Exhibits featuring C Graham Carson and faculty art opening this week at Nazareth College Arts Center galleries

ROCHESTER, NY (08/19/2013)(readMedia)-- The Colacino Gallery at Nazareth College Arts Center will hold an exhibition of paintings by local artist C. Graham Carson beginning August 23, while the Arts Center Gallery will host its annual Faculty Show beginning August 23.

"Codex Gigas: New Paintings and Work from C. Graham Carson" at Nazareth College Arts Center's Colacino Gallery; August 23-September 20, 2013; Artist reception September 6, 5-7 p.m.; Colacino Gallery is open Wednesday-Sunday, noon-5 p.m.; automated info line: 585-389-5073

Annual Faculty Show returns to the Arts Center Gallery at Nazareth College; August 23-September 20, 2013; Artist reception September 6, 5-7 p.m.; Arts Center Gallery is open Sunday and Tuesday-Thursday, noon-5 p.m.; ; Friday-Saturday, noon-8 p.m.; automated info line: 585-389-5073

Both galleries will be closed Saturday, August 31 and Sunday, September 1 in observance of Labor Day weekend.

About "Codex Gigas: New Paintings and Work from C. Graham Carson"

Since 1994, C. Graham Carson has created paintings, jewelry, sculpture, and steelwork in his Rochester-based Myrmidon Studio. He will present his paintings and assemblages – paintings with small sculptures or objects mounted to them – at Nazareth College Arts Center's Colacino Gallery from August 23-September 20, 2013.

As a painter, Carson works with acrylics, into which he mixes stone dust; natural earth pigments; and metal dust and shavings from his studio floor. "Generally, when you look at a painting your eye sees the wall too, so it becomes its own sort of 3-D sculptural piece against a background," he explained. "By adding objects or metal shavings, I'm creating paintings that are naturally more sculptural. Taking it another step, when I use materials that oxidize, they create their own pigments that change the painting. I really enjoy the textures and the mix of mediums this process creates."

Carson draws his inspiration from a variety of sources. He is fascinated by anthropology, archaeology, and the history of places, and objects attached to his paintings often reflect that. "Some of my inspiration comes from numbers in history and dates," he said. "Sometimes the influence of history is very obvious, and in other works you have to look for it. But there is always this mystery of time, place, distance, philosophy running through my work."

A resident of Pittsford, New York, Carson has taught at Nazareth College, and is currently a full-time instructor at Rochester Institute of Technology.

About The Faculty Show

The Nazareth College Department of Art Faculty Show, on display at the Nazareth College Arts Center Gallery August 23-September 20, 2013, features ceramics, illustrations, metalwork, paintings, photos, prints, and sculpture by the department's faculty, including: Dr. Doot Bokelman, Associate Professor/Program Director, Art History; Maureen Brilla-Fitzpatrick, Associate Professor; Lynn Duggan, Professor; Tracie Glazer, Associate Professor/Program Director, Art Education; Sherri Baker Hamilton, Assistant Professor; Mitch Messina, Professor; Ron Netsky, Professor/Chairperson, Department of Art; and Paul Porell, Assistant Professor. Several adjunct faculty may also participate in the exhibit.

The Faculty Show is an annual event that helps support the Arts Center Gallery's educational mission.

About the Nazareth College Department of Art

The Nazareth College Department of Art offers undergraduate programs in studio art, art education, visual communication design, and art history. The College offers graduate programs in art education and art therapy.

In the past decade, Nazareth has built two state-of-the-art galleries to serve the College and the community. Exhibitions in the Arts Center Gallery and Colacino Gallery are free of charge and open to the public. For additional information, please visit naz.edu/art.

About the Arts Center Gallery

The vision of the Arts Center Gallery is to be regionally and nationally recognized as an artistic institution that contributes to the cultural and educational life of students, faculty, and the larger community by providing a venue for high-quality, diverse artwork that advances intellectual exploration, aesthetic evaluation, and critical inquiry. Exhibitions are curated under the direction of the fine art faculty at Nazareth College by invitation. Gallery hours are: Sunday and Tuesday-Thursday, noon-5pm; Friday-Saturday, noon-8pm. For additional information, please visit naz.edu/art/arts-center-gallery or call the automated information line: 585-389-5073.

About the Colacino Gallery

Established through the generous support of Margaret Colacino, artist and art educator, the Colacino Gallery serves as a cultural and educational resource for Nazareth students as well as the greater Rochester community. Its goal is to complement the liberal arts by fostering critical thinking, intellectual diversity, visual literacy, and aesthetic values. In addition to exhibitions generated in-house, artists are invited to submit proposals for solo or small group shows. The Colacino Gallery is located in the Art Department wing of the Arts Center complex on the second floor. Gallery hours are: Wednesday-Sunday, noon-5 p.m. For additional information, please visit naz.edu/art/colacino-art-gallery or call the automated information line: 585-389-5073.

About the Nazareth College Arts Center

For more than 40 years, the Nazareth College Arts Center has served as a venue and educational resource for students, educators, visual and performing artists, and audiences to create, study, and experience all areas of the arts. These cultural programs support the College's curriculum in music, art, and theatre arts, and provide area residents with opportunities to experience exceptional dance, children's theatre, and international entertainment.

The Nazareth College Arts Center

• is a nonprofit institution.
• attracts more than 80,000 adults and children annually.
• is the premier presenter of world-class dance, children's theatre, and international entertainment in Rochester.
• is the performance home of Rochester City Ballet and world-renowned Garth Fagan Dance, as well as the home of Rochester Children's Theatre and Bach Children's Chorus.
• is the only area performing Arts Center located on a College campus.
• houses the Nazareth College departments of art, music, and theatre arts, which present exceptional theatre productions, musicals, operas, recitals, and art exhibitions each year (events are open to the public).
• serves as a venue for auditions, art classes, music lessons, recitals, fundraisers, lectures, community theater productions, camps, workshops, and graduations.
• provides access to master classes, school performances, and subscription series shows for underserved youth.

For additional information, please visit artscenter.naz.edu

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Posted Monday August 19, 2013 at 08:00 pm by Nazareth College Arts Center
Last Updated Thursday August 22, 2013 at 03:36 pm