Rivier College Art Gallery

Exhibition Schedule 2007-2008

October 22–November 30
(closed Wednesday through Friday Nov. 21–23)

Cross/Purpose
an exhibition of art and artifacts with a thematic focus on the Cross of Christianity

Beginning with a sixth century AD coin from Constantinople, the exhibition winds through history to include such works as a 15th century anonymous woodcut, prints from the period of the Catholic Counter-Reformation, a 19th century Ethiopian processional cross, outsider art of the 20th century, and contemporary pieces by living artists. The presentation spans figurative, abstract, expressionist, realist, and conceptual art by such masters as Jacques Callot, Marc Chagall, Georges Rouault, Bernard Buffet, Alfred Manessier, Jacques Villon, and Otto Dix.

December 3–December 14

A Christmas Reflection
a Gallery foyer exhibition

January 22–February 22

A Lens on Ireland: A People, Their Land, Their Hold on Antiquity
photographs by James Cryan from the Burns Library at Boston College
plus related works in other media

March 5–April 11
(closed Thursday through Monday March 20–24)

Contemporary Drawings and Prints
works by Gunnar Norrman and others (full roster TBA)

April 20–May 2
opening reception: April 20

Annual Senior Art Student Exhibition

NOTE: related Gallery events for each exhibition TBA 

Gallery Hours:  Monday-Thursday 11-3:45, 6-8:30; Friday 10:45-12:45;

                Saturdays and Sundays by appointment

For further information call 603-897-8276.

Admission is free.