MCCC Gallery Opens New Season With Visual Arts Faculty Exhibit

The Gallery at Mercer County Community College (MCCC) puts its own talented faculty in the spotlight for the "2018 MCCC Visual Arts Faculty Exhibit." The show runs from Wednesday, Sept. 5 through Thursday, Oct. 4. The community is invited to a reception on Wednesday, Sept. 19 from 5 to 7:30 p.m.

The Gallery is located on the second floor of the Communications Building on the college's West Windsor campus, 1200 Old Trenton Road.

The show will feature approximately 20 works by the college's full-time and adjunct Visual Arts faculty members. All exhibited work is current, produced in the last two years, and portrays the range of styles and formats present among MCCC's diverse faculty. Recent shows have included artworks in oil painting, watercolor, ceramics, photography, digital design, interactive technology, sculpture, installation and more.

Among the participating faculty members are Emily Buchalski, Ryann Casey, Michael Chovan-Dalton, Lucas Kelly, Tina LaPlaca, Paul Mordetsky, Kerri O'Neill, Lauren Rabinowitz, Kyle Stevenson, Michael Welliver and Mauro Zamora.

According to MCCC's new gallery director, Alice Thompson, the faculty show is an opportunity for students to view their professors through a different lens. "Through this exhibit, students are able to make connections between the art and practices about which they are learning, and the art their professors are creating. This insight into professors' studio practices, as well as how they choose to respond to contemporary culture, ultimately informs and enriches the curriculum for MCCC students."

Gallery hours for this show are Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Wednesdays, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

For updates, directions and other information, visit www.mccc.edu/gallery or www.facebook.com/MCCCgallery.