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Tuesday, 11 September 2007 |
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by ASHLEY BENNERS
Lifestyles Reporter
As part of the Downtown Boone Art Crawl, the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts hosted a reception Friday night showcasing the works of Appalachian alumni.
Free of charge, guests were invited to enjoy wine and hors d’oeuvres while exploring five diverse rooms of art work.
The gallery on the bottom floor displayed the works of Noyes Capehart Long.
Long began his career teaching in Appalachian State University’s Department of Art in 1969.
For the next 37 years, he impacted the lives of his students and colleagues.
His works have been exhibited regionally and nationally since 1958 and
have been shown in numerous galleries and museums, including the
Whitney Museum of American Art, the Brooklyn Museum, the
Smithsonian Museum, the Mint Museum and the North Carolina Museum of Art.
His work was featured in the October 1995 issue of “American Artist.”
The artist makes his home in Boone and leads the ranks of talented artists who make Boone and the surrounding mountains home.
In addition to his professional involvement in art, Long also writes
and has completed more than a dozen short stories, a novel and a
novella since the early 1970s.
He is currently working on a second novel based on his experiences with study abroad programs while at Appalachian.
“I loved his paintings with writing on them,” said Kate R. Bakewell a
freshman pre-med major. “It’s like they are snippets from stories.”
On the second floor, works by Gregory L. Smith and Tim Turner were displayed.
For sophomore art student Ashley N. Botzis, the alumni focus was both exciting and inspiring.
“It’s great to see [alumni] come back to Boone. I hope that one day I
can return to see my work featured in an event like this,” Botzis said.
“By showing alumni exhibitions, you get a strong sense of community.
Students are nurtured here at Appalachian and then go out into the
world but come back to exhibit where they were educated.”
In the main and mezzanine galleries, works part of the Halpert Biennial
‘07, a national juried visual art competition and exhibition, were on
display.
The Halpert Biennial ‘07 is a national, juried two-dimensional art
competition and exhibition program designed to recognize new works by
emerging and established artists residing in the United States.
According to the Turchin Center’s Web site, all visual artists
currently residing in the United States at least 18 years of age, and
working in two-dimensional media are eligible to enter the Halpert
Biennial ‘07.
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