Sunday, 05 Feb 2012
Assembled: Student Exhibit Artwork Drop off
Open to ISU students of all majors. Artists can submit works incorporating metal, clay, fiber, wood and mixed media for jury. Forty pieces will be chosen to be on display in the Pioneer Room.
Message in a Bottle Valentines
A different twist on the traditional card! Drop in to make as many bottles as you need to get your messages of love out there. Then, take a few minutes to make a valentine for a member of MICA's Living with HIV program.
Performance: Barjche
Barjche 2012: Lost and Found. ISU's annual contemporary dance concert featuring faculty, students and guest artists dance works. Choreography by San Francisco-based guest artist Kim Epifano, Epiphany Dance; Barjche artistic director Cynthia Adams; Ken James, Fellow Travelers Performance Group); and members of Orchesis 1. Musical compositions by Kimberly Fitch.
Argentine Tango Practica with Valerie Williams
This Milonga (dance party) is a multi-level class with lots of time to enjoy the music and dance.
Monday, 06 Feb 2012
Performance: Are You My Mother?
Youth Matinee Series Performance: Are You My Mother? (Grades K-2) *Based on P.D. Eastman's whimsical and well-loved picture book.
Performance: Are You My Mother?
Youth Matinee Series Performance: Are You My Mother? (Grades K-2) *Based on P.D. Eastman's whimsical and well-loved picture book.
Cocktail Table and Tray with Dan Neubauer
Impress your guests with a hand-made cocktail table and tray at your next gathering. Using 2 x 4's as the basic building blocks beginner students will gain confidence in using power tools in the woodshop.
Origami with Vamsi Andalam
Learn the art of paper folding. Start with the basics - how to read patterns and recreate the folds. Then you will learn to fold some traditional designs like a flower, butterfly, frog, along with geometric designs like cubes, boxes, tetrahedrons.
Tuesday, 07 Feb 2012
Tuesday Tea at the Farm House Museum
Come to the Farm House Museum to enjoy tea and conversation about all things Farm House. Mark your calendar from 12:00 pm-1:00 pm the first Tuesday of every month (Feb. - May) and enjoy the 150 year old structure in a whole new way. Check the University Museums website to learn what the discussion topic will be. Can't make it at noon? The Farm House will be serving tea from 12 to 4 pm so stop in any time.
Crochet with Calee Himes
Learn everything a beginner needs to know - from how to hold the yarn and hook properly to the definitions of frequently used crochet lingo. Learn stitches, how to count them and how to crochet in the round to make wrist-warmers or square coasters.
Inquiry: Perception, History and Making
Brent Holland, associate professor in Art and Design will be joined by Eric Cooper, associate professor in Psychology, as they visually explore the past and the present, the imagined and the observed through art and the science of visual cognition.
SUB Music: F. Stokes
"Aspire, to Inspire. I don't even know you, but I love you," the motto F.Stokes lives by. Born and raised in the South Side of Chicago, F.Stokes has lived a life anything but simple. Transplanting to Madison, WI for his adolescent years, he has created a strong following and passion. Now residing in New York City he has learned to be appreciative of every opportunity he has earned, making the most out of all situations.
Wednesday, 08 Feb 2012
Performance: ISU Symphony Orchestra
Youth Matinee Series Performance (Grades 4-12): Iowa State University Symphony Orchestra, featuring Peter and the Wolf by Sergei Prokofiev.
ArtWalk: Memorial Union
Join us for a tour of the art in and around the Memorial Union. This semester's ArtWalks focus on the Thousand Words Project, which asks members of the Iowa State Community to re-interpret works of art in the Art on Campus Collection. Meet at the north entrance to the Memorial Union.
Paintpushers Reception and Show Critique
Area artists are invited to bring a current piece of artwork for a group critique. Attendees may participate in the candid discussion of the art, or just come and observe how a critique works.
Thursday, 09 Feb 2012
Assembled Art Exhibit
http://www.sac.iastate.edu/en/arts_entertainment/art_exhibits/
Intermediate Knitting: Skein Dyeing and Lace Knitting with Sarah Cady
Do you want to knit a beautiful wearable work of art? This class will teach intermediate knitters about the history and technique of lace knitting.
ISU Theatre production of "Chekhov Short Stories"
Anton Chekhov is considered one of the greatest short-story writers in the world. This new adaptation of severa l of his stories explores the everyday lives of 19th century Russians. Chekhov believed the role of an artist was to ask questions, not to answer them. He makes no judgment as to the behavior of his characters, and in so doing, reveals the depths of human joy, confusion, dissatisfaction, and sorrow.
Friday, 10 Feb 2012
"Working Over Wood" Artist Studio Open House
Every Friday, artist Jennifer Drinkwater will set up her studio in the ground floor gallery of the Christian Petersen Art Museum - Room 0003. She invites the public to visit with her, participate, and develop a dialog about her current project to reinterpret and recompose the Grant Wood mural for Parks Library "When Tillage Begins, Other Arts Follow".
ISU Theatre production of "Chekhov Short Stories"
Anton Chekhov is considered one of the greatest short-story writers in the world. This new adaptation of severa l of his stories explores the everyday lives of 19th century Russians. Chekhov believed the role of an artist was to ask questions, not to answer them. He makes no judgment as to the behavior of his characters, and in so doing, reveals the depths of human joy, confusion, dissatisfaction, and sorrow.
Saturday, 11 Feb 2012
Orchid Fest
See orchids on display as well as purchase orchids and orchid materials.
Concert: ISU Symphony Orchestra
The ISU Symphony Orchestra, featuring Hollis Monroe, narrator, is conducted by Dr. Jacob Harrison
ISU Theatre production of "Chekhov Short Stories"
Anton Chekhov is considered one of the greatest short-story writers in the world. This new adaptation of severa l of his stories explores the everyday lives of 19th century Russians. Chekhov believed the role of an artist was to ask questions, not to answer them. He makes no judgment as to the behavior of his characters, and in so doing, reveals the depths of human joy, confusion, dissatisfaction, and sorrow.