Events

Karen Bright: Throughline
2019-09-03 - 2019-12-09 | DiMattio Gallery at Rechnitz Hall
Karen Bright: Throughline is an exhibition spanning 40 years of visual work by Karen Bright, Professor from the Department of Art and Design. Bright’s environmentally focused themes serve as the main thread over the 30 year span with consistent narratives on global warming, and climate change. Additional themes in Bright’s work relate to the MeToo movement, prevalent social and cultural issues, and current politics—all rendered as sculptures and paintings using encaustic-based materials.

Just Beachy/After Sandy
2019-09-03 - 2019-12-09 | DiMattio Gallery at Rechnitz Hall
A public, participatory installation by Karen Bright featuring a collaborative work with Assistant Professor of Communication, Amanda Stojanov, will feature placed-based work related to the legacy of Hurricane Sandy.
For Just Beachy/After Sandy, the public is invited to share their Sandy story
To participate:
by email, send your Sandy story to: kbright@monmouth.edu
or by mail to:
Professor Karen Bright
Department of Art and Design
400 Cedar Avenue
West Long Branch, NJ 07764

A Sense of Place in Contemporary Encaustic
2019-09-20 08:00 - 2019-12-09 17:00 (America/New_York) | Rotary Ice House Gallery
A Sense of Place in Contemporary Encaustic will be juried by renowned artist and teacher Lisa Pressman, curated by Karen Bright, Professor of Art and Design at Monmouth University, and guest curated by Oregon-based artist Kathleen Curtis Cosgrove. A national roster of artists were reviewed for this juried invitational. In the search for artists, the juror and curators sought out work that fit the theme of place, and also met the criteria for level of aesthetic and technical accomplishment using encaustic-based materials.
Artists Exhibiting Include:
Christine Aaron
Susanne K. Arnold
Dan Addington
Marilyn Banner
Pamela Blum
Debra Claffey
Kathy Cantwell
Linda Cordner
Pam Farrell
Diana González Gandolfi
Jeff Hirst
Jeffrey Juhlin
Sara Mast
Jane Michalski
Cherie Mittenthal
Laura Moriarty
Leslie Neumann
Marybeth Rothman
Sue Stover
Pamela Wallace
Janise Yntema

Woodstock & Beyond: The Visionary Art of Mike Frankel
2019-09-23 - 2019-12-13 | Pollak Gallery
An exhibit of photographs by artist/photographer, Mike Frankel that capture many of the historic milestones in rock history including; the first ever appearance of Led Zeppelin in New York City and the Who’s first New York City performance of Tommy, along with photographs from the stage at Woodstock. The images have been scanned and printed directly from the 35 mm transparencies. The finished 35 mm slides were composed and exposed with up to 10 images on one frame of film while the action never stopped. There are some compelling single image photographs in the exhibition, but the multiple image photographs vividly demonstrate the power and dynamism of the rock ‘n’ roll experience.

Ink & Electricity Lecture Series
2019-10-30 17:00 - 18:00 | The Great Hall -104
This annual lecture series brings top scholars in the fields of digital humanities, media studies, the history of the book, print culture, and children’s literature to Monmouth University every fall.
STRANGER THAN FICTION:
THE NOVEL IN WEB 2.0
A Talk by Dr. Priya Joshi
Professor of English
Temple University
Fan sites, new writing platforms, and new markets for the novel are now produced and curated by readers on Web 2.0 platforms. This talk reviews the story of “literature” in the age of digital production with particular attention to the future of literary theory.
This event is free and open to the public and refreshments will be served.
Ink and Electricity is sponsored by the Wayne D. McMurray-Helen Bennett Endowed Chair in the Humanities at Monmouth University, Dr. Kristin Bluemel, professor of English. She can be reached at kbluemel@monmouth.edu or 732-571-3622.
