Clemson University in Clemson, SC, will be offering the following lecture(s) or gallery talk(s) including: On Oct. 9, 2008 in the Lee Gallery - Lecture & Gallery Talk - Martijn van Wagtendonk. The Department of Art Visiting Lectures include: On Oct. 16, 2008, room 100, Lee Hall at 5pm - Angela Piehl; On Oct. 23, 2008, room 100, Lee Hall at 5pm - Diane Fox; and on Nov. 19, 2008, room 111, Lee Hall at 5pm - Robert Mowry. The lectures and talks are free and open to the public. For further info call 864/656-3883 or visit (www.clemson.edu/caah/leegallery/) or e-mail to (fmarkel@clemson.edu).
Appalachian State University in Boone, NC, will present the following lecture(s) including: On Oct. 20, 2008, at 3:30pm, at Catherine J. Smith Gallery - Gallery Tour of the exhibit, "Inspired Design: Jacquard and Entrepreneurial Textiles" with exhibiting artist Catharine Ellis. On Nov. 19, 2008, at 7pm, at Blue Ridge Ballroom, Plemmons Student Union - Visiting Artist Lecture by Internationally-acclaimed artist and author Faith Ringgold. Admission is free and open to the public. For info call 828/262-7338 or visit (www.art.appstate.edu/cjs).
The Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art at the College of Charleston's School of the Arts in Charleston, SC, will present the following lecture(s) including: On Oct. 2, 2008, at 7pm in room 309 of the Simons for the Arts - Loul Samater will talk about her work in the exhibit "Faculty Spotlight" on view from Sept. 5 Oct. 10, 2008. For more information contact the Halsey Institute at 843/953-5680 or visit (www.halsey.cofc.edu).
The Charleston Center for Photography, located at 654-D King St., in Charleston, SC, will offer the following lecture(s) including: On Oct. 13, 2008, at 7pm - Internationally acclaimed fine art photographer George DeWolfe will be giving a presentation of his work and experiences of studying with Ansel Adams and Minor White. On Nov. 10, 2008, at 7pm - In celebration of Veteran's Day, the Center for Photography will be hosting combat photographer Master Sergeant Andy Dunaway, where he will share his compelling images from Iraq and Afghanistan. These events are free and open to the public. For further info call 843/577-0647 or visit (www.center4photography.com).
The Gibbes Museum of Art in Charleston, SC, will present the following lecture(s) including: On Oct. 24, 2008, at 1pm - Lunchtime Lecture Series - Grass Roots - Leila Potts-Campbell, Avery Research Center. On Nov. 7, 2008, at 1pm - Lunchtime Lecture Series - Grass Roots - Fath Davis Ruffins, Smithsonian Institution. On Nov. 21, 2008, at 1pm - Lunchtime Lecture Series - Grass Roots - Dr. Dale Rosengarten, Exhibition Co-Curator. For further information contact the Museum at 843/722-2706 or visit (www.gibbesmuesum.org).
Winthrop University Galleries in Rock Hill, SC, will present the following lecture(s) including: On Sept. 25, 2008, at 8pm at Rutledge Auditorium - Courtney Starrett, Assistant Professor, Jewelry/Metals, Winthrop University, exhibiting in "CADlabORATION 1.1". On Oct. 2, 2008, at 8pm at Rutledge Auditorium - M. Isabel Meirelles, Assistant Professor, Design, Northeastern University, exhibiting in "The Means by Which We Find Our Way". On Oct. 21, 2008, at 8pm at Rutledge Auditorium - Matthew Hollern, Cleveland Institute of Art exhibiting in "CADlabORATION 1.1". On Oct. 23, 2008, at 8pm at Rutledge Auditorium - Phillip Carrizzi, Kendall College of Art and Design, exhibiting in "CADlabORATION 1.1". On Nov. 6, 2008, at 8pm at Rutledge Auditorium - Im Chan, alumni and art conservator. On Dec. 4, 2008, at 8pm at Rutledge Auditorium - Lia Newman, artist and Director of Programs & Exhibitions at Artspace, Raleigh, NC, exhibiting in "RE-VISIT:1" alumni exhibition. On Jan. 20, 2009, at 8pm in Elizabeth Dunlap Patrick Gallery - Marge Loudon Moody, Associate Professor, Fine Arts, Winthrop University, exhibiting in "Other Worlds: From Process to Product". For further information contact the Galleries at 803/323-2493 or visit (www.winthrop.edu/vpa/galleries).
