{"id":3054,"date":"2024-05-01T00:27:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T00:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/lcbates\/?page_id=3054"},"modified":"2025-08-11T16:38:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T16:38:39","slug":"l-c-bates-summer-exhibition-2024","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/lcbates\/l-c-bates-summer-exhibition-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"L.C. Bates Summer Exhibition 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Welcome Words \u2013 V\u00e9ronique Plesch, Professor, Colby College<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

For the 15th consecutive year, two Colby students were selected to curate the L.C. Bates\u2019s summer exhibition. As is the tradition, this year\u2019s theme engages with the natural world and gathers artists from Maine or with ties to the state and who work on a range of media and artistic styles. For our student curators, this represents a unique opportunity to experience all the aspects of the organization of an exhibition. As always, it is an honor to be able to contribute to the remarkable gem that is the L.C. Bates Museum and to showcase Maine vibrant art community. I would like to seize the opportunity to thank the Museum and its director, Deborah Staber, for offering Colby students this transformative experience and to Colby College\u2019s Center for the Arts and Humanities for their support of the opening reception\u2019s catering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Viewing the Exhibition<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

To view each artist\u2019s submission alongside their statement, click on the names of the artists listed below. To return to the gallery, click the \u201creturn to gallery\u201d button at the bottom of the page. To view all of the works in the exhibition, scroll down below the list of artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To navigate the gallery, click on the images to view a larger image. Navigate between works in the gallery by clicking the arrow buttons on the right and left sides of the images. To close the gallery and return to this page, click the small X<\/em> button in the upper right corner of the screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Transitions<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Natural processes are about transitions: between life and death, night and day, seed and plant, egg and animal\u2014every living organism is in constant flux. As the seasons pass, the colors in the landscape mutate, snow melts and the streams swell, fish swim upstream and birds migrate. As organic matter rots, fungi and mold grow: death begets more life. Transitions may be gentle and smooth at times, abrupt and devastating at others. The contributors to the 2024 summer exhibition are inspired by all the ways in which transitions occur in the natural world and explore life cycle\u2019s profound symbolism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

List of Artists<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Jeff Ackerman<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joel Babb<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ann Bartges<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Holly Berry<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nancy Bixler<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phoebe Bly<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael Branca<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stephen Burt<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Michel Droge<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeff Epstein<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Melanie Essex<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nancy Glassman<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joe Haroutunian<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Connie Hayes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alison Hildreth<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amanda Lilleston<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Elise Klysa<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jill Madden<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Abbott Meader<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lisa Pixley<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ellen Roberts<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barbara Sullivan<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kathy Weinberg<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bret Woodard<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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VIEW PAST EXHIBITIONS<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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