2008 - 2009 RICHARD & DOLLY MAASS GALLERY
Exhibition & Events Schedule
Richard & Dolly Maass Gallery
School of the Arts
School of Art+Design
Purchase College
735 Anderson Hill Rd.
Purchase, NY 10577
Telephone: 914.251.6753
Email: artdesign.events@purchase.edu
GALLERY HOURS: M - F | 10AM - 5PM
Receptions are usually held after 5PM
| FALL 2008 |
School of Art+Design Season Program
On View: September 1 – September 13
Student Exhibition: Selections for the SUNY Student Exhibition in Albany
The School of Art+Design welcomes the community to view a diverse collection of recent undergraduate and graduate student work in all media. A selection of the accomplishments of the students in all visual arts degree programs at Purchase College, the exhibition provides a window into the range of offerings at the College and the exciting directions in which painting, sculpture, photography, time-based media, and graphic design are moving.
On View: September 22 – October 24
David Schwarz Project 9: Tom Burckhardt
Reception: 5 – 7 PM, October 17th
David Schwarz Project 9 (DSP) presents the recent work of the 1986 Purchase College BFA alumnus, Tom Burckhardt, who is represented by Tibor De Nagy Gallery and Caren Golden Fine Art. Burckhardt invites viewers to enter a world, referred to by Alexi Worth as “Burckhardtistan”, made up of surprisingly juxtaposed commonplace objects, precariously balanced, sometimes covered with meticulous patterns that comment humorously on consumerism and contemporary culture. His work has be recognized with numerous grants from prestigious foundations, such as the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, A New York Foundation for the Arts, and the Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation Studio.In addition, Burckhardt will give a Visiting Artist’s talk the School of Art+Design in the in the Visual Arts Building, Room 1016 on October 22. Save the date! More about The David Schwarz Projects
October 17 &18
Purchase Wide Open
The third annual Purchase Wide Open Festival is a celebration of Purchase culture - what we do both in and out of the classroom/studio. Coinciding with both Family Day and Alumni/ae Homecoming, the range of events include the opening of the DSP 9 exhibition, Tom Burckhardt in the Richard & Dolly Maass Gallery, as well as the student exhibitions in the Visual Arts Building, rooms 1019 A and B. Go to: www.purchase.edu/pwo
On View: November 3 – November 26
Yoko Inoue: Projects in Ceramics
Reception: 5 – 7 PM, Thursday, November 13th
The School of Art+Design is pleased to participate in the county-wide celebration of the ceramic arts, All Fired Up, sponsored by the Westchester Arts Council. The exhibition, curated by Dara Meyers-Kingsley, will present the work of multidisciplinary artist, Yoko Inoue who investigates issues of globalization, immigrant assimilations, identity and cultural merging by using hand-cast ceramic objects derived from mass-produced items found in the multi-cultural urban marketplace. The exhibition will be accompanied by a Visiting Artist’s talk by Kathy Butterly (Nov.19 at 6:30PM, VA Bldg 1016), whose curiously whimsical work has been described by Ben Genocchio as making “us think and smile, but in ways refreshingly unpretentious”. http://www.allfiredup.info/node/202
On view: December 8 – December 19
MFA Graduate Group Exhibition
Reception: 5 – 7 PM, Thursday, December 11th
The group exhibition features the cutting-edge work of current second year graduate Master of Fine Arts degree candidates in a variety of media. The last exhibition before the thesis shows affords a preview of the students’ culminating work before graduating and entering the professional art world.
| SPRING 2009 |
On View: January 12 - February 6
Artist-In-Residence Exhibition: Wendy Maruyama
Closing Reception: 5 – 7 PM, Thursday, January 29th
Professor at San Diego State University and acclaimed furniture designer, Wendy Maruyama has work in the collections of the Museum of Craft and Design in New York, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and in nearly 40 private collections. Her intriguingly personal interpretations challenge traditional expectations and assumptions about furniture. In addition to her exhibition, she will give a Visiting Artist’s talk on Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 in the Visual Arts building, room 1016 at 4:30 PM.
On View: February 16 - March 13
David Schwarz Project 10:
Environment is Everything: Creating Communities, Changing Climates
Reception: 5 – 7 PM, Thursday, February 19th
Broadening the definition of environment and expanding the viewers’ assumptions and expectations through focusing on the intersections among community and climate, change and creativity, the exhibition will redefine the terms related to the “environment”. In keeping with the mission of the DSP series, this discourse will be exemplified in the work of emerging artists exploring the sociopolitical effects of humanity on the environment. More about The David Schwarz Projects
March 4
Art+Design Spring Silent Auction
Preview: 12 - 4 PM, Auction 4 - 7 PM
The annual Spring Auction offers the public the opportunity to view and purchase artwork in all media donated by the faculty, alumni/ae, and students from the School of Art+Design. Proceeds from the event are used to fund the student thesis exhibition series and scholarships.
On View: March 30 - May 1
MFA Graduation Exhibition
Reception: 5 – 7 PM, Thursdays, March 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th
As the culmination of MFA study, the series of rotating thesis exhibitions showcases the range of approaches and the individual skills of the graduate students in the School of Art+Design. The exhibitions span a wide variety of media, illustrate the range of instruction available at the School, and provide insight into the trends in art making today.
On View: May 9 – May 15
BFA Graduation Exhibition
Reception: 2 – 5 PM, Saturday, May 9th
Located throughout the Visual Arts Building, the graduation exhibition features the work of over eighty seniors from the School of Art+Design. Spanning a wide variety of media, the work illustrates the range of instruction available at the School, as well as trends in art making today.
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The Richard & Dolly Maass Gallery is located on the first floor of the Visual Arts Building and is adjacent to the Neuberger Museum of Art. Directions
All shows in the Richard & Dolly Maass Gallery and project spaces in the School of Art+Design are free and open to the public. [Use W-1 parking lot; a $5 fee may apply.]
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