A TIME to SHINE BY JOHANNA MILLER
Annual show highlights Cabrillo College faculty and staff
AUGUST 20 - 26, 2021 | PAJARO VALLEY MAGAZINE
REACHING OUT “Optic Nerves” is a cyanotype and graphite piece by Janet Fine.
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DELICATE TOUCH
Andree LeBourveau’s serigraph print entitled “Booted Racket Tail Hummingbird.”
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his week, faculty and staff from Cabrillo College’s visual arts department will get their chance to shine with the opening of the school’s first art exhibit of the year. “Adaptations: Cabrillo College Art, Photography & Art History Faculty & Staff Exhibition” will open virtually Monday via the gallery’s website. The show will include screen printing, painting, ceramics, photography, jewelry, metalwork and more. Program coordinator Victoria May says that the college tries to hold some type of faculty show every year. This gives teachers and staff the opportunity to display their work, but also lets students and the greater community see what these artists create outside of the classroom. “Sometimes, teachers tend to be modest in sharing their own work,” May said. “This [show] is an opportunity for people to see what these people pour their heart into, while finding some inspiration.” Much of the work that comes out of these types of shows can be very personal, she added, which is not something students regularly see from their instructors. “Remember when you’re a kid, seeing your teacher outside of school, in a store or something?” May said. “And you’re like, ‘Oh, they go shopping, too?’ I think that can still happen at the college level. It’s awesome to see what your teachers practice… their style, the way they work, how they approach subject matter. That in itself can be fascinating.” May says that while the show does not have a specific theme, she has noticed a lot of naturethemed work, including pieces on how people are concerned about or taking solace in nature, and how humans interact with it.
