by Matt Belt | April 3, 2024
The Catherine J. Smith Gallery and the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts collaborate to present this exhibition of works by the faculty of Appalachian State University’s Department of Art. This exhibition is guest curated by Xandra Eden, Curator of Exhibitions at the...
by Matt Belt | April 3, 2024
Patrick currently lives and works in Iowa City, IA, where he recently retired as a professor of art at the University of Iowa. He received his BFA from the University of Georgia and his MFA from the University of Colorado. He began teaching at Iowa in 1965, and served...
by Matt Belt | April 2, 2024
“The human figure has been an infinite source of inspiration for me as an artist. My very personal expression of the human experience – on a physical, emotional and spiritual level is revealed in each of the sculptures I create. My subjects are vehicles that connect...
by Matt Belt | March 28, 2024
My work explores concepts of locating oneself in ever expanding notions of universe and society and the nature of memory. As an immigrant to United States from Bosnia, I am acutely aware of the inadequacy of established definitions of cultural or national identity....
by Matt Belt | March 27, 2024
It’s not the kind of thing that happens every year, so when the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts offers the public a comprehensive glimpse into the ordinarily private, multidisciplinary studios of Appalachian State University’s Art Department, it’s always a cause...
by Matt Belt | March 27, 2024
Marietta Patricia Leis and David Vogel are quietly eloquent activists. They recently traveled to Antarctica aboard a Russian research icebreaker under strict conservation guidelines established to allow visitors to observe but not disturb the pristine wilderness. The...
by Matt Belt | March 25, 2024
CENTER, the not-for-profit photographic arts and time-based media organization headquartered in Santa Fe, New Mexico, has honored, supported, and provided opportunities to gifted and talented photographers since 1994. CENTER’s artists investigate current social,...
by Matt Belt | March 21, 2024
Every Olive Tree in the Garden of Gethsemane is a suite of photogravure images of each of the twenty-three olive trees in the garden. Situated at the foot of the Mount of Olives in East Jerusalem, the Garden of Gethsemane is known to many as the site where Jesus...
by Matt Belt | March 21, 2024
By bringing together work grounded in Inuit artmaking across generations, as well as through multifaceted and evolving practices, we hope to kindle conversations around the meaningful stories that are deeply rooted in community and placemaking and engage with ongoing...
by Matt Belt | March 19, 2024
Founded in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the not-for-profit organization CENTER supports socially and environmentally engaged lens-based projects through education, public platforms, funding, and partnerships. Image-making holds a unique power to confront audiences with...
