The Benton Museum: Opening Reception – Two New Exhibitions
Wednesday, April 18, 2018
5:00pm – 7:30pm
This event is FREE and open to the public. Donations are highly appreciated.
Cash bar, hors d’oeuvres.
Close Third Person: Master of Fine Arts Group Exhibition 2018
On view until May 6, 2018
The Master of Fine Arts in Studio Art program at the University of Connecticut is an intensive, multidisciplinary approach to the development of work in a wide range of media, including painting and drawing, photography and video, printmaking, sculpture and ceramics, and installation and performance.
Close Third Person highlights new work by the MFA class of 2018. The exhibition features painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, ceramics, installation, and digital animation.
A Print Sampler: Explore Printmaking Techniques Through Polish Prints 1960-1990
On view until May 25, 2018
This exhibition is geared towards teaching the viewer how to distinguish between the various printmaking techniques—from mezzotint to woodcut, silkscreen, linocut, etching, aquatint and engraving—using a collection of Polish prints dating from 1960-1990. Clear explanations of the printmaking process accompany each print. Also on display are the tools used to create the works on view.
The prints in this exhibition were collected by Professor Emeritus Gus Mazzocca and are an intended gift to the Benton. Mazzocca is responsible for creating an exchange program between the University of Connecticut and the art academy in Krakow, Poland in 1986.
If you require an accommodation (at this event), please contact the Museum’s Visitor Services Desk at 860-486-4520 or benton@uconn.edu
THE WILLIAM BENTON MUSEUM OF ART
University of Connecticut
School of Fine Arts
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Storrs, CT
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