ABOVE: Max Rain’s “Ghosts”, 2017; underglaze, glaze, luster, shoe polish on ceramic. (Contributed Photo)
APTOS — Fall semester at Cabrillo College begins today, and with it comes the opening of Cabrillo Gallery’s latest exhibit.
“Catalysts: Art, Photograph & Art History Faculty Staff Exhibition” will feature up to 40 artists spanning numerous artistic mediums.
All artists are either Cabrillo College faculty or staff from the Art Studio, Photography and Art History departments. According to the gallery’s Program Coordinator Victoria May, this type of exhibit usually occurs every two years.
“We want the public to see how dynamic and varied our art offerings are here,” May said, “and maybe get them interested in taking classes.”
Janet Fine’s “Wilder, Clearer”, a cyanotype on pigment print is on display at Cabrillo Gallery’s faculty and staff exhibit.
(Contributed Photo)
The exhibit is also meant to give art faculty and staff an opportunity to express themselves and indulge in their own passions and ideas outside the classroom, May said.
“I think for the students, it’s like when you’re a kid and you see your teacher in the supermarket,” she joked. “It’s strange but interesting to see them in a different light.”
A wide range of art will be on display at “Catalysts,” including everything from traditional painting and art photography to screen printing and pottery. Some of the artists combined old and new technologies, using unique materials such as old USB cords.
One particular piece, May described, is actually printed onto a piece of plastic and backlit dramatically.
“We have a wonderful selection this time around,” she said. “It really shows how far we’ve come from just the basics as technology and ideas progress.”
The name for the exhibition, “Catalysts,” came to the organizers when they were thinking of how instructors can help develop their students’ creativity.
“Instructors act as catalysts,” May said. “They can provide that spark of knowledge or inspiration that may set off a series of chain reactions in the thinking and endeavors of the student.”
Angela Gleason’s “Domestic Violence: The Hidden Mass Murder”; created using copper, brass, silver, a guitar string and a hard disc.
(Photo by R.R. Jones)
“Catalysts” will run through Sept. 21 at the Cabrillo Gallery, 6500 Soquel Drive, Aptos, in building 1000. The gallery is open Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Monday and Tuesday evenings between 7-9 p.m.
An opening reception is planned for Thursday, Sept. 6 from 5:30-7 p.m., with a special artists’ talk immediately following the reception.
For information, contact the Cabrillo Gallery at 479-6308 or email ga*****@ca******.edu.
