CLASS NOTES

Gaetano LaRoche A'87

Gaetano LaRoche A'87 has a video presentation available on YouTube: ACPL Presents- USF Lecture Series 32 - The Work of Gaetano LaRoche, from a lecture he gave at the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, IN in May 2023 as part of the University of St. Francis Lecture Series.

Speaker: Assistant Professor of Art Education Dr. Gaetano LaRoche Dr. LaRoche will discuss the development and change within his paintings and drawings over time. He will present images of work from his early college days to today. The work will show his interest in working from life as well as from the imagination and within the history of abstraction.

To view this presentation, please click here.

Kathleen Kucka A'84

Kathleen Kucka A'84:

On Thursday June 15, 2023 an Opening Reception for Kathleen Kucha's exhibition, Kathleen Kucka, Strange Attractor will be held at Heather Gaudio Fine Art Studio from 5-7pm, located at  66 Canaan Street, New Canaan, CT 06840. For more information about the  Kathleen Kucka, Strange Attractor exhibition and opening receiption, please click here.

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Leo Castañeda A'10

Leo Castañeda A'10 has been named as one of the Knight Foundation's 2023 Knight Arts + Tech Fellows:

"We’re proud to present the 2023 Knight Arts + Tech Fellows — five artists using new and emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, immersive installations, and virtual and immersive reality in creative and poetic ways to expand the field. This year’s fellows utilize digital tools as means of storytelling and knowledge production, mediating upon lesser-told histories and speculative futures. Their practices foreground interdisciplinary collaboration, working across mediums, and fostering platforms for education and community-building. Each one receives an unrestricted grant of $50,000 each."

Norman Narotzky A'52

Norman Narotzky A'52 is one of three artists participating in the anti-war art exhibition "La Ferida Infinita" (The Infinite Wound) at the Guinovart Foundation in Agramunt Spain. His artwork for the exhibition contains images of skulls and armor.

"La Ferida Infinita" runs from March 19, 2023 - September 10, 2023 at the Guinovart Foundation in Spain.

For further information about the exhibition, please click here.

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