At the conclusion of his exhibit in Goshen College’s Hershberger Art Gallery, Lancaster-based ceramicist Dennis Maust stopped in at GC on Sunday to give a Topics and Issues lecture about his artwork. The exhibit, which was open from June 7 to Sept. 27, featured dozens of ceramic pieces, inspired by the time he and his family spent in Pakistan, Egypt and Bangladesh. In his presentation, Maust explained how many of the pieces feature patterns, structures and colors that echo things he saw and experienced living abroad. He was specifically inspired by the way that cultures interact. Maust enjoyed making the...

By Emma Koop Liechty • October 1, 2015 • Arts

Bob Emser, sculptor and aviation enthusiast will give the Goshen College Art department’s 2015 Eric Yake Kenagy visiting artist lecture. Emser’s lecture will take place on Sunday, January 25th from 7-8 p.m. in the Music Center’s Rieth Recital Hall, and a reception will take place immediately following the lecture. The reception will be in the Hershberger Art Gallery. Both the presentation and the reception are free and open to the public. Born in 1954, Emser draws his artistic influences from constant house construction of the era and from his father, who was a mechanical engineer. He spent many years of...

By Kayla Riportella • January 22, 2015 • Arts

The Hershberger Gallery, located in the Music Center, opened a new graphic design exhibit Nov. 16. The exhibit features recent work from two Goshen College alumni, Anne Berry, a 1999 graduate, and Peni Acayo, a 2011 graduate. Following the gallery opening, Berry and Acayo gave a Topics and Issues presentation, where they discussed the meaning behind each of their projects. Berry is a visual communication design professor at the University of Notre Dame. She created her compilation, a historical display chronicling the story of desegregation in South Bend, with the intention of communicating sensitivity to the pain of others. Berry...

By Twila Albrecht • December 3, 2014 • Arts

Ceramicists from all around the Michiana area are displaying pieces this fall in the Hershberger Art Gallery in Goshen College’s music center. The Michiana Pottery Tour showcase exhibit will be running until November 3, and the reception for the exhibit is5-7 p.m. Saturday. The Michiana Pottery Tour is an annual event in which community members, friends and fellow artists get a chance to see how local potters work and create in their own studios.  The tour includes approximately 18 artists and the exhibit will be showcasing from a selection of these artists. “It really is a nice exhibit,” said Merrill...

By Kate Friesen • October 6, 2013 • Arts

Artwork by four Goshen College seniors is on display in the Hershberger Art Gallery through March 27. These students–Abe Stucky, Laurel Woodward, Emma Brooks and Meredith Ebersole–are participating in the first of two senior art exhibits this semester. A reception to celebrate the work of these four artists was held in the Music Center on Sunday, March 9. The exhibit features many types of artwork, including ceramics, figure drawing, mixed media and graphic design. Brooks, who chose to present graphic design works, is using different techniques to display her designs. For example, a spiral-bound calendar hangs from fishing line, while an...

By Bekah Kamp • March 13, 2013 • Arts

Though the senior art exhibit remains open for a few more weeks and the school year is quickly coming to a close, the GC art department has one more exhibit in store. On April 29, the Hershberger Gallery will display the 2011-2012 Juried Student Art Exhibition. Not limited to art majors or minors, this collection serves to represent the work of all students in art classes over the course of the last year. “The exhibition is a chance for the students individually and the art department as a whole to showcase the work that is being done in our art...

By Anna Ruth • April 11, 2012 • Arts

Visiting artist Andy Cooperman designs jewelry that is meant to be more than mere accessory. His current exhibition, entitled “Disparate Elements,” will be displayed from Jan. 29 to Feb. 19 in Hershberger Gallery.  His focus as an “academic jeweler” and metalsmith is to look at jewelry not only as a functional embellishment, but also as a concept. “What I do as a maker is to create something thoughtful and dynamic that also brings together things that might not necessarily go together,” said Cooperman. “Pieces which aren’t necessarily greater than the sum of the constituent.” A practicing metalsmith for over 30...

By Liz Core • February 1, 2012 • Arts

Five art professors display their passion for art and community in the new exhibit at the Hershberger Art Gallery. The exhibit, featuring artwork by John Blosser, Kristi Glick, Randy Horst, Merrill Krabill and John Mishler, opened on Sept. 25 will remain through Nov. 27. Its opening reception is on Oct. 8 from 5 to 7 p.m. Kristi Glick, assistant professor of art, praises the act of sharing personal art with a larger community, especially with one’s students. According to her, the level of vulnerability required in sharing art adds a new element to teaching. “It not only has the potential...

