The exhibition curated by Georgia College alumna Michelle Hudson, ’09, is open to the public Aug. 13 through Aug. 27. A reception is scheduled for 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20.

re: Place is formed in collaboration with environmental artist Mara Adamitz Scrupe, whose residency with the GCSU Museum in April 2009 served as the inspiration for the context of the exhibition.

“Sponsored in part by the Patience Russell Peterson Endowed Fund,” said curator Shannon Morris, “the residency was structured in a manner that provided an opportunity for the students to determine the outcome of the project.”

Following in the tradition of a socially conscious collaborative, the students who participated in the residency formed re: Place Collaborative. Each member offers a unique set of skills and creativity to the initiative, which also lives in the virtual world of Facebook. The mission is to maintain a dialogue through various forms of communication on the subject of how to make their world a better place.

The exhibition is one idea that emerged of the students’ research and discussion with Scrupe, an environmentally and socially attuned artist who creates projects about place for museums, arboretums, landscapes and public spaces and serves on the faculty of University of the Arts in Philadelphia.

This exhibition promotes the reconstruction of place through art, encourages the recognition of positive derivatives from the revitalization of spatial environments, and rejuvenates a more inclusive atmosphere for ecological wellbeing within our community.

This invitational exhibition advertised a multifarious topic in order to attain a diverse reaction. Forty artists from across the United States, Canada and abroad world responded positively and creatively to the call. The resulting unique, variegated artwork is presented in a wide-range of media, including sculpture, digital media, photography, painting, and installation throughout the gallery.

For more information contact GCSU Museum Curator Shannon Morris at (478) 445-8274 or Shannon.morris@gcsu.edu.