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In November, the Center for Creativity and the Arts and the Fresno Art Museum will co-host
internationally recognized environmental sculpture artist Patrick Dougherty for
a three-week residency.
Dougherty is to create a sculpture installation on
the Fresno State campus, work with university students and give a lecture open
to the public in the Bonner Auditorium at the museum. Fresno State will also
host local K-12 students and public school educators for workshops about the
installation.
In conjunction with his campus residency, the Fresno
Art Museum will present an exhibition of large-format photographs documenting
his installations around the globe. This exhibition will run from October
through December. “We are excited at the opportunity to bring an artist such as Mr. Dougherty to the Central Valley...the theme of his work is timely and compliments our mission,” says Linda Cano, executive director of The Fresno Art Museum.
According to Elva Rodríguez, executive director of Arte
Américas in downtown Fresno, “it is a great opportunity to network with the
other institutions and to expand the reach of the project to Arte Américas’
audiences and our Cultural Arts District environs.”
As part of the collaboration, Arte Américas will also host a panel discussion on
environmental issues raised by their exhibition titled: “IGNITE! The Art of Sustainability.”
The McClatchy Fresno Art Endowment was established in
2010 as a permanent endowment of the Central Valley Foundation, founded by Susan
and the late James McClatchy. The endowment’s goal is to fund major art
exhibitions of national, international or regional importance mounted in the
Fresno area.
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