在景天， 共享房间
2月. 3月19日. 22, 2024
365bet showcases contemporary, university art collections for Clarksville’s First Thursday
3月7日的艺术漫步
By: 喀拉锥盘 2024年3月1日
Photo: Atlanta-based artist In Kyoung Chun’s “共享房间” exhibit features 雕塑s that resemble sections of a house, inviting viewers to look up and discover them.
365bet平台. - Community art lovers can engage with two 奥斯汀佩伊州立大学-sponsored exhibitions during Clarksville’s First Thursday 3月7日的艺术漫步. 探讨克拉的 当代艺术中心， 新画廊 at Austin Peay, which is showcasing an exhibition by Atlanta-based artist In Kyoung Chun as part of Clarksville’s First Thursday 3月7日的艺术漫步. 然后，前往市中心 Clarksville to admire an exhibition from the University’s art collection, carefully curated and set up by 365bet art students at the 洛伦佐·斯文顿画廊.
First Stop: 新画廊 at Austin Peay
新画廊, located at 15 Henry St., presents "共享房间," a solo exhibition by Atlanta-based artist In Kyoung Chun. Chun's work explores personal and narrative spaces through the arrangement of simple forms and familiar objects in painting and 雕塑. As a South Korean immigrant facing challenges in the United States, Chun aims to create spaces that evoke positive energy and intimacy, reflecting life's optimism and peace even in troubled environments.
“We treat each exhibit installation differently to give the viewer a unique experience when visiting 新画廊, but this exhibition is unlike others we have installed," 说 Michael Dickins, director of 新画廊. 旨在给观众一种 experience not customary when viewing works of art, we are installing her 雕塑s from the ceiling, so the viewers have to look up and discover the work.”
The 雕塑s in the exhibit resemble sections of a house, accentuating Chun’s be谎言f that channeling discovery and recognizing sweetness in her everyday life is essential.
“我们邀请观众抬起头来 — or 谎言 在地板上 — and think about what makes home for them,” Dickins 说.
Photo: Art history major Mai Mai Newberry works to install 发现了, an exhibit highlighting pieces from the Austin Peay Art Collection, in the 洛伦佐·斯文顿画廊.
第二站:洛伦佐·斯文顿画廊
艺术与设计系 students have curated and installed an exhibition titled 发现了 from the Austin Peay Art Collection in the 洛伦佐·斯文顿画廊, located at 106 N. 第二个圣., which will also be available during the First Thursday Art Walk on 3月7日.
Though the Austin Peay Art Collection is accessible to the public, participating in the First Thursday Art Walk is a way to raise awareness of what it has to offer. As specific works can be overlooked within an approximately 3,500-piece art collection, 发现了 highlights some of the department’s favorite selections.
Art history major Mai Mai Newberry and studio art major Lily Goodowens, who serve as gallery assistants for 新画廊, have worked alongside Dickins and Swinton to bring a meaningful experience and encounter with the visual arts to the local community.
而有些作品则选择了 发现了 are works driven by content, others focus on the formal principles of design. 这 combination can spawn unexpected dialogues between the pieces and change their intended 的含义. The curators hope for viewers to seek out those connections and spark conversations 在自己.
“I am so very grateful for the opportunities I have been given, both with working in Austin Peay’s permanent collection and being able to co-curate this exhibit,” Newberry 说. “As an art major at Austin Peay, being exposed to the artwork we have in the collection is amazing; every piece has inspired me. 我很高兴我能做出选择 some pieces that spoke to me so they can speak to others in this exhibit. 这样的机会 has helped me grow my experience, and I am thankful for it.”
Goodowens had similar thoughts about co-curating the exhibit, which provided a transformative 教育经历.
“Having the opportunity to collaborate with the 洛伦佐·斯文顿画廊 and showcase artwork from Austin Peay’s permanent art collection for our exhibit, 发现了 has changed the way I view my work both as a gallery assistant and art student,” Goodowens 说. “As an assistant for 新画廊, I sincerely value the diverse range of artists and communities that this position connects me with. 共同策划 this exhibit has given me a new level of confidence and a deeper appreciation for the processes that go into creating these meaningful experiences.”
For those unable to visit either gallery on 3月7日, the “共享房间” exhibition is open now until March 22 at 新画廊, which operates from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. 星期一 -周五和上午10点.m.-2 p.m. 星期六.
In addition to the exhibition, events include an artist lecture by In Kyoung Chun 下午6点.m. on March 12 and a reception with a gallery talk at noon on March 13. 所有 events are free and open to the public, thanks to the sponsorship of the Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts.
这次展览 发现了 will be displayed at the 洛伦佐·斯文顿画廊 until March 30, 2024.