all events are free unless noted
Fall Semester 2009
Events and Speakers' Schedule, Department of Art History and Art
December 7th
Friends of Art Program
Stephen J. Knerly, Jr., Special Counsel to the Association of Art Museum Directors, will present "Issues for American Museums Regarding Nazi Era Looted Art," at 4:30pm at the Mandel Center for Non-Profit Organizations, Room 115, 11402 Bellflower Road. Reception to follow. Please RSVP to Debby Tenenbaum: dxt6@case.edu, 216-368-4118.
Paul Gauguin Exhibition Lectures at The Cleveland Museum of Art
The following lectures have been scheduled in connection with the exhibition of Gauguin graphic art curated by Heather Lemonedes and the Gauguin seminar taught by Anne Helmreich:
Moyna Stanton, November 18th, 6:30 P.M.
"Technical Aspects of the Volpini Suite"
Never heard of zincography? You are not alone. Discover the technical challenges and unique artistic effects Gauguin achieved in his important suite of zinc-plate lithographs.
James Housefield, November 18th, 7:30 P.M.
"Gauguin's Baudelairean Dream"
Free and open to the public. The Cleveland Museum of Art Recital Hall.
Lecture sponsored by the Department of Art History & Art Case Western Reserve University.
James Housefield is a historian of design and visual culture. His research interests include the history of the logo, modern visual culture (with emphasis on France and her former colonies), and the intersection of visual culture with the ideas and practices of the discipline of Geography. He is at work on a book on "Marcel Duchamp as Modern Designer," and another on the visual culture of colonial and post-colonial Morocco (North Africa). Before his arrival at UC Davis, Prof. Housefield was the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Humanities at Texas State University-San Marcos, and a curator at the Austin Museum of Art. His teaching has been recognized with numerous awards from students and colleagues, including the Presidential Award for Teaching Excellence at Texas State. In 2006 he received the highest teaching award in the state of Texas, the Piper Professor Award.
Spring Semester 2010
Events and Speakers' Schedule, Department of Art History and Art
February 24th
Professor Peter Schultz, Concordia College, will present the annual Julius Fund Lecture in Ancient Art, "Myth, Athletics, and the Iconography of the Parthenon's West Pediment," at 6:00 P.M. on Wednesday, 24 February 2010, in the Recital Hall of The Cleveland Museum of Art.
February 26th
The 36th annual session of the International Cleveland Symposium is scheduled for Friday, 26 February, 2010.
March 3rd
Professor Larry Silver, University of Pennsylvania, will present the Annual Julius Fund Lecture in Renaissance Art, "Massys and Money: The Rediscovered Tax Collectors," at 6:00 P.M. on Wednesday, 3 March 2010, in the Recital Hall of The Cleveland Museum of Art.
Late March- TBA
Professor of Arts Administration and Director of the Trustman Gallery at Simmons College in Boston and former director of Public Art for Public Schools,
New York, Michelle Cohen, will lecture on aspects of sculpture commissions and installations in late March in a collaborative program with The Sculpture Center (date and topic to be announced).
April 21st
The twenty-first annual Buchanan Lecture will feature the Degas specialist, Theodore Reff, Professor Emeritus, Department of Art History, Columbia University, Wednesday, 21 April 2010, in the Recital Hall of The Cleveland Museum of Art.
Noteworthy Dates
Foreign language examinations for graduate students will be offered on Friday, 13 November 2009, and Monday, 15 March 2010.
The Masters Comprehensive Examination is scheduled for Tuesday/Wednesday, 6/7 April 2010.
First drafts for Qualifying Papers (ARTH 498) for May 2010 commencement are due to the primary reader on Monday, 15 March 2010, revised draft to the second reader by Friday, 2 April 2010, and the final draft to be submitted by Monday, 19 April 2010.
More events at the Cleveland Museum of Art
events at surrounding institutions:
MOCA Cleveland
Reinberger Galleries, Cleveland Institute of Art
SPACES Gallery
The Sculpture Center
For further information contact Debby Tenebaum at dxt6@case.edu
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