Reception: Samenwerken
September 21, 2012 (6:00 PM – 8:00 PM)
Location: Grunwald Gallery

The Grunwald Gallery of Art is pleased to announce Samenwerken, an exhibition of interdisciplinary collaborative multi-media works. This exhibition will open to the public with a reception Friday, September 21, 6:00 – 10:00pm. The opening reception will include live DJ’s and experimental music from IU and Bloomington musicians. The exhibition will be on view through Thursday, October 11, 2012.

Taken from the Dutch word meaning “teamwork”, Samenwerken will feature ambitious interdisciplinary collaborative works focusing on the combination of new and traditional media that change the dynamic of the space and challenge the perception of the viewer. The collaborative groups are comprised of current Indiana University students, alumni and faculty from the School of Fine Arts as well as collaborators from outside of Indiana University.

The collaborative groups featured in Samenwerken include Megan Abajian (Visiting Assistant Professor, Textiles) with Dave Rowe (Visiting Assistant Professor, 3D); Chris Dacre (Visiting Assistant Professor Printmaking) with Tomiko Jones (Assistant Professor of Photography and Area Coordinator, Metropolitan State College of Denver, Colorado); Danielle Head (Visiting Assistant Professor (photo) IU with Alessandra Sulpy; Instructor of Art, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, Edinboro PA. Suzanne Wyss (MFA candidate, sculpture) with William Pariso; (MFA candidate, ceramics); Kristy Hughes (MFA candidate, printmaking) with Maggie Crowley (MFA candidate, painting, University of Chicago; Rose Werr, Catherine Chi and Hye- Jin Kang; (MFA candidates, DART) with Matthew Gunnselman (BFA candidate, DART) with students from Central Academy of Art Beijing , China; Brandie Roberts (BFA ceramics, IU Alumni) with Bryan Roberts, Tony Brewer, Darja Malcom Clarke, Christine Williams (IU Alumni), Joy Hanford, Robert Wendling (IMPD) and Willow Hughes, Paula Chambers, Denise Travers; and Jeremy Sweet (MFA printmaking, IU alumni) with Amy Sweet (IU Alumni, Interior Design/Architecture).