RU Art Museum

2002 - 2003 Exhibition Season

FLOSSIE MARTIN GALLERY


Reflections on the River
September 5 - October 20
Reception: Thursday, September 5 at 5 p.m.
This exhibition showcases art made by people who took organized day trips by canoe down the New River over the last several years. Curated by Dorothy Mercer.

Stations of Remembering: Works by Halide Salam
October 24 - November 26
Reception: Tuesday, October 29 at 5 p.m.
Recent works by internationally exhibited RU Art professor Halide Salam created during her Professional Faculty Development Leave.

Works from the RU Art Museum Collection
December 3 - 13
Selected works from the Art Museum's permanent collection.

Art Faculty Show
January 9 - February 9
Reception: Thursday, January 9 at 5 p.m.
This annual exhibition shows the breadth of subject matter and media in current works by RU Art faculty.

Mayan king from the Temple of the Inscriptions in Palenque, Mexico (rubbing)


Tabeez (Amulet) No. 6. Listening to the Sounds of the Light by Halide Salam

Kebedech Tekleab and Nathan Kaerasoro: Works by Two African Artists
February 13 - March 7
Reception: Thursday, February 13 at 5 p.m.
Artist’s talk at 7 p.m. in Cook Hall 107.
This exhibition, curated by Halide Salam, coincides with the International Education Center’s African Cultures Festival. Kebedech Tekleab is a painter from Ethiopia and Nathan Kaerasoro is a sculptor from Zimbabwe.

March 8 - 25: Gallery closed for Spring Break and the BFA Exit & Portfolio Reviews

Spring MFA Show
March 26 - April 13
Reception: Wednesday, March 26 at 5 p.m.
Graduating students in the Master of Fine Arts program exhibit their best work. Due to the size of this exhibition, works will also be displayed in the Art Department Gallery at the Bondurant Center in downtown Radford.

Spring BFA Show
April 17 - May 3
Reception: Thursday, April 17 at 5 p.m.
Graduating students in the Bachelor of Fine Arts program exhibit their best work. Due to the size of this exhibition, works will also be displayed in the Art Department Gallery at the Bondurant Center in downtown Radford.

Selections from the Permanent Collection
May 12 - July 25
An exhibition of some of the best works from the RU Art Museum collection.
   


Sunken Boat, New River by Jim Knipe

Gallery 205

Vertiginous Waters / Southern Rivers: Photographs by Jim Knipe
September 5 - October 18
Reception: Thursday, September 5 at 5 p.m.
Works by RU Art professor Jim Knipe. The theme of this exhibition coincides with Reflections on the River in the Flossie Martin Gallery.

Recent Acquisitions
October 21 - November 26
This exhibition will highlight some of the RU Art Museum’s recent acquisitions in various media.

Fall MFA Show
December 2 - 13
The best works of graduating Master of Fine Arts student Pamela Helm.

Self-portraits from the Permanent Collection
January 9 - February 7
This exhibition, curated by Arthur Jones, explores a variety of approaches to the concept of self-portraiture through representative examples in the RU Art Museum’s collection.

Picturesque America: Engravings of Southwest Virginia
February 13 - March 28
An exhibition curated by Dorothy Mercer.

April: TBA

   


Self-Portrait by Karel Appel

RU ART MUSEUM DOWNTOWN
(Bondurant Center, Second Floor)

Radford Art Show
September 12 - October 18
Reception: Thursday, September 12 at 5 p.m.
This juried exhibition of work by Radford artists is a partnership among the City of Radford and its Arts and Events Commission, the RU Art Museum and the university’s Highlanders Festival Committee.

Beyond the Tartan V: Linda Bonkemeyer, Tom Thielemann, Lisa Hendrickson, and Geoff Rowland.
October 21 - December 11
Reception: Monday, October 21 at 5 p.m.
An exhibition of works and a career update on four alumni of the Master of Fine Arts program.

Juried Student Show
January 27 - March 3
Reception: Monday, January 27 at 5 p.m.
An annual competitive student exhibition with awards.

Senior Interior Design Exhibition
March 19 - 24
Reception: Saturday, March 22, 2 - 4 p.m.
An exhibition by graduating Interior Design students.

Spring MFA Show
March 26 - April 13
Reception: Wednesday, March 26 at 5 p.m.
Graduating students in the Master of Fine Arts program exhibit their best work. Due to the size of this exhibition, works will also be displayed in the Flossie Martin Gallery in Powell Hall.

Spring BFA Show
April 17 - May 3
Reception: Thursday, April 17 at 5 p.m.
Graduating students in the Bachelor of Fine Arts program exhibit their best work. Due to the size of this exhibition, works will also be displayed in the Flossie Martin Gallery in Powell Hall.
   


Richmond, Virginia by Fred Scruton

RU ART MUSEUM DOWNTOWN ART DEPARTMENT GALLERY (Bondurant Center, Street Level)

David J. Hedges
September 9 – October 18
Reception: Monday, September 9
Photographs by Blacksburg ophthalmologist and photographer David J. Hedges

Beyond the Tartan V: Lisa Hendrickson and Geoff Rowland.
October 21 - January 31
Reception: Monday, October 21 at 5 p.m.
An exhibition of works and a career update on two alumni of the Master of Fine Arts program.

RU Ceramics
February 3 - March 7
Ceramic works by RU students in professor Drew Dodson’s ceramics classes.

Senior Fashion Exhibition
March 19 - 24
Reception: Saturday, March 22, 2 - 4 p.m.
An exhibition by graduating Fashion students.

RU Painting
April 15 - May 2
Reception: Tuesday, April 15 at 5 p.m.
Works by students in professor Halide Salam’s painting classes at Radford University.
   


As Kids Go by Sam Gilliam

Muse Satellite Gallery
Tyler Hall Satellite Gallery
Cook Hall Display Case


These exhibition spaces usually feature student work.