COPLAC Exhibit Comes to Carroll House
From Lynn Richardson, Art:
This year the COPLAC Northeast Regional Undergraduate Research Conference is being held at Keene State College. The Art Department is pleased to present an Exhibition of student artwork from five of the six COPLAC Colleges. Fourteen students were selected by the Art Department, representing a wide variety of media. These works will be on display in the Carroll House Galleries from October 13 – October 29. Please join us for a closing reception, October 29, 4 – 6 p.m.
Students at COPLAC institutions have the opportunity to present the results of their undergraduate research at regional conferences where they can meet and discuss their work with peers and faculty members.
Artists Brian Cristofaro and Kathryn Killoran were selected from Eastern Connecticut State University, to exhibit two Polyester Plate Lithographs titled Hawaiian Designs and Black, White and Red All over. Representing the University of Maine, Farmington, are Nicole Phillips’s large-scale work “Flock,” made from cardboard, copper wire, and a variety of feathers, along with Christy Carle’s work titled “Running,” a video projected alongside 100 still images. Brielle Rizzotti from the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts will exhibit two painted works titled “Adam and Eve” and “Bloom” alongside her classmate painter Greg Sachetti. Alex Bissonnette from Ramapo College of New Jersey will present “No. 1A,” a pen on paper work; Ashley Katalenas will be exhibiting an untitled photo-based work.
Keene State College will present two-dimensional works in the form of photography, monotypes and drawings by Jen Tremblay, Rachel Messersmith, and Paige Simpson. Sculptural objects include “Migratory Towers” by artist Samantha Pratt and a large outdoor sculpture by Jean Balamuth titled “History Repeats Itself.” Ceramic artist Dana Ward will be exhibiting two stoneware vessels titled “Archaic Independence” and “Ancient Opportunity.”
The Carroll House Gallery’s hours are Wednedsay, 2-5, and Thursday - Saturday, noon-5 p.m.
