Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Art exhibit debuts on campus

New works of original art, created by established and emerging artists in the community, will be on display in the enclosed glass case/exhibit near the east entrance. Artworks will be featured routinely, and the display will be changed at the start of each semester.

Already on display is "Chef Ramsey," a welded sculpture created by Pine City resident Adam Klinkhammer. Klinkhammer's piece took first place at the Rum River Arts Festival in June.

"I am proud to have my sculpture exhibited, and I'd like to encourage other artists to volunteer pieces to display," Klinkhammer said. "It makes sense to display artistic, expressive and inspiring pieces of art at our local College," Klinkhammer added.

The Pine Technical College Marketing Department is spearheading the new exhibit and seeks additional artworks to include in the display.

"We'd love to include more pieces in the exhibit," Director of Marketing and Admissions Dani Chandonnet said. "Any student or local artist interested in displaying sculptures, pottery, wood carvings, paintings or sketches should call us to make arrangements," Chandonnet added.

The College plans to change the exhibit's pieces each semester to give new artists a chance to display their works while giving the exhibit a fresh look at the start of each term. As a result, students and College visitors will discover a mini art gallery directly on campus.

"This project embraces the talent and creativity of our students and community," Chandonnet said.

To contribute to the exhibit or for more information, call 320-629-5114.


Photo: "Chef Ramsey" on display at Pine Technical College.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

I think this piece is great! I am excited that PTC is opening this up to the whole community!!
It shows your support to make the community a community!!

Anonymous said...

Nice work to Mr. Klinkhammer. What an artistic young man! And kudos to PTC for displaying the work of their local artists!

Anonymous said...

i saw this at orientation yesterday. i plan on putting some of my art work up too. I'd like to meed Adam and get some pointers.