The De Pree Art Center and Gallery at Hope College will close its fall season with two exhibitions running Monday, Nov. 22, through Thursday, Dec. 9: the 鈥淛uried Student Show鈥� and 鈥淐onstructed Mysteries: Spirituality and Creative Practice.鈥�
The public is invited. Admission is free.
The competitive 鈥淛uried Student Show鈥� is an annual fixture in the De Pree gallery, and is open to all students at Hope. Each year, the Department of Art and Art History invites a recognized artist or curator to judge the student work.
鈥淐onstructed Mysteries鈥� is curated by Kenneth Steinbach and Michelle Westmark Wingard, and includes work from 10 artists examining prescient issues from a perspective of faith. Steinbach is an artist, curator, writer, and professor of art at Bethel University in Minneapolis, and is also serving as the juror for this year鈥檚 鈥淛uried Student Show.鈥�
Audience members who need assistance to fully enjoy any event at Hope are encouraged to contact the college鈥檚 Events and Conferences Office by emailing events@hope.edu or calling 616-395-7222 on weekdays between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Updates related to events are posted when available in the individual listings at hope.edu/calendar
Due to the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic, Hope is currently requiring that masks be worn by all individuals while indoors on campus unless in their living space or alone in their workspace.
The De Pree Art Center and Gallery is located at 275 Columbia Ave., between 10th and 13th streets. The gallery is open Monday-Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., but will be closed on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 25 and 26, because of the Thanksgiving holiday. Attendance is by appointment, and guests should visit the gallery鈥檚 website at hope.edu/depree to register.