Upcoming Schedule
The Lore Degenstein Gallery National Juried Figurative Drawing and Painting Competition
– The Autumn Exhibition
Oct. 24–Dec. 11
Opening reception Oct. 24, 7–9 p.m.
This is a juried visual art competition and exhibition that is open to two-dimensional figurative artists, working in painting or drawing, who are over the age of 18 and currently reside in the United States. Exhibition works will be selected by Daniel Dallmann, professor of art at Tyler School of Art, Temple University. Dallmann also will select the three award winners of the competition and will announce them during his gallery talk at the opening reception.
Wondrous Cold: An Antarctic Journey
– The Winter Exhibition
Jan. 23–Feb. 28
Opening reception Jan. 23, 7–9 p.m.
Funded by an Antarctic Artists and Writers Program grant from the National Science Foundation, award-winning photographer Joan Myers spent four months photographing the daily lives of scientists and support staff working at and around the continent’s research stations. The result of her work is Wondrous Cold, an exhibition of 50 spectacular photographs and a companion book of the same title. Enhanced by commentary on the scientific and historic significance of her subjects, the exhibition juxtaposes sweeping panoramas of Antarctica’s severe beauty with scenes of wildlife, people and the abandoned huts of legendary explorers.
The exhibition is organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service and made possible through the generous support of Quark Expeditions.
Senior Graphic Design and Studio Art Majors
– The Early Spring Exhibition
March 20–March 28
Opening reception March 20, 7–9 p.m.
Hours: Monday through Sunday, noon to 4 p.m.
Dali Illustrates Dante’s Divine Comedy
– The Spring Exhibition
April 3–May 23
Opening reception April 3, 7–9 p.m.
In 1957, the Italian government commissioned Salvador Dalí (1904-1989) to illustrate The Divine Comedy. Written by Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) sometime between 1306 and 1321, The Divine Comedy describes Dante’s symbolic journey through hell, purgatory and heaven. Dalí’s paintings were to be reproduced as wood engravings and released as a limited-edition print suite in honor of the 700th anniversary of Dante’s birth. Upon receiving the commission, Dalí immediately began creating a series of 100 watercolors, each one illustrating a verse from the poem. When the project was announced to the public, Italians were outraged that a Spaniard had been chosen to honor the 700th anniversary of Dante’s birth, and the commission was rescinded. Dalí was confident that a publisher could be found. He worked for more than nine years to produce 100 original watercolors. The suite, published in 1964 by Jean Estrade of Les Heured Claires, was considered by Dalí to be one of the most important projects of his career.
Organized by the Las Cruces Museum of Art, Las Cruces, N.M.
Tour management by Smith Kramer Fine Art Services, Kansas City, Mo.
