Art Reception and Opening for P. Buckley Moss Exhibition "Sowing Seeds"
Venue: Moss Arts Center at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg
Date: Thursday, June 2, 2016
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 PM
Event Types: Arts & Theatre
Cost: Free
Description:
The Moss Arts Center at Virginia Tech presents an Art Reception and Opening for P. Buckley Moss Exhibition "Sowing Seeds" on Thursday, June 2, 2016 in the Grand Lobby.

See a selection of original works that highlight the work and passion of artist and Moss Arts Center namesake P. Buckley Moss during the exhibition “Sowing Seeds.” Moss will give an artist talk at 6:30 pm. The event is free and open to the public.

From the Moss family private collection, the pieces provide a glimpse at a long and prolific career through the lens of rural vistas and vignettes. This selection of watercolors and etchings presents a brief survey of Moss’s stylistic approach to landscape. The pastoral images offer glimpses of the comforting constancy of the land, as well as the promise of possibility in the unexplored, the unseen, and the renewed.

The exhibition will be featured from June 2-August 7, 2016 in the Center’s Sherwood Payne Quillen ’71 Reception Gallery and Miles C. Horton Jr. Gallery.

Many are familiar with the distinctive character of Moss’ work, which includes placid landscapes, stark and sinewy trees, spirited and expressive animals, and stylized renderings of the Amish and Mennonite communities. The artist is a household name, and her work has been sold and shown in over 200 galleries nationwide.

While she has enjoyed significant commercial success, the foundation of her work is an unwavering commitment to art education, which is why the exhibition is being presented alongside the youth exhibition, “Young Artists: Home.” Both explore creativity and identity in relation to the land and how the rural landscape can inspire, obscure, and define. Together, the exhibitions explore what is possible in terms of education and the arts, especially in rural communities.

Moss has won numerous awards and is the namesake of a foundation that works with teachers to promote using the arts in teaching. In her advocacy work, Moss, who is dyslexic, has cited her personal story of struggling in school until an open-minded teacher recognized her artistic potential.

In 2013, Virginia Tech named its arts center building in Moss’ honor in recognition of her philanthropic support for the facility. She also serves as a Fellow of Virginia Tech’s outreach programs and the university’s Center for Organizational and Technological Advancement.

Meggin Hicklin, exhibition program manager for the Center, curated the exhibition.

The center’s galleries’ regular hours are 10 am to 6 pm Tuesday through Friday and 10 am to 4 pm Saturday and Sunday.

Parking is available in the North End Parking Garage on Turner Street. Limited street parking is also available. Parking on Alumni Mall is free on weekdays after 5 pm and on weekends.

For more information, visit: http://www.artscenter.vt.edu/Online/ or https://www.facebook.com/artscenteratvt.