Dr. Katy Cassell - 44th Annual Contemporary Crafts Exhibition
Visual Arts faculty member Katy Cassell's artworks Nestleate and Disseminate have been juried into the 44th Annual Contemporary Crafts Exhibition at the Mesa Contemporary Arts Museum in Mesa, AZ. Nestleate is one of five artworks to be featured on the museum's website to promote the show.
About the 44th Annual Contemporary Crafts Exhibition
Craft is indeed a cunning medium. It can be functional or stubbornly useless. It can be relegated to the world of “women’s work” or subversively deployed to critique that designation. It can swoop into fine art museums or stay firmly planted in gift economies. It is more accessible to a broader range of people, while maintaining deep richness in its artisanal histories and mastery of form. The works selected for the 44th Annual Contemporary Crafts exhibition explore each of these elements: material knowledge, craftsmanship, and clever storytelling.
Congratulations to Dr. Cassell!
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Mesa Arts Center | Nestleate | Disseminate |
Mesa Arts Center
Nestleate
Disseminate
Zane Logan - Portrait and Process
FAC Photography Instructor Zane Logan will have his work on exhibition from January 19 - March 15, 2023 at the Cyrill-Westside Library in Spartanburg.
Artist Statement
The subject of this exhibition is high school students. The portraits serve as both an observance and celebration of their individual personality and confidence.
Adolescence is historically a tumultuous time of identity formation and heightened emotional experience. The youth of today are forced to navigate this challenging period with the additional burden of uncertainty and anxiety stemming from the COVID-19 Pandemic. School closures, remote learning, and isolation from friends and family are only a few of the pandemic stressors that they have been unexpectedly forced to endure.
It is critical for their mental health and well-being that we not only support them through this destabilized time, but that we acknowledge their character, achievements, and perseverance in enduring it.
Artist Bio
Zane Logan was born in Pickens, South Carolina. He earned his BFA from the Savannah College of Art and Design in 2007 and his MFA from Clemson University in 2012. He is an Instructor of Photography at the Fine Arts Center in Greenville, South Carolina. His work has been exhibited internationally and throughout the United States in both solo and group shows, including the Columbia Museum of Art, the Riverworks Gallery, the Redux Contemporary Art Center, and the PhotoPlace Gallery, among others.
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A Sudden Spontaneous Event - David Lee Nelson
David Lee Nelson was a Greenville-based actor, writer, comedian and author, who sadly passed away on 9/24/20 after a courageous battle with stage 4 colon cancer. He was a beloved member of the Fine Arts Center Faculty, teaching our Theatre Foundations and Advanced Topics in Theatre courses. His play, "A Sudden Spontaneous Event," will be performed in the Main Stage Theatre at the USC Upstate Performing Arts Center.
February 16, 17 & 18, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. | February 19, 2023 at 3:00 p.m.
*This production contains strong adult language that may not be suitable for children.
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