Current Exhibit- Shafer Memorial Art Gallery

January 14 - February 22, 2002

Reception
Monday, February 4, 2002
Carmaletta Williams presents
"Zora Neale Hurston,
Queen of the Harlem Renaissance"

"The New South Africa:
Let Us Join Hands"
On loan from the World Awareness Children's Museum in New York, "The New South Africa" spans a decade of social transition, 1989-2000. "The New South Africa: Let Us Join Hands" is a showcase of original works representing the social transition of the nation. The 30-piece selection features colorful images of both traditional bush and modern urban life, a sampling of flora, fauna, land and seascapes, and insightful if not provocative works that highlight the fall of apartheid and rise of the "Rainbow Nation." The artists range in age from 6 to 14. For the first time, the children show black and white faces on a soccer field, at fun in the park, or gathering for folk tales around a campfire. Predominantly in oil pastels and tempera, the works also include pencil, crayon, marker pen and cut paper collage. The exhibition takes its title from a 1991 drawing by then 12-year-old Angela Wheal. Later pieces by other young artists in 1999 and 2000 further celebrate this new union - not only within South Africa itself, but also within the world. "Let Us Join Hands" depicts the nearness of world neighbors, now just a click away.

Zulu Huts
Simo Ngobese
cut paper collage

Harriet Tubman
from the Achievements Against the Odds Poster Series

Black Women: Achievements
Against the Odds

"Achievements Against the Odds" is a set of 20 posters produced by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES). The posters will acquaint viewers with black women whose accomplishments have changed everyone's lives. They introduced the Charleston and the cakewalk to American audiences; they wrote stories,

poems and songs; they fought both personal and national battles for freedom; they contributed to fields as varied as art, labor and medicine, and their achievements went virtually unnoticed. Originally researched and developed in 1975 by the Smithsonian's Anacostia Neighborhood Museum and circulated nationally by SITES, "Black Women: Achievements Against the Odds" was the first serious museum study on this topic. The 120 women selected for this new version of the exhibition represent 200 years of achievements in 16 subject areas - religion, military, civil rights, art, sports, education, labor, journalism, entertainment, government and politics, law, music, literature, medicine, science and math, and business. The exhibition is organized around 18 featured women whose portraits have been drawn in carbon pencil by illustrator Nancy Edwards Calder, incorporating scenes from their lives and placing them in historical perspective. Each paper panel includes a quotation and story of the featured woman, plus reproductions of vintage photographs and statements about five to seven other women whose lives reflect the challenges and inspirations typical of many women in each area of study. SITES is a program activity of the Smithsonian Institution that organizes and circulates exhibitions on art, history and science to institutions in the United States and abroad. "Black Women: Achievements Against the Odds" is also made possible through support of the Barton County Community College Foundation.

Kansas Artists Postcard Series XXIV

January 21 - February 5, 2002

Kansas Artists Postcard Series XXIV features the work of 16 Kansas artists whose paintings were selected in the 2001 Kansas Artists Postcard Competition. The Series XXIV Touring Exhibit includes the 16 winning postcards and 10 additional selections. Barton art instructor Steve Dudek was a 2001 winner for his watercolor and colored pencil portrayal of surprise lilies. The Shafer Gallery sponsored Dudek's entry titled "Surprise #2" (at right).

Piano Recitals

Sunday, February 3
Students of Karole Erikson's Piano Studio will present a
piano recital in the Shafer Gallery beginnng at 2:30 p.m.

Sunday, February 17
Dan Masterson, Bethany College Professor of Piano
will present a piano recital in the Shafer Gallery at 2:30 p.m.

Gallery Hours

10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday - Friday
1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Sunday
Closed Saturday

Group tours by appointment
Admission is free

620-792-9342
shafer@barton.cc.ks.us

The Gallery observes all College related holidays

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