You are invited to an opening reception at the Benton
This Thursday, October 22
from 4:30 to 7pm
in celebration of these new exhibitions:
The 49th Annual Art Department Faculty Exhibition
Sacred Sisters: In Praise of Art and Poetry
Admission is free.
Food * Cash Bar * Live Music
The 49th Annual Art Department Faculty Exhibition honors the creativity of the permanent faculty in the Art and Art History Department of the School of Fine Arts at UConn by showing their latest work — Judith Thorpe, Edvin Yegir, Olu Oguibe, Alison Paul, John O'Donnell, Ray DiCapua, Pamela Bramble, Kathryn Meyers, Brad Guarino, Charles Hagen, Laurie Sloan, Frank Noelker, Jennifer Wheeler, and Blake Shirley.
Sacred Sisters: In Praise of Art & Poetry is a collaboration between visual artist Holly Trostle Brigham and award-winning poet Marilyn Nelson, whose works explore issues of gender and creativity, religion and history, and the connections between text and image.
Both exhibitions are on view through December 20.
THE WILLIAM BENTON MUSEUM OF ART
University of Connecticut
The School of Fine Arts
245 Glenbrook Road
Storrs, CT
www.benton.uconn.edu
For more information, contact: THE BENTON at 860-486-4520