Mahaney Arts Center 125

Photo exhibit of Germans in Mozambique by Katrin Baehr.

This talk, presented by Marsely Kehoe (Hope College) and Carrie Anderson (Middlebury College), introduces an ongoing digital art history project which makse connections between economic, social, and visual data through an open-access database, interactive map, and visual textile glossary. Free

This talk, presented by Marsely Kehoe (Hope College) and Carrie Anderson (Middlebury College), introduces an ongoing digital art history project which makse connections between economic, social, and visual data through an open-access database, interactive map, and visual textile glossary. Free

   

The Friends are taking an overnight trip to The Hudson River Valley!

Andrea Rosen, curator of the Fleming Museum of Art at UVM, argues that the best curators are also the best teammates. Drawing on recent Fleming shows on Alison Bechdel, Victorian fashion, Caribbean sacred art, and more, Rosen demonstrates that collaboration—with staff, artists, and students—yields more engaging exhibitions. Free

Members from the Center for Careers and Internships (CCI) will help you organize a proactive job search and develop professional relationships in your industry. Learn about resources for the arts, media, and communication careers. Arrive with your questions and leave with a check-list and a plan!

Associate Curator of Ancient Art Pieter Broucke explains why provenance matters when building a teaching collection of antiquities. While these issues often complicate the acquisition of works of art, they can also be