‘Creative Voice’ Exhibit Gives

WCSU’s Visual Arts Department

An Occasion To Be Heard

DANBURY — Sculpture Barn (formerly Boyajian’s Sculpture Barn) and Western Connecticut State University have teamed up to produce “Creative Voice,” an exhibition of work by the faculty, undergraduate, and graduate visual artists.

The collection will be presented in the gallery at Sculpture Barn, 3 Milltown Road (at Route 39) on the Danbury-New Fairfield line, April 1-22. An artists’ reception will be held on Sunday, April 1, from 4 to 7 pm.

The exhibit will include painting, sculpture, and works on paper including photography and printmaking. Contributing artists have been encouraged to create work outside of the classroom and submit pieces that reflect their own creative voice.

Over 30 artists are expected to participate, among them, WCSU professor emeritus Robert Alberetti, Plonia Nixon, painting and art history professor and photography instructor Catherine Vanaria. President of WCSU’s Bauhaus Art Club, Katie Bassett, who is also the current artist-in-residence at Sculpture Barn, has coordinated contributions from the Visual Arts Department for the show. In addition, the Bauhaus Art Club is partially underwriting the exhibition.

Sculpture Barn is a self-supporting facility staffed by member artists. Its founder David Boyajian, who is a noted sculptor will curate and host the exhibition along with his wife, Carter, the gallery’s director. Mr Boyajian recently joined the faculty at WCSU’s School of Visual and Performing Arts. He also teaches contemporary metal sculpture to WCSU seniors in an independent study project at Sculpture Barn’s Atelier.

The Boyajians are excited about the opportunity to partner with the university’s art club for this exhibition.

“Creative Voice” kicks off Sculpture Barn’s 2007 gallery season. The gallery will also host “Say It Like You See It,” a spoken word event, on Friday, April 20, at 8 pm. The evening will include poetry, film, monologue, and performance art in a coffee house setting among the artworks. Featured among the performers will be the Redding resident Mary Bailey, who will read from her zany short story titled “Water Works,” which was published in the spring 2007 issue of the Connecticut Review, a CSU publication.

Admission to “Say it Like You See It” is $10 for adults, $5 for students, and includes coffee and dessert. For reservations, call 746-6101.

Regular gallery admission is free. Hours are Wednesday through Sunday, 10 am to 6 pm.

For more information call 746-6101 or visit SculptureBarn.com.