Work of Prof. Zirbes on display at Peeler Art Center March 10-April 9

Georgette Zirbes’ donut cups are just one example of the works expected at DePauw University’s Peeler Art Center. The university is set to host a collection of works from March 10 through April 9.

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The work of DePauw University alumna Georgette Zirbes, Class of 1962, will be on display at the Richard E. Peeler Art Center March 10 through April 9.

“Conversations: A Retrospective Exhibition” is presented free of charge and is open to the public.

Zirbes is the Arthur F. Thurnau Professor Emerita in the Stamps School of Art and Design at the University of Michigan. She has been a recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Award for work in mixed media and has received numerous research grants from Michigan along with a Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award for Creative and Performing Arts from DePauw.

Her recent research and creative work has been fundamentally influenced by connections and experiences in the international community of artists who work with clay.

Since 1990, Professor Zirbes has participated in numerous international workshops/symposia/residencies, where artists are invited to live and work together for a period of approximately one month. Exchange of ideas, work processes, and cultural experiences are ongoing during the intense period that culminates in a major exhibition of both individual and collaborative work. These experiences continue to affect her work images and intentions as well as attitudes about the working process in ways that are powerful and sometimes magical.

Zirbes received a B.A. in 1962 from DePauw and an M.A. in 1964 from Ohio State University. She was a special student in 1964-65 at Kyoto City College of Fine Arts, Kyoto, Japan, and received a Fulbright Junior Research Grant for study in Japan, where she lived and worked for three years.

The galleries at the Peeler Art Center are open Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Saturday 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; and Sunday 1-5 p.m., and are closed during university breaks and holidays.

Upcoming Events

• Lecture and Reception for Georgette Zirbes, Thursday, March 9 at 4:15 p.m., Peeler Auditorium.

• Knitting Lunches, a partnership the Hartman House, Thursday, March 16 and Thursday, April 6 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

• Curator Bowie Zunino on Nature Loves Courage, Tuesday, April 4 at 4:15 p.m., Peeler Auditorium.

• Senior Art Exhibition: Artist Talks and Opening Reception, Friday, April 21 at 5 p.m. and Friday, April 28 from 5-7 p.m., Peeler Art Center, Visual Arts Gallery.

• Yoga at Peeler, March 20 at 7:30 p.m., free admission, Peeler Art Center, University Gallery (lower level).

• Percussion at Peeler, Wednesday, May 3 at 6:30 p.m., Peeler Art Center, University Gallery, (lower level).