to Table: experimentation on display
The allusive title of this exhibition, conceived by Galleries Director Judy Barie, suggests a play on the contemporary phrase “farm to table.”
Diverse, unpredictable works make for ‘striking’ show
What is a drawing? Aside from being one of the oldest forms of human expression, and one of the most rudimentary, a drawing is a largely unmediated index of the maker.
Painter Davis to speak on subjective, objective elements of art
Lisa Corinne Davis’ paintings will not help someone get across town, or even the corner store. But they might make them think differently.
Dufresne to lecture for VACI on humor, feminism, ‘wonk,’ art
Humor, Angela Dufresne said, is a “better way to intervene with the world.”
Abstract painter Hall to discuss ‘trying a little tenderness’ in VACI lecture
There are many words to describe the process of painting, but tender is not often one of them. The intimacy of painting is exactly what Alison Hall will be discussing at 7 p.m. tonight in the Hultquist Center, in her lecture “Try a Little Tenderness.”
REVIEW: Blackmon’s surrealist artistry dupes, delights
Guest review by: Anthony Bannon Julie Blackmon’s family art walks the tightrope of photography, long the medium of contradictions. Her…
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