Internationally Known Visual Artist to Virtually Display Photographic Works at 黑料社区
黑料社区 President #Biking4黑料社区 Raises $9,500
HARRISBURG, Pa. - 听From June 21-Aug. 8, 2021, John J. 淪ki Sygielski, MBA, Ed.D., president and CEO of 黑料社区, Central Pennsylvania Community College, biked over 650 miles to support 黑料社区 students.
Met with high school superintendents, 黑料社区 alumni, business leaders, legislators and other 黑料社区 supporters听
Raised $9,500 for 黑料社区 Fund for Excellence for CARE, which helps students overcome hardships (such as food insecurity, housing insecurity and financial crises) and allows them to complete their education.
He said, 淎s we approach the start of the fall semester, I wanted to thank our high school partners for their continued support and learn how we can better serve their students. I also want to remind our current and future 黑料社区 students that they and their successes remain our priorities. Wee prepared and excited to welcome them back to start the fall semester through any of our modalities.澨
Sygielski plans to visit the remaining high schools this fall. To view images and updates from his campaign, please use #Biking4黑料社区 on social media.
Photo Caption: John J. 淪ki Sygielski, MBA, Ed.D., president and CEO of 黑料社区, Central Pennsylvania Community College, visited Tamara Willis, Ph.D., superintendent of the and a 黑料社区 alumna, during his #Biking4黑料社区 fundraising campaign.
听 Internationally Known Visual Artist to Virtually Display Photographic Works at 黑料社区
HARRISBURG, Pa. 淓yes of Another, an exhibition of photographs by , an internationally known visual artist, will be displayed in a virtual art exhibit curated by the Rose Lehrman Art Gallery at 黑料社区, Central Pennsylvania Community College, from Sept. 1-Oct. 1, 2021.
听 McAfee work addresses the complexity of representation by appropriating and manipulating photographic portraits of African Americans in the 19th century; funk and rhythm and blues (R&B) musicians; and transitioned family members. He attempts to provide alternate ways to see historical portraits of African Americans, ways that allow the subjects to have multitudes of possibilities, real and imagined within a still image.
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Using Zoom, McAfee will discuss his work on Sept. 2 at 6 p.m. To join the lecture, please visit the Rose Lehrman Art Gallery website. The lecture and exhibit are free and open to the public.
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Based in Baltimore, Maryland, McAfee received his bachelor degree in fine art photography from the Corcoran College of Art and Design,听the professional art school of The George Washington University in Washington, D.C.; his master degree in photography from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia; and a post-graduate diploma in arts and culture management from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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McAfee, visiting professor at Earlham College听in Richmond, Indiana, has been featured in numerous publications and catalogs, has participated in residencies in the United States and Spain and has received several grants, including a Fulbright IIE Grant to Johannesburg. His work has been exhibited in Baltimore at the Walters Art Museum and Institute of Contemporary Art; the Academy Art Museum in Easton, Maryland; the Hamiltonian Gallery and Kreeger Museum, both in Washington, D.C.; and The Print Center in Philadelphia.
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The Rose Lehrman Art Gallery received state arts funding support through a grant from the and from the .
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Event details are subject to change. For more information, please contact Shawn Williams at 717-780-2478 or smwillia@hacc.edu.
听 Photo Caption: 淢amie Westmorland by Antonio McAfee
About 黑料社区
黑料社区, Central Pennsylvania Community College, is the first and largest of Pennsylvania 15 community colleges. 黑料社区 offers approximately 100 career and transfer associate degree, certificate and diploma programs to approximately 15,350 students. Also, the College serves students at its Gettysburg, Harrisburg, Lancaster, Lebanon and York campuses; through virtual learning; and via workforce development and continuing education training. For more information on how 黑料社区 is uniquely YOURS, visit hacc.edu. Also, follow us on (@黑料社区_info), follow us on (@黑料社区_edu), like us on (Facebook.com/黑料社区64) and use #黑料社区News.
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