MSUM’s John Volk receives 2010 Art Director’s Choice Award

John Volk, Art & Design, recently received the 2010 Art Director’s Choice Award from Infinity Art Gallery’s juried print exhibition, currently on display at http://www.infinityartgallery.com/PM10/gallery/. Volk submitted a print entitled “Brother Mine.” Infinity Art Gallery is an online gallery that exhibits international, juried, award winning art. The gallery’s mission is to increase the visibility of artists by providing ongoing opportunities […]

New York Experience on display through May 15

“A New York Experience,” an exhibit featuring work created by MSUM students while on a travel study course to New York City last summer, will be on display at the Red Wing Arts Association’s Depot Gallery in Red Wing, Minn. The exhibit runs April 9 to May 15. Professor John Volk organized and led the trip. More information can be found on site for the Red Wing newspaper, The Republican Eagle, at http://www.republican-eagle.com/event/article/id/65545/.

Volk & Scheuer hold printmaking demonstrations

John Volk, Art & Design, and student Jennifer Scheuer, from the Printmaking program in the Department of Art & Design, will be holding demonstrations for approximately 1,800 area elementary school students during the next three weeks. The demonstrations will be held in the Hannaher Print Studio at the Plains Art Museum, where Volk is the featured artist and Scheuer is the student intern. For more information, visit http://www.plainsart.org/education/print_studio.php

The New York Art Experience

The New York Art Experience, featuring the work of students and faculty artist John Volk, will be on display through Aug. 27 in the Roland Dille Center for the Arts gallery. Students stayed in NYU dorms, studied at the Academy and went to a lot of places! This exhibit showcases some of the work they produced as a result of this experience. A public reception will be held Thursday, Aug. 27 from 4-6 p.m. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. or by special arrangement, gudmunja@mnstate.edu.