SSCC Presents Candee Basford Art Show

The Learning Resources Center (LRC), located on the south campus of the Southern State Community College, is pleased to announce an art exhibit and reception featuring local artist Candee Basford, of Seaman. This event is free and open to the public.

The Candee Basford Exhibit is now on display in the LRC until June 14. Basford will host an Art Speaks reception in the LRC on Wed., April 16, beginning at 6 p.m. and concluding at 8 p.m. Another reception will be held on Thurs., April 17, from 2 – 4 p.m. for those unable to attend on Wednesday evening. The purpose of the reception is to allow the public to meet with Basford and discuss her work.

Basford, a former SSCC student, became interested in art five years ago while studying for her graduate degree in adult education at Antioch McGregor University. As a student there, she learned that art is a form of qualitative research and she began her artistic inquiry into the nature and meaning of experiences. She developed a method that relied upon a combination of inquiry, journaling, fabric patterns, watercolors, and words; a process she uses today. The final results are abstract paintings that reveal qualities, conditions and relationships that underlie a fundamental question, experience, or concern.

Basford’s first series of paintings, which she completed while studying with SSCC’s James Werline, will also be featured during the exhibit. The series chronicles lessons learned about oppression, social justice, and community on a life journey with her daughter. These paintings are also featured in Basford’s book, We Dance Together, A Painted Essay about My Education with Katie.

This is a must see event where attendees can enjoy good food, great art, and lots of fun. For more information about the artist and her work, please visit www.candeebasford.com. Questions concerning the exhibit, and available viewing times, may be directed to Mary Ayres at 1-800-628-7722, ext. 3681.

Pictured above is one of Basford’s paintings, titled “Opening our Hearts to Each Other.”

Pictured above is another painting by Basford, titled “A Woman's Way of Knowing."