Biographical and Historical Note

Wake Forest University's START Gallery provides local college and university students with an opportunity to gain experience and skills in the visual arts field by providing a venue in which high quality student art at reasonable prices. Founded in 2009, START Gallery is the only year-round venue for viewing, discussing, and purchasing student works of visual art in the Winston-Salem area. An initiative of Wake Forest University, START Gallery presents 12-15 exhibitions per year featuring Wake Forest University undergraduates and alumni. Most of the art work displayed in START Gallery is generated through studio course work and is a product of close instruction by members of Wake Forest University's studio art faculty. START Gallery is managed by a recent graduate serving in a one-year fellowship position and staffed by undergraduate students.

Collection Overview

This collection documents exhibits at and the administration of Wake forest University's START Gallery. Materials include an article, publicity postcards, artists' statements, exhibit compact discs, budget materials, and promotional materials, dated roughly 2010-2016.

This collection is arranged into two series: 1. Gallery materials; and 2. Exhibit posters. Series 1 is arranged alphabetically and Series 2 is arranged chronologically.

Collection Inventory

• Administrative and marketing materials (2010-2016)
  • Cassidy, Erin: Lineaments booklet (circa 2010-2016) box 1 folder 5
  • Clippings and marketing materials (circa 2010-2014) box 1 folder 6
  • Gallery overview document and budget (2014) box 1 folder 8
  • "Green: It's not only a color, its a movement" exhibit materials (circa 2012) box 1 folder 7
  • Keely, Marcus, "The Work of Art," Wake Forest Magazine  (2012) box 1 folder 1
  • Promotional material (circa 2016) box 1 folder 4
  • Publicity postcards (2013) box 1 folder 2
  • Student Advisory Committee information sheets (circa 2011) box 1 folder 9
  • Sustainability Show artists' statements and notes  (circa 2011-2013) box 1 folder 3
  • Website designs (circa 2010-2011) box 1 folder 10
  • Zalimeni, Kelsey: exhibit CD (2011) box 1 folder 11
• Exhibit posters (2011-2019)
  • Corner of the Room (2011 February 1-12) box 2 oversize 1
  • Loose Change (3) (2011 March 29-April 9) box 2 oversize 1
  • New Works in the Student Collection (circa 2011-2019 August 25-September 19) box 2 oversize 2
  • Rattling Cage (circa 2011-2019 November 10) box 2 oversize 1
  • Evolution Through the Aperture (2) (2012 April 10-28) box 2 oversize 2
  • "tion" [phonetic symbols] (2) (2012 November 15-December 1) box 2 oversize 1
  • Let It Show! (red) (3) (2012 December 4) box 2 oversize 1
  • The Art of Bookmaking (2013 January 22-February 9) box 2 oversize 2
  • My Bogeyman Life (2) (2013 February 12-March 2) box 2 oversize 1
  • From Self to Other II (2) (2013 March 5-30) box 2 oversize 1
  • Der Lauf der Dinge (2013 March 26) box 2 oversize 1
  • Touched/Screened (2013 April 2-20) box 2 oversize 1
  • Summer Selections (3) (2013 June 5-September 7) box 2 oversize 2
  • New Works in the Student Collection (3) (2013 September 10-28) box 2 oversize 2
  • Image as Word/Word as Image (3) (2013 October 19-November 19) box 2 oversize 2
  • The Night of the Hunter (3) (2013 November 20) box 2 oversize 1
  • Let it Show! (blue) (3) (2013 December 4) box 2 oversize 1
  • 5 and Under: Meaghan Steele and Leigh Anne White (2014 February 9-25) box 2 oversize 2
  • 5 and Under: Jessie Vogel and Robert Cox (3) (2014 April 1-26) box 2 oversize 2
  • No Clock to Kill (2) (2014 September 17-October 3) box 2 oversize 2
  • Let It Show! (red) (3) (2014 December 2) box 2 oversize 1
  • Filtered Through Nature (2015 January 20-February 7) box 2 oversize 1
  • 5 and Under: Lucy Zimmerman/Sarah Dunham (blue) (2015 February 10-28) box 2 oversize 1
  • 5 and Under: Lucy Zimmerman/Sarah Dunham (black) (2) (2015 February 10-28) box 2 oversize 1
  • Living Landscapes (3) (2015 March 3-29) box 2 oversize 2
  • Les Femmes (2015 March 31-April 17) box 2 oversize 1
  • PAPERmade Exchange Exhibition (2015 May 5-29) box 2 oversize 2
  • Design is ___ (3) (2015 September 22-October 9) box 2 oversize 2
  • From Chamba (3) (2015 October 13-30) box 2 oversize 1
  • Living Landscapes (2015 March 3-29) box 2 oversize 2
  • Les Femmes (2015 March 31-April 17) box 2 oversize 1
  • Summer Selections: STARTist Group Show (2015 July 25-August 24) box 2 oversize 2
  • Filtered Through Nature (2015 January 10-February 7) box 2 oversize 1
  • From Box to Wall (3) (2016 March 29-April 17) box 2 oversize 2
  • New Works in the John P. Anderson Student Collection (2019 August 1-September 6) box 2 oversize 2
  • START@10 (2) (2019 September 16-October 11) box 2 oversize 2
  • No-shows: exhibition of infrequently seen works (2) (2019 October 14-November 2) box 2 oversize 2

Summary Information

Repository

Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives

Title

Academic Departments. Art Department. START Gallery Records

ID

RG16.2.2

Date [inclusive]

circa 2010-2019

Extent

1.21 Linear Feet  1 half-document box, 1 oversized box

Administrative Information

Publication Information

Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives

Revision Description

 Revised by Finley Turner 2020 January

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for use. 

Copyright Notice

The nature of the WFU Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The Archives and Special Collections of ZSR Library claims only physical ownership of most materials. The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to the U.S. Copyright Law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source. 

Preferred Citation

Academic Departments. Art Department. START Gallery (RG16.2.2), Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections and Archives, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA. 

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