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  • 2/2 Benton: Opening Reception Today

    UConn Reads and Annual Art Studio Exhibition Opening Reception

    Thursday, February 2, 2017
    04:30 PM – 06:30 PM
    Open to the Public.  Free event, donations are highly appreciated

    Museum Exhibitions:  UConn Reads: Sacred Ground

                                                         And

                                      The 50th Annual Studio Art Faculty Exhibition

    Both Exhibitions run from January 26 through March 12.

    UConn Reads: Sacred Ground

    Inspired by this year’s UConn Reads selected book, Sacred Ground: Pluralism, Prejudice, and the Promise of America (2012) by Eboo Patel, this exhibition features artists and subjects connected by shared history, ideals, and identity that serve as bridges of cooperation throughout Islam and America. We have juxtaposed Eboo Patel’s words with images by international artists who illustrate and support his thesis and his message.  Artists included in this exhibition are: Shoja Azari; Negar Ahkami; Simon Norfolk; Steve McCurry; Mehdi-Georges Lahlou; Mahmood Sabzi; Hojat Amani; and Shadi Ghadirian.  Visit uconnreads

    Eboo Patel is the founder and President of Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC) a Chicago-based organization which builds the interfaith movement on university campuses.  He holds a Ph.D. in Religion from Oxford University and served on President Obama’s inaugural Advisory Council of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. He is a regular contributor to NPR, CNN, and The Washington Post.

    The 50th Annual Studio Art Faculty Exhibition

    This annual exhibition highlights recent work of the permanent, adjunct, and visiting faculty in Studio Art within the School of Fine Arts at UConn. A variety of media are featured; painting, sculpture, illustration, graphic design, printmaking, photography, and installation art. Such diverse bodies of work represent the most significant directions in contemporary art, as well as the unique vision of each artist-faculty member.

    Highlighted Faculty Artists
    Deborah Dancy
    Ray DiCapua
    Janet Pritchard

    THE WILLIAM BENTON MUSEUM OF ART
    University of Connecticut
    School of Fine Arts
    245 Glenbrook Road
    Storrs, CT

    www.benton.uconn.edu

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    For more information, contact: The Benton Museum at 860-486-4520