Ļć½¶Ö±²„exhibit during March to āunravelā silk cloth
Contact: Sasha Steinberg
STARKVILLE, Miss.āA Mississippi State exhibition opening Thursday [March 3] will explore the history, creation and use of an insect-derived luxury fabric first developed by ancient civilizations.
Free to all through March 29 at the Cullis Wade Depot Art Gallery, āSilk Unraveled: A Revealing Look at the History and Use of Silk Fabricā features objects from the universityās Historic Costume and Textiles Collection, Mississippi Entomological Museum, Lois Dowdle Cobb Museum of Archaeology, Ļć½¶Ö±²„Herbarium and geosciences department.
Also free to all is a 5-6 p.m. opening reception Thursday [the 3rd] at the gallery. Refreshments will be provided.
The gallery is located on the second floor of MSUās Welcome Center that adjoins the Barnes & Noble Bookstore at Mississippi State. Beginning Friday [the 4th], gallery hours will be 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday; other times, by appointment.
With archaeological artifacts from Greek, Roman and Persian empires to entomological specimens to 19th and 20th-century fashions, the exhibition is designed to give visitors a better appreciation of silkās importance from Old World origins to the modern age.
āThrough its associations with luxury, comfort and aesthetic appeal, silk is a material that continues to fascinate people,ā said Lori Neuenfeldt. āItems from this exhibit will educate and help visitors in understanding the impact of this wonderful material.ā
Neuenfeldt is the Ļć½¶Ö±²„art departmentās coordinator for gallery and outreach programs and the exhibitās curator.
In addition to her department, Neuenfeldt said the exhibition is made possible by support from the universityās in the , history professor Shu-Hui Wu, geosciences associate professor Shrinidhi Ambinakudige and associate extension professor John Guyton.
The Cullis Wade gallery is among several campus venues that regularly feature traveling art exhibits, student shows, and group and solo displays by professional artists.
A major unit of MSUās College of Architecture, Art and Design, the art department is home to the Magnolia Stateās largest undergraduate studio art program. It offers a bachelor of fine arts degree, with concentrations in graphic design, photography and fine art (ceramics, drawing, painting, printmaking and sculpture). For more, visit , and .
Additional information on this and other exhibits is available from Neuenfeldt at 662-325-2973 or LNeuenfeldt@caad.msstate.edu. More about campus art galleries also is found at .
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