In Cuba
For Immediate Release
Darlene Gillan, Director of Communications
tel. 617 879 7050
e. darlene.gillan@massart.edu
MassArt In Cuba
September 21-October 16, 2009
Brant Gallery, Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Reception: September 24, 6:30 p.m.
Boston, MA: In celebration of MassArt's long tradition of working in Cuba, the Brant Gallery at Massachusetts College of Art and Design is proud to present MassArt In Cuba. The exhibition is on view from September 24 through October 16, 2009. The opening reception is scheduled for September 24 at 6:30 p.m.
MassArt In Cuba includes artwork and projects based on and inspired by Cuba from invited faculty and alumni who have been involved with our history with the island. Curated by Professor Janna Longacre, the invited artists include Juan Pablo Cárdenas, John Cataldo, Sharon Dunn, Al Gowan, Yoav Horesh, Consuelo Issacson, Janna Longacre, Abelardo Morrell, and Adam Puryear. This diverse group of artists will be showing a wide range of their personal artworks and writing from photographs and paintings to clay sculptures and excerpts from novels. Also included in the exhibition are artworks created by Cuban high school students who participated in Juan Pablo Cárdenas' community based project in Matanzas, Cuba. As part of the opening reception for this exhibition, Janna Longacre will give a brief introduction to the exhibition and artists followed by a short lecture by Catherine Merrill titled "Inside Cuba."
MassArt In Cuba is being held in conjunction with two other exhibitions in the Boston area which are also showcasing work from Cuba. Those exhibitions are Beyond the Embargo: Cuban and American Ceramics, Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA, curated by Catherine Merrill and Making Connections: Contemporary Cuban Printmakers presented by the Boston Printmakers at the Laconia Gallery, 433 Harrison Avenue, Boston. For more information about these exhibitions, please visit www.fullercraft.org and www.laconiagallery.org.
Gallery Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
South Building, 3rd Floor, 621 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA
617 879 7400
MassArt.edu
Public transportation via T Green (E): Longwood Handicapped accessible.
Free and open to the public.
The Brant Gallery provides a forum for interdisciplinary ideas and projects through its exhibition program, event series, and visiting artists. The gallery expands the boundaries of Studio Foundation curriculum by introducing students to contemporary issues in art from a global perspective. The Gallery is a place for students, faculty and visiting artists to express transformative approaches and ideas about creativity.
Massachusetts College of Art and Design, founded in 1873, is recognized as one of the premier colleges of art and design in the US. A public independent college, MassArt is known for providing broad access to a high quality professional arts education, accompanied by a strong general education in the liberal arts. The college offers a comprehensive range of baccalaureate and graduate degree, continuing education, and K-12 programs, taught by outstanding faculty and designed to encourage individual creativity. A major cultural force in Boston, MassArt presents public programs of innovative exhibitions, lectures, and events.