DAN ESTABROOK @ SUU's ART INSIGHTS (CC: Jan 26)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 01/12/12
Whitney Hershberger
Marketing & Public Relations Associate
College of Performing and Visual Arts
Southern Utah University
Office: 435-865-8667
cpvamktg@suu.edu

FOR CALENDAR EDITORS: ART INSIGHTS, DAN ESTABROOK
WHAT:             Calculated and mesmerizing are two words that describe the images created by photographer, Dan Estabrook. For over twenty years he has been making contemporary art using a variety of 19th-century photographic techniques

WHO:               Art Insights     
Southern Utah University, Department of Art and Design

WHEN:             Thursday, January 26, 2012

TIME:               7:00pm

WHERE:           The Great Hall, Hunter Conference Center, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, UT

TICKETS:         Phone: Arts Hotline: (435) 865-8800 or visit: www.suu.edu/arts

PRICES:           Free and the General Public is encouraged to attend.

SUU’S ART INSIGHTS TO FEATURE
PHOTOGRAPHER DAN ESTABROOK
JANUARY 26, 2012

Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah: Calculated and mesmerizing are two words that describe the images created by photographer, Dan Estabrook. For over twenty years he has been making contemporary art using a variety of 19th-century photographic techniques. He will be sharing his work and techniques in SUU’s Department of Art and Design’s weekly lecture series, Art Insights, on Thursday, January 26, 2012. The lecture begins at 7pm at The Great Hall in the Hunter Conference Center admission is free and the general public is encouraged to attend.

Recently, Dan Estabrook has focused on the earliest paper photographs – calotype negatives and salted paper prints – as sources for hand manipulation with paint and pencil. His body of work, not only shows his clear artistic vision, but also his intelligence of composition and his medium. The time commitment given to each image is extensive and precise, therefore unparalleled work. Dan has exhibited widely and has received several awards, including an Artist’s Fellowship from the National Endowment of the Arts in 1994. He is also the subject of a recent documentary by Anthropy Arts. He is represented by the Catherine Edelman Gallery in Chicago, Daniel Cooney Fine Art in New York and Jackson Fine Art in Atlanta. He lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.

Art Insights is a weekly program hosted during the fall and spring semesters by SUU’s Art and Design faculty. Students and community members meet weekly to experience presentations and discussions by visiting artists and art educators from around the nation who share their work and insights and attend gallery openings. Admission is free, and the general public is invited to attend.

Learn more about Dan Estabrook’s special artistic style and subject by attending his Art Insights’ appearance. For more information on the SUU College of Performing and Visual Arts events, please call the Arts Hotline at (435) 865-8800, or visit www.suu.edu/arts.

ABOUT THE COLLEGE
The Southern Utah University College of Performing and Visual Arts is comprised of nationally accredited departments of Art and Design, Music, Theatre Arts and Dance, as well as a graduate program in Arts Administration. The College offers 16 different degree areas, including liberal arts Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees; professional Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Fine Arts in art and theatre degrees; and a Master of Fine Arts in Arts Administration degree. More than 60 full- and part-time faculty and staff are engaged in teaching and mentoring over 550 majors in the College. Over 1100 students enroll each year in over 195 arts classes on the SUU campus. The College presents 100 performances, lectures, presentations, and exhibitions each year. The College’s affiliate organizations include the Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery, American Folk Ballet, Utah Shakespeare Festival and the SUU Ballroom Dance Company. For more information about the College of Performing and Visual Arts, contact the Office of the Dean at (435) 865-8561, or by e-mail at cpvamktg@suu.edu