South Gallery The South Gallery (S258) is centrally located within the Art Department and is considered vitally important to student enrichment and experience, as well as provides an open cultural resource for the greater community. Each year, six exhibits are held which include a faculty exhibition, visiting professional artists and a student exhibition. Artist talks accompany each exhibition and everyone is welcome to attend. Hours The South Gallery is open and free to the public during the college’s normal hours of operation: Monday-Friday 8am-5pm Saturday 10am-5pm Contact Questions concerning gallery exhibits may be addressed to the gallery coordinator, *protected email*">Joan O’Beirne. Current & Upcoming ExhibitsPast Exhibits 2023 Art Faculty ExhibitSeptember 5 – September 29 2023The Art Department presents works by art faculty Chenda Cope, Nick Meyer, Noah Paessel, Kelly Popoff, Joan O'Beirne and Jen Simms. Gallery talk Wednesday September 20, 12pm • South Gallery Emily Noelle Lambert: Less Like A March, More Like a PolkaOctober 4 – November 3 2023Works by American artist Emily Noelle Lambert, who creates abstract paintings, totemic sculptures and installations that echo an evocative interrelation between color and form. Inspired by automatic drawings and plein air painting, Lambert’s gestural compositions reflect different aspects of her surroundings. Robust with geometric and biomorphic flat planes of color, each canvas expresses a unique portrayal of nature. Gallery talk October 25, 12pm • South Gallery Jacqueline Strauss: Elemental PlaythingsNovember 8 – December 7 2023Elemental Playthings is an installation of fiber beings born of daily practice by artist Jacqueline Strauss, AKA Jezaculear. Collaboration with found or offered materials, the creative muse and inner voice generate a soft sculpture populous: gods, elementals, beasts, pests, clowns, characters and lovelies. Gallery talk November 15, 12pm • South Gallery 2023 Annual Student Art Exhibit (April 20 — May 10, 2023) Imo Nse Imeh (March 1 – April 7 2023) Jon Gitelson (January 25 – February 24) Andrea Moreau (November 16 – December 14) Connections: UMass at GCC (October 13 – November 11) 2022 Art Faculty Exhibit (September 7 – October 6) 2022 Annual Student Art Exhibit (April 21 — May 9, 2022) 2021 Annual Student Art Exhibit (Online) Within, Without: Living the Remote Life (Online) Juana Valdes (January 23-February 27) Roya Amigh: Fragmented Tales (November 12-December 12) Peter Dudley: A Retrospective (October 7 — November 7) 2019 Art Faculty Exhibit (August 29 — October 3) 2019 Annual Student Art Exhibit (April 18 — May 9, 2019) Penne Krol: Florals & Abstracts (March 4 — April 10, 2019) Anna Hepler: Well Enough Alone (Jan 24 — February 28) Omid Shekari: The Body of the Condemned (October 8 — November 9) 2018 Art Faculty Exhibit (August 30 — October 4) 2018 Annual Student Art Exhibit (April 19 — May 10, 2018) Tekla McInerney: Monotypes (March 5 — April 11) Sandy Litchfield: Deciduous Cities (November 13 — December 13)