EXhibition - Shafer Memorial Art GalleryKansas - USANympheus luminansis, les nympheas de la lumière - waterlilies of light by LAURENCE SAUNOIS © 2024
Nympheus luminansis, les nympheas de la lumière - waterlilies of light by LAURENCE SAUNOIS © 2024
Shafer Memorial Art Gallery - Barton Community College - Great Bend, Kansas
The L.E. "Gus" and Eva Shafer Memorial Gallery has been called the "Gem of the Campus". Located in the Fine Arts building. The L. E. "Gus" and Eva Shafer Memorial Art Gallery has been referred to as the "Gem of the Campus" at Barton Community College. The Shafer Gallery demonstrates the perseverance of a dream and a strong commitment to culture and arts.
The 7,709 square feet of exhibit space, based on repeating hexagons, can change configurations to accommodate many different sizes and types of exhibits. The gallery features a glass-enclosed lobby and a sculpture area featuring Shafer's work. The gallery allows extensive display of Barton's permanent art collection and provides the necessary temperature, lighting and security requirements to qualify for exhibits from the Smithsonian Institution; Exhibits USA; Mid-America Arts Alliance; and Smith-Kramer, Inc. Each year, the gallery attracts thousands of visitors from the local area and the Midwest, as well as those from across the country and abroad.
Now numbering more than 900 pieces, the Permanent Art Collection includes 28 of Shafer's bronzes and more than 100 works by Great Bend native Charles B. Rogers. The collection also contains masterpieces by such artistic giants as Chagall, Matisse, Picasso, Audubon, as well as many others.
The 7,709 square feet of exhibit space, based on repeating hexagons, can change configurations to accommodate many different sizes and types of exhibits. The gallery features a glass-enclosed lobby and a sculpture area featuring Shafer's work. The gallery allows extensive display of Barton's permanent art collection and provides the necessary temperature, lighting and security requirements to qualify for exhibits from the Smithsonian Institution; Exhibits USA; Mid-America Arts Alliance; and Smith-Kramer, Inc. Each year, the gallery attracts thousands of visitors from the local area and the Midwest, as well as those from across the country and abroad.
Now numbering more than 900 pieces, the Permanent Art Collection includes 28 of Shafer's bronzes and more than 100 works by Great Bend native Charles B. Rogers. The collection also contains masterpieces by such artistic giants as Chagall, Matisse, Picasso, Audubon, as well as many others.