East Stroudsburg University’s Madelon Powers Gallery will present The East Stroudsburg University & County College of Morris Collaborative Faculty Exhibition from Wednesday, September 27 – Thursday, October 18. The exhibition features work from faculty members in the art & design department at CCM and the art + media + design department at ESU. It was co-curated by ESU’s Darlene Farris-LaBar, chair and professor of art + media + design and Madelon Powers Gallery Director, and CCM’s Brian Sahotsky, professor of visual arts and gallery director.
Hours for the gallery, located in the university’s Fine and Performing Arts Center, Normal and Marguerite streets, are Monday – Friday, 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
A reception for the artists will be held Wednesday, September 27 from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. in the gallery. Both the exhibit and reception are open to the public at no cost.
“This is truly a collaborative effort between two preeminent schools of art, media, and design in the Northern New Jersey/Eastern Pennsylvania region,” says Sahotsky. “The aim of this exhibition is to showcase the quality work of each school’s faculty and to cultivate a reciprocal relationship between like-minded institutions. The creativity and uniqueness of the work is a testament to a pair of interdisciplinary faculties interested in testing the boundaries of contemporary art and design.”
The exhibition showcases the works from interrelated disciplines and includes paintings, ceramics, gaming displays, photography, jewelry design, industrial design, virtual reality mock-ups, 3D printed sculpture, graphic design, a floor installation viewed with 3D glasses, and several multimedia pieces.
“It is a truly special occasion when professional educators can come together to produce such an interesting and varied showcase of art and design,” notes Sahotsky.
The “ESU and CCM Collaborate on Faculty Art and Design Exhibition” is represented by the following: Todd Doney, Clayton Allen, Keith Smith, Hrvoje Slovenc, Nicole Schwartz, Stephanie Schwiederek, Brian Sahotsky, Darlene Farris-LaBar, Xue “Stella” Dong, Ahmed Yousof, Patsie Varkados, David Mazure, Rebecca Migdal, Cindy Vojnovic, Nere Kapiteni, Natalie Frey, James Weiler, Nicholas D’Angelo, Wesley T. Brown, Yi-Hui Huang, and Josephine Coniglio.
For more information on the exhibit or reception, contact the Fine and Performing Arts Center at (570) 422-3694 or email kdevine5@esu.edu.