Art Exhibit in Teaching Gallery
A two man exhibit entitled “Those Who Toil Here” is open for visitors at the Teaching Gallery in the Administration Building. The exhibit will be open until March 23.
The exhibit is divided by the first and second floor with each floor dedicated to one of the artists.
On the first floor is work by Timothy Frerichs, who, along with numerous prestigious awards and honors, has a Bachelor of Arts from St. Olaf College along with a Master of Arts and a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Iowa.
According the exhibit guide, Frerichs’ pieces “explore the geographical and historical connections between commercial shipping on the Great Lakes, the Erie Canal, and Tifft Nature Preserve, a former shipping hub and industrial dump in Buffalo.”
Frerichs is an Associate Professor at SUNY Fredonia and lives in Buffalo, where he has direct access to the sights that Great Lakes and the Erie Canal provide.
One piece in particular that sticks out is entitled, “A Long (the) Line.” The multiple, intricate sketches of a cargo ship take an interesting turn, because the piece also has multiple layers.
The paper used is of a thin, tissue paper quality, which allows transparency between the layers and makes them mesh into one another, giving the viewer the image of a complete jigsaw puzzle. Upon closer inspection, you can see and identify the individual pieces and obtain a better understanding of how it all comes together.
The second floor is dedicated to Michael Millspaugh’s work
Millspaugh, who attended HVCC in the past, brings in a sense of nonsensical humor and absurd wonder with sketches of massive, destructive, gray, and dull cannons that shoot out a blend of colorful flowers and vines, setting up a contrast between the harshness of war and the beauty of nature.
Victorian style muskets and rifles, whose barrels have been replaced with shovels, hoes and gardening rakes, are also present in his work.
The exhibit is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesdays, and noon to 4 p.m. on Saturdays.