search articles:     from the issue of February 21, 2008           Kunc co-curates exhibit that compares U.S. and Egyptian print maker Contrasts in print "Meeting the Other: American and Egyptian Prints" will be on display Feb. 25 to March 7 at the Rotunda Gallery in the Nebraska Union.   "Ribbon Salad," a serigraph by Melissa Harshman.   The exhibition features work of 32 young artists - 16 each from the United States and Egypt. Matching the artists on quality and merit, the exhibit creates a platform of artistic and cultural interaction with art as the common voice. "The exhibition presents the opportunity to learn about ourselves as people across cultures and distances," said Karen Kunc, professor of art. The exhibit is curated by Kunc and Wael El Sabour El Kadar, assistant professor from El Miniya University in Egypt. Among the American artists featured is Brett Anderson, an adjunct lecturer in the UNL Department of Art and Art History. Others with UNL ties are Master of Fine Art graduates Jennifer Ghormley (2006), Tony Holmquist (2003), Kristin Martincic (2005) and Melinda Yale (2006). Victoria Goro-Rapoport, an assistant professor at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, is also included in the exhibition. The exhibit is touring the United States in 2008. It 2009, it will be presented in Egypt at the American University in Cairo and the Alexandria Bibliotheca Art Gallery in Alexandria.     "The Nile," a woodcut by Ahmed Omar. This collaborative project follows the 2005 exhibition and seminar at the American University in Cairo of "Open Expressions: Contemporary American Printmaking Art," organized by Kunc. In conjunction with the exhibition, there will be a gallery talk at 3:30 to 5 p.m., March 5 in the Rotunda Gallery. Kunc will moderate a discussion with co-curator Wael El Sabour El Kader, who was a visiting scholar at UNL from 2001 to 2003. Other participants include Anderson, international students, art graduate students Eriko Fujita, Trudie Teijink, Yinghua Zhu and assistant professor Francisco Souto. The discussion will address experiences of coming to the United States, perceptions and stereotypes of what American society offers, and how artists reveal their cultural awareness through art. For more information, contact Kunc at kkunc1@unl.edu or 472-5541. GO TO: ISSUE OF FEBRUARY 21 ARTS HEADLINES FOR FEBRUARY 21 Contrasts in print 'American Daughter' examines tribulations of presidential nominee American Life in Poetry Exhibit showcases Gao's textile work FAMILY INTERVIEW Grad work celebration is Feb. 29 'Nicholas Boylston' painting focus of Feb. 24 Sheldon lecture Ross hosts 'The String Beans' Feb. 23 Sheldon 'College Night' is Feb. 26 Theatrix productions open Feb. 21 UNL Opera opens 'Dead Man Walking' Feb. 21 Work of 30 artists featured in March 8 Art and Art History MEDICI fundraiser 733093S37917X