Exhibits by artist Bethany Krull and biologist Dr. Ed Leuck include gallery talks, convocations, and more.
SHREVEPORT-BOSSIER, LA – Meadows Museum of Art, located on the campus of Centenary College of Louisiana in Shreveport, opened the 2011-2012 exhibit season on August 21. The museum’s first exhibits of the year are “Bethany Krull: Selected Ceramic Works from the Series ‘Dominance and Affection’, ‘Signal’ and ‘In Servitude’” (August 21-November 6) and “Species in Crisis: Endangered Flora” (August 21-December 31). Each exhibit presents a unique perspective on the ways in which humans relate to and interact with the natural world. Exhibition organizers have planned a variety of learning opportunities, such as convocations and public gallery talks, to complement the exhibits.
Bethany Krull is an emerging artist who currently serves as ceramics instructor at Goggleworks in Reading, Pa., where she produces and teaches. Works on view in the Meadows Museum of Art exhibition are created in both porcelain and cast bronze with other materials used for staging. The three series of ceramic works included in this exhibition all deal with the complex relationship between humans and nature. As part of public programming for these exhibitions, Bethany Krull will visit Shreveport to participate in a Centenary College convocation and a public gallery talk.
“Species in Crisis: Endangered Flora” is an exhibit of 18 endangered floral specimens collected over a 30-year period by Warters Chair of Biology Dr. Ed Leuck and Centenary College students.
Exhibition Event Schedule
“Meaning and Import: Messages in the Series ‘Dominance and Affection’, ‘Signal’, and ‘In Servitude’”
Convocation with Bethany Krull, featured artist
Thursday, September 15, 11:10 a.m.-noon, in the museum galleries.
Members’ reception for Bethany Krull and Dr. Ed Leuck
Saturday, September 17, 5:30 p.m.-7 p.m., heavy hors d’oeuvres
Community gallery talk with Bethany Krull: “The History and Impetus behind the Work”
Sunday, September 18, 2-3 p.m., in the museum galleries; light refreshments
“Species in Crisis: Endangered Flora” lecture with Dr. Ed Leuck
Sunday, September 25, 2-3 p.m., in the museum galleries; light refreshments
Sunday, October 9, 2-3 p.m.
Lecture entitled Monarchs, Milkweeds, and Migration: Endangered Biological Phenomena with Dr. Beth Leuck, in the museum galleries; light refreshments
Sunday, October 23, 2-3 p.m.
Community discussion with Dr. Stacy Alaimo and booksigning to follow; in the museum galleries; light refreshments
Thursday, October 27, 11:10 a.m.-noon
What’s Love Got to Do with It?: Dominance, Affection, and Ethical Provocation in the Art of Bethany Krull, Centenary College of Louisiana convocation with Dr. Stacy Alaimo, Professor of English, Distinguished Teaching Professor, University of Texas at Arlington, in the museum galleries
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