Exhibitions

January 18 - February 26
Agritecture
Biggin Gallery, 101 Biggin Hall

What does the Chia Pet™ have to do with sustainable living? Can grain crops be an art form? Jeff Schmuki, visiting artist in the Auburn University Department of Art, challenges viewers both to confront and to collaborate on these and other issues in Agritecture.

April 3 - 17
Student Exhibition
Dudley Gallery and 3D Arts Building Gallery

This exhibition will feature student research on sustainable stormwater management and rainwater harvesting, all practices that encourage stormwater infiltration and remove non-point source pollution. In particular, the exhibition will feature sustainable landscape designs from the Landscape Architecture Program (Charlene LeBleu), rain barrels designed by the Industrial Design Program (Jerrod Wyndom), sculptural rain chains by the sculpture area of the Art Department (Christopher McNulty), and drawings by the drawing area of the Art Department (Barb Bondy).

The exhibition will occupy two galleries on campus: Dudley Gallery (361 Graves Drive) and the 3D Arts Building Gallery (1161 West Samford Ave.). An exhibition reception will be announced.

< exhibition > May - Sept. 1, 2010
Eco Art, Student Exhibition
Biggin Gallery, 101 Biggin Hall

The exhibition, "Eco Art: Auburn University students explore sustainability," will run from mid-May through Sept. 1, 2010. The exhibition was created in response to "Art in Agriculture," a yearlong initiative that examines the intersections of art, culture, ecology, and the environment. The exhibit is sponsored by the Department of Art in the College of Liberal Arts and features sculptures, installations, drawings, postcards, and artists' books in a wide range of media and styles created in art classes at the beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels. It is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The gallery is wheelchair accessible.