The Boise State University Arts and Humanities Institute will present a free exhibit of Japanese art March 5-30, featuring visiting artists from Nagoya Zokei University in Japan.
The artists will discuss their work from 6-8 p.m. March 6 in Room 106 of the Liberal Arts building on the Boise State campus. An opening reception will be held from 6-8 p.m. March 8 at the Arts and Humanities Institute Gallery, 220 E. Parkcenter Blvd. in Boise. All events are free and open to the public. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Artist Toyotsugu Itoh teaches graphic design at NZU and is a practicing professional in Japan. Toyotsugu will exhibit poster designs from the years 1992-2012. His experience is representational of the design and culture of Japan and will provide valuable insight to graphic design and illustration students, as well as to the Boise professional community.
Ryosuke Kobayshi teaches various media at NZU and is currently working in photography. He will be exhibiting large-scale landscape photographs. His insights into Japanese art and culture are important in creating a greater international understanding of a larger, non-Western perspective on art across discipline lines.
Boise State and NZU share an international partnership that includes student and faculty visits, exhibits and other intellectual and artistic exchanges. Boise State graphic design professor John Francis has visited Japan 10 times, helped establish the cooperative agreement with NZU and has taken more than 50 students and several fellow faculty members to Japan.
The Arts and Humanities Institute was formed at Boise State not only to sustain the traditional work of arts and humanities, but also to champion their importance. Its mission is to bridge the arts and the humanities in transformative ways; promote creative and humanistic collaborations across all areas of inquiry; embody and advance the cultural, ethical, and aesthetic values necessary to flourishing democratic societies; exemplify engaged, life-long learning for our students, our faculty, the community and the region.
For more information, visit http://www.boisestate.edu/research/ahi/index.shtml.
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Media contact: Sherry Squires, University Communications, (208) 426-1563, ssquires@boisestate.edu
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