Plugged, an exhibition focusing on new media, opens April 30

Plugged, an exhibition featuring seven Skidmore alumni artists working in new media, opens Thursday, April 30, in the Schick Art Gallery. An opening reception is planned from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., and the exhibition remains on view through June 20. The public is welcome.

The exhibition includes artworks by Simon Biswas, class of 2006; Carlson Bull, 1993; Adam Daily, 2003; Dan Eckstein, 2002; Zach Gage, 2007; Patricia Search, 1974; and Adrian Winter, 1998. Media shown are generative prints, digital photography, web design, animation and film works, as well as other digital media. Since graduating from Skidmore, these artists from across the Northeast have worked as art educators, professional photographers, and creative directors, as well as freelancers, animators, game designers, motion graphics designers and visual effects compositors.

Alumni exhibitions have occurred regularly by invitation in the Schick Art Gallery, and the studio art faculty was engaged in the search for the seven exhibiting artists featured in Plugged. In plans that began nearly a year ago, the department knew that in 2009 the Schick would host a new media exhibition. Skidmore teaches courses in communication design as well as animation and digital video. In preliminary conversations, names began to surface of alumni that had been in the news and won awards in their respective fields. The gallery committee, consisting of four studio art faculty, narrowed the pool, paring it down to the seven exhibiting artists.

The exhibition and reception are free and open to the public. Gallery hours through May 17 are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and Saturday and Sunday 1 to 4:30 p.m. Summer hours beginning May 18 are Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturdays 1 to 4 p.m. For details, click here.