Wednesday, June 4, 2014
May 2014: Pick up Empty Bowl Projects in Mesabi Range Student Services Office
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Always Lost: A Meditation on War
Always Lost: A Meditation on War
Exhibit Showing at Mesabi Range College
Virginia Campus Library Gallery
Virginia Campus Library Gallery
Grand Opening Night - January 16, 2014 at 4:30pm
Grand opening night for the exhibit "Always Lost: A Meditation on War" will be open for public display on Thursday, January 16, 2014 from 4:30 pm to 7:00 pm in the Mesabi Range College Library Art Gallery.
The Keynote speaker will be Barb O’Reilly. Barb O’Reilly is the Director of Women Veterans and Employment Initiatives for the MN Department of Veterans Affairs. In this role, she partners with federal, state and private agencies to promote recognition and respect for women veterans, to ensure access to quality and needed benefits and services, and to increase employment opportunities and potential for all Minnesota veterans.
Command Sergeant Major John S. Werner, honored guest, enlisted in 1969 as a combat engineer. Werner then enlisted in the Army Reserves in 1974. In 1989, Werner was selected as the Command Sergeant Major of the 367th Engineer Battalion. In November 2006, Werner was recalled as the Command Sergeant Major of the 372nd Engineer Group. Werner was mobilized for Operation Enduring Freedom on August 1st, 2009 where he assumed duties as the first Command Sergeant Major. Werner has numerous awards and decorations highlighting a distinctive military career.
Refreshments will be available and this exhibit is free and open to the public.
The Components
Ninety pieces of literary work, which includes prose and peotry by Northern Nevada writers along with historical and contemporary saysing on the subject of was - the "Meditations".
The story of Specialist Noah Pierce, who took his own life after completing two combat tours in Iraq, representing the thousands of veteran suicides. Included in the exhibition is Pierce’s poetry about his combat experiences, found after his death. Approximately eighteen veterans commit suicide every day.
And, interviews and photographic portraits of three Western Nevada College student veterans, representing the thousands of military personnel returning from the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts.
Always Lost has evolved into a powerful meditation on
the effect of war on each of us. It has become a sacred space in which to
contemplate the personal costs and collective sacrifice of these particular
conflicts, and consequently, of all wars. In the meantime, casualties continue
to mount, and the Wall of the Dead continues to grow.
Read more about this exhibit at the Mesabi Range College in the January 10, 2014 edition of Hometown Focus, either in print or online at www.hometownfocus.us/news
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
"The Empty Bowl" Fundraiser Event
Mesabi Range Community & Technical College Presents:
The Empty Bowl Fundraiser
Raising Funds and Awareness for the Homeless on the Iron Range
Community members can purchase a bowl of soup, bread, and a beverage for $7.00. The cost will be $4.00 for all students. Take-outs will be available.
This event is co-sponsored by community partners, including: the Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency (AEOA), Range Mental Health Center, Range Transitional Housing, and the Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless. All proceeds from the evening will go to the AEOA Foundation to help fund programs for the homeless in our communities.
A photo display from The Greater Minnesota Housing Fund entitled "Portraits of Home” will be displayed in the Mesabi Range College Art Gallery during the evening. This traveling display will feature photos and stories of people experiencing homelessness in Minnesota. More information about this exhibit can be found on their website at: http://www.gmhf.com/portraits/
"Homeless Teens on Minnesota's Iron Range”, a video created in June of 2011 by Mesabi Range College’s Upward Bound students, will also be shown throughout the evening on campus.
Additionally, Mesabi Range College’s Art Instructor, Talicia Honkola, invites the community into the newly renovated Art Department to create a pottery bowl from 4:00 –– 6:00 pm. Bowls can be created during the event for the cost of $5.00 per person.
Music will be provided throughout the evening by new Mesabi Range music instructor Mark Tolbert along with various staff members.
"The Empty Bowl will provide a delicious, hot soup supper for members of our communities,” said Mesabi Range College Dean of Student Affairs, David Dailey. "The intent is that they also leave with an awareness of the different facets of homelessness in our area and services available in our community, as well as a bowl they handcraft to commemorate the event”.
If you would like to volunteer or belong to a group that would like to participate, please call Jennifer Willard at 218-749-0329.
Community partners including the Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency (AEOA), Lutheran Social Services Debt Management Counseling, Range Mental Health Center, Range Transitional Housing, the Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless, Salvation Army, and Mesabi Range’s TRiO Student Support Services/Upward Bound programs will be available with information on their services throughout the evening.
Thursday, February 28, 2013
A New Exhibit Beginning March 1, 2013
"Reflections" by Peggy DeCorsey Hejda
Photographs created by Peggy Hejda will be on display for the month of March.
Artist's Statement
"This series of photographs is called Reflections. I started taking them when I was at the lake and noticed all the different reflections and how they reacted to different circumstances. I would watch and they would change before my eyes because of a simple thing like a wave or a gust of wind. No two are ever the same and my hope is that you enjoy them as much as I do."
Peggy Hejda
Here is a sampling of some of Peggy's photographs currently on display in the MRC Library Art Gallery...
