“Art of Teaching Art” Exhibition at MCC Showcases Community College Visual Fine Arts Faculty Talent
MANCHESTER, Conn. (January 27, 2022) – The Hans Weiss Newspace Gallery at Manchester Community College is exhibiting the artwork of the MCC Visual Fine Arts (VFA) faculty, along with work by faculty from across the Connecticut community colleges, in “The Art of Teaching Art,” from January 31 through March 11. The artists will be on-hand to talk about their work at an opening reception at the gallery on Thursday, February 3, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Elly’s Drawing – by Brett Eberhardt
The exhibition, while showcasing VFA faculty talent in its own right, is designed to focus on the ways in which art making and art educating have long gone hand-in-hand. Themes in the artwork address the question of how art educators instill creativity in the next generation of artists and designers while practicing their own craft.
Featured MCC faculty are Assistant Professor Brett Eberhardt (painting and drawing), Professor and VFA Chair Daniel Long (photography), Instructor Kate Oggel (ceramics), Professor and Program Coordinator Maura O’Connor (graphic design), Associate Professor Patricia Carrigan (painting and drawing) and Professor Timothy Andrew Kussow (sculpture). Also included are works from faculty from Asnuntuck, Housatonic, Middlesex, Northwestern, Norwalk, Three Rivers and Tunxis Community Colleges.
About MCC’s Visual Fine Arts Program
The Visual Fine Arts associate degree program offers students a high quality and affordable transfer-oriented course of study in the areas of ceramics, drawing, figure drawing, painting, printmaking and sculpture. For students with an interest in photography, a photography option is available that prepares students to transfer or for an entry-level photography position. The hallmark of both programs is the emphasis on developing a strong portfolio of work to use in transferring to an art school, a four-year college or university or as part of the job search process. Twice a year, the college showcases student artwork in the on-campus Hans Weiss Newspace Gallery.
