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History of Arts and Architecture

History of Arts and Architecture HARC

Art History & Museum Studies Sushi Party

Sponsored by:
History of Arts and Architecture
Are you an Art History or Museum Studies major or minor, or considering becoming one? Come snack on some sushi with History of Art & Architecture faculty and senior majors. We’ll answer your questions and discuss: spring courses & events, internship opportunities, majors & requirements, study abroad opportunities, and more! Sponsored by the Department of History of Art & Architecture and the Christian A. Johnson Art Endowment.

Mahaney Arts Center Lower Lobby

Norval Foundation Panel Discussion

Sponsored by:
History of Arts and Architecture
All students are welcome to join Pieter Broucke. Dean of the Arts and a panel of curators from the Norval Foundation in Cape Town, SA. This event will be moderated by Jean Fritts, alumna and African Art specialist at Sotheby’s London.  

Johnson Classroom 204

Closed to the Public

Norval Foundation Panel Discussion

Sponsored by:
History of Arts and Architecture
All students are welcome to join Pieter Broucke. Dean of the Arts and a panel of curators from the Norval Foundation in Cape Town, SA. This event will be moderated by Jean Fritts, alumna and African Art specialist at Sotheby’s London.  
Closed to the Public

Amy Smith Public Lecture

Sponsored by:
History of Arts and Architecture
Disiecta Membra: What can small and broken black-figure pots tell us about festivals in ancient Athens?

An analysis of the ceramics of Classical Athens known as ‘late black figure’ has begun to reveal that they served very important functions for participants in the ample festivals in ancient Athens. In this talk Prof. Smith will reveal the clues—shape, size, and images—that point to the festival use of these small and fragmentary vessels that are found in abundance in Mediterranean excavations and the storerooms of museums.

Mahaney Arts Center 209

Photographer in a Foreign Land: Kevin Bubriski’s Documentary Projects in Nepal, Tibet and Xinjiang

Sponsored by:
Greenberg-Starr Department of Chinese Language and Literature, History of Arts and Architecture, East Asian Studies, and International & Global Studies
Kevin Bubriski’s fifty year career as a documentary photographer began in the mid 1970s with his years in the Peace Corps as a community water supply technician in Nepal’s remotest mountain villages. He has returned to Nepal numerous times, done extended documentary work in South Asia, the Middle East, Central Asia and the USA and has published a number of photographic books. He will be speaking retrospectively about his work in Nepal, the USA, Syria, Tibet and Xinjiang.

Johnson Classroom 204

Objects of Wonder: Makings from across the Middlebury campus

Sponsored by:
Science Technical Support Department, Studio Art, Biology, History of Arts and Architecture, Physics, Theatre, Academic Affairs, and American Studies
Objects of Wonder
In the upcoming exhibition Objects of Wonder, students, faculty, staff, and alumni offer an intersection of research, art, history, and academia. These objects are curious snapshots-sneak peeks at the varied interests and endeavors present across this campus. Free and open to the public. Johnson Exhibition Gallery, Johnson Memorial Building room 208.

Johnson Gallery/Crit (208)

Open to the Public

The Architecture of Music

Sponsored by:
Mahaney Arts Center, History of Arts and Architecture, and Music
Eric Whitacre Lecture
“The Architecture of Music”
Featuring a live performance from the Middlebury College Choir

Grammy Award-winning composer and conductor, Eric Whitacre, is among today’s most popular musicians. His works are programmed worldwide and his ground-breaking Virtual Choirs have united over 100,000 singers from more than 145 countries. In this lecture, Eric will discuss his music and process through the lens of Architecture, exploring how the two art forms overlap and inform each other. 

Free and open to the public

Middlebury Chapel

Open to the Public