Fred Parker Giles Gallery
The Fred Parker Giles Gallery, named for a distinguished past Professor of Art, is located off the main lobby of the Campbell Building and is the most important venue for the display of art in Richmond. Spacious, well-lit, and flexible, the gallery extends through two levels and can accommodate large or even multiple exhibits. Curated by faculty of the Department in rotation on an annual basis, the gallery changes exhibits approximately once a month.
The gallery's schedule throughout the year includes installations of faculty and student work from Eastern, in particular the BFA student show each term, as well as collections on loan from other schools in the region or traveling exhibits engaged from artists and other sources throughout the country.
Gallery Schedule:
8/22/11 - 9/23/11
Department of Art & Design Faculty Biennial – Recent work from the art faculty at Eastern Kentucky University. Opening 8/25/11 - 5:00 – 7:00
THE MASKS OF MICHOACÁN - 40 wooden masks from the Mask Museum in the Centro Cultural Antiguo Colegio Jesuita in Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, Mexico. THE MASKS OF MICHOACÁN exhibit is being underwritten by the College of Arts and Sciences, Office of the Provost, Office of International Education, Office of Multicultural Student Affairs, Department of Foreign Languages & Humanities, Department of Art and Design, and the Giles Gallery.
10/03/11 -10/28/11
The Photographs of Gary Cawood And Chuck Hemard
Ivan J. Fortushniak, Recent paintings Sheryl McRoberts, Sculpture and Drawings The Art of Harold Winslow - an African-American painter born in Dayton, Ohio in 1918. In 1940, he traveled to Mexico, drawn by the work of muralists Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros and Jose Clemente Orosco. In Mexico City, he became friends with artists who would one day be among Mexico's most famous. This exhibition is being underwritten by the College of Arts and Sciences, Office of the Provost, Office of International Education, Office of Multicultural Student Affairs, Department of Foreign Languages & Humanities, Department of Art and Design, and the Giles Gallery.
12/5/11 – 16
Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition Opening Reception 12/5/11 from 2:00 – 4:00 P.M Graduating Bachelor of Fine Arts students in the Department of Art and Design will exhibit works in a variety of media.
1/23/12- 2/24/12
Chautauqua National Juried Exhibition: Living with Others
Opening Reception 1/26/12 - 5:00-7:00
To request a prospectus, interested artists are invited to send a SASE to Esther Randall, Director, Giles Gallery, Department of Art & Design, 309 Campbell Bldg. E.K.U. 521 Lancaster Ave. Richmond, KY.
2/26/12- 3/24/12
Bluegrass Regional High School Exhibition. Opening Reception: Sunday, 2/26 2:00- 4:00 Hosted by the Department of Art & Design at Eastern Kentucky University and the Kentucky Art Education Association, this show features the region’s most creative young artists from grades 9-12. Participating schools include Anderson, Bell, Bourbon, Boyle, Casey, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Estill, Fayette, Franklin, Garrad, Jackson, Jessamine, Knox, Laurel, Lee, Lincoln, Madison, McCreary, Mercer, Owsley, Powell, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Russell, Scott, Wayne, Whitley, and Woodford A wide range of media will be on display.
4/1/12 – 4/13/12
Art Student Association Annual Juried Exhibition Opening reception: 4/1 from 2:00 – 4:00. This annual juried show will display the best work of by students enrolled in the Department of Art & Design at EKU. All media will be featured.
4/22/12 – 5/4/12
Bachelor of Fine Art Exhibition Opening reception, 4/22 from 2:00 – 4:00 P.M. Graduating Bachelor of Fine Arts students in the Department of Art and Design will exhibit works in a variety of media.