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"what haunts…" an Installation by Alumna Artist Cathy McLaurin Opens January 23 at Meredith College
"what haunts…" is a collection of installation and multi-media artworks that explores secrets, their universality and their power. The themes of the installation reflect issues of identity, concealment/revelation and relationships. The unusual materials and techniques used by the artist allow for the transformation of that which is common – or often "ugly" – into something that is more attractive. This transformation points to a visual metaphor for "making nice"; a notion deeply rooted in the artist's rural southern upbringing. Visitors to the exhibit will have the opportunity to participate by adding their own written anonymous "secrets" to the work. Artist Cathy McLaurin, a 1988 graduate of Meredith College, works and resides in Amesbury, Massachusetts. McLaurin will be present at a special reception on February 13, from 2 p.m. -4 p.m. at the Rotunda Gallery in Johnson Hall. The exhibition is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. For more information, contact the Meredith College Art Department at ext. 8332."Too Much Time: Women in Prison,"an Exhibition by International Photographer Jane Evelyn Atwood, to Open at Meredith College
"Too Much Time: Women in Prison," an exhibition by international photographer Jane Evelyn Atwood, will be on display from Sunday, Jan. 23 through Sunday, Feb. 20 in the Frankie G. Weems Art Gallery. The exhibition explores women in the penal system and the issues that surround their incarceration, such as the nature of their "crimes," rehabilitation vs. humiliation and personal expression. Artist Jane Evelyn Atwood will attend a special reception at Meredith on February 13, from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. at the Weems Gallery. She will also give a lecture on Feb. 14 at 10 a.m. in Meredith's Jones Auditorium as part of Meredith's convocation series. Atwood, who is based in Paris, France, is the author of several books, including "Exterieur Nuit," on the blind (1998, Editions, Nathan), and "Too Much Time," her landmark 10-year photographic study of women in prison (2000, Phaidon, Editions Albin Michel). She was the recipient of the first W. Eugene Smith Award in 1980, a World Press Photo Award in 1987, the Hasselbad Foundation Grant and Ernst Haas Award in 1994, Leica's Oskar Barnack Prize in 1997, and the Alfred Eisenstedt Award for Magazine Photography in 1998. Her project on landmines around the world was published in 2004 as "Sentinelles de l'ombre" (Le Seuil, France). The exhibition is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, 2 p.m. – 5 p.m. For further information, contact the Meredith College Art Department at ext. 8332. Faculty/Staff Campaign for Meredith Update Gifts and pledges to the Faculty/Staff Campaign for Meredith continue to come in. We are grateful to the following members of the faculty and staff who have made contributions since our last printing: Apologies from the Division of Institutional Advancement |
Meredith Alumnae Travel Program Offering Tour from Provence to Paris Join Meredith Alumnae in a Provence to Paris tour, July 6-July 15, 2005, featuring two cities, two hotels, one of France's high-speed trains and Bastille Day festivities. Cost for the trip is $3,790 per person, double occupancy, which includes:
A deposit of $500 per person is due with your reservation. Deposit is totally refundable until January 15, 2005.Meredith alumnae, students, faculty, staff, and friends of the College are invited to join special guests President Maureen Hartford and Jay Hartford for this tour. For more information, contact Blue Greenberg, Office of Alumnae & Parent Relations, at ext. 2860. Nutshell Notes
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An installation by alumna artist Cathy McLaurin titled "what haunts…" will be on display at Meredith College from Sunday, Jan. 23 through Sunday, Feb. 20 in the Rotunda Art Gallery in Johnson Hall. 
