As a memorial to lives lost to AIDS, the Davidson College Art Galleries and the Health Education Center have shrouded artwork in the Sculpture Garden & Spencer Lobby in Chambers. The works are covered to create a visual sign reminding our campus how much art and creativity has been lost to the world due to the AIDS epidemic. May we consider all of the lives cut short by the disease and for one day, imagine a world without the artistic contributions of those who have died. The first national Day Without Art was held on December 1, 1989, in conjunction...
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Davidson College seeks Director/Curator for the Van Every/Smith Galleries
Written by: Davidson College Art Galleries
May 14th, 2012
The Davidson College Art Department currently has the following opening available: Director and Curator Van Every/Smith Galleries Each position listing should be read carefully for unique application requirements and deadlines. Applicants may want to become familiar with Davidson's goals under its recently adopted Strategic Plan by linking to the following letter to prospective faculty or view the Strategic Plan in its entirety. Should you have questions, please contact our Departmental Assistant Brenda King by phone (704/894-2344) or email (brking@davidson.edu ). Thank you for your interest in Davidson College. - Cort Savage, Professor and Chair of Art Open Position Title: Director and Curator Van Every/Smith Galleries...
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Campus Sculpture Adds “The Group of Ten”
Written by: Davidson College Art Galleries
March 21st, 2012
Davidson College is completing the installation of the newest addition to the Campus Sculpture Program's garden outside E.H. Little Library. This work, The Group of Ten by Polish sculptor Magdalena Abakanowicz, is the latest addition to Davidson's Permanent Art Collection. Abakanowicz's work can be found in major museums and public collections all over the world. A public dedication will take place on campus on Thursday, March 29 at 4:30 p.m. The dedication will feature remarks by President Carol Quillen. Music for the dedication has been composed by Jennifer Stasack, Professor and Chair of Music, and will be performed by Artist Associates...
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Herb Jackson – Man of Many Layers – in Lake Norman Magazine
Written by: Davidson College Art Galleries
March 4th, 2011
Herb Jackson is a Southerner and polite. So when someone in a worried tone asks him what ever will he do now that he’s retiring, he says softly, “I have plenty to do.” What he’s thinking – and is too well-mannered to say – is, “Have you not noticed what I’ve been doing for the last 50 years?” What the Davidson College professor has been doing – and will continue to do after retiring in May – is making art. Disciplined and hardworking, Jackson, 65, is up with the sun for a five-mile walk before a breakfast of green tea...
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POSTER – PICTURE – POST: A Community Collaboration [announced]
Written by: Davidson College Art Galleries
January 12th, 2011
Thursday, January 13, 7:00 p.m. Semans Lecture Hall, Katherine and Tom Belk Visual Arts Center (VAC) Renowned photographer Mitch Epstein and author Susan Bell introduce their new poster campaign that will be on view throughout Davidson and the greater Charlotte Metro region. It is an extension of their website and successful billboard projects in Cincinnati and Columbus. WHATISAMERICANPOWER.COM POSTER: Local volunteers will be given specially-designed posters to mount in public spaces (legally and/or with permission, of course). POST: Share pictures on the Davidson College Art Galleries facebook page as part of an extensive online gallery. PICTURE:
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