Fall 2009 Visting Artists' Exhibits at Babson 

For information about the following exhibits, please contact Babson Artist-in-Residence, Danielle Krcmar at dkrcmar@babson.edu or 781-239-5888.

Babson students....are you interested in showing your artwork at Babson? All mediums considered...paintings, photographs, video clips, sculpture, ceramics, etc.

Contact Babson Artist -in-Residence, Danielle Krcmar, at dkrcmar@babson.edu for information.

Babson Art Exhibit October 22- December 18, 2009

“Delirium II- A Site Specific Installation by Elshafei Dafalla Mohamed

What: The Sorenson Center for the Arts at Babson College will present Delirium II

Who: New Work by Elshafei Dafalla Mohamed

When: Exhibit: October 22- December 18, 2009; Hours: 9 am-6 pm Monday – Friday

Welcome Reception/ project Information: Thursday October 22, 4-6pm

Artists’ Talk: Tuesday November 10, 6pm, Carling Sorenson Theater

Opening Reception: Tuesday November 10,7-9 pm Hollister Gallery

Where: Babson College, Hollister Hall, Hollister Gallery

Info: Contact Artist in Residence Danielle Krcmar

Elshafei Dafalla Mohamed (http://www.shafeiart.com/) is a sculptor, painter, photographer, and installation artist who will visit Babson for a three week residency this fall in conjunction with the Arts and Humanities Foundation course, Dwellings: Body, Home, and City.

Originally from Sennar, Sudan, Elshafei has lived and worked in the U.S. since 2001. His art explores issues of human rights, identity, and the movement of people as refugees, asylum seekers, and immigrants in the global context.

During his residency, Elshafei will work with members of the Babson community to produce a public art project based on his award-winning installation, Delirium which “commemorates the struggle of refugees, immigrants, and other diaspora population as they cross borders into new lands. It celebrates their resilience and their ability to overcome the boundaries of cultures and identities, despite surveillance at checkpoints and border control, passports and even the demands for fingerprints.”

Delirium has been created from a collection of over 250 fingerprint stamps collected from friends and acquaintances of African, European, Asian, and American backgrounds.

For Delirium II, Elshafei will be expanding that group of friends and acquaintances as he collects fingerprint stamps from members of the Babson community. These prints will then be scanned, magnified, and printed onto 16”x16” canvases.These fingerprint portraits presented en masse speak simultaneously to our individuality, our interconnected humanity, and the impact we have on the world and one another.

Prior exhibit:

"Stitch"

by August Ventimiglia

A large scale wall drawing and sculptures.

At the newly renovated Hollister Gallery at Babson College

Sept. 16 through Oct. 15, 2009

Artist's talk: Wed. Sept. 16 at 4:30pm in Hollister Gallery

Opening Reception following talk: Wed. Sept. 16, 5-7pm in Hollister Gallery

Exhibit hours: 9:00 am to 6:00pm M-F and by appointment.

For more info, contact guest curator, Beth Kantrowitz at beth.bkprojects@yahoo.com

Visit the artist's website at:

http://www.augustventimiglia.com/ 

Also, visit the guest curator's website at:

www.bkartprojects.com