Posted on Sep 10, 2009

 

PJ Smalley, “American Mom,” 2008, oil on canvas

Through Sept. 20

Mandeville Gallery

Nott Memorial

Green Light

This seventh annual juried exhibition for emerging artists with disabilities was organized by VSA arts and sponsored by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. The 15 participating artists were asked to consider the motivations behind their work and the infinite possibilities that creativity provides. They were also encouraged to contemplate the relationship between life, art and disability. Closing reception set for Friday, Sept. 18.

 

Through Sept. 27

Wikoff Student Gallery

Nott Memorial

A Perfect Press, Printed by Union Students

Featured prints were created in “Printmaking: Etching,” taught by Sandra Wimer in the spring. The pieces employ a variety of techniques: etching, aquatint, soft-ground, pigmented inkjet and polymer photogravure printing. Many of the final prints combine several different techniques to create a single image.

 

Through September

Schaffer Library Atrium

Union Notables

Union Notables celebrates the great men and women who have studied and worked at the College from its founding in 1795 to the present day. Every six months, a new group of three notables is featured. Currently featured are Chester A. Arthur, Class of 1848 and 21st U.S. president; Philip G. Di Sorbo, Class of 1971 and co-founder of the Foundation for Hospice in Sub-Saharan Africa; and Robert Holland Jr., a member of the Class of 1962 who has made valuable contributions to sustainability in business.

 

Through Oct. 16

Schaffer Library

Thelma and Kenneth Lally Reading Room

Degas’ Contemporaries

Coinciding with the “Degas & Music” show currently on display at the Hyde Collection in Glens Falls, N.Y., this exhibit features work from Union’s Permanent Collection by peers of famed French impressionist Edgar Degas.

 

Long Time Standing; Greg Eltringham, Paintings and Drawings; Visual Arts Atrium

Through Nov. 14

Visual Arts Building

Arts Atrium

Greg Eltringham, Paintings and Drawings

This exhibit features the work of Greg Eltringham, professor of painting at the Savannah College of Art and Design in Savannah, Ga. Gallery talk and reception set for Friday, Sept. 11, at 4 p.m.