The Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art will host monthly art shows
By Anna Freije
afreije@jccc.edu
The Nerman Museum at the college will welcome Gina Adams and Michael Krueger to kick-start this school year’s Third Thursdays on Sept. 18.
Third Thursdays is an event on campus where local artists give lectures. It is located in the Hudson Auditorium and admission is free. The lectures are student-friendly, starting at 3:30 p.m.; convenient for art students who are out of their classes. However, being an art student isn’t a requirement, and Karen Folk, the curator of education for the Nerman Museum, encourages students in other majors to attend.
“A broader culture is being celebrated as well as being an artist and I think students can benefit from that,” said Folk.
Along with the interchanging guest speakers that the series will host, Third Thursdays will present a variety of different mediums to the students. Folk loves the fact that they are short lectures followed by a 20-minute Q&A session with the artists displaying their work.
“Students will get to learn about different career paths by hearing from different perspectives and learn about different ways to locally fund artwork”.
The artists attending are hand-chosen by a board for the Nerman. The event provides the opportunity for students to create connections with the individual artist. The artist will also meet with the students one-on-one for a conversation.
Every “third” Thursday of the month, there will be new and exciting ways to explore different areas of art.