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June -
August 2003
ongoing
now on view
Exhibition: Portrait: Landscape -- photographs by Brad Rolen.
Silver gelatin prints, photographed with a 4 x 5 camera, for the portraiture
course taught by art professors Jeff Whetstone and Wendy Ewald, a course
supported by the Robertson Scholars program. The ten large-format portraits
are of Carolina and Duke students. On view in 2nd floor reading room,
Davis Library. Organized by the Library Public Art Committee and Prof.
Jeff Whetstone, Department of Art. Sponsored by the Academic Affairs
Library. 919-962-2397. http://www.lib.unc.edu/spotlight/rolen.html
now on view
through June 30
North Carolina Botanical Gardens:
Exhibition: Spring's Bounty, an exhibit by members of the Triangle
Artists Guild, including works in watercolor, oil, photography and other
media. Free and open to the Public. Please call 919-962-0522 before
visiting to ensure an uninterrupted viewing of the exhibit, which is
displayed in the multi-purpose Totten Center classroom.
Fordham Boulevard (US 15-501 and NC 54 Bypass and Old Mason Farm Road).
May 22-June 1
Play: Oh What a Paradise It Seems. Presented by Wordshed
Productions, adapted and directed by Matthew Spangler. Swain Hall,
Studio 6 Theater. Thu-Sat, 8pm, Sun 6 pm. Building on its hit production
last season of Shady Hills, Wordshed offers these short stories by John
Cheever that dramatize, with a satirical edge, life in the American
suburbs. $5 Students, $8 Seniors & UNC Employees, $10 General Admission.
Contact person: Matt Spangler, 969-7121, wordshed@unc.edu
through July 13
Ackland Art Museum Exhibition:
The Art of Reading: Images of Booklovers. This exhibition considers
art as a means of observing and interpreting people's relationships
to reading: their choices, habits and motivations. It explores the ways
in which the very act of reading may be viewed as both a stimulus and
an outlet for creativity and discovery. The fifteen images in the exhibition,
including works by August Sander, Rockwell Kent, George Cruikshank and
Henri Fantin-Latour, are connected by their depictions of readers who
are completely absorbed with their books, oblivious to their surroundings.
919-966-5736.
Events in June
June 1
Chapel Hill Chamber Music Workshop: Opening Faculty Recital, 3p, Person
Recital Hall. Music Dept.
919-962-1039.
June 8
Ackland Art Museum Summer
New Members Reception
Members who have recently joined the Museum are invited to join Curator
of Exhibitions Barbara Matilsky for a preview tour of Defining Moments:
Two Centuries of Photography. Refreshments will be served. 2:00
p. To join the Ackland and take part, call Andrea at 919-843-3676.
June 8
Family Fun at the Ackland:
Fun for kids and their adult companions, this program includes interactive
activities that ask you to look closer, think differently and imagine
the possibilities. Join us for some fun and hands-on learning! Recommended
for 5- to 12-year olds. 2:00 p. 919-966-5736.
June 8
Ackland Art Museum Exhibition
Opening Reception: Defining Moments: Two Centuries of Photography
A retrospective on the history and varied techniques of photography
featuring images from the Ackland's collection and select private collections.
3:00 - 5:00 p. 919-966-5736
June 11
Ackland Gallery Talk:
Curator of Exhibitions Barbara Matilsky will highlight selected works
in the exhibition Defining Moments: Two Centuries of Photography.
12:15 p. 919-966-5736
June 11-29
Play: As You Like It. Performed by the StreetSigns
Center for Literature and Performance, directed by Derek Goldman.
Presented in Swain Hall Studio 6 Theater. Wed-Sat, 8:00 pm, Sun 2:00
pm. Building on its stagings of classical works such as The Seagull,
Brecht's Antigone, and Midsummer Night's Dream, StreetSigns offers an
innovative summer staging of Shakespeare's pastoral comedy of mistaken
identities and the redeeming power of love. Fri & Sat $14, Wed &
Thu, Sun $12, UNC students $7 w/ID, other students, seniors, UNC Fac/Staff
$2 off w/ID. Contact Person: Derek Goldman, 843-3865, email strtsigns@aol.com
Events in July
July 13
Ackland Art Museum Family
Fun. Freezing a moment in time is just one thing that a photograph can
do for the viewer. Explore this and other things that photographs offer!
Recommended for 5- to 12-year olds. 2:00 p. 919-966-5736.
July 14 - August 3
PlayMakers Repertory Company
Acting Intensive for High School Students. 3-week Acting Intensive for
rising 10th, 11th, and 12th grade high school students. A rare opportunity
for young actors to work with professional theatre artists within a
state-of the-art facility, PRC's Acting Intensive offers young actors
the opportunity to participate in a concentrated introduction to actor
training. For a downloadable application and more detailed information,
click the "Summer Programs" link or contact Herb Garman at
herb.garman@unc.edu or 919-962-2491.
July 16
Ackland Art Museum Gallery
Talk. Assistant Director for Collections Timothy Riggs discusses images
from the exhibition Defining Moments: Two Centuries of Photography.
12:15p. 919-966-5736.
July 30 - September 21
Ackland Art Museum Exhibition:
Imitation and the Print, 1500-1800 . Beginning in the Renaissance,
printmaking offered artists a means of imitating and reproducing famous
works of art in a variety of different media. The challenge these artists
faced was to convey information not only about a work's original design,
but also about the medium in which it was produced. Among the objects
printmakers copied were paintings, sculptures and drawings, and between
1500 and 1800 they developed a range of technologies by which to translate
them into prints. In addition, some artists sought to imitate the style
of other famous printmakers or to create variations on their works,
thereby proving their own skill in the art of reproduction. The exhibition,
which features fifteen prints by and after famous artists including
Albrecht Dürer, Anthony van Dyck and Rembrandt, exemplifies the
broad range of objects on which printmakers based their works and demonstrates
what they could reproduce and how they could reproduce it. 919-966-5736.
Events in August (check back later as more events will be added
throughout the summer)
August 10
Ackland Art Museum Family
Fun. Are you a people watcher? Learn some of the ways artists tell you
about their subjects in this program about people in works of art, and
make your own
portrait! Recommended for 5- to 12-year olds. 2:00 p. 919-966-5736.
August 24
Ackland Art Museum Exhibition:
Collecting Photography: A Community Dialogue.
The second in a series of community dialogues - following on Collecting
Contemporary Art exhibition from spring 2002. Collecting Photography
will showcase potential additions to the Ackland collection of photography.
Each work will be displayed with selected pieces from our permanent
collection to suggest relationships and resonances. Look, learn and
respond to these exciting new works of art - ask questions, get answers
and let your voice be heard. 919-966-5736.
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