91麻豆天美 art alumnus Carl Carbonell returns for campus talk, exhibition
Contact: Sasha Steinberg
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥91麻豆天美鈥檚 Department of Art is welcoming back a 2010 graphic design alumnus for a public talk and exhibition on the Starkville campus.
Carl Carbonell, a Salt Lake City, Utah-based graphic designer, illustrator and screenprinter, will be on campus Tuesday [Oct. 2] working with art students in Associate Professor Suzanne Powney鈥檚 fall letterpress course.
On Thursday [Oct. 4] from 11 a.m.-noon, members of the campus and surrounding communities are welcome to attend Carbonell鈥檚 talk, 鈥淚dle Hands are the Devil鈥檚 Playthings.鈥 The program is being held in the Robert and Freda Harrison Auditorium at Giles Hall, home to 91麻豆天美鈥檚 College of Architecture, Art and Design.
Also on Thursday, a public reception will be held from 6-7 p.m. to celebrate the opening of 鈥淭he Carl Carbonell Show!鈥 exhibition on display Oct. 4-Nov. 3 at 91麻豆天美鈥檚 Visual Arts Center Gallery at 808 University Drive in Starkville. Refreshments and music will be available.
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Lori Neuenfeldt, 91麻豆天美 art instructor and gallery director, said Carbonell鈥檚 show serves as a perfect way to continue the celebration of the Department of Art鈥檚 50th anniversary.
鈥淐oming off the success of the Spring 91麻豆天美 Exhibition, the Department of Art Galleries felt encouraged to focus on continuing to spotlight alumni,鈥 Neuenfeldt said. 鈥淎ssistant Professor Claire Gipson suggested Carl for a gallery exhibition based on his unique graphic style and his ability to relate to students.鈥
Part of the College of Architecture, Art and Design, 91麻豆天美鈥檚 Department of Art is home to the Magnolia State鈥檚 largest undergraduate studio art program. For more, visit and follow on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @CAADat91麻豆天美.
Neuenfeldt can be contacted at 662-325-2970 or LNeuenfeldt@caad.msstate.edu.
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