With the end of the semester wrapping up, the on campus art gallery has one last art show left to inspire the students here at Pace.
“The Untold Truth: The Search for the Elusive Art Major” is a gallery that is designed to depict the lack of concern for the Art program on campus. It is a direct result of the closing of the campus photography darkroom, the removal of several advance art courses, and the elimination of the Art major on this campus.
“The theme for the Project Studio exhibition was created at our very first meeting when we were introducing ourselves. The class was divided in half between students who had previously participated in Project Studio and ones who were just getting involved in the art program at Pace,” said Professor Duston Spears, instructor of the project studio class.
The work that will be displayed in this art show is comprised of the art projects of six students enrolled in the spring Project Studio course.
“Everyone agreed that the Art Program was very important to them and they were lamenting the loss of the Art Major at the Pleasantville campus. They decided on the show’s theme as a way to draw attention to both the gallery at Choate, and the art program at this campus.” Spears continued.
Professor Spear has been with Pace for eleven years in the fine art department, she us also a artist. She works in a plethora of techniques including painting.
Each exhibit of work illustrates identity and ranges form painting, graffiti, drawing, and digital photography.
Senior Alexandra Lepage is one of the students featured in class. As a art major, she has been in several art classes and of all them, her favorite has been Project studio because “there are no boundaries”
“The Untold Truth” will open and hold its reception on April 25th between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.
The Art show will be on display until Monday May 4 in the Choate House Art Gallery. To see it, please visit on Mon., Tues., Wed., and Sat. between 12 p.m. and 4 p.m. or on Friday between 12 p.m. and 6 p.m. The exhibition is free to the public.
For more information about upcoming shows or how to become involved with future events, please contact Yvette Jones at [email protected].