HATTON GALLERY & DIGITAL PERFORMING SPACE EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS FALL 2022

EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS FALL 2022

As a vital part of the network of museum and gallery spaces at Colorado State University, the HATTON GALLERY provides an important venue for exhibiting contemporary and historical art. The gallery strives to ENGAGE with the GLOBAL ARTS community through local, national, and international exhibitions showcasing the work of emerging and established artists alike.

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CIIPE COLORADO INTERNATIONAL INVITATIONAL POSTER EXHIBITION 2022

Sept 23 - Nov 4

The 22nd biennial Colorado International Invitational Poster Exhibition (CIIPE) is a series of exhibitions and events featuring the world’s most distinguished poster artists and designers. Hosted by Colorado State University’s Department of Art and Art History, CIIPE is one of only a few international invitational poster exhibitions in the world. This popular event allows campus and Northern Colorado communities to experience firsthand the best the poster world has to offer.

CIIPE was co-founded in 1979 by CSU faculty and designers Phil Risbeck and John Sorbie, and Northern Colorado artist Bob Coonts. Intended to bring an international audience to the northern Colorado front range, it has gained a great deal of prestige and significance since its inception.

Every year, CSU’s Gregory Allicar Museum of Art highlights the work of a selected CIIPE honor laureate. This year’s featured artist, Apex Lin—a Taiwanese designer—will give an artist talk at the GAMA and his work featured in the museum’s Works on Paper Gallery. Lin has gained worldwide recognition for his posters and is responsible for the visual identities of China’s biggest companies.

Additionally, there will be a retrospective exhibition of CIIPE co-founder and director emeritus Bob Coonts’ poster designs for CSU’s American West program. The American West program has focused on the history and culture of the American West for nearly 50 years.

CIIPE Opening Night

Ribbon Cutting: 6 p.m., Lory Student Center Theatre

Exhibition Reception: 6 – 9 p.m.

Curfman Gallery, Lory Student Center and Hatton Gallery, Visual Arts Building

CIIPE Main Exhibition

Friday, September 23rd – Friday, November 4th, 2022

Curfman Gallery, Lory Student Center and Hatton Gallery, Visual Arts Building

Presented with the support of the Department of Art and Art History, the Department of History, the College of Liberal Arts, the Gregory Allicar Museum of Art, the Nancy Richardson Design Center, and the Lory Student Center.

AMERICAN ROULETTE

Nov 10 - Dec 22

American Roulette, which opens in the Clara Hatton Gallery from November 10 to December 22, examines gun violence in America. The installation features the work of Michelle Graves, CJ Hungerman, Cesar Conde, Dominic Sansone, Anthony Guntren, Yusif Del Valle and Folleh Shar Francis Tamba.

Violence and disregard for life have become so ingrained in American society and culture (from police brutality and institutional abuse, to poverty and domestic violence) that our collective consciousness is now shaped by paranoia and fear. The media we choose to consume numbs us and the suffering endured by others becomes nothing more than flickering images on a screen, slowly turning our desensitizations to apathy and fascination.

American Roulette explores the current state of affairs, the gun-culture and the kneeling at the altar of hate and intolerance in the USA. It also stands as a monument to all the victims; past, present and future. The artists in this exhibition offer provocative imagery that is intended to encourage community dialog and inspire positive action. Rather than seeking to convert viewers to their point of view, they welcome and explore all perspectives. www.americanroulette.com

Opening Reception, Artists Talk and Screening November 10, 2022 from 3:30pm F101, Visual Arts Building

SCREENING OF THE SHORT DOCUMENTARY, on the half hour mark from 3:30p.m. – 4:30p.m. | F101, Visual Arts Building: The Rifleman. In collaboration with ACT Human Rights Film Festival.

ARTISTS TALK & OPENING RECEPTION, to follow the screening, 4:30p.m. | F101, Visual Arts Building

Support for this project has been generously provided by the City of Fort Collins Fort Fund, the FUNd Endowment at CSU.

THE RIFLEMAN by Sierra Pettengill

Harlon Carter, widely considered the father of the modern National Rifle Association, propelled the evolution of the NRA with his staunch anti-regulation stance. What originated as an organization of sportsmen invested in marksmanship education was transformed entirely under his leadership. The Rifleman traces Carter’s career trajectory over decades, from his days at the U.S. Border Patrol to the NRA, and his impact on gun control legislation, with careful attention to the tactics used to shift national attitudes about gun rights.

Sierra Pettengill’s cinematic essay meticulously layers archival materials to reveal Carter’s influence while never losing sight of America’s racist history. A dynamic musical score captures the spirit of each phase of the story but stays anchored in a tense, ominous undercurrent. Pettengill’s short is a sobering, illuminating reflection on the origins of the modern NRA, and a snapshot of how fear has been wielded throughout American history.