WSU art museum to start two exhibitions

PULLMAN — The WSU Schnitzer Museum will open two new exhibitions April 6 with guidelines in-place for in-person visits.

“On the heels of our recent safe re-opening, we are excited to announce two new exhibitions and two new virtual programs as we complete the spring semester,” said Ryan Hardesty, executive director of the WSU Schnitzer Museum.

Museum hours are Tuesday through Friday, 1 – 4 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

The two exhibits are “MFA Thesis Exhibition” and “World Without Reason: Goya’s Los Disparates.”

“MFA Thesis Exhibition” is the culmination of fine arts student Stephanie Broussard’s work, to be featured in the museum’s Pavilion gallery. A meet-the-artist session will be held Friday, April 9 from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Later that day, the museum will host the virtual program “Livestreamed Artist’s Talk with Stephanie Broussard.” She will discuss her work which is said to experiment with the perception of space in narrative paintings.

For “World Without Reason: Goya’s Los Disparates” the museum will display the work of Spanish artist Francisco Jose de Goya y Lucientes’ (1746-1828). On April 21, the museum will feature a livestreamed lecture by Goya biographer Janis A. Tomlinson.