The public exhibition presents opportunities for students and members of the community to become better acquainted with art department faculty and directly engage with the range and breadth of their work.

An opening reception will be held at the gallery from 4-6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4. Gallery talks are scheduled at noon on November 10 (The Path of an Artist) and November 18 (Artistic Philosophy).

Department of Art Chair Cynthia Vascak said, "The annual faculty exhibition is a vital tradition at PSU that invites our entire community to celebrate and honor the multifaceted creative and expressive talents of our faculty. The exhibition highlights new creative directions and/or projects that exemplify the artists' lifelong passion, practice and pursuit of beauty and meaning,a constant evolution and exploration of mastery and a quest for ever-deepened insights and understandings of self, world and other."

The exhibition presents work in ceramic, drawing, landscape design, sculpture, printmaking, painting, photography and graphic arts.

Exhibiting this year are John Anderson, Elizabeth D'Amico, Tom Driscoll, Greg Finley, Bill Haust, Michael Heffernan, Philip Inwood and Carol Jowdy. Also Jong-Yoon Kim, Phil Lonergan, Dave Martin, Annette Mitchell, Jay Moskowitz, Nick Sevigney, Kathi Smith, Jason Swift, Cynthia Vascak, Lauren von Duyke-Dadmun and Joan Wirth.

Exhibitor Nick Sevigney said, "Being an artist is a big part of being a member of any art department. If you are not working and participating in the larger art community it is difficult to tell students what it takes to be an artist. I really enjoy my teaching practice but love making art. To strengthen my teaching practice, the importance of using my skills as an artist is essential. The energy, enthusiasm and technical expertise I employ in my own studio help me demonstrate and teach craftsmanship, creativity and analytical skills to my students in the university studio. It is important that students know this and see the results of what faculty make in an exhibit."

Drerup Gallery is open Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Wednesday 10 a.m.-8 p.m. and by appointment.

For gallery information call (603) 535-2614 or log on to www.plymouth.edu/artdept.

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Annette Mitchell "Inspiration" quilt detail.

Jason Swift "Hold it Softly" installation.

-end- ]]> 11/3/09 http://www.plymouth.edu/news/fullstory.php?number=6735 Tipsheet of PSU events scheduled in November is available at http://www.plymouth.edu/news/tipsheets/Nov09tips.pdf. ]]> 11/1/09 http://www.plymouth.edu/news/fullstory.php?number=6696 Fall Semester at PSU Galleries presents Installations, Photographs and Poetry, Textile Art and Faculty Works,

PLYMOUTH, N.H. - Five new exhibitions will fill the Plymouth State University galleries with illustrations; photograph and poetry collages; textile history, function and design; and faculty works this fall.

Up and Down: Overview Effect by Pat Musick opens at the Karl Drerup Art Gallery in the Draper and Maynard Building September 9.

Working with her husband, Jerry Carr, Musick produces work that reflects her affinity to nature. "My art is a reflection of the tensions that exist between mankind and the natural environment. It addresses the havoc that we have done to the natural world and the devastation that the natural world has wreaked upon mankind. I search for ways to create harmony and reconciliation of this situation both in the media and the content," Musick said.

In 2002, following the tradition of Christo, and inspired by installation artist Andy Goldsworthy; Musick, Carr and a crew created an art installation titled Stone Songs on the Trail of Tears that traveled along the path followed by the Cherokees during their forced migration in 1883.

"Pat Musick's work blends natural materials and minimalist forms to create mixed media work that is simultaneously simple and complex," says Drerup Gallery Director Catherine Amidon.

A gallery talk, "Art, Ecology and Collaboration," is scheduled for 4-5 p.m. Wed., September 30 in the gallery. Two exhibitions open September 9 at the Silver Center for the Arts on Main Street in Plymouth, and run through September 26.

Seasons on Eagle Pond are brought to life in Poetry of Place, an exhibition by former U.S and New Hampshire poet laureate Donald Hall and photographer Sheila Pallay. Halls poems, including "Waters," "The Moon," "The Wish," "The Hunkering," "Summer," "Affirmation" and "The Master" are accompanied by photographs taken at Eagle Pond in Wilmot, N.H., where both live.

"The word and image relationship in this exhibition revives the tradition of intertwining different perceptual experiences," explains Amidon.

