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Opening Art Reception for Pollock & the Artists of Atelier 17
Venue: Radford University Art Museum (Covington Center), Radford
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Organizations: Radford University College of Visual & Performing Arts
Date: Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Time: 5:00 - 7:00 PM
Event Types: Arts & Theatre, Speaking Engagements
Cost: Free

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The Radford University College of Visual & Performing Arts presents an Opening Art Reception for "Pollock & the Artists of Atelier 17: Experimental Printmakers in an Age of World Conflict" on Wednesday, February 8, 2023 at the Radford University Art Museum located within the Covington Center.

This exhibition features a selection of prints by artists who worked at Stanley William Hayter's famous Atelier 17 in New York, centered around seven prints by Jackson Pollock, who worked at the Atelier from 1944-1945.

Atelier 17 first opened in Paris in 1927, but when the Nazis invaded France in 1940, Hayter was able to move the studio to New York where it remained until 1950 when it relocated back to the French capital. While in New York, Atelier 17 had a profound impact on American printmaking, especially after a groundbreaking 1944 exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA).

Hundreds of artists from around the globe spent time at Atelier 17 from its early days until it finally closed in 1988 with the death of Hayter. In addition to Jackson Pollock, Marc Chagall, Salvador Dali, Sue Fuller and Dorothy Gillespie were there.

Guest curator and former chair of the art department, Arthur Jones, is bringing the exhibition to Radford University.

The reception and exhibition are free and open to the public.

The exhibit will be on display from Wednesday, February 8th through Saturday, April 1, 2023.

The Art Museum at the Covington Center is located at 700 East Main Street in Radford, VA on the campus of Radford University.

To view the event flyer, visit: https://i.postimg.cc/V6dFw9Nx/image.png.

For more information, visit: https://www.radford.edu/content/cvpa/home/news/Releases/Atelier17.html or https://www.radford.edu/content/cvpa/home/art-museum.html or https://www.facebook.com/RUArtMuseum or https://www.facebook.com/events/463383272659837.

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