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2007 CALENDAR   

 

Music@Noon
The JMPT Quartet
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
University Gallery  from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

The JMPT Quartet plays an eclectic blend of instrumental music from around the world: tangos from South America, polkas from Poland, ragtime from New Orleans, Irish, Israeli, old-time popular music and more, recalling times past and far away.     MORE…

 

In Conversation: a lecture by Shona Macdonald and Sandra Matthews
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
University Gallery  4:30 pm

Painter Shona Macdonald (UMass Art Department faculty) and photographer/filmmaker Sandra Matthews (Hampshire College faculty) will offer their insights on The Impossible Landscape.     MORE…

 

The Angle of a Landscape: Readings by poets Nancy Willard and Lesle Lewis
Thursday, February 8, 2007
University Gallery  7:30 pm

The University Gallery at the Fine Arts Center, University of Massachusetts, is pleased to host a reading by nationally acclaimed poets Nancy Willard and Lesle Lewis on February 8, 2007 at 7:30 PM. This special event is organized by the University Gallery in collaboration with the Emily Dickinson Museum and the Juniper Initiative.     MORE…

 

The Experience of Color: Ann Veronica Janssens & Diana Thater
Wednesday, March 28 - Sunday, June 3, 2007
University Gallery  

This exhibition brings together for the first time the work of two internationally acclaimed artists, Ann Veronica Janssens (Belgium) and Diana Thater (U.S.), who utilize colored light, in the form of luminous projections and video installations, as their art’s medium.     MORE…

 

The Experience of Color: Ann Veronica Janssens & Diana Thater
Opening Reception
Wednesday, March 28, 2007
University Gallery  from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Opening Reception for The Experience of Color: Ann Veronica Janssens & Diana Thater     MORE…

 

Unforeseen
Jean Marie Casbarian, Susan Jahoda, Jenny Perlin
Wednesday, March 28 - Sunday, April 15, 2007
University Gallery  from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Videos by three artists who are Five College faculty.     MORE…

 

In Conversation
Jean Marie Casbarian, Susan Jahoda, Jenny Perlin
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
University Gallery  from 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm

The artists discuss their work. Reception to follow.     MORE…

 

Curatorial Roundtable
Thursday, April 5, 2007
University Gallery  from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Alumni museum directors and curators in discussion: Steven Kern, William Benton Museum, UConn, CT; Mark Mitchell, National Academy Museum, NYC; Elizabeth Thomas, Berkeley Museum, CA     MORE…

 

Music @ Noon
Chris Buono / cB3
Wednesday, April 18, 2007
University Gallery  from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

These musicians stretch the boundaries of the classic jazz organ trio to a new, unique level. Chris Buono on guitar, Beau Sasser on Hammond A-100, Tom Arey on drums.     MORE…

 

What Is Love: Selections from the Permanent Collection
Curated by Julie Thomson, M.A. candidate, Art History '07
Thursday, April 19 - Sunday, June 3, 2007
University Gallery  

What is Love: Selections from the Permanent Collection explores love, and the related issue of loss, through works by a diverse group of artists.     MORE…

 

Opening Reception
Thursday, April 19, 2007
  from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm

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Gallery Talk
With Assistant Professor Mario Ontiveros
Thursday, April 19, 2007
University Gallery  from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm

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Gallery Talk
with Julie Thomson, curator of What Is Love
Thursday, May 3, 2007
University Gallery  from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm

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Poetry Reading
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
University Gallery  from 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm

Bob Hicok, winner of the 3rd annual Anne Halley Poetry Prize reads from his poem ‘First Do No Harm’. Reception to follow.     MORE…

 

Amherst Art Walk / UMass Art Hop
Thursday, April 5, 2007
University Gallery  from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm

On the first Thursday of every month, area galleries, studios, museums, shops and restaurants open their doors and invite you to discover the fascinating and diverse arts, culture and entertainment of the Amherst area. The University Gallery will be open featuring THE EXPERIENCE OF COLOR: Ann Veronica Janssens & Diana Thater, a show of two internationally acclaimed artists who utilize the medium of colored light, in the form of projections and video.     MORE…

 

Amherst Art Walk / UMass Art Hop
Thursday, May 3, 2007
University Gallery  from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm

On the first Thursday of every month, area galleries, studios, museums, shops and restaurants open their doors and invite you to discover the fascinating and diverse arts, culture and entertainment of the Amherst area. The University Gallery will be open featuring THE EXPERIENCE OF COLOR: Ann Veronica Janssens & Diana Thater, a show of two internationally acclaimed artists who utilize the medium of colored light, in the form of projections and video.     MORE…

