Dear friends:
Perhaps you've noticed or visited the exhibition of salvaged and recycled materials in the Rothman Gallery and the Sally Mather Gibson Curriculum Gallery which was installed and opened on September 3. It is an exciting example of creative challenges using recycled and reused materials. You may not know that this "green" exhibition was conceived and directed by two F & M students: Nicole DeAugustine '09 and Christine Batta '09. Nicole and Christine will be here on Saturday to present the awards to artists. We'd like you to join us to meet the artists and to say hello to Nicole and Christy, who are attending graduate schools this semester. Please pass this announcement and invitation on to students, friends, community members and anyone who is interested in the green initiatives and challenges to our creative community.
YOU ARE INVITED TO MEET THE ARTISTS AND
TO ATTEND A RECEPTION IN THEIR HONOR
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 at 1:00 p.m.
in the Rothman Gallery and the
Sally Mather Gibson Curriculum Gallery
at
The Phillips Museum of Art
Steinman College Center
free and open to the public
Here's some information about the student organized and directed exhibition:
SALVAGE:
Reclaiming
Recycling
a national juried exhibition
It's not easy being green, especially if you run a museum. However
two Franklin & Marshall graduates (May, 2009) have challenged both
artists and F&M's Phillips Museum to "go green" with their innovative
exhibit "SALVAGE: Reclaiming Recycling." The exhibit will run
Sept. 3-Oct. 29, 2009 in the Rothman Gallery and the Sally Mather
Gibson Curriculum Gallery of the Museum. An artists’ reception and
awards presentation will take place Saturday, Sept. 19 at 1 PM in the
Rothman Gallery. A screening of the film “The Story of Stuff” will be
part of the day’s events, and artists will view a video of juror, Linda
Cunningham, speaking of her selections and the exhibition.
With current emphasis on green initiatives, have you found the recycling
motto “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” stale?
"The exhibit, comprising 100% used and found objects, will challenge
people to rethink their relationships with 'disposable' objects," said
Christine Batta, one of the two student directors. "We want to challenge
artists to reduce their carbon footprint, while making the public more
aware of the different ways one can be more sustainable" added codirector
Nicole DeAugustine.
The former art history and anthropology double majors are both
interested in green initiatives on the campus, as well as fine art's
capacity to take the lead in social change. “We are hoping this show
will help to emphasize the possibilities of re‐use and recycling,
salvaged and found object creativity. We’re also hoping that our
campus will rise to the challenge of creative re‐use,” stated Claire
Giblin, curator of the Phillips Museum. “We’ve had good response
already with offers of leftover paint, used paper and other items that
we’ll use to make our posters and other items for the exhibition.”
Works in the exhibit were culled from a national call to artists,
explained Batta, and was juried by Bronx, N.Y. artist and sculptor
Linda Cunningham. Cunningham is the Arthur and Katherine Shadek
Humanities Professor of Art Emeritus at Franklin & Marshall.
In addition, the exhibition seeks to challenge the Phillips Museum to be
environmentally responsible by using “green’ materials for all office
activities related to the exhibition.
“Everything can be art and it is so exciting to see what people can do
with used, found, and salvaged materials. The exhibit is not just about
art, but art working as a catalyst and challenging the way we think as a
whole,” commented Eliza Reilly, director of The Phillips Museum.
To read more about Salvage, a blog documenting Batta's and
DeAugustine's directing process is available online at
For more information, contact The Phillips Museum at 717.291.3879
Claire Giblin
Curator of Collections
The Phillips Museum of Art
Franklin & Marshall College
P.O. Box 3003
Lancaster, PA 17604-3003
717.291.3879
717.615.2514 (cell)
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