Ware Center to Host 'Roots And Blues' MU Faculty Art Show
Friday, Feb 6 is First Friday and includes artwork on exhibit of Millersville Art & Design Faculty members. Brant Schuller, artist and MU faculty member states, "Our studio practice as artists and designers informs how we instruct as faculty. It is this time in the studio which allows for mastery of one's craft, greater exploration of meaning and the development of a larger appreciation for the field." This exhibition showcases recent work the faculty in the Art & Design department at Millersville University. The department's studio offerings include ceramics, metals and jewelry, sculpture, painting, graphic and interactive design, photography, printmaking and drawing. Faculty from each of these areas and those that offer coursework in art education will present a wide range of media and approaches to making art. These personal investigations are a result of ongoing bodies of work that have been exhibited in greater depth nationally and internationally. The Ware Center will also open for First Friday on Feb. 6, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Some artwork will be for sale. There is no charge to browse the exhibit, which will remain on view throughout the month.
Performances at the Ware Center on Friday a part of the Roots & Blues Festival will feature the music of Nikki Hall (5:50 p.m.), Muzette (6:15 p.m.), Von Smith (7:30 p.m.), Mac Arnold and Plate Full O' Blues (8 p.m.), Joanne Shaw Taylor (9:10 p.m.), Philly Gumbo (9:40 p.m.) and Clarence Spady (10:40 p.m.). Performances continue Saturday at the Ware Center with Blind Boy Paxton (4 p.m.) the Willie Marble Xperience and the Marblettes (5:15 p.m.), Bram Wijnands (6 p.m.), Jessica Smucker (7 p.m.), Iris DeMent (8 p.m.), Second Sky (8:30 p.m.), Break of Reality (10 p.m.) and Red Skile's Country Ramblers (10 p.m.). Tickets are required.
The Ware Center is located in the heart of Lancaster's arts and historic district, at 42 North Prince Street, convenient to public parking. All Roots and Blues Festival venues are within short walking distance of each other. A bus will also be available to shuttle venue hoppers both evenings. Tickets for the Roots and Blues Festival are required and available for purchase at lancasterrootsandblues.com, where you can find a complete schedule of performances at all venues. Lancaster Roots and Blues has also announced their Master Class Program for 2015 in which all classes will be held at the Ware Center. A festival ticket or wristband will get you in.
The Millersville University Visual and Performing Arts season is made possible by a partnership with Season Partner Rodgers & Associates and Season Sponsors: Aussie and the Fox, Clipper Magazine, Hagelgans & Veronis, The Hotel Lancaster, 12:34 MicroTechnologies, Ann B. Barshinger, Peggy Neff, Mary S. Burton & Laurent Horne, Linda Holman Marcks, and Mary Kearns & Jon Walker. Media Sponsors are Fig Lancaster Magazine and Fine Living Lancaster. The film series is sponsored by Carmen & David's Creamery.
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