 The Cathy and Jesse Marion Art Gallery is being named after the Marions, above, in acknowledgement of a major gift they made to the Fredonia College Foundation. Cathy is a Class of 1979 alumna. She and her husband are avid supporters of the arts around the world. |
The main art gallery at SUNY Fredonia will host its first exhibition of the season beginning Saturday, Oct. 22, and visitors will notice significant changes to the space.
The gallery, located on the main level of Rockefeller Arts Center, underwent a renovation this summer and fall. The public will get its first look at the new space with an opening reception for the exhibition, “Then and Again,” from 7 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 22.
“I am very excited about the gallery renovations and all of the changes taking place at the art gallery,” said Tina Hastings, art gallery administrator. “The newly renovated space, which will include a moveable wall system and additional square footage, will provide an excellent backdrop for the contemporary artists that are featured each year.”
“Then and Again” features work from the faculty and select graduates of SUNY Fredonia's Department of Visual Arts and New Media, as well as graduates of some other institutions.
It runs through Nov. 13 with works by 22 artists, including Ray Bonilla, Robert Booth, Anna Christenson, Kristen Davide-Puirek, Jason Dilworth, Abraham Ferraro, Maggie Finlayson, Tim Frerichs, Phil Hastings, Jill Johnston, Steve Komp, Liz Lee, Michelle Leedy, John Malinoski, Alberto Rey, Hide Sadohara, Allison Schumacher, Peter Tucker, Kyle Turner, Megan Urban, Kim Waite and Emily Zeller.
Major gift and naming of the Cathy and Jesse Marion Art Gallery
Her husband, Jesse, is the founder of Millennium Seismic, Ltd., a seismic data library company in Canada, as well as Marion Investments, Inc. He is a board member of the Memorial Hermann Foundation and Memorial Hermann Children’s Hospital, and a trustee of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists Foundation.
Gallery hours are 2 to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, 2 to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday.
Both the opening reception and exhibition are free and open to the public. To learn more, call 716-673-4897.
