Mohawk Valley Center for the Arts - Art Work by Steven Specht

Exhibition Dates September 11 - October 11, 2010
Artist Reception Sunday September 12, 2010 2 to 4 PM

Mohawk Valley Center for the Arts announces the opening of a new exhibition featuring Collage Works by local educator and artist Steven Specht. The exhibition is scheduled to open Saturday, September 11, 2010 and closes Monday, October 11, 2010. A reception in honor of Dr. Specht is scheduled on Sunday, September 12 from 2 to 4 PM at Mohawk Valley Center for the Arts. This function is free and open to the public.

Steven Specht is Professor of Psychology at Utica College. Dr. Specht has exhibited works at a number of venues in Central New York State including the Salmon River Fine Arts Gallery (at which he won “Popular Best in Show”), Kirkland Arts Center, Mohawk Valley Center for the Arts (at which he won the “Solo Exhibition Award”) and the juried Munson Williams Proctor Arts Institute Sidewalk Show. He has also shown works nationally at the juried exhibit of the National Collage Society (NCS) and won a cash award in 2009 for his work at the NCS annual “Wish You Were Here” postcard show. He recently had work on exhibit at the Climate Gallery in New York City and at the 17th Annual International Salon of Contemporary Collage in Paris, France.

Dr. Specht regularly teaches a course entitled “Psychology and the Visual Arts” at Utica College and has published journal articles about his work investigating the factors that influence individuals’ perceptions of artwork. He is a member of the International Association for Empirical Aesthetics, the Association for Psychological Science and the National Collage Society.

Find out more about Steven Specht at his blog the Collagist.

Mohawk Valley Center for the Arts is located at 401 Canal Place, Little Falls, NY. For further information, please contact 823-0808.

 

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