Photo Lecture at UK on Friday (Nexus Flex Credit)

Robert C. May Lecture Series at UK...

JAHI CHIKWENDIU
Lecture: Friday, October 23, 2009, 4:00 pm
Worsham Theater, UK Student Center
Limestone St. & Euclid Ave.
Exhibition: October 3 - November 1, 2009
Art Museum Gallery

Award-winning photojournalist and Lexington native Jahi Chikwendiu travels the world for the Washington Post. Chikwendiu, a University of Kentucky graduate who began his career at the Lexington Herald Leader, was named 2008 Photographer of the Year by the White House News Photographers Association. His work has taken him to Iran, Kurdistan, Uganda, and many other trouble spots.

Image Credit: JAHI CHIKWENDIU, Sally Sami, A Blogger Who Left Her Home Country of Egypt (reflected), 2007, Digital print, courtesy of the artist and The Washington Post.

To see more of Jahi's work, visit his website HERE.

For more information about the lecture or possible Nexus Flex credit, contact Prof. Darrell Kincer for more details.

Two great art openings Friday!

Georgetown College presents two great exhibitions for Homecoming opening this Friday!

First, join us in the Cochenour Gallery (located in the LRC) any time between 12 and 2 for "Coming Home...a retrospective of the home economics major." Support the students from Curatorial Studies (Hannah Snider, Rebecca Redding, Stephanie Boxx, Cortney Thorn, Angelina McCoy, Ashley Mitchell, Nick Wagner, Megan Sauter, Matt Thompson), enjoy some dainty delights courtesy of GC alum Amanda Hervey, and learn about the former Home Ec major.

Later, "Georgetown College Art Alumni Exhibition" opens in the Anne Wright Wilson Gallery (art building on the corner of College and Mulberry streets). The opening reception will last from 5-7 (just before Songfest!) and all are invited to join us for a variety of art, food, and an art department reunion.

Both exhibitions will run through November, 13th but you won't want to miss either of these spectacular opening receptions!

Pictured: Dr. Juilee Decker reviews a scrapbook made by the Home Ec club with retired professor Mrs. Hay.

Finding One's Legs Gone but Arms Long, sculpture by Christopher Wagner, class of 2007

A great talk about color and context

This talk is worth the 15 minutes. Take the time and check out this video with Beau Lotto talking about illusions, the brain, context, and how we deal with color relationships.
Enjoy and learn from more great talks at ted.com

Installation in Porcelan

Lauren is actually from Ohio and is still in school in Minnesota. This is an installation made out of porcelain. Make sure to check out her other works and artist statement.


See her work HERE

woodwork like I have never seen

This guys use of wood carving is fantastic.
Click HERE to see more you have to see them as larger images to appreciate

Found him through beautifuldecay.com

Alternative materials

Great example of alternative material usage. These are made out of altered cassette tapes, the plastic bodies and tapes inside.

See some more of this body of work HERE

Splash Dance Cincinnati

In an effort to raise awareness of the arts in Cincinnati (and have a lot of fun) volunteers came together for a surprise dance in downtown Cinci. Hundreds of people volunteered and the music is all from local bands.



You can watch the video and learn more about the project at the FineArtsFund blog.
Watch it HERE

Art:21 Prescreening Tuesday, Sept. 29

Georgetown College Hosts “Art-21” prescreening Tuesday, September 29:
Georgetown College, in conjunction with PBS, is hosting a prescreening of Art:21–Art in the Twenty-First Century, Season 5 Episode 1 (Compassion). The event will be held in the Anne Wright Wilson Fine Arts Building (on the corner of Mulberry and College St, Georgetown KY) beginning at 6 p.m. on September 29, 2009. There is no cost of admission for this event. The prescreening will be followed with a performance by this semester’s Performance and Installation Special Topics class.

Guests will be encouraged to come early or stay late and view student and faculty works that will be on display as well as visit our three galleries on campus: the Anne Wright Wilson Fine Arts Gallery featuring Sculptural Perspectives: 3d work from Ohio Wesleyan University Faculty; the Cochenour Gallery featuring Thorney Lieberman: Honoring America's Coal Miners; and the Dr. Donald L. and Dorothy Jacobs Gallery featuring an eclectic collection of modern and contemporary works of art by international, national and regional artists, along with an outstanding collection of antiquities.

A little more information about Art 21 the Series:
“Art:21–Art in the Twenty-First Century” is the only series on television to focus exclusively on contemporary visual art and artists in the United States, and it uses the medium of television to provide an experience of the visual arts that goes far beyond a gallery visit. Fascinating and intimate footage allows the viewer to observe the artists at work, watch their process as they transform inspiration into art, and hear their thoughts as they grapple with the physical and visual challenges of achieving their artistic visions. To date, 72 artists in the series demonstrate the breadth of artistic practice in the United States today. Each one-hour program is loosely organized around a theme helps audiences analyze, compare and juxtapose the artists profiled.

Episode Compassion (to air nationally October 7) features the work of William Kentridge, Doris Salcedo, and Carrie Mae Weems. See it first at Georgetown College on Tuesday, September 29, 2009!

To find out more about Art:21 at PBS, click HERE.

Megan has a cross to bear

I had to share this picture taken during the cleanup of our newly renovated sculpture yard. Megan and Joel were moving an old metal cross that has been in our scrap area for at least 4 years. Its now reclaimed and the metal is able to be reused but it was a funny moment of Megan having a cross to bear, good thing Joel was there to help.

Don't forget to come to ART for Lunch on Thursday at noon. It will be fantastic.