The Cameron Art Museum in Wilmington, NC, will offer the following lecture(s) including: On Sept. 25, 2008, at 7pm - Gallery Talk: Docent Art Talk. Each month a museum docent takes the public on an exploration of the art on view by comparing and contrasting works, focusing on specific media and more. Each docent presents a different and individualized approach to help give new insight into the artwork and the artists in the galleries. Program is free with museum admission. On Oct. 2, 2008, at 7pm - Illustrated Lecture - Karen Levitov, Associate Curator, The Jewish Museum, NY. Lecture and discussion of Holocaust art and the collection of New York's Jewish Museum.Fee. $5. On Oct. 5, 2008, at 2pm - Gallery Talk - Laurel Herbert, clay artist. An informal gallery tour from an artist's point of view. Fee: donation. On Oct. 23, 2008, at 7pm - Gallery Talk - Docent Art Talk. Each month a docent takes the public on an exploration of the art on view by comparing and contrasting works, focusing on thematic elements, specific themes, media and more. Program is free with museum admission. For further infomation contact 910/395-5999 or visit (www.cameronartmuseum.com).
The Upstairs Artspace in Tryon, NC,
will offer the following lecture(s) including:
On Oct. 19, 2008, at 2pm - Walk & Talk tour of the
exhibit, "Southern Exposure Exposed". The talk is open
to the public and free. For info call 828/859-2828 or visit (www.upstairsartspace.org).
The Mint Museum of Art in Charlotte, NC, is offering the following lecture(s) including: On Oct. 5, 2008, at 3pm at the Museum - Lecture on Andy Warhol. Dr. Tom Sokolowski, director of The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, PA, will discuss the life and art of this iconic figure in the history of American art. Free with museum admission. For further info call the Museum at 704/337-2000 or visit (www.mintmuseums.org).
The Weatherspoon Art Museum at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro in Greensboro, NC, will present the following lecture(s) including: On Oct. 19, 2008, at 2pm - Connie Butler, Robert Lehman Foundation Chief Curator of Drawings at the Museum of Modern Art, New York will talk about the exhibit, "Art on Paper 2008". The lecture is free and open to the public. On Dec. 9, 2008, at noon - Noon at the 'Spoon - a tour of the exhibit, "Art on Paper 2008". For info call 336/334-5770 or visit (www.weatherspoon.uncg.edu).
Wake Forest University
in Winston-Salem, NC, will present the following lecture(s) including:
On Oct. 2, 2008, from noon-1:15pm in Room 102 - Visiting
Artist Event in conjunction with the exhibit, "Perpetual
Art Machine" - Mark Callahan is the Artistic Director of
Ideas for Creative Exploration (ICE), an interdisciplinary initiative
for advanced research in the arts at University of Georgia in
Athens, and an Instructor in the Digital Media area of the Lamar
Dodd School of Art. He is a graduate of Rhode Island School of
Design. Callahan's work has evolved from a traditional printmaking
background to experimental multimedia projects. He was commissioned
to create a site-specific work for Video Culture: Three Decades
of Video Art, a collaboration that joined the forces of eleven
institutions in the metro Detroit area to examine video art and
its impact on contemporary culture. His work has also been used
in concert by R.E.M.
as a large-scale video projection. Free and open to the public.
For info call 336/758-5585.
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