Sanford Lab welcomes first-ever Artist-in-Residence
Gina Gibson, 2006 MFA, is a multimedia artist and professor of digital communication at Black Hills State University. In the Summer of 2019, she was named as Sanford Underground Research Facility’s first Artist-in-Residence. Gibson first visited Sanford Lab in 2013 for the “Into the Dark: Artists Exploring Dark Matter” art exhibit, which challenged 22 prominent South Dakota artists to imagine one of nature’s most profound mysteries: dark matter. After that experience, Gibson began searching for residency opportunities at labs like Fermilab and CERN, before realizing an opportunity might exist in the Black Hills. She worked with Sanford Lab to develop and pilot the AiR program.
Sanford Lab’s undertakings often focus on science, technology, engineering and math; this project is just one of the ways the facility works to incorporate art, generating STEAM. Gibson says this project is one way of moving toward more interdisciplinary action, away from the academic silos that can stifle collaboration.
“Getting everyone into the same sandbox is beneficial, and I’d like to see education move that way more,” said Gibson. “That’s why I like interdisciplinary projects, so it’s really natural for me to view this as a mission, to make people more aware of both art and science.”
https://www.sanfordlab.org/
Exhibitions by Joyce Watkins King MFA 2017
Joyce King (MFA 2017) will be exhibiting work and encourages everyone to come and see what she’s been working on over the past two years.
- May 25 – November 2, 2019- “Southern Strands: NC Fiber Art” at BRAHMJ (The Blowing Rock Museum of Art and History) (Opening October 25 @ 4:30pm)
- October 10 – February 16, 2020 – “Coined in the South,” an exhibition at The Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC (Opening October 10 @ 7:00pm)
- October 25 – January 5, 2020 – “Thread by Thread: Stories in Fiber and Fabric,” at ArtWorks Gallery, Richmond, VA – A solo exhibition (Opening October 25 @ 6:00pm)
In addition to her upcoming exhibitions Joyce was also awarded the VCCA (Virginia Center for the Visual Arts) Artists Residency in Amerherst, VA.
UNCG School of Art represented in upcoming NC Museum of Art Exhibition
The North Carolina Museum of Art will be opening an exhibition of contemporary painting by two Art School Alumni; Ashlynn Browning and Carmen Neely as well as faculty member Barbara Campbell Thomas. The exhibition will open March 7, 2020 and run through June 21, 2020 in the Joyce W. Pope Gallery.
Front Burner: Highlights in Contemporary North Carolina Painting will feature 25 painters from throughout the state working in a variety of painting mediums and styles. Ashlynn Browning will be curating the exhibition.
Please see the North Carolina Museum of Art web page below for more information on the exhibition.
https://www.ncartmuseum.org/exhibitions/view/52114
