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'Views from the Collection III' exhibit to be on display at Vanderbilt's Fine Arts Gallery from April 3 until June 30

Posted 4/2/2008

The Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery is pleased to announce its exhibition, Views from the Collection III, drawn from the Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Collection. Views from the Collection III opens Thursday, April 3, and will be on view through June 30.

There will be an opening reception on Thursday, April 3, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Fine Arts Gallery. The Fine Arts Gallery is located in the Old Gym, at the corner of 23rd and West End Avenues. All events are free and open to the public.

This is the final installment in a three-part series of exhibitions of art from the permanent collection. Highlights of this exhibition will include examples from the Samuel H. Kress Collection of Renaissance paintings that showcase the period’s incredible devotion to Biblical narrative and symbolism, a selection of contemporary Japanese ceramics by masters of the medium such as Toshiko Takaezu and Hamada Shoji, a selection of etchings by the American master printmaker John Taylor Arms, and an unusual multiple by the American composer, philosopher, writer, and printmaker John Cage.   

Gallery Hours from April 3 until May 1:
12-4 p.m. Monday through Friday
1-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday

Gallery Hours from May 1 through the summer:
12-4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday
1-5 p.m. Saturday
Closed Sunday and Monday

Contact: Joseph Mella, (615)343-1704
www.vanderbilt.edu/gallery

 

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