Stories of North Adams: student show is here!

Stories of North Adams: MCLA Student Art Show 2008
Opening: Thursday April 24th, 5-7pm at Gallery 51

“Stories of North Adams” includes marvelous artworks by MCLA Students from all walks of life: Aaron Andrews, Anne Krivoshey, Shanna Meczywor, Haley Waugh, Nate Boyer, Alyssa Weisblatt, Amber Haley, Jordan Pagan, Mauro Leiva, Sondra Murphy, Silvia Birns-Swindlehurst, Pamela Buchanen, Erin McManus, Maria Mazzoco, Leane Dixon, Lorry Delmolino, Matthew Baker-White, Matt Mignone, Ben Leahy, Jillian Morgan, Ali Leveille, Cassie Lillie, Juliana Matthews, Brielle Rizzotti, James Gaffga, Ben Warren. Video art/ short films by: E. Fayth Guarino, Danielle Durand, Derek Anderson. And cartooning/graphic novel work by: Aaron Andrews, Nicholas Corbello, Luke Davison, Darsa Donelan, Joshua Fenner, Megan Foster, Elizabeth Guarino, Caitlin Healy, Alyssa Labonte, Emma Lewis, Tracey Martin, Kaileigh McKinley, and Jamal Ahamad.

At 5:30 the opening will also include the annual presentation of FPA Department awards to students, and then you’ll enjoy the world-premiere of New Music Consort original compositions by Heather Wandrei, Lia Maragouthakis, and Rebecca Wehry.

Congratulations to all students – come out and celebrate Thursday 5-7 at MCLA Gallery 51

Creature Comforts on Art

What do you consider art?

a diversion of humor:

Student Art Show Countdown!

The annual MCLA Student Art Show is almost here — opening April 24th, one week from today –

Collage courtesy of Jordan Pagan!

Here’s the press release from the college:

April 15, 2008
NORTH ADAMS, MA – Artwork by students at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts will be showcased in “Stories of North Adams: MCLA Student Art Show 2008,” April 24 through May 25, in MCLA Gallery 51.

The exhibit will begin with an opening reception on Thursday, April 24, 5-7 p.m., in the Main Street gallery. The event is free and open to the public. It will include a performance by MCLA music professor Christine Condaris’ New Music Consort, which will perform four original student compositions.

Although throughout the year, MCLA Gallery 51 exhibits works by artists from around the world, once a year, the College is delighted to showcase our own students, said Jonathan Secor, director of special programs at MCLA.

Coordinated by MCLA faculty, staff, and students, the exhibition will includes works from the advanced art lab courses, including artworks from the “People Project” by graduating seniors Alyssa Weissblatt, Anne Krivoshey, Aaron Andrews, plus meditations on nature in the Berkshires including paintings by Haley Waugh, Shanna Mezcywor and Sylvia Birns-Swindlehurst.

The show also will include numerous artworks from students across campus, as they reveal their own stories of North Adams.

“Each year, students from across campus create visual artworks of all types from gutsy photography, to subtle paintings and collage experiments. In previous years we’ve had about 100 students submit work for the show – this year is sure to be exceptional with many great visual surprises for all to enjoy,” said Gregory Scheckler, MCLA art professor.

“Stories of North Adams: MCLA Student Art Show 2008” will run through May 25. MCLA Gallery 51 is at 51 Main St., North Adams. The Gallery is open daily, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. For more information, 413-664-8718, or go to www.mcla.edu/Gallery51 .

Sol Lewitt Project Congratulations

Congratulations to MCLA grad, artist Sylvia Birns-Swindlehurst, a dynamite abstract painter, who has just begun intensive work as an apprentice for the Sol LeWitt installation at MASS MoCA, which will be the single largest retrospective of Lewitt’s work in the world. I’ll be posting on the Sol LeWitt project more in the future, but see MASS MoCA’s blog announcement by clicking here. For information about the project overall, check this link.

UPDATE: lovely article in today’s Transcript about the beginning of the Lewitt project, including picture of Sylvia at work — good job!

Aaron Andrews and Caitlin Healy and maybe more MCLA students will be joining the crew early in the summer!