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STAC's Azarian McCullough Art Gallery: New Group Exhibition - Anomaly

Nov 15, 2022

STAC's Azarian McCullough Art Gallery: New Group Exhibition - Anomaly

St. Thomas Aquinas College announces its next exhibit, "Anomaly" a group exhibit featuring new sculptures on campus in the Azarian McCullough Art Gallery.

Please join us for a reception on Wednesday, November 16th, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM. The show runs until December 18th, 2022.

A typical definition of an anomaly reads: “Something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected.” In the visual arts, anomalies that often come to mind were those created by the Surrealists.

The people or objects depicted in their works are, mostly, recognizable to us, so why do they seem so strange? Is it because they deny our expectations and appear odd, or because they appear misplaced in their surroundings, or perhaps both? The bigger question, however, is “why”? How does one explain their presence? Are they there to shock or otherwise heighten our sensibilities, or do they convey some message of importance?

This exhibit was conceived by members of 14 Sculptor Inc., and features the work of Dan Bergman, Allan Cyprys, Esther A. Grillo, Mary Rieser Heintjes, Bernice Sokol Kramer, Niki Ketchman, Siena Gillann Porta, Carl Rattner, and Herb Rosenberg.

For fall semester hours and gallery visit appointments, contact: Timothy Hull of the Azarian McCullough Art Gallery: [email protected]

Anomaly artwork of white and eggplant purple blocks of color with names of artists listed in line

St. Thomas Aquinas College announces its next exhibit, "Anomaly" a group exhibit featuring new sculptures on campus in the Azarian McCullough Art Gallery.

Please join us for a reception on Wednesday, November 16th, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM. The show runs until December 18th, 2022.

A typical definition of an anomaly reads: “Something that deviates from what is standard, normal, or expected.” In the visual arts, anomalies that often come to mind were those created by the Surrealists.

The people or objects depicted in their works are, mostly, recognizable to us, so why do they seem so strange? Is it because they deny our expectations and appear odd, or because they appear misplaced in their surroundings, or perhaps both? The bigger question, however, is “why”? How does one explain their presence? Are they there to shock or otherwise heighten our sensibilities, or do they convey some message of importance?

This exhibit was conceived by members of 14 Sculptor Inc., and features the work of Dan Bergman, Allan Cyprys, Esther A. Grillo, Mary Rieser Heintjes, Bernice Sokol Kramer, Niki Ketchman, Siena Gillann Porta, Carl Rattner, and Herb Rosenberg.

For fall semester hours and gallery visit appointments, contact: Timothy Hull of the Azarian McCullough Art Gallery: [email protected]

For more information, please contact Annie Lombardi at 845.398.4016 or [email protected]

St. Thomas Aquinas College is an independent liberal arts college located on 72 acres in Rockland County, NY, which provides education at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The College’s approximately 2,000 full and part-time students can choose from more than 100 different majors, minors, specializations, and dual-degree programs across four Schools: Arts & Social Sciences, Business, Education, and STEM. The College is recognized by U.S. News & World Report in the Top-Tier for Regional Universities, by Colleges of Distinction in both its New York and Catholic editions, by Affordable Colleges Online as a Top College in New York for Return on Investment, and is included as a Military Friendly School®. St. Thomas Aquinas College is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools; its School of Education is a candidate for accreditation by the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP), and its School of Business is accredited by the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE). For more information, visit www.stac.edu.