art & art history
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Area colleges art exhibition at Cornell
MOUNT VERNON — Cornell College will host works by student artists from neighboring Linn County colleges Feb. 26 through March 26 at the Peter Paul Luce Gallery in McWethy Hall. The Cedar Rapids Area Colleges Student Art Exhibition 2006 features artists from Coe College, Kirkwood Community College and Mount Mercy College. A reception is 2 […]
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Coleman’s quarry drawings at Cornell’s Orange Carpet Gallery
MOUNT VERNON — Pastel drawings of the old stone quarry in Mount Vernon are on display Feb. 28 through April 28 in the Orange Carpet Gallery of The Commons at Cornell College. Admission is free. This series of works by Mount Vernon artist Susan Coleman is based on points of view from the quarry, also […]
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‘Images of Kosovo’ at Cornell’s Orange Carpet Gallery through Feb. 23
MOUNT VERNON – Photos by Muscatine residents, along with artwork by them and the Kosovar children they visited, are exhibited in “Images of Kosovo” in the Orange Carpet Gallery of The Commons at Cornell College through Feb. 23. Admission is free. The exhibition tells the story of a July 2005 visit by 32 Muscatine residents, […]
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Artist weaves plastic bags, fencing into sculptures on exhibit at Cornell
MOUNT VERNON — A Fairfield artist has turned ordinary household objects and old industrial supplies – including dish scrubbers, disposable plastic bags and rabbit fencing – into sculptures inspired by the relationship between the human figure and landforms. The art is featured in “Judy Bales: Counterpoint,” an exhibition of fiber work by Bales showing Jan. […]
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Exhibition of paintings opens Nov. 6 in Luce Gallery
MOUNT VERNON – An exhibition of paintings by Nanci Erskine and Leslie Bell opens Sunday, Nov. 6, in the Peter Paul Luce Gallery of McWethy Hall. A closing reception is Sunday, Dec. 4, from 2 to 5 p.m., including an artist talk at 3:30 p.m. in 222A McWethy. Erskine earned an MA/MFA from the University […]
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Alumni photo exhibit in Luce Gallery
MOUNT VERNON – Cornell alumni photographers present their work – including traditional and digital ranges of the spectrum, manipulated imagery, documentary subjects, portraiture both human and canine, and landscapes of a personal and universal nature – in a homecoming exhibit opening Sunday, Sept. 18, in the Peter Paul Luce Gallery of McWethy Hall. Featured artists […]