Show at 930 Art Center, Louisville

I am currently exhibiting a body of work at the 930 Art Center in Louisville entitled "A Sense of Place, Revisited." It will be on display from now until the end of May. There is an opening reception this coming Saturday from 10 AM–12 noon where we'll be discussing the topic of "landscape photography."

The show has 25 pieces, broken into four groupings. Some are color panoramic collages from out west (Tetons, Yellowstone, Badlands), another group has b&w panoramic photos from near Savannah, GA, another set are minimalist seascapes, and the last group are photos from my grandparents' old lake house in TN.

It's always a challenge to stage a show. The real planning typically has more to do with the theme or concept of the entire show – how all the pieces relate in a larger context. This was particularly challenging with the 930 because I have exhibited a variety of works there over the years in group shows. I wanted to show all new work, and that required a little bit of research into my archives. In the end, I'm pretty pleased with the show.

So if you have the opportunity, come join us on Saturday; if not, perhaps visit before May.

To find out more, click HERE.

DK

Image above: Snake River (featured in the exhibit)

Celebrate

Thanks to Stephanie Barker for taking some great photographs of the March 23 reception for A Passionate Pursuit: The Milward Collection.  The show is up through April 20 in the Anne Wright Wilson Fine Arts Gallery--come celebrate with us!

Mallory Meisner admiring one of the bronze animalier sculptures.

Prof. Darrell Kincer and his wife Kristin viewing videos at the iPad kiosk.

Art gal, John Milward, and Dr. Juilee Decker posing in front of the Tom Coates wall.

small world

      Recently I went to the LAL opening for the Right Here Right Now exhibition. Which was quite good and I would recommend for all who have not gotten a chance to see it, to see it.  Darrell and I both have works in the show as well as a number of Georgetown affiliated folks. (And hat tips to Boris for all of his work on the Board over there at the LAL.)
     But what I wanted to talk about was the humor found in how small the art world is. As I was walking around the show looking at nice work after nice work and came across a nice print mounted to panel (image above). I looked at the tag and it was by the artist Jenn Manzella. I laughed out loud and then proceeded to pull out my phone, snap a picture and then call my good friend from graduate school...Jenn Manzella. Jenn and I both were in the printmaking program at UGA myself graduating in 06 and Jenn in 07. It was so striking to see a such familiar name from states away (Jenn still lives and works in Athens and teaches at Gainesville College) in my own backyard. And to be in a show together was just so funny. We actually worked on a collaborative exhibition called "Things of that Nature" at the Lamar Dodd School of Art Gallery a number of years ago but I have not really talked to much to her since. It was great to catch up and laugh about the crossed paths. Jenn is a super interesting person as well, from Philly, never been in a wal-mart or k-mart in her entire life, rides a fixed gear bike with chopped handlebars so she can pass between cars in traffic, and doesn't believe in social networking outside of a phone call. But I regress.
      The art world in which we exist really is super small and everyone seems just one friend away from every other person.  It is always fun to rediscover friends and see where they are and what they are making, to see how much has changed and how much really hasn't.

.NO update

If you didn't have a chance to attend the much anticipated and much appreciated visiting artist lecture at the UofL last week, Hanneline Røgeberg chronicled what's at stake when an artist is "not fitting the content of one's time." (Munch) In a refreshing painter's vernacular she described her recent journey toward that which hits hard and heavy, in painting that is, likely to make believers out of sceptics and much to comfort us, the fellow-kunstmalers. A Big Thanks to the artist and to our colleagues at the UofL art department for organizing the talk!

Røgeberg also exhibited at .NO last fall.

see more related up-to-the-minute news:

http://no-in-nyc.org/files/uploaded/KUNST_NewYork_3_sider.pdf

http://www.solkjok.com/files/uploaded/file/VIKING%20Magazine.pdf

Open Critique w/ Seniors this Friday

Please join us this Friday from 9:45–11:00 AM for an open critique in the Wilson Art Building with Art seniors Evy Fuson, April Jouett, Bess McHone, Dana Sabato, and Devon Stivers. They will be talking about their work, giving anyone and everyone a chance to ask questions about their plans for the upcoming Senior Exhibition.

Light breakfast refreshments will be provided!

See you there,
DK

Opportunity: position in Lexington

*Part-Time Position* The Headley-Whitney Museum, 4435 Old Frankfort Pike, Lexington, has an
opening for a part-time, weekend position.

Congrats to Daniel Graham!!!

Yesterday, we learned that Daniel Graham has been awarded tenure and promotion. Congratulations to Daniel! Effective next year, Daniel will be known as Associate Professor Daniel Graham (promoted from Assistant) and will have been awarded tenure.

The term tenure means the condition of holding, as in making someone permanent (or as best as we can describe as permanent). To be awarded tenure means that the professor values the institution and finds the college a good fit; likewise, the institution values the faculty member and finds him a good fit for the department, college, and greater institution. In addition, Daniel has been promoted. He is the third of four tenure-able members of the department. Yay!

As many of you know, Daniel submitted his portfolio for review by the Faculty Committee this past January. Decisions on tenure and promotion are due out this spring. . . and Earl Grey has her ways of finding things out. Plus, she can keep a secret. So, a plan was enacted to help Daniel celebrate as soon as he found out the verdict on his tenure application. We covertly planned a little surprise party, with sparkling grape juice and cupcakes, in his honor. We needed him to have a reason to return to the building after learning the news from Provost Allen. It did take a little white lie to get Daniel back to the WAB yesterday afternoon (thanks, Darrell). But, it was all for a good cause. Thanks are due to Boris for his fantastic explanation of service, commitment, and cycling of faculty and tenure.

Celebrating with Daniel Graham

(Thanks to Evey for snapping these photos. Yes, they're staged, but we needed to document somehow!!!:).

When you see Daniel be sure to congratulate him on a job well done over these past six years. As a tenured faculty member, I welcome him into this rarified community. Congrats, Daniel. Keep up the fine work with our prospective students, current students, campus, and beyond. All best wishes!!!

School's In!

Hooray--they're coming!  If you're like me, you enjoy talking about art with the next generation of students, especially when the subjects of discussion are on display in one of Georgetown College's three art galleries.  Happily, there are some school group tours coming up on March 28, April 12 and April 18. 

Garth Elementary 5th graders visiting the Jacobs Gallery, May, 2011

Art Tigers and others interested in helping with these and other group visits, please contact laura_stewart@georgetowncollege.edu for more information.  Thanks for making the art department and galleries a fun and inspiring place for all ages!

Callum Cooper

Full Circle from Callum Cooper on Vimeo.

A fun video from artist Callum Cooper, an sculptor and video artists that uses his sculptures to create videos and vice versa. You can visit his website here to see more of his work.