|
Campus Events: May, 1996 |
Wells College senior Patricia Driscoll will present her work in a one woman
show in the String Room Gallery in Main Building on the Wells College
campus. The show runs May 13 through June 1.
An opening reception will be held on Monday, May 13 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. This event is free and the public is invited to attend.
This show is a culmination of work produced during Driscoll's senior year at Wells. The work focuses on the expressive, through the exploration of various types of media.
Driscoll has an individualized major in art therapy. "I claim to be neither a painter nor a sculptor," she says, "but an individual who uses painters' and sculptors' medium to express emotion. Emotion transformed into creative energy that imbues the innermost hidden parts of the soul."
The artist resides in the township of Fleming, New York, with her husband and two children and plans to attend graduate school in the field of expressive therapies.
String Room Gallery Hours are Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.; and Wednesday evenings from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Aurora, New York.... Rebecca Harris-Warrick of Cornell University will present a lecture/demonstration, "Rediscovering a Musical Heritage," assisted by NYS Baroque on Monday, May 13, at 8:00 p.m. in Barler Auditorium on the Wells College campus. Admission is free and the public is invited.
During the evening, Professor Harris-Warrick and NYS Baroque will
lead their audience into the world of the 17th and 18th centuries.
They will explain the properties of six baroque instruments -
flute, recorder, oboe, bassoon, theorbo, and harpsichord - and
describe the settings and social events in which their characteristic
sounds had particular social uses.
The music of the baroque period was often written for specific occasions at the request of patrons from the aristocracy, the church, or the middle classes. The presenters will bring the audience into five different social situations, accompanying their lively descriptions with slides of locales, events, and performers. They will introduce the baroque instruments used in each situation, discuss the ways they differ from their modern counterparts, and play a work suitable for the occasion.
Rebecca Harris-Warrick is assistant professor of music at Cornell University. She received her B.A. from Brandeis University and her D.M.A. from Stanford University. She is chief editor of the new critical edition of the works of Jean-Baptiste Lully and co-author of a major history, Musical Theater at the Court of Louis XIV.
Professor Harris-Warrick will be joined by members of the NYS Baroque, Peter Hedrick, Elizabeth Hedrick, and Deborah Fox. NYS Baroque was established in 1985 as the Genessee Baroque Players. At present, NYS Baroque is the only period instrument orchestra based outside a large urban center.
Aurora, New York... Ithaca College Professor of Art Carl E. Johnson and Cornell University Emeritus Professor of Art Victor Colby will show their work in the String Room Gallery in Main Building on the Wells College campus. The show runs April 10 through May 9. An opening reception will be held on Wednesday, April 10 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
Johnson's
paintings have been on display at the Arnot Museum in Elmira;
the Handwerker Gallery at Ithaca College; Ohio Northern University;
Evansville Museum of Arts and Science, Evansville, Illinois; College
of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia; and the Roughton
and Bayne-Yance Gallery in Dallas, Texas.
Johnson received his B.F.A. from Colorado State University and his M.F.A. from the University of Wisconsin at Madison.
Victor Colby received his A.B. from Indiana University and his M.F.A. from Cornell University. His sculptures have been on display at Cornell University; Syracuse University; the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto; the Contemporary Gallery, Dallas, Texas; and the Renwick Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Colby's sculptures depict creatures of nature and mythology. He is highly regarded for his attention to detail and the realism of his work.
Gallery hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Wednesday evenings, and 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
Depicted here: Victor Colby, "Gawky Bird," 1989, 17x6x3½
Aurora, New York... On Thursday, April 18, quiltmakers Joe and Kathy DeForest of Genoa, New York, will introduce the Wells College community to a collection of their quilts at the Louis Jefferson Long Library of Wells College.
A reception opening the show, which is free and open to the public, will be held at 7:30 p.m. on April 18 at the Louis Jefferson Long Library.
The exhibit, called Patchwork Impressions, showcases the DeForests' eclectic tastes, blending their original designs with traditional and nontraditional motifs in vivid colors and textures.
Influenced by quilters Genie Barnes, Libby Lehman, and David Walker, the DeForests combine various machine piecing techniques and hand quilting to create varied designs and themes.
Their quilts have been displayed at the Schweinfurth Museum, Altered Space Gallery, and various other quilt shows and galleries throughout New York State.
The show will run through Sunday, June 2.
For more information on campus events call Wells College Public Relations at (315) 364-3209
|
Library Resources |
 |
Internet Resources Campus Map Campus Events Campus News Finding People & Information |