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Latest collection of art celebrated at Community College System Office
RALEIGH: Art, and the talented individuals who created it, will be celebrated at a reception at the Caswell Building, home of the North Carolina Community College System Office on Thursday, March 17. The reception begins at 4:00 p.m. and ends at 6:00 p.m..
This is the largest exhibit ever. There are 150 pieces from artists at 48 colleges and the System Office. Media of almost every type is displayed, ranging from an Adobe Illustrator still life to exquisite handmade quilts. There is a working engine and a handmade knife.
For the past seven years, Community College System President Martin Lancaster has extended an invitation to the artists in the community college family to submit their work for possible display at the System Office. This year the response to his request was almost overwhelming. More than 1500 pieces were submitted and Lancaster had the daunting task of selecting the art that would comprise the eighth President’s Art Exhibit in the Caswell Building.
Lancaster did have tremendous help. Chancy Kapp, Assistant to the President for External Affairs, cataloged the submissions to enable Lancaster to choose 150 pieces for display. Kapp and Peggy Beach, Communications Specialist, had the daunting task of organizing the return of the existing exhibit and the collection of the new pieces. Finally, Lancaster spent a weekend placing the pieces where he wanted them.
"Each year I am completely amazed by the quality of the work that is offered. The decisions are more and more difficult," said Lancaster. "I wish I could accept a larger number, but there simply is a limited amount of adequate display space in the building."
Surry Community College tops the number accepted with 14 pieces. Inmate students at Central Carolina submitted a model, USS PT-109 Tribute, honoring the late President John F. Kennedy. Several pieces recognize first responders, law enforcement and the military.
Each piece of art has an interesting story behind it. A photograph from Ron DeBaugh at South Piedmont Community College is a close-up of a poppy that bloomed in summer 2004. He said he snapped the photo to capture one of the blooms that had eluded his late wife. She planted the poppies, but never saw them bloom. He enrolled in the advertising and graphic design program at SPCC after the company where he worked, Sheet Metal Specialties in Waxhaw, went out of business. After years of doing sheet metal fabrication, DeBaugh is changing courses. He plans to complete a certificate at the end of the spring semester and seek a full-time job in graphic design.
In the Line of Fire |
View from My Window |
Pull Over, Rover |
Poppy |
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