Mott Community College: MCC Fine Arts Gallery Welcomes Alumna Rebecca Casement 

Press release from Mott Community College:

Dawn Hibbard

Jan 24th, 2022

The Mott Community College Fine Arts Gallery will present an exhibition of sculptural installations by Rebecca Casement from Jan. 31 through Feb. 15. The exhibit is titled “Vestiges” and will feature large-scale, mixed media sculptures. In addition, Casement will give an Art Talk 10 a.m. Feb. 1. These talks will be available through the MCC Fine Art Gallery page (www.gallery.mcc.edu) and made possible in part by the Ballenger Trust.

Rebecca Casement received an MFA in Studio Art and Certification in College Teaching, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. BFA, Studio Art, Concentration Ceramics, Michigan State University and AFA, Concentration 3-Dimensional Design, Mott Community College. She was awarded the Glen Arbor Arts Center Artist in Residence in 2019 and has been included in the juried online directory, All She Makes, and the art blogs Synthetic Meatball, Les Femme Folles, All She Makes, and Studio Break Podcast. Her work has been included in numerous solo, small group, national and international juried and invitational exhibitions including Mott Community College Fine Arts Gallery, Tangent Gallery, Detroit, Michigan Institute of Contemporary Art, Lansing, and Woman Made Gallery, Chicago.

Casement asks the viewer “What would it look like if we were able to hang experiences on a wall and view them as a whole?  The good, bad, joyful, sorrowful, wonderful, and painful. All the experiences that, when added together, tell our story…”

Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, there will be limited capacity in the gallery and all ART Talks will be virtual. All visitors are expected to follow the MCC Standards and perform the Mandatory Health and Wellness Check before they travel to MCC. Please visit mcc.edu/reopen for up to date information.

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