Current Exhibition
Solo Exhibitions to accompany the Black Art Workshop, 2024
Matthew Fields: Self Awareness IV: Developmental Expansion
Ayinde Rochon: Genesis Preview
Sophia Okotah: Now, with curiosity, ...
Kenneth Randle: The Unknowns of Soulism
June 24 - August 30
Black Art Workshop
June 29-30, 2024
Reception
4:30 p.m. | August 30, 2024
In partnership with the Evansville African American Museum, the Kenneth P. McCutchan Art Center/Palmina F. and Stephen S. Pace (MAC/Pace) Galleries is hosting exhibitions by four artists with ties to the Museum from Monday, June 24 to Friday, August 30. The artists were selected by Tory Schnedel-Vyvoda, Curator at the Evansville African American Museum, and Dr. Greg Blair, USI Assistant Professor of Art and interim Director of MAC/Pace Galleries.
Matthew Fields: Self Awareness IV: Developmental Expansion
Fields is an Assistant Professor at the University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff who received his MFA from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. He combines painting and sculpture, creating installations that function as existential questions for the artist; “I’m questioning where I come from, how I got here, who's responsible for this, where do I belong, where does the world think I belong, who am I with, and who is with me?”
Sophia Okotah: Now, with curiosity, ...
Born and raised in Ghana, Okotah is an Assistant Professor of Art and Design at the University of Southern Indiana. Earning her MFA from Indiana University Okotah is a designer who prioritizes empathy and positive social change in her practice. “(My work) principally embraces themes surrounding the well-being of the individual, and it is inspired by observation, personal experiences and the identification of noteworthy social issues surrounding me.”
Kenneth Randle: The Unknowns of Soulism
Originally from St. Louis, Missouri, Randle is a MFA candidate at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, but during his artistic career, also held the title of Graphic and Communications Designer, Tattoo Artist and Gallery Coordinator. “Light is so important in my work because it gives visible identification to an invisible subject matter. Much of what I strive for as an artist is to bring forward that subject matter for deeper elaborations and contemplations.”
Ayinde Rochon: Genesis Preview
Rochon is a doctoral student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign studying education policy, organization and leadership. His research focuses on efficacy and identity development of Black students at predominately White institutions. Rochon utilizes photography and filmmaking as a form of autoethnographic research, using his artwork to uplift Blackness while simultaneously giving members from globally underserved communities a platform to tell their story.
Each artist featured in the MAC/Pace Galleries this summer is also participating in the Black Art Workshop Weekend being held in the Liberal Arts and Art Center buildings on Saturday and Sunday, June 29-30. A full list of activities happening during the workshop can be found on the website.
A closing reception for the exhibition will be held at 4:30 p.m. Friday, August 30.
Gallery Hours & Admission
Gallery Hours
Fall and Spring Semesters
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. | Monday through Friday
1 - 4 p.m. | Sunday
Summer 2024
12 - 4 p.m. | Wednesday through Friday
Gallery Admission
Admission to the Art Center and Galleries is free and open to the public.
If you plan to bring a group of ten or more people to the galleries, please consider contacting the gallery in advance at 812-228-5006.
Getting Here
Pedestrians may enter the McCutchan Art Center and Pace Galleries from the main level or the lower level of the Liberal Arts Center. Find parking locations using our interactive map!
From the main campus:
Enter the Liberal Arts Center through the main or side entrance. Go down the main stairwell in the center of the building. Continue ahead, veering right past the elevators. Turn right around the corner. The Art Center and Galleries entrance should be straight ahead.
From Parking Lot J:
Pedestrians coming from Lot J have two options for entering the Art Center and Galleries:
- Option A: Enter through the main gallery entrance off of Bent Twig Lane on the west side of the building.
- Option B: Enter through the lower level of the Liberal Arts Center on the south side of the building, opposite the Business and Engineering Center. Once inside the building, continue to the lower level lobby. Turn left towards Kleymeyer Hall and left again past the elevators. Turn right around the corner. The Art Center and Galleries entrance should be straight ahead.
Visitor Drop-off:
A driveway off of Bent Twig Lane allows visitors to be dropped off directly at the door of the Art Center. After taking the exit to USI, approach the roundabout at the campus entrance and take the first road to the right. Curve around the back of the Health Professions Center and Education and Science Center buildings, and you will see the Liberal Arts Center on your left, opposite Reflection Lake. The McCutchan Art Center and Pace Galleries is located in the central wing on the back of the Liberal Arts Center. The driveway entrance is on the south side.
Our Mission
The mission of the Kenneth P. McCutchan Art Center/Palmina F. and Stephen S. Pace Galleries is to provide educational experiences in the visual arts to the University of Southern Indiana community and the general public.
The gallery further contributes to the education experiences at USI by providing a professional exhibition space to present the work of art majors, alumni, faculty, visiting artists and the University's permanent collection.
The gallery's mission of serving and educating the University and surrounding community in the visual arts are consistently supported by the events hosted in the space.