Fairfield University faculty will unveil a wide range of expression and process in the eclectic 2004 Faculty Art Exhibit opening Thursday, April 1, at the Walsh Art Gallery in the Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts.

The show, which runs through Sunday, May 2, includes selected multimedia installations, painting, drawing, sculpture, photography and printmaking, all created by members of the University faculty.

The exhibit includes Fairfield University faculty Kathryn Jo Yarrington, John Mendelsohn, Peter Benson, Donna Ruff, Suzanne Chamlin, Richard McCabe and Joan Fitzsimmons. Faculty from the Department of Art and Design at Sacred Heart University will also be included. They are: Stefan Buda, Ted Gutswa, Tammy Lockett, Anahit TerStepanian, Jack DeGraffenreid, Jonathan Walker, Steve DiGiovanni, Christine Goldback and Ginny Rogers McCormick.

Fairfield University offers undergraduates a major and minor course of study in studio art through its Department of Visual and Performing Arts. The program in studio art is designed to provide a balance of theory and studio practice as well as an understanding of historical and contemporary art.

Admission to the Faculty Art Exhibit is free and open to the public. The gallery is open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays from noon to 4 p.m. For more information, call the Quick Center at (203) 254-4010 or toll free at 1-877-ARTS-396 or visit the website www.quickcenter.com.

Posted On: 03-15-2004 10:03 AM

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