Peggy also creates beautiful bracelets using the images from her photographs.
Any of Peggy's photographic prints can be turned into a stunning piece of "wearable art"! Her custom-made metal cuff bracelets sell for $20 each.
Contact the artist for more information on purchasing re-prints of any of the photos on display in the MRC Library Art Gallery, or if you would like to place an order for a unique photo bracelet...
DeCorsey's Bluemoon Photos
717 12th St. No.
Virginia, MN 55792
218-750-7903
Join us for the Artist's Reception on Thursday, March 7th from 4:00pm to 6:00pm in the Library Art Gallery.
Refreshments will be served and this event is free and open to the public.
Thursday, December 20, 2012
New Student Exhibit...December 2012
“Mesabi Range”
Alphabet Photography
Description of Collaborative Technique:
Mesabi Range College Photography students were required to capture an image that contains visual qualities that resemble the assigned letter. Students were not allowed to use actual text. The assignment pushed students to look closer at their surroundings and use creativity to see or manipulate the elements in environment to create the assigned letter.
"M" by Amy Schroeder
"E" by Linda Keith
"S" by Paige Penttila
"A" by Brooke Mathson
"B" by Katherine Magnuson
"I" by Crystal Hamlin
Created by Photography Students
Gina Bickford Laura McFaul Julie Enger
Demarco Billups Kimberly Race Ashley Fugere
Kirstine Cope Mikaela Gaylord Jami Rule
Jacob Dahl Brittany Shanks Crystal Hamlin
Olivia Erickson Brooke Mathson Linda Keith
Amber Evans Wesley Worthen Luke Carlson
Chanelle Holmes Jasmine Anderson Nate Smith
Cody Johnson Matthew Bothwell Paige Penttila
Veronica Johnson Seanna Bruzenak Stephen Buria
Matthew Kesanen Steven Bukvich Noah Wilde
Brandon Seaman Brandie Peterson Taylor Sauter
Alita Mai Rebekah Lauseng Carlos Luis Amy Schroeder
There are letters everywhere!
What letters can you find in your
everyday environment?
Stop by the MRC Library Art Gallery to view the entire series of alphabet photos created by our talented students, under the direction of
Talicia Lerfald Honkala, MRC Art Instructor!
This exhibit will be on display
through January 2013.
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
The MRC Library Art Gallery Presents...
“This Is Me”
Self Portraits
by MRC Drawing
I Students
“How Do You Feel?”
An Exhibit of Serigraphy Monoprints by
Talicia Lerfald Honkola
MRC Art Instructor
Exhibit dates: November– December 2012
“Yellow Bellied Liberty”
Mixed Media Monoprint
“Green with Envy Liberty”
Mixed Media Monoprint
“Seeing Red Liberty”
Mixed Media Monoprint
“Yellow Bellied Liberty”
Mixed Media Monoprint
Mixed Media Monoprint
Mixed Media Monoprint
The Artist’s Statement…
Talicia Lerfald
Honkola
The current work is a form of printmaking called
serigraphy (aka screen print). Each
piece is known as a monoprint because they have a common matrix but are
selectively colored to express different emotions.
The purpose of the Liberty Series is to document
the emotional state of the nation after September 11, 2001. I chose the Statue of Liberty for my main
subject because of the iconic nature of the sculpture and her stoic
expression. The Statue of Liberty is a
universal symbol for not only this country, but also all citizens that live
within this nation. The people of this
nation experienced many different emotions as they processed the events of 9/11. I used symbolic color phrases that represent
specific emotions for inspiration as I created the color scheme of each of the
prints in this series.
How did you feel after 9/11?
How do you feel now about your country?
Liberty seeing red= Angry
Red in the Face Liberty= Embarrassed
Yellowbellied Liberty=Afraid
Even Liberty gets the Blues= Sad, Hopeless
In the Pink Liberty= Healthy
Golden Liberty= Valuable
Patriotic Liberty: Pre 9/11= Average Patriotism
Patriotic Liberty: Post 9/11 = Heightened PatriotismGreen with Envy: Envy
How Do YOU Feel??
About the Mesabi Range College Art Gallery…
Talicia Lerfald Honkola, Art Gallery director, installs four to six different shows in the
course of an academic year. Artwork
displays in the past have included paintings, photography, drawings, fiber arts
and ceramics. Art work done by students
in Mesabi Range College’s art classes is the focus of the final show, held the
last few weeks of each spring semester.
A Gallery Reception is sponsored for some featured shows, and offers
visitors a chance to meet and speak with the artist.
Between Art
shows, the Gallery is filled with art works purchased by the college and funded
through the “Percent for Art” initiative; art works that have been donated to
the college by various artists throughout the years; and works with historical
significance, such as paintings produced in the 1930’s through the WPA program.
The
public is invited to come on campus to view the works on display and
enjoy the Art Gallery experience!
Art Gallery Hours and Location…
Monday-Thursday
8:00 am To 7:00 pm
Friday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
Closed
weekends and holidays
Located
in the Library at Mesabi Range College,
1001
Chestnut St. West, Virginia, MN 55792
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