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Kristen Gresh presents She Who Tells a Story: Woman Photographers from Iran and the Arab World
April 29, 2013April 29, 2013 Gresh is the Estrellita and Yousuf Karsh Assistant Curator of Photographs at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Ellison Lecture, Watson Fine Arts 5:30pm More » -
The Arts in Providence: Creating Community
April 16, 2013April 16, 2013 Join us for a lively conversation—with Providence artists, city leaders, and nonprofit organizers—about how art sustains and strengthens communities. Hear about the ideas, strategies, and policies behind successful community initiatives, from some of the people making them happen: Lynne McCormack, Director, Department of Art, Culture and Tourism, City of Providence; Daniel Schleifer, Development Director, New Urban Arts, Providence; Lynne Harlow, Providence-based Artist/Curator of Green Space. Ellison Lecture, Watson Fine Arts 5:30pm More » -
Gina Borromeo presents Made for Eternity: Egyptian Art at RISD
April 10, 2013April 10, 2013 Gina Borromeo, Wheaton Class of 1984, and Curator of Ancient Art at the RISD Museum in Providence, will discuss her most recent curatorial project: a test gallery in preparation for the re-installation of the museum's Egyptian collection. Borromeo's talk will be both an insider's look into how curators conceive, research, and design exhibitions, and a sneak peek at the RISD installation "Made for Eternity," which opened on March 15, 2013. Ellison Lecture, Watson Fine Arts 5:30pm More » -
ARTHive Mixer
April 2, 2013April 3, 2013 Please join us for an ARTHive department mixer. Mingle with majors, speak to professors, and find out more about Fall 2013 course offerings in art history. Refreshments will be served! Haas Concourse & Lobby, Watson Fine Arts 5:30pm More » -
Mellon Postdoctoral Candidate in Art History—Halle O'Neal
March 22, 2013March 22, 2013 Halle O’Neal, Postdoctoral Fellow, Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies Harvard University, Mellon Postdoctoral Candidate in Art History presents: “The Universe in a Fingernail: Relics and Salvation in East Asia”. Room 122, Watson Fine Arts 4pm More » -
Mellon Postdoctoral Candidate in Art History—Jennifer Pruitt
February 28, 2013March 6, 2013 Jennifer Pruitt, Smith College, Mellon Postdoctoral Candidate in Art History presents: "Islam's Response to Christianity: An Artistic Analysis of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem”. Ellison Lecture, Watson Fine Arts 5pm More » -
Circle of Sawdust—featuring Rob Mermin
February 12, 2013April 8, 2013 Mermin trained in classical mime with Etienne Decroux and Marcel Marceau and has performed in European circus, theater, TV and film for forty years. He is former Dean of Ringling Bros. Clown College, and founder of the award-winning international company Circus Smirkus. His website can be viewed here. Ellison Lecture, Watson Fine Arts 5pm More » -
Brilliant Male Bodies on Display: Italian Renaissance Fashion, Ornamentation, and Splendor
January 13, 2013March 28, 2013 5th Annual Mary L. Heuser Lecture featuring Timothy McCall McCall is Assistant Professor of Art History in the Department of History at Villanova University. His research investigates gender, power, and visual culture in fifteenth-century Italian courts. Ellison Lecture, Watson Fine Arts 6pm More » -
Slaves Waiting for Sale: Visualizing the American Slave Trade
October 23, 2012October 23, 2012 A lecture by Maurie McGinnis, professor of art history at the University of Virginia and author of Slaves Waiting for Sale: Abolitionist Art and the American Slave Trade. Ellison Lecture, Watson Fine Arts 6pm More » -
"Sideways" Film Screening and Discussion with Director Alexander Payne
April 5, 2012April 5, 2012 Come watch Sideways, followed by a discussion with the two-time Oscar-winning director, producer and screenwriter Alexander Payne. Payne is also the director of About Schmidt, Citizen Ruth, Election and The Descendants, a Best Picture nominee this year. Free and open to the public. Weber Theatre, Watson Fine Arts 7pm More »
