March 2, 2006 -- The opening reception for “horizons,” the spring show at the Bradbury Gallery in Fowler Center, 201 Olympic Drive, on the campus of Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, will be Thursday, March 9, at 5 p.m.

The exhibition, which continues through Saturday, April 15, will feature numerous works of art that depict or make reference to the horizon line.

As one artist, Leslie Furlong, states, “Located where the earth and sky meet, the horizon is seen as a variable constant.” This is especially true in this exhibition as all works of art will be hung, placed or projected onto a continuous line that rings the gallery.

Included in the exhibition are 26 regionally, nationally and internationally-recognized artists. Four of these artists, Roger Carlisle, Tom Chaffee, Gayle Pendergrass and John Salvest, all professors at ASU, live and work in Jonesboro. Additional works by artists such as Janine Antoni, Will Barnet, Federico Castellon, Donna Conlon, Ralston Crawford, Leslie Furlong and Keith Jacobshagen promise a diverse exhibition consisting of a wide range of techniques and styles.

Antoni’s large projection depicts the artist tightrope walking along the horizon line of a beach in her home town in the Bahamas. Antoni creates an interesting tension by performing the stressful action of the tightrope walk over the bucolic environment of the rolling waves. Conversely, the rhythm of the waves create a movement that is at once soothing and distracting as it throws off the balance of the tightrope walker.

Castellon became engaged in the study of modern artists after he had gained a mastery of realism. Evident in the work is an influence by the Surrealist and Modernist movement of the 1920s and 1930s. He knew the work of its exponents and leaders, especially, Salvador Dali.

Conlon’s Espectros Urbanos (Urban Phantoms) was included in the 2005 Venice Bienniale. It begins with a view of the skyline of the wealthy sector of Panamá City, as seen over a concrete post on a sidewalk. One at a time, small pieces of garbage, such as plastic and metal soda caps, matchboxes, and gum boxes, stack up on the concrete base, building a new colorful skyline, which mimics and obstructs the actual one.

Furlong’s DVD projection takes a journey, providing a traveler’s perspective. She says of her work, “as a consequence of the velocity with which we travel, our depth of field is subverted. This shift in perspective occurs when we move at high speeds, where what appears in close range seems blurred and indefinable while what appears in the distance remains clear.”

Jacobshagen has been painting the light and space of the Midwestern plains for 32 years. Since moving to Nebraska in 1968 he has concentrated on the landscape within a 60-mile radius of Lincoln. Working partly in the field and partly in the studio, he paints images that visually define the vastness and light that are a part of the flatlanders' spirit and experience.

The exhibition was organized by the Bradbury Gallery. Assistance with the exhibition was provided by David Lusk Gallery in Memphis, Rudolph Projects in Houston, Morgan Lehman Gallery in New York City and Kiechel Fine Arts in Lincoln, Nebraska. Major assistance was provided by the Arkansas Arts Center and Thom Hall.

Gallery hours are noon to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, and 2 - 5 p.m. on Sundays. The exhibition is admission-free and open to the public. The exhibition will be closed during ASU Spring Break, March 18 - 26.

For more details, please contact the Bradbury Gallery at 870-972-3471 or Les Christensen at 870-972-3471 or at lchristensen@astate.edu.