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The library's new 2d
floor display space is intended to feature student creativity throughout the
academic year. Each exhibit will open with a Fabulous Fine Arts Friday
reception where we intend to showcase student musical performances.
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The
inaugural exhibit, which runs into
the beginning of November 2001, features creative works by former library
student workers: paintings by Ben Gardner and Krisanne Haerr, both recent
(2001) Millikin University graduates, a selection of haiku by Kristen
Boryca, another 2001 alum, and Sarah Knutilla, a current student, as well
as ceramics by another current student. The exhibit was curated by Ben Gardner, now a member of the library staff.
We tentatively expect
the next two exhibits to open on November 9 (women artists) and December 7
(winter motif).
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The
opening reception on October 12, 2001, was a gratifying
success as the kickoff of this new library venture. The reception featured performances by students in the School of Music,
specifically the Opera Workshop Vocal Ensemble and the Flute Choir. The
acoustics were wonderful! The appreciative audience included alumni visiting
campus for Homecoming, and also President Tom Flynn. Susan
Avery was the music coordinator for the reception.
 
Opera
Workshop Vocal Ensemble
Performance arranged
through Assistant
Professor Terry Morris. The students performed as
part of the Opera Workshop
Outreach Program. Peter
K. Miller was the accompanist. |
 
Flute
Choir, directed by Assistant Professor Laurie Glencross |
ben
gardner
artist's
statement: there is no way for me to force a painting into meaningful
existence. for lack of a better expression, it is a dual effort of the
painting and I working together. therefore, to work in selfishness and
solitude is to fail to give a painting a chance to have a "life"; to balance
the painting's and your own potential is to work toward the discovery of
that very life. |
all
the flowers
acrylic
on canvas |
krisanne
haerr
artist's
statement: people should create more from the resources that surround
them. |
untitled
charcoal,
graphite & wax on panel |
sarah
knutilla
artist's
statement: write about what you know. in order to paint the haiku picture,
you must have a clear understanding of the scene you want to set. for this
to happen, it is always helpful for the subject to be something you are
familiar with.
haiku
is a rewarding and beautiful art form. it is an ancient form of literature
that is constantly reinventing itself. because it is a living art, it will
never die. it continues to change and grow. haiku fully capture the essence
of life and all that it encompasses. |
lost argument
dad mows
around the dandelions |
kristen
boryca
artist's
statement: for me, haiku come as days draw breaths, sometimes slow
and lazy, like yawning or blowing a bubble, and sometimes quick, written
with urgency of someone who has just seen or experienced something so powerful
that they need to write it down and preserve it, for whatever length of
time, in a simple effort to remember what the feeling was all about. |
mom refills their
coffee...
summer rain
on the porch roof |
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