Posted on Nov 11, 2008

Through Nov. 23

Mandeville Gallery

Nott Memorial

Outside Information: A Site-Specific Sound Installation by Stephan Moore

Moore, a composer, audio artist and sound designer in New York City, uses the complex acoustics inside the Nott Memorial to transform the building’s interior into a dense wilderness of small, shifting sounds. Says Rachel Seligman, director and curator, Mandeville Gallery, “This wonderful piece is a subtle blanket of shifting, tantalizing sounds, which engages the careful listener with its mysterious and delicate textures.” 

 

 

Through Dec. 1

Burns Atrium Art Gallery

Visual Arts Building

Knackers Yard

Visiting Assistant Professor of Visual Arts Anthony Cafritz’s recent installation of seemingly disparate materials that “attempts to describe the current state of things.”

 

Charlotte Keenan worked alongside SAFER volunteers and Union students at her New Orleans house. Before Hurricane Katrina hit, Keenan evacuated to Tunica, Mississippi. When she and her husband returned in October 2005, they were only able to salvage about

 

Through Dec. 19

Wikoff Student Gallery

Nott Memorial

“Southern Louisiana: Hurricane Recovery”

This is a photographic documentary by Alex Handin ’10. Says Handin: “In 2005, hurricanes Katrina and Rita devastated Southern Louisiana, claiming lives and destroying homes. In December 2007, I accompanied Union College's community service mini-term to New Orleans and Dulac, La. This project seeks to share experiences of hurricane survivors with members of the Union community.” An artists’ reception will be held Thursday, Nov. 13, 4:30–6 p.m.

 

Francisco Verástegui” Parabolas Mexicanas – Mandeville Gallery Oct. 2008

Through Feb. 8

Mandeville Gallery

Nott Memorial

“Parabolas Mexicanas: Paintings, Prints and Drawings by Bernardo González and Francisco Verástegui”

This exhibition features some 50 paintings, prints and drawings by Mexican artists Bernardo González and Francisco Verástegui. The College is hosting a series of events in connection with the show, including events with the artists, a film series, performances and lectures during fall and winter terms.

 

Through March 24

Schaffer Library Atrium

Union Notables

The third Union Notables exhibit, a rotating show of extraordinary people from the College, features John Bigelow, Class of 1835; Sue J. Goldie, ’84; and Charles Proteus Steinmetz, Union faculty member from 1902 to 1923.