Using a Canon 50D digital camera, Pallay prefers to use natural light to "put an impressionist twist on things." "Nature provides such amazing opportunities," said Pallay. "I like to have my breath taken away."

In "Summer," Hall says of the pond, " this is not a circle of water/with a few ducks in it: it's/twenty-five acres, shaped like a humpbacked whale ". A gallery talk, "Word and Image," will be held from 4-5 p.m. Wed., September 16 at the Silver Center.

The exhibition, Illustration by Gloria Kamen presents more than 20 pastel and watercolor portraits of classical composers, an expansion of work in her book, Hidden Music. The collection includes images of female composers that relate to the larger question of women's place in the world of music in their time.

Gloria Kamen is an award-winning illustrator, particularly of children's books such as The Little Kingdom, Three Wishes for Abner, Second-Hand Cat, and the Betty Crocker Cookbook for Boys and Girls.

"The varied background of each portrait is an attempt to create a sense of the varied types of music, some using an ethnic or popular mode, some creating a new style of their own," said Kamen.

Other exhibitions in the fall semester are:

Textiles: Pattern, Ornament, and Culture, October 7­-December 5 at the Silver Center.

This double exhibition explores aspects of broad textile history, manufacturing and design and follows the career of one individual, mapping how these aspects influence his work.

The extensive career of textile designer Amin Kalaf brings to life three decades of American textile design.

A panel discussion, "Weaving, Industry and Design," with Amin Kalaf, Danile Moore and Catherine Amidon will be held October 21 from 4-5 p.m. in Heritage Commons on Highland Street.

Faculty Exhibition, November 4-December 9 at the Karl Drerup Art Gallery. An opportunity for students and members of the PSU community to become acquainted with Department of Art faculty outside the classroom, as artists working in a variety of media.

Two gallery talks are planned in conjunction with this exhibition: "The Path of an Artist" on November 10 and "Artistic Philosophy" on November 18. Both talks are in the Karl Drerup Art Gallery at noon. .

2009 Faculty Exhibition, November 4-December 9 at the Karl Drerup Art Gallery. An opportunity for students and members of the PSU community to become acquainted with Department of Art faculty outside the classroom, as artists working in a variety of media.

Karl Drerup Art Gallery hours are Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Wednesday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. and by appointment. Silver Center hours are Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-10 p.m., Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. and weekends noon-5 p.m. All venues are closed most University holidays.

Gallery information is available online at www.plymouth.edu/gallery or by calling the Karl Drerup Art Gallery, (603)535-2614.

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PLYMOUTH, N.H. - The new semester brings the excitement of Plymouth State University performing arts programs back to the Silver Center for the Arts beginning September 17. From music to theatre and dance performances and book readings, the Silver Series fall lineup presents diverse programming.

The 2009-2010 Silver Series for the Performing Arts leads off September 17 at 7 p.m. with folk icon Tom Rush whose shows offer a musical celebration filled with the rib-tickling humor of engaging story-telling, the sweet melancholy of ballads and the passion of gritty blues.

Rush will perform in the intimate Smith Recital Hall, for an unforgettable audience experience.

Rush is a gifted musician and performer, presenting a musical celebration ... a journey into tradition and the musical spectrum. His distinctive guitar style, wry humor and warm, expressive voice have made him both a legend and a lure to audiences around the world. Rush displays an uncanny knack for finding wonderful songs, and writing his own-many of which have become classics re-interpreted by new generations. His 2009 release, "What I Know," has topped the Americana charts with harmonies by Emmylou Harris, Bonnie Bramlett and Nanci Griffith.Sponsored by MegaPrint.

October 8 brings Blues-Flamenco-Celtic-Funk-Folk-Jazz dynamo Deborah Henson-Conant to the Smith Recital Hall. Henson-Conant is a Grammy-nominated, genre-bending electric harp player and vocalist. She has written and produced her own one-woman shows and orchestrated many symphony shows including one that aired on PBS. The Boston Globe calls Henson-Conant a combination of "Leonard Bernstein, Steven Tyler and Xena the Warrior Princess" and Scott Simpson at NPR invites us to "imagine the talented love child of André Previn and Lucille Ball. Sponsored by Megaprint.

