FALL 2009 EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS
aug. 29 - oct. 9, eGallery
Anna Jóelsdóttir: Installation/Paintings |
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stone black heart murmur, installation detail, acrylic and ink on mylar
This Chicago artist and Icelandic native’s painting installation deals with “bridging cultures, off centeredness, the in-between nature of our existence, and the turmoil that comes with it."
Artist Lecture: Sept. 22, 7 pm
A New and Emerging Artists series program co-sponsored with the Doudna Fine Arts Center and the EIU Art Department.
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Sept. 5 – Oct. 18, Main Galleries
2009 Art Faculty Exhibition |
Top: Chuck Nivens with Haley Ahlers, Cultivating Breadth graphics, digital & offset litho Middle, L: David Griffin, Deconstructed, Reconstructed - Masculus #5.0309, copper, brass, maple, cast resin, wood polymer lumber Middle, R: Chris Kahler, Viral A-17, acrylic and gels on panel Bottom: Ke-hsin Jenny Chi, The Fall of Phaethon, oil on canvas
Recent artworks in a variety of media created by current and emeritus EIU Art Department faculty members.
Reception: Thursday, Sept. 10, 5-7pm |
Sept. 9 - Oct. 11, Brainard Gallery
Sightlines and Site Lines: Art and Archaeoastronomy |
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Tipi Ruin; Points in Time, digital print
Digital art prints by Jim Krehbiel based on his exploration and photography of the architecture, art and astronomy of the ancestral Pueblo peoples. Click here for more information.
Presented in conjunction with the International Year of Astronomy; funded in part by the College of Arts & Humanities Excellence in Fine Arts Visiting Artist Fund
Artist’s Lecture: Sept. 8, 7pm |
Oct. 2 - Dec. 6, Main Galleries-West
Mexican Folk Art |
Ricardo Linares, Alebrije, papier mache, paint
Contemporary works in ceramics, wood, papier maché, and paintings, including many works relating to The Day of the Dead by noted Mexican folk artists as well as vintage pieces from the Tarble and private collections. |
Oct. 6 - Aug. 8, various east-central Illinois venues
2009-2010 Cultivating Creativity: Consolidated Communications Children's Art Exhibit |
A showcase of art created through east-central Illinois school art programs and toured to the schools' communities; sponsored by Consolidated Communications.
Contact the Tarble Arts Center for the complete tour itinerary. |
Oct. 9
Teacher In-Service Program: Mexican Folk Art |
| Presented for area school teachers in cooperation with the Regional Office of Education #11; eligible for CPDU credits; free but advance registration is required. Click here for more information. |
Oct. 13, 7pm, Atrium
Visiting Artist Lecture: Austin Collins |
Sculptor Austin Collins is a professor in the Department of Art, Art History, and Design at Notre Dame University and served as the visiting juror for EIU’s 2009 Summer Sculpture Residency and Exhibition Program.
A New and Emerging Artists series program co-sponsored with the Doudna Fine Arts Center and the EIU Art Department. |
Oct. 13, 8pm, Concourse, Doudna Fine Arts Center
Summer Sculpture Residency Exhibition Artists’ Reception |
Celebrate the artists represented in the Summer Sculpture Residency Exhibition — Luke Achterberg, Michael Collins, Lucas Greco, Matt Moyer, Carey Netherton, Erik Peterson, Matthew Searle, Clint R. Shaw, and guest artist Cary Knoop.
The outdoor exhibition on 7th Street continues through April 2010. |
Oct. 14 - Nov. 18 Brainard Gallery & eGallery
Fall Fifth Grade Enrichment: Mexican Folk Art |
| Presented for area school students in conjunction with the Art Education program of the EIU Art Department; free to area schools but advance registration is required. Click here for more information. |
Oct. 17 - Dec. 29, Brainard Gallery & eGallery
Graphic Design Alumni Exhibition |
Works by EIU alumni spanning two decades; curated by Mary Leonard-Cravens and Sam Tableriou. Click here for more information.
Funded in part by the College of Arts & Humanities Excellence in Fine Arts Visiting Artist Fund. |
Oct. 16-17, doudna fine arts Center & tarble arts Center
Graphic Design Alumni Symposium & Opening Reception |
Presentations by Brian Priest '89, Joel Warneke '93, Brooke Gronewold '00 and Sam Tableriou '05 followed by the exhibition’s opening reception; a 2009 EIU Homecoming event.
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Oct. 23-24 & 29-31 @ 7:30pm, Oct. 25 @ 2pm, Atrium
Charleston Community Theatre: A Few Good Men |
Written by Aaron Sorkin, the acclaimed Broadway play made into a 1992 film; directed for the Charleston Community Theatre by Monica Mazzaro.
For reservations and prices, call 217-581-2787. |
Oct. 24 – Dec. 20, Main Galleries
Almost Alice: New Illustrations of Wonderland |
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Digital print from Almost Alice, © Maggie Taylor 2008
Maggie Taylor's fantastic, surreal narrative composite images made using sources ranging from snapshots to 19th-century daguerreotypes and tintypes created to illustrate Lewis Carroll’s classic Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. |
OCT. 29 & NOV. 5
Alice in Wonderland Film Showingspresented in cooperation with the EIU English Department |
Oct. 29, 7pm, Lecture Hall, Doudna Fine Arts Center
A 1988 Czech surrealist fantasy by Jan Švankmajer that retells "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" using live action with stop motion animation.
Introduced by Dr. Robin Murray of the EIU English Department.
Thursday, Nov. 5, 7pm, Atrium
The 1951 animation classic from Walt Disney studios based on Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Through the Looking-Glass".
Introduced by Dr. Robin Murray of the EIU English Department |
Dec. 3, 4pm - 7pm; Dec. 4, 10am - 5pm; dec. 5 10am - 4pm
2009 Holiday Art Sale |
| Original art and fine crafts by area artists; proceeds go in support of EIU Art scholarships. |
Dec. 5 - Feb. 21, eGallery
Children’s Book Illustrations from the Mariann Younger Collection |
Original art by noted children’s book illustrators including Ted Rand, Wendy Watson, Elisa Kleven, and others; on loan from EIU alumna Mariann Dana Younger ‘54. |
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School Arts Programs and Non-Credit Classes and Workshops |
| In addition to the programs listed here, the Tarble Arts Center, in collaboration with the Art Department and other co-sponsors, offers a variety of programs for area youth and area schools, plus non-credit classes and workshops for adults. Click here for more information. |
This schedule is subject to change. Please contact the Tarble Arts Center for the most current exhibitions and events schedule information.