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Contemporary artists exhibit at Connecticut College

January 03, 2008

NEW LONDON, Conn. - Photographs, installations, sculptures and films by eight contemporary artists will be on display at Connecticut College Jan. 28 to March 1.

"Light and Image: The Object in View," presented by the Connecticut College Department of Art, will include works by Victor Faccinto, Alida Fish, Kathy Goodell, Nissa Kubly, Thomas Mezzanotte, Julianne Swartz, Ted Victoria and Julie York.

The exhibit is free and open to the public. The Cummings Arts Center gallery is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m.

Art critic Jonathan Goodman will moderate a round table discussion with the eight participating artists on Feb. 1 at 4 p.m. The discussion will be followed by an opening reception at 5 p.m., which will include a one-time projection performance by Faccinto.

"The Object in View" is part of a year-long series of events, exhibitions, lectures and classroom speakers centering around the theme of "Light and Image."

The "Light and Image" series is made possible by the 2007 - 2008 Dayton Visiting Artist Residency program, funded by The Oakleaf Endowment Trust for Connecticut College, established by Julia Winton and Kenneth N. Dayton. The program enables students to encounter and learn from artists and performers who are not typically accessible in an academic setting, giving them the opportunity to explore a wider variety of artistic approach and techniques.

Among the most selective private liberal arts colleges in the nation, Connecticut College enrolls 1,900 men and women from 41 states, the District of Columbia and 42 countries. The college is known for putting the liberal arts into action through interdisciplinary studies, international programs, funded internships, student-faculty research and service learning. Founded in 1911, the college operates under an 86-year-old honor code. The college is located at 270 Mohegan Ave, New London, about two hours by car from Boston and New York. The 750-acre campus is an arboretum overlooking Long Island Sound. For more information, visit www.connecticutcollege.edu.

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For more information contact: Amy Sullivan (860) 439-2526; amy.sullivan@conncoll.edu