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Show V n Adams does more than hang around Braithwaite Gallery offers film festival , varied workshops and exhibits by Stacey Smith It resembles a tomb. The gray stark walls lack that warm, inviting quality. But once inside the Braithwaite Gallery there is an immediate change, almost as if youve left the graveyard for some better world. The gallery, which opened in 1976, is run by assistant curator, June Miller Adams. Adams has been with the gallery for the past four years and while she no longer creates art, her expertise and commitment to the arts is strongly evidenced in the extraordinary growth of gallery supported programs. Adams holds a bachelors degree in fine arts and is currently working on a masters degree in administration. Its a joy working here, says Adams, this is a place people come to enjoy, art touches people emotionally and intellectually, in a way that they are not touched in everyday life. Thomas Leek, the gallerys curator is taking a sabbatical this year so the major responsibility for the gallery falls to Adams. Some of the exhibitions featured in the gallery are pulled together by the local curators but many are traveling exhibitions coming from such sources as the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C., the Western States Museum Association and the Pratt Graphic Center in New York. Southern Utah is an area with a rich tradition in the arts, according to Adams: Art has always been a very important part of the cultural life of southern Utah and the ' college. This tradition is witnessed by the colleges permanent art collection. The collection consists of 500 pieces and has an estimated value of $500,000. Adams added that all of these pieces were donated since the college could never afford to purchased painting. Curating exhibitions is not the sole focus of Adams energy. This is the first year for the Art Film Festival. Films on loan from the National Gallery in Washington D.C. and the Utah Media Center are being shown each Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the gallery. The program, after seven showings, has already exceeded the gallery staffs expectations. Close to 500 students and community members have taken the Dance company will perform here The Dance Company will perform Tuesday, April 10 at 8 p.m. in the Cedar City High School auditorium, located at 703 West 600 South. SUSC students presenting their campus ID cards will be admitted to the performance free of charge. Sponsored by Cedar City Music Arts and SUSC, the nationally known modern dance troupe from Salt Lake City will perform a variety of dance ensembles including a number done on crutches and Golden Oldies, a nostalgic look at the dances and music of the 1930s and 40s. Choreographer Joan Woodbury is a former student of Laveve Whetten, who taught dance at SI SC several years ago, according to CCMA President Dianne Gubler. Woodbury is also a panelist for the Artists in Education Program, a division of the National Endowment for the Arts. She and Shirley Ririe, of the company, are both professors in the University of Utahs Department of Modern Dance. June Miller Adams says that its a joy to serve as curator of the Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery. view one or more of the films. The Braithwaite Gallery serves not only SUSC but also the southern Utah region. We are the only secured art facility south of Springville and north of Las Vegas, says Adams. opportunity to Along with traveling exhibitions, the gallery features shows originating on campus. One such show is the Student Art Show produced annually in May and the fall Faculty Show The expansion of gallery activities results in part from the recent increase in administrative support. College president Gerald R. Sherratt has long been a strong supporter of the arts. While the gallery may resemble a tomb, inside appreciation for the arts is alive and growing. Milsap concert is canceled Country and Western music lovers were disappointed this week as the Ronnie Milsap concert was canceled, due to the lack of ticket sales and his professional commitments., Milsap, who was in contract to perform on Monday at the War Memorial Fieldhouse, had one of h is agents contact Acting Director of Student Acrvities Dave Taylor. It was better in a way for them to cancel, said Taylor. He was working on a new album and he was behind in his work. 1 aylor went on to say that Milsap was in contract and could perform because of the contract, but if he did perform in concert the school would lose a lot of money due to the low ticket sales. We havent sold that many more this week than last, so if we were to have him here were looking at a great loss to the school, money wise. Taylor continued, we had a professional agreement with both sides so he could complete his album, and catch up on work. Taylor also said that slow ticket sales played a big part in the concert cancellation. We could have had 1,400 people and still lost a great deal of money, he said. They were sorry that it was canceled, and according to Milsaps agent, we are onlv the second college that they have had to cancel. Even though Milsap wont be here on the ninth, there is still a glimmer of hope for Ronnie Milsap fans to see him in concert. Taylor st 'd that Milsap and his band will be traveling m this area around November of 1984, and that Milsaps agents have agreed to give him a call and see if we could reschedule Milsap for that time, but he also said that this doesnt necessarily mean Milsap will be performing on the Southern Utah State College campus. Tickets can be refunded at the place of purchase until April 18th. |
