A reception for the Apex Gallery’s new exhibit
“Communicate, Innovate, Fabricate” is taking place on
Friday, Feb. 23, from 5-7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
RAPID CITY, SD
(Feb. 15, 2018) – The Apex
Gallery’s new exhibit “Communicate, Innovate, Fabricate” showcases the creative
side of South Dakota School Mines &
Technology students and explores the boundaries between art and science. The
exhibition includes original creative expressions such as drawings, paintings,
fabrications, sculpture and models by students from across campus.
“As I have been teaching art to
engineers over the years, I realized that some of our students have a creative
side that never occurred to them,” says Deborah Mitchell, Associate Professor in the Humanities
Department at Mines and Director of the Apex Gallery. “While some are
very aware and create drawings, sculptures and photographs, I am always looking
for ways in which their disciplines are informed by the creative process.”
This is the third year for the
student exhibition “Communicate, Innovate, Fabricate.” According to Mitchell,
this exhibit shows that Mines students excel in creativity as well as
engineering. “Art isn’t just about grand statements. Rather it can make ideas
visible and can help communicate the importance of the work done at Mines,”
Mitchell says.
The exhibit is open to the public
Feb. 21 – March 16, in the Classroom Building on the SD Mines campus (map
here).
A reception is taking place on
Friday, Feb. 23, from 5-7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public and the
media is invited to attend.