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2008 CALENDAR   

 

Of People and Places
Wednesday, September 24 - Sunday, December 14
University Gallery  

This exhibition combines work by young, emerging artists with work by those who are more internationally renowned.     MORE…

 

Opening Reception:
Of People and Places
Wednesday, September 24
University Gallery  from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Opening reception for the exhibition: "Of People and Places"     MORE…

 

SALON 08/09
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SALON O8/09 offers patrons, artists, and gallery-goers an opportunity to engage in such dialogues at our three venues on a rotating basis.     MORE…

 

Panel Discussion
Photographers Yto Barrada, Cuny Janssen, and John Riddy, discuss their work in the context of the exhibition "Of People and Places"; moderated by guest curator Gregory Salzman
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
  from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm

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In Conversation
A discussion on the work of Bethan Huws
Wednesday, February 27 2008
University Gallery  from 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm

A discussion on the work of Bethan Huws and how it relates to trends in contemporary thought.     MORE…

 

Poetry Reading
Thursday, February 28 2008
University Gallery  from 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm

Anne Halley Poetry Prize Reading: Ralph Black     MORE…

 

SYMPOSIUM:
Art in the Public Sphere: Singular Works, Plural Possibilities
Friday, April 25 2008
Student Union Ballroom  from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm

This day-long symposium will bring together architects, artists, curators, scholars and landscape artists to examine the complexities and challenges of producing work in and about the public domain.     MORE…

 

JURIED EXHIBITION:
Art in the Public Sphere: Singular Works, Plural Possibilities
Friday, April 25 - Saturday, May 24 2008
University Gallery  

A juried exhibition of proposed public art projects intended for self-appointed places explores contemporary trends and applies new ideas to the field of public art.     MORE…

 

"In Conversation"
Tanya Fernando (English Dept.), Susan Jahoda (Art Dept.), Richard Wilkie, (Geography Dept.), will meet to discuss works in the exhibition "Of People and Places".
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
  5:00 pm

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APEarts
Artists Ali Osborn, Raphael Griswold, and Edward O'Connor in conversation with Gloria Russell
Sunday, November 16, 2008
  

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Karen Dolmanisth: Life Lines of Connection and Continuity
Saturday, October 4 - Tuesday, October 14
Isle of View & FAC outdoor north atrium, on-site of the sculpture project  

Karen Dolmanisth's time-based installation is well suited to its location on the Umass campus pond's "Isle of View". Her accumulative and performance-based modes of thinking create a ritual in progress, as the artist continues to add to the installation over the course of one week this fall. Art-making itself becomes the ritual with its final shape exemplifying an incremental, open-ended exploration of natural material-intensive art forms.     MORE…

 

Closing Reception
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
  5:00 pm

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Bethan Huws Opening Reception
Wednesday, February 6 2008
University Gallery  from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm

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In Conversation
Bethan Huws and exhibition curator Gregory Salzman
Wednesday, February 6 2008
University Gallery  from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm

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