The LSU School of Art Gallery is hosting an exhibition of faculty art work in Foster Hall, surveying the varying disciplines art professors teach their students.
Every year, the School of Art presents the faculty artwork for students and the public to enjoy, said gallery coordinator Malia Krolak. Senior faculty members rotate the right to present their artwork as the centerpiece every year, she said. This year, Kimberly Arp was the featured artist. A printmaking professor for 26 years, Arp’s digital ink-jet print, Fife Croft House, headlined the Faculty Show announcements and publicity.
The picture came from photographs taken while Arp was on sabbatical in Scotland in 2001, according to a press release. As of press time, Arp was unavilable for comment.
This is a venue for students to see the art that their professors create, Krolak said. With this exhibit, they can see visually where their professors are coming from. Thomas Neff work was also on dilay. A photography professor, Neff had two photographs on display taken from an expedition through parts of Europe.
One photograph, taken in Rome, Italy, displays a group of soccer fans watching the 2002 Germany versus Italy World Cup match on a big screen television. After Italy scores, the enthusiastic fans raise their arms to a “V” and appear to be yelling in excitement. Neff said the shot intrigues him because of the way the Italians raise their hands, their fists are clenced. Americans have their fingers spread out, he said.
“Ideally, the faculty art show displays to students that we are also artists in our respective disciplines,” Neff said. “We enjoy to teach, but we also enjoy to create.”
Stacie Harms, a second year graduate student in painting, enjoyed the show because it gives her something to think about when choosing classes for next semester.
“This helps me to understand where my professors are coming from,” Harms said. “I feel, by this point, that I am a good painter in my own right, so seeing their work is exciting to me. I can appreciate their focus and individuality. Harms, a teaching assistant, has brought her beginning art class to the show, where students have expressed curiosity and intrigue looking at their professors work.
Many of the pieces within the exhibit are also for sale, ranging in price from $200 to $13,000. Those interested in purchasing artwork should contact Krolak at the exhibit’s entrance.
The faculty art show will continue at Foster Hall through Oct. 3 and is free to the public. For more information contact Krolak at 578-5402.