'Ameri-Dreaming' exhibit open at CY
Morehead State University will host a national juried exhibition, “Ameri-Dreaming: Art and American Culture,” Oct. 8-31 in the main gallery of the Claypool-Young Art Building.
An opening reception will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 8, from 6-8 p.m.
The exhibition features contemporary art which interprets and/or comments on American culture and politics, democracy, and current events specific to our country. In this diverse exhibition that includes sculpture, electronic media, textiles, painting, photography, printmaking, drawing, and graphic design, fifteen artists from across the country depicts themes of current Americana.
Participating artists include: Margarita Benitez, Chicago, Ill.; Steve Coy, Ann Arbor, Mich.; Marianne Fourie, Hoboken, N.J.; Amy Guidry, Lafayette, La.; Shayne Hull, Louisville; John Judge, Needham, Mass.; Lisa Link, West Roxbury, Mass.; Joshu Lucas, Los Angeles; Matthew Mosher, Natick, Mass.; Michael Runnels, Savannah, 
Ga.; Halide Salam, Blacksburg, Va.; Steve Snell, Columbus, Ohio; Sarah Sorg, Bangor, Maine; Mangi Weir, Placitas, N.M.; and Dan Younger, St. Louis, Mo.
Hull will be the visiting artist associated with the exhibition. Represented by four portrait paintings in the exhibition depicting both Kentucky and national politicians, he will visit MSU’s campus on Thursday, Nov. 6, to give artist lectures at 10:20 a.m. and 12:40 p.m.
All lectures, which are free and open to the public, will be held in 111 Claypool-Young.
The gallery in Claypool-Young features contemporary art for the MSU community as well as the University's service region of East Kentucky. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. or by appointment. There is no charge for viewing. Parking is available on Main Street 
and Elizabeth Avenue, behind Claypool-Young.
Additional information is available by calling Jennifer Reis, gallery director, at (606) 783-5446, or visit the Web site at www.moreheadstate.edu/art.
Posted: 9-26-08
