Marietta College's Gallery 310 features "You can't take it with you..."

Artist reception planned for September 20

by Gi Smith

Please Note: Please note that one of the student artists mentioned in the August 20 release will not be a part of the exhibit. This version corrects the error.

Marietta, OH (08/21/2024) — The Marietta College Art Department is pleased to present You can't take it with you ... a solo exhibition by artist and Professor of Printmaking at Ohio University, Melissa Haviland. The show will be on display in Gallery 310 from August 26 through December 5, 2024, with an artist reception on Friday, September 20, from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m.

You can't take it with you is about being swept away by the sea of life, as if the ocean just flooded through your home and swept you away. It is inspired by the chaos that enters our lives-the swirl of daily stresses like bedtime, dinner, meetings, and deadlines, combined with larger cultural issues such as the refugee and migrant crisis, rising sea levels, and climate change.

Directly outside Gallery 310 in The Atrium Gallery is a series of smaller exhibitions of Professor Haviland's printmaking students. The Salt & Pepper is on the Table, by Alex Long, will run September 23 through October 25. In The Salt & Pepper is on the Table, "I personify the salt and pepper as iterations of my memories around dining tables, shared meals, and the conversations that took place there," Long said.

Lastly, Moth-er, by Nina Battaglia, will run October 28 through November 22. "I am interested in investigating the human nature relationship and the enduring impact of family traditions," Battaglia said.

Marietta College's McCoy Professor Jolene Powell is excited to start the academic year with the exhibit.

"As an artist educator, I wanted to show the connection between student and professor, and the interconnectivity between the artwork that is learned and cultivated, which is why Gallery 310 and The Atrium Gallery include influenced and the influencer, inspired and inspirer, the student and the teacher," Powell said.

Gallery 310 is located on the third floor of the Hermann Fine Arts Center at Marietta College. Gallery hours are Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Thursdays 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., or by appointment at gallery310@marietta.edu. The Atrium Gallery is open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Atrium Gallery and Gallery 310 observes all Marietta College holidays and breaks. All exhibitions and receptions are free and open to the public.

Located in Marietta, Ohio, at the confluence of the Muskingum and Ohio rivers, Marietta College is a four-year liberal arts college. Tracing its roots to the Muskingum Academy, founded in 1797, the College was officially chartered in 1835. Today, Marietta College serves a body of 1,200 full-time students. The College offers over 50 majors and is consistently ranked among the top regional comprehensive colleges by U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review.

Marietta was selected seventh in the nation according to the Brookings Institution's rankings of colleges by their highest value added, regardless of major.

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