Color is the cultural bridge that connects us all. With this idea in mind, Professor Heather Jones created an entire proposal and submitted it to the Fulbright Scholarship program, which centered around color in our daily lives. She has been a Professor of Fine Arts at Genesee Community College since 2008, and has conducted many study abroad trips over the years. Through the Garcia Robles Fulbright Scholarship, Professor Jones has been collaborating with Professor Jose Luis Gonzalez-Cabrero and the Industrial Design Department at Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosi in Mexico. There she has been teaching classes on color theory and photography, while implanting the same curriculum with her online GCC students. The students were asked to photograph a specific color in their daily lives for a week, while uploading the images to the class forums to facilitate discussion. The final product of the project is a combined photography exhibit featuring the color photographs the students have taken this semester.
The exhibit of over 200 student photographs, titled, “Color Connection”, is being presented March 25 through April 11 at both UASLP and GCC’s Roz Steiner Art Gallery, simultaneously. Two receptions will be held on April 4. The afternoon reception will take place from 12:30 to 2 p.m., with the evening reception being hosted from 5 to 7 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. The gallery will remain open in between receptions. There will be a Fulbright presentation by Professor Heather Jones on April 4 at 12:30 p.m. in the gallery.
The motive for the exhibit is to utilize the creative process as a bridge to connect with people geographically far away and gain an understanding of their culture and daily lives. The goal is to promote a sense of empathy for diverse cultures by highlighting our similar views and connections to color. Hopefully, on a deeper level, we can make connections versus barriers between these two cultures.
At the conclusion of the UASLP portion of the exhibit, the Fulbright program will sponsor Color Connection and tour it to different cities in Mexico. The hope is that the show will inspire compassion and unity in a time when differences try to divide us.
Follow the Roz Steiner Art Gallery on Facebook and Instagram to get to know some of the students participating in this exhibit.
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