BETTY LADUKE TO SPEAK AT EXHIBIT RECEPTION

DATE & TIME:Thursday November 12 at 7 pm

PLACE:Library’s Meese Room (third floor #305)

Southern Oregon University Hannon Library invites the public to a reception highlighted by a talk by Ashland artist Betty LaDuke Thursday November 12 at 7 pm to celebrate her donation of works of art, including the “Children of the World” collection to the Library. Light refreshments and a chance to meet the artist will follow the talk at the reception sponsored by the Friends of Hannon Library. The event will take place in the Library’s Meese Room (third floor). “Children of the World” photos, paintings and drawings are displayed on the first two floors of the building, where a paper guide to the exhibit may also be found. For information about the “Children of the World” and the artist, go to http://hanlib.sou.edu/art/laduke/index.html. The event is free. Parking will be available . For more information, call 552-6835.

A curriculum guide by Leslie Klecan of Medford is available for teachers planning field trips for classes to view this permanent collection at Hannon Library. Find a live link for it on the “Children of the World” page or go to http://hanlib.sou.edu/art/laduke/Curriculum_Guide.pdf. Call 552-6816 to arrange field trip for school classes or groups to visit the exhibit.

Reception attendees will also find “Dreaming Cows,” a traveling exhibit of paintings, giclée prints, sketches, photographs, and mural panels inspired by Betty LaDuke’s recent work with the Heifer Project, in the Hannon Library Art Gallery (third floor) from late October through the end of Fall Term. Her recent book, Dreaming Cows, shares its title with this traveling exhibit.

An Emeritus Professor of Art at SOU, Betty LaDuke travels with sketchbook and creates acrylic paintings in her Ashland studio. Her field work was supported by sabbaticals, grants and humanitarian organizations like Global Exchange and Heifer International. She has traveled to villages in many countries, including Zimbabwe, Kenya, Ecuador, and Cambodia, for Heifer International.