Today's Message
Posted: Tuesday, October 14, 2014Visiting Artist Emile Desmedt to Speak at Buffalo State
The Buffalo-Lille Association Inc. and the Dr. Margaret E. Bacon Visiting Artists Fund present Emile Desmedt, internationally recognized artist from Tournai, Belgium, who will speak on campus October 16 and 18.
Well known for his sculptural work in clay, metal, and glass, Desmedt teaches at the Academy of Fine and Decorative Arts in Tournai. He has won international accolades and participated in numerous workshops abroad, including in Canada, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Finland, France, Lebanon, Niger, and Tunisia. His works have been acquired by the Societe Nationale de Credit a l'Industrie, the French Community of Belgium, the Province of Hainaut, the City of Laval (Canada), the Museum of Faenza (Italy), the Museum in Louvain-La-Neuve, and the Taipei Fine Arts Museum (Taiwan).
The campus and Western New York community are warmly invited to attend the following two free presentations:
"My Life in the Arts: I Need the Unknown"
Thursday, October 16, at 12:15 p.m.
Upton Hall 230
"An International Artist's Perspective"
Saturday, October 18, at 8:00 p.m.
The Burchfield Penney Art Center's Peter and Elizabeth C. Tower Auditorium
For more information, please contact Jean Gounard, president of the Buffalo-Lille Association Inc., ext. 5331.
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Thursday, October 16, 2014
