Reception and award presentation: Saturday, November 14, 10:30am-12:00pm
Exhibition of work by high school students from northern Illinois.
Reception and Juror’s Talk: Monday, November 23, 4:30-6:00pm
Annual juried exhibition of work by current NIU School of Art MFA and MA students
Reception and Gallery Talk: Thursday, January 14, 4:30-6:00pm
Dream Homes; Portraits of Disbelief is an exhibition of paintings and drawings by Milwaukee based artist Kay Knight. The works are based on 1950’s schematic drawings of house-like structures. Knight appropriates illustrations of middle class homes and incorporates vintage wallpaper. The work reflects on the contradictory and vulnerable times we live in.
Reception: Thursday, February 25, 4:30-6:00pm
The Jack Olson Gallery will serve as a public platform for ARTLab in Spring 2010, featuring experimental displays including HOME, a collaborative installation coordinated by the artist-team Alain Guerra and NIU alumnus Neraldo de la Paz. Known collectively as Guerra de la Paz (www.guerradelapaz.com), or “War of the Peace,” these Cuban-born, Miami-based artists use discarded clothing to create lyrical yet sobering commentary on consumption, the environment, and social conflict.
Guerra de la Paz will be in residence at NIU February 15-27, working with students to construct a functional “global village” in Olson Gallery, using locally collected, recycled materials. Inspired by temporary structures from nomadic, indigenous, and homeless peoples, the resulting shelters will offer solutions for sleeping, eating, and social interaction — a sculptural installation that is home.
Reception and Award Presentation: Thursday, April 8, 4:30-6:00pm
Annual juried exhibition of work by current NIU School of Art undergraduate and graduate students, sponsored by Blick Art Materials.
Reception: Thursday, May 6, 4:30-6:00pm Exhibition of work by NIU School of At students receiving BFA degrees with emphasis in ceramics, drawing, fiber, illustration, metalwork, and jewelry, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, and time arts.