Augustana Center for Visual Culture
Opening reception: Världen är liten/The World is Small
The Augustana Teaching Museum of Art will hold an opening reception from 5-7 p.m. for "Världen är liten/The World is Small. Modern Swedish and Swedish American Works."
This exhibition highlights works in the collections by Swedish and Swedish-American artists whose practice brought them into conversation with Parisian Modernism. It will run through Feb. 9.
The exhibit is in partnership with the Figge Art Museum’s exhibition of "French Moderns: Monet to Matisse, 1850-1950," and is supported, in part, by a grant from the Swedish Council of America. "French Moderns" will be on view at the Davenport museum from Oct. 9-Jan. 6.
"Organize Your Own" - Rainbow Coalition Round Table
The roundtable is in conjunction with the exhibition "Organize Your Own," an exhibition featuring work that responds to the history of multiracial coalitions organizing against racism, poverty and oppression.
The roundtable will feature members of the original Rainbow Coalition. Representatives from the Young Patriots, Young Lords, Rising up Angry, and the Black Panthers will talk about the Rainbow Coalition and how it connects to the present.
See details and upcoming events here.
"Organize Your Own" opening reception
"Organize Your Own" is an exhibition and programming featuring work by contemporary artists that responds to the history of multiracial coalitions organizing against racism, poverty, and oppression.
The opening reception will take place from 5-7 p.m. and will include a poetry reading in collaboration with the Midwest Writing Center.
The exhibition will run from Aug. 25-Oct. 28. All programming is free and open to the public.
See details and upcoming events here.
Four Artists, Four Visions: Tom Lundberg
Tom Lundberg, one of the artists featured in the current "Four Artists, Four Visions" exhibition at the Augustana Teaching Museum of Art, will give a gallery talk.
He is a professor of art at Colorado State University, where he coordinates graduate and undergraduate programs in fibers and teaches courses in weaving and surface design.
Four Artists, Four Visions: Oscar Gillespie
Oscar Gillespie, one of the artists featured in the current "Four Artists, Four Visions" exhibition at the Augustana Teaching Museum of Art, will give a gallery talk.
He is a professor of art at Bradley University in Peoria, where he teaches printmaking and drawing. He is noted for expertise in monotypes and in intaglio, especially metal-plate engraving. His work may be found in more than 60 public collections.
Opening reception: Four Artists, Four Visions
An opening reception will be held for " Four Artists, Four Visions." The exhibit features the work of four artists invited by Augustana art faculty to exhibit. It runs through April 8.
They are:
• Oscar Gillespie, a professor of art at Bradley University in Peoria, where he teaches printmaking and drawing. He is noted for expertise in monotypes and intaglio, especially metal-plate engraving. His work may be found in more than 60 public collections.
• Claire Hedden, curator of the McLean County Arts Center, Bloomington, Ill. She holds an MFA in ceramics from the New York State College of Ceramics, Alfred University, Alfred, N.Y.
• Tom Lundberg, professor of art at Colorado State University, where he coordinates graduate and undergraduate programs in fibers and teaches courses in weaving and surface design.
• Joseph Patrick, professor emeritus in painting and drawing at the University of Iowa. He has had more than 50 solo exhibitions.
The Augustana Teaching Museum of Art is open to the public Friday and Saturday from noon to 4:00 p.m. when school is in session.
Senior Art Exhibition closing reception
A closing reception for the Senior Art Exhibition will be held from 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. The exhibit features the Senior Inquiry projects of the Class of 2019 graphic design and studio art majors.
"Organize Your Own" - Map the Power Workshop with Little Sis
This workshop will teach participants about the importance of mapping power and money as part of an organizing agenda.
The event is a part of the exhibition "Organize Your Own," an exhibition and programming featuring work by contemporary artists that responds to the history of multiracial coalitions organizing against racism, poverty, and oppression.
See details and other events here.
"Organize Your Own" - Women in the Black Panther Party + Young Lords: a Conversation
The conversation is a part of the exhibition "Organize Your Own," an exhibition and programming featuring work by contemporary artists that responds to the history of multiracial coalitions organizing against racism, poverty, and oppression.
The location and time will be announced with the release of the Fall Symposium Day schedule.
See details and upcoming events here.
National Endowment for the Arts funds community art project at Augustana
The National Endowment for the Arts has awarded the Augustana Teaching Museum of Art a $15,000 Art Works grant to fund a community yarn bomb project on campus this fall. This is the first National Endowment for the Arts grant awarded to the college.