Lois Hetland on Panel at ICA

October 11, 6-7 pm
Program related to the exhibition
Josiah McElheny: Some Pictures of the Infinite

Lois Hetland will join Dr. David Weinberg, Professor of Astronomy, Ohio State University and collaborator on Josiah McElheny’s riveting Island Universe and other work, and  Bang Wong , Creative Director of the  Broad Institute, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University, in a discussion that explores the challenges of creating visual representations of scientific knowledge. The exchange of ideas offers a glimpse into how scientists visualize data for public consumption, and identifies similarities practiced by visual artists.

The event is free, but tickets are required.  More information here.

Visiting Artists Lecture Series at SMFA

Steve Locke recommends the Fall 2012 Visiting Artists Lecture Series at our neighbor institution,  The School of the Museum of Fine Arts.

All visiting artists will present public lectures on their practice and work. All events are free and open to the public and begin promptly at 12:30 pm. Free tickets for lectures at the MFA are available at ticket desks and kiosks.

9/20    Perry Bard (B311, SMFA)
9/25    Heide Fasnacht (Alfond Auditorium, Museum of Fine Arts)
9/27    Daniel Rich (Alfond Auditorium, Museum of Fine Arts)

10/11  Jered Sprecher (Alfond Auditorium, Museum of Fine Arts)
10/18  Tom Rankin (B311, SMFA)
10/23  Lee Boroson (Alfond Auditorium, Museum of Fine Arts)
10/30  Lucy Orta (Alfond Auditorium, Museum of Fine Arts)

11/01  Annette Lemieux (Alfond Auditorium, Museum of Fine Arts)
11/08  Andrea Geyer (B311, SMFA)
11/15  Trenton Doyle Hancock (Alfond Auditorium, Museum of Fine Arts)
11/20  Scoli Acosta (Alfond Auditorium, Museum of Fine Arts)
11/29  Lorie Novak (B311, SMFA)

Steve Locke speaking at Sackler Museum at Harvard

Saturday October 20, 2pm
Steve Locke will explore relationships between and among men in his drawings and paintings. His own interest in the exchange of looks, the privilege of looking, and the wish to be seen will inform his response to the monumental woodcut by Kerry James Marshall on view in Recent Acquisitions, Part III:  Kerry James Marshall.  Steve will share his reactions to the methods, materials, and meanings he finds in Marshall’s work and will discuss his long relationship with the artist’s oeuvre.

Trintje Jansen Exhibition

Byways
Nancy Lincoln Gallery

Beaver Country Day School

September 20 – October 11, 2012

Reception: Thursday, October 11, 5-7 pm

Retired Art Education faculty member Trintje Jansen is exhibiting recent clay relief pieces in a solo show at Beaver Country Day School, which she attended as a child.  Our MAT alumnus David Ingenthron teaches at Beaver Country Day and is the curator of the Nancy Lincoln Gallery there.  Trintje was David’s student teaching supervisor. Continue reading