ONGOING EXHIBITS
CAMPUS EVENTS
Glimpsing Through Lyrical Space: Contemporary Works by Andrew Cangelose
Tuesday, March 4 – Friday, April 4, 2008, J. Wayne Stark University Center Galleries;
The exhibition features twenty minimalist drawings and paintings, which explore linear movement in nature. Cangelose's works focus on nature and life, whether it is mineral, vegetable or animal, as they travel through a multi-textural context of time and space. When asked about his work, Cangelose said, "this movement could be viewed as an interactive dance that weaves in and out of gravity, time and space." To achieve the rhythmic quality of the work, Cangelose experiments with color, line and scale. Lines and high-contrast colors take on a large role in his work, while scale makes its statement through the overall range in size from miniatures to large pieces of artwork. Patterns of movement help the audience become involved in the environmental aspect of the work. His work is a visual communication, a conversation between the artist and the world, where the viewer can interpret the messages without the influence of the artist's intentions. In other words, the experience is fluid and personal. Cangelose has been a member of the faculty at Texas A&M and Blinn College since 2005. In conjunction with the exhibition, MSC VAC will host a gallery talk on Wednesday, March 19, at 7 p.m.
The J. Wayne Stark University Center Galleries are located at the northeast corner of the Memorial Student Center on the Texas A&M University campus. Gallery hours are Tues.-Fri. 9am-8pm; Sat. & Sun. 12-6pm. Admission is free. Or, for more information about this exhibition and others at the Stark Galleries, please call (979) 845-6081 or visit http://stark.tamu.edu. This event is sponsored by the MSC Visual Arts Committee. Information can also be obtained through http://vac.tamu.edu or (979) 845-9251.
Pressed Glass: An American Art & Industry
Monday, March 3 – Sunday, June 1, 2008, Forsyth Center Galleries;
Organizers note that in the 19th century, industrial growth and expansion were occurring in the United States at a rapid pace. This rapid growth led the nation to a public demand for household and luxury items once only enjoyed by the more affluent. Through invention and ingenuity, the glassmaking industry transformed glass from an aristocratic luxury good into a middle class consumer product. Although the glassmaking industry had been in existence for thousands of years, it was during the mid-19th century that American inventions came into importance for the glassmaking industry. The invention of steel molds and the fixed lever press would take glassmaking into a new era. By using new mechanical methods for pressing glass, the general public was able to afford objects and patterns once only affordable to the upper class. The pressed glass industry expanded to capitalize upon the rise of mass marketing in department stores, and manufacturers met the challenge of marketing to an increasingly female customer base. In creating new styles and patterns for the growing middle class, mold makers and glass chemists became artists in their own trade as factories produced an expanding variety of glass patterns and colors. This exhibition highlights the development of the pressed glass industry during a time of invention and advancement. It explores the history of pressed glass as an outlet for glass artists and the significance of the various pressed glass objects within the Bill & Irma Runyon and Jean Ezell Art Collections. A reception for the exhibition will be on March, 28 at 7 p.m. in the Forsyth Center Galleries.
The MSC Forsyth Center Galleries are located in the Memorial Student Center on the Texas A&M University campus. Gallery hours are Mon.-Fri. 9am-8pm; Sat. & Sun. 12-6pm. Admission is free. For more information about this exhibition and others at the Forsyth Center Galleries, call (979) 845-9251 or visit http://forsyth.tamu.edu.
Photographs of the Athenian Acropolis: The Restoration Project
Thursday, February 28 – Sunday, April 13, 2008, J. Wayne Stark University Center Galleries;
This exhibit will consist of over 50 photographs taken by Socratis Mavrommatis, the official photographer of the Acropolis Restoration Project. Renovations on several of the buildings on the Acropolis are captured through the photos. On opening night at 7:00 p.m., Drs. Nancy Klein and Kevin Glowacki of the College of Architecture, Texas A&M University, will introduce the exhibit and give a gallery talk in regards to the photographs and the importance of the Acropolis. Restoration on the Acropolis began in 1975 under the Committee for the Conservation of the Acropolis Museum. The collection of photographs captures the progress of the restoration on the Acropolis. The exhibition is divided into four sections: the reasons why the Acropolis needed to be renovated, the preparation for renovation, the main works, and the monuments throughout various phases of the restoration. "The photographs had to show the corresponding, incomparable beauty of the monuments and, at the same time, the difficulty of working on large pieces of marble of artistic and historical importance," said Mavrommatis. Catherine Hastedt, director of the J. Wayne Stark Galleries is very excited about the exhibit and hopes that students take the time to see it. "This exhibit is a wonderful learning experience," she said. "The Gallery is sure to open minds about Greek architectural design and its restoration through the photographs especially because it gives you a chance to actually walk on the Acropolis."
