Opening Reception for the “Elegant Salon” Exhibtion at St. John’s Mitchell Gallery

Opening Reception for the “Elegant Salon” Exhibtion at St. John’s Mitchell Gallery

A new exhibition, “The Elegant Salon: European Academic Paintings from the Syracuse University Collection,” is on view at the Mitchell Gallery at St. John’s College and features an opening reception with a program for families.   At the Opening Reception and Family Program Art Educator Lucinda Edinberg will lead a tour of “The Elegant Salon” exhibition followed by a hands-on workshop, on September 21, from 3:30 –5 p.m.  

The exhibition, which is on view from August 27 – October 10, is infused with the spirit of 17th- and 18th-century Europe, a time when Salons – opulent literary, artistic, and philosophical gatherings –were held and artists pursued the rich and rigorous traditions of academic art.

Exhibited-Related Events for “The Elegant Salon”

September 21  Opening Reception and Family Program. Art Educator Lucinda Edinberg will lead a tour of  “The Elegant Salon” exhibition followed by a hands-on workshop, from 3:30 –5 p.m.  

September 24    Art Express. Art Educator Lucinda Edinberg will give a lunchtime gallery talk on “The Elegant Salon” exhibition, from 12:15 – 12:45 p.m.  Juice and sodas provided.

September 28    Gallery Talk. Art Educator Lucinda Edinberg will give a talk on “The Elegant Salon” exhibition, at 3 p.m.

Special Upcoming Event at the Mitchell Gallery:

September 20    Mark Karnes, Maryland Institute College of Art instructor and “Paint Annapolis 2008!”  juror, will lecture on “Paintings and Drawings by Mark Karnes: Looking at Nature in the 21^st Century “in the Conversation Room of Mellon Hall, at 5 p.m.