Berea College Art Department

We hope to see everyone again soon. Have a safe and warm break!

It’s Spooky Season! That means it’s time for our annual Halloween party! Won’t you join us for a Witchin’ good time? This event is available to art department labor students only. See invitations for more information.

Good times, good people, good food! Thank you to everyone who came to last weeks Ice Cream Social. We had a fantastic turnout and a fantastic time! Stay tuned for our Halloween Hullabaloo, happening very soon!

BC Art Department Labor Students, please join us for our first social event of the school year! There’s going to be a build your own sundae bar, brownies, drink and board games. Bring your favorite board game. We hope to see you there! More information below.

*Event not open to the public*

Welcome Back Students, Faculty, and Staff! The Berea College Art Department would like to wish everyone the best of luck on their first full week of classes.

The Berea College Art Department mourns the tragic loss of the Notre Dame Cathedral. A horrific fire this afternoon has claimed one of the modern day seven wonders of the world. With such a rich history, the 850 year old structure was an iconic Paris landmark. Rich in is architectural detail, Notre Dame holds an important place in the Art History curriculum. The beloved landmark will be missed many. Our thoughts and prayers are with the firefighters and people of Paris.

! Awesome vintage postcard depicting the "Rodgers Fine Arts Building." Photo source: https://www.cardcow.com/272374/rogers-fine-arts-building-at-berea-college-kentucky/

With Graduation fast approaching, the Berea College Art Department prepares to say goodbye to many of our labor students. A big congratulations to Aubrey Thompson, Luke McLean, and Roz Bizzell. Thank you for your service and best of luck on all of your future endeavors! We will miss you.

Our Halloween Labor Party went great last week! We had a wonderful food spread along with several fun games!

See Carmie's Installation in the Light Stairwell in the Roger's building. It will be up today during building hours and part of tomorrow.

Come and see Figure Narratives by David Hicks starting October 29th and ending December 14th in the Berea College Art Department Doris Ulmann Galleries inside the Lower Traylor Gallery. There will be also an artist talk November 1st at 4:30pm so don't miss it!

DON'T FORGET: If you have borrowed a print from our department through the Lloyd Loan Program, all prints are due back by Friday (April 27, 2017) before 4:50 PM.

Any questions can be directed to [email protected]

Art Department staff and friends celebrating labor day with Alice in Wonderland themed food, games, and activities!

Art department finals week treats!

Hey everybody, the last day for the exhibit "Horizon Lines" by
Kathryn Jill Johnson is THIS FRIDAY (2-17-17). If you haven't stopped by to see it yet, you should make your way to the Art Department, it's an amazing exhibit. Even If you have seen it, we advise you to come again

Kathryn will be having her artist talk on Thursday February 16 2017 at 4:30PM. Her talk will be in our Upper Traylor Gallery (where her exhibit is), and there will be a light reception following her talk. We hope you all can make it.

Even if you can't make it to the artist talk, feel free to stop by our Galleries anytime this week to view this amazing exhibit, as well as our other exhibit "Rituals" by Seth Green.

We hope to see you all soon.

Come on over to the Art Department and check out our cool new exhibits. We have exhibits in Rogers Gallery and in Upper Traylor Gallery!

Horizon Line By Kathryn Jill Johnson
January 15 - February 17
Upper Traylor Gallery

Statement from the Artist:
While I am influenced by the southern tradition of narrative figure painting, my work focuses mainly on drawing. My drawings have paint, of course, but they are not really paintings—the drawn line is what tells the tale. I use painting and mixed media elements enhance the mark making, and reassert the shallow space of the picture plane. The pops and veils of color and the stained surfaces provide a ragged sort of embellishment. But line is what makes the edges and directs the characters and each mark provides a kind of unstable punctuation.My drawings are informed by psychoanalytic theory, symbolist poetry, and absurdist humor. Each work has a cast of characters, images and elements, in flattened landscapes or ambiguous spaces. I set up these vignettes as a way of investigating what makes people be the way they are, but I am the worst sort of detective. I just like to pile up clues and rearrange them into melancholic jokes, farcical calamities and occasional moments of grace.

Ritual by Seth Green
January 22 - March 3
Rogers Gallery

Statement from the Artist:
My ceramic vessels portray spirituality and are influenced by symbols in religious architecture. Inspirations include Islamic temples and mosques and architecture of the Czech Republic that are topped with domes, spires and finials. Luxury or ceremonial wares that were originally made to reside in holy or other culturally significant edifices are also an influence. Such examples include Islamic metalwork and pottery and Chinese ritual bronze vessels. I seek to take advantage of clay’s ability to retain carefully defined and metal-like details while using luxurious metallic finishes, only possible through the ceramic process, that highlight the symbolic elements of the work.