Virginia Wesleyan's Neil Britton Art Gallery
The academic year
artfully opened tonight with “The Canterbury Tales: Stories in Quilts”
by B.J. Elvgren (September 3-October 23). An internationally respected
fabric artist, Elvgren’s quilts are part of private and public
collections worldwide. An opening reception and artist talk took place from 6-8
p.m.; followed by a Readers’ Theatre with selections from Chaucer’s
“The Canterbury Tales.” Later in the semester, viewers will see “Strange
Loops” by Reni Gower (November 13-January 13, 2016). Using the language
of abstraction, Gower combines collage and assemblage with detailed
illusions on paper, incorporating the circle as metaphor, symbol and
motif. An opening reception and artist talk for this exhibit will take place Nov. 13 from 6-8 p.m. Admission
to the Neil Britton Gallery, located inside Hofheimer Library, is free
and open to the public.