Overbrook Art Gallery
Overbrook Gallery, located adjacent to the Fruenthal Fine Arts Center for Theater on the campus of Muskegon Community College, exhibits work by Michigan and out-of-state artists and MCC art students in a variety of solo, group, and thematic shows throughout the year. Exhibits are always free and open to the public. Visiting artist presentations are often scheduled in connection with shows. Gallery hours are 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays with special weekend and evening hours during theater performances, receptions, and gallery talks. Call 231-777-0324 for details.
2007-08 Schedule:
Oct. 1 – Nov. 4:
NEED AND WANT:
WORKS BY SUE BOEHME AND PATRICIA OPEL
MCC adjunct art instructors explore the theme of this year’s Muskegon Area Arts and Humanities Festival in mixed media sculptures and paintings.
Nov. 12 - Dec. 18:
EARTH AND ETHER:
SCULPTURES BY PI BENIO
Adrian College art professor exhibits her large-scale cast paper sculptures encompassing a range of abstract and figurative forms.
Jan. 14 - Feb. 28:
CONTEMPORARY ASIAN PRINTS
WORKS FROM MEMBERS’ COLLECTIONS OF THE WEST SHORE GRAPHIC ARTS SOCIETY
The time-honored process of printmaking is expressed in recent works by leading Asian graphic artists. This exhibit is linked to MCC’s annual Global Awareness Festival with various campus events centering on this year’s regional focus of Asia.
Mar. 17 - Apr. 30:
MEMORY, STRUGGLE, AFFIRMATION:
EXPRESSIONS OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN ARTIST
Organized by the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts from their collections, this exhibit includes works by three generations of African American artists exploring cultural identity, social conflict, and collective memory.
May 17 - Sept. 13:
44TH ANNUAL MCC STUDENT ART EXHIBITION
Top work in varied media from all art classes exhibited including cash place award winners and the President’s Purchase Prize for the MCC art collection.
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