Upcoming exhibits

Dayton Memorial Library – Doyle & Margaret Hartman Gallery exhibit schedule

May
Watercolors by Ann Romero
Reception is on May 8th at 4:00 p.m.

June
Photography by Nicole Ellison

July
Art work by James Dixon

Black History Month display

Through the month of February, come view sample quilt squares of the controversial Underground Railroad Secret Code. The quilts were crafted signal, message, and instruct the Conductor or escaping slaves how to reach freedom in the north. Also on display is a 1960s era hand-pieced and stitched quilt created by native American sisters in the American south.

The display will be in the Hartman Gallery during February.

Yvonne Williams has created the Black History Month display in the Dayton Memorial Library for 15 years. This will be her last year, so please join us in thanking her for her dedication and hard work!

Gifts of the Spirit in African Art

Gifts of the Spirit in African Art is an exhibit of traditional African sculpture and works by a contemporary artist in the Dayton Memorial Library from December 10, 2012 – January 30, 2013.

This exhibit in the Hartman Gallery of the Dayton Memorial Library combines traditional African sculptures from Regis’ Archives and Special Collection with the contemporary vision of artist Donneve Rae. In a variety of media, Rae explores the timeless beliefs grounding both African religious beliefs and African art. Subtle, balanced, and mysterious, the art of Africa offers the viewer a spiritual journey.

The opening reception is on Monday, December 10th from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. in the fireplace lounge in the Dayton Memorial Library. On Thursday, January 17th, “Coffee with the Archivist and the Artist”, is hosted in the library from 5:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Mi Frontera Es Su Frontera – Tony Ortega exhibit

Mi Frontera Es Su Frontera – Tony Ortega
November 1 – November 29, 2012, The Hartman Art Gallery in the Dayton Memorial Library
November 8, 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. – opening reception

Chicano artist Tony Ortega has long been renowned for creating paintings chronicling the Latino experience. Utilizing a signature style of bold coloration, simplified forms, anonymous figures, and cultural icons, he explores community, family, street life, labor, entertainment, youth culture, popular culture, and cultural politics. While in the past his work has been more focused on the sociological interactions of community than on identity politics, the influences of social movements, historical precedents, and a long tradition of visual representation are profound. To Ortega, the border is porous, with layered implications. In “Mi Frontera Es Su Frontera”, through the use of monotype/silkscreens, charcoal drawings, hand-colored etchings, and a mural installation, Ortega offers a timely glimpse of the melding of histories, traditions, culture, and politics of our ever-expanding and diversified population.

Sponsored by the Regis University Ignatian Collaborative for Service & Justice

Bittersweet Harvest: The Bracero Program, 1942-1964

This exhibition has ended; please see more recent blog entries for information on current exhibitions.

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Regis University is hosting Bittersweet Harvest: The Bracero Program, 1942 – 1964. This exhibition explores the bracero program, the largest guest worker program in American history. Between 1942 and 1964, millions of Mexican nationals came to the U.S. on short-term labor contracts, which offered them much-needed work and economic opportunity. Small farmers, large growers, and farm associations in California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Arkansas, and 23 other states hired Mexican braceros to provide manpower during peak harvest and cultivation times. By the time the program was canceled in 1964, an estimated 4.6 million contracts had been awarded. Their dramatic story reveals an important but overlooked chapter in our nation’s history – which remains highly relevant today.

Organized by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History (NMAH) and circulated by SITES, this bilingual exhibition consists of 15 freestanding, illustrated banners. The exhibition combines recent scholarship, powerful photographs from the Smithsonian’s collection, and audio excerpts from oral histories contributed by former contract workers.

The exhibition will be on display in the Dayton Memorial Library from August 18th through October 28th.

Colleen Hennessy exhibit

Selected works by Colleen Hennessy are on display in the Hartman Gallery for the month of July. Works include photography, painting, and clay.

A reception with the artist will be held on Thursday, July 12th from 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. in the fireplace lounge area of the Dayton Memorial Library.

“Imaginary Gardens” – new exhibit

Imaginary Gardens – pastels by Sharon Scull Weinberg, is on display in the Hartman Gallery of the Dayton Memorial Library. The show runs the month of June 2012.

An opening reception with the artist is Thursday, June 7th, from 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Prisms of Memory: art exhibition

Prisms of Memory is on display in the Hartman Gallery during May. Every piece of work in this unique exhibit was created by a senior citizen in an assisted living facility or in a memory care unit. Most of the artists are over 80 years old and only one artist had ever painted before.

April exhibits

There is a new exhibit displayed in the lobby of the Dayton Memorial Library by a group of Regis College students. The socially minded art club is called “The Justice League of Arts”. As one of their first events, they are having an art show against violence towards women. The exhibit will be on display for a few days this week (week of April 2nd).

The Hartman Galley will be displaying the Calligraphers Art this year as well. The opening reception is scheduled for Thursday, April 5th, at 4:30 p.m.

Women’s History Month exhibit

There will be an opening reception for the Women’s History Month exhibit, with artist Leigh Cabell, on Thursday, March 1st, at 4:30 p.m. in the fireplace lounge area of the Dayton Memorial Library.