SLOCUMB GALLERIES at ETSU

The Slocumb Galleries under the Department of Art & Design at the ETSU College of Arts and Sciences provide year-round exhibition program featuring BFA and MFA Graduation Shows and the Visiting Artists Exhibition & Lecture Series with the aims to encourage the development of the visual arts in support of the academic experience at ETSU and the surrounding communities. The galleries’ mission is to provide venue and access to contemporary art by organizing innovative exhibitions that promote artistic excellence, cultural awareness and creative thinking.

The Slocumb Galleries also organizes the annual Positive Negative Juried National Art Exhibition. This anticipated event draws artists all over the country using various media and technique contributing to the academic and local communities’ exposure and broader appreciation of current trends in contemporary art.

The Slocumb Galleries has partnered with various ETSU units such as the Women’s Studies Program, Office of Multicultural Affairs, International Program and Services, Division of Theater and Dance under the Department of Communications, Honors College, Archives of Appalachia, Bluegrass, Olde Time and Country Music Program and the Reece Museum to advance interdisciplinary collaborations. Support from local establishments such as the Nelson Fine Art, Artopia, Urban Redevelopment Alliance, Johnson City Custom Framing, Mountain States Health Alliance, Johnson City Area Arts Council as well as individuals and groups in the private sector who support the Friends of the Slocumb Galleries are significant in the success of its program.

The ETSU Department of Art & Design’s Permanent Collection is also under the curatorial care of the Slocumb Galleries. The recent and most significant addition to the collection is the acquisition of 152 original photographs by Andy Warhol through a grant from the Andy Warhol Foundation’s Photographic Legacy Project.

The Slocumb Galleries are open Monday-Friday from 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. The Tipton gallery at 126 Spring St. in Downtown JC is also operated by SG for its student exhibitions; gallery hours at Tipton is by appointment. For more information, please contact SG Director Karlota I. Contreras-Koterbay via email contrera@etsu.edu or call 423.483.3179.

To support the Slocumb Galleries, please donate cash or in-kind gifts to Slocumb Galleries Fund
c/o Karlota Contreras-Koterbay

CALENDAR OF EVENTS AY 09-10

SUMMER SEMESTER

“Photographs” by Basic Photography Students
June 8 to 26, Slocumb Galleries
Curated by Lisa Jones

Animal:
Photographs by Tammy Mercure &
Ceramic Work by John Simmons
June 1 to July 31, Tipton Gallery
(located at 126 Spring St. Downtown, JC)

“Digital Imaging”
by Digital Photography Students
June 29 to July 10, Slocumb Galleries
Curated by Lisa Jones

Untitled: Photographs by Matt Brown
July 13 to 31, Slocumb Galleries

New Works by Kingsport Critique Group
August 3 to 21, Slocumb Galleries

FALL SEMESTER

“Tattooed Watercolor & Landscape Series” Drawings by Ann Ropp
August 24 to September 17, Slocumb Galleries

“Secrecy Series” Sculptural Installations
by Michael Aurbach
September 21 to October 9, Slocumb Galleries
Reception: October 8, Thursday, 4 to 7 p.m.

"Andy Warhol Photographic Legacy Exhibit"
October 12 to 30, 2009, Slocumb Galleries
TBA, Reece Museum

“4th Southern Appalachian international Film Festival (SOAPIFF)”
October 22 to 31 (visit www.soapiff.com for schedule)
Venues: ETSU, Downtown JC and Paramount Theater

SPRING SEMESTER

"Annual Positive/Negative 25
National Juried Art Exhibition"
January 11 to February 5, Slocumb Galleries

"51st Annual Society of Illustrators Exhibit"
February 8 to March 5, Slocumb Galleries
Sponsored by the Mary B. Martin School of the Arts

visit: http://www.etsu.edu/cas/art/slocumb