 

Art Incubators
Contemporary Art Circle trip to NYC
Saturday, April 28, 2007
  from 7:30 am to 9:00 pm

Contemporary Art Circle trip to galleries in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and Chelsea, NYC . Focusing on emerging artists being showcased in innovative spaces.     MORE…

 

Ex Libris: Matthew Higgs and Peter Wüthrich
Wednesday, September 26 - Sunday, December 9, 2007
University Gallery, Fine Arts Center, UMass Amherst  

Ex Libris: Matthew Higgs and Peter Wüthrich is an exhibition that brings together two internationally acclaimed contemporary artists, Matthew Higgs (UK) and Peter Wüthrich (Switzerland), who explore the book as “found” conceptual art and sculptural form. This exhibition coincides with BookMarks, a region-wide celebration of the book sponsored by Museums10 in fall 2007.     MORE…

 

Opening Reception
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
University Gallery  from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

You are cordially invited to the Opening Reception of Ex Libris: Matthew Higgs and Peter Wüthrich.     MORE…

 

In Conversation
Matthew Higgs and Peter Wüthrich
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
University Gallery  from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm

You are cordially invited to a pre-opening conversation with the artists.     MORE…

 

Carolyn Webb: Dialogue with a Collection
Wednesday, September 26 - Sunday, November 4, 2007
University Gallery, Fine Arts Center  

This exhibition is the first in a series in which artists are invited to integrate their own works with pieces they select from the University Gallery’s permanent collection.     MORE…

 

Opening Reception
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
University Gallery  from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

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Gallery Talk
Carolyn Webb and Gloria Russell
Wednesday, October 10 2007
University Gallery  from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Carolyn Webb and Gloria Russell, art critic, discuss the artist's work. Reception to follow.     MORE…

 

Titles
an exhibition of Artists' book works
Wednesday, October 24 - Sunday, November 25 2007
Amherst Books, Main Street Amherst  

An exhibition of Artists’ book works, organized by the Toronto-based WayUpWayDown collective, sponsored by the University Gallery and Amherst Books.     MORE…

 

Opening Reception
Wednesday, October 24 2007
Amherst Books, 8 Main Street, Amherst, MA  from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm

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Opening Reception
Wednesday, November 28 2007
University Gallery  from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm

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Gallery Talk
By Rebecca Karp (M.A. '08), curator
Wednesday, November 28 2007
University Gallery  from 5:00 pm to 5:30 pm

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Amherst Art Walk/UMass Art Hop
Thursday, October 4, 2007
University Gallery  from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Starting Thursday, October 4th, 5-7 pm, the University Gallery will extend its hours and resume its involvement with the monthly downtown Amherst art event that promotes the town's artistic and cultural life.     MORE…

 

Amherst Art Walk/UMass Art Hop
Thursday, November 1 2007
University Gallery  from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Starting Thursday, October 4th, 5-7 pm, the University Gallery will extend its hours and resume its involvement with the monthly downtown Amherst art event that promotes the town's artistic and cultural life.     MORE…

 

Amherst Art Walk/UMass Art Hop
Thursday, December 6 2007
University Gallery  from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Starting Thursday, October 4th, 5-7 pm, the University Gallery will extend its hours and resume its involvement with the monthly downtown Amherst art event that promotes the town's artistic and cultural life.     MORE…

 

Lecture by Julius Lester
in conjunction with Books Out Loud Week
Friday, October 12 2007
University Gallery  from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Julius Lester, author and retired professor, will speak on "The Place of Books in Our Lives".     MORE…

 

Poetry (Fiction) Reading
A reading by Joanna Scott
Thursday, October 4, 2007
University Gallery  from 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm

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Fiction Reading
A reading by Sam Michel
Thursday, November 8 2007
University Gallery  from 8:00 pm to 9:00 pm

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Gallery Talk by Loretta Yarlow
In conjunction with Carolyn Webb: Dialogue with a Collection and Ex Libris: Matthew Higgs and Peter Wüthrich
Sunday, November 4 2007
  2:30 pm

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Chaos Theory Dance
Paper Dances: Text Your Eyes
Wednesday, November 14 2007
University Gallery  from 7:30 pm to 8:10 pm

With their usual flair for zaniness and whacky comedy, combined with supercool moves and references to science and astronomy, Chaos Theory Dance will once again visit the University Gallery, in Paper Dances: Text Your Eyes.     MORE…

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