Fifth Annual Colleges of Worcester Consortium Art Show: a juried group exhibition

Artist Reception

Friday, 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 will feature refreshments and music.

Fifth Annual Colleges of Worcester Consortium Show is a juried group exhibition culled from among emerging student artists from the colleges of the Worcester Consortium and will include works in mixed media, photography, works on paper, sculpture, and painting. This exhibition, which began in 2005, highlights the wealth of artistic talent existing within the local college community. Participating institutions may include Anna Maria College, Assumption College, Atlantic Union 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 is free and open to the public.

Works for the show will be chosen by jurors Susan Stoops, Curator of Contemporary Art at the Worcester Art Museum and Antonio Fonseca, accomplished artist and Director of Education at Sevengaits Studio School in Southbridge, MA.

Gallery hours

Tuesdays and Saturdays 1:00 to 4:00 p.m., Wednesdays and Fridays 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and Thursdays 10 a.m. to 7p.m. Extended hours are available by appointment. Gallery is closed Sunday and Monday. Free and open to the public.

Address

660 Main Street, Worcester, MA

Information

(508) 755-5142 or www.artsworcester.org or email to:info@artsworcester.org

For more information on the Colleges of Worcester Consortium visit the Consortium's website at www.cowc.org.

At the ARTSWorcester Quinsigamond Community College Gallery

On exhibition from January 14 through March 27, 2009 is Horizons, paintings by Erika Davis Wade.

Currently at the ARTSWorcester Gallery at the Hanover Theatre

On exhibition through March 31, 2009 is Out of the Woods, works by Karen Nunley.