Shelter: An exhibition curated by ARTH335: Exhibition Design
November 21–December 11, 2024 and January 21–February 8, 2025
Opening Reception: November 21, 5–7:00 p.m.
Shelter is vital. It’s required for us to survive but also to thrive. Shelter was designed and installed by 16 students in the Art History course, Exhibition Design, with objects from the college’s Permanent Collection and the Gebbie Archives. The exhibition Shelter interrogates the spaces in which we live, play, work, and worship, the objects found in such spaces, and the concept of “shelter,” broadly defined.
Hours
1–5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday + Saturday
1–8 p.m. Thursday
The galleries are closed Sunday, Monday and during college breaks.
Location
The Beard and Weil Galleries are located on the second floor of the Watson Fine Arts building on Wheaton’s campus. The closest parking area is directly across E. Main Street in Parking Lot 2 where there is free visitor parking.
About the Galleries
Through direct engagement with art, the Beard and Weil Galleries aim to foster a greater understanding of our shared world.
The Beard and Weil Galleries are a generative space for art and visual culture that develop knowledge and understanding across disciplines through public exhibitions and programs. The galleries are a hub of innovative research, creativity, and experiential learning that involves and engages the entire Wheaton community as well as the visiting public.
The Beard and Weil Galleries are a vital part of Wheaton’s creative and intellectual life. Our dynamic programming features work by contemporary artists and innovative exhibitions drawn from Wheaton’s Permanent Collections and the Gebbie Archives.
The Galleries’ educational mission encompasses all forms of creative expression in an effort to forge meaningful connections between objects and their histories, student and faculty creative work, art historical research, and critical thinking. The crucial role the visual arts play in a liberal arts education is central to the design and focus of our exhibitions.
Student-curated exhibitions are designed to give hands-on experience in the conception, design, and educational interpretation of exhibitions. Student creative work is featured annually in a Senior Visual Art and Design Majors’ exhibition.
Our exhibitions have been accompanied by a rich series of publications, written and designed by Wheaton students, staff, and faculty.
For more information
Elizabeth Hoy, Director, Beard and Weil Galleries
508-286-3364; [email protected]
Jessica F. Kuszaj, Associate Director, Arts Events and Publicity
508-286-3644; [email protected]
Arts information line: 508-286-3300
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