Events
William Wendt, (1865-1946), An Echo of the Past, c. 1917,
courtesy of The Irvine Museum
MARCH
Wednesday, March 6, noon-1 p.m.
Art Break:What Sustains us Culturally?
Dr. Tom Kelly, Chief Sustainability Officer and Founding Director of the Sustainability Institute, UNH, and Meghan Howey, Assistant Professor of Anthropology and the Culture and Sustainability Faculty Fellow, UNH,discuss the role of the arts and humanities in our quest for creating a healthy and sustainable lifestyle. Works in the current exhibitions, Sacred Landscapes of Peru:
The Photographs of Carl Austin Hyatt and California Impressionism, Paintings from The Irvine Museum will be used as reference points for an examination of how we maintain and foster our cultural heritage amidst our changing social, economic, and physical environments.
Thursday, March 7, 10 a.m.
Dance Performance
Students from the Choreography class, Department of Theatre and Dance, present their interpretations of works on view in California Impressionism, Paintings from The Irvine Museum. Led by Gay Nardone, professor, Department of Theatre and Dance, UNH.
Wednesday, March 20, noon-1 p.m., Rm. A219, PCAC
Art Break: Slide Lecture
Like A Beam of Light Reflected Through a Prism: The Californian Missions
Hetty Startup, lecturer, Department of Art and Art History, UNH, presents a slide lecture on the architectural style of the Spanish colonial missions as viewed in American Impressionist landscape paintings on view in the current exhibition, California Impressionism, Paintings from The Irvine Museum.
Thursday, March 21, 5-6:30 p.m.
Campus Art Walk: Museum of Art, University of New Hampshire Museum, and the Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics Courtyard
Tour current exhibitions and newly installed public art with Museum curators Kristina Durocher, and Dale Valena, and UNH Campus Architect, Douglas Bencks. Begins at MOA.
Carl Austin Hyatt, Don Maximo, Keeper of the Rainbow Lagoon
2000, platinum print, 5 1/8" x 6 7/8", courtesy of the artist
Saturday, March 23, 2 p.m.
Discussion: Andean Ceremonial Celebrations
Carl Austin Hyatt and Hillary S. Webb, Ph.D., discuss the practices of Andean and shamatic ceremonies, rituals, and offerings. The ancient knowledge of how to honor and connect with the spirits of the land and the unseen world are very much alive in Peru. This will be a demonstration and discussion of these traditional ways of relating to the sacred. Hyatt's work is on view in the current exhibition, Sacred Landscapes of Peru:
The Photographs of Carl Austin Hyatt.
Hyatt has been photographing on the seacoast for more than 25 years. He has bodies of work concentrating on portriature, the figure and the natural world. His experiences with the natural world led him to explore how indigenous cultures see and understand the world. He has investigated indigenous traditions on four continents but has been most drawn to the high Andean traditions of southern Peru. This body of work is the result of more than 20 excursions in Peru since 1998. His work is in major museum collection such as the Currier Museum, The Smithsonian Museum, The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and many private collections around the world. He is a 1996 MacDowell Colony Fellow. He teaches indigenous and shamanic principles of energy, awareness and perception internationally.
Hillary S. Webb, PhD., is an anthropologist, author, and former managing editor of Anthropology of Consciousness, the peer-reviewed journal of the Society for the Anthropology of Consciousness. Having received her undergraduate degree in Journalism from New York University, Dr. Webb went on to earn an MA in Consciousness Studies from Goddard College and a PhD in Psychology from Saybrook University. She is the author of Yanantin and Masintin in the Andean World: Complementary Dualism in Modern Peru, Traveling between the Worlds, and Exploring Shamanism. She lives in Southern Maine. For more information, visit www.hillaryswebb.com
Benjamin Chambers Brown, The Joyous Garden,
c. 1910, private collection, courtesy of The Irvine Museum.
Wednesday, March 27, noon-1 p.m.
Art Break: Video Contest Presentations and Winner Announcement
The Museum of Art, in collaboration with the Sustainability Institute, present the winner of the 2013 video contest in which students were asked to respond to the question "What Sustains Us?"
Saturday, March 30, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Family Program: Draw On!
Back by popular demand! This annual program is a wonderful hands-on, creatively inspired event for children and their families. Emphasizing drawing as a medium for learning, expression, and developing ideas, this free-form and observational drawing program encourages imagination and exploration.
This program is offered in collaboration with the Durham Public Library. The Draw On! program was designed by The Aldrich Museum in Ridgefield, CT.
April
Friday, April 12, 6-8 p.m.
Opening Reception: 2013 Senior B.A. and B.F.A. Exhibition & 2013 M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition (I)
The 2013 Senior B.A. and B.F.A. Exhibition celebrates the achievements of the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Fine Arts degree candidates from the Department of Art and Art History, UNH, including: Kathleen Brewster (drawing and painting); Sarah Alice Brewster (drawing and printmaking);Cara M. Copeland (painting); Mary Alice Duke (ceramics); Addie Fisher (photography); Emily Holland (ceramics); Sophia Lupi (photography); Loren Marple (painting); Samuel Rheaume (painting); Paige L. Smith (painting); Sarah Archer (ceramics);and Brenna Thompson (photography).
The 2013 M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition (I) showcases the works of Samantha Jorgensen and Abigail Wamboldt, candidates for the Master of Fine Arts degree in painting from the Department of Art and Art History, UNH.
Wednesday, April 17, noon-1 p.m.
Art Break: Gallery Talk
2013 M.F.A. degree candidates from the Department of Art and Art History, UNH, Samantha Jorgensen and Abigail Wamboldt, discuss their works on view in the 2013 M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition (I).
Wednesday, April 24, noon-2 p.m.
Art Break: Gallery Talk
2013 B.F.A. degree candidates from the Department of Art and Art History, UNH, who are also participating in the UNH Undergraduate Research Conference, The Naked Arts - Creativity Exposed! program, discuss their works on view in the 2013 Senior B.A. and B.F.A. Exhibition.
Thursday, April 25, 12:45-2 p.m.
Art Break: Gallery Talk
2013 B.F.A. degree candidates from the Department of Art and Art History, UNH, discuss their works on view in the 2013 Senior B.A. and B.F.A. Exhibition.
MAY
Friday, May 3, 6-8 p.m.
Opening Reception: 2013 M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition (II)
The 2013 M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition (II) showcases the works of Kathleen Hall and Elizabeth Kelley, candidates for the Master of Fine Arts degree in painting from the Department of Art and Art History, UNH.
Wednesday, May 8, noon-2 p.m.
Art Break: Gallery Talk
2013 B.F.A. degree candidates from the Department of Art and Art History, UNH, discuss their works on view in the 2013 Senior B.A. and B.F.A. Exhibition.
Wednesday, May 15, noon-2 p.m.
Art Break: Gallery Talk
2013 M.F.A. degree candidates from the Department of Art and Art History, UNH, Kathleen Hall and Elizabeth Kelley, discuss their works on view in the 2013 M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition (II).
