FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
IONA Senior Service Center Presents:
Eric Key, Hosting “Artist Talk”
Featuring: Jenne Glover, Artist-in-Residence
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
6:30 pm
The Gallery at IONA
4125 Albemarle Street, NW, DC 20016
Washington, DC/USA – August 8, 2012 – Mark your calendars to join us at the “Artist Talk” hosted by Eric Key featuring Jenne Glover on Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at 6:30 pm.
Jenne Glover is Artist-in-Residence at the Gallery at IONA through September 5, 2012. A home grown figurative artist and art blogger, her exhibition is a retrospective from 1980 to 2012; and features 77 intricate mixed media collages, colorful oil paintings, and hand-sewn textile montage wall hangings.
Capturing moments in time, her figurative art style reflects images of masks, musicians, athletes, lovers, women, children, angels and more.
Eric Key, Art Program Director, University of Maryland University College (UMUC), has over twenty years of distinguished experience in museum administration and exhibition development. Before joining UMUC, he served as Executive Director of the Kansas African American Museum. There he raised the museum’s stature and relevance as a regional arts and cultural heritage center from a historical archive to include a noteworthy visual arts collection. Under his direction, the museum’s annual operating budget grew from $32,000 to $450,000. He also elevated the museum’s educational programming and laid the groundwork for building a state-of-the-art facility in Wichita’s museum district.
Mr. Key was curator-assistant director at Prairie View A&M University; the African American Museum in Dallas, Texas; and was curator at the Black Academy of Arts and Letters. Mr. Key earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s degree in museum studies from Hampton University.
The Gallery at IONA is one part of IONA Senior Services extensive programs to support adults aged 60 and above. Jenne is one of the selected regional artists to participate in a 4 month exhibition and community outreach project. As Artist-in-Residence, she is sharing her talents with IONA’s Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Wellness & Arts Center, a state-of-the-art day program providing companionship, nursing care, safety, and opportunities for individual expression through a range of enriching activities.
Contacts:
Patricia Dubroof, Gallery Director
IONA Senior Services
4125 Albemarle Street, NW
Washington, DC
202-895-9407
pdubroof@iona.org
Meg Artley, Director of Development and Communications
202-895-9401
martley@iona.org
http://www.iona.org/programs-and-services/adult-day-health-wellness-arts-center
Jenne Glover, Artist
202-253-8098
jenneglover@gmail.com
https://www.jenneglover.com
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