SPC Fine Arts Main Gallery & Hallway Gallery Space
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South Plains College Art Gallery is open weekdays, 8 AM to 4 PM and located in Christine
Devitt Fine Arts Center at 1400 EM Barnes Dr., SPC Levelland Campus
Current Exhibitions
On View Now: Boredom and Failure (v. I) by Cody Arnall
Levelland, TX – The latest exhibition by Cody Arnall, Associate Professor of Sculpture
at Texas Tech University School of Art, titled Boredom and Failure (v. I), is now on view through Friday, May 9, 2025, at the Art Gallery, Christine Devitt Fine Arts Center, South Plains College. The exhibition features a unique collection of works that challenge traditional
interpretations of art and explore the productivity found in boredom and failure.
Arnall's artist statement reveals his approach to art-making: "I mess up a lot in
the studio. I let incomplete pieces, manipulated materials, and half-baked ideas sit
for long periods of time (sometimes years) out of fear of making bad art. Out of boredom
and this weird need to make: I collect trash from the side of the road while walking
my dog, save dust from the studio floor, pick up rocks, make molds of mundane objects,
visit cemeteries, go to former nuclear test sites, and film secluded landscapes while
I sit or lay quietly. This is how I make work."
With this exhibition, Arnall aims to challenge the need to gather meaning from or
interpret art. He encourages viewers to take a moment to be lost and confused, emphasizing
that it is okay to experience art without immediate understanding. This show is the
first in a series of exhibitions exploring productivity in boredom and failure as
an art maker.
Cody Arnall was born and raised in Tulsa, OK. He received his B.F.A. in Studio Art
from Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, and his M.F.A. from Louisiana State University,
Baton Rouge. Before his appointment at Texas Tech University, Arnall spent two years
as a Full-Time Instructor at the Paducah School of Art & Design in Paducah, KY. He
is a founding member of the artist-run gallery and studio space, CO-OPt Research +
Projects in Lubbock, TX.
Arnall's recent exhibitions include Box13 Artspace and Sculpture Month Houston in
The Silos at Sawyer Yard, both in Houston. He has also shown at the University of
Notre Dame, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, Contemporary Art Museum Plainview,
Southeast Missouri State University, Axis Gallery, K Space Contemporary, CICA Museum,
Site: Brooklyn, Barrister’s Gallery, Durango Arts Center, Pump Project, Terminal 136,
Herron School of Art and Design, Brigham Young University, DEMO Project, Living Arts,
the American University Museum, and The Shed. Additionally, Arnall has participated
in residencies at Sculpture Space in Utica, NY, and Vermont Studio Center in Johnson,
VT.
Join us for an artist talk and reception on Friday, April 25, 2025, from 6 to 8 PM
at the Art Gallery, Christine Devitt Fine Arts Center, South Plains College. This
event offers an opportunity to engage with Arnall and gain insight into his creative
process.
All are open and free to the public.
Past Exhibitions
Looking at People Exhibition Showcasing Melinda Green Harvey’s Photography
South Plains College Art Gallery is proud to present Looking at People, an exhibition featuring the work of photographer Melinda Green Harvey. Harvey, a
Lubbock native, shares her journey and artistic philosophy through this debut body
of work.
Harvey reflects on her work, stating, "Photography found me, and once I embraced it,
everything changed. I have two guiding principles: always push myself to improve and
love the adventure. This show, Looking at People, represents both principles. After years of avoiding photographing people, I pushed
past my insecurities and gave it a try, expanding my photographic adventure. I'm thrilled
to debut this body of work at South Plains College’s Art Gallery. Please step in and
meet some of the people I've encountered lately. They won’t mind."
Melinda Green Harvey's photography is inspired by her father's early lessons and her
passion for capturing the beauty in imperfection. Her work focuses on the old, faded,
and ragged, striving for honesty without sentiment. Harvey's favorite days are spent
driving back roads with a camera and no destination in mind. Represented by Broadway
Contemporary Fine Arts Gallery and Charles Adams Gallery, her photography can also
be found on Instagram
@melgal and her website,
melindagreenharvey.com. She also works in Levelland at South Plains Community Action Association as a grants writer.
An artist talk and reception will be announced soon. The exhibition is on view through
Friday, March 14, 2025. All are open and free to the public.
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Experience "The Great Pivot," an exhibition at South Plains College Art Gallery, showcasing
Matt Rush's bronze sculptures. After pivoting from public speaking during the pandemic,
Rush has quickly gained recognition with his pieces selling both nationally and internationally,
including a feature at the National Ranching Heritage Center's Summer Stampede Art
Show. Running through Friday, November 15, this exhibition showcases Rush's artwork,
drawing inspiration from his upbringing in the farm and ranch life of Eastern New
Mexico. Now residing in Levelland, TX with his wife Katy, Rush creates timeless bronze
sculptures that he hopes will be cherished for generations.
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Join us for a reception with the artist from 5 to 7 PM on Tuesday, November 12, 2024.
Exhibition on view through Friday, November 15, 2024.
All are open and free to the public.
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PREOCCUPIED, an art installation
The South Plains College Fine Arts, Art Gallery presents this continuously developing installation, art that transforms the space, by
Scotty Hensler, SPC Assistant Professor of Art. His work in collaboration with Mallory
Prucha and Jude Haragan explores ideas of Levelland and the Llano Estacado through
imprints of artifacts, activities, and stories of the region's inhabitants, both human
and animal. In this installation, Scotty uses elements from the Marjorie Merriweather
Post Collection alongside broader imagery of West Texas. By bringing these together,
the work explores the continuities and changes that have imprinted on this land, both historically
and in the present day.
- Reception and LEMB musical happening, Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at 7 PM, South Plains
College Fine Arts, Art Gallery
Join us on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at 7 PM for a reception for PREOCCUPIED: Pondering overlaps and transfers across the landscape and lore of these
plains, edges, and canyons an ongoing installation work by Scotty Hensler with collaboration from Mallory Prucha,
Jude Haragan, and audience participation.
The reception will also include a musical happening in the space with
Llano Estacado Monads Band (LEMB) at 7:30 PM. The Llano Estacado Monad Band is a decentralized musical group with an
asynchronous and free-form structure, allowing for a completely collaborative and
improvised sound.
Refreshments provided. This event is free and open to the public.
The exhibition is on view now through Sunday, August 18, 2024.
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HORIZONS, Abed Monawar, Janurary 29th- February 26th, Artist Reception: Feb 22nd @5-630pm, Christine Devitt
Fine Arts Center
TTU SOA Graphic Design, Janurary 29th- Feb 26th, Christine Devitt Fine Arts Center
Students will explore various subjects in the field, such as typography, branding,
publication, interactive design, emerging technologies, and the designer's role in
creating work for the common good. https://www.depts.ttu.edu/art/programs/undergraduate/graphic-design-bfa
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Full Circle Brian "BC" Gilbert
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October 17 - November 18, 2022
SPC Fine Arts Gallery
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We welcome the wonderfully talented Brian "BC" Gilbert to our main campus!
His solo exhibition Full Circle is now on display in the main gallery at the Fine Arts Building through November 18th!
You may have seen BC's work before in Lubbock, as he is the creator of the Cowboy
Swing Band and has work on display in the Charles Adams Gallery.
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Shape of Water
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| Shape of Water features a selection of student works from Texas Tech University School of Art Professor Carol Flueckiger’s course Art, Environment. The course format is reading, writing, artmaking at the
intersection of art, environment and sustainability. Students worked with prompts
on water, overlooked landscape, deep time, hybrid self-portrait, ecocide, upcycling
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Through March 13, 2020
