Collegian

Issue date: 3/20/08 Section: Arts

The new exhibit blossoming in the Beth K. Stocker Center Art Gallery, "Spring: Rebirth, Ritual, and ReCreation," not only has art but also various activities from March 20 to May 24 for the community and students. Activities for college students and community members included a drum circle celebration of spring led by Ed Boas of Creative Rhythm on Thursday afternoon. in the CC mall.

From the religious perspective of spring, LCCC Professor Dia Dobos will speak April 13 from 1 to 3 p.m. about prayer, worship, and fasting leading to the Orthodox Christians' celebration of Easter. This event will be held in Stocker Arts Center.

On May 24 from 1 to 5 p.m. Common Ground Center for Renewal presents Andy Goldsworthy, an artist who believes in creating art using only the environment surrounding him. Participating students will learn to utilize the landscape of 21 acres to create art. Students are encouraged to bring cameras to help document their work created out in nature.

Joan Perch, LCCC's operations coordinator for the Stocker Arts Center and Professor Cheryl Piper, Lorain County Sacred Landmarks Initiative coordinator, helped design the activities along with a collaboration of other community programs such as Common Ground Center for Renewal, Firelands Association for the Visual Arts, Weber Murphy Fox, Inc, and college's Arts and Humanities Division.

According to Cheryl Piper, one of the Lorain County Sacred Landmarks Initiative's major community projects is taking pictures of different churches' stained glass windows to create a window census for the county.

"That work is more than a half done: identifying the windows so we know who, when, and why the glasses were placed, whether it is a memorial piece, and learn about the symbolism of the pictures," said Piper, "We will create a monograph of stained glass windows: a nice book you can have on your coffee table."

Perch encourages students and family members to come to the "Spring: Rebirth, Ritual, and ReCreation" exhibit to hear the sounds of the water fountain plugged into the wall, smell the fragrance of the flowers on display, and see the naturalness of life provided by the selected artists.

Joan says: "By participating in the activities at the exhibit," Perch said, "students and viewers will get a better experience of nature and spring--what it has to offer them-- and develop a better appreciation for the natural world around them." The LCCC gallery is open Monday-Friday from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 5-7:30 p.m., and Sunday from 1-5 p.m.

Students can find additional information on upcoming activities at the gallery as well as rules on the upcoming 2008 Student Photo Contest.

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