Sixth Annual Colleges of Worcester Consortium Art Exhibition

Sixth Annual Colleges of

 Worcester Consortium Art Exhibition 

 a juried group exhibition

February 6 through March 5, 2010

at the Aurora Gallery, 660 Main Street, Worcester, MA

Artist Reception:  Saturday, February 6, 2009 from 6:00 – 9:00 pm at ARTSWorcester’s Aurora Gallery 660 Main Street, Worcester, MA.  This event is free and open to the public and features music by Jon Short.

Sixth Annual Colleges of Worcester Consortium Show is a juried group exhibition culled from over one hundred emerging student artists from the colleges of the Worcester Consortium and includes works in mixed media, photography, works on paper, sculpture, computer art, and painting.  This exhibition, which began in 2005, highlights the wealth of artistic talent existing within the local college community.  Participating institutions include Anna Maria College, Assumption College, Becker College, Clark University, College of the Holy Cross, Quinsigamond Community College, Worcester State College, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute.  College participation is coordinated by Catherine Wilcox-Titus, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Art History at Worcester State College.  The exhibition is sponsored in part by the Colleges of Worcester Consortium and the Worcester Cultural Commission and is free and open to the public.

Works for the show were selected by jurors William Rudolph, Curator of American Art at the Worcester Art Museum and Antonio Fonseca, accomplished artist and Director of Education at Sevengaits Studio School in Southbridge, MA.

First Prize  

Nora Happny        College of the Holy Cross       The Little Engine That Could       Photography   

Second Prize

Ilir Mborja              Becker College                        Decaying Book                                 Mixed Media             

Third Prize        

Victoria Grogan  Clark University                          Love Game               Paper, India Ink, Shaving Cream

Honorable Mentions:

Laura Anthony           College of the Holy Cross                Target City                Mixed Media

Anastasia Caras      Worcester State College                 Untitled                     Mixed Media

Thanh Nguyen           College of the Holy Cross               The Protector           Sculpture

Dylan Ritchotte          Assumption College                         Testa                         Oil on Canvas

Kendra Smith            College of the Holy Cross                Breakfast                  Mixed Media