Pioneering curator Patricia Watts will give a public lecture, “Some Kind of Nature: Art and Ecology,” on Wednesday, October 12, 2022, at 5:30 p.m. in Garland Hall 203 on The University of Alabama campus. Patricia Watts has worked as an art curator focused on art and ecology for over twenty-five years. In her lecture, she
Artist Cedric Smith to Speak at UA Nov. 3
Cedric Smith, exhibiting artist at the Paul R. Jones Museum, will present a public lecture, Thursday, November 3, at 4:30 p.m., in the Camellia Room of Gorgas Library, as part of the Paul R. Jones Lecture Series. There will be a reception for the artist on First Friday, November 4, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.,
Artist Tony Bingham to Talk at Paul R. Jones Museum
Join us Thursday, June 16, 3:00-4:00 pm, at the Paul R. Jones Museum, when artist Tony Bingham will talk about his installation, “Down by the Riverside.” Bingham’s installation draws from African American baptismal rites historically performed on the banks of three local waterways: the Black Warrior River, Hurricane Creek and Little Sandy Creek. The work
Mezzotint Artist Gives Workshop to UA Printmaking Students
Printmaker Jacob Crook visited Associate Professor Sarah Marshall’s print shop to talk about his work and give technical demonstrations. Crook, who is assistant professor of art and printmaking coordinator in the department of art at Mississippi State University, specializes in the mezzotint process, a technique developed in the seventeenth century to create intaglio prints (from
Top Design Exec Michael Janda Visits UA Class
One of the top executives in the design industry, Michael Janda, recently visited with graphic design students in Cassandra Palmer’s ART 414 Portfolio class and held a Q&A session via Zoom. Janda founded the creative agency, Riser, whose clients have included Disney, Google, ABC, Fox, Warner Bros., NBC, ABC, National Geographic, TV Guide and numerous
Cloisters Curator Presents Career Workshop
In October, The Met Cloisters assistant curator Julia Perratore presented the 2021 International Center of Medieval Art Forsyth Lecture, “Representing Medieval Spain at The Met Cloisters,” virtually, from the UA department of art and art history. Perratore’s lecture was locally organized by Dr. Jennifer Feltman and hosted in her Garland Hall office. After her lecture, Dr.
UA Art History Webinars in October
Love art history?! Take your pick of upcoming October webinars involving UA art history faculty! UA American art historian Dr. Wendy Castenell will be part of the first Crystal Bridges Museum Tyson Fellows Virtual Roundtable discussing “Re-presenting and Reckoning with Early American Art,” Oct. 12. Cloisters assistant curator Julia Perratore will present the 2021 International
Art and Art History and Asian Studies Host Japanese Art Lecture
Julie Nelson Davis, professor of the history of art at the University of Pennsylvania, will present an online lecture, “The Art World of Ukiyo-e: The ‘Pictures of the Floating World’ in Context,” Monday, October 18, 2021, at 5:30 pm (CT) on Zoom. Click on this link to register. Dr. Davis is the author of Utamaro
Cloisters Curator to Speak on Representing Medieval Spain
2021 International Center of Medieval Art, Forsyth Lecture (A Webinar) Julia Perratore, assistant curator of medieval art at The Met Cloisters will present an online lecture, “Representing Medieval Spain at The Met Cloisters,” October 14, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. CT / 2:00 p.m. ET. Follow this link to register for the Zoom lecture. Local Organizer: