Thursday, October 21, 2010

Jim Hake

JIM HAKE
VISITING ARTIST
MIXED MEDIA
CERAMICS
SCULPTURE
ARTIST’S LECTURE
Monday, Oct. 25, 7 pm, Ball Hall Auditorium
Student meetings with Jim Hake:
Mon. 10/ 25, 9-noon
Tues. 10/ 26, 9-noon

Call or email Catherine:
439-5296/ murrayc@etsu.edu to set up appointment to talk with Jim about your work or about study abroad

This event has been made possible by the generosity of the Mary B. Martin School of the Arts

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Travis Graves Summer Info

This is an update for Travis Graves and his summer shows:

My Nature your Nature: Yeiser Art Center: July 31 thru August 28, 2010

I am Two With Nature: Featuring works of Cari Freno and Travis Graves, Redux Contemporary Art Center: August 6 - September 4, 2010

Saturday, July 17, 2010

Lectures

Basler Chair Public Lectures

Dr. Molly Faries, ETSU Basler Chair, Fall 2010

  1. Thursday 9/23/2010- 7 p.m. 127 Ball Hall

PAINTING FORENSICS

Popularized by programs such as CSI, Bones, and the History Detectives, forensic method has become a ‘hot” topic. It may come as a surprise to learn that many of these analytic techniques have been used for years in the arts, especially archeology and technical art history. This lecture will focus on study using infrared techniques, the area of the speaker’s expertise, and discuss the implications this and other investigative methods have for academe: devising a more responsible preparation of students for our increasingly technological society and evaluating the incentives and obstacles to interdisciplinary teaching and research.

  1. Thursday 9/30/2010- 7 p.m. 127 Ball Hall

THE BUSINESS OF ART

Technical investigations of early European painting have provided us with a new understanding of artists’ activity. It is now possible to describe how painters set up their small workshop businesses, increased production, delegated tasks to shop assistants, and adapted their products to patrons, local and international art markets. This lecture will illustrate how technical studies have elucidated workshop procedures and show how entrepreneurial developments during this period have profoundly influenced our understanding of art today.

  1. Tuesday 11/16/2010- 7 p.m. 127 Ball Hall

THE POWER OF OIL PAINTING

During the Renaissance and Baroque periods, oil painting was considered one of society’s technological assets, much as we would regard computer technology today. For this reason, it is illuminating to review oil painting’s special qualities and advantages from this point of view. The Hockney/Falco-Storck debate will also be discussed. To what extent can oil painting be understood according to the well-publicized premise of the contemporary painter, David Hockney: “they did it all with mirrors”.

4. Thursday 12/2/ 2010- 7 p.m. 127 Ball Hall

TECHNICAL INVESTIGATION OF MODERN “OLD MASTERS”

In recent years more and more modern painters have been investigated by the technical means that are already well established in the study of Renaissance art. These investigations have led to new perceptions about iconic figures of modern painting: that Van Gogh used a perspective frame; that Picasso worked up his paintings like a sketch pad; that Mondrian’s paintings are as much physical as they are cognitive. In addition, art-technological change during the Impressionist era led to a new democratization of painting.

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Summer Course

Art for the Garden- Summer Sculpture Class!

June 7- July 2, 2010

Monday- Friday, 6-9 pm

Department of Art and Design

Sculpture Area; Art Annex

ETSU

Instructors: Catherine Murray and Angelique Lynch



Art for the Garden

ARTA 4957/ARTA5957

3 credits Undergraduate or Graduate credit Non-credit option available for $300.





Art for the Garden will combine lectures, demonstrations, and hands- on art making.


Students will examine art, specifically sculpture, as it is used in gardens around the world. We will examine the work of several contemporary sculptors who design work that is environmentally sensitive, including artists like Andy Goldsworthy and Lorna Jordan.


Basic fabrication skills, including simple welding, basic stone carving, and work with concrete and mosaics, will be taught. Each student will design and construct at least 2 sculptures for a specific outdoor site. The course will accommodate students of all skill levels.


Contact info:

Catherine Murray

423-439-5296

murrayc@etsu.edu




Summer Arts Program

High School Students!
Please join us this summer for an exciting opportunity to learn, explore, and create ART in art studios and facilities at East Tennessee State University!

From June 21- July 23, 2010 Summer Arts for High School Students at ETSU offers students from grades 9-12 the opportunity to explore various art forms in depth. Students of all experience levels are invited to participate; instruction will be individualized and geared towards the student’s level.

Each one-week session consists of a 3 hour morning class, a break for lunch, and a 3 hour afternoon class. Each day will end with a recreational session at the Center for Physical Activity at ETSU. Classes will change each week.

Students can explore diverse offerings including Jewelry/Metals; Printmaking; Green (environmentally friendly) Art; various kinds of sculpture; mixed media painting; digital photography; hand building in clay; and animation with Photoshop.

All classes will be taught by experienced artists, by either ETSU Department of Art and Design graduate students or instructors.

Materials for all classes will be provided, although students taking digital photography must provide a digital camera. Students should dress casually and should bring an old work shirt to throw on, in case you will be using messy materials!

At the end of the summer session, all students will have artwork included in an exhibition in Slocumb Galleries, in Ball Hall, the home of the Department of Art and Design at ETSU.

For registration information, please contact the Office of Professional Development at ETSU, 423-439-8084. For information about specific classes, please contact the Department of Art and Design at ETSU, 423-439-4247.

Please register early, as class sizes are limited!

Monday, April 19, 2010

Visiting Artist

Visiting Artist - ROSCOE WILSON

In celebration of Earth Day the Dept of Art & Design and
The Student Sculpture Society welcomes to ETSU campus

Sculpture / Painter / Installation Artist
Roscoe Wilson



Art Installation at Sherrod Library Mall : April 21 – 23

Public Artist Lecture : Thursday, April 22 / 4:00 – 5:00pm
Ball Hall (Lecture Hall) room 127



Since 2005, Roscoe has been included in over 30 National and International Juried Exhibitions and 9 solo exhibitions; including the Urban Institute for Contemporary Art in Grand Rapids MI, the Propeller Centre in Toronto Canada, the Ronnebaeksholm Arts & Culture Centre in Denmark, as well as many others. Most recently he has been awarded a grant from the Puffin Foundation Inc.

Roscoe received his B.A. (1997) from Wabash College in Indiana, a M.A. (1999) from Purdue University in West Lafayette Indiana, and a M.F.A (2002) from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. While at UW-Madison he was able to study the history of environmentalism and drew inspiration for his artwork from former Wisconsin residents and environmental pioneers like John Muir and Aldo Leopold. Roscoe currently teaches as an Associate Professor of Art at Miami University Hamilton in Ohio where he now resides.


Supported and sponsored by the SGA and Student Sculpture Society.

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

2009 Addy Awards