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DCC Will Feature Student Artwork in January ’07
Release Date December 13, 2006
Dutchess Community College’s first art exhibit of the new semester at will feature student work created in the Fall of 2006. The show, with approximately 100 selected works of art, will run Tuesday, January 16 through Friday, February 9 at the Mildred I. Washington Art Gallery at the main campus in Poughkeepsie. An artists’ reception will be held Thursday, January 18 from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. For information,
contact Gallery Director Lynn Palumbo at (845) 431-8000 ext. 3982 or email palumbo@sunydutchess.edu.
The exhibit will showcase the entire range of classes offered through the College’s 
Commercial Art Program, part of DCC’s Department of Performing, Visual Arts, and Communications. Featured will be traditional works from courses in drawing, two-dimensional design, three dimensional design, layout and typography, black and white photography, and ceramics. Digital work will be well-represented, too, with classes in vector design and illustration (using Adobe Illustrator), designing with digital imagery (Adobe Photoshop), and color digital photography.
Susan Poulakis, Chair of DCC’s Commercial Art program, noted that the College currently offers an Associate in Applied Science degree in Commercial Art. The program was originally meant for students who wanted to go directly into the workforce after
two years of college. But the goals of students have changed over the years, said Poulakis. Now, most DCC art majors plan to transfer to four-year institutions. The art program is evolving to meet those needs, and is in the approval stages for a new program in Fine and Applied Arts.
The DCC art program attracts a wide range of people, from traditional-age college students to those in the workforce who want to hone their skills and develop a portfolio. Many, Poulakis said, want to have a good art foundation experience close to home.