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Office: (717) 691-6027 ext. 1
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Aughinbaugh Art Gallery to exhibit
Messiah College faculty artwork

GRANTHAM, Pa. (September 28, 2004) — The Aughinbaugh Art Gallery at Messiah College will open its second show of the fall season on Oct. 15 with the Department of Visual Arts Faculty Show. The exhibit will showcase artwork from 12 Messiah College faculty members from the School of the Arts in a variety of media, including photography, paintings, sculptures, graphic designs and textiles. The exhibit will open with a gallery talk and reception with the artists on Friday, Oct. 15 from 6 to 8 p.m. and run through Sunday, Nov. 21. The gallery will be closed Oct. 21-24 during the college’s fall recess. Admission to the exhibit and the gallery talk is free and open to the public. For additional information, call (717) 766-2511, ext. 2485.

The artists include:

• Andrew S. Bale , adjunct professor of art
• Jeremy G. Botts , adjunct professor of art
• Stephen C. Fieser , adjunct professor of art
• Daniel M. Finch , assistant professor of art
• Christine A. Forsythe, chair of the Department of Visual Arts and professor of art
• Donald J. Forsythe , distinguished professor art
• Kathy T. Hettinga , distinguished professor of art
• David E. Kasparek , assistant professor of art
• Peter H. Mollenkof , adjunct professor of art at Messiah College .
• Theodore L. Prescott , distinguished professor of art
• John Ritter , adjunct professor of art
• Young H. Won, adjunct professor of art

About the Aughinbaugh Art Gallery

Located on the lower level of the Climenhaga Fine Arts Center on Messiah College ’s Grantham campus, the M. Louise Aughinbaugh Art Gallery exhibits the work of internationally recognized artists from around the world, as well as faculty and students. The gallery features new exhibitions on a monthly basis ranging from traditional studio areas and the fine crafts, to conceptual art and installation. Gallery programming supplements campus classroom instruction by bringing practicing artists to campus to demonstrate techniques in classes and by organizing special evening lectures and afternoon gallery talks. The gallery also functions as a hands-on teaching laboratory for students in the college’s course on museum studies. Aughinbaugh Art Gallery is open Mondays through Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. ; on Fridays from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. ; and on Saturdays and Sundays from 2–5 p.m. The gallery will be closed Oct. 21-24 during the college’s fall recess.

About Messiah College

Messiah College , a private Christian college of the liberal and applied arts and sciences, enrolls more than 2,900 undergraduate students in 60 majors. Established in 1909, the primary campus is located in Grantham , Pa. , near the state capital of Harrisburg . A satellite campus affiliated with Temple University is located in Philadelphia .

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ARTICLE DATE: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2004
ARTICLE NUMBER: MC-119-04

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