COMING UP

Really Big Sculptures Showcase
Large-Scale Public Student Works

Jann Nunn's sculpture class is getting large scale public works ready for a really big show.

Stained glass windows depicting the world's top petroleum tycoons, cast bronzes of migratory bird flight patterns and chairs fashioned from discarded shipping pallets are some of the 14 large-scale sculptural projects to be on exhibit throughout the campus on May 15-25.

The public is invited to the artists' reception and tour of the projects on Thursday, May 22, from 4-6 p.m. in the Art Building sculpture courtyard. The reception will be followed by a tour of the various works led by Professor Jann Nunn and the participating student artists that are sited throughout the campus.

The exhibition includes projects widely ranging in concepts and materials — from Diana Meehan's Migration, an expression in cast bronze of migratory bird flight patterns, to Nicholas Harris' confrontational stained glass windows depicting the world's top petroleum tycoons. Itzul Gutierrez constructs and displays a diaphanous use of coffee filters while Robert Van Noord's use of materials challenge the viewers' perceptions of authenticity.

Other works include: Larry Fahy's North Coast Breaker; two works by graduating BFA student Joshua Forth; Greg Looney's Bellowar, depicting his inner artistic battles; Nick Robles' three dimensional line drawing in steel; Andrew Sanchez's haunting Consigned to Oblivion; Andrew Sofie's Blanket Escape, using actual bed sheets cascading from a third floor window of Stevenson Hall; and Nicole Stier's Reassurances, a 7-foot tall wood carving of a blanket. For more information, contact Jann Nunn at jann.nunn@sonoma.edu or 4-3043.

Conversation and Book Signing with Masami Teraoka

Masami Teraoka, an artist originally from Japan whose work pays homage to—and critiques—the traditions of both Japanese and European art, will speak at Sonoma State on Saturday, May 10 at 2 p.m. in the University Commons. Teraoka will not only discuss the works in his book, Ascending Chaos, but will discuss how his work evolved from Ukiyo-e narrative, providing both a social and personal context, and will discuss inspired him to arrive at the imagery in his current work. A Q&A period will follow, along with a light reception. For more information, call 4-2295.

BFA Exhibition 2008 on Through May 24

BFA Exhibition 2008 features the work of 13 students in the Art Department who are graduating this Spring with their Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), an advanced degree requiring an additional year of focused study in their chosen medium. The exhibit will remain on view through Saturday, May 24.

This year's artists are Matthew Arrigo (printmaking), James Aviles (painting & printmaking), Dee Dushkes (painting & new video installation), Joshua Forth (printmaking), Sarah Frieberg (printmaking & sculpture), Lori Gilbert (printmaking), Miles Mattison (photography), Alexa Mietz (printmaking), Joshua Nemec (printmaking & painting), Andrew Sofie (sculpture & video installation), Stephanie Suttie (painting), Alexander Treu (sculpture), and Adriana Vigil (printmaking).

The University Art Gallery is open Tuesday-Friday, 11-4 a.m.; weekends, noon-4 p.m.
For more information, call 4-2295.

One Dollar Movies at the Rialto — The Visitor

Associated Students Productions and the Rialto Cinema are sponsoring a showing of The Visitor on Wednesday, May 14 at 7 p.m. at the Rialto Cinema in Santa Rosa. Tickets are on sale for one dollar at the Student Union front desk. Richard Jenkins stars as 62 year-old Walter Vale, disillusioned economics professor, sleepwalking through life. Having lost his passion for teaching and writing, Walter fills the void in his life by unsuccessfully trying to learn classical piano. When the university sends him back to Manhattan to attend a conference, Walter is surprised to find a young couple has taken up residence in his apartment. Tarek (Haaz Sleiman) and his girlfriend, Zaineb are the victims of a real-estate scam and have nowhere to go. Through a series of heart-testing decisions, Walter allows the couple to stay with him as Tarek helps him to rediscover himself through teaching him the African Drum and showing him that life can be more than just a routine. When Tarek is arrested as an undocumented citizen, Walter finds a passion he had long lost, to help his new friend and re-awaken to a new world and a new life. For more information, phone 4-2782.