Celebre el Mes de la Herencia Hispana con Nosotros!

(Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month With Us!)

You are cordially invited to celebrate and honor the

Hispanic heritage that enriches our lives 
 by enjoying a month of activities, media presentations,
art exhibits, and events both in the library and on our campus.

National Hispanic Heritage Month is observed from Sept. 20 - October 15, and the library is excited to offer for your enjoyment a variety of activities: an inspiring art exhibit; numerous media presentations related to travel abroad, food, artists, and countries; as well as informative book displays.

Here is a schedule of slide and video presentations that will be shown throughout each day from-Oct. 11-Oct. 15.  Media will be shown on a computer located on the book display shelves.

10/11 - 7:30am-1:00pm - Salvador Dali
Lisa Cagle

10/11 - 1:00-8:30pm - Fernando Botero
Stephanie Billingsley

10/12 - 7:30am-1:00pm - Pablo Picasso
Tarnisha Martin

10/12 - 1:00-8:30pm - Jose David Alfaro Siqueros
Kristie Broyles

10/13 - 7:30am-1:00pm - Francisco Zuniga
Rachel Brookshire

10/13 - 1:00-8:30pm - Frida Kahlo
Sarah Moody

10/14 - 7:30am-1:00pm - Diego Velazquez
Shelby Bradshaw

10/14 - 1:00-8:30pm - Diego Rivera
Lindsay Lee

10/15 - Pablo Picasso
Brittany Richards
    
The entire schedule can be found at: Hispanic Heritage Month.

In addition to these daily presentations, come by the library and you can view an exhibit of inspiring and imaginative paintings by the award-winning, young Mexican artist

Magdalena Pedraza Jamangape

Magdalena's paintings have been exhibited in New York, Mexico, Spain, and Tennessee. Come by to experience these remarkable works.

If you would like to participate in this event by presenting your own media project, read the project guidelines and contact Laura Young in the library. 

Angela Ditmar's Vibrant Art is on Display in the Library

We are excited to be able to display a selection of works by local artist Angela Ditmar. The exhibit will be shown in the library through June 24. 

This collection of works was inpired by Angela's visit to the Philipines.  She says, "The term “baranguay” is used to describe a division of land in a Filipino city. By definition it is the smallest unit of government in Filipino culture. As I visited various cities and rural areas of Luzon, the northern region of the Philippines, I was compelled to record an informal baranguay marking system....Each baranguay was coded by a color or color sequence, and on rare occasions, a symbol had been used. Each sequence was then painted on electrical poles and trees along the streets throughout each baranguay. This system, whether placed with intentions towards patronage and pride, invariably became a visual language, demarcating invisible boundaries and territories.

Competition, persuasion, balance, control and defiance are the behaviors that come to mind when something is territorial. I have discovered that these found color sequences combined with the compositional devices and the materiality of a painted field imitates some of these behaviors."

Angela received a Masters of Fine Arts degree in Studio Art from Hunter College, City University of New York, where she has been a guest instructor of graduate courses in Theory and Criticism. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting and Drawing from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Angela is currently teaching foundation courses as an Adjunct Professor for the Department of Art at UTC, as well as working for the department as the Visual Resources Librarian.

We invite you to take some time out of your day and experience her remarkable interpretations of this element of Philipine culture. 

Art Exhibit in the Library--Pastels by Susan Doubleday

Local artist Susan Doubleday has loaned to the library six of her beautiful pastel landscapes. Ms. Doubleday is an award-winning artist who holds signature membership in the Tennessee Watercolor Society. She has worked most recently in pastels creating vibrant landscapes, examples of which are on display for your enjoyment through the month of February.

Susan says of her work, "Painting, for me, allows me to express the colors and energy of the landscape and capture that in my art. I draw the energy from my surroundings, places I visit, and the elements that catch my eye visually.

Don't miss this opportunity to experience this artist's beautiful work.

You may view examples at her website: Susan Doubleday Art.

Experience the Paintings of Robin Howe

When you come by the library during the month of April, you will experience the delightful paintings of local artist Robin Howe.  Robin, known for her carefree and whimsical work, has won both national and international awards, and her work is on display in galleries around the country.   In addition to teaching classes in art and English here at Chattanooga State, she is a mother of three who runs a bed and breakfast on Signal Mountain and teaches homeschool students.  (Whew! She's a busy lady.)  Robin says that she tries to "evoke a positive mode whether it be pensive or reflective, or joyous and ebullient."

To read more about Robin and to see, purchase, and commission her work, visit her website robinhowetownsend.com.  Thanks, Robin, for sharing your talent!



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