Even the most discerning art critic would be hard-pressed
not to find something of interest at University Art and
Ford galleries this fall.
Guest artists this year include a printmaker whose art
doubles as social commentary; a self-taught independent
zine publisher and a collection from Swipple, an online
art gallery. The Eastern Michigan University Art Department's
lineup also includes visiting speakers, a watercolor show
and a mix of exhibits from Eastern Michigan University
faculty and students, including the Annual Juried Art Show.
"This is a very eclectic year, from Tom Vorhees' "The
Beer Lady" appropriation art, to the fine art of the Michigan
water colorists," said Larry Newhouse, gallery program
director. "(Our goal is to) inundate the University community
with visual art for the school year."
Patron numbers have doubled in the last year since the
University Art Gallery at the Student Center came on line
to add to the existing gallery space at Ford Gallery, Newhouse
said.
Fall events include:
The school year kicks off with "Tom Vorhees: The
Beer Lady," which began Aug. 20 and runs through
Sept. 26, University Art Gallery. A reception is scheduled
Tuesday, Sept. 11, 5-7 p.m., University Art Gallery,
with Vorhees speaking at 5:30 p.m. Vorhees, a printmaker,
creates digitally printed photo montages of imagery appropriated
through art history, film stills, advertising, Sunday
school illustrations and magazines from the 1950s and
1960s. His work plays on tensions existing in American
life while sometimes evoking laughter.
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CABBAGE CREATION: This
watercolor,
"Cabbage Quilt," was
created by artist Electra Stamelos.
It is one of 60 watercolors on
display at the
"60th Annual
Watercolor Society Exhibiton,"
scheduled
through Sept. 27 in the
University Art Gallery, Student
Center.
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Thirty-five works have been selected for
display for the "60th Annual Watercolor Society
Exhibition," Sept.
4-27, Ford Gallery. The reception will be Thursday, Sept.
6, 4-6 p.m., with a scheduled gallery talk by watercolor
professor Maria Ruggiero. Chicago painter and member of
the Chicago Imagists, Gladys Nilsson juried the exhibition
of 349 entries.
Art critic James Elkins will present "How People,
Cameras and Sea Slugs See the World," Monday,
Sept. 24, 6 p.m., Student Center Auditorium. James Elkins
is E.C. Chadbourne, professor in the Department of
Art History, Theory, and Criticism, School of the Art
Institute of Chicago. Elkins will discuss perception
and the relativity of vision in relation to the science
of art.
Art department faculty members hired within the last five
years will show off their work in the "Art Department
New Faculty Exhibition," Oct. 1-Nov. 14, University
Art Gallery. The reception is scheduled Monday, Oct. 1,
4-6 p.m. Faculty artists include: Beili Liu, sculpture
and three-dimensional design; Jennifer Locke, painting
and drawing; Andrew Maniotes, graphic design; Ryan Molloy,
graphic design; Michael Reedy, painting and drawing; Amy
Sacksteder, painting and drawing; and Brooks Stevens, textiles.
"Swipple Presents: New Faces and Old Favorites" showcases
works from both academically trained and self-taught artists,
Oct. 8-Nov. 19, Ford Gallery. A reception is scheduled
Tuesday, Oct. 9, 4-6 p.m., with a gallery talk by Swipple
founder Jason Wright at 5 p.m. that day. This event focuses
on circumventing the standard art world critical frame
of insider/outsider art.
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CAMPAIGN DUES: Michael Jakab, co-founder
of
the Agency Collective, a multidisciplinary
design
studio in San Francisco, will present a
lecture
Oct 16, 6 p.m., Halle Library Auditorium.
Jakab
has created campaigns for Nike and other
prominent
clients. |
Michael Jakab speaks Tuesday, Oct. 16, 6 p.m., Halle Library
Auditorium. Jakab co-founded Agency: Collective in San
Francisco, which has created major campaigns for prominent
clients such as Nike. He also has worked for Imaginary
Forces in Hollywood where he consulted on feature films,
film titles and architectural instillations. His clients
include Nokia, Nickelodeon, MTV/VH1 and the Museum of Modern
Art.
Author of independent zine Invisible Summer, Nicole
Georges will speak Thursday,
Nov. 15, 6 p.m., Halle Library Auditorium. Georges is
an advocate for self-publication, and has produced and
self-published her own zines for more than 12 years.
A zine is a self-published magazine or alternative newsletter.
An untrained artist, Georges has developed her own distinctive
visual language, which has permeated in the Portland community.
The "Annual Juried Student Art Show" gives
the Art Department's undergraduate students the
opportunity to present their work to the public Nov. 19-Dec.
13, University Art Gallery. Work in painting, sculpture,
drawing, photography, printmaking, metals, ceramics, textiles
and graphic design will be shown. Award winners in various
media and categories will be announced at the reception,
scheduled Nov. 26, 4-6 p.m., University Art Gallery.
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IT'S ALFRED E. NEUMAN: A MAD Magazine
comic show will be on exhibit at
the
University Art Gallery in the Student
Center
in January 2008.
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Graduate students show off their hard work at the "Graduate
Thesis Exhibitions," Nov. 26-Dec. 21. Each exhibition
will be on display for four days. The schedule is as follows:
Sally Houck, (textiles), Nov. 26-30, Ford Gallery; Reem
Gabriel (ceramics), Dec. 3-7, Ford Gallery; Ruffy Lim (photography),
Dec. 10-21, Ford Gallery; and Gypsy Schindler (painting),
Dec. 17-21, University Art Gallery.
A MAD Magazine comic show is scheduled
for January 2008 and will feature art from MAD magazine
and guest speakers Al Feldstein, former editor and creator
of Alfred E. Neuman; and John Hett, an avid MAD collector.
More details will be available during the winter.
For a full program schedule or gallery hours, go
to www.emich.edu/fordgallery.
For more information, contact Larry Newhouse, gallery program
director, 487-465, or e-mail him at larry.newhouse@emich.edu
