Red Bird Art Walk and Lourdes Partner for Lecture Series
A new Artists Lecture Series debuts in Sylvania beginning Thursday, November 3 from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Canticle Center, 5335 Silica Drive. The lecture series features visiting artists on the first Thursday of the month in November, December, February, March and April. The lecture series is free and open to the public.
Co-presented by the Lourdes University Department of Art, the Orbis Ars student organization and the Sylvania Community Arts Commission’s (SCAC) Red Bird Art Walk, the artists will also have their work on exhibit the following day as part of SCAC’s Friday Red Bird Art Walk.
Gunyoung Kim
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3
Born and raised in Seoul, South Korea, Ms. Kim received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in ceramics from Kook-Min University in Korea and her Master of Fine Arts degree from The Ohio State University. After graduate school, Ms. Kim served as the long-term ceramic artist-in-residence at Lawrence Art Center in Lawrence, KS. She recently completed a short-term residency at the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena, MT.
Forrest Sincoff Gard
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1
Forrest Sincoff Gard is based in Columbus, Ohio. He is the associate editor for Ceramics Monthly and Pottery Making Illustrated. Mr. Sincoff Gard received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Ohio University and his Master of Fine Arts degree from Louisiana State University. In between undergraduate and graduate school, he competed a short-term artist residency at Red Lodge Clay Center and attended the University of Florida as a post-baccalaureate student. Mr. Sincoff Gard has exhibited his interactive artworks at the Gyeonggi International Ceramic Biennale in South Korea, The American Museum of Ceramic Art, The Clay Studio of Philadelphia, The Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts and many other prestigious institutions.
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Featured artists for the following lecture dates will be announced at a later date.
FEBRUARY 2, MARCH 2 and APRIL 6
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Department of Art
The Lourdes Department of Art offers two- and four-year degrees in Art and Art History. Students can also choose to pursue a concentration in Pre-Art Therapy. Art majors are encouraged to join one or both of the art-related student organizations – Orbis Ars and the Pre-Art Therapy Association. Other opportunities include auditing art classes, participating in the Sr. Jane Mary Sorosiak Lecture Series, working with visiting artists, competing for art department scholarships, taking courses at the Student Art Centers International (SACI) in Florence, Italy or even experiencing a community art class.
For more information, contact Lourdes Art Instructor Lindsay Scypta at [email protected].
Lourdes University
Rooted in the Catholic Franciscan tradition, Lourdes University is sponsored by the Sisters of St. Francis, and offers baccalaureate degrees in a variety of academic majors as well as graduate degrees in business, education, nursing, organizational leadership, social work, and theology. Community outreach programs include the Appold Planetarium, the Center for Science Education & the Environment, and Lifelong Learning. A member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, Lourdes students can also compete in a variety of men’s and women’s sports. Named a “Best in the Midwest” college by the Princeton Review, Lourdes University is a nationally accredited, veteran and transfer-friendly institution offering a variety of student scholarships. Explore the possibilities online at www.lourdes.edu or by phone at 419-885-3211.
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