Arts

The paintings of Jim McClelland will be in Union College’s McClelland
Art Gallery Oct. 20–Nov. 10, 2006. The watercolor and oil paintings will
depict a variety of scenes including birds, animals, landscapes, flowers
and still life.

“Artwork is meant to be shared,” says McClelland, professor of art at
Union College. “I hope people will be inspired by the creative genius of
God, expressed not only in the paintings themselves, but in the talents
He gives people.”

He has displayed his work across the United States and even taught art
workshops in seven other countries. McClelland has won numerous “Best of
Show” awards and his paintings have been used as illustrations in four
books including Hummingbirds of North America, by Dr. Paul Johnsgard.

The McClelland Art Gallery is in the Ortner Center on the Union College
campus, 3800 S. 48th Street. Enter the campus from Prescott Avenue. The
art gallery is free to the public and open daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
For more information, contact the Ortner Center at 402.486.2545.

LINCOLN—Union College presents, “The Majesty of Mozart,” a free vocal
and instrumental concert on Oct. 21 at 7:30 p.m. in the College View
Seventh-day Adventist Church, to celebrate the 250th birthday of one of
Austria’s great composers, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

The concert will feature the Summit String Ensemble and the Union
College Unionaires and Chamber Chorale. Performers also include Union
College music faculty Drs. Rudy Dennis, Kenneth Hoppmann and Ryan Wells;
Dr. Marina Fabrikant, adjunct piano professor; and Clark Potter,
University of Nebraska-Lincoln professor.

Music will include “Trio in E-flat Major,” “Sonata in D Major” and four
of Mozart’s most well known choral works including, “Lacrimosa” from
“Requiem,” and “Ave Verum,” K. 618—a penitent prayer of hope and
Mozart’s last completed work. Throughout the program, Dr. Malcolm
Russell, Union College vice president for Academic Administration, will
introduce the selections with information about Mozart's life and work.

Born in 1756, Mozart’s genius shone from his earliest years. He began
performing concerts with his sister at age 6 and composed his first
symphony at age 8. By his death at age 35, Mozart had written more than
600 pieces of music. His work covered a multitude of genres including
operas, concertos and chamber music.

Parking is available in the College View Seventh-day Adventist Church
parking lot, located on the corner of South 48th Street and Prescott
Avenue. For more information, contact Jacque Smith at 402.486.2538.

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LINCOLN—Missi Paul, a national award winning artist from Lincoln, Neb., is currently displaying transparent watercolors at Union College's McClelland Art Gallery until Oct. 1.

"These are not your grandma's faded watercolors," Paul says of the vibrancy in her paintings.

Unlike ink, pencil or oil painting, once a watercolor has been added it cannot be removed from the painting, and the color seeps into the paper as it wills. "Watercolor is technique first," Paul says. "It has a lot of personality and is hard to control."

LINCOLN—Union College’s Multicultural Committee presents, “Woman’s
Work,” a one-woman show performed by professional actress Pippa White,
Sept. 19 at 7:00 p.m. The free show will take place on the lower level
of the Everett Dick Administration Building, at the center of the Union
College campus, 3800 S. 48th St. “Women’s Work” is a combination of
short monologues that use humor and insight to explore the lives of
working women in the past 15 decades.

White is in her 12th year as a solo performer. She calls her One’s
Company Productions “part storytelling, part history.” Audiences call
them unique and captivating. White has toured 26 states and been
featured at the Civic Center of Greater Des Moines in their Applause
Program for six consecutive years, the only artist with this distinction.

As Jack Timm, president of the Sioux Falls Museum Alliance, wrote to
White, “The depth of your research, your dedication to accuracy and your
wonderful talent of presentation bring history and live theater together
in a way that is entertaining, educational and, above all, memorable.
Seeing any of your programs is not merely a treat, it is a must!”

Past venues include the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the Joslyn Art
Museum, the Connecticut Hospital Association, San Diego State University
School of Nursing and several storytelling festivals. For more
information about One’s Company Productions or Pippa White, visit
www.pippawhite1co.com. For more information about this performance at
Union College, contact Joann Herrington at 402.486.2173.

LINCOLN—If you can't spend three weeks exploring tropical countries for college credit, venture into the photos of the Union College students who did.

A photograph exhibit gives a remarkable view of the 15 students and three faculty members' journey through Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Honduras this summer, and is on display in Union College's McClelland Art Gallery from Aug. 13–Sept. 10.