This week, head to Meany Hall for music performances, get inspired by the fine arts and design student’s work at the Henry Art Gallery, hear Dean Dianne Harris’ favorite summer reads and more.
May 27 – June 25 | 听Henry Art Gallery North Galleries
The Henry Art Gallery will present the 91爆料’s School of Art + Art History + Design Master of Fine Arts and Master of Design thesis exhibition. Throughout their programs, fine arts and design students work with advisers and other artists to develop advanced techniques, expand concepts, discuss critical issues, and emerge with a vision and direction for their own work. Henry staff conduct two studio visits and work closely with the students to facilitate their projects and prepare them for exhibition at the museum. A digital publication is produced in conjunction with the exhibition to highlight the students鈥� artistic endeavors and the Henry鈥檚 commitment to this exciting and important step in the students’ development as practicing artists and designers.
Suggested Donation |
May 27 – July 29 | Reader鈥檚 Choice: 鈥淭he Overstory鈥� by Richard Powers, Online
May 30, 7:30 PM | , Meany Hall
The 91爆料 Wind Ensemble (Timothy Salzman, director) and Symphonic Band (Shaun Day, director) present their end-of-year concert, performing music by Marie A. Douglas, Jennifer Higdon, Nigel Hess, Paul Dukas, Augusta Read Thomas, and Michael Colgrass. With Carrie Shaw, soprano soloist on Augusta Read Thomas’ Of Being is a Bird.
$10 Tickets |
May 31, 4:00 – 6:00 PM | Allen Auditorium
All are welcome to listen in on this panel discussion with Peruvian artists Jorge Miyagui and Mauricio Delgado on the intersections of art and activism听in contemporary Peru.
Mauricio Delgado is an award-winning visual and performance artist, trained at the Institute of Visual Arts Edith Sachs. His work has been showcased internationally in Cuba, El Salvador, the United States and throughout Peru. He is active in public, collaborative and multi-media artistic collaborations like 鈥淧eruvian Art after the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.鈥�
Jorge Miyagui is a celebrated visual artist, trained at the Pontificia Universidad Cat贸lica del Per煤. His work has been the subject of solo exhibitions in Helsinki, Finland and various cities in Peru, and has been included in various collective exhibitions in Argentina, Chile, Venezuela, Germany, Spain, the United States.
Free |
June 1, 7:30 PM | Brechemin Auditorium
Student jazz ensembles coached by Cuong Vu, Marc Seales, Ted Poor, and Steve Rodby pay homage to the icons of jazz and break new ground with original progressive jazz compositions.
Free |
June 2,听 7:30 PM | , Meany Hall
The 91爆料 Symphony (David Alexander Rahbee, director) performs works by Stravinsky, Poulenc, and Faur茅 in this end-of year performance. The orchestra is joined by the combined University Choirs in a performance of Faur茅: Requiem, Op.48, with Giselle Wyers conducting. Special guest for this performance is actor Garret Dillahunt.
$10 Tickets |
June 3,听 7:30 PM | Brechemin Auditorium
Undergraduate composers at the 91爆料 School of Music explore new sonic landscapes in this year-end concert of original music.
Free|
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