FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT
ROBBIN ZELLA AT 203-331-5052
HCC TO HOST ART COMPETITION/ EXHIBIT
June 17-July 23
Juror Terri C. Smith
BRIDGEPORT - Flower (Re)Power, an annual
open-juried competition with guest curator Terri C. Smith will
be held at the Housatonic Museum of Art June
17 through July 23.
The competition, designed to breathe new life into the flower as an
artistic symbol or subject, provides an opportunity for emerging and
under-recognized artists to have their work seen by a notable curator
working in the field and to exhibit their work in a significant venue.
"Still life paintings of flowers are often predictable and decorative," said
Museum Director Robbin Zella."Flower (Re)Power is asking artists
to breathe new life into the genre."
"Contemporary artists such as Charles Ray, Andy Warhol, Peter Coffin,
Polly Apfelbaum, and Christopher Wool have managed to break free of familiar
formulas and create new aesthetics and approaches to the flower," she
added.
With approximately fifteen years of curatorial experience, freelance
curator Terri C. Smith has created more than seventy exhibitions and
a variety of related programming for museums and other not-for-profit
arts institutions. These shows usually involved working with contemporary
artists, but also included permanent collection exhibitions and art
historical projects.
The exhibit, which is free and open to the public, will be on display
in the Burt Chernow Galleries in Lafayette Hall at Housatonic Community
College. The opening reception will be held June 17, 5 to 7 p.m. in
the galleries. For more information about the competition, please visit
the museum website at www.housatonicmuseum.org .
Housatonic Community College is located at 900 Lafayette Blvd. in downtown
Bridgeport, less than 150 yards off I-95 (Exit 27) and Rte. 8 (Exit
1), a block from the arena at Harbor Yard. Free parking is available
in the HCC garage.
The galleries are open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. until 5:30
p.m. and Thursdays until 7 p.m. The museum is closed all state and
national holidays.
Anson C. Smith, Public Relations Coordinator
Housatonic Community College
900 Lafayette Blvd.
Bridgeport, CT 06604
Tel: 203-332-5229, Fax: 203-332-5247
E-mail: asmith@hcc.commnet.edu