We are pleased to announce the exhibition program is back in Homer Babbidge Library and Archives & Special Collections!
Help us celebrate the artists with a reception for the exhibits in Homer Babbidge on Monday, October 11 from 4-5:30pm.
Many Pieces Make a Whole
Homer Babbidge Library Norman D. Stevens Gallery, Level B
September 2021 – December 15, 2021
Mosaics are an uncommon art that is tactile, textural, and light reflective. A well-done mosaic can also evoke a strong emotional response, all while being beautiful and structurally sound. Many Pieces Make A Whole uses art to express the environmental crisis we face, specifically the fragile state of our planet and the continued reduction of biodiversity. The mosaics ask questions relating to boundaries, connections, disconnects, and our use of space through a beautiful and ancient art form. As an alumnus of UConn’s College of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources’ landscape architecture program, Deb Aldo hopes students of all ages see mosaics as a potential option for their own careers
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Sand Paintings From The Navajo Nation
Homer Babbidge Library Gallery on the Plaza
September 2021 – December 15, 2021
Sand paintings by Native American Navajo Indians were not made to be art, but as part of an elaborate healing ritual or ceremony. The artist, or in the Navajo context, the medicine man, would use naturally colored grains of sand, and pour them by hand to create these elaborate “paintings” that were destroyed following the ceremony. However, over concerns that traditional Navajo knowledge was being lost, some modern Navajo now choose to share the ritual by turning them into paintings. These Navajo artisans, many represented here in this exhibit, use their artistic skills to bring to life this sacred tradition.
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Fables, Pictures, Pulp & Pen
Richard H. Schimmelpfeng Gallery, Dodd Research Center
August 30 – October 15, 2021
Fables, Pictures, Pulp and Pen honors the legacy of Richard H. Schimmelpfeng featuring objects from the significant and varied collections donated to Archives & Special Collection over a 50-year period including fine press books, photobooks, handmade paper specimens, calligraphy and type samples and illustrated bookplates.
More information can be found at https://lib.uconn.edu/about/exhibits/
For more information, contact: Jean Nelson at jean.nelson@uconn.edu