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10-12-2009

Appalachia: Angels, Animals, and Addictions by Christine Kuhn

Mixed media exhibit embracing Appalachia as "a land of vast contradictions. Bible Belt and meth manufacturer. Old growth forests and mountaintop removal. Homespun and high tech. Dulcimer and death rock."

8-10-2009

Rough Art for Fine People

A large collection of "post-modern primitive, neo-naive, faux-folkie" paintings by Berea College student, Steven Pogue.

3-10-2009

The Homeplace

Twenty prints provide "a visual record of people and place in a changing American landscape.... There are many things these hamlets share: agriculture, religion, joy, hardship, friends and relatives, but most importantly they share a deep human history." excerpted from artist's statement.

2-12-2009

Darwin at Berea

Charles Darwin is long remembered for his remarkable and controversial Origin of the Species. Published in 1859, Darwin’s theory of evolution has been widely discussed ever since. This exhibit honors Darwin’s birthday and the anniversary of his most famous work. The items in this exhibit show observations from his “Red Notebook,” and illustrations from his time as naturalist aboard the HMS Beagle. Other materials in the display show Darwin’s wide-ranging and continuing work. Many of Darwin’s publications were donated to Berea’s library by the American publisher, D. Appleton & Company.

2-10-2009

Photographs of Milton Rogovin

The exhibit is a sampler of Milton Rogovin's (1909-) lifetime body of work as a documentary photographer. Rogovin focused on the lives of working people around the world. It features images from Rogovin's "Brother Miner"
series, on miners around the world, including Appalachia.

Rogovin once said:
"The rich have their own photographers. I photograph the forgotten ones."

The exhibit appears at Berea thanks to generous support from the Rogovin Family.