ONGOING EXHIBITS
CAMPUS EVENTS
60x60: Sixty Winning Prints from the "Sixty Square Inches" Competition
Thursday, June 19, 2008 - Sunday, August 3, 2008, J. Wayne Stark University Center Galleries;
The exhibition consists of sixty prints chosen from the biennial Sixty Square Inches Small Print Competition held at the Purdue University Galleries. The selection of works purchased from the annual competitions showcase the talent of North American printmakers creating art within a restrictive 60 square inches image area. The printmaking techniques used include: woodcuts, lithographs, etchings, linocuts, silkscreens, and laser prints. Many works in the exhibition combine several print techniques. Craig Martin, the Director of the Purdue University Galleries, is pleased to present an exhibition that contributes to the growing collection of North America’s contemporary printmaking, an artistic method he finds particularly affecting. "Printmaking has always had a strong sense of immediacy and an appeal on a personal, visceral level," Martin says. "From its origins in text printing and book illustration, it has sustained an intimacy that allows the viewer to stand in close proximity and experience an artist’s vision at the same scale the artist enjoyed when he or she created it." While on exhibit at the J. Wayne Stark Galleries, 60x60 will be showcased in conjunction with Texas A&M Art Galleries Summer Art Tours for Children, running Tuesdays through Fridays from 10 am to 3 pm from June 17 – July 18, 2008. Participants will have the opportunity to learn printmaking methods and create their own prints after viewing the exhibition. For more information on the tours, contact Myiesha Gordon at (979) 845-9251.
The J. Wayne Stark University Center Galleries are located at the northeast corner of the Memorial Student Center on the Texas A&M University campus. Gallery hours are Tues.-Fri. 9am-8pm; Sat. & Sun. 12-6pm. Admission is free. Reservations can be made through the end of May. For more information about this exhibition and others at the Stark Galleries, please call (979) 845-6081 or visit http://stark.tamu.edu.
Pressed Glass: An American Art & Industry (EXTENDED!)
Monday, March 3, 2008 – Friday, August 15, 2008, Forsyth Center Galleries;
Organizers note that in the 19th century, industrial growth and expansion were occurring in the United States at a rapid pace. This rapid growth led the nation to a public demand for household and luxury items once only enjoyed by the more affluent. Through invention and ingenuity, the glassmaking industry transformed glass from an aristocratic luxury good into a middle class consumer product. Although the glassmaking industry had been in existence for thousands of years, it was during the mid-19th century that American inventions came into importance for the glassmaking industry. The invention of steel molds and the fixed lever press would take glassmaking into a new era. By using new mechanical methods for pressing glass, the general public was able to afford objects and patterns once only affordable to the upper class. The pressed glass industry expanded to capitalize upon the rise of mass marketing in department stores, and manufacturers met the challenge of marketing to an increasingly female customer base. In creating new styles and patterns for the growing middle class, mold makers and glass chemists became artists in their own trade as factories produced an expanding variety of glass patterns and colors. This exhibition highlights the development of the pressed glass industry during a time of invention and advancement. It explores the history of pressed glass as an outlet for glass artists and the significance of the various pressed glass objects within the Bill & Irma Runyon and Jean Ezell Art Collections.
The MSC Forsyth Center Galleries are located in the Memorial Student Center on the Texas A&M University campus. Gallery hours are Mon.-Fri. 9am-8pm; Sat. & Sun. 12-6pm. Admission is free. For more information about this exhibition and others at the Forsyth Center Galleries, call (979) 845-9251 or visit http://forsyth.tamu.edu.
The Ashcan School: A Revolution in Painting (EXTENDED!)
Monday, January 14, 2008 - Friday August 15, 2008, MSC Forsyth Center Galleries;
The Runyon Collections include one or more works of art from each of the “Ashcan School,” also known as “The Eight.” Influenced by their earlier experiences as newspaper illustrators and by their contemporaries, such as writer Upton Sinclair, these artists wanted to present the American scene as it really was, “ash cans” and all. Organizers say this exhibition traces these early 20th Century artists, their revolutionary approach to depicting city streets and the urban poor and their response to Impressionism and the galvanizing force of abstract art. The exhibition is organized and curated by Interim Director Cory Arcak. A web-based version of the exhibition will be available at http://forsyth.tamu.edu. The MSC Forsyth Center Galleries are located across from the post office in the Memorial Student Center. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, noon to 6 p.m. Admission is free.
For more information, call (979) 845-9251 or visit http://forsyth.tamu.edu.
Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit featuring Herb Alpert
Monday, August 27, 2007 - Sunday, August 24, 2008, Cain Park and West Campus;
MSC Visual Arts Committee will exhibit four sculptures by internationally known artist, Herb Alpert. The sculptures are installed in Cain Park and on West Campus.
For more information, visit http://vac.tamu.edu/herbalpert.
CAMPUS EVENTS
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