Ball State art professors are showcasing their talents for the Muncie community at a free exhibit event this month.
"Four Visions, Four Voices" will feature four professors with distinctly different styles of work all month. A reception will kick off the exhibit at 5 p.m.
"They are four completely different humans, and their work is so different," said Genny Gordy, president of Gordy Fine Art & Framing. "Once you figure out who the work belongs to, you won't mix it up with any of the other people."
The idea has been in the works for a few months and "Four Visions" will be the first time the four are exhibited together.
"I feel comfortable in speaking for all of the painting faculty and saying that we all have the highest respect for each other as teachers and artists," said Scott Anderson, associate professor of painting and drawing. "We all enjoy, grow and learn from our unique approaches to creating and sharing our art and ideas."
The four received an invitation from Brian and Genny Gordy, graduates of the art department, to participate in the First Thursday gallery walk in downtown Muncie. The monthly event is held at all the downtown art galleries and includes refreshments.
"We live with it for a month, so I like the diversity," Genny Gordy said. "I think the public will be very enchanted."
Anderson has three new works to showcase at the exhibit.
"[The works] critique the contemporary relationship between art, science, politics and religion," he said.
Besides Anderson, Hannah Barnes, assistant professor of painting; David Hannon, assistant professor of art; and Thomas Riesing, chairman of the department of art will also have works in the exhibit.
"David's painting is something you would see in your dreams," Gordy said. "Hannah's is abstract work with no real subject matter.
"Tom's pieces are stunning landscapes on very large canvases with trees. Those are works when he was in the Smoky Mountains."
All the pieces are for sale, ranging from $250 to $6,000, Gordy said.
The artists will talk about their work around 6:30 p.m.
"It's an educational experience for people of the community and it's free," Gordy said.
She encourages not only people from the Muncie community, but also people from Ball State to come to the event.
"Art is stimulating and these are works that are being created in our region, in our own town," Gordy said. "Everyone hangs something in their house so why shouldn't it be authentic?"
Anderson said the exhibit would give the Muncie community a chance to connect with campus.
"I think it is a great opportunity for not only other Ball State employees but for the community at large to see what is happening in the university," he said.
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