Monday, 06 Feb 2017
Exhibition Open House: National Wear Red Day
Don your favorite shade of red and visit the Christian Petersen Art Museum exhibition Red to experience the vibrancy and diversity of the color and its meaning.
Wednesday, 08 Feb 2017
Artful Yoga
This practice will enrich your yoga experience by going beyond the physical and inviting an artistic perspective to your awareness. In conjunction with the current exhibition, our practice this semester will focus on the color red. Please arrive early for a discussion on the month's topic beginning at 5:15. The practice will begin at 5:30. No yoga experience is necessary, but please bring your own mat. Free, but online registration required
Saturday, 11 Feb 2017
Open House: Thomas Edison's Birthday
The American inventor Thomas Edison greatly influenced life around the world. Step back in time at the Farm House Museum to hear about and see the electric light bulb, the phonograph, and other inventions that impacted the residents of the Farm House at the turn of the century.
Sunday, 12 Feb 2017
Film and Discussion: Eskimo Artist Kenojuak
Kenojuak Ashevak became the first woman involved with the printmaking co-operative in Cape Dorset, Canada. This film about her work by John Feeney was nominated for the 1963 Documentary Short Subject Oscar®. This 20 minute film will be followed by a discussion with Director of American Indian Studies Sebastian Braun, Art and Visual Culture Printmaking Professor April Katz, and University Museums Assistant Curator Adrienne Gennett.
Monday, 20 Feb 2017
The UM Connection: President's Day
This President's Day, let's examine portraits of Lincoln by Christian Petersen and discuss how this President became one of the most recognized people in American history. The UM Connection is an after-hours opportunity to study unique aspects of the permanent collection within the museum and develop visual literacy skills to communicate about complex topics.
Wednesday, 22 Feb 2017
Art Walk: Celebrating the Legacy of George Washington Carver
Join the University Museums in celebrating one of our greatest alumni, George Washington Carver, through the artwork he has inspired on campus. For nearly seventy years, artists from Christian Petersen to Rose Frantzen have been inspired by Carver to create art that captures the spirit of mentorship, discovery, and invention. Their art adds to the legacy of this great man and to the inspiring aesthetic of his alma mater.
Artist Reception: Catherine Widgery
Come provide your thoughts about the project and welcome the artist to the ISU campus. Light refreshments will be served. Free and open to the public. Parking available in the Memorial Union ramp for a nominal fee.
Monday, 27 Feb 2017
Art + Issues: Building a Campus Community
Art + Issues is an open campus discussion facilitated by our educator of visual literacy and learning. Topics that relate to current events will be presented and attendees are encouraged to bring other discussion topics with them with a goal of generating understanding in a safe, inclusive, and inspiring space. People are invited to come and go during the two hour time frame as their schedule permits.