Artspace in Raleigh, NC, will offer the following lecture(s) including: On Feb. 6, 2009, at noon - Gallery Talk - "Recent Animals," with Allison Hunter. Her exhibition, "Recent Animals", explores her interest in making people think about how they perceive and respond to the elements of the world around them that are often marginalized or overlooked. Hunter approaches this problem in her artwork by taking things, usually animals, out of context to show their beauty, grace, and uniqueness. She often removes elements from the original image to allow the viewer to focus more intently on the process of displacement and reinterpretation. Bring a bag lunch! Free and open to the public. On Feb. 26, 2009, at 6:30pm - Gallery Talk - "Chapter & Verse", with former R.E.A.R artist Marie Cordella. The works featured in Cordella's exhibition were predominantly created during her Artspace residency, July 2008 Jan., 2009. The works span two categories: ready-to-wear and costume. Cordella's collection displays a highly diversified aesthetic, and a contrast of materials and forms. Displayed in chronological order Cordella believes that the works demonstrate the development over time of her craft and her fine tailoring skills. Each creation is a detailed study of technique, composition, intuition, and the history of fashion. Bring a bag lunch! Free and open to the public. For further info call Lia Newman, Director of Programs & Exhibitions at 919/821-2787.
Cameron Art Museum in Wilmington, NC, will offer the following lecture(s) including: On Feb. 1, 2009, at 2pm - CM O'Neal, painter will give a gallery talk. Explore exhibitions from an area artist's point of view in this informal tour and discussion with painter Cynthia Marie O'Neal. Program admission is by donation. On Mar. 1, 2009, at 2pm - Breta Carnes, sculptor will give a gallery talk. Explore exhibitions from an area artist's point of view in this informal tour and discussion with sculptor Breta Carnes. Carnes teaches sculpture at Cape Fear Community College. Program admission is by donation. On Mar. 22, 2009, at 2pm - Illustrated lecture, "Clare Leighton's Art and Craft: Exploring Her Rich Legacy Through the Pratt Collection", by Caroline Mesrobian Hickman. Caroline Mesrobian Hickman, art and architectural historian, and Clare Leighton scholar, will give an illustrated lecture on Clare Leighton's life and career as a wood engraver and illustrator. One of the chief pioneers of the wood engraving revival in England during the 1920s, Leighton created over 800 prints, and illustrated more than 65 books, 14 of which she wrote over her 50 year career. Her timeless scenes continue to speak to us today for their wood engraving technique as well as the socio-cultural portrait of agrarian life in Leighton's native England, the American South and New England. A Charlotte native, Hickman has lived in Washington, DC, for over twenty five years. She received her undergraduate degree in anthropology from Duke University and an M.A. in art history from Tulane University. Program admission: $5. For further info call 910/395-5999 or visit (www.cameronartmuseum.com).
Clemson University in Clemson, SC, will be offering the following lecture(s) or gallery talk(s) including: The Department of Art Visiting Lectures include: On Jan. 13, 2009, at 5pm in Lee Gallery - Injoo Wang and Heidi Jensen will give a gallery talk. For further info call 864/656-3883 or visit (www.clemson.edu/caah/leegallery/) or e-mail to (fmarkel@clemson.edu).
The College of Charleston in Charleston, SC, will offer the following lecture(s) including: On Mar. 13, 2009, at 7pm in Room 309, Simons Center for the Arts - Art History Lecture: Archaeological Institute of America Lecture - "New Light on Hellenistic and Roman Archival Practices" by Sharon Herbert. Admission free. Sponsored by the Department of Art History/School of the Arts/College of Charleston. On Mar. 20, 2009, at 7pm in Room 309, Simons Center for the Arts - Halsey Institute Lecture and Book Signing - "Brian Rutenberg, Painter and CofC Alumnus". Admission free. Sponsored by The Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art/School of the Arts/College of Charleston. On Mar. 26, 2009, at 7pm in Room 309, Simons Center for the Arts - Art History Lecture: Archaeological Institute of America Lecture - "Romanesque Sculpture in Spain" by Tessa Garton. Admission free. Sponsored by the Department of Art History/School of the Arts/College of Charleston. For more info call 843/953-3888.
