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January 24, 2011 (El Cajon)--The Grossmont College Hyde Art Gallery, located on Grossmont College’s campus in El Cajon, is presenting an exhibit of 24 wall panels featuring natural materials that display rain patterns that fell on campus during the 2009-2010 rainy season. The exhibit, called “Rain Events and Related Investigations", was created by Grossmont College art faculty member Jim Wilsterman. The exhibit, which is free and open to the public, runs from January 24-February 24.
Wilsterman, who has taught art at the college since 1995, said the panels consist of natural clays, earth materials and cotton fibers, commonly used in dollar bills and filters for automobiles. The displays range from 12-inch circles to eight-foot-long panels. Some panels contain scorched leaves and vegetation from recent wildfires. He said the college’s location adjacent to Cowles Mountain can cause rainfall to vary greatly in droplet size and force.
The Hyde Art Gallery is open to the public from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Mondays and Thursdays, and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Grossmont College is located at 8800 Grossmont College Dr., in El Cajon. For information, call (619) 644-7299, or visit www.grossmont/edu/artgallery. For driving directions and a campus map, visit www.grossmont.edu.
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