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Gallery Talk: The Bodies of "American Faces"

12:15 PM ET

Sponsored by:: Museum of Art

What can we learn from looking at how bodies are depicted in the portraits included in the exhibition American Faces: A Cultural History of Portraiture and Identity? What meanings does the body carry, and how have artists grappled with its representation? Join Ellery Foutch, Assistant Professor in the American Studies Program, for a conversation about the bodies of American Faces, from a publicity image of conjoined twins and nineteenth-century celebrities Chang and Eng Bunker to caricatures of President Obama. Free and open to the public. Seating is limited; please arrive early.

Mahaney Arts Center, Museum of Art

Open to the Public

Friends of the Art Museum Road Trip to St. Gaudens National Historic Site and the Hall Art Foundation

7:30 AM ET

Sponsored by:: Museum of Art

7:30 a.m. Burlington Departure–570 Shelburne Rd, Burlington 8:15 a.m. Middlebury Departure–Mahaney Center for the Arts Parking Lot Join the Middlebury College Museum of Art Friends as they tour the Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, Cornish, New Hampshire, and the Hall Art Foundation, Reading, Vermont. RSVP by Friday, October 14. Trip includes: Round trip chartered bus transportation; Admission and guided tours to both venues; Introductory remarks on Augustus St. Gaudens by Dr. Ellery Foutch, Middlebury College Assistant Professor of American Studies; Lunch, Snacks, and water on the bus.

Open to the Public

Friends of the Art Museum Annual Meeting and Supper

5:30 PM ET

Sponsored by:: Museum of Art

Members of the Friends of the Art Museum and invited guests gather to celebrate the year in review, welcome incoming officers and trustees, and present awards for distinction in the visual arts. Membership information: 802.443.2309 or museum.middlebury.edu.

Photo Credit: Jonathan Blake

Kirk Center

Please contact Mikki Lane at (802) 443-2309 for fee information.

Friends of the Art Museum Annual Meeting and Supper

5:30 PM ET

Sponsored by:: Museum of Art

Members of the Friends of the Art Museum and invited guests gather to celebrate the year in review, welcome incoming officers and trustees, and present awards for distinction in the visual arts. Membership information: 802.443.2309 or museum.middlebury.edu/support/membership.

Kirk Center

$40.00 per person
Closed to the Public

First Folio! The Book That Gave us Shakespeare

12:00 PM ET

Sponsored by:: Museum of Art

William Shakespeare’s First Folio—the first complete collected edition of his plays, and one of the world’s most influential books—is coming to Middlebury as part of a national tour marking the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death. Middlebury hosts a month-long exhibition and series of performances, workshops, speakers, film screenings, family events, and a Folio Festival on the evening of Thursday, February 18. For details visit http://shakespeare.middlebury.edu. Free First Folio!