VINCENNES —
“All Dolled Up,” an exhibition of handmade dolls, will open today at Vincennes University’s Shircliff Gallery of Art. The exhibit will continue through March 1.
The public is invited to a reception with artist and curator Nichol Brinkman in the gallery at 11 a.m. Feb. 21. Brinkman will speak in an open forum at 2 p.m. that day in Shircliff Auditorium.
“All Dolled Up” includes the works of artists Paola Colombo, Jessi Halliday Mesalic, Mimi Kirchner, Jess Quinn, Jennifer Strunge and Brinkman herself.
Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Thursday; 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Fridays; 12 to 3 p.m. on Sundays.
Shircliff Gallery of Art is located at the corner of First and Harrison streets inside the Shircliff Humanities Center.
For more information contact Morgan Ford Willingham, Shircliff Gallery director and assistant professor of art and design, (812) 888-4316, mwillingham@vinu.edu.
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