Wiegand Gallery at NDNU Presents 40-Year Retrospective

For Immediate Release (3/11/2019)

Belmont, Calif.—The Wiegand Gallery at Notre Dame de Namur University (NDNU) is pleased to present “The Wiegand Gallery and Its Mission: 40 Years of Exhibitions” from March 15–April 20, 2019. A reception will take place on Thursday, March 28, 2019, from 4:00–5:30 p.m. The exhibition is curated by Robert M. Poplack, the Wiegand Gallery’s director. The gallery is located on the NDNU campus at 1500 Ralston Avenue in Belmont, California. Email rpoplack@ndnu.edu to make an appointment to view the exhibit.

“The Wiegand Gallery and Its Mission: 40 Years of Exhibitions” examines the impact of the gallery with images, photographs, catalogs, ephemera, and art from the past four decades of gallery’s history. The exhibit also includes rarely seen artwork from the gallery’s permanent collection.

For the past 40 years the Wiegand Gallery has carried out its mission to focus attention on the contributions and accomplishments of outstanding artists whose body of work calls for greater exposure. The gallery has also featured exhibitions that revealed unusual or rarely seen work of renowned artists. Many exhibitions at the Wiegand promoted the social justice mission of NDNU.

The exhibition includes works of art by:

Elmer Bischoff
Robert Chiarito
Betty Friedman
Britta Kathmeyer
and many more…

ABOUT NDNU

Notre Dame de Namur University (NDNU) is a Catholic, not-for-profit, coeducational institution serving approximately 1,500 students from diverse backgrounds. Established in 1851 by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, NDNU is the third-oldest college in California and the first authorized to grant the baccalaureate degree to women. NDNU maintains a strong commitment to academic excellence, social justice, and community engagement. The university is fully accredited and offers a rich variety of undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and teacher credential programs. NDNU has a historic campus on the San Francisco Peninsula in Silicon Valley, a satellite campus in Tracy in the Central Valley, and online programs. For more information, visit www.ndnu.edu.

ABOUT THE WIEGAND GALLERY

The Wiegand Gallery is housed at Notre Dame de Namur University (NDNU) in a magnificent 1874 carriage house made of native stone quarried on campus. This exhibit space, now in its fourth decade, with porthole windows and skylights, provides an unusually warm and inviting environment for experiencing art. The gallery focuses attention on the accomplishments of outstanding, under-recognized artists, as well as rarely seen work by renowned artists. The Wiegand Gallery produces exhibitions that broaden our understanding of social, political, and multicultural questions as part of NDNU’s commitment to social justice. www.wiegandgallery.org/

Contact

Robert M. Poplack, Director, Wiegand Gallery
rpoplack@ndnu.edu

Media

Zack Rogow
(650) 508-3585
zrogow@ndnu.edu

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