Opening Reception for Fall 2023 Art Exhibitions
Venue: Moss Arts Center at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg
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Date: Thursday, September 21, 2023
Time: 5:00 - 7:00 PM
Event Types: Arts & Theatre
Cost: Free
Description:
Moss Arts Center at Virginia Tech presents Opening Reception for their Fall 2023 Art Exhibitions on Thursday, September 21, 2023.
oin us for an reception celebrating the opening of our Fall 2023 exhibitions, william cordova's "can't stop, won't stop: tenets of southern alchemy" and Laurie Steelink's "Spirit Is Alive, Magic Is Afoot".
william cordova examines the visual aspects of transition and displacement, studying the evolution and adaptation of objects and perception across time and space.
Constructing artworks composed of reclaimed elements, paint, gold leaf, and collage, cordova presents encoded representations of social systems and the material histories of objects and images. His work re-contextualizes the concept of multiculturalism and embraces its layered complexity, inspired by his own multicultural identity stemming from Peruvian Andean and African ancestral roots. This exhibition includes large-scale multimedia collages, as well as a site-specific architectural installation.
Multidisciplinary artist Laurie Steelink is a citizen of the Akimel O’otham Nation from the Gila River Indian Community in Arizona. Exploring connections to her Native American roots, Steelink creates assemblages of found objects and reassembled paintings to question authenticity and consider spirituality.
This exhibition features mixed-media assemblages and sculptures, photographs, installations, and a video by Steelink, alongside traditional weavings and beadwork by Victoria Ferguson, director/docent for the Solitude-Fraction site in Virginia Tech’s Office for Inclusion and Diversity.
Remarks and a tour of the galleries begin at 5:30 PM.
Complimentary drinks and light hors d'oeuvres will be served.
Admission is free and all are welcome.
The art exhibitions will be on display from Thursday, September 21st through Sunday, December 17th.
The Moss Arts Center at Virginia Tech is located at 330 Turner Street NW in Blacksburg, VA.
For more information, visit:
https://artscenter.vt.edu/exhibitions.html or
https://artscenter.vt.edu/experiences/fall23-exhibitions-opening-reception.html or
https://www.facebook.com/artscenteratvt or
https://www.instagram.com/artscenteratvt/ or call 540-231-5300.