BRIDGEPORT — For the first time in its history, the Housatonic Community College Student Art Show is being presented in an online-only format.
Normally held in the college’s Burt Chernow Galleries, the spring exhibit is being resented virutally since the campus is closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The show features 75 paintings, drawings, pastels, digital images, sculpture and ceramics created by 40 of Housatonic’s student artist.
While classes continue online at the two-year community college, Housatonic Art Professor Tom Brenner said students saw the show as a way to not only display their work but connect with friends and fellow students.
Luis Lopez of Stratford, a second-year art student at Housatonic called it the “best thing.” His favorite piece in the show is a portrait of his professor, entitled ‘Observationalist Portrait Of Andy Pinto’.
“The assignment was to paint what your eye actually sees, and I get flares and eye floaters that look like flashing blue dots. The portrait has both elements and is true to what I really notice,” Lopez said.
“Now, more than ever, people need the arts,” said Thomas Coley, Acting President Housatonic Community College and Regional President, CSCU Shoreline-West. “The arts feed the soul, and this show is not only a testament to the talent of our students but also the commitment of our faculty. Bravo!”
To view the Housatonic Community College Virtual Student Art Exhibition, visit https://www.housatonic.edu/studentgallery.
from News https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/COVID-Can-t-Stop-The-Arts-Virtual-Student-Art-15228386.php
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