The University Art Gallery features a dynamic calendar for the 2007 - 2008 academic season. The Visiting Artist/Scholar Program will host solo exhibitions by Vera Klement, our WIlliamson Artist-In-Residence, and Tanya Synar in the fall semester. In the spring the gallery will welcome a photo invitational, In and Out of Place and a contemporary glass exhibit, Exquisite Corpse: FIgurative Flameworkers Play a Surrealist Game.

AUGUST 29 - SEPTEMBER 21

ARTIST'S RECEPTION: THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 5:00-7:00 P.M.

PUT INTO PRACTICE: FACULTY EXHIBITION

The Department of Art Faculty traditionally kicks off each year's exhibition schedule and features a selection of two- and three-dimensional works as well as digital art from ISU’s diverse and experienced visual arts faculty. Visitors will enjoy the opportunity to see a wide range of media and techniques used by the faculty in their work and teaching. More about this exhibition.

SEPTEMBER 26 - OCTOBER 26

ARTIST'S RECEPTION: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 5:00-7:00 P.M.

ARTIST'S LECTURE: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 5:30 P.M.

POETRY AS PAINTING: VERA KLEMENT

The 2007-2008 Williamson Memorial Artist-in-Residence will be painter Vera Klement of Chicago, Illinois. She was born in 1929 in Danzig, now Gdansk, Poland, and studied at the Cooper Union School of Art and Architecture. Her many solo exhibitions include the Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, the Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fassbender Gallery, the Chicago Cultural Center, and most recently Alfedena Gallery in Chicago. She has received grants from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation. Her paintings, a mix of figuration and abstraction, are rich in poetic effect. Often presented in diptychs, they pair floating symbols and human forms with enormous abstract canvases that roll with emotion. Dore Ashton writes of her work, "It is rare to find a painter who has followed so affectionately, so cogently an inherent feeling for continuity; who can take a tradition (the near tradition of the Abstract Expressionists) and work out of it into fresh territory. Klement has developed a clear voice full of resonances." More about this exhibition

OCTOBER 31 - NOVEMBER 20

ARTIST'S RECEPTION: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 5:00-7:00 PM

ARTIST'S LECTURE: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 5:30 PM

TANYA SYNAR: THE DECEPTION PASS PROJECT

Tanya Synar specializes in Sculpture involving a variety of media both alternative and traditional. She has an extensive background in metal casting, including iron, and is currently focusing on video installation. “Video is a medium that enables me to establish a dialog with movement and time. It has allowed me to focus on perception as a primary consideration in my visual language.” Her research interests involve exploring perception relative to the landscape and crossing over into the sciences. She has won numerous awards including an Illinois Arts Council Grant and has exhibited nationally and internationally. Her most recent project titled “Deception Pass” is based on a marine navigation channel in Washington State and is made possible by the support of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in their Pacific Hydrographic Branch in Seattle, WA. More about this exhibition.

NOVEMBER 6 - NOVEMBER 16

PRIVATE RECEPTION: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 6:00-8:00 PM

PUBLIC RECEPTION: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 5:00 PM-7:00 PM

REMBRANDT ETCHINGS: ORIGINALS, RESTRIKES, AND FORGERIES

AT THE TURMAN ART GALLERY

S.T.R.I.D.E.S., Inc., in conjunction with the ISU Turman Art Gallery is thrilled to welcome a series of etchings from famed 17 th Century Dutch Artist, Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669). Rembrandt is primarily known for his portraiture, historical, and biblical paintings and etching. The exhibition will highlight 37 etchings including originals, restrikes, and forgeries on loan from Emile Hank Mathis. A fundraising reception will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 7, from 6 - 8 PM. to benefit the efforts of Terre Haute S.T.R.I.D.E.S., Inc. Tickets will be available at the door, and through the Hulman Center TicketMaster at 812-234-2424 or www.ticketmaster.com. Ticket prices for this event are $25 each; hors d'oeuvres and wine will be served. The evening also offers a silent auction featuring a millennium restrike of Rembrandt's The Golfer, donated by Emile Hank Mathis. Local talents, Petra Nyendick of Halcyon Contemporary Gallery, Stephanie Pitts of Zteffanys, Melissa Vandenberg, Jeremy Herrberg, and Michael Neary have also provided artworks for auction. The public reception will take place on Thursday, Nov. 8, from 5-7 PM; this event is free and open to the public. Donations for S.T.R.I.D.E.S., Inc. will be accepted at both receptions and throughout the exhibition. S.T.R.I.D.E.S., Inc. is a local organization working to reduce the infection rate of HIV in the greater Wabash Valley and provide financial support for those infected individuals in need. Emile Hank Mathis, art dealer, collector, and conservationist with 35 years experience have generously lent the Rembrandt etchings. This exhibition is made possible with the charitable support of Ketner and Son's Electric, Inc., and the artist's donating works for auction. The Turman Gallery is located in the Fine Arts Building on Chestnut, just west of 7th Street. Turman Gallery hours for this exhibition are Monday through Saturday from 11 AM - 4 PM, for additional information call 812-237-3720.

