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Volume CXXXII, Number 11 |
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Art for the sterile
FRANCO POLLINI
CONTRIBUTOR
With new housing on the rise, there is plenty of space to live but not much of it has personality. Having lived in Chamberlain for the past two years, I have first hand experience with a new dorm. I have become unfortunately aware of how sterile and boring these dorms can be.
During a brief meeting with Bob Graves in October of 2001, I began to inquire about an art gallery in the common space of Chamberlain dorm, which would benefit all members of the student body, not just those within the visual art department.
Six months later on Ivies Weekend 2002, Chamberlain Gallery opened with its first show. It was an exhibition on my graffiti art work from the previous five years.
The Chamberlain Gallery is a space for students to gather and expose themselves to the art of their peers. In conjunction, the gallery hopes to breathe life into a sterile atmosphere where residents often alienate themselves from one another.
Since its opening last year, we have had many successful group shows thanks to Annie Blair '03, Jamie Salsich '03, and Susan Culliney '04. More recently Cecily Upton '03 had a photo show of her travels in India and Nepal. Her photographs depicted various scenes from her experience while abroad last fall. From architecture to children, her show was an example of the variety that we welcome at Chamberlain Gallery.
A wonderful new show has recently gone up, compiling the artwork of current residents of Chamberlain 208. That show's official opening will be on Tuesday December 10.
There are exciting shows lined up for next semester as well. Some will even carry through to the summer.
Though Chamberlain Gallery is already up and running, I am still in need of assistance with curating and cataloging the shows. I also need help with the selection for up coming shows, and of course, new exhibitions.
All of these exhibitions have access to framing, mounting, advertising and opening, courtesy of Chamberlain Gallery. The process is just like any gallery in New York, though we don't pay for the frames.
If you are interested in helping out with any aspect of the gallery, please contact me at fpollini@bowdoin.edu. Feel free to suggest the names of any students whose art would make a good exhibition, including yourself.
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