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Release
Feb. 18, 2011
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT
ANSON SMITH AT 203-332-5229
For more information, contact
Andy Pinto at 203-332-5123
MAYOR FINCH TO SPEAK 2/28 AT HCC
Bridgeport --Mayor Bill Finch will visit the Housatonic Museum of
Art to highlight the Museum's recent accomplishments and long term
commitment to contemporary art.
To celebrate the Housatonic Museum of Art's leadership in contemporary
art exhibitions and programming as well as art education at the college,
Finch will make a statement about the arts and the community on February
28.
Museum and gallery staff will speak about the Housatonic Collection
and ongoing exhibits and introduce the current gallery show.
This is also a celebration of the museum's recent accomplishments,
which include creating a new curatorial position; renovations such
as state-of-the-art climate control for the gallery and the permanent
collection storage; updated permanent collection exhibitions in Lafayette
and Beacon Halls with the exhibition initiative called REFRESH; and
a new original exhibition in the Burt Chernow Gallery titled "It's
for you, Conceptual Art and the Telephone."
Founded on the idea that art should be a part of daily life, Burt Chernow,
an art historian, established the Housatonic Museum of Art (HMA) in
1967. Over the course of forty years, he built a significant collection
of more than 4,000 objects, a portion of which are on display throughout
our 300,000 square foot facility. The collection includes significant
examples of art from every part of the world, with an especially strong
showing of works by U.S. artists that date from the 1960s and 1970s.
Chernow's unique vision is manifest in a setting that allows students
to live with art, to increase learning, to promote critical thinking,
and to enhance their lives. For more information on the Museum and
to link with its Blog and Facebook sites, go to http://www.hcc.commnet.edu/artmuseum/index.html <http://www.hcc.commnet.edu/artmuseum/index.html> .
Finch will speak at 11:30 on February 28th in the second floor atrium
of Lafayette Hall.
Housatonic Community College provides an affordable and accessible
education through two-year degrees, transfer preparation, and certificate
programs, as well as a wide variety of continuing education and personal/professional
enrichment seminars and workshops. In addition, HCC offers employee and occupational
training for businesses, municipalities, government agencies, and professional
associations to help develop the educated and skilled workforce required to meet
regional business and industry needs. HCC is nationally recognized as an “Achieving
the Dream” institution. To learn more, visit the college’s
website at: www.hcc.commnet.edu <http://www.hcc.commnet.edu> .
HCC 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 Webster Bank Arena at Harbor Yard. Free parking is available in
the Housatonic garage.
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