Draw Yourself Sleeping: Bennington College Student Sculpture Show

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC | An opening reception for an exhibition of sculpture by fourteen Bennington College students will be held at the North Bennington Train Depot. All are welcome and refreshments will be served.

In Bennington College’s Sculpture Studio advanced practice course, taught by faculty member John Umphlett, includes students Charlie Bell, Jasmine Bete-Mitchell, Tali Mars, Hollis Churchill, Vic Coronel, Julia Duva, Chris Golovina, Mac Goulis, Aliza Khan, Ethan Laird, Nico Migdal, Nicholas Pertz Kelley, Hal Price, and Lulu Wiley. Each student proposes and executes projects of their own design.

“Each student has been developing their practice and critiquing each other, discussing prior critiques, how the work can be read and what observations to further consider,” Umphlett said. “They have been challenging themselves to focus on work that pokes at complicated themes while they continue to direct material shaping towards their personal ethos.”

He continued, “Student works have been presented primarily on campus. The opportunity to show their work beyond the institution creates real world challenges. The practical aspects of installing a show combined with the responsibility toward self to propose their ideas into a larger community is priceless. The experience will help the students to find out how to engage and listen and, the best part, celebrate and claim the experience.”

Photos:

White sculpture (left): Nico Migdal. Ceramic, wire frame, fabric.

Projection on floor (right): Vic Coronel. Performance, projection, video, and sculpture.