USI MAC/Pace Galleries to present two photography exhibitions this Fall

The Kenneth P. McCutchan Art Center /Palmina F. and Stephen S. Pace Galleries is excited to host two photography exhibitions now through Sunday, October 20.

The McCutchan Art Center and Pace Gallery 1 showcases work by Brooke Shaden. Shaden is a contemporary photographer who lives in Flagstaff, Arizona. Her series Samsara "creates a rich, uncomfortable and open space to dissect how we internalize grief and how other cultures practice rituals surrounding death."

The works in this series are mixed media, combining photography with painted applications of acrylic and unconventional materials, such as dirt, feathers and human hair.

On view in Pace Gallery 2 and 3 is Classic & Contemporary: Selections from the Paul Paletti Collection, generously on loan to USI by Paul Paletti, an attorney and art collector based in Louisville, Kentucky. The show comprises thirty-four photographs from Paul's extensive collection, which demonstrates the breadth of more than 170 years of photographic history.

Both shows are held in conjunction with Visions of Utopia, the Midwest chapter of the Society for Photographic Education's annual conference, being held on campus and in New Harmony October 12-20. More information about the conference can be found on its website.

The MAC/Pace Galleries are in the lower level of the Liberal Arts Center and are open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sundays.

For more information about the exhibitions visit the Galleries website, or contact the Galleries at 812-228-5006.