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Ulterior Motives : Senior Exhibition II Now Open!

4/10/2017

ULTERIOR MOTIVES : Senior Exhibition II Opens at Adrian College

Adrian College, Adrian, MI - April 10, 2017

Valade Gallery at Adrian College announces the opening of its second Senior Exhibition of 2017. Ulterior Motives showcases the work of four candidates, including Venson Bryant, Alison Karczynski, Marisa Dion, and Alexandra Steffes. The show is on display and open to the public from Monday, April 10th through Sunday, April 30th. A reception will be held on Saturday, April 22nd, from 3pm to 5pm in Valade Gallery.

Ulterior Motives is the second in a series of two Senior Exhibitions from Adrian College Department of Art and Design. This exhibition will showcase a combination of painting, photography, design, and installation based work.

Valade Gallery is located in the rear of Shipman Library, on Williams Street on the Adrian College Campus. Free street parking is available. Gallery open hours are Monday through Saturday from 10am to 5 pm, with extended hours on Tuesday until 7pm.

Contact: Elspeth Schulze, Gallery Director : gallery@adrian.edu

Coming Soon... 'Ulterior Motives' Senior Show II - Opens 4/10!

3/31/2017

Apply to be a Teaching Assistant in the Adrian Art Department for Fall 17/Spring 18

3/21/2017

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FUNC.LAY.ETY Reception : Saturday, 3/25 5-7 pm

3/20/2017

March 13th, 2017

3/13/2017

FUNC.LAY.ETY Senior Exhibition I NOW OPEN!

3/13/2017

FUNC.LAY.ETY : Senior Exhibition Opens at Adrian College

Adrian College, Adrian, MI- March13th, 2016

Valade Gallery at Adrian College announces the opening of its first Senior Exhibition of 2017. FUNC.LAY.ETY showcases the work of five candidates, including Tenerra Ayling, Hope Dangler, Kaila Fidler, Natalie Modes, and Mason Simpson. The show is on display and open to the public from Monday, March 13th through Friday, March 31st. A reception will be held on Saturday, March 25th from 3pm to 5pm.

Valade Gallery is located in the rear of Shipman Library, on Williams Street on the Adrian College Campus. Free street parking is available. Gallery open hours are Monday through Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm, with extended hours on Tuesday until 7 pm.

The exhibit will extend into the Nicolay Heritage Room, at the front of Shipman Library, featuring the work of Mason Simpson. The Nicolay Heritage Room holds Shipman Library open hours, which include Sunday from Noon to Midnight, Monday through Thursday from 8 am to Midnight, Friday from 8 am to 6 pm, and Saturday from 10 am to 6 pm.

Contact: Elspeth Schulze, Gallery Director : gallery@adrian.edu

MAEA REGION III SHOW now OPEN in Valade Gallery!

2/13/2017

VALADE GALLERY is pleased to announce the opening of our annual Michigan Art Association Region III Show. This exhibition features outstanding K-12 art from Lenawee, Jackson, Washtenaw, and Monroe Counties. The exhibition will be open through February 26th, and a closing reception will take place Sunday, February 26th from 1-3 pm. Join us to celebrate these exceptional student artists and their educators!

Valade Gallery is located in the rear of Shipman Library, on Williams Street on the Adrian College Campus. Free street parking is available. Gallery open hours are Monday through Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm, with extended hours on Tuesday until 7 pm. The Gallery is closed for Academic Holidays, including Saturday, February 25th.

LORE Reception TONIGHT in Valade Gallery!

1/24/2017

Penland Artist in Residence Visits Adrian College!

1/24/2017

Penland Artist in Residence Andrew Hayes in on campus today, talking with Adrian Art Department Majors about a creative life post-graduation. Andrew was born in Tucson, AZ and studied sculpture at Northern Arizona University. He left school to learn more about metal fabrication by working in the industrial welding trade. Eventually Andrew sought to develop his artistic voice and applied to the Core Fellowship at Penland School of crafts. During his time as a Core Fellow, Andrew explored a variety of materials and technique; the book became a big part of this exploration. In the fall of 2014 Andrew returned to Penland as an Artist in Residence where he plans to continue working with book forms and fabrication. Hayes exhibits nationally, most recently with solo exhibitions at the Hunterdon Art Museum in Clinton, NJ and Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, TN. His work is included in a number of collections including Yale Art Museum, Black Mountain College, and Wingate University.

Statement:

Book paper and steel are placed in different contexts in our lives. The book is appreciated as an object of education, growth, and escape. Whereas steel is often invisible, even though it is a primary structure of our constructed environment. I strive to level the playing field between these disparate perceptions and materials.

I search for harmony between paper and steel that in so many ways possess similar attributes: flexibility, history, mass, and density.

Unbound blocks of text lose their original meaning when I cut the pages from their bindings. This allows me to respond to the shape and texture of the paper and give new meaning. Introducing metal to the process gives structure and support to the loose pages, and elevates the steel - a familiar material in industry and architecture - to the level of the book - an object for contemplation. Alongside the paper, the steel becomes graceful, its subtle colors and surface heightened. Bound together, the pages and steel become something new and unified. No longer a book on a shelf, but a unique object with its own strength and story.

Striking new work in Valade Gallery!

1/15/2017

LORE NOW OPEN!

1/10/2017

LORE Exhibition opens at Adrian College!

1/10/2017

LORE, Painting Exhibition Opens at Adrian College
Adrian College, Adrian, MI- January 10th, 2016

Valade Gallery at Adrian College announces the opening of LORE, a painting and drawing exhibition. This solo show features the striking work of Kreh Mellick, who illustrates fictions inspired by folklore, nostalgia and a time gone by. During the inaugural Valade Artist Residency, Kreh Mellick will create an onsite mural within Valade Gallery.

