{"id":95480,"date":"2014-08-08T08:29:50","date_gmt":"2014-08-08T12:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=95480"},"modified":"2015-12-08T21:38:48","modified_gmt":"2015-12-09T02:38:48","slug":"travel-website-names-uconn-art-gallery-to-top-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2014\/08\/travel-website-names-uconn-art-gallery-to-top-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel Website Names UConn Art Gallery to \u2018Top 10\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"Contemporary Art Galleries UConn\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/105688426?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>UConn\u2019s Contemporary Art Galleries (CAG) was recently listed among the \u201cTop 10\u201d such galleries in the state by international travel website \u201cThe Culture Trip.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The site, which focuses on the best of art, food, culture and travel for every nation around the world, cites CAG for featuring \u201cthe biggest trends in contemporary art and exploring interdisciplinary crossover.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_83929\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-83929\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Uncanny-WaitingGirl.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-83929 img-responsive lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Uncanny-WaitingGirl-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Uncanny: The Waiting Girl, Loretta Lux, 2006 from a September 2013 exhibit. (Image courtesy of Contemporary Art Galleries)\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Uncanny-WaitingGirl-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Uncanny-WaitingGirl-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Uncanny-WaitingGirl.jpg 630w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/200;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-83929\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Uncanny: The Waiting Girl, Loretta Lux, 2006, from a September 2013 exhibit. (Image courtesy of Contemporary Art Galleries)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cExhibitions involved both internationally renowned names and those who work and study in the University\u2019s Art History department, helping put the department on the contemporary art world map,\u201d the website notes and includes references to the recent exhibitions \u201cDisplay: Marketing as Art\u201d and \u201cUncanny.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>CAG is in good company on the travel site\u2019s list. It joins contemporary art galleries such as Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield and Real Art Ways in Hartford.<\/p>\n<p>Barry Rosenberg, associate professor of art and director of CAG, notes that recognition by \u201cThe Culture Trip\u201d supports the state\u2019s effort to promote tourism.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs director I wish to expand our audience. We want to diversity our audience,\u201d says Rosenberg. \u201cTourism is important to the state and this recognition can provide a whole new audience we would be able to reach.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_65854\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-65854\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Sackler_Boyette.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-65854 img-responsive lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Sackler_Boyette-300x263.jpg\" alt=\"Marie Boyette, assistant professor-in-residence, dramatic arts, rehearsing a dance sequence for &quot;The Pedagogical Puppet: Projects by Sally Smart.&quot; (David Cool '12 (SFA) for UConn)\" width=\"300\" height=\"263\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Sackler_Boyette-300x263.jpg 300w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Sackler_Boyette-477x420.jpg 477w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Sackler_Boyette-113x100.jpg 113w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/Sackler_Boyette.jpg 569w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/263;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-65854\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Marie Boyette, assistant professor-in-residence, dramatic arts, rehearsing a dance sequence for &#8216;The Pedagogical Puppet: Projects by Sally Smart.&#8217; (David Cool &#8217;12 (SFA) for UConn)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>CAG\u2019s work has often received recognition, notably in 2005 with the selection of \u201cKiss: When a Kiss Isn\u2019t Just a Kiss,\u201d as one of the year\u2019s \u201cBest Curated Exhibitions\u201d in North America by the American Alliance of Museums, the industry\u2019s major professional organization. The organization has also recognized CAG for the quality of its publications that promote exhibitions.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to honors, recent developments have led to a growing audience at the gallery, says Anne D\u2019Alleva, head of the Department of Art and Art History.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the exciting things we\u2019ve seen with the opening of Storrs Center is an influx of new visitors,\u201d she notes. \u201cWith the School of Fine Arts gateway that\u2019s now under construction, we\u2019ll be connected to Storrs Center and help make it a cultural destination, along with the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry and the Nafe Katter and Studio Theatres.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rosenberg says to continue expanding opportunities and ideas for the Contemporary Art Galleries he is in the process of organizing an advisory board that will help fulfill CAG\u2019s mission \u201cto create a context for understanding how today\u2019s visual arts reflect and express the complex social and cultural issues underlying our changing world.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_89373\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-89373\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CAGDisplay1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-89373 img-responsive lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CAGDisplay1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"An exhibition at the Contemporary Art Galleries presents works by five artists that illustrate, engage, and challenge the visual language of commericalism. (Photo by Contemporary Art Galleries)\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CAGDisplay1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CAGDisplay1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CAGDisplay1.jpg 630w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/200;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-89373\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A 2014 exhibition at the galleries presented works by five artists that illustrated, engaged, and challenged the visual language of commercialism. (Contemporary Art Galleries\/UConn Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe have so many things we can offer to artists. They can make art on our campus and the opportunity to interact with students and our faculty across many disciplines, which only can be found at a Tier One research institution like UConn,\u201d said Rosenberg.<\/p>\n<p>Adds UConn President Susan Herbst: \u201cThe Contemporary Art Galleries shows off cutting edge art that pushes the envelope. We want our students on campus and our visitors to see art they won\u2019t see anywhere else. The students and the faculty here, and of course the director, Barry Rosenberg, do a wonderful job of bringing art that really challenges people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>CAG has commissioned such internationally acclaimed artists as performance artist Marina Abramovic, installation artist Alfredo Jaar and sculptural installation artist Nari Ward to create new works for solo exhibitions.<\/p>\n<p>The next international artist who will exhibit work at CAG is Louise Menzies, a multimedia artist from New Zealand who will be an artist-in-residence at UConn while creating a new work based on her research in The Alternative Press Collection in the Archives &amp; Special Collections at UConn\u2019s Thomas J. Dodd Research Center.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe way I curate, it\u2019s like Marlon Brando in \u2018The Godfather,\u2019&#8221;\u00a0 Rosenberg says. &#8220;I make them an offer they can\u2019t resist.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Though compact in size, the Contempory Art Galleries enjoy an international reputation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":89373,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_crdt_document":"","wds_primary_category":0,"wds_primary_series":0,"wds_primary_attribution":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1711,1914,70],"tags":[],"magazine-issues":[],"coauthors":[55],"class_list":["post-95480","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts-culture","category-sfa","category-video"],"pp_statuses_selecting_workflow":false,"pp_workflow_action":"current","pp_status_selection":"publish","acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-07 09:01:03","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95480","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95480"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95480\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":96510,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95480\/revisions\/96510"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/media\/89373"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95480"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95480"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95480"},{"taxonomy":"magazine-issue","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/magazine-issues?post=95480"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=95480"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}