1/8/04

JULE COLLINS SMITH MUSEUM JANUARY-MARCH PROGRAMS

AUBURN -- Here's the upcoming schedule of events for January-March for the Jules Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art at Auburn University:

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JANUARY

Saturday, Jan. 10, 2-4 p.m.

Sketchbook Saturday, Grades 2-6

Carlisle Lobby

Education Curator Tim Brown will gather students with sketchbooks in the museum's galleries to learn about the formal elements of drawing as they pertain to The Advancing American Art Collection. Free of charge.

Tuesday, Jan. 13, 7 p.m.

Curator's Choice Film Series: Chihuly and the Masters of Venice Auditorium

At Dale Chihuly's invitation, two of the great Italian glass masters began a series of visits to the United States. Chihuly worked with them individually and as a group in a series of glassblowing sessions. Watch as Chihuly and the Italian masters combine their talents and push the limits of their creativity. Amber Luster Chandelier, created by Chihuly for the JCSM in 2003, is composed of 600 pieces of glass weighing over 1000 pounds Discover how the Chihuly team builds a monumental piece of sculpture like ours from concept to concrete reality. Free of charge.

Wednesday, Jan. 14, 5:30 p.m.

Faculty Exhibition Opening Reception

Sponsored by Regions Bank of Lee County

Galleries A and C

The first faculty exhibition by AU's Department of Art faculty since 2000, this exhibition will feature paintings, prints, drawings, ceramics, sculpture, photography, graphic design, and installations by 20 artists and designers. Many have created new work especially for this exhibition. The exhibit will present a wide range of styles and approaches to art making in the contemporary world. A lecture series by the art history faculty will be presented during the time of the exhibition. Free of charge.

Thursday, Jan. 15, museum open to the public free of charge from 5 p.m.-9 p.m. Free Night

The public is invited to enjoy the museum's permanent collection. Also on display will be an exhibition of works by the faculty of the AU Art Department featuring a range of works in a variety of media including graphic design, sculpture, painting, printmaking, photography and ceramics.

Tuesday, Jan. 20, 7 p.m.-8 p.m.

Art Talk for Parents and Grandparents

Auditorium/Galleries

Using works currently on exhibition in the museum's galleries, Education Curator Tim Brown will introduce parents and grandparents to teaching methods that will excite their children about art. Free of charge.

Thursday, Jan. 22, 5:30 p.m. Lecture; 6:30 p.m., reception

Curator's Choice Lecture Series: Alan Gehret, Curator of Mill Grove, Philadelphia

Audubon's Birds of America

Auditorium

An avid naturalist and Audubon expert, Gehret is Curator of Mill Grove, the former home and current museum of the 19th century naturalist, John James Audubon. Gehret will share his vast knowledge of both Audubon and nature with the audience. Free of charge.

Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2 p.m.

Gallery Talk: Diane Arbus

Curator of Exhibitions Catherine Walsh will speak in the Wadsworth Gallery, describing the technique and philosophy behind photographer Diane Arbus' striking and sometimes unsettling works.

Noel and Catherine Dickinson Wadsworth Gallery. Free of charge.

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FEBRUARY

Thursday, Feb. 5, 4 p.m.

AU Department of Art, Faculty Lecture Series, sponsored by Regions Bank of Lee County: Marilyn Laufer, Instructor of Art History

Myths and Metaphors: The Art of Leo Twiggs

Laufer will provide an examination of this African-American artist's influences and uniquely Southern expression. -0-

5:30- 7:30 p.m.

AfterHours

AfterHours occurs on the first Thursday of every month. Open to the public, it offers an opportunity for visitors to experience art and socialize while listening to live music. Each month features a different theme, live music, refreshments, shopping in the museum shop and other activities usually related to a current exhibition. There are also free guided tours of the permanent collection. Admission for members is free and for non-members admission is $3. There will be a cash bar.

Wednesday, Feb. 11, 4 p.m.

AU Department of Art, Faculty Lecture Series, sponsored by Regions Bank of Lee County: Joyce de Vries, assistant professor of Art History

The Gendering Power in Italian Renaissance Court: the Case of Caterina Sforza De Vries will discuss the patronage of Caterina Sforza, one of the most famous women of Renaissance Italy, and explore how she commissioned works of art and architecture that helped to establish, maintain, and manipulate her public persona.

Tuesday, Feb. 17, 4 p.m.

AU Department of Art, Faculty Lecture Series: Susan Braden, assistant professor of Art History will speak on Architecture of Leisure: the Florida Resort Hotels of Henry Flagler and Henry Plant.

Nineteenth-century railroad barons Henry Flagler and Henry Plant used elegant and decorative architectural styles to attract guests to their Gilded Age resort hotels. Flagler's hotels in St. Augustine and Plant's Tampa Bay Hotel created the still valid image of Florida as an exotic winter playground.

Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2 p.m.

Gallery Talk: Faculty Exhibition