News Release

Film, fog, ‘First House’ are part of
wide-ranging Hanes artist lecture series

CHAPEL HILL – An artist who bases compositions on memories, a filmmaker who documented twins who created their own language and the chairwoman of the nation’s top sculpture department will speak at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

The lectures are part of this spring’s Hanes Visiting Artist Lecture Series sponsored by UNC’s art department, a part of the College of Arts and Sciences. Free to the public, the lectures will be held at 5:30 p.m. in 121 Hanes Art Center. Parking will be available in the Hanes lot off Cameron Avenue.

"The Hanes Visiting Artist Lecture Series is a wonderful way for people to experience contemporary art – they have a chance to have an insider’s look at the creative process," said Beth Grabowski, director of undergraduate studies for studio art. "We have a variety of artistic approaches represented in the series – two- and three-dimensional, abstract to narrative."

The art department also will feature several exhibitions in the department’s John and June Allcott Gallery this spring. For more information, call (919) 962-2015 or visit www.webslingerz.com/depts/art/.

• Feb. 7: Mario Marzan, a postdoctoral fellow in UNC’s art department, will discuss his exhibition. Marzan’s paintings are based on memories of hurricanes and his native Puerto Rico. His work suggests narratives that take place in a landscape bordering between order and disorder. One of Marzan’s works will be painted on the gallery wall. An opening reception will follow.
• March 6: Jean-Pierre Gorin, a French filmmaker, will speak. Gorin collaborated with filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard on "Letter to Jane," which starred Jane Fonda in 1972. His first complete solo work was the documentary "Poto and Cabengo" (1978), about twins who created their own language. "Poto and Cabengo" will be shown at 5:30 p.m. March 3 in 121 Hanes Art Center. An opening reception will follow the March 6 event.
• April 11: Amy Hauft, chairwoman of Virginia Commonwealth University’s sculpture department, will speak about her sculpture exhibition based on traveling through thick fog in Northern California. Hauft’s work focuses on bringing outdoor landscapes inside. An opening reception will follow.

Upcoming exhibitions:

• Oculomotor, through Thursday (Feb. 2). First year master of fine arts students showcase their work, including exhibitions of photographs, line drawings, black and white paintings and quilted gasoline pump covers.
• Mario Marzan: Views from the First House, Monday (Feb. 6) through March 9.
• Honors Exhibition, March 13 through April 6. Undergraduate students working toward their honors theses will present their work in this exhibition. An opening reception will be at 5:30 p.m. March 16.
• Amy Hauft: fog area, April 11 through May 15.

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(Kelly Ochs, a senior journalism and mass communication major from Winston-Salem, wrote this release for UNC News Services.)

Note: Hauft will be in Chapel Hill Feb. 7 through 12. To set up an interview, contact Susan Harbage Page at (919) 260-1602.

News Services contact: Deb Saine (919) 962-8415 or deborah_saine@unc.edu