CSU’s Art & Art History Department will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Visual Arts Building with a celebration and the opening of the exhibition, ‘In the Making: 50 Years in the Visual Arts Building.’
On Friday, Oct. 10, CSU Arts Management and the Silver Grill are hosting art for breakfast. David Pyle, artist, writer, and faculty member in Arts Management at Colorado State University and ‘roving bands of sketchers’ comprised of CSU students will be doing drawings of diners and the community. The exhibition honors the people who make the café a cornerstone of the community. A portion of the proceeds from today’s sales will be generously donated by the Silver Grill to CSU’s BRAINY program.
The new academic year brings new and returning leaders to the CSU College of Liberal Arts to help direct program launches, department milestones and college goals.
The Sept. 11 event will feature a lecture by Linda Wolk-Simon, a specialist in sixteenth-century Italian art with a focus on Raphael, along with 16th century Italian musical prologue of Renaissance Marian music CSU Professor of Music Joel Bacon.
Risbeck began teaching at CSU in 1965, and his dedication to the field of graphic arts led to a renowned art exhibition as well as a career as both a visionary artist and an inspiring educator.
The exhibition offers a visual narrative of a particular confluence between the Maya civilization and its peoples and peoples from Europe and North America.