Jun 11, 2024
St. 缅北强奸鈥檚 Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts (QCA) will temporarily close for renovations beginning now through the end of August.
Plans include refurbishing the QCA鈥檚 two main galleries 鈥 the Dresser Foundation Gallery and the Paul W. Beltz Gallery.
The Dresser Foundation Gallery, which is located on the first floor and currently features works by European and American masters from the University Art Collection, will be renovated to become a changing exhibition space.
"Hunger and Resilience鈥 by Texas photographer Michael Nye will be featured in the gallery beginning in September as part of the 50th anniversary celebration of the Warming House, the university鈥檚 student-run soup kitchen in Olean. Nye, who practiced law for 10 years before pursuing photography full time, is an award-winning photographer as well as an audio/photographic documentarian. The exhibition features 50 portraits and audio stories that 鈥渞eveal the courage and fragility of those individuals who have experienced hunger.鈥
The second floor Paul W. Beltz Gallery will become the new home for exhibiting the University Art Collection, with the first long-term exhibition showcasing paintings from the 14th century through the 19th century.
The university鈥檚 encyclopedic art collection, which includes Asian, European, American, Modern and Contemporary art, as well as pieces from the John Rogers Statuary Groups, has been installed on an ongoing basis in Quick Center galleries since its opening in 1995.
鈥淲e are excited to refurbish these galleries and reimagine the spaces,鈥 said Evelyn Penman, QCA assistant director and senior curator. 鈥淚 am especially looking forward to finding interesting ways to display the university鈥檚 extraordinary collections and to maximize their potential as teaching resources.鈥
A full schedule for the QCA鈥檚 fall exhibitions and performances will be released later this summer. To learn more about the Quick Center, please visit
www.sbu.edu/quickcenter.