A generous gift, West Coast graphic design, comic art
and the opening of a new gallery highlight the art department's
fall schedule.
Work from international artists, as well as EMU students,
will be showcased in two galleries this year. The new 1,500-square-foot
University Art Gallery, located on the main floor of the
new Student Center, will host its first exhibit this November.
Ford Gallery will remain open in addition to the new gallery.
"The art department's Artists and Exhibitions Committee
dedicated the past 15 months to planning and preparing
a schedule of gallery-related activities for the 2006-07
academic year," said Larry Newhouse, gallery program director. "The
result is a dynamic program, designed to meet the needs
of our student body as well as educate and entertain our
campus community. I am looking forward to an exciting year
of outstanding art in both the Ford Gallery and the new
University Gallery."
The fall exhibition schedule includes:
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"Quiet Reflection," a painting by
Itzchak Tarkay, will be one of
approximately
30 pieces on display
at "The Gifts of Art Exhibition" at
Ford Gallery
Sept. 11-Oct. 13. |
"The Gifts of Art Exhibition" is
scheduled Sept. 11-Oct. 13 at Ford Gallery. In April 2006,
the Eastern Michigan University Art Department became the
recipient of 635 pieces of contemporary artwork. This unique
gift was made through the generosity of a Michigan businessman.
The collection includes lithographs, silkscreen prints
and etchings from internationally renowned artists such
as Itzchak Tarkay, Jamie Wyeth, Barbara Wood and Carol
Jablonsky. This exhibition of 30 works was selected from
the collection to represent the type and quality of artwork
that is available to the University community as a result
of this gift. A reception is scheduled Monday, Sept. 11,
4-6 p.m., at Ford Gallery.
"HyperFlux: Work from CalArts 1999-2004" consists
of 35 mixed media/silkscreen posters designed by students
in the California Institute of Arts graphic design program.
The exhibition, scheduled Oct. 17-Nov. 22, includes award
winning and internationally exhibited posters that give
a snapshot of contemporary West Coast design. Alumni from
this cohort of CalArts graduates now work in design firms
in New York, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Austin, Frankfurt
and Bremen, Germany; and Bangkok, Thailand. Jennifer McKnight,
assistant professor at the University of Missouri, St.
Louis, curated the exhibition. A reception is scheduled
Tuesday, Oct. 17, 4-6 p.m., at Ford Gallery.
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COMIC ART RETURNS: "Leapin' Lizards:
Comic
Art Returns to EMU," is the
inaugural exhibiton
of EMU's new
University Art Gallery, located in
the
new student center. The exhibition,
which includes
editorial cartoons, comic
strips, comic books,
manga (Japanese
comics) and graphic novels, is
scheduled
Nov. 6-Jan. 12. |
"Leapin' Lizards: Comic Art Returns to EMU" is
the inaugural exhibition of EMU's new University Art Gallery.
The third in a series of shows at EMU of original comic
art, "Leapin'
Lizards" celebrates the artistry, vitality and imagination
of those who devote their careers to writing and drawing
cartoons and comics. Encompassing a vast array of subjects,
themes and styles, the exhibition is international in scope
and comprised of both historical and contemporary examples.
Instead of just experiencing these works in reproduction,
visitors to the show will be able to see the actual art
of panel and editorial cartoons, comic strips, comic books,
manga (Japanese comics) and graphic novels. The exhibition
runs Nov. 6-Jan. 12, with a reception Monday, Nov. 6, 4-6
p.m. In addition to the exhibition, a symposium is scheduled
Thursday, Nov. 9, 7-9 p.m., in the EMU Student Center Auditorium.
The symposium will feature a panel of comics professionals,
who will discuss their careers in this field and comment
on the "Leapin' Lizards" exhibition.
In addition to the exhibitions, three lectures by prominent
artists and art historians are scheduled this semester:
Jason Wright, artist, teacher and curator, will present "Making
Art in the Margins: 'Outsider' and 'Self-Taught Artists,'" Tuesday,
Sept. 19, 5 p.m., Halle Library Auditorium. Wright developed
Swipple.com, an alternative online exhibit space that features
artwork from a wide variety of artists and has sponsored
exhibits in New York, Ypsilanti and San Francisco.
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BLING BANTER: Art
historian Lyneise Williams
presents a lecture, "What
About Bling? Considering
Hip-Hop Jewelry,"
Tuesday, Oct. 24, 7 p.m.,
in the Halle Library
Auditorium. |
Michael Worthington, graphic designer and co-director
of the graphic design program at CalArts, will speak Tuesday,
Oct. 17, 5 p.m., Ford Gallery. Worthington, a graduate
of the CalArts program, has had writing and award-winning
visual work published in numerous international and national
publications.
Lyneise Williams, art historian, presents "What
About Bling? Considering Hip-Hop Jewelry," Tuesday, Oct. 24,
7 p.m., Halle Library Auditorium. Williams is a professor
at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and specializes
in African art, African-American art, Latin American art,
art of the African Diaspora and museum studies.
Four graduate thesis exhibitions are scheduled Nov. 27-Dec.
15 in Ford Gallery.
All exhibits and lectures are free. The Ford Gallery and
University Art Gallery hours are Monday and Thursday, 10
a.m.-5 p.m.; Tuesday and Wednesday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; and
Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. For more information
about exhibits or lectures, call 487-0465.
