US Fed News
March 9, 2009 Monday 4:21 PM EST
APO TOROSYAN EXHIBIT OPENS MARCH 5 AT LAWTON GALLERY
GREEN BAY, Wis., March 3 — The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
issued the following news release:
The Lawton Gallery will host "Immigration Stories and the Staff of
Life: An Installation by Apo Torosyan" March 5-April 2. An opening
reception of the artist’s work will be held March 5, 4:30-6:30 p.m.,
with a gallery talk by the artist at 5 p.m. The exhibit, in
conjunction with the campus-wide theme, "Waging War and Waging Peace,"
is connected to the artist’s Armenian heritage and the genocide of his
ancestors at the beginning of the 20th century in Turkey. It also
addresses issues fundamental to the global community as well as
encouraging the viewer to reflect upon their own stories and
experiences of movement and resettlement.
more information please contact:
Sarabjit Jagirdar, Email:- [email protected]