The UNM Department of Art and Art History will hold the opening presentation of “At First Sight: New Graduate Students in the Department of Art and Art History” on Sept. 12 at 5 p.m. in the Jonson Gallery.
Each year Jonson Gallery showcases the works of incoming Art and Art History Graduate Students. “At First Sight” introduces students to the art community and UNM while giving them a venue to display their work, an opportunity that few artists get, according to Shelly Simms, the administrative assistant of the gallery.
“It’s great!” Simms said. “Students don’t normally get to show their work right off the bat.”
Jonson Gallery, a modernist museum named after the late modernist painter and member of the university faculty Raymond Jonson, presents the works of students from all regions of the country. The exhibit offers incoming graduates a chance to meet their fellow students and future professors.
“Students get to see other students’ work and branch out as an artist,” Simms said.
This year’s exhibit begins Sept. 9 and continues until Oct. 10. All UNM faculty, staff and students are encouraged to attend the opening reception on Sept. 12 from 5-7 p.m. and panel discussion on Oct. 7 at 5:30 p.m.
Jonson Gallery is located on the main campus of UNM at 1909 Las Lomas NE and is open Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Please call 277-4967, e-mail jonsong@unm.com or visit their Web site at Jonson Gallery for more details.
Story by Jazmen Bradford
Media Contact: Sari Krosinsky, (505) 277-1593; e-mail: michal@unm.edu
Posted by scarr at September 3, 2008 12:39 PM