Weather Closure
Due to possible hazardous weather, Brenau’s Gainesville campus closes at 1 p.m. today, January 20th, with afternoon and evening activities postponed. Please check Brenau.edu for updates about tomorrow. If the university is closed tomorrow, the reception for “The Prints of Jasper Johns” and “Postwar Modernists” will be postponed.
Gallery Offices Closed for Holiday Break
Brenau University offices will be closed Monday, December 21st- Monday, January 4th for Holiday Break. We wish you all a safe and happy holiday season!!
Behind the Seams Textile Conservation Workshop
Saturday, October 24th, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Simmons Visual Arts Center, Presidents Gallery.
Join Lori Gann-Smith, Curator of the Brenau University Historic Clothing Collection, to learn more about caring for historic textiles and simple conservation techniques that you can use to better preserve your family’s heirlooms. Free and open to the public. Limited space is available. Registration required. For more information or to register for this workshop, please contact Allison Lauricella at (770) 534-6263 or at amurphy2@brenau.edu.
Art Educator Workshop– Ceramics 101: Hand-building and Surface Decoration
Saturday, September 26th, 9:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m
Simmons Visual Arts Center
This special ceramics workshop with Dr. Barbara Faulkner, Associate Professor of Art and Design, will give art educators the opportunity to create original clay works. At the workshop on Saturday, September 26th, attendees will design and construct clay pieces and experiment with various surface decoration techniques. This workshop is free and is open to educators only. Limited space is available. Contact Allison Murphy Lauricella at (770)534-6263 or at amurphy2@brenau.edu to register.
Lunch & Learn – John Heliker Film Screening
photo by Charlotte Brooks
Thursday, October 22nd, 12:00 p.m.
Simmons Visual Arts Center, Sellars Gallery
Bring your lunch and enjoy this special screening of “John Heliker: The Inner Compass of Certainty”. Based on a series of interviews recorded with the artist in New York and Maine, this short film explores Heliker’s life and work, and includes reminiscences with contemporaries Lou Harrison and William Maxwell. A contemporary individualist who was never associated with any particular school, Heliker’s work has been guided by what critic Jed Perl has called an “inner compass of certainty.” This intimate portrait offers a rare and fascinating insight into the creative process of an artist who was still working in his ninth decade. John Heliker passed away in 2000. Running Time: 34 minutes.
Light desserts will be provided. This event is free and open to the public. Please r.s.v.p. to Allison Lauricella at (770) 534-6263 or at amurphy2@brenau.edu.
John Heliker: The Order of Things Tour Program
Pictured Above: John Heliker,” Untitled (Study for The Literary)”, c. 1938, Pen and Ink on Paper
Brenau Galleries is pleased to offer docent-led tours of “John Heliker:The Order of Things” to adult groups of 5 or more. This program is designed to give visitors a unique and engaging experience in which they can learn more about the works in this special exhibit that encompasses 60 years of paintings and drawings by American artist John Heliker. Heliker developed a unique and expressive artistic style during the Works Progress Administration years and continued to be a central figure in New York’s art world for over six decades. Tours are offered on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings at 11:00. Tours must be reserved at least two weeks in advance. For more information or to reserve a tour, please contact Allison Lauricella at (770) 534- 6263 or at amurphy2@brenau.edu.
2015 Docent Program Kick-Off
BRENAU UNIVERSITY GALLERIES WANTS YOU!
Brenau University Galleries is looking for people interested in serving the community as gallery volunteers and docents!! Join us Thursday, July 23rd, at 3:30 p.m. in Simmons Visual Arts Center’s Sellars Gallery to learn more about the exciting volunteer opportunities available and to meet and mingle with current docents! Brenau Galleries offers a wide-range of volunteer opportunities—from gallery assistants and guest service staff to docent tour leaders and community ambassadors! Mark your calendars for this special opportunity to learn more about the galleries and to enjoy the company of fellow art-lovers! Refreshments will be served. Please contact Allison Lauricella at (770) 534-6263 or at amurphy2@brenau.edu to R.S.V.P.
Brenau Galleries closed July 3rd
Pictured Above: Frederick Childe Hassam (American, 1859-1935),Washington at Mt. Vernon,Etching on Paper, 1931, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bentley, Sr.
Brenau University offices will be closed on Friday, July 3rd, in observance of Independence Day. Brenau Galleries wishes you a safe and happy 4th of July!
2015 Brenau Collaborative Undergraduate Juried Exhibition Winners Announced
This past Saturday, Brenau Galleries hosted the opening receptions for the Brenau Collaborative Senior Projects and Portfolios Exhibit and the Undergraduate Juried Exhibition. The Brenau Collaborative is an annual two-part exhibit featuring the work of both undergraduate students and exiting seniors in the areas of Art and Design and Interior Design. At the opening reception this past weekend, the award recipients for the Undergraduate Juried Exhibition were announced. The winning entries included pieces across a variety of media–from drawing and ceramics to 3-D printed jewelry and graphic design pieces. Congratulations to these students on creating truly stunning pieces!!!
Best of Show – Alaina Troha “Ode to Kassandra”
1st Place— Jessica McClure “Untitled (Digital Design)”
2nd Place— Kassandra Thomas “Live Models Needed”
3rd Place— Deirdre Kunze “Llamas”
Honorable Mentions
Landon Farrow, “Eco Jewelry”
Britney Powe, “Untitled (Ceramic Vase)
Eenyie Ken-Piaro, “Generation Empowered”
Aye Thu Thu Ko, “ Geometric City”
Hannah Rich, “Super Selfie”
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- Britney Powe, “Untitled (Ceramic Vase)”
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- Landon Farrow, “Eco Jewelry”
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- Hannah Rich, “Super Selfie”
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- Aye Thu Thu Ko, “ Geometric City”
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- Jessica McClure, “Untitled (Digital Design)”
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- Deirdre Kunze, “Llamas”
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- Eenyie Ken-Piaro, “Generation Empowered”
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- Kassandra Thomas, “Live Models Needed”
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- Alaina Troha, “Ode to Kassandra”
Brenau Students Exposed to Artistic Processes
On Wednesday, March 4th, Brenau University Art and Design students had the opportunity to see the artistic processes employed by ceramicist Alisa (Al) Holen firsthand. The artist demonstrated various wheel-throwing and surface decoration techniques for the captivated audience. Alisa Holen creates unique forms that at once functional and sculptural. Alisa’s work can be seen in the exhibit “Synergy”, on display in Leo Castelli Gallery through May 7th.