The J. Wayne Stark University Center Galleries are located at the northeast corner of the Memorial Student Center on the Texas A&M University campus. Gallery hours are Tues.-Fri. 9am-8pm; Sat. & Sun. 12-6pm. Admission is free. Or, for more information about this exhibition and others at the Stark Galleries, please call (979) 845-6081 or visit http://stark.tamu.edu.
Anthony Quinn: A Lifetime of Creating and Collecting Art
Thursday, January 17, 2008 - Sunday, March 9, 2008, J. Wayne Stark Galleries;
Organizers say the exhibit will reveal Academy Award winner Anthony Quinn as someone who not only collected art throughout his lifetime but created it as well. The exhibit contains more than 90 works of art and artifacts loaned to the galleries, representing the culmination of five years of work by the Anthony Quinn Trust cataloguing Quinn’s private collection. Quinn’s heritage was Mexican-Indian and Irish and he was born under the gunfire of the Mexican Revolution. In an endless search for inspiration for his artistic drive, critics say he was influenced by his Mexican ancestry, decades of residency in Europe and by visits to Africa. This exhibition explores and interprets Quinn’s collection and the methodology behind producing art. It has been broken into four sections: Early Modernism & African Art, Global Spiritual Awareness of Past & Present, Postwar & Contemporary Art and Quinn’s Ancestry & Artistic Discovery created by the actor during the latter part of his life.
The J. Wayne Stark University Center Galleries are located at the northeast corner of the Memorial Student Center on the Texas A&M University campus. Gallery hours are Tues.-Fri. 9am-8pm; Sat. & Sun. 12-6pm. Admission is free. Or, for more information about this exhibition and others at the Stark Galleries, please call (979) 845-6081 or visit http://stark.tamu.edu.
The Ashcan School: A Revolution in Painting
Monday, January 14, 2008 - Monday, May 12, 2008, MSC Forsyth Center Galleries;
The Runyon Collections include one or more works of art from each of the “Ashcan School,” also known as “The Eight.” Influenced by their earlier experiences as newspaper illustrators and by their contemporaries, such as writer Upton Sinclair, these artists wanted to present the American scene as it really was, “ash cans” and all. Organizers say this exhibition traces these early 20th Century artists, their revolutionary approach to depicting city streets and the urban poor and their response to Impressionism and the galvanizing force of abstract art. The exhibition is organized and curated by Interim Director Cory Arcak. A web-based version of the exhibition will be available at http://forsyth.tamu.edu. The MSC Forsyth Center Galleries are located across from the post office in the Memorial Student Center. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, noon to 6 p.m. Admission is free.
For more information, call (979) 845-9251 or visit http://forsyth.tamu.edu.
Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit featuring Herb Alpert
Monday, August 27, 2007 - Sunday, August 24, 2008, Cain Park and West Campus;
MSC Visual Arts Committee will exhibit four sculptures by internationally known artist, Herb Alpert. The sculptures are installed in Cain Park and on West Campus.
For more information, visit http://vac.tamu.edu/herbalpert.
CAMPUS EVENTS
The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley
Saturday, March 1, 2 PM & 4 PM, Rudder Theatre;
Stanley Lambchop is your normal, average, run-of-the-mill kid. One night while sleeping, his bulletin board on the wall above his bed comes loose and falls – right on top of him! The next morning, Stanley wakes up flat! In this whirlwind musical travelogue, Stanley – the ultimate pen pal – searches the globe for a solution to his problem. He’s stamped, posted and cancelled in Mexico, Russia, England, China and beyond. And wherever Stanley goes, he meets new friends, learns about different cultures through song and dance, and closes in on his goal of being a three-dimensional boy again.
For more information, visit http://opas.tamu.edu (select the OPAS JR. link). Sponsored by the OPAS Guild & ABC 40 KRHD.
Pressed Glass: An American Art & Industry Reception
Monday, March 3, 2008, 7 PM, Forsyth Center Galleries;
Organizers note that in the 19th century, industrial growth and expansion were occurring in the United States at a rapid pace. This rapid growth led the nation to a public demand for household and luxury items once only enjoyed by the more affluent. Through invention and ingenuity, the glassmaking industry transformed glass from an aristocratic luxury good into a middle class consumer product. Although the glassmaking industry had been in existence for thousands of years, it was during the mid-19th century that American inventions came into importance for the glassmaking industry. The invention of steel molds and the fixed lever press would take glassmaking into a new era. By using new mechanical methods for pressing glass, the general public was able to afford objects and patterns once only affordable to the upper class. The pressed glass industry expanded to capitalize upon the rise of mass marketing in department stores, and manufacturers met the challenge of marketing to an increasingly female customer base. In creating new styles and patterns for the growing middle class, mold makers and glass chemists became artists in their own trade as factories produced an expanding variety of glass patterns and colors. This exhibition highlights the development of the pressed glass industry during a time of invention and advancement. It explores the history of pressed glass as an outlet for glass artists and the significance of the various pressed glass objects within the Bill & Irma Runyon and Jean Ezell Art Collections.
