Local Artists in The College of New Rochelle's Exhibition

Exhibition Featured Stop on New Rochelle Council ArtsFest Weekend

NEW ROCHELLE, NY (08/17/2011)(readMedia)-- The Castle Gallery of The College of New Rochelle will feature "Toward a Philosophy of the Everyday" from September 6 through November 25, 2011. The opening reception is on Sunday, September 25, 2011 from 2

to 4 pm. There will be an artist's panel and discussion of the exhibition on Wednesday, October 26, 2011 from 6:45-8:00 p.m. in Romita Auditorium on the New Rochelle campus.

This exhibit is a featured stop on the New Rochelle Council on the Arts' ArtsFest weekend (Saturday, September 24 and Sunday, September 25, 12 to 5 pm). http://newrochellearts.org

Artists: Jessica Jackson Hutchins, William Stone, Jeanne Silverthorne, Martha Colburn, Andy Coolquitt, Patrick O'Hare, Ruth Hardinger, Lisa Hoke, Heather Rowe, Jedediah Caesar, Arthur Simms, Rashawn Griffin, and Ian Burns.

The work of each of these thirteen artists is an open-ended, inclusive and processoriented inquiry into the philosophy of the everyday, one that invites the public to explore ways art relates to both the practice and meaning of daily life.

This exhibition is organized by Susan Canning, Professor of Art History in the Art Department in the School of Arts & Sciences at the College.

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The first Catholic college for women in New York State, The College of New Rochelle was founded in 1904 by the Ursuline Order. Today, it comprises the all-women School of Arts & Sciences, and three schools which admit women and men: the School of New Resources (for adult learners), the School of Nursing and the Graduate School. The main campus of the College is located in lower Westchester County, 16 miles north of New York City. The College maintains five other campus locations in New York City. Visit the College's website at www.cnr.edu.