NOVEMBER 7 - DECEMBER 2, 2005
Opening Reception, November 7, 5 pm - 6:30 pm
PANEL DISCUSSION: NOVEMBER 9, 6pm
“Mirror of the Wood: A Century of the Woodcut Print in Finland” is an exhibition that evokes the aura of Finland - a place of pristine forests and lakes - whcih has distilled into a love of naturalness and aesthetic sophistication in the 70 prints by 39 artists that spans 100 years. The exhibition, curated by Karen Kunc of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, is organized around four themes: mythical narrative, reflections on social life, nature, and wood as material and content. An opening reception will be held on Monday, Nov. 7, from 5 – 6:30 p.m. in the gallery atrium.
Discussing the relevance of the woodcut in contemporary art and the role of printmaking today, a panel discussion of printmaking professionals will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 9, at 6 p.m., in the auditorium of Folk Hall. On hand will be Maggie Denk-Leigh, Adjunct Faculty, Cleveland Institute of Art; Liz Maugins, Zygote Press, Cleveland; Noel Reifel, Associate Professor of Art, Kent State University; Associate Professor Hui-Chu Ying, and Assistant Professor Charles Beneke (panel moderator), Myers School of Art, The University of Akron, In conjunction with the panel discussion and exhibition, an exchange of both faculty and artists’ portfolios from northeast Ohio, and students’ portfolios from the Myers School of Art, Kent State University, Cleveland Institute of Art, and Cleveland State University will be on display.
The “Mirror of the Wood” exhibition is part of a national tour through 2005 which includes venues such as the Nordic Heritage Museum in Seattle, Carleton College Art Gallery in Northfield, Minnesota, Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery and the Eisentrager•Howard Gallery at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.