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MEDIA CONTACT: Hartnett Gallery (585) 275-4188 or Helene Snihur (585) 275-7800
October 31, 2003
TIME, DATE, AND PLACE: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday to Friday, and noon to 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday; from Thursday, Nov. 6, through Sunday, Dec. 14; in the Hartnett Gallery in Wilson Commons on the University of Rochester's River Campus
ADDITIONAL EVENT: Opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 6, in the Hartnett Gallery
ADMISSION: Free and open to the public
Note: Parking is available on University lots after 7 p.m. weeknights and all weekend.
A collection of color photographic studies of megaliths—large rocks found in prehistoric monuments—done by Rochester native James M. Via will be on exhibit from Thursday, Nov. 6, through Sunday, Dec. 14, at the Hartnett Gallery in Wilson Commons on the University of Rochester's River Campus. An opening reception is scheduled from 5 to 7 p.m. on Nov. 6 in the gallery.
Megaliths are found throughout the world, with the greatest concentration in France and Great Britain. Their original purpose has never been proved, though they have been classed as tombs, highway markers, ancestor monuments, and ritual sites. In "Megaliths," Via explores the silence, endurance, and enigma of the stones. Most of the photographs were taken at sites in France.
Via taught photography at the University of the South in Tennessee, was an exhibits preparator at the George Eastman House, and served as director of the photography studio at Strong Museum. Over the past decade he has operated his own commercial studio and is currently printing and cataloging three decades of his own photographs.
Via received his bachelor's degree from Bradley University and his master of fine arts degree from Illinois State University and did postgraduate work at the Visual Studies Workshop.
Hartnett Gallery hours are from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon to 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Admission is free. For more information, call (585) 275-4188 during gallery hours or (585) 275-5911 at other times.
The University of Rochester (www.rochester.edu) is one of the nation's leading private universities. Located in Rochester, N.Y., the University gives students exceptional opportunities for interdisciplinary study and close collaboration with faculty through its unique cluster-based curriculum. Its College of Arts, Sciences, and Engineering is complemented by the Eastman School of Music, Simon School of Business, Warner School of Education, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, and the Memorial Art Gallery.
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