Wednesday, 10 Jan 2018
Artful Yoga
This practice will enrich your yoga experience by going beyond the physical and inviting an artistic perspective to your awareness. The practice will begin at 5:30 with a brief talk connecting the current exhibition to the yoga practice. No yoga experience is necessary, but please bring your own mat. Free, but online registration required at www.museums.iastate.edu.
Thursday, 18 Jan 2018
In Focus: Daguerreotypes, Tintypes and Photographs from the Farm House Museum Collection
Explore the Farm House Museum Collection of 19th Century photography with Charlie Coffey, exhibition curator, photographer, and University Museums intern extraordinaire.
Wednesday, 24 Jan 2018
Art Walk: The Human Figure
From its beginnings, the Art on Campus has depicted the human form in a variety of ways. With the opening of the Manuel Neri exhibition at the Christian Petersen Art Museum join University Museums as we explore the representation of the human figure across campus. Meet inside the west entrance of the Gerdin Business Building.
Thursday, 25 Jan 2018
Film: The Hunting Ground
The statistics are staggering. One in five women in college are sexually assaulted, yet only a fraction of these crimes are reported, and even fewer result in punishment for the perpetrators. The ReAct Gallery presents The Hunting Ground, a piercing, monumental exposé of rape culture on campuses, poised to light a fire under a national debate. The film will start at 6 p.m.
Friday, 26 Jan 2018
Reception: "Ambiguity, Mystery and Allure" exhibit
Manuel Neri became an important leader in San Francisco's Bay Area Figurative Art Movement of the mid-20th Century by redefining the means of expression through the human figure. Join us for an exhibition reception hosted by Dr. Sarah Nusser, Vice President for Research, and Lynette Pohlman, Director and Chief Curator of University Museums, that celebrates this significant American sculptor through his drawings, paintings and sculpture.
Monday, 29 Jan 2018
Art + Issues: Building a Campus Community
The University Museums exist to celebrate the diversity of our cultural heritage and through art teach critical thinking and generate dialogue that helps to build an inclusive campus community. 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.