Two Worlds:
new work by Charlie Brouwer
August 21 – September 12 Reception: Thursday, August 24 at 5 p.m.
Questions are never answered in Brouwer’s works,
which always leave room for contemplation.
Radford City
Art Show
August 28 – October 7 Reception: Monday, August 28 at 5 p.m.
Our biennial celebration of local
artistic talent.
Disintegration and Renewal:
constructed works of Shirley Thomas
August 31 – September 29 Reception: Thursday, August 31 at 5 p.m.
Human activity – damage and repair – is traced across
the surface of Thomas’ works. This is art that queries the relationship
between condition and value, and recognizes that disintegration yields
renewal.
Cul-de-Sac: Art from a
Suburban Nation
September 14 – October 17 Reception: Thursday, September 14 at 5 p.m.
Opening night music provided by the
Spiral Joy Band.
A dozen contemporary artists’ take on the ‘burbs.
Multiple viewpoints, multiple media.
Sharp Pencil: The Political
Satire of Julio Martinez San Jose
October 3 – November 3 Reception: Tuesday, October 3 at 5 p.m.
Trained as an architect, Martinez San Jose has turned his
draughtsmanship in other directions. Influenced by Swift and Goya but
responding to the political climate of our time, his drawings are sharp
barbs thrown at authority of every kind.
SI-LA-GI: New Art from
Hungary
October 12 – November 10 Reception: Thursday, October 12 at 5 p.m.
A Hungarian Buddhist, artist, and filmmaker, SI-LA-GI
believes that “the task of a work of art is to emanate positive energy;
to pull down walls; in certain cases to create firm spiritual
foundations in others.” Part of the East/Central Europe Culture
Festival.
Art Faculty Show
October 23 – November 27 Reception: Monday, October 23 at 5 p.m.
Our biennial exhibition of the studio art faculty’s
own artwork.
K-12: Where All Art Begins + ArtWalk
October 30 – November 26 Reception: Monday, October 30 at 6 p.m.
An exhibition of art from kindergarten through high
school programs in the Montgomery County Public Schools where Professor
Richard Bay's student teachers are placed.
Constantine Gedal
November 9 – January 1 Reception: Thursday, November 9 at 5 p.m.
Moments of frozen time reflect the artist’s memories
of Magnitogorsk. Part of the East/Central Europe Culture Festival.
Bucharest Modernism
November 13 – November 28 Reception: Monday, November 13 at 5 p.m.
Pre-war architecture and design from Romania. Part of
the East/Central Europe Culture Festival.
RU Ceramics
November 28 – January 17
Ceramic works by RU
students in Professor Drew Dodson’s ceramics classes.
Fall BFA / MFA Show
December 1 – 16 Reception: Friday, December 1 at 5 p.m.
Graduating students in the Bachelor of Fine Arts and
Master of Fine Arts programs exhibit their best works. Additional work
will be displayed at the RU Art Museum Downtown (Bondurant Center, 1129
East Main St.).
Benny Carter
January 15 – March 20 Reception: Monday, January 15 at 5 p.m.
Benny Carter is a Visionary/Outsider artist. He lives
in Mayodan, North Carolina and his work has been shown nationally and
internationally. Currently he has works at the American Visionary Museum
in Baltimore and at The Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State University.
His work consists of paintings and three-dimensional constructions.
Guarded Gestures
January 11 – March 10 Reception: Thursday, January 11 at 5 p.m.
Artworks that act as filters or buffers between the
artist and the outside world. Much of the art is wearable.
Juried Student Show
January 18 – February 10 Reception: Thursday, January 18 at 5 p.m.
Our annual competitive student exhibition, with
awards.
Graduate Art Students’
Association Exhibition
January 22 – March 3
RU graduate art studio
students mount their own installation.
Beyond the Tartan IX: David
Hodge
February 12 – March 3 Reception: Monday, February 12 at 5 p.m.
One of the first to receive the BFA degree from RU,
Hodge has been a graphic designer for 20 years. This exhibition presents
25 works spanning those two decades.
Alison Weld
March 22 – May 11 Reception: Thursday, March 22 at 5 p.m.
Fake fur, vinyl, and artificial flowers are
juxtaposed to expressionistic brushwork in paintings that speak to the
unsteady balance between public and private realms.
Mixed Media Student
Exhibition
March 26 – April 14 Reception: Monday, March 26 at 5 p.m.
Works by RU students in Professor Halide Salam’s
mixed media seminar.
Spring MFA Show
March 30 – April 13 Reception: Friday, March 30 at 5 p.m. and 6
p.m.
Graduating students in the
Master of Fine Arts program exhibit their best works. Depending on the
number of participating artists, works may also be installed at the RU
Art Museum Downtown (Bondurant Center, 1129 East Main St.).
Graphic Design Student Show
April 16 – May 5 Reception: Monday, April 16 at 5 p.m.
Works by students in various RU graphic design
classes.
Spring BFA Show
April 19 – May 5 Reception: Thursday, April 19 at 5 p.m. and 6
p.m.
Graduating students in the
Bachelor of Fine Arts program exhibit their best works. Depending on the
number of participating artists, works may also be installed at the RU
Art Museum Downtown (Bondurant Center, 1129 East Main St.).
Post-Archaic Images: Ho-Hum
June 1 - August 15
Gallery 205
Contemporary mixed media works
by Mindy and Baldwin North, a married couple living in Riner, Virginia.
Selections from the
Permanent Collection
May 16 – July 27
Recent acquisitions and
old favorites from the University’s extensive collection of artwork.
[RU Art Museum Downtown closed May 16 – September 7,
2007]
