Artist Lecture Thursday, November 3 at 12:30pm in Ross Gallery

Currently on view in Ross Gallery is Small Histories, the work of Marcia Goldenstein and Todd Johnson.

The artists will be present for a lecture about their work at 12:30, November 3 in Ross Gallery.  A reception will follow at 5:30pm on November 3.

black and white embroidered portrait of artist Lee Krasner

Marcia Goldenstein, “Lee Krasner” (from Small Histories)

 

todd-johnson, artist, image from "Small Histories" exhibit; a gumball machine painted on a red gumball colored paint chip.

Todd Johnson, “Small Histories”

Student Show Presentation Requirements

Congrats to all who were accepted to the 2015 Student Exhibition! 

Students need to deliver accepted work to Pease Gallery no later than Monday, March 9 at noon. If you miss this deadline, your work will be excluded from the show.

All work must be ready to hang—2-D work such as drawings and photography should be framed and wired. Paintings should be framed or gallery wrapped.

If your work does not meet the presentation requirements of the gallery, it may be excluded from the show. It doesn’t have to be expensively framed to look good. Simple mats and frames allow the work to take center stage.

If you need assistance with presentation, please contact your instructor, or you may contact Carolyn.Jacobs@cpcc.edu.  Carolyn will be available on Thursday morning and intermittently on Friday to assist you.

 

Math Emporium Art Project: “Abacus” by Paula Smith’s Advanced Ceramics Students Now Installed

The Math Emporium Art Project is a collaborative project with CPCC Visual Arts Department and the Math Emporium to fill the space with math-theme works of art created by CPCC students. On January 16, 2015, the first work–Abacus–was installed.

"Abacus"

CPCC Instructor Paula Smith with "Abacus"

An Abacus, or counting frame has been in use centuries before the formal written numeral system, and is still in use in many cultures today. Though ancient in origin, the abacus is still utilized in the early years of institutional schools as an aid in teaching arithmetic. Visually impaired learners find using the abacus helpful because of its physical nature. The earliest abacus that used beads on rods dates from the 11th century in China and was called a suan pan, which means “calculating plate”. It is felt by many that using the abacus strengthens the student’s sense of number placement value and helps to further a better overall understanding of numbers.  In 1979, the Chinese Abacus Association was founded. Forbes.com ranks the abacus as the second most important tool of all time.

"Abacus-detail"

"Abacus-detail" by Paula Smith and Advanced Ceramic Students, Math Emporium, CPCC

The CPCC Visual Art Department was invited by the Math Emporium to submit ideas based on mathematical themes. Paula Smith volunteered her Advanced Ceramics class and asked them to come up with various design concepts. Many ideas were thrown around until it was decided that a large, interactive abacus would be the best option.  All of Smith’s Advanced Ceramics students were assigned to make ten- four inch hollow ceramic balls, which could be individualized by using stamps, textures, and/or cut-outs.  Students then used colored under glazes and/or glazes to finish the surface treatments. Smith and class made 104 balls, giving them some room for final design options. With assistance from Ashley Knight, CPCC Sculpture Instructor, a metal framework was formed to complete the design.

“Abacus” is a large-scale, interactive sculpture that invites the viewer to touch by moving the balls and desires to become a public art focal point for the Math Emporium and their students.

Paula Smith, CPCC Ceramics Instructor; Ashley Knight, CPCC Sculpture Instructor

Ceramics II, III, IV, and Studio students: Rasheda Barner, Dee Bujalski, Minjeong Choi, Renee Holiday, Girvard Justice, Janet Lasher, Mary Jane McKnight, Jodi McNeely, Suzanne Mellichamp, Justine Read, Phil Sciabarrasi, Leslie Scott, Fred Vohwinkel

More installations coming soon! Drawings and photography!

The Math Emporium Art Project is now accepting proposals for Spring 2015. Please contact Project Manager, Carolyn Jacobs at carolyn.jacobs@cpcc.edu for more information.

Sharon Dowell and Ahmed Sabha Forge Landscapes in New Exhibition in Ross Gallery

There is a new exhibition in Ross Gallery featuring the paintings of Sharon Dowell and the ceramic sculpture of Ahmed Sabha titled Forged Landscapes.

Artist Sharon Dowell

Gallery hours are Monday through Thursday 11am until 2pm.

For more info: http://blogs.cpcc.edu/cpccartgalleries/2013/10/13/forged-landscapes-opening-reception/