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Thursday Events Open Gallery's Exhibition of Indian Art

Friday, November 20, 2009

Artist Mumtaz Hussain speaks about his work, joined by Amina Ahmed, director of exhibitions for the Indo-American Arts Council A Kahthak dance performance by Prachi Dalal, director of dance for the Indo-American Arts Council, preceded the gallery talk Indrani Nayar-Gall's 'Loosing Dawn' artfully frames a dancer Artist Anujan Ezhikode Pritika Chowdhry's 'Silent Waters'"Erasing Borders 2009: Exhibition of Contemporary Indian Art of the Diaspora," the latest presentation in The Gallery at Penn College, officially and colorfully opened Thursday evening. A reception, gallery talk and dance performance kicked off the exhibit, on display through Dec. 13 on the third floor of Madigan Library. Gallery hours are 1-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; 2-8 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday and Friday. The gallery will be closed Nov. 26-29 for the Thanksgiving break. All exhibits are free and open to the public. Photos by Michael S. Fischer, student photographer