FOR MORE INFORMATION:
SUSAN LEE, Gallery director
(218) 299-4623
AMY KELLY, College Communications and Media Relations director
(218) 299-3642
CONCORDIA OPENS ACADEMIC YEAR WITH ART EXHIBITION
Concordia College’s “Women’s Work” opens Sunday, Aug. 26, and runs through Friday, Sept. 28, in the Cyrus M. Running Gallery. A public reception will take place from 4-4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18, in the gallery. A Panel Discussion will follow at 4:30 p.m. in Frances Frazier Comstock Theatre. This exhibition occurs in conjunction with the annual Faith, Reason and World Affairs Symposium.
“Women’s Work,” is a juried invitational show that calls attention to and challenges the imbalance of power in the world and seeks to right that imbalance by focusing on art celebrating women’s lives and experiences. The panel discussion with artists Annika Hansen, Klaire Lockheart, Amy Sands, and Abigail Whitmore and moderated by The Arts Partnership’s Dayna Del Val, begins after a performance piece. The exhibit is curated and designed by heritage and museum studies major, Mallory Nermoe ’19.
Gallery hours are 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday and 1-4 p.m. Sunday. The gallery will be open special hours during commencement weekend from 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Saturday, May 5, and 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, May 6.
The exhibit and reception are free and open to the public. For more information call the art department at (218) 299-4623.
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