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Eastern Art Gallery opens fall 2020 with 'Painting and Drawing Faculty Exhibition'

Dedicated in memory of late painter, Professor Andy Jones

by Molly Boucher

Willimantic, CT (09/01/2020) — The Art Gallery at Eastern Connecticut State University is kicking off its fall 2020 season with an exhibition showcasing the university's painting and drawing faculty. Running until Oct. 1 with the opening reception on Sept. 10 from 4-6 p.m., the exhibit is dedicated to the memory of Andy Jones, a longtime faculty member and professor of painting who passed away in January. Many of his early and late works will be shown in the exhibit.

While the complex media of painting, drawing, installation and collage that faculty members have worked with for this show are interconnected and overlap, the subjects of each artist's work do not. The exhibit presents a variety of topics that represent the faculty's varied reflections of landscapes, multicultural experiences and representations of a "voracious consumer culture," according to Art Gallery Director Yulia Tikhonova.

This exhibit is open to visitors during "unprecedented times," said Tikhonova. While the country experiences continued protests regarding police brutality, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and a deep recession, the new exhibit will provide visitors with a refreshing perspective. "We are woken and look for art that offers a new window into social justice, racial equity, civic engagement and economic rights," says Tikhonova. "We are eager to embrace the artistic energies and explorations of our art faculty."

The "2020 Painting and Drawing Faculty Exhibition" is part of a biennial installment. The work of the sculpture faculty will be presented in 2022.

The Art Gallery is located in the Fine Arts Instructional Center and open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. or by appointment. For more information, email the Gallery Director Tikhonova at tikhonovay@easternct.edu or call (860) 465-4625.

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Eastern Connecticut State University is the state of Connecticut's public liberal arts university, serving 5,000 students annually at its Willimantic campus and satellite locations. In addition to attracting students from 162 of Connecticut's 169 towns, Eastern also draws students from 34 other states and 19 countries. A residential campus offering 41 majors and 65 minors, Eastern offers students a strong liberal art foundation grounded in an array of applied learning opportunities. Ranked among the top 30 public universities in the North Region by U.S. News and World Report in its 2019 Best Colleges ratings, Eastern has also been awarded 'Green Campus' status by the Princeton Review 10 years in a row. For more information, visit www.easternct.edu.

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