Thea Alvin: Art Walk and Reception

Art Walk and Reception with Thea Alvin

July 9, 4 - 7pm

Two New Art Installation:

Time Sweeps and The Nature of Time
Time Sweeps is a stone sculpture currently under construction in the East Garden Courtyard of Discovery Hall at Rowan University. The approximately 264-ton sculpture will be composed of three main features: a 100 ft. long winding wall with an arch, two non-connecting winding walls, and a small passageway between the two walls, often referred to as a squeeze. Comprised of primarily Pennsylvania Fieldstone, which contains fossils, moss, and lichen, the work also includes seven, 203 ton boulders of the primary stone types (igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic) including basalt, conglomerate, gabbro, gneiss, granite, rhyolite, and schist. Conceived as an “organic collaboration,” between the artist, the land, the stone, and the visitor, Time Sweeps is a uniquely interactive public artwork that provides quiet space for personal reflection and experiential learning.

Ms. Alvin was selected from a talented pool of candidates as part of the New Jersey State Council on the Arts' Art Inclusion Program. Since the passage of the Public Building Arts Inclusion Act in 1978, this program has led to the commissioning and installation of hundreds of artworks in state financed construction projects of State Buildings. Up to 1.5% of the construction budget is set aside for this purpose. Several public art works on Rowan's campus were selected through this program.

The Nature of Time is a gallery installation which complements the anticipated Time Sweeps. Made from nearly 14 tons of integrated stone pieces of Pennsylvania Field Stone containing fossils, moss, and lichen, The Nature of Time consists of three distinctive formations: a winding wall, a stone floor mosaic, and a cairn, which are joined by large format photographs of Thea’s numerous public art projects, and an ambient projected light and video and is currently on view through July 24. 

EVENT DETAILS

Meet in front of Discovery Hall 
Rt. 322 for the tour,

or go directly
to Rowan Art Gallery 
301 West High Street.

Reception at the gallery will
follow tour of Time Sweeps.

Discovery Hall remains an active construction site. Viewing will be limited to the paved walkways and seating areas. Thank you for your cooperation.

This event is free, but please reserve your spot here.


or email us at artgallery@rowan.edu

Complimentary parking validation will be provided at the gallery. Parking is available in garages behind the hotel, or across from the gallery.