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About two dozen framed artworks on loan from The Melville Society are part of a concurrent exhibition at the Alexey von Schlippe Gallery of Art from now through June 19
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Open Air 2025 is the Alexey von Schlippe Gallery’s fifth annual exhibition of outdoor sculpture displayed along the shoreline path at UConn Avery Point.
Open Air 2025 is the Alexey von Schlippe Gallery’s fifth annual exhibition of outdoor sculpture displayed along the shoreline path at UConn Avery Point.
Melville, like Ishmael “swam through libraries and sailed through oceans” in pursuit of the whale. Oceanic Melville is an art exhibition created by the Alexey von Schlippe Gallery to support the 14th International Melville Society Conference.
Open Air 2025 is the Alexey von Schlippe Gallery’s fifth annual exhibition of outdoor sculpture displayed along the shoreline path at UConn Avery Point.