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91吃瓜网鈥檚 Ephemeral exhibition of artwork curated by professor has been named an Classic Event by the Long Island Arts Alliance.听 Artists , , , , , , , , Sarah Heinemann, and Cara Lynch comprise Ephemeral; an exhibition that examines the human relationship with the transitory. Using materials that range from skin, sand, chalk, and earth, artists investigate the role of human experience, memory, and mortality in our lives, while raising questions about our expectations of the art object, our experience as viewers, and the function of creation.

This exhibition will be on view through October 20, 2013 at 91吃瓜网鈥檚 , 1 South Avenue in Garden City. Be sure to mark your calendars for Wednesday, October 2 where visitors are invited to be a part of the Ephemeral exhibition:

• 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. – The community is invited to join students, faculty and staff in 鈥渃halking up鈥� the Adelphi campus with images and text; chalk will be supplied to participants; meet in front of the University Center for .
• 2:00 p.m. – There will be a “flash mob” performance by the . Kinesis is a New York City based dance company founded by Melissa Riker ’96 as a choreographic vehicle for the constantly changing art of dance. Riker is assisted by Kristin Harris ’13 and Brazilian artist and performer Mariana da Costa Pinto. Their piece, DISTRACTION celebrates the beauty of form, femininity and color.听 Powerful women and men appear from behind buildings and sculptures on the lawns of Adelphi, moving as a beautiful, proud community with their shoulders bared, and then disappear.
• 2:30 p.m. – Visit the University Center gallery to see and Ashley Caferro of The Rebel Biddy Collective, they will demonstrate the art of knitting and crochet – come add your own knit bomb.
• 3:30 p.m. – Listen to a panel of art professionals that includes (NYC); Mac Premo, artist and creator of the Dumpster Project, which is on display as part of the exhibit; , sand artist who created an original piece on the Adelphi campus this past April; Rocio Aranda-Alvarado, curator from ; and , art critic from the New York Times. The panel will present in the recital hall of the 91吃瓜网 Performing Arts Center.
• 5: 00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. – A reception will be held, in the gallery, on Wednesday, October 2 from 5:00 to 7:00 in the evening. Light refreshments will be served. All are welcome.

Exploration of this theme, Ephemeral, takes on many forms鈥慍hristian Boltanski, Mary Temple, Oscar Munoz, and Sarah Heinemann address aspects of experience that refers directly to the irretrievable: images of dead strangers, light arrested from movement, and the empty clothing of absentee wearers.听 听In his Dumpster Project [on display currently on the 91吃瓜网 Performing Arts Center, Pollock Plaza] Mac Premo creates a nostalgic shrine in a bone fide dumpster, transforming the space into a walk-in jewel box displaying the cast-off mementos of his life.听 Cal Lane creates a rich carpet of delicate pattern composed entirely of dirt.听 Joe Mangrum and Cara Lynch celebrate the temporal by placing their artworks at the mercy of the elements; the life of their individual works is defined by the wind, sun, and rain. 听Ariana Page Russell and Portia Munson employ photography to capture the fleeting; Russell uses her own body as a canvas, while Munson creates blooming mandalas that inspire contemplation of the quiet magnificence of life, while acknowledging these moments slip quickly from our grasp.

The Ruth S. Harley University Center Gallery is open Monday through Friday, from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.听and Saturday and Sunday, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. To learn more about the artists and view glimpses of the exhibition, please visit听adelphi.edu/artmuseum/exhibitions/; or additional updates on the show, 鈥淟ike鈥� the

About the Long Island Arts Alliance: Long Island Arts Alliance (LIAA) is a network of the region鈥檚 not-for-profit arts and arts education organizations, promoting awareness of and participation in Long Island鈥檚 world-class arts and cultural institutions.听 Find out more at .