Michelle Gisson Thesis Show

Works by Michelle Gisson are on display in the Bates gallery this week. The show is composed of landscape paintings and abstract compositions that investigate the power of color and mark making.

This Week in the Bates Gallery

Check out the new show in the Bates Gallery! Some impressive Paintings by A mysterious painting MA student.

This Week in the Bates Gallery

There's a 2d show up in the Bates this week that's worth a peek! The exhibiting artists Chris Adelhardt, Sara Firment and Ted Rex held a warm opening reception Wed. the 20th.

Bates Show

New show up in the Bates Go check it out!

Visiting Artist

This week the ceramic studio had a visiting artist by the name of James Freeman. He demonstrated throwing and handbuilding techniques for begining ceramic students from 9am-5pm Wed. and Thurs. and gave a slide lecture Thursday night.
Visiting artists are a great way to have first hand dialogue with artist working in their respective fields and I highly recommend taking time to reap the benefits that our Art program provides!

Grads Guerilla Show

The Graduate Students threw a Gorilla Show in the Bates Gallery This week which caught some buzz. This goes to show how high demand is for space to show on campus, so push for more fellow Boro Arts Affiliates! We've got to let this campus know where the energy comes from!
The show is still up so go check it out, these 2d masters set the example.

Wood Fire

The Ceramics students hosted a Wood Firing this week In the Anagama wood kiln. It is the first time the kiln has been used in two years so it was a big deal to see the kiln in action. The kiln fired for 4 days stoked by volunteers working 4 hour shifts around the clock!

Clay Club Sale

Friday 24th and Sat. 25th was the Clay Club anual cup and bowl sale. The club had nice weather and a great variety to choose from. The club pitched a tent outside of Hamilton Hall from 9-5 on Friday and were able to secure a table at homecoming on saturday.

Honored Guests of the bronze pour

The Pour

The Process of the pour consisted of a Burnout of the molds, charging the furnace, pouring the bronze, and pouring the remaining bronze into ingits.

Dedication Bronze Pour

This Week the dedication bronze pour took place in the new foundry. None of this couldn't have happened if it weren't for the generous donation of the melt furnace by Chuck McCleary and David Bennett. Here are some shots of the preparation of the pour.

Clay Club Show

This week in the bates gallery the clay club had a show displaying various works from its members. There opening reception on Wed. Sep. 15 had a great turn out and the clay club would like to thank all of those in attendance.

Here are some Shots of the boiler House which is the proposed Site of the new Campus gallery which is currently occupied by The campus Facilities dept.
The central campus location, its large open floor, and attached offices and storage rooms make the Boiler house an ideal location for a Campus gallery.