U.S. History, Volumes I and II:Â A Print Exhibition
Recent Acquisitions of the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±ÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Art Collection
January 17 - March 19, 2012
The Kenneth P. McCutchan Art Center/Palmina F. and Stephen S. Pace Galleries proudly presents two new exhibits: U.S. History, Volumes I and II: A Print Exhibition, and Recent Acquisitions of the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±ÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Art Collection. Both shows will be on view January 17 – March 19, 2012, Monday – Friday 10 am – 4 pm and on Sundays from 1 pm – 5 pm.
°Õ³ó±ðÌýU.S. History Volumes I (1774 – 1809) and II (1810 - 1845) exhibition features the first two installments of a major print portfolios project initiated by °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±ÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ art graduate Brandon Gardner, now assistant professor of art at the University of Alabama at Huntsville. He has asked 35 fine art printmakers to create prints based on thirty-year cycles in American history; the portfolios will eventually cover all years from 1774 to the present.  Each artist is assigned a year and researches an event or person, famous or not, to use as inspiration for his/her print. The participating printmakers are well-known artists from throughout the United States and they work in a wide variety of print techniques, including lithography, intaglio etching, monoprints, woodcut, and screen printing. The results are visually delightful and educational as well. Volume I was completed in 2010. Volume II was finished in July, 2011, and the McCutchan Art Center/Pace Galleries is the first venue for its exhibit. Andrew Kosten, assistant professor of printmaking at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±ÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ is one of the participating artists, and the coordinator of the display. Brandon Gardner will comment upon the project and the exhibit at 3 pm during the artists’ reception on Sunday, February 5. The reception will feature light refreshments from 2 – 4 pm and the public is cordially invited to attend.Â
The second exhibit presents some of the newer additions to the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±ÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Art Collection, acquired from artists and friends of the University. On display are photographs by former °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±ÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ student Michael Pugh, paintings by Stephen Pace, sculpture and drawing by Katherine Taylor, and artworks purchased from the 2010 and 2011 °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±ÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Juried Student art Exhibitions by Veronica Koester and Wes Dossett.