Autumn at the Turchin Center
Article Published: Sep. 6, 2012 | Modified: Sep. 8, 2012
'Autogenesis' by Karen Bondarchuk
Appalachian State University’s Turchin Center for the
Visual Arts is bringing in the fall season with six new exhibits.
The new additions
are “ArtJam: 6 Artists, 6 Media,” “Roadside Attraction” by Karen Bondarchuck, “At a Glance:
Gestures of Curt Brill,” “Forever Protected: New Paintings by Gayle Stott Lowry for the Blue Ridge
Conservancy,” and the second an third installments of the international exhibition series, “21
Sztuka: Contemporary Art from Poland I-V” – “My Second World: Contemporary Painting from the
Private Colleciton of Christopher Sztyber” and “Jedrzej Stepak: Spaces of the Brain — A Site
Specific Installation.”ArtJam – 6 Artists, 6 Media
Gallery A,
West Wing
Through Nov. 10
Six Virginia artists and friends
come together for a group exhibition of new work. These artists include: Martha Dillard, painter;
Jennifer Lovejoy, architect and stone carver; Martha Olson, paper collage and sculpture; Ann
Reardon, textile artist; Judy Schwab, mixed media and metals and Ali Wieboldt, jeweler. For more
information, visit http://www.tcva.org/exhibitions/536.
Roadside
Attraction: Karen Bondarchuk
Gallery B, West Wing
Gallery B, West Wing
Through Nov.
24
Karen Bondarchuk is a visual artist whose work ranges from sculpture
and drawing to video and bookmaking. Her current sculpture and drawing work, centering on crows
and ravens, examines the complex, interwoven relationship between humans and corvids. For more
information, visit http://www.tcva.org/exhibitions/742.
At a Glance:
Gestures of Curt Brill
Mayer Gallery, West Wing
Mayer Gallery, West Wing
Through Nov.
24
Curt Brill was the winner of the Martin & Doris Rosen Award during
the 24th Rosen Sculpture Competition in 2010, and he returns to Appalachian’s campus with a solo
exhibition of new work. Brill describes his work as focusing on the search “for the hidden Human
spirit. That small part that makes us each unique, yet finds us a common home.” For more
information on his current exhibition, visit http://www.tcva.org/exhibitions/743.
Forever Protected: New Paintings by Gayle Stott Lowry for the Blue Ridge Conservancy
Community Gallery, East Wing
Sept. 7 to Dec. 1
Forever Protected: New Paintings by Gayle Stott Lowry for the Blue Ridge Conservancy
Community Gallery, East Wing
Sept. 7 to Dec. 1
This exhibition is a
collaboration between the artist and the Blue Ridge Conservancy to create works of art that focus
on some of the special protected lands in the High Country – particularly those protected by Blue
Ridge Conservancy. For more information on this exhibition, visit
http://www.tcva.org/exhibitions/762.
International Focus Exhibition
Series:
II. My Second World: Contemporary Painting from the Private Collection of Christopher Sztyber
II. My Second World: Contemporary Painting from the Private Collection of Christopher Sztyber
Main Gallery, East Wing
Sept. 7 to Oct. 27,
2012
“My Second World: Contemporary Painting from the Private Collection of
Christopher Sztyber” is the second of five exhibitions in the International Focus Exhibition
Series, “21 Szutka: Contemporary Art from Poland I-V.” This exhibition features 87 paintings from
the largest collection of Polish art in the United States by collector Chris Sztyber. For more
information, visit http://www.tcva.org/exhibitions/752.
III. Jedrzej Stepak:
Spaces of the Brain—A Site Specific Installation
Mezzanine Gallery, East Wing
Mezzanine Gallery, East Wing
Sept. 7
to Feb. 9, 2013
“Jedrzej Stepak: Site Specific Installation” is the third
of five exhibitions in the International Focus Exhibition, “Series 21 Szutka: Contemporary Art from
Poland I-V.” Jedrzej Stepak, an installation artist from Poland, will be transforming the
Mezzanine Gallery into a site-specific art installation. Stepak will also be participating in a
performance piece during the event. For more information, visit http://www.tcva.org/exhibitions/751.
About the TCVA
The Turchin Center is located at
423 W. King St., in Boone. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and Saturday, and
noon to 8 p.m. Friday. The center is closed Sunday and Monday and observes all university
holidays. There is no admission charge, although donations are gratefully
accepted.
For more information, call (828) 262-3017 or visit
http://www.tcva.org.
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