Spring STCC student fine arts exhibition on view through May 10

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The Amy H. Carberry Fine Arts Gallery at Springfield Technical Community College presents the Spring Student Fine Arts Exhibition on view through May 10.

Also open concurrently, and celebrating a 10-year anniversary, is the Camera Obscura Room.

Each semester the Fine Arts program faculty at STCC select work to showcase their students' finest work. From colorful paintings to intricate woodblock prints, charcoal drawings and 3D sculptures to traditional gelatin silver photographs, and many other outstanding design projects, all artwork represents the culmination of a semester’s work.

“This show is not just a representation of ‘art majors,’” said Sondra Peron, associate professor and art gallery coordinator. “To the contrary, regardless of major or career goals, most fine arts courses do not require any pre-requisite, and no art experience is required to register for a fine arts course.”

Students said they were proud to display their art on the walls of the gallery at STCC.

"I worked really diligently on trying to express my artistic style in each piece in the student art exhibition at the Carberry Gallery. The whimsical elements of nature and bold colors speak to my personality and creative style,” said Enaya Ogletree, STCC fine arts major and gallery work-study student.

For more information about the Fine Arts program, visit www.stcc.edu/explore/programs/fine.aa.

First conceived and built in 2013 with analog photography students in the former gallery office, the Camera Obscura Room offers a unique viewing experience. The laws of optics dictate that light travels in straight lines and when light reflects off objects outside adarkened room, some of those rays of light travel through a small hole or aperture in a window, reform on the opposite wall, upside down. The Camera Obscura Room at STCC is open to the public when exhibitions are on view.

The gallery and camera obscura, located on the campus of STCC in B28, are open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; Wednesday, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Parking available in K Lot. Use Pearl Street gate for easy access. The gallery and all events are free and to the public.

This exhibition and associated events are supported in part by the School of Liberal and Professional Studies (LAPS) and the Fine Arts (A.A.) program.  stcc.io/carberry

About the Gallery

The Amy H. Carberry Fine Arts Gallery at Springfield Technical Community College features works by artists of local and national repute as well as STCC student work. The gallery is on the first floor in B28, on the Pearl Street side of the STCC campus. The gallery is supported in part by funding from the School of Liberal and Professional Studies. Find the Amy H. Carberry Fine Arts Gallery on Facebook or follow on Twitter @STCCArtGallery.

About Springfield Technical Community College

STCC, the Commonwealth's only technical community college, continues the pioneering legacy of the Springfield Armory with comprehensive and technical education in manufacturing, STEM, healthcare, business, social services, and the liberal arts. STCC's highly regarded workforce, certificate, degree, and transfer programs are the most affordable in Springfield and provide unequaled opportunity for the vitality of Western Massachusetts. Founded in 1967, the college – a designated Hispanic Serving Institution – seeks to close achievement gaps among students who traditionally face societal barriers. STCC supports students as they transform their lives through intellectual, cultural, and economic engagement while becoming thoughtful, committed and socially responsible graduates.

MEDIA CONTACT:

Jim Danko, (413) 755-4812, jdanko@stcc.edu

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