Columbia Museum of Art in Columbia, SC, will offer the following lecture(s) including: On Jan. 25, 2009, at 3pm - Lecture and book signing: "Contemporary Chinese Art: 7 Things You Should Know". Melissa Chiu, vice president of Global Art Programs and museum director of Asia Society, is a leading authority on Asian contemporary art and uniquely positioned to talk about the dramatic beginnings of the vanguard movement in China in 1979 to the burgeoning scene of today. Melissa Chiu's new book, "Contemporary Chinese Art: 7 Things You Should Know," offers an accessible guide to understanding Chinese contemporary art: what you need to know about the artists, the art market, and what can legitimately be called a new art movement, perhaps the first great art movement of the 21st century. Free with museum admission or membership. On Apr. 5, 2009, at 3pm - Lecture: "Traditions and Transformations in Chinese Art". As one of the first Americans to matriculate in the prestigious Beijing Central Art Academy, artist Janet Kosachek learned painting and writing from living legends and brings their work to life in an illustrated lecture based on the paintings in the Beijing Central Art Academy collections and other museum collections in mainland China. With artifacts on hand that can be handled and observed at close range, Ms. Kozachek reads short excerpts from her upcoming book, "Another Soul" that details colorful eyewitness accounts of Chinese masters at work. Kozachek traveled to China in the early 1980's - an historic time when the country tentatively opened to the west after having been isolated for three decades of political turmoil. In the decade before China would become overwhelmed by industrialization, and influenced by western economic and social modernism, there was a rebirth of traditional art practices and Kozachek studied the art of calligraphy, stone seal carvings, xie yi painting, gong bi painting, and landscape painting from nine different masters. Free with museum admission or membership. For further information call the Museum at 803/799-2810.
The Gregg Museum of Art & Design at NC State University in Raleigh, NC, will present the following lecture(s) including: On Feb. 5, 2009, at 7pm - Artists & Objects Lecture Series - Thomas Sayre will speak about his work as a part of the exhibit, "Thomas Sayre: New Work" on view from Jan. 22 - May 10, 2009. On Mar. 12, 2009, at 7pm - Artists & Objects Lecture Series - Norm Schulman will speak about his work as a part of the exhibit, "Norm Schulman: A Life in Clay" on view from Jan. 22 - Mar. 29, 2009. The lectures are free and open to the public. For more info call 919/515-3503 or visit (www.ncsu.edu/gregg/).
The Mint Museum of Art in Charlotte, NC, is offering the following lecture(s) including: On Jan. 16, 2009, at 10:30am - Friends of the Mint Lecture - Gregory Pierce, film and video technician at The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, presents Andy Warhol Factory Diaries. Free with museum admission. Free for museum members. For further info call the Museum at 704/337-2000 or visit (www.mintmuseums.org).
Somerhill Gallery in Durham, NC, will offer the following lecture(s) including: On Jan. 10, 2009, from 3-5pm - Gallery Lecture, with Matthew Rankin, Manager, The Gallery at Lincoln Center. Rankin will talk about the exhibit at Somerhill of limited edition fine art prints by selected artists from the prestigious List Art Collection of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York, NY. Created over 44 years ago through a generous endowment by Albert & Vera List, Lincoln Center's List Collection of fine art prints is a survey of four decades of important movements in contemporary art. Somerhill Gallery is honored to host the List Collection, which has prints in over 400 public collections around the world, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art. The exhibition will include prints by notable artists such as Helen Frankenthaler, Wolf Kahn, Jim Dine, Chuck Close, Sol Lewitt, Robert Longo, Jamie Wyeth, Joel Shapiro, Pat Steir, and many others. Free and open to the public. For further info call the gallery at 919/968-8868.
Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC, will offer the following lecture(s) including: On Feb. 11, 2009, at 1pm in the Scales Fine Arts Center, Room A9 - Mary Leigh Cherry, will present a lecture about the exhibit "LA Woman: A Gallerist's Eye". For information, call 336/758-5585.
Winthrop University Galleries in Rock Hill, SC, will present the following lecture(s)
including: 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". On Feb. 12, 2009, at 8pm in Rutledge
Auditorium - Anne Lemanski will give a gallery talk. On Mar.
5, 2009, at 8pm in Rutledge Auditorium - Alf Ward will give
a gallery talk. For further information contact the Galleries
at 803/323-2493 or visit (www.winthrop.edu/vpa/galleries).
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