(From Southern News Service)
An opening reception for the exhibit “Traveling Turkey – An Artist’s Journey: Istanbul and Beyond” will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 21, in the Spiva Art Gallery.
The exhibition features a socio-cultural, research photo journal of architecture, sculpture, paintings, murals and various cultural highlights from art faculty travels to Turkey.
“Recently, I traveled to Istanbul with a friend, Eric Rasheed,” said Christine Bentley, head of the art department at Missouri Southern. “Our photographs are featured in the show.”
The exhibit will introduce the culture of Istanbul as well as Islamic art and architecture to the campus and community.
“I went to Istanbul with some hesitancy,” said Bentley. “The day I arrived, England had just put out a travel warning advisory. Probably every night there I heard demonstrations and tear gas canisters being let off.”
Despite the political unrest, she said that it was a rewarding journey.
“I had such a pleasant experience. It’s a very colorful place,” said Bentley. “Their architecture and art was lovely to experience.”
The photographs taken in Turkey have acted as an impetus for the creation of faculty and student artwork that will be featured alongside the framed and matted digital photographs from the trip to Istanbul. The exhibit will also feature textiles, ceramics and books brought back from Turkey.
An art show tied to each fall’s themed semester will become an annual event, said Bentley. Next spring, a member of the art department faculty will take a group of students to Spain, and they will create an exhibit based on their experiences.
“Traveling Turkey” will be on display through Sept. 5. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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