By Grace Parker • September 27, 2011 • Arts

The second group of senior art work premiered last Sunday, April 3.  Displayed in the Hershberger Art Gallery in the Music Center, this senior exhibit will be open to the public until April 13. Six seniors’ works are on display: -Kat Luginbuhl (jewelry and sculpture) -Alex Caskey (ceramics) -Kimberly Friesen (sculpture) -Ingrid Derstine (printmaking) -Liz Gunden (painting) -Sarah Gothe (sculpture) The Hershberger Art Gallery is open 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays, 1 to 4 p.m. on Saturdays and 2 to 4 p.m. on Sundays.

By Lavonne Shetler • April 7, 2011 • Arts

This weekend, the Senior Art Shows will kick off with an opening reception in the Hershberger Art Gallery from 2-4 pm. This first set of senior art will be on display from March 20-30, with following Senior Art Shows running April 3-13, and April 17 -27. Senior Andrea Kraybill will be one of the featured artists, with silk painting and enameling on display. Of the experience, she says it’s a great opportunity and she feels honored. “It’s like birthing a baby,” says Kraybill. Other exhibitors in this first show are Orion Blaha, sculpture; Tiffany Dull, watercolor and ink; Jordan Kauffman,...

By Lavonne Shetler • March 17, 2011 • Arts

Work of ceramics artist Juan Granados is currently being featured in the Hershberger Gallery.  Granados, the current Associate Professor of Art at Texas Tech, has been a successful solo artist and professor of art for years. Having been featured in both national and international galleries, Granados’ distinctively earthen style has attracted audiences worldwide. Granados uses his pieces to reflect the organic material that all matter derives from. Having spent much time working with the land and observing the cycles of earth and the seasons, his artwork reflects a distinct reverence for nature. Specifically, Granados designs organically ornate replications of anatomical...

By Liz Core • January 20, 2011 • Arts

Do you ever wonder where your favorite bands’ posters come from? They might have been created by Mikey Burton. Burton, a graphic designer from Canton, Ohio, will have his artwork displayed in the Hershberger Art Gallery at Goshen College until Jan. 12. He addressed students in a Topics and Issues session on Sunday following his reception. Burton earned his Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts degree in visual communication design from Kent State University in Ohio. “I always liked drawing,” Burton said.  He describes his design aesthetic as “Midwesterny” and draws much of his inspiration from artifacts found throughout...

By Christine Ludin • November 17, 2010 • Arts

Before retiring from 30 years of teaching art at the end of this school year, Goshen College Professor of Art, John Blosser, has offered a retrospective exhibit of his artwork done throughout his career. Blosser, who graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in art and art education from Goshen College in 1970, went on to get a masters in painting and drawing from Bowling Green State University in Ohio in 1979. He then earned a masters of the fine arts in drawing from Arizona State University in Tempe, Ariz. in 1986 before he returned to join the Goshen College...

By Chagan Sanathu • October 6, 2010 • Arts

Four senior art students are in crunch-mode this week, pulling all-nighters putting the finishing touches on their artwork and figuring out how to set up for their exhibition. The first senior show exhibit opens this Sunday in the Hersberger Gallery at the Music Center with a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. Mark Hershberger, Lorena Morales, David Rumsey, Isaac Shue and Noah Yoder will display a semester’s worth of work, evidence of their progression as artists while at Goshen College. While only worth one credit-hour, all of the artists have put in countless hours of planning, brainstorming, and active creating, with...

By Andrea Kraybill • March 24, 2010 • Arts

A new installation art and printmaking exhibition opens this Sunday, Jan. 17, with a reception following from 2-3:30 p.m. Located in the Music Center’s Hershberger Art Gallery, Goshen College alumni Ben Reed ’04 and Sue Hershberger Yoder ’91 will each present their art. Defying the stereotypical divide between art and sports, Ben Reed bridges the gap in an exciting new work titled “Strategy through Creativity.” With a master’s degree in fine arts from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, Reed’s installation creates a smart connection between soccer and art. Large male mannequins stand dressed in suits, peering over large...

By Andrea Kraybill • January 20, 2010 • Arts