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"Emerging Art" Showcases KSC Student Work

Artwork by Joshua Tuscher
Artwork by Joshua Tuscher

KEENE, N.H. 4/10/06 - The Keene State College Department of Art will present “Emerging Art,” the annual KSC art students’ exhibition, from Monday, April 17, through Sunday, May 7, at the Thorne-Sagendorph Art Gallery.

Bachelor of fine arts candidates, seniors, and other students majoring in art and graphic design will exhibit their paintings, drawings, prints, sculpture, and ceramics, as well as posters, advertising and packaging designs, promotional pieces, and books. The pieces were selected by art department faculty from work students completed in all levels of art classes throughout the academic year.

One gallery will feature artwork by four NH bachelor of fine arts students graduating in May: Krista Diane Borneisen of Keene, David C. Donovan of Keene, Adrienne LaBombard of Canaan, and Joshua Tuscher of Manchester. This is the fourth year of the BFA program, a highly selective program in the visual arts that requires seniors to exhibit their work.

Nine other senior students expecting to receive Bachelor of Arts degrees will have their artwork featured in the second gallery along with other students’ works. These graduating seniors are: Leah Fishback of Millville, Mass., and NH students Shawn A. Huckins of Northfield, Brynne Landis of Alstead, Greg Mamczak of Temple, Molly N. O’Dwyer of Peterborough, David Leon Peragallo of Rindge, Julie Lynne Slattery of Pelham, Hannah Tewksbury of Nelson, and Stewart Thompson of Lee.

These 13 students have been preparing their artwork for exhibit during a Senior Seminar course taught by Christopher Nitsche, an assistant professor of art and sculpture.

The Art Department and the Friends of the Thorne are hosting afternoon and evening art events. Everyone is invited to attend an opening reception for “Emerging Art” from 5:30 - 8:00 p.m at the Thorne and the Graphic Design Senior Portfolio Review from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m., in the Mable Brown Room of the L.P. Young Student Center. Both events are on Friday, April 21, 2006. Graphic design seniors have been preparing their portfolios during a Senior Portfolio course taught by Robert Kostick, an instructor of art and graphic design.

Free guided gallery tours of “Emerging Art” are offered at 3 p.m. on two Sundays: April 23 and 30. Reservations are not required.

Gallery visitors are invited to vote for their favorite works in graphic design and studio art. The artist of each winning selection will be presented with a People’s Choice Commendation, which carries a $100 cash prize and is sponsored by the Friends of the Thorne. The winners will be announced on Monday, May 1.

The exhibit, reception, and portfolio review are free and open to the public. The gallery is open from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday through Wednesday, and noon to 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday. It will be open from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 6, and Sunday, May 7, for Keene State College commencement.

The gallery is accessible to people with disabilities. To request accommodations for a disability, please call the gallery at least two weeks before your visit. For information, call 603-358-2720 or visit www.keene.edu/tsag.

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