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ON VIEW THROUGH AUGUST 12
Chinese Blue-and-White Porcelains of the Ming and Qing Dynasties from the Rui Fang and Barbara P. and Robert P. ’64 Youngman Collections
10:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M. (Tuesday-Friday); 12:00-5:00 P.M. (Saturday-Sunday); closed Monday; Museum of Art
Admired for the brilliance of their coloring and the virtuosity of their designs, Chinese blue-and-white porcelains represent one of the supreme achievements in the history of decorative art. Originating around the 14th century, possibly as a response to a stimulus from Islamic markets, they were exported in huge quantities and were prized possessions at the courts of Western Asia and India. They were also exported to Japan, Southeast Asia, Africa, and eventually to Europe and America, and in all these regions inspired local (but always inferior) versions. This exhibition presents outstanding examples of Chinese blue-and-white, including an exceptionally rare “Palace Bowl” and other pieces made for the imperial Chinese court.
The exhibition is part of the Robert F. Reiff Gallery of Asian Art, which is generously funded by Barbara P. and Robert P. ’64 Youngman. Free
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JUNE 1, FRIDAY
The Arts and the Environmental Crisis
Lecture by Bill McKibben
4:00 P.M., Center for the Arts, Concert Hall
Middlebury College Scholar in Residence in Environmental Studies Bill McKibben speaks about climate change and how the visual and literary arts are influencing this important debate. Following the talk, there will be a reception and the museum will be open to view the exhibition Robert Adams: Turning Back, A Photographic Journal of Re-exploration. Cosponsored by the Museum of Art, Program in Environmental Studies, Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, and the Office of Environmental Affairs. Free
JUNE 16, SATURDAY
Language Schools’ International Film Festival:
Film Essay on the Euphrates Dam
and
A Flood in Baath Country [Arabic]*
7:00 and 9:30 p.m., Dana Auditorium
* All films subtitled in English. After each 7:00 p.m. screening, filmgoers are invited to participate in a film discussion in English in Sunderland 110. Due to the Language Pledge, guests are asked to minimize their use of English in the presence of Language Schools students. Free
JUNE 23, SATURDAY
Language Schools’ International Film Festival:
Kokoyakyu: High School Baseball (日本人の野球 ) [Japanese]*
7:00 and 9:30 p.m., Dana Auditorium
Presented by coproducer Takayo Nagasawa.
* All films subtitled in English. After each 7:00 p.m. screening, filmgoers are invited to participate in a film discussion in English in Sunderland 110. Due to the Language Pledge, guests are asked to minimize their use of English in the presence of Language Schools students. Free
JUNE 27, WEDNESDAY
Opening Reception: Two New Museum Exhibitions
5:30 P.M., Middlebury College Museum of Art
Enjoy refreshments and conversation as two new summer exhibitions open at the Middlebury College Museum of Art. The Museum stays open late for the festivities. Be sure to also enjoy the ongoing exhibitions in the first-floor galleries. See full descriptions of the new exhibitions below. Free
JUNE 28, THURSDAY (ON VIEW THROUGH AUGUST 12)
Modern Times: Middlebury Collects the Twentieth Century
On view Tuesday-Friday, 10:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M., Saturday and Sunday, 12:00-5:00 P.M. (closed Monday), Middlebury College Museum of Art
Since the inception of its museum, Middlebury has acquired works representative of the full range of twentieth-century art. European and American painting, graphics, and sculpture drawn from the collection represent a cross-section of movements from the past century. Included are works by Picasso, Matisse, Albright, Calder, De Kooning, Witkin, Warhol, Rauschenberg, Close, Lewitt, and others. Free admission
JUNE 28, THURSDAY (ON VIEW THROUGH AUGUST 12)
Art Now: Rebecca Purdum
On view Tuesday-Friday, 10:00 A.M.-5:00 P.M., Saturday and Sunday, 12:00-5:00 P.M. (closed Monday), Middlebury College Museum of Art
An artist whose canvases have been likened to purposefully indeterminate “oracular mists,” Purdum is a painter of extraordinary eloquence and probity. Three of her highly nuanced explorations of color and light comprise this installation. Free admission
JUNE 28, THURSDAY
15th Annual VSO Pops Concert: "Passion Trend"
7:30 P.M., Middlebury College Alumni Stadium
Tragic lovers, visionaries, free spirits and scoundrels people the stage in this tribute to living life on a grand scale. Guest conductor Andrew Massey, of Montgomery, leads the Vermont Symphony Orchestra in a program of quests, conquests, and--above all--passion. The program includes Dvorak's Slavonic Dances; Berlioz' Overture to Benvenuto Cellini; Wagner's Siegfried's Rhine Journey, arr. Humperdinck; Grainger's Irish Tune from County Derry; Bernstein's, West Side Story: Selection for Orchestra, arr. Mason; Rachmaninoff's Vocalise; and Styne's Selections from Gypsy, arr. Bennett. The concert closes with the sounds of Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture, with a dazzling fireworks display overhead. Rain location: Kenyon Arena. Presented by the Henry Sheldon Museum in Middlebury. Tickets for this event are available through the Sheldon Museum, 802-388-2117; and through Flynntix, 802-86FLYNN. Prices at the gate are: $25 adults; $10 children 12-18; children 11 and under free. Some discounts available for tickets purchased earlier.
JUNE 29, FRIDAY
Carillon Recital: George Matthew Jr.
4:00 P.M., Mead Chapel and surrounding lawns
The 22nd Annual Summer Carillon Series continues with this recital by George Matthew Jr., Carillonneur, Middlebury College and Norwich University. Free
JUNE 30, SATURDAY
Language Schools’ International Film Festival:
Kekexili: Mountain Patrol (可可西里) [Chinese]*
7:00 and 9:30 p.m., Dana Auditorium
* All films subtitled in English. After each 7:00 p.m. screening, filmgoers are invited to participate in a film discussion in English in Sunderland 110. Due to the Language Pledge, guests are asked to minimize their use of English in the presence of Language Schools students. Free
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