MCA Art Gallery
Spring 2022 Exhibitions:
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Hedwig Brouckaert: Peel (America) January 10-February 5
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Cheryl Goldsleger: Paradox
February 14-March 12
Artalk February 14, 7:30 p.m. Via zoom -
E&H Art Department Student Exhibition
March 21-April 16
Artalk TBA, in conjunction with Ampersand Day
Fall 2021 Exhibitions:
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Richard Whitten: Grand Illusions
August 23 - September 18; Artalk August 23, 7:30 p.m. -
Charles W. Goolsby: Familiar Territory
September 27 - October 23; Artalk September 27, 7:30 p.m. -
Greg Banks: An Explanation of Sympathetic Magic
November 1 - November 27; Artalk November 1, 7:30 p.m.
Due to the pandemic, we are currently requiring masks & vaccinations for gallery patrons. A limited number of private tours may be arranged by contacting the curator.
We are also offering exhibitions virtually for the general public, which include virtual walkthroughs of our current & recent exhibits.
Virtual Exhibitions
Selections from the Permanent Collection
All Artalks and exhibitions are free and open to the public when available.
The McGlothlin Center Art Gallery typically hosts rotating visual arts exhibitions by emerging and nationally acclaimed artists. The artists have a wide array of quality art media and philosophies with the primary intent of introducing exhibitions not normally seen in our region. These visiting artists actively interact with art students during their campus visits, which also include a major lecture delivered as part of the College’s Lyceum program. The rotating schedule features three artists each semester. All exhibits and Artalks with the artist are free and open to the public.
As part of the academic program of Emory & Henry College, the gallery presents and interprets fine and decorative arts, providing knowledge, ideas and a resource for learning, research, and life-critical to a liberal arts education for the College’s students, faculty and staff, as well as to the region’s communities and visitors. The gallery offers educational programs including lectures, seminars, demonstrations, traditional and electronic publications, and innovative outreach activities, providing a valuable study center to educate, inspire and increase understanding of art. The gallery staff and Arts Exhibition and Collections Committee (AECC) develop, preserve, research and exhibit the permanent collection of art, which represents an emphasis on contemporary art.
Previously Featured Artists
Jerry Uelsmann, Jack Beal, Virginia Scotchie, Cora Cohen, Richard Jolley, Tom Nakashima, Jennifer Pepper, Anne Austin Pearce, Cheryl Goldsleger, Richard Whitten, Cort Savage, Barbara Tisserat, James McGarrell, Willie Anne Wright, Jake Berthot, Harvey Littleton, Janet Fish, Dale Chihuly and Sally Mann.
Visiting Artists
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Concerns, an exhibit by artist George Lorio, incorporated toys and images from his childhood and translated them to speak about a larger narrative about social concern.
- Installation artist Jennifer Angus works with students, and even President Jake Schrum, to install thousands of insects on the gallery walls for A Wing and A Prayer.
- Students worked with Canadian Brass
- Canadian Brass performs to a packed audience at the McGlothlin Center for the Arts.
- Working with nationally known visual artist Jennifer Angus, students helped to install thousands of insects into beautiful patterns of the walls of gallery for the show A Wing and A Prayer.
- Performing artist Liz Callaway, works with student McKinley Hughes '16, during a master class held for the musical theatre students.
- William Scott '17, works one-on-one during a master class with Tony nominee and Emmy Award winning actress and singer Liz Callaway.
- Students enrolled in museum studies classes, work alongside artist Kelly O'Briant with her installation of Atmosphere: Material and Echoes.
- Artist Micah Bloom works to hang hundreds of photographs in his installation of Codex, a site specific installation in the MCA Art Gallery
- Working with internationally acclaimed performance artist Tim Miller, students created Home Body, an original world premiere performance.
Reclaimed Wood Floor in McGlothlin Center Art Gallery
Students and alumni may remember the huge American beech tree that once stood between Carriger Hall and Wiley Hall, where the McGlothlin Center for the Arts now stands. In the design phase of the building, it was decided that the College would preserve the memory of that magnificent tree by using its wood for the flooring of the Center’s art gallery. For many decades, perhaps more than a century, this distinctive tree occupied the space, shaped the landscape, and provided numerous opportunities for experiences ranging from a shaded study place for college students to tree-climbing fun for local children. Now transformed into a beautiful floor, the tree shapes the gallery space and art viewer experiences in a new way. In a quiet way, it symbolically holds personal memories and collective histories.
Beech Tree
- American beech tree that once stood when the MCA Art Gallery is now located.
- Processing the Beech Tree as it becomes the MCA Art Gallery Floor
- Processing the Beech Tree as it becomes the MCA Art Gallery Floor
McGlothlin Center for the Arts News
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