Works of Lyon College Professor of Art Dustyn Bork featured in two Batesville exhibitions
BATESVILLE, Arkansas – The works of Lyon College Professor of Art Dustyn Bork are featured this month in two exciting exhibitions in the Batesville community.
Kresge Gallery, Lyon College, Batesville
The Kresge Gallery at Lyon College is showcasing a 2023 Small Works on Paper traveling exhibition featuring the works of Bork and 26 other Arkansas artists now through Feb. 20 in the Alphin Humanities Building on the campus of Lyon College, 2300 Highland Rd., Batesville. A reception is set from 5-6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 16, in the Kresge Gallery. There will be an artist talk at 5:30 p.m.
Now in its 36th year, Small Works on Paper is a juried visual art exhibition that showcases 2-D artwork no larger than 18 x 24 inches by Arkansas artists who are members of the Arkansas Artist Registry. Forty pieces of work were selected from roughly 275 submissions by out-of-state juror Margaret LeJeune, who served on the faculty of Lyon College from 2006 to 2012. She is currently an associate professor of photography in the Department of Art and Design at Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois.
The Small Works on Paper exhibition travels to up to 10 venues throughout the state in a yearlong show, offering Arkansas artists an extraordinary opportunity to showcase their artwork to patrons all over the state.
Kresge Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.Mondays and 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays. Admission is free.
Gallery on Main, Batesville
Bork’s work also is featured now through March 11 in an exhibition called “Plans” at the Batesville Area Arts Council’s Gallery on Main, 226 E. Main St., Batesville. The work from the “Plans” exhibition is inspired by Batesville. Featured in the exhibition are two series, including paintings on shaped panels and collages on paper, as well as a floor piece derived from Batesville where Bork lives and works.
“The paintings and collages are intended to resemble walls and surfaces inspired by places in Batesville. The color palette reflects the beauty and rich layered history of our city – the oldest continuously occupied in Arkansas. Although the colors and shapes have the potential to feel familiar to the viewer, they are designed in an inventive and abstracted manner. In a way, the work is a visual poem lifted from the built environment with enough observational elements to evoke “place” without limiting the viewer to one specific ‘space’,” Bork said.
“A building often starts with a plan. Our plans can change, and the life (or lives) of a building often change. In this work I am posing these questions, without seeking to elicit one particular viewpoint, rather enticing the viewer into considering their experiences with the built environment,” he said. “I am enthused to share this artwork with my Batesville community.”
A reception for the “Plans” exhibition is set for Friday, Feb. 17, from 5-7 p.m. at the Batesville Area Arts Council Gallery on Main with an artist talk at 6 p.m.
The Gallery on Main is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays. Admission is free.
For more information about the exhibition, please contact Dustyn Bork at Dustyn.Bork@lyon.edu.
