Date: 1/1/00
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Marc Moulton, UNI Gallery of Art studio supervisor, (319) 273-2003
James O'Connor, UNI Office of Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa—“Prairie Dreams,” an art exhibition that addresses the disappearance of native Iowa vegetation and wildlife, by artist Gregg A. Schlanger, will be on display at the University of Northern Iowa Gallery of Art, Jan. 14 to Feb. 12.
The gallery will be transformed into a wetland environment consisting of five large pools of water. “Rain” will fall from an intricate arrangement of ceiling pipes, simulating a changing natural environment. that will include erosion, urban lawns and live native prairie plants.
Plywood silhouettes of various animals that were once native to Iowa will be found throughout the simulated environment. These silhouettes will be painted by students at Price Laboratory School in collaboration with Schlanger.
Also, a symbolic U.S. Highway 20 will pass through the gallery representing the impact of roadway construction on the environment. The exhibit will take up 4,600 square feet of the gallery.
“I see this project as an acknowledgement and statement about the disappearance of the tall grass prairie in Iowa,” said Schlanger.
Schlanger will discuss the project at the opening reception, at 6 p.m., on Jan. 14. His art has been displayed in Berlin, Germany; the University of Arkansas; and the Tennessee Environmental Education Association Annual Conference in Eva, Tenn. He is currently an associate professor at Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, Tenn.
The UNI Gallery of Art is located in the Kamerick Art Building on the UNI campus. Gallery hours are: Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; and Saturday and Sunday, noon-5 p.m. The exhibit received support from Price Laboratory School, the Iowa Integrated Roadside Management Program, the Center for Energy and Environmental Education and the UNI department of biology greenhouse and the UNI department of art.
This exhibition is free and open to the public. For more information, contact the UNI Gallery of Art at (319) 273-6114.
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Contacts:
Guy Sims, asst. director, Student Activities, (319) 273-2683
Gwenne Culpepper, Office of Public Relations, (319) 273-2761
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa –– The University of Northern Iowa will present a program to celebrate the Martin Luther King holiday on Monday, Jan. 17.
Titled “Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: The Life, The Legacy,” the event begins at 6 p.m. in the Maucker Union Expansion on UNI's campus. Featured will be songs, poetry, dance and a time for reflection. Performers will be UNI students and members of the Waterloo-Cedar Falls community. The event is free and open to the public.
The program is sponsored by the UNI Black Student Union, the Equal Opportunity Programs Retention Fund, and the Minority Graduate Student Association, with fees allocated by the UNI Student Government.
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