Eichold Gallery to host 'GREEN' show Aug. 31 – Sept. 25

August 4, 2009

Mobile, Ala. – The Spring Hill College Eichold Gallery will host “GREEN10” Aug. 31 – Sept. 25. The opening reception is set for 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3.

The opening exhibition of the academic year reflects Spring Hill College’s social justice theme, "Renew the Face of the Earth." Ten artists created the works in the show, which utilize recycled materials, celebrate the natural world, or speak of the environmental crisis.

The show will feature the work of the following artists:

Raine Bedsole, New Orleans mixed media artist

Casey Downing, Mobile sculptor

Susan Downing-White, Mobile landscape painter

Alan Gerson, New Orleans painter

Fred Lawyer, Mobile printmaker

Greg Shelnutt, University of North Carolina School of the Arts director of visual arts, sculptor

Karoline Schleh, Loyola New Orleans assistant professor of drawing/curator Diboll Art Gallery, mixed media artist

Dave Truesdale, Mobile ceramic artist

Rachel Wright, Mobile mixed media artist

Tony Wright, University of South Alabama associate professor of ceramics

The Eichold Gallery is open from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information on the Eichold Gallery or this exhibit, contact Wanda Sullivan at (251) 380-3863 or wsullivan@shc.edu.