KSU will host the grand opening of new art exhibitions for the 2013 spring semester on Jan. 17. The Zuckerman Museum is partnering with the KSU Archives to offer attendees a walkthrough of four different exhibits on KSU’s main campus.
One of the unique collections inside the Zuckerman Museum of Art is “The Annual Art Faculty Exhibition.”This exhibition will display creative pieces from the KSU School of Art and Design.
The Zuckerman Museum of Art will also display “Southern Industrial Landscapes: Photographs of the Marietta Bell Bomber Plant, 1942-1944.” This exhibition illustrates the intense social and economic changes that occurred in Cobb County during the 1940s.
“Southern Industrial Landscapes” gives viewers the opportunity to journey back in time to see the contrasts influence that technology and industry had on art during this era.
“The 30th Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition” will also be on display. Marcia Wood, executive director and owner of Marcia Wood Gallery in Atlanta, will jury this collection.
Zuckerman Museum of Art will also display “Pedro: Menaboni’s Lost Story.”
“These rarely seen illustrations by Athos Menaboni were originally created for a children’s story that was never published,” said Justin Rabideau, interim director of the ZMA.
Rabideau explained Menaboni’s collection as a “journey of a scarlet tanager bird named Pedro who migrates from the United States to Mexico.” In each of
these naturalistic illustrations, Menaboni expresses his love of nature and also his stand on the effects mankind has on the environment.
This exhibition also gives viewers the opportunity to engage with Menaboni’s creative pieces. It will hold a “Write-Your-Own” story competition, which will award cash prizes.
The grand opening will be held on Jan. 17, with the gallery walk taking place from 5– 8p.m. at the Clayton Gallery in the Bailey Performance Center. Maps will be available for the other exhibitions.
Each of these collections has rare pieces. All attendees will also have the opportunity to meet and hear from the curators and featured artists about their works.
