event highlights

The library hosted a sumi-e workshop in conjunction with the current Chiura Obata exhibition. Here are some photos of the event. Nazare Feliciano gave the demonstration. Dr. Brian McConnel and Marjorie McConnel organized the event.

Now on exhibit

Cheryll Tall

Mythica

Oct. 28 - Dec. 16, 2011

Ceramic

Sculpture and paintings

by California artist.

http://www.cheryltall.com/

Chiura Obata

Ways of Art

Oct. 28 - Dec. 16, 2011

Works on loan from the collection of

marjorie J. McConnell.

Current Exhibitions

The Elephant House (Or the home of Edward Gorey)

photos by Kevin McDermott/ books by Edward Gorey







De tour
Josafat Miranda
(oil on panel)


Both shows are free and open to the public.
Exhibitions run through October 14th.
For hours go here

Fall Previews

Josafat Miranda
Detour
August 26 - October 14, 2011

Oil on wood panel.

copyright Josafat Miranda




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Kevin McDermott
Elephant House
August 26 - October 14, 2011

For more information on Elephant House go here.

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AdrienneRose Gionta

The above article is via Colleen M. Dougher

http://artmurmurartguide.wordpress.com/

PRESS RELEASE

‘A Style for Every Story: sur-vey 1,’ an Exhibition collection of donated jeans at FAU’s Jupiter Campus Library

The free exhibition runs through Friday, August 12 at FAU’s John D. MacArthur Campus Library Gallery, 5353 Parkside Drive, Jupiter. For more information on the exhibition, go towww.library.fau.edu/npb/npb.htm or call 561-799-8530.

The exhibition of 77 pairs of jeans, five pairs of jean shorts and a jean jacket is a collaboration between the general public and AdrienneRose Gionta, an interdisciplinary artist and curator. The exhibition includes a five-minute video about body image and the psychology of jeans video titled “Do These Make Me Look Fat?” and an installation of her jeans titled “4XL.” Jeans contributed and used in the exhibition will be donated to a good cause after it closes. Gionta, an FAU alumna, also is an assistant director a the University Galleries at FAU. The library’s hours are Sundays from 12:30 to 9 p.m.; Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Fridays from 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturdays from noon to 6 p.m.