Eleven: 2019 Senior Studio Art Majors’ Exhibition
Watson Fine Arts - Beard and Weil Galleries Norton, MA, United StatesThis exhibition features the work of Wheaton’s senior studio art majors.
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Gallery Opening— For the Record: Political/Personal/Historical
Haas Concourse and Lobby, Watson Fine ArtsThis exhibition brings together six artists—Sara Jimenez, Antonio McAfee, Annu Palakunnathu Matthew, Mendi + Keith Obadike, and Dano Wall—who are reframing historical images and information to encourage shifts in perceptions of race, immigration, and colonialism.
Free
Screening of Survivors
Documentary filmmaker Lansana ‘Barmmy Boy’ Mansaray, screens his film Survivors, a portrait of Sierra Leone during the Ebola outbreak, exposing the complexity of the epidemic and the socio-political turmoil that lies in its wake. A Q&A and reception will follow.
Free
ARTS Quad Party
Balfour-Hood - Courtyard Norton, MACome check out what arts@wheaton is all about, including how you can get involved. There will be live performances, music, tie-dye, airbrush tattoos, screen printing and more. Oh yeah, and a food truck serving up tacos. Come play with us!
Free
Karan Casey and Friends
Cole Memorial Chapel Norton, MA, United StatesInternationally renowned Irish singer Karan Casey is celebrated for her beautiful traditional vocals and innovative explorations of diverse musical idioms. Known for her early work with the band Solas and a career spanning many years and multiple recordings, she weaves advocacy for social justice and responsibility into her compelling music. Casey is joined by friends including Sheila Falls, Matt Heaton and the Wheaton Chorale for this performance.
Free
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Adriano George and the Groove Brotherhood featuring Adriana
Watson Fine Arts - Weber Theatre Norton, MA, United StatesAdriano George da Silva leads this ensemble performing Afro-Brazilian Jazz along with interpretations of popular Brazilian music genres: Samba, Bossa Nova, and MPB (Música Popular Brasileira). George da Silva has played with Brazilian legends Milton Nascimento and Gilberto Gil. The instrumentalists will be joined by singer and composer Adriana Pinto Moreira on vocals. Free tickets may be reserved online through the Box Office.
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Drama Today: Its Forms and Processes
Mary Lyon Hall - May Room Norton, MAEmily Morse, Artistic Director of New Dramatists (NYC), engages in a conversation with Professors Charlotte Meehan and Stephanie Burlington Daniels about her work supporting contemporary playwrights and collaborating on ensemble-made theatre in her own practice as playwright, dramaturg, and performer. New Dramatists has been a major force in the development of US-based playwrights since 1949.
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Transformative Creations: Modern Copyright, Fair Use, and the Creative Arts
Technology has vastly outpaced copyright law, yet it has also expanded the bounds of potential creativity in the arts and new media. Join lawyer and copyright expert Kyle K. Courtney for an engaging and informative exploration of how the arts, media and the law intersect.
Free
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Voice of an Artist—Genevieve Gaignard
Gaignard is a visual artist working across disciplines to address issues of race, class and femininity. Her provocative photographs, sculptures and installations are intended to confront assumptions around beauty and blackness. Gaignard, whose work and career are internationally acclaimed, discusses her work and process.
Free
In the Weeds: Art and the Natural World
Watson Fine Arts - Beard and Weil Galleries Norton, MA, United StatesIn the Weeds: Art and the Natural World showcases six artists who are examining the complicated relationship between humans and the environment. Many of these artists bridge art and science to bring to life processes that may otherwise elude the general public. Through seed collecting, camouflage, performance, video, and artists’ books, artists Kwang Choi, Rachel […]