Decorative collage of the artworks in the "Flash Forward Permanent Collection" including four photogravures by Robert Mapplethorpe, and various artworks gifted from Gordon “Flash” and Elizabeth Sprague's personal collection

PSC recognizes supporters for artwork donations

Pensacola State recently honored patrons who donated art to the College’s Flash Forward Permanent Collection in the Charles W. Lamar Studio. The honorees ─ Susan Voss, who gifted the College four Robert Mapplethorpe photogravures, and Gordon “Flash” and Elizabeth Sprague – were recognized at the “Flash Forward: In-Kind Donor Event” on Sept. 26 in the Lamar Lecture Hall of the Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts.

Decorative image of illustration of an adobe-styled building within a frame within multiple frames with text: Flash Forward

Flash Forward

This exhibition showcases a curated selection of artworks generously donated to the Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts. Location: Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts, Bldg. 15 (Switzer Gallery) Exhibition Viewing: August 21 – May 10, 2024

Decorative flyer of photo of an empty classroom with text: Annual Faculty Exhibition The Visual Arts Department at Pensacola State College presents: 2023 Annual Faculty Exhibition Show & Tell [2] Anna Lamar Switzer Center logo graphic PSC logo graphic

2023 Annual Faculty Exhibition

Show & Tell! [2] reveals a collection of artworks created by the faculty of the Visual Arts Department at Pensacola State College. The artworks will be on display in the Switzer Gallery from August 21 through October 6, 2023. On August 29 at 5:00 p.m. in Lecture Hall 1590, Artist Introductions will be provided, and…

Ryann Makenzie Salter pictured with President Ed Meadows and Chelsea Weaver next to Salter’s photo, “Sunset on the Line”

Graphic design student’s ‘Golden Hour’ photo selected for 2023 President’s Choice Award

‘Sunset on the Line’ hangs in Barfield Administration Building A golden hour sunset photograph captured by a Pensacola State College student now graces the Barfield Administration Building’s second-floor lobby. Ryann Makenzie Salter, a graphic design major, snapped the image of the sun setting on the Gulf of Mexico from the roof of the Flora-Bama Lounge,…

Decorative poster of ceramic artwork with text: Chris Gustin Visiting Artist Lecture Series February 16, 2023 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm Anna Lamar Switzer Center logo graphic

Visiting Artist Lecture Series: Chris Gustin

Chris Gustin, a prolific and world-renowned studio art ceramicist, is a professor emeritus at the University of Massachusetts. Gustin is an explorer of forms, a painter with fire and glazes, and a master of his materials. He takes inspiration from historical, utilitarian pottery and the subtleties of the human form. Gustin’s work ranges from functional…