Art

Senior Recital: Donald Carrier & Marcus Edwards, trombone

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Senior Recital: Donald Carrier & Marcus Edwards, trombone

Date

Thursday, November 9, 2017 - 19:30 - Thursday, November 9, 2017 - 21:00

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Location

Little Theater, Walter Sillers Fine Arts Center

Lawrence Goldman
Department of Fine Arts
662.254.3681

Department

Art

News

Senior Recital: Cameron Hollingshead, bass trombone & Jakevius Richardson, trumpet

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Senior Recital: Cameron Hollingshead, bass trombone & Jakevius Richardson, trumpet

Date

Tuesday, November 14, 2017 - 19:30 - Tuesday, November 14, 2017 - 21:00

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Location

Little Theater, Walter Sillers Fine Arts Center

Lawrence Goldman
Department of Fine Arts
662.254.3681

Department

Art

News

Fitzgerald Delivers Address at MVSU’s Honors Convocation

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Fitzgerald Delivers Address at MVSU’s Honors Convocation

Wed, 03/22/2017 - 12:00

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Oleta Garett Fitzgerald stood before the 91�첥 family Thursday morning and told the honorees of the 2017 Honors Convocation that, “we need your help.”

Fitzgerald was the speaker for the annual event, which celebrated 689 students for their outstanding academic achievements for the 2016-17 school year.

The convocation was held in the H.G. Carpenter Auditorium. The program recognized president’s scholars, distinguished scholars, honor scholars and scholars. In addition numerous students received honors during the outstanding scholar awards and special awards segment of the program.

Fitzgerald was direct in her address to the students and expressed to them the significance of education in their lives.

“A child who does not have access to a good education, particularly, in the 21^st century is sentenced to economic and social death,” said Fitzgerald.

In addition, she also spoke to the importance of if students are not educated and not skilled in an economy, that is moving in a different direction.

“If robots are going to be doing our jobs then we better know how to build a robot or repair a robot.

Dr. William B. Bynum, Jr. University President shared some of the outstanding achievements from the students, faculty and staff.

“We have seen our students, faculty and staff achieve great things and each time we have had the opportunity the Valley has showed up and showed out,” said Bynum.

Fitzgerald is the director of the Children's Defense Fund's Southern Regional Office (CDF-SRO), and she also serves as the regional administrator for the Southern Rural Black Women's Initiative for Economic & Social Justice (SRBWI). Fitzgerald holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology from Tougaloo College in Jackson.

SRBWI operates in 77 counties across the Black Belts of Alabama, Southwest Georgia, and the Mississippi Delta. CDF-SRO also serves as the lead for the W.K. Kellogg funded Supporting Partnerships to Assure Ready Kids (SPARK) Initiative.

Johnston Gallery Permanent and Private Collection Opening Reception, Feb. 16

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Johnston Gallery Permanent and Private Collection Opening Reception, Feb. 16

Wed, 02/15/2017 - 12:00

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The Department of Fine Arts at 91�첥 is presenting an exhibition of drawings, paintings, photography, ceramics, and sculptures from its permanent and a private collection in the Johnston Gallery from today until February 28, 2017. The Johnston Gallery is located on the Itta Bena campus in the Walter Sillers Fine Arts Building. A reception will be held on Thursday, February 16 from 2:00 p. m. to 5:00 p. m.

“The exhibition is unique in the sense that patrons can be lured to relive the legacy of the outstanding talents of MVSU alumni and others who have either studied at the University or have shown their artworks in the Gallery,” said Dorothy Vaughn, co-director of the Johnston Gallery and assistant professor of art.

Among the alumni artists are Frank Hardmon, Andrew Lark, John McCall, Charlotte Netters, Donald Parker, Spencer Rice (deceased), Terrance Robinson, and Tamika Williams. Other artists include Lawrence Baker, Rachel Ballentine (deceased), Alvin Carter (deceased), Christopher Garcia, Johnnie Maberry, Wallace Mallette, Joseph Pearson, Dorothy Vaughn, and John Zheng.

“Many of these artists are serving currently or have retired as art educators, administrators, and graphic designers.”

Their artworks are organized in the moderate size gallery to reflect an array of visually appealing form and design. The subject matter consists of still lifes of fruits; tranquil landscapes; portraits of renowned individuals and persons who share a personal affiliation with the artist; and abstract sculptural figures in clay. The sculptures, created by Christopher Garcia, are suggestive of reality and thus leave much to the imagination.

Among the portraits are a painting of Miss Mississippi (Afro-American) by Andrew Lark, Charlotte Netters’ painting of Dorothy Vaughn (her former art instructor), a homeless man by Alvin Carter, a little girl lying on a floor reading a book by Joseph Pearson, and a poster of Dr. Martin Luther King by John McCall.

Brilliant colors permeate many of the oil and acrylic paintings by Andrew Lark and Spencer Rice and the ceramic vase by Frank Hardmon. In addition, Rachel Ballentine’s ceramic bowl, with its glaze consisting of two-part coloration and a mixture of cow manure, presents a fascinating technique that is unusual in this region of the country.

The impasto build-up in Terrance Robinson’s monochromatic oil painting of what appears to be a Mexican man drinking from a cup provides a wonderful tactile surface that is appealing both to sight as well as to touch.

The graphite drawings by Lawrence Baker (a realistic approach) and Wallace Mallette (an abstract approach) and the gesture drawing in ink of an old lady by Dorothy Vaughn are far less aggressive in feeling than the radiant yellows found in some of the paintings. Likewise, John Zheng’s photographic depiction of a Delta sky appears very peaceful. Tamika William’s photographic version of unidentifiable shapes stimulates questions that demand answers.

“An expression of appreciation is granted to MVSU’s art students for the great job they performed with the installation of the exhibition, the construction of some simple side frame substitutes, and the designing of labels that were created under the instruction and supervision of Dorothy Vaughn.

The assignment originated from a Service Learning project in her Freshman Art Seminar class. The students acquired hands-on experience learning about the preparation, procedures, and requirements for hanging an art exhibit. The students involved were Torrance Davis, Jerrel Horner, Angel Lett, and Parrishana Sanders. All of these students are art majors, with the exception of Jerrell Horner who was a former student in Vaughn’s art appreciation class.

The public is invited to attend the exhibition, free of charge. The gallery hours are by appointment from 10:00 a. m. to 4:30 p. m. (Monday through Thursday) and 8:30 a. m. to 1:30 p. m. (Friday). The gallery is closed during holidays and semester breaks.

For more information, contact Dorothy Vaughn or Ronald Minks (Co-Directors of Johnston Gallery) at 662-254-3482.

Fall 2016 Production Practice

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Fall 2016 Production Practice

Date

Thursday, September 29, 2016 - 14:25 - Thursday, September 29, 2016 - 15:40

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Location

Student Union Royal Room

Hosted by: Dept., of Mass Communication, PO Box #7234

Person Requesting: Barbara Baymon

Contact #: 662.254.3645

Department

Art

Fall 2016 Production Practice

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Fall 2016 Production Practice

Date

Tuesday, September 27, 2016 - 14:25 - Tuesday, September 27, 2016 - 15:40

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Location

Student Union Royal Room

Hosted by: Dept., of Mass Communication,

Person Requesting: Barbara Baymon

Contact #: 662.254.3645

Department

Art

Zeta Zeta Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Monthly Meeting

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Zeta Zeta Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Monthly Meeting

Date

Sunday, August 21, 2016 - 15:00 - Sunday, August 21, 2016 - 16:30

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Location

Science & Technology Bldg., Room 1109

Hosted by Jessie Bryant, Contact #662.361.9090

Department

Art