2016 Juried Student Art Exhibition opens Feb. 5
Skidmore's Schick Art Gallery will present the 2016 Juried Skidmore Student Exhibition, a celebration of the creativity, imagination, and skill of Skidmore students, from Friday, Feb. 5, to Monday, March 7, 2016. An opening reception is planned from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 5 at the gallery. The public is welcome; admission is free.
Each year, Skidmore students submit works in all materials, including painting, drawing, ceramics, sculpture, jewelry, fibers, printmaking, graphic design, photography, digital media, and animation to be considered for inclusion in this annual exhibition. From an average of 250 entries, a guest juror typically chooses 50 to 75 works for exhibit, and also selects outstanding works for special awards. Awards and gift certificates totaling more than $1,000 are funded annually through donations by friends of the gallery, campus organizations, and generous community benefactors, including the Adirondack Trust Co., Soave Faire, and Allerdice Building Supply.
Guest juror for this year’s exhibition is Douglas Dreishpoon, chief curator emeritus at the Albright-Knox Museum in Buffalo, N.Y. For more than 20 years he has been a museum professional whose experience includes serving as curator of collections and interim director at the Weatherspoon Art Museum in North Carolina, and curator of contemporary art at the Tampa Museum of Art in Florida. Also a writer, his essays and reviews have been published in numerous catalogues and magazines, including Art in America and Art Journal. Dreishpoon, who in 1975 earned a degree in art history at Skidmore, holds a Ph.D. from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York.
Skidmore’s Schick Art Gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. All Schick Art Gallery events are free and open to the public. For more information, please visit the gallery website.
