Amherst County Public Schools
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Art Students Exhibition
January 25-March 25, 2008
Benedict Hall Gallery
Opening reception:
February 21, 2008
4:30-6 p.m.

MYRON HELFGOTT
"TYRANNY OF THE THEORETICAL"
JANUARY 18-MARCH 31, 2008
BABCOCK FINE ARTS CENTER GALLERY
RECEPTION AND GALLERY TALK BY THE ARTIST:
MARCH 28, 2008
4:30-6 P.M.
Richmond artist, Myron Helfgott, will be a Sweet Briar-VCCA fellow in conjunction with his exhibitioin at Sweet Briar. He is Professor Emeritus, School of Arts, Sculpture, at VCU.

Connect the Dots
Worldwide Art from the Sweet Briar College Collection
September 13-April 6, 2008
Anne Gary Pannell Art Gallery

CONTRAPPOSTO
SENIOR ART MAJORS EXHIBITION
FEATURING:
LAUREN BURKE
MELISSA HARDISON
ALYSON NAPIER
APRIL 11-MAY 10, 2008
ANNE GARY PANNELL ART GALLERY
OPENING RECEPTION:
APRIL 11, 2008
5-7 P.M.

From Doux to Shinola
A retrospective of the work of
The Design Group and Nancy Blackwell Marion '74
April 4-May 18, 2008
Babcock Fine Arts Center Gallery
Reception and gallery talk by:
Nancy Blackwell Marion
April 9, 2008
4:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
For more than thirty years, Nancy Blackwell Marion and The Design Group have helped area businesses and organizations reach the public through ingenious creations that capture the imagination. This exhibition surveys the prolific work of this small design firm.

IT'S NOT ELEMENTARY XVIII
ART BY CHILDREN FROM THE CAMPUS SCHOOL
MARCH 20-MAY 18, 2008
BENEDICT HALL GALLERY

100 Views of High Peak
Part 1
May 30-September 14, 2008
Opening Reception
May 30, 2008
5-7 p.m.

The concept of the painting series, 100 Views of High Peak, was inspired by the works of Japanese woodblock printer, Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849). In his famous series, 36 Views of Mt. Fuji, Hokusai elevated the landscape from background to main subject, often including familiar scenes along the roads of Japan. His images feature people from all walks of life working or interacting with nature while always incorporating Mt. Fuji whether dominant or barely visible in each print. Many Hokusai prints have strong foreground subjects with geometric shapes breaking up the picture plane. The Hokusai series celebrated the sacred volcano in every season from every direction.

In 100 Views of High Peak, Part I, three Amherst County artists, Nancy McDearmon, Marion Freerks and Rosalie Day White, bring the same kind of attention to a Central Virginia landmark, the High Peak of Tobacco Row Mountain. Nancy’s geometric approach, Marion’s bold skies and Rosalie’s selection of well known sites, are not attempts to reproduce the Hokusai images but rather are inspired by them. Where direct inspiration is derived, a note on the label indicates which Hokusai image is referenced. Please feel free to carry the book Hokusai’s Mt. Fuji around the gallery to better understand the influence.

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Regula Franz: photographs
September 18-December 5, 2008
Reception and gallery talk by artist:
September 18, 2008
4:30-6 p.m.
A Swiss native and now resident of Richmond, Va, photographer Regula Franz teaches at Virginia Commonwealth University and The Visual Arts Center of Richmond. She has traveled extensively, utilizing her camera to record the people and places she visits. Most recently she has explored Southeastern Asia, especially Indonesia, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Her photographs sensitively reflect Franz's respect for the people, their livelihoods, culture, and religion.

www.regulafranz.net

Ivar Strand: paintings
September 25, 2008-February 8, 2009
Reception and gallery talk by artist:
September 25, 2008
4:30-6 p.m.
Ivar Strand, Professor emeritus of agricultural and resource economics at the University of Maryland at College Park, retired and became a permanent resident of Amherst, Va., in 2001. Since then, he has taken up the paintbrush and shifted his attention from the economics of the Chesapeake Bay and fisheries to the art of agricultural produce-mostly fruit-and other vegetation. A smooth transition from the coastal plain to the Piedmont plateau was interrupted in 2006 with a diagnosis and treatment for leukemia. Both he and his art have changed as a result.

Works of Art from the
Sweet Briar College Art Collection
September 1-December 5, 2008
Annually works from the Sweet Briar College permanent collection of art are exhibited, and for the past three years, have provided an underlying framework for the teaching of the History of Art survey courses. The collection spans some 3,000 years and includes works of art from the six of seven global continents.