ArtCut 26: Exercises in Empathy: Accompaniment (Closing Reception)

About this event

Boston College is among seven premier Catholic universities in major cities worldwide selected to host an exhibition on the theme of “Exercises in Empathy.” The exhibitions are part of a global contemporary art series launched by the Catholic Universities Art Triennial (“ART CUT”), commissioned by the Dicastery for Culture and Education of the Holy See.

Boston College, the project’s exclusive North American venue, and one of three Jesuit Universities chosen to take part, will present “ART CUT BOSTON Exercises in Empathy: Accompaniment,” which opens on campus September 23 and runs through November 15 in the University’s Burns Library Board of Trustees Room. Sponsored by the Office of the Provost and the Office of Global Engagement, the exhibition is co-curated by BC Associate Professor of Studio Art, Sheila Gallagher, an interdisciplinary artist and curator whose work explores belief, grief, and our relationships with objects and memory.

Its inaugural edition, “ART CUT Exercises in Empathy,” begins on August 27 in Rio de Janeiro and expands globally. The curatorial program features emerging and established artists, challenging them to reflect on contemporary issues. Empathy is approached as a human capacity to be exercised, cultivated, and shared through artistic experience.