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Monday through Friday, 9:00 - 4:00. *CLOSED FEB 22
& 23 & DURING SPRING BREAK
The gallery is closed on all major holidays. Dates and times are
subject to change.
Please call 972-860-7162 for updates and information.
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EFC SoFresh: A Juried Competition Featuring Select Works by
Eastfield College Visual Art Students
Juror: Brennen Bechtol
April 23 - May 4
Reception and Awards, Wednesday, April 25, 5:00 - 7:00 pm.
This student show is the first to be curated by an area arts professional.
Juror, Brennen Bechtol holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drawing
and Painting from the University of North Texas. His work has been
included in exhibitions throughout Texas and is held in numerous
private collections. Brennen is represented by Mighty Fine Arts
gallery in Oak Cliff and is an alumni of 500X Gallery, Texas' oldest
artist run gallery.
GALLERY LOCATION:
The gallery is located on the main floor of the Fine Arts building
(bldg "F"). Park and enter at the Performance Hall on the west side
of campus. For more information, contact David Willburn, Gallery
Director, at 972-860-7162. Gallery 219 is open Monday through Friday
from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. and by appointment.
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| Gallery 219, as an integral part of the Fine
Art Department of Eastfield College, serves students in the
studio art and art history courses of the Fine Art Department,
the College community, and the larger community with a full
annual schedule of diverse art exhibitions, supporting the understanding
and creation of contemporary art. Concentrating primarily on
innovative, significant works of contemporary fine art, exhibitions
feature the work of regional and national professional artists,
along with annual exhibitions by the fine art faculty and the
studio art students of the College, enriching the aesthetic
environment and comprising a cultural resource for the community.
Curatorial essays displayed in the gallery accompany all professional
exhibitions, illuminating the means by which the exhibitions
reflect the current discourses and practices of contemporary
art.
In addition to exhibitions in Gallery 219,
artworks from the Eastfield College Permanent Art Collection
are installed throughout the campus. All exhibitions and gallery
events are free and open to the public.
The budget of the Eastfield College Art Department
funds the position of Gallery Director, the Instructional
Assistant, installation materials including lighting and pedestals,
PR materials including invitations and posters, educational
labels, photographic exhibition records, and special needs
associated with exhibitions. SPAR provides limited additional
support for refreshments served at receptions, which are open
to the College and regional communities.
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Installation view of Lily Hanson and Missy
Desmond
exhibition planned by David Willburn, February 2005
Peter Ligon: Circle Inn, 2005, in the Spring
2006
exhibition of drawings by EFC Professor
Peter Ligon.
Above and below: installation
views of Margaret Meehan's
exhibition Innocence and Otherness, March/April 2006.
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The exhibition schedule is determined several
years in advance. Proposals are always welcome and reviewed
regularly. If you are a professional artist interested in
showing in the Eastfield College Gallery 219, please submit
the following in a self-addressed postage paid envelope: 10-20
numbered slides with a separate slide sheet listing each piece
(title, date, dimensions, medium), artist statement, biography
including exhibition and publication history, and a brief
description of your exhibition. Any additional information--press,
postcards, etc.--is appreciated. Proposals for group exhibitions
should send ONE slide sheet for the entire group (5 slides
each for a 4-person show, etc.). In some cases, a studio visit
must take place before a show is offered. NOTE: Packets with
missing or insufficient postage cannot be returned. Please
contact the gallery director with questions: david_willburn@dcccd.edu.
Send to:
David Willburn—Director
Gallery 219 @ Eastfield College
3737 Motley Dr Mesquite TX 75150
Gallery Phone/Info: 972-860-7162
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