A reception will follow the lecture. The annual juried student art exhibition will display original works in all media made by students of SUNY Potsdam. Dr. David Cateforis, an associate professor of art history at the University of Kansas and a native of Potsdam, will serve as the show juror. The student show will open on Friday, Dec. 1, with an awards ceremony and opening reception at 8 p.m., at the gallery. The Gallery's fall semester exhibitions and programming are funded in part by the Sweetgrass Foundation, the SUNY Potsdam Student Government Association, the Friends of Gibson Gallery and the Potsdam College Foundation.
All programming related to the exhibitions is free, and the public is welcome to attend.
The Gibson Gallery is the recipient of a 1999-00 Institute of Museum and Library Services General Operating Support Grant. Its regular hours are Monday through Friday, from noon to 5 p.m., Tuesday to Thursday, from 7 to 9 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, from noon to 4 p.m., except during school recesses and between exhibitions.