HUB-Robeson Galleries announce online and virtual events in October

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The year 2020 has been a year of both uncertainty and cancellations, and, while we have all had to change our plans this year, we have not stopped learning, growing and experiencing new things throughout these times. For this reason, the HUB-Robeson Galleries are excited to announce upcoming online events and exhibitions to keep you connected to art, learning from artists, and experiencing exhibitions from wherever you may be.  

All events are free for all, always. 

Oct. 13, at 12:30 p.m. (Register, Zoom Meeting ID: 953 6552 8259)

Join the Galleries and The Center for the Performing Arts for Migrant Stories, an Artist Talk and Workshop that will bring to light many stories of Latin American immigrants and their migration to the United States. A celebration of culture and a memorial for lives lost, the event will highlight both the exhibit Hostile Terrain 94, as well as Fandango for Butterflies (and Coyotes), a contemporary theater work, produced by En Garde Arts, that the Center for the Performing Arts plans to present in fall 2021.  

Oct. 15, at 7 p.m. ( Zoom Meeting ID: 946 0028 8030)

As a part of PSU Ceramics Virtual Visiting Artist Series, Soojin Choi will be giving an artist talk via Zoom. This event is open to the public. As one of the artists in Human Expectations, Soojin Choi brings to life confusing and unresolved human emotions through her head sculptures. View Human Expectations on the first floor of the HUB-Robeson Center or online. 

Oct. 22, at noon (Register, Zoom Meeting ID: 998 8205 5527)

The HUB-Robeson Galleries will be hosting an online reception for their current exhibition, CARE. not convenience. In this virtual reception the artists Jae Won Lee & Kelly Salchow MacArthur will guide us in a walkthrough 360 tour and reflection of plastic use, students will share some of their reactions to the exhibition, and exhibitions intern, Rachel Suga will lead a live Q&A.  

In addition to upcoming virtual events, the Galleries are excited to announce that two current exhibitions are available for online viewing, providing access to art to anyone, anywhere.

CARE. not convenience. is available for viewing in the HUB Gallery through Nov. 20 and online through January 2021. The exhibition, created by Jae Won Lee & Kelly Salchow MacArthur, was built entirely with salvaged plastic and sheds light on society’s dependence and careless overuse, as well as, thoughtless disposal of plastic. The primary material used for work creation was found and collected plastic bags. The extensive exploration of this petroleum-based material has led to methods of fusing sheets of plastic with heat, and making art forms with functional design capabilities (such as wearable art and hanging space dividers) and attention to minimizing waste in processes of production. Visit the Gallery in person or view the exhibition online.  

"Human Expectations," an exhibition of four artists working throughout the U.S., is available for viewing both in the HUB-Robeson Center and online through Jan. 31, 2021. This multi-media exhibition utilizes ceramic, neon, and glass to approach the form of the human head as a map or apparition, expressing systems of knowing, disruption, and social difference. 

Working from their interests, stories, and origins the artists consider the limitations and possibilities of human expectations – their ignorance, perceptual limitations, and potentially their magic. These deeply emotional pieces can be found in display cases throughout the HUB-Robeson Center at Penn State University Park or online. 

For more information on upcoming events and exhibitions, contact the HUB-Robeson Galleries at 814-865-2563, or visit our website at studentaffairs.psu.edu/hub/art-galleries  

Contact: Lindsey Landfried, curator and senior gallery manager, HUB-Robeson Galleries 814-863-0815, lll166@psu.edu