Previous Exhibits – 2009
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Migrations: New Directions in Native American Art
"A Moment of Silence"
Star Wallowing Bull, 2004, lithographSeptember 12 – November 24, 2009
The Migrations project, partially funded by grants from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts, was developed to identify and showcase emerging Native American artists who are working with a contemporary vocabulary.
Downstream: Current Works on Water by Six Artists
"Warm Winter"
Nathalie Miebach, mixed media sculptureSeptember 12 – November 24, 2009
Artists use water as inspiration and metaphor in a variety of innovative media and also address the issue of the shrinking global availability of clean water.
This exhibit about the importance of water and water conservation will be the focus of the Friends of the Thorne’s annual Education Program for area school children, scheduled for Oct. 19-30, 2009.
Out of Sequence: Underrepresented Voices in American Comics
"Perfect Thighs"
Kris Dresen, 2005, digital projection,
©Kris DresenOctober 24–December 6, 2009
Celebrating creators of comics, both historical and contemporary, from underrepresented demographics, including women and minorities. The works in this exhibition also extend the boundaries of the comics form, embracing nontraditional techniques and experimental design and story elements.
Keene State College
Celebrating Our Centennial 1909-2009:
100 Years of Academic Community
"Couple in Front of Hale Building"
photographer unknown, 1953
"Dorothy Hamill"
Andy Warhol, 1977, Polacolor Type 108June 5 – August 2, 2009
reopens September 12–27
An exhibit of photographs and memorabilia chronicling the college, its students, faculty, and staff from 1909 to the present.
Also featuring:
"Photographs by Andy Warhol and Other Gifts to KSC"
A small selection of the 150 Warhol original Polaroids and gelatin silver prints given to the gallery by the Andy Warhol Photographic Legacy Program and several prints which are part of a recent donation to the college by Robert P. Hubbard of Walpole, N.H.Emerging Art, the Annual KSC Art Student Exhibition
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The KSC Department of Art presents works by senior studio art majors and other students taking art courses.
Biennial Regional Jurors Choice Competition
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A juried exhibition of works in a variety of media by artists living within a 30 mile radius of Keene or who are members of the Friends of the Thorne.
Jurors are:
- Gail E. Sauter from Kittery, Maine, a master pastelist and a Copley artist
- Bert Yarborough from Hartford, Vermont, contemporary artist and an associate professor of art at Colby-Sawyer College
Selections from the Hubbard Collection
"Scene at P.J. Clark's"
Leroy Neiman, (American, b. 1921)
serigraph on paper, 1978January 24–February 26, 2009
A sampling of the 56 works of fine art recently donated to Keene State College by Robert P. Hubbard of Walpole, N.H. The collection includes paintings, drawings, prints, and sculpture by such artists as Elaine de Kooning, Albert Hirschfeld, William Hogarth, Francisco de Goya, N.C. Wyeth, and others.
Sea of Birds
March 9-12, 2009
An interdisciplinary storytelling performance using history, memory, and the power of the imagination by White Box Theater.
The public is invited to view the installation March 9 & 10 and attend three performances March 12 at 6, 7:30 and 8:30 p.m.
