An art talk and openings, professor news, and the Guitar Ensemble hits the road
  Vol. 4 Ed. 19 | Jan. 26, 2017
Guest Artist Heather Evans Smith comes to Radford University
 
Heather Evans Smith, a fine art conceptual portrait photographer, will visit Radford University on Feb. 6. As part of her visit, Smith will give a guest artist talk and be the juror for Southwest Juried Student Photography Show.

Smith’s talk will cover her expansive career, as well as the unexpected things that happen in a photography career. The “serendipitous nature of photography” is what repeatedly draws Smith to the field and is what helped her turn the passion into a career.

“Sometimes you think one thing is going to bring success and it doesn’t,” Smith said. “Something unexpected will bring success.”

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Radford professor performs in Portugal

In addition to the performance, Trent also taught master classes, which are akin to semi-private lessons, to musicians of all ages. "The master classes were on whatever the student prepared," Trent said. "Solo pieces on their guitars. It was all...

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Theatre professor uses Hamlet to teach students

Hood passes along that advice in two sections of Acting I and a course on stage make-up. The make-up course, designed by Radford Professor Monica Weinzapfel, pushes the boundaries and the understanding of the human face. "We try to make them...

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Radford University Guitar Ensemble to perform in Winter Concert Series

The Winter Concert Series Starts Sunday, January 29t

The Arts Council of the Twin Counties is thrilled to announce the 2017 Winter Concert Series dates.  Featuring musicians from the Radford University and the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, the Winter Concert Series is a series of FREE Sunday afternoon concerts at the Historic 1908 Courthouse in Independence. The first of the 2017 Concerts will be on Sunday, January 29th at 3pm.  Donations are gratefully accepted at the door and the audience is welcome to stay after the performance for a reception with the artists.

The Sunday, January 29th concert will feature the Radford University Guitar Ensemble under the direction of Dr. Robert Trent. 
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Courtesy of the Arts Council of the Twin Counties
This Week's Events
Famous contemporary artists featured in temporary exhibit

Exhibition: Through Jan. 29
Where: Radford University Art Museum in the Covington Center
Free admission

Join us for a spontaneous printmaking exhibit from the permanent collection at the Radford University Art Museum in the Covington Center. See it before Jan. 29. The artworks in the show are from the efforts of the Give Your Heart to Art fundraiser.
2017 Juried Student Art Show

Exhibition: Jan. 26 - Feb. 11.
Reception: Thursday, Jan. 26 at 5 p.m..
Where: Radford University Art Museum Downtown
Free admission

The Literary Guitar: Music Influenced from the World of Literature

Faculty Recital: Robert Trent, Guitar

When: Feb. 7 at 7:30 p.m.
Where: Performance Hall in the Covington Center
Free admission

Illustration by Dylan Parks
"Unexpected Morning" by Kevin Kwon
GASA Show

Exhibition dates: Jan. 31 – Feb. 19
Where: Porterfield Gallery, Porterfield Hall
Free admission

Radford University graduate art students mount their own installations of art in various media. G.A.S.A. is an acronym for the Graduate Art Student Association.
Ed LeShock: A Retrospective

Opening Reception: Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017
5 p.m.
Exhibition dates: Feb. 2 – March 2
Where: Radford University Art Museum in the Covington Center
Free admission

An exhibition of prints and drawings by the late Ed LeShock, professor of Art at Radford University from 1977-2013.
Upcoming Events
  • Jan. 26 at 5 p.m., Juried Student Show Opening, Radford University Art Museum Downtown (1129 E. Main St.)
  • Jan. 26 - Feb. 11, Juried Student Show, Radford University Art Museum Downtown (1129 E. Main St.)
  • Through Jan. 30, You Are Who You Read: Collaborative Art Project with Young Patrons of the Radford Public Library, McConnell Library 3rd Floor Event Space
  • Jan. 31 - Feb. 19, GASA Show, Porterfield Gallery, Porterfield Hall
  • Feb. 2 at 5 p.m., Ed LeShock: A Retrospective Opening, Radford University Art Museum in the Covington Center
  • Feb. 2 - March 2, Ed LeShock: A Retrospective Opening, Radford University Art Museum in the Covington Center
  • Feb. 6 at 8 p.m., Heather Evans Smith Guest Artist Talk and Reception, Performance Hall in the Covington Center
  • Feb. 7 at 7:30 p.m., Faculty Recital – Robert Trent, Guitar, Performance Hall in the Covington Center
  • Feb. 9 at 7:30 p.m., Faculty Recital – Dayl Burnett, Trombone and Wayne Gallops, Piano, Performance Hall in the Covington Center
All events are free unless otherwise noted. For more information, contact cvpa411@radford.edu.