{"id":149478,"date":"2022-10-19T16:54:40","date_gmt":"2022-10-19T23:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=149478"},"modified":"2022-10-19T16:54:40","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T23:54:40","slug":"columbia-college-presents-art-exhibition-extended-through-november-18th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/?p=149478","title":{"rendered":"Columbia College Presents Art Exhibition Extended Through November 18th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Columbia, CA&#8230;\u201cPain and Beyond\u201d \u2013 a collection of oil and mixed media paintings, completed between 2011 \u2013 2018 by Columbia College Art Professor, Li Ching Accurso, is now on display through October 18th, in the Columbia College Manzanita Building Rotunda (11600 Columbia College Drive, Sonora). The upper level of the Manzanita Building is open to the public Monday \u2013 Friday from 8am to 5pm. During the period Li Ching worked on these pieces, she was experimenting with materials combined with oil, such as glitter, confetti, and fabric.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-148330\" src=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/colart22.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/colart22.jpg 356w, https:\/\/new.thepinetree.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/colart22-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The ceramics that are on display were produced between 1996 \u2013 2009, when Li Ching was continually discovering new expressive possibilities with clay.<\/p>\n<p>Li Ching began painting small watercolors in February, 2022, as a convenient medium to travel with, and a discipline for painting from observation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn all my work, I want to express strong emotions of joy, color, hope, and enthusiasm,\u201d Li Ching says.<br \/>\nA Taiwanese-American woman artist, Li Ching Accurso has served as a full-time member of the art faculty at Columbia College since 1995. She earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from UC Berkeley in Painting and was a Fulbright scholar.<br \/>\n\u201cThis is a beautiful and impressive collection of work, said Columbia College President Lena Tran. We invite the wider community to come and enjoy this exhibition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For information on the artwork, contact Li Ching Accurso at 209-588-1530 or accursol@yosemite.edu. Paintings not included in this exhibition are available for viewing and purchase. Instagram: lichingaccurso, Facebook, or lichingaccurso.weebly.com.<\/p>\n<p>WHO: Columbia College<br \/>\nWHAT: Paint and Beyond \u2013 Art Exhibition<br \/>\nAn art display showcasing work by Li Ching Accurso<br \/>\nWHERE: Manzanita Building (upper level Rotunda) at Columbia College<br \/>\nWHEN: September 19 \u2013 November 18, 2022 M-F, 8am \u2013 5pm<\/p>\n<p><i>This event repeats weekly every Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday  until 11\/19\/2022<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Columbia, CA&#8230;\u201cPain and Beyond\u201d \u2013 a collection of oil and mixed media paintings, completed between 2011 \u2013 2018 by Columbia College Art Professor, Li Ching Accurso, is now on display through October 18th, in the Columbia College Manzanita Building Rotunda (11600 Columbia College Drive, Sonora). 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