NOVEMBER 26 - NOVEMBER 30

ARTISTS’ RECEPTION: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30th, 5:00 - 7:00 PM

FALL GRADUATE THESIS EXHIBITIONS

The Graduate Thesis Exhibitions feature the work of graduating Master of Fine Arts and Master of Arts degree candidates. The Graduate Thesis Exhibitions are the culmination of the students’ years of visual research at Indiana State University and mark the beginning of their professional creative lives. Master of Fine Arts degree candidates will present their work in the University Art Gallery and Master of Arts degree candidates will be featured in the Turman Art Gallery in the Fine Arts Building. To see more.

DECEMBER 7 - DECEMBER 15

ARTISTS’ RECEPTION: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 5:00 - 7:00 PM

FALL SENIOR EXHIBITIONS

This is an exhibition of work by graduating Bachelor of Fine Arts and Bachelor of Science degree candidates. These shows highlight the achievements of the Department of Art's students before they graduate and move into their careers or graduate programs in their chosen fields. Bachelor of Fine Arts degree candidates will be presented in the University Art Gallery and Bachelor of Science degree candidates will be featured in the Turman Art Gallery in the Fine Arts Building. To see more.

JANUARY 9 - FEBRUARY 1

ARTISTS' RECEPTION: THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 5:00-7:00 PM

ARTIST LECTURE: THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 5:30 PM

IN AND OUT OF PLACE: SIX PHOTOGRPAHERS

This photo invitiational features recent works by Richard Koenig, Emily Momohara, Patrick Nagatani, Lisa Robinson, Rebecca Blume-Rothman, and Matt Siber. Matt Siber of Chicago will be our guest lecturer. More about this exhibition.

ISU JURIED STUDENT EXHIBITION

FEBRUARY 13 - FEBRUARY 29

JUROR'S LECTURE: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 5:30 PM

ARTISTS’ RECEPTION AND AWARDS CEREMONY: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 5:30 PM

The ISU Juried Student Exhibition is an annual tradition at ISU. This year’s distinguished juror is Kathryn Parker. More about this exhibition.

MARCH 5 - APRIL 4

RECEPTION: THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 5:00-7:00 PM

LECTURE BY MARSHALL HYDE, CURATOR AND EXHIBITING ARTIST, AND MICHAEL J. BEAM, CURATOR, CASTELLANI ART MUSEUM: 5:30 PM

THE EXQUISITE CORPSE IN GLASS: FIGURATIVE FLAMEWORKERS PLAY A SURREALIST GAME

The Exquisite Corpse in Glass: Figurative Flameworkers Play a Surrealist Game welcomes eleven internationally known glass artists that re-examine Cadavre Exquis (Exquisite Corpse) in a series of twenty seductive glass figures, roughly 10 inches each. The exhibition takes on a communal approach based on the history of the Surrealist Game invented in 1925. Each flame-worked, sculpted glass figure is composed of three parts, a head, torso, and legs. Drawn at random prior to the installation, one figures head will be assembled with a different torso, and yet another's legs, resulting in 6840 potential sculptural variations. The Exquisite Corpse in Glass ends up a completely new and spectacular display each time is installed. The participating artists are: Karen Buhler, Shane Fero, Caitlin Beaven, Marshall Hyde, Carmen Lozar, Robert Mickelsen, Pat Owens, Emilio Santini, Loren Stump, Milon Townsend, and Bernd Weinmayer. Jack Gates, Faculty Emeritus from the Department of Art, will randomly select each of the twenty glass figures in a drawing, Tuesday, March 4 at 10:00am in the University Art Gallery. All are welcome to attend. The exhibition is organized and traveled by the Castellani Art Museum at Niagara University, and is curated by Marshall Hyde, Independent Curator, and Michael J. Beam, Curator of Exhibitions at the Castellani Art Museum. More about this exhibition