The genre shifts again October 29 when the Silver Series presents John Sebastian, former lead singer and songwriter of The Lovin' Spoonful, and member of the Rock and Roll and Songwriters halls of fame; and David Grisman, a virtuoso mandolinist who spearheaded an acoustic music revolution with "Dawg" music-a unique blend of swing, bluegrass, Latin and other musical influences.

The duo's CD, "Satisfied," is a collection of acoustic duets featuring traditional folk tunes, blues, classic instrumentals and original tracks. Their musical history dates back to college days at New York University circa 1963 when the Greenwich Village folk revival was in its heyday. They made their first recording together as members of the Even Dozen Jug Band with future luminaries Maria Muldaur, Stefan Grossman and others. Sebastian teams with mandolin master Grisman for traditional folk/blues songs and instrumentals, as well as Sebastian originals.Presented in Hanaway Theatre with sponsorship by Abode Builders of New England.

Still want more? Look forward to second semester when the Silver Series presents Colonial Brass, the U.S. Air Force Band of Liberty's brass ensemble; jazz from Grace Kelly Quintet, led by saxophonist, vocalist, composer and arranger Grace Kelly; symphonic sounds made in New Hampshire by the Nashua Symphony Orchestra and Chorus and the Ying Quartet, comprising classical musician siblings Janet, Phil and David Ying and the newest quartet member, Frank Huang.

Also on the spring program, a one-man theatrical presentation, Mother/SON, in which writer and actor Jeffrey Solomon, playing both roles, converses with his mother about her struggles with his homosexuality; Natraj, a quintet that melds the classical music of India, traditional music from West Africa and contemporary jazz; and Celtic tenor John McDermott. McDermott's a cappella rendition of Danny Boy is touted by many as the definitive rendition of this iconic song.

The PSU Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance also hosts a vibrant series of programs at the Silver Center, performed by students, faculty and guests.

Student Theater offerings this fall include Raised in Captivity by Nicky Silver opening September 24 and Rodgers and Hammerstein's classic musical Oklahoma, October 15-18.

Nicky Silver wrings laughs from the horrors of everyday life in Raised in Captivity, his story of estranged twins who are reunited at their mother's funeral. Raised in Captivity is a quirky, dark comedy of characters trying to break out of their emotional prisons in a very unconventional manner. The play is recommended for mature audiences.

At the another end of the drama pendulum, Oklahoma tells the story of the high-spirited rivalry between local farmers and cowboys in the western territories. Cowboy Curly and farm girl Laurey find that true love can be as bumpy as a surrey ride down a country road.

The final fall theatre presentation is Rhinoceros, November 19-22, an absurdist play by Eugene Ionesco that examines apathy and conformity. What will it take for Berenger to stand up to the increasing menace of rhinocerization in his town?

Music patrons can sample multiple genres in performances by the All New England choral and band festivals; a faculty piano recital by Professor Carleen Graff; Duo Veritas with Professor Dan Perkins and Camerata New England cellist Linda Galvan; student guitar, chamber, percussion and jazz ensembles and the annual holiday choral treat, A Joyful Noise. This year the choirs celebrate a multicultural holiday with Ghanaian drumming ensemble Akwaaba, and a string quartet, December 6.

PSU and guest dancers add to the seasonal delights with a Contemporary Dance Ensemble concert featuring student and faculty choreography December 4 & 5.

Eagle Pond Authors'Series

Beginning its 11th season, the Eagle Pond Authors' Series hosts poets Franz Wright and Kevin Young October 22 and November 4, respectively.

Wright's poetry collection, Walking to Martha's Vineyard, won the Pulitzer Prize and his newest book, Wheeling Motel is due out fall 2009. Writer-in-residence at Brandeis University, Wright is the author of 14 collections.

Kevin Young, born in 1970, is widely regarded as one of the leading poets of his generation; one who finds inspiration in African American music and the bittersweet history of Black America. Young, a multiple award winner, is professor of poetry at Emory University.

Readings are presented free of charge and are followed by a book signing and reception. The Eagle Pond Authors' Series is sponsored by a generous grant from Follett Higher Education Group.

Details of date, time, location and cost for all events are available on the Silver Center Web site at silver.plymouth.edu and in Plymouth State's online calendar, ThisWeek@PSU, at http://thisweek.blogs.plymouth.edu/; or by calling the box office at (603) 535-ARTS or (800) 779-3869.

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