Grad Students Create Exhibit at the Kennedy Museum of Art
Contact: Sally Delgado, Curator of Education, (740) 593-0953 or delgado@ohio.edu
ATHENS, Ohio (May 29, 2001) -- Graduate students at Ohio University in Athens have created an exhibit that analyzes the relationship between two very different pieces of art. The result is "Dueling Visions," opening Tuesday, June 5, at the Kennedy Museum of Art. A catered reception in celebration of the gallery opening will be held June 5 from 6-8 p.m. Admission and parking are free and open to the public. The exhibit will remain on view through December 30.
The exhibit was created as a class project by Ohio University graduate students in the course "Museum and Community Education," taught by Anne Burkhart, Assistant Professor of Art Education in the School of Art.
Working with museum staff, the class curated and constructed the exhibit during spring quarter 2001. "Dueling Visions" focuses on two objects from the museum's collections: "Metastasis" (from "The Healing Series") by contemporary Cheyenne artist Bently Spang, and "The Cheyenne," a bronze sculpture created by Frederic Remington in 1902. The graduate class worked collaboratively to address issues surrounding these two objects and the dialogue that is created by juxtaposing different perspectives in the same gallery.
"Dogancay: Wall Paintings from the Museum Collection" is also on view at the Kennedy Museum of Art through Sunday, August 26. "Poetic Reflections on Navajo Art in the Modern World" opens Wednesday, June 6.
The Kennedy Museum of Art is located in Lin Hall, The Ridges, accessible from Route 682 in Athens, Ohio. Regular gallery hours are Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from noon to 5 p.m.; Thursday from noon to 8 p.m.; and Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. Gallery guides are available to provide information and to answer questions about the exhibit on Saturdays at 1:30 p.m.
Anyone who would like to receive information about upcoming exhibits and events via e-mail should contact the museum at kenmus@www.ohiou.edu. The museum's Webpage is located at www.ohiou.edu/museum
