Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Art Dept Faculty Exhibition News


Priscilla Roggenkamp, associate professor of art, and Keith McMahon, adjunct professor of art, are part of the exhibition "Five Elements." The work will be shown in Haifa, Israel, opening on Jan. 3 and running through the month of January. Roggenkamp and McMahon will be showing collaborative and individual works of digital photographs and mixed media on fabric. The Jan. 3 opening reception is from 6 to 9 p.m. at The Rappaport Art & Culture Center in Haifa Auditorium, 7 Machanaim St., Haifa, Israel. 




Upcoming Coburn Gallery Hours

The Coburn Gallery will be open until Saturday December 15@1:00pm . 
The gallery will be closed for winter break and the installation of the art department faculty exhibition from December 15-January 17@4:30pm.
OPENING RECEPTION Thursday January 17th from 4:30pm-6:30pm. Please join us.

Happy Hoildays

Thursday, December 6, 2012

Upcoming National Juried Exhibition News

The Coburn is excited to have artist Jessica Somers serving as the juror of the upcoming national exhibition Coburn Goes Small featuring artworks no larger than 20" x 20" .
Exhibition Prospectus to be posted in early 2013.

http://www.jessicasomers.com/   
Image property of jessicasomers.com

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

AU Art Alumni-Joshua Risner

AU Alumni Joshua Risner's painting (BFA in Painting 2012) called "Cleansing Presence" is on the cover of a book written by one of his former Ashland University undergrad philosophy professors, Jeff Tiel. See Amazon link http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00A92MY3K/ref=cm_sw_su_dp
 

Liz Patrick's Flower Series


An artwork from Liz Patrick's - Flower series would make a great holiday gift for someone on your list- only $20-$35 each. These unique flowers are created using spoons.Stop by the Coburn Art Gallery to see Liz's artworks.

Monday, November 26, 2012

Art makes a great holiday gift...

Please stop by the Coburn Gallery and check out Molly Livengood's functional ceramics-they would make excellent holiday gifts. The senior exhibition runs until December 15th@1:00pm.
Gallery Hours are 10am-5pm M/F & 12-4 Sat/Sun. Purchases would be available for pickup on December 17th after the close of the exhibition.

Monday, November 19, 2012

Art Saturday Stop Motion Animation Video

Stop motion animation video created by the Art Saturday young artists at the November 10th session-it is entitled Artistic. The title sequence, each group animation and the credits were directed/created by the students. BRAVO !!

Friday, November 16, 2012

Senior Art Exhibition Opening Reception

Congrats to the senior artists- Molly, Denise & Liz- Outstanding opening reception with family, friends and the supportive Ashland community !! Thanks to all who helped to make the opening a great success.

Monday, November 12, 2012

Senior Art Exhibition THIS THURSDAY

Opening reception this Thursday November 15@4:30pm-Senior Artists Molly Livengood, Denise Gillette and Liz Patrick.

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

AU Art Alumnus-Casey Snyder MFA Thesis Exhibition

Ashland University 2010 Alumnus- CASEY SNYDER- Fall 2012 MFA Thesis Exhibition Kendall Gallery November 12 - December 4 Kendal College of Art and Design of Ferris State University, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Opening reception is on Thursday November 15th from 6-8pm. http://csnyderpaint.com/
Image Billow 14″ x 10″ Oil & Mixed Media on Panel 2012

Monday, October 29, 2012

UPCOMING....Senior Art Exhibition

The Coburn Art Gallery, in collaboration with the Department of Art at Ashland University, will host the “Senior Art Exhibition Fall 2012,” an exhibition showcasing the work of three senior art majors from the Class of 2012. An opening reception will be held on Thursday, Nov. 15, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The exhibition will be on view from Nov. 15 to Dec. 15, 2012. The final show of the seniors’ undergraduate careers, “Senior Art Exhibition” represents the culmination of their artistic efforts and accomplishments over the past four years as students of ceramics, digital art and sculpture. The show will feature the works of Molly Livengood, a senior from Medina, who will receive a bachelor of science in art education – ceramics; Denise Gillette, a senior from Elyria, who will receive a bachelor of arts in digital art; and Elizabeth Patrick, a senior from Troy, who will receive a bachelor of science in art education – sculpture. All three seniors will graduate at winter commencement on Dec. 15, 2012. The students also worked together to design the publicity materials and to promote the opening of their show as emerging artists in the community. The gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 12 noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday and is free and open to the public. For more information about the reception or exhibition, call 419.289.5652 or visit the Gallery on Facebook.

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Ashland University Senior Art Exhibition Fall 2012

The Coburn Art Gallery, in collaboration with the Department of Art at Ashland University, is proud to announce the premiere of Senior Art Exhibition Fall 2012, an exhibition showcasing the work of three senior art majors from the Class of 2012. An opening reception will be held on Thursday, November 15, from 4:30pm-6:30pm. The exhibition will be on view from November 15-December 15, 2012. The final show of the seniors’ undergraduate careers, Senior Art Exhibition represents the culmination of their artistic efforts and accomplishments over the past four years as students of ceramics, digital art, and sculpture. Molly Livengood, B.S. in Art Education –Ceramics Denise Gillette, B.A. in Digital Art Elizabeth Patrick, B.S. in Art Education-Sculpture
The students also worked together to design the publicity materials and to promote the opening of their show as emerging artists in the community. The gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 12 noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday and is free and open to the public. For more information about the reception or exhibition, call 419.289.5652 or visit us on Facebook.

Monday, October 15, 2012

Art Saturday Program 10/13/12

The Coburn Gallery hosted it's October Art Saturday program on the 13th. The young artists explored the use of watercolors with an autumn inspired still life.

Thursday, October 4, 2012

Art Books for Children

It's Children Book Week- Explore the possibilities of great books about art for children. Check out this website- www.delightfulchidrensbooks.com .

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Upcoming Virginia Derryberry Exhibition Opens 27th

This Thursday September 27 Avatars opens by North Carolina artist Virginia Derryberry. Please joins us for an opening reception from 4:30pm-6:30pm.

Monday, September 17, 2012

Art Saturdays Program 9/15/12

The Self Portrait and Cubism using mixed media techniques: found object papers, texture rubbings, paper cut-outs and more. Twenty-three young artists joined us for our first Art Saturday of the fall semester 2012.

Artist Talk THIS THURSDAY

Thursday, September 13, 2012

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Marking Time Exhibition

" Franz Kline meets Piet Mondrian" "Bravo" the latest comments from our guestbook about the MARKING TIME print and drawing exhibition by Pennsylvania artist Brant Schuller. Join Brant for an artist talk on September 20th @5pm in the Coburn Gallery.