SU Announces Visiting Artist Talk Series

SALISBURY, MD---The Salisbury University Art Department welcomes seven artists during this fall’s Visiting Artist Talk Series.

All presentations are 5:30 p.m. in Conway Hall Room 156 unless otherwise noted.

The first is Jon Lundak, assistant professor and head of the sculpture department at Towson University on September 5.

Lundak’s work explores a connection to transitory spaces, places and objects. He currently is exploring the traveling of objects, as well as the methods, vessels, perceptions and phenomena of travel.

Upcoming speakers include:

• Thursday, September 19 – Roberley Bell: Bell’s work is inspired by nature and rooted in the organic abstraction. Her practice draws on the world around her, in particular the observation of nature within the built environment.
• Thursday, September 26 – Robin and Julia Rogers: From Cloud Gap Glass in Western Montana to their trailer-mounted portable glass shop, this collaborative duo has developed a working method in which every step of the process from conception to installation is completed by both artists. Through their synergy, the whole is much greater than the sum of its parts. The pair heads the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk, VA, and will give a live hot shop demonstration at noon Friday, September 27, in Fulton Hall Room 129.
• Thursday, October 17, SU Arts Galleries Downtown — Anastasia Samoylova: Samoylova moves between observational photography, studio practice and installation. Her work is on display as part of the exhibit “On Water” from September 6-October 26 at SU Art Galleries Downtown.
• Thursday, October 24, Fulton Hall Room 111 – Rachel Schmidt: Schmidt uses time-based media and installation to explore urbanization and its impact on ecosystems, future landscapes, and the roll that myth plays in understanding of the environment. Schmidt’s work will be displayed in the exhibit “All My Children Sleep in the Sea” from September 23-December 7 in the University Gallery of Fulton Hall.
• Thursday, November 7 – Mina Cheon: Known for her “polipop,” or political pop art, Cheon is a media artist, writer and educator who works between the U.S. and South Korea. She also serves as a Maryland Institute College of Art professor.

Sponsored by the Art Department, admission is free and the public is invited. For more information call 410-677-5431 or visit the SU website.