The show is on display and open to the public from Tuesday, January 10th through Monday, February 6th. The Valade Artist Residency will take place from Monday, January 23rd through Thursday, January 26th. A reception will be held on Tuesday, January 24th from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. Kreh Mellick will give an artist talk at 6 pm in Valade Gallery.

Kreh Mellick is an artist living and working in the creative community surrounding Penland School of Crafts in North Carolina. She has participated in artist residencies from Wyoming to Iceland, and has exhibited her work internationally. Kreh received her BFA in illustration from Maine College of Art in Portland, Maine, and was a CORE Fellow at Penland School of Crafts in Penland, North Carolina. Her illustrations have been featured in New American Paintings, The Oxford American, and The New York Times Magazine.

Valade Gallery is located in Shipman Library, on Williams Street on the Adrian College Campus. Free street parking is available. Gallery open hours are Monday through Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm, with extended hours on Tuesday until 7 pm.

Contact: Elspeth Schulze, Gallery Director : gallery@adrian.edu

'The Matter at Hand' Exhibition : Reception

10/12/2016

NOW OPEN : THE MATTER AT HAND

9/30/2016

The Matter at Hand, Sculpture Exhibition Opens at Adrian College
Adrian College, Adrian, MI- September 28, 2016

Valade Gallery at Adrian College announces the opening of its sculpture exhibition, The Matter at Hand. The exhibition showcases the work of three regional artists, including Carolyn Clayton, Shane Darwent, and Dylan Spaysky.

The show is on display and open to the public from Wednesday, September 28 through Tuesday, October 25th. A reception will be held on Tuesday, October 4th from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. The artists will be present, and will participate in a question and answer panel at 6 pm.

The Matter at Hand is a regional show of interdisciplinary work exploring the formal and material aspects of objects and the weight of their lived experience. The accessible materials that litter our lives can tell us about our attachments, our constructs, and our place. Carolyn Clayton, Shane Darwent, and Dylan Spaysky use similar materials in singular ways, making prescient work about our present time. The ordinary and often overlooked are ripe with potential, waiting to be seen, mined, and celebrated. Carolyn Clayton is the recent recipient of the prestigious Dedalus Foundation Master of Fine Arts Fellowship. Dylan Spaysky, based in Detroit, was a 2015 CUE Art Foundation exhibiting artist. Shane Darwent recently undertook an international media project, resulting in a solo exhibition in Michoacan, Mexico and film screening at the University of Michigan Museum of Art. Please join us in celebrating these esteemed artists and their exciting work.

Valade Gallery is located in Shipman Library, on Williams Street on the Adrian College Campus. Free street parking is available. Gallery open hours are Monday through Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm, with extended hours on Tuesday until 7 pm. The gallery will be closed during Fall Break at Adrian College, from Friday, 10/7 - Tuesday, 10/11. Regular gallery hours will resume Wednesday, 10/12.

Contact: Elspeth Schulze, Gallery Director : gallery@adrian.edu

September 30th, 2016

9/30/2016

JURIED STUDENT EXHIBITION 2016 | SUBMISSION INFO

FAST FACTS:
Submission Drop Off: Wed 10/26 + Thurs 10/27 10 am to 5 pm, Valade Gallery
In person Jury: Friday, 10/28
Pick Up Eliminated Work : Mon 10/31, Tues 11/1, Wed 11/2 10 am to 5 pm, Valade Gallery
Exhibition Dates: 11/7 - 11/28
Reception: Tuesday, 11/15 5:30- 7:30 pm, Awards at 5:45 pm

Please consider submitting work to our annual Juried Student Exhibition, which will be on display in the Valade gallery from November 7th to November 28th, 2016. The exhibition will feature work by current Adrian College students. Participating students are not required to be majors in the Department of Art and Design. Work will be selected by Guest Juror Andrew Thompson, Professor at STAMPS School of Art and Design at the University of Michigan. In addition to selecting work for the exhibition, Mr. Thompson will award a broad array of prizes, including art supplies, gift certificates, and cash prizes. Last year, the gallery issued over $1,200 worth of awards to student artists. The show is open to all media. We do have the capacity to show video work or motion pieces, and we highly encourage students interested to submit work in this genre.

This year, submissions will be judged in person. 2D work must be matted to a standard size ( 8”x10”, 11”x14”, 16”x20”). Please visit the matting and framing crew in the basement of Mahan, who can help you with this task in advance of submission date. Selected work will be framed post-jury.

Students with submissions must bring their work to the Valade Gallery on Wednesday, October 26th or Thursday, October 27th, between 10 am and 5 pm. Gallery Attendants will be on site to help students complete the proper paperwork. Juror Andrew Thompson will select work onsite on Friday, October 28th. Students will be notified of the selection results on Monday, October 31st. Selected work will stay in the gallery to be immediately installed. Work that is not selected must be picked up from the gallery by Wednesday, November 2nd at 5 pm. We hope to see your work in the gallery this year!

If you have any questions, please contact gallery director Elspeth Schulze : eschulze@adrian.edu

Coming Soon in Valade Gallery!

9/20/2016

VALADE GALLERY EXHIBITION CALENDAR

9/20/2016

Photography Contest!!!!!! And its FREE to enter!!!!!

8/18/2016

PROOF

8/17/2016

PROOF: a collaborative photography show, opens in the Nicolay Heritage Room in Shipman Library on August 22nd. Stop by to see some great student work!

New ART TECHNICIAN Job Posting for AC Art Department

7/28/2016

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