Caryatids
Women's Caucus for the Arts
April 29 - May 30, 2007
Reception: Sunday, April 29, 1 - 3:30 PM, Live Jazz
Juried by Jessica Hough, Curatorial Director of the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum
Artists: Rose Bernabucci, G. R. Boggs, Victoria Branch, Sharon Coffin, Liz Dexheimer, Anne Doris-Eisner, Roxanne Faber Savage, Elizabeth Helling, Karen Kalkstein, Jacqueline Lorieo, M. G. Martin, Lisa Oswald, Gay Schempp
Caryatids are draped, female figures supporting an entablature. The most famous of these are the female column figures on the porch of the Erechtheum, on the Acropolis, in Athens, Greece. Using Caryatids as a theme, works in this exhibition depict women who “support”, in all facets of life.
Co-sponsored by Women’s Caucus for Art - Connecticut Chapter
Student Art Exhibit
March 25 - April 18, 2007
Opening reception and Awards: Sunday, March 25, 1 - 3:30 PM
Awards at 2 PM
Closed for Easter Break April 4 - 10, 2007
Annual juried exhibition of student works.
Romare Bearden: Scenes from the Portfolios
January 21 - February 26, 2007
Opening reception: January 21, 1 - 3:30 PM with live Jazz by Carol Sudhalter Duo
Teacher Workshop: Saturday, January 13,
9: 00 AM - 3:00 PM
(To RSVP for a Teacher Workshop, email Sophia Gevas, Director.) Mary Kordak will present pre and post programming for teachers teaching through the curriculum. CEU's available. Please email to reserve a place. In addition, scheduled tours for 5 - 12 grade students are available. Please contact the Gallery regarding date and time.
Art Talk with Mary Kordak: Tuesday, January 30, 7:00 PM
Mary Kordak has been a museum educator for many years, co-curated several exhibitions and authored several articles on African American and African art. She has received a Fullbright Fellowship, and the Connecticut Museum Educator of the Year award.
Poetry reading: Jay Wright,Tuesday, February 6, 7:00 PM
Jay Wright is an African American poet, essayist, theologian and dramaturge. His honors include the 1996 Academy of American Poets Fellowship, a Guggenheim fellowship, a MacArthur fellowship, and a National Endowment for the Arts grant.
Presented in cooperation with the Jerald Melberg Gallery in celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the College of Education and Health Professions, and with the support of the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Sponsors include:
American Association of University Women, CT and Bridgeport Area Branch
Earl & Connie Young
Fairfield County Chapter of The Links, Incorporated
University Organizations:
General Electric Scholars
Office of the Vice President of Academic Affairs
College of Arts and Sciences
John F. Welch College of Business
Past Exhibits 2006-2007
The Elements: FIRE
September 17 - October 26, 2006
Opening reception: Sunday, September 17, 1 - 3:30 PM
Panel Discussion: TBA
The second in the series of exhibits exploring the physical, religious and spiritual aspects of The Elements (Earth, Air, Water and Fire).
Artists: Siona Benjamin, Carol deBerry, Sharon Coffin, Willie Cole, Esme Disch, Joshua Dorman, Ula Einstein, Alan Falk, Francine Funke, Bryan Nash Gill, Christine Goldbach, Susan McCaslin Craig McPherson, Alice Merlone, Irene K. Miller, David Sena, Judith Steinberg, Adam Straus, Suzy Sureck, Kevin Thomas, Lee Tribe, Idaherma Williams, Barbara Wilk, Lynn Yeslow-Finn.
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Faculty Art Exhibit
November 5 - December 5, 2006
Opening Reception: November 5, 4:30 - 6:30 PM
Artist's Talk: TBA
Closed for Thanksgiving November 22 - 26
The professional work of the Faculty of Art and Design.