The Community College of Baltimore County Opens Expansive New Gallery With Inaugural Exhibition
CCBC celebrated the opening of a new gallery at CCBC Essex with a ribbon-cutting as well as an exhibition Friday, Oct. 24 at CCBC Essex, 7201 Rossville Blvd. The exhibition showcases the work of the Art Design and Interactive Media (ADiM) faculty and is dedicated to the memory of Mark Trojan, a longtime member of the Art, Design and Interactive Media department who passed away in 2013.
The new gallery is part of a renovation in the Arts and Humanities Hall which includes the gallery as well as office space, storage, corridors and the courtyard. Total renovation covers 4,035 sq. feet with the gallery encompassing 1,842 sq. feet. The gallery contains two projectors for digital displays, movable panels for space reconfiguration and two display windows for spotlighting and viewing specific artwork from the corridors. The structure also has an integrated green roof.
“The new gallery is a wonderful addition to our Essex campus,” said CCBC President Sandra Kurtinitis. “We were in great need of a space to feature the talented artistic works of our faculty and students. The new space is essential to the mission of our galleries college-wide: to enlighten, instruct and expose our students and the community to as many types and methods of visual arts and artists as possible.”
Welcoming remarks. Dr. Sandra Kurtinitis, President CCBCHal Rummal, Dean SAIT. Dedication remarks.
Family of the late Sanford “Mark” Trojan with his painted portrait.
Nicole Buckingham Kern. Gallery Coordinator.Paul Glasgow -ADiM Department ChairRight image: “New Moon” Oil on Panel. Mary Anne Arntzen.Robert Creamer. Professor.
“Untitled” Digital Print by Cassandra Kapsos=Scouten“Receding Time Line” Graphite & Ink and paper. Alice Valenti“Stele 51” Steel, Portland Cement, and Glass. Paul Glasgow“Stele 51” Detail. Steel, Portland Cement, & glass. Paul GlasgowAlan Stewart, Alum 2014
“Untitled 52” Glass. Zach Wade“Her” Painted Steel. David Friedman.“Julia” Digital Injet Print. Gail Burton.
“Praise of Foreign Gods” Oil on canvas. Oswaldo Mesa.“The Axe Is More Dangerous than the Saw” Screen Print. William Niebauer.“Domestic Scene” Detail. Marbled terra cotta, porcelain with mixed media elements.. Trisha Kyner“Domestic Scene” Detail. Marbled terra cotta, porcelain with mixed media elements.. Trisha Kyneleft: Sharon Trumbull. ProfessorWindow. Pen and ink. David Zobel.
Left: Daid Friedheim Professor. Right: Oswaldo Mesa, Professor,Up, Over, Pull Through. Thread and Rope. Jessica Walton
“Poppy Garden” Photography with a Scanner as a Camera. Archival Digital Print. Bob Creamer
“Dorris” Digital Prints. Sarada Conaway
Right: Davidd Friedman Professor. Left Oswaldo Mesa.
Left: Michelle McCallum.
“Twin arrows Trading Post, Old Route 66 66 Winona, AZ.” Digital Print. Hal Rummel.“Flow Chart” Oil on mounted canvas. Sharon Trumbull.Will Niebauer. Professor
“Floss” Pencil and ink on toned paper. Erik Miller.“6am” Inject Print. Mark Lane“Chasm” Graphite and Ink on Paper. Clarissa Gregory.Regressing Progression 2 . Digital image. Jim Koerner
Photographs by Jack Livingston and images courtesy of CCBC
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