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University of Richmond Museums
Joel and Lila Harnett Museum of Art
Joel and Lila Harnett Print Study Center
Lora Robins Gallery of Design from Nature
Richmond, Virginia 23173
museums.richmond.edu

Contacts: Heather Campbell, Curator of Museum Programs, University Museums, 804-287-6324, hcampbel@richmond.edu, Brian Eckert, Director of Media and Public Relations, 804-287-6659, beckert@richmond.edu.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - April 6, 2011


NOT YOUR GRANDMOTHER'S WALLPAPER: 2011 THESIS EXHIBITION
OPENS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND MUSEUMS
AND THE FLATS FACTORY AT NEW MANCHESTER FLATS



Not Your Grandmother's Wallpaper: 2011 Thesis Exhibition is on view concurrently in two locations, from April 15 to May 6, 2011, at the Harnett Museum of Art, University of Richmond Museums, and from April 15 to April 23, 2011, at Flats Factory, New Manchester Flats, Richmond. The senior thesis exhibition is the capstone experience for graduating studio art majors in the Department of Art and Art History at the University of Richmond. This year's exhibition includes art works by Kate Houck, Rudolph Jackson, Bertrand Morin, Eliza Morse, David Newman, Amy Nicholas, Sadie Runge, and Irena Stanisic.

The studio art majors work throughout their senior year to prepare for this exhibition. In the fall, the students focus on creating a cohesive body of work that supports a developed thesis. The spring semester is spent organizing the exhibition by completing their artwork, refining artist statements, documenting their artwork, creating websites, and engaging in critiques. The yearlong course was taught in the fall by Heide Trepanier, Part-time Instructor of Art, University of Richmond, and in the spring by Jeremy Drummond, Associate Professor of Art, University of Richmond.

Throughout the undergraduate studio art program, students are required to take classes in a variety of media. By their senior year, each student has a diverse portfolio of work and has begun to develop a personal style. The senior thesis class provides an opportunity for the students to use what they have learned to create their own work and present it in a professional manner. The art produced for the senior thesis class is created specifically for the final exhibition. The link for the class website is: http://www.thesisexhibition2011.com.

Not Your Grandmother's Wallpaper was organized by the University of Richmond Museums and the Department of Art and Art History in collaboration with the Flats Factory, New Manchester Flats, Richmond.


PROGRAMMING

Artist Talks
Friday, April 15, 1:15 to 3:10 p.m.
Joel and Lila Harnett Museum of Art, University of Richmond Museums, Modlin Center for the Arts
1:15 p.m.  Irena Stanisic
1:30 p.m.  Bertrand Morin
1:45 p.m.  Rudolph Jackson
2:00 p.m.  Eliza Morse
2:15 p.m.  Amy Nicholas
2:30 p.m.  Sadie Runge
2:45 p.m.  David Newman
3:00 p.m.  Kate Houck

(The talks are presented as part of the University of Richmond's School of Arts and Sciences 2011 Student Symposium, from 1 to 5 p.m., Friday, April 15. The School of Arts and Sciences presents the Student Symposium every spring to showcase hundreds of student research projects from across the disciplines of the school.)

Artist Reception
Friday, April 15, 7:30 to 10 p.m.
Opening reception and preview of the exhibition
Flats Factory, New Manchester Flats, 715 East 6th Street, Richmond

Fourth Friday Reception
Friday, April 22, 6 to 9 p.m.
Flats Factory, New Manchester Flats, 715 East 6th Street, Richmond


All exhibitions and programs are open to the public and free of charge.


Note: Images for press are available by contacting Heather Campbell, 804-287-6324 or hcampbel@richmond.edu 

University of Richmond Museums comprises the Joel and Lila Harnett Museum of Art, the Joel and Lila Harnett Print
Study Center, and the Lora Robins Gallery of Design from Nature. Admission to all museums is free and open to the
public. For group visits and tours, please call 804-289-8237 at least two weeks prior to your visit for reservations. Call
804-289-8276 for information and directions or visit our website at museums.richmond.edu

The Joel and Lila Harnett Museum of Art is located in the George M. Modlin Center for the Arts. Museum hours (1/12-
4/22/2011): Sunday through Friday, 1 to 5 p.m. Summer hours (4/27-5/20/2011): Wednesday through Friday, 1 to 5 p.m.
Closed Easter Sunday (4/24/2011), and Summer Break (5/21-8/16/2011).

The Joel and Lila Harnett Print Study Center is also located in the George M. Modlin Center for the Arts. Museum hours
by appointment (804-287-6424).


The Lora Robins Gallery of Design from Nature is located in a separate wing of the Boatwright Memorial Library with its
entrance on Richmond Way. Museum hours (1/12-4/22/2011): Sunday through Friday, 1 to 5pm. Summer hours (4/26-
7/22/2011): Tuesday through Friday, 1 to 5 p.m. Closed Easter Sunday (4/24/2011), and Summer Break (7/23-8/16/2011).


For hours and contact information regarding the exhibition at New Manchester Flats, please see their website:
http://newmanchesterflats.com/life.htm