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Exhibitions and Programs
Exhibitions FALL 2011
Anne Gary Pannell Center Gallery
Photo: Hans Baldung Grien, St. James the Greater, ca. 1518, woodcut on paper; Sweet Briar College Art Collection.
Gods and Monsters: Images of Faith and Horror from the Permanent Collection
September 16-December 9, 2011
Community reception, September 16, 5 p.m.
An Evening of Monstrous Performance, October 21, 7:30 p.m. For the program please click here.
September 16-December 9, 2011
Community reception, September 16, 5 p.m.
An Evening of Monstrous Performance, October 21, 7:30 p.m. For the program please click here.
Babcock Fine Arts Center Gallery
Robert Sulkin, Prototype #3, 2009, inkjet print. Courtesy of the artist.
Robert Sulkin: The Constructed Image
September 22-December 4, 2011
Reception and Gallery Talk by Robert Sulkin, September 22, 4:30 p.m.
Information about the artist.
Benedict Hall Gallery
Photo: Jackie Beidler, Amherst Circle (detail), 2010, acrylic on canvas; reproduced courtesy of the artist.
Red Clay and Blue Mountains: Celebrating Amherst County
August 18-November 20, 2011
Community reception with the artists, September 1, 4:30 p.m.
Exhibitions WINTER/SPRING 2012
Anne Gary Pannell Center Gallery
Photo: Sanford R. Gifford, Autumn by the Lake, 1863, oil on canvas; Sweet Briar College Art Collection.
This Green Earth: Landscapes from the Permanent Collection
January 20-April 1, 2012
Community reception, January 20, 2012, 5-7 p.m.
Related Programs
Poetry Reading, "Entering the Real World: VCCA Poets on Mt. St. Angelo," February 4, 3-4 p.m.
Conversations in the Gallery
February 16, 12-1 p.m., Rebecca Ambers, Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, "In the Eye of the Beholder: An Earth Scientist Views the Landscape"
March 1, 12-1 p.m., Tom O'Halloran, Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, on the ways in which plants affect and are affected by climate change
Studio Art Majors' Senior Exhibition
April 13-May 12, 2012
Community reception, April 13, 5-7 p.m.
Babcock Fine Arts Center Gallery
Leigh Ann Beavers, from the series Points on a Line, ca. 2011, gouache, ink, and gesso on board.
Courtesy of the artist.
Leigh Ann Beavers: Points on a Line
February 2-April 29, 2012
Artist's statement and exhibition checklist.
Benedict Hall Gallery
The Body Politic: Caricatures by Pat Oliphant
February 9-March 25, 2012
Community reception and informal remarks by Stephen G. Bragaw,
Carter Glass Professor of Government, February 9, 5-6:30 p.m.
Everyday History: Archaeologocal and Historical Artifacts from the Sweet Briar Collections
March 29-May 20, 2012
HOURS
Academic Year
Pannell Gallery: Monday-Thursday 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Friday 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Sunday 1-4 p.m.; Babcock and Benedict Galleries: Monday-Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
The Galleries are closed for all College reading days, exam periods, vacations and breaks. Open evenings and weekends for special events and College programs as announced.
Free admission. Community and class tours and College program use of the gallery spaces available on request. Please call (434) 381-6248 or e-mail klawson@sbc.edu.
LOCATION
The entrance to Sweet Briar College is approximately 13 miles north of Lynchburg, Virginia, on U.S. Route 29 (business) and 3 miles south of the Route 29 intersection with U.S. Route 60 at Amherst, Virginia.
Pannell Gallery is located on the main floor of the Anne Gary Pannell Center (former Refectory), on the Upper Quad near the Chapel. Babcock Gallery is located off the lobby in the Babcock Fine Arts Center, next to the Williams Gymnasium and across the street from the Guion Science Building. Benedict Gallery is located in the lobby of Benedict Hall, next to Cochran Library.
