BUTLER COMMUNITY COLLEGE EL DORADO KANSAS

PULP Works On Paper brings artists from diverse disciplines together. Their individual perspectives of the world around them create a myriad of great dialogue and aesthetic views for the observer's consideration. Among these are nostalgia - memory - humor - realistic manipulations of surfaces - space fragments - observations of community & place - and pure abstraction.

The visual success of this exhibition is evidence of the outcome of artists showing their work together to create an ambiance of honesty and dedication to the art-making process.

                                                                                             CURATOR:  MATTHEW HILYARD   2010

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For the past eleven years, I have been director of the Erman B. White Gallery on the campus of Butler Community College. It has been my mission to assemble exhibits that exemplify professional craftsmanship and diversity for the 7000 students, faculty, fellow artists, and community members who visit the gallery each year. Throughout the years, the gallery has hosted exhibits ranging from traditional representational painting and drawings to interactive digital media installations. Exhibits have included work by historically significant artists, Butler CC faculty and students, local and regional ceramicists, sculptors, painters, and others. Since the gallery is located at an institution of higher learning, I seek out artwork that demonstrates artistic intellect and aesthetic integrity. Many of the people who cross though our doors have never viewed original works of art. I want the experience to awaken them; to inspire their own creative impulse and challenge their traditional definition of “art.”

The exhibit Pulp: Works on Paper is yet another example of diverse expression and exemplary art-making processes. Twenty-seven artists have agreed to merge their individual artworks into one cohesive, aesthetic experience for the viewer. All works come from the most basic of art materials: pulp. Each artist has manipulated the paper to create personal visions that reflect the complexities of human experience, observations from the world that surrounds them, and inventions of color and form from within.

It is an honor for me to host this exhibit and I am humbled to be included in the list of 27 exhibiting artists. Please enjoy the show!

Valerie Haring,

Lead Art Instructor, Butler CC

Director, E. B. White Gallery