The MSC Forsyth Center Galleries are located in the Memorial Student Center on the Texas A&M University campus. Gallery hours are Mon.-Fri. 9am-8pm; Sat. & Sun. 12-6pm. Admission is free. For more information about this exhibition and others at the Forsyth Center Galleries, call (979) 845-9251 or visit http://forsyth.tamu.edu.
The Producers
Tuesday, March 4 & Wednesday, March 5, 7:30 PM, Rudder Auditorium;
Everything you've heard is true! "Mel Brooks has put the comedy back into musical comedy. THE PRODUCERS is the funniest, most fearlessly irreverent thing ever seen on stage!" exclaims USA Today. And now you can experience the biggest Tony Award winner in Broadway history when it comes to the OPAS season this spring. Direction and choreography by five-time Tony Award winner Susan Stroman (Crazy for You, Contact, The Music Man). The New York Times raves "THE PRODUCERS is a blissful spectacle that will leave you delirious!' Some content not suitable for young audiences.
For more information, visit http://opas.tamu.edu (select the MAIN STAGE link) and http://www.ProducersOnTour.com. Sponsored by Scott & White Health Plan.
Tennessee Williams’ Cat On A Hot Tin Roof - Performed by the Montana Rep
Thursday, March 6, 7:30 PM, Rudder Theatre;
For those who like their dramas smokin’ hot, there’s Tennessee Williams. The award-winning playwright cranks the heat up into the stratosphere in this masterpiece about a Southern family in crisis. Set in the summer on a family estate in Mississippi, one of Williams’ most famous characters, Maggie “The Cat,” finds herself in a turbulent relationship with her depressed husband Brick. The drama unfolds quickly as the family prepares to celebrate the birthday of their patriarch and tycoon “Big Daddy.” Powerful, insightful and strikingly revealing, CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF was perhaps best described by The New York Times, “As theatre, it is superb.” Some content not suitable for young audiences.
For more information, visit http://opas.tamu.edu (select the INTIMATE GATHERINGS link). Sponsored by Sterling Auto Group and Ashford Square Realty.
Faculty Recital: Anna Carney
Wednesday, March 19, 2008, 7:30 PM, Rudder Theatre;
Admission is FREE.
For more information, call the Department of Performance Studies at 845-3355.
Glimpsing Through Lyrical Space: Contemporary Works by Andrew Cangelose - Gallery Talk
Wednesday, March 19, 2008, 7 PM, J. Wayne Stark University Center Galleries;
The exhibition features twenty minimalist drawings and paintings, which explore linear movement in nature. Cangelose's works focus on nature and life, whether it is mineral, vegetable or animal, as they travel through a multi-textural context of time and space. When asked about his work, Cangelose said, "this movement could be viewed as an interactive dance that weaves in and out of gravity, time and space." To achieve the rhythmic quality of the work, Cangelose experiments with color, line and scale. Lines and high-contrast colors take on a large role in his work, while scale makes its statement through the overall range in size from miniatures to large pieces of artwork. Patterns of movement help the audience become involved in the environmental aspect of the work. His work is a visual communication, a conversation between the artist and the world, where the viewer can interpret the messages without the influence of the artist's intentions. In other words, the experience is fluid and personal. Cangelose has been a member of the faculty at Texas A&M and Blinn College since 2005.
The J. Wayne Stark University Center Galleries are located at the northeast corner of the Memorial Student Center on the Texas A&M University campus. Gallery hours are Tues.-Fri. 9am-8pm; Sat. & Sun. 12-6pm. Admission is free. Or, for more information about this exhibition and others at the Stark Galleries, please call (979) 845-6081 or visit http://stark.tamu.edu. This event is sponsored by the MSC Visual Arts Committee. Information can also be obtained through http://vac.tamu.edu or (979) 845-9251.
Blast!
Wednesday, March 26 & Thursday, March 27, 7:30 PM, Rudder Auditorium;
Drum roll please…When BLAST first premiered on Broadway, it was met with such thunderous acclaim and fanfare that a special Tony Award category was created specifically for it! Winner of the 2001 (and first ever) Tony for “Best Theatrical Event,” BLAST explodes with its mix of color, sound and movement. Comprised of 35 brass, percussion and visual performers, BLAST celebrates music and dance with unparalleled pageantry and boasts a score filled with favorites in the classical, blues, jazz and rock ‘n’ roll genres. (from Aaron Copland’s “Appalachian Spring” to Leonard Bernstein’s “Officer Krupke” from West Side Story).
For more information, visit http://opas.tamu.edu (select the MAIN STAGE link) and http://www.BlastTheShow.com.
Poetry Slam
Friday, March 28, 2008, 7:30 PM, Rudder Forum;
Admission is FREE.
For more information, call the Department of Performance Studies at 845-3355.
To add an event, please contact us at academy-arts@tamu.edu or (979) 847-ARTS[2787].
