Art Exhibit Opening: "Leaves of the Tree" and "More Leaves of the Trees"
Venue: Covington Center (Radford University), Radford
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Thursday, September 24, 2020
Time: 4:00 - 7:00 PM
Event Types: Music, Arts & Theatre
Cost: Free

Description:
The Radford University College of Visual & Performing Arts presents an Art Exhibit Opening titled "Leaves of the Tree" and "More Leaves of the Trees" starting on Wednesday, September 23, 2020 through Friday, September 25, 2020 at the Art Museum in the Covington Center and at the Radford University Art Museum on Tyler Avenue.

The Radford University Art Museum will open its first public exhibitions of the fall semester. “Leaves of the Tree” and “More Leaves of the Tree” will afford audiences the opportunity to delight in the wonders of leaves and their role in our environment. The exhibitions’ overlapping themes will emphasize environmentally-conscious art, specifically works featuring foliage. Shown in separate galleries across campus, both exhibitions will run from September 23rd through November 7th, 2020.

“Leaves of the Tree” will display at the Art Museum in the Covington Center and will feature original works from local artists Charlie Brouwer and Jennifer L. Hand. The exhibition’s centerpiece features a 23-foot-high tree trunk fabricated from slab wood surrounded by hundreds of life-sized suspended leaves sewn from donated fabrics. Various other works by Brouwer and Hand will be on display including wood sculptures, drawings, paintings, video and mixed-media reflecting the theme of leaves as objects of beauty and metaphors for our interconnectedness.

"More Leaves of the Tree" is a juried exhibition that will be on display at the Radford University Art Museum on Tyler. It features a variety of artists whose works also center on themes of nature and the environment. Nationally-renowned environmental sculptor Patrick Dougherty serves as juror for the exhibit.

Opening night festivities will feature musical and theatrical performances along the “Tree Trail” connecting the two exhibits.

The two exhibits will appear on opposite ends of the campus and visitors will be encouraged to walk from one gallery to the other via a “Tree Trail,” developed by RU’s longtime dendrology instructor John Kell. The trail will feature various notable trees and will meander through a “Leaf Labyrinth” designed by RU Professor of Art, Dr. Eloise Philpot.

In order to practice safe social distancing and crowd size, the exhibitions’ joint openings will be held for small audiences beginning at 4:00 pm, 5:00 pm and 6:00 pm.

Attendees will spend time at one of the two galleries, then be invited to enjoy the “Tree Trail” between the two exhibits before entering the opposite gallery for the second half of their reserved time.

Masks will be required for all attendees. Due to limited space due to COVID, admission will be granted on a first-registered, first-served basis. Advance registration is recommended.

Pre-registration is available at: https://radford.campuslabs.com/engage/organization/cvpa/events.

For more information, visit: https://www.radford.edu/content/cvpa/home/art-museum.html or https://www.facebook.com/RadfordArts/.

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