Rural Ireland

Rural Ireland: The Inside Story offers new visual evidence about the varied lives of a politically marginalized population. Although the works on display reveal poverty and deprivation during the Famine era, they convey aesthetic pleasures, spiritual satisfactions, and tenants’ negotiations with a growing consumer economy. Organized by the McMullen Museum, in collaboration with the Irish Studies Faculty and the Burns Library at Boston College, Rural Ireland: The Inside Story has been co-curated by Vera Kreilkamp and Diana Larsen in consultation with Marjorie Howes, Claudia Kinmouth, and Joseph Nugent. McMullen Museum

New Deal Utopias

This photographic exhibit examines three planned communities conceived and constructed by the federal government during the Great Depression. Collectively known as "Greenbelt Towns," these communities were built to embody the hope that American citizens would meet the challenges of the Depression in a spirit of cooperation, not individualism. O'Neill Level Three

The Rising Up Project

Emerging out of a need to advertise the Theatre Department's first ever dance concert, the students developed the idea of photographing Boston College dancers in ordinary locations and situations on campus. Inspired by the Ballerina Project in New York City, the marketing campaign promotes the idea of dance as part of the fabric of our lives. It is a fascinating collaboration of dance, visual art, and marketing. O'Neill Level One

Inside the Studio: Work by Student Artists

Painting, drawing, sculpture, and photography. Many works are available for purchase. Devlin 4^th Floor

Out of the Studios: Work by Student Artists

Painting, drawing, sculpture, and photography.  Includes a display of the Art Club’s canvases from the spring Graffiti War.  Vote for your favorite! O'Neill Plaza

The Salon

A continuation of the outdoor exhibition of painting, drawing, sculpture, and photography as well as juried selections from the Art Club. Opening Reception on Thursday from 6:00-7:30 p.m. Bapst Student Art Gallery

Seeing the Man: Art from Behind Bars, A Vision of Restorative Justice and Healing

This exhibition features artwork created by men imprisoned in American jails and penitentiaries. The art is provided by Do-Right Ministries, a non-profit organization that raises awareness about the American justice system and promotes healing through art.Theology and Ministry Library, Brighton Campus

On Thursday, April 26th at 12:00, Lee Farrow and Jennifer Drake will lead a discussion on art therapy and its relation to the Prison Ministry Initiative.

Demonstrations and Participation

Ceramics, sidewalk chalk, and henna skin art. O'Neill Plaza

Sidwalk Chalk: Contribute to a beautiful work of sidewalk art by grabbing some chalk and filling in a segment you can call your own.

Ceramics Demonstration: BC students demonstrate how to throw pottery on the wheel. On Saturday, members of the public are invited to try their hand at the wheel. Th-Fri 2:00-5:00; Sat 12:00-5:00

12:30-2:00

Thurs. and Fri. ONLY

Culinary Art Demonstration: Dessert Plate Presentation 

Come join BC Dining and the Arts Festival as they demonstrate art good enough to eat. Paint plates of chocolate decadence cakes, drizzle chocolate on strawberries, and design cookie-scapes. O'Neill Plaza