Visual Arts at Chautauqua Institution

New VACI exhibit brings abstract art to Strohl

by Kirby Davis on July 17, 2018

This week, Strohl Art Center’s exhibits are “ flipping,” said Judy Barie, Susan and Jack Turben Director of Galleries. The abstract “Design, Flow, Interpret, Repeat” opens at 3 p.m. Wednesday, July 18, with a reception

Guest Critic: ‘ROY G BIV’: Color in ‘existential edginess’

by webchq on July 15, 2018

Review by Howard Halle Light, the medium that surrounds us and illuminates everything we see, holds a secret that is

Monmade trunk show at Strohl features ‘new generation’ of artists

by Kirby Davis on July 9, 2018

Artists from Pittsburgh-based trade group Monmade will have their work featured at a trunk show from noon to 5 p.m.

‘TIES THAT BIND’ WEAVES CRAFT, METAPHOR INTO ‘TIMELESS’ FORM

by Melissa Kuntz on July 1, 2018

Definition of lace from Merriam- Webster: An openwork usually figured fabric made of thread or yarn and used for trimmings,

Artist Amber Scoon returns for VACI Lecture Series to discuss project “The Shed”

by Kirby Davis on June 28, 2018

Before coming to Chautauqua, Amber Scoon said she was “ready to drop out of college.” But artist and philosopher Scoon,

In Fowler-Kellogg, Kimes curates personal ‘Force of Nature’

by Kirby Davis on June 27, 2018

One week after Visual Arts at Chautauqua Institution Artistic Director Don Kimes dropped out of graduate school and moved to New York, he cold-called art critic Louis Finkelstein. He asked if Finkelstein would be willing

Image-driven intrigue: VACI’s ‘Masters in Craft’ exhibit opens

by Kirby Davis on June 26, 2018

Judy Barie, Susan and Jack Turben Director of Galleries, has been considering putting together a craft-centered show for a long

Arts editor Louden to share perspective in opening VACI lecture

by Kirby Davis on June 25, 2018

Sharon Louden’s publisher approached her about writing a book back in 2011. Louden wasn’t comfortable doing so herself, but instead

‘Ties That Bind’ exhibit opening Sunday is a ‘taste of something new’

by Kirby Davis on June 23, 2018

Lace is the element weaving together the pieces in “Ties That Bind,” but visitors won’t find much of it in

VACI gets head start preparing for 2018 art exhibitions

by Adrianna Jereb on August 25, 2017

Looking ahead to the 2018 season, Don Kimes plans to bring the artwork of one of his favorite teachers to

Artful crosswalk near Amp given new life

by Adrianna Jereb on August 23, 2017

As Don Kimes, artistic director for the Visual Arts at Chautauqua Institution, recalls, the request was for something “interesting.” John Shedd, director of operations, asked Kimes last summer to design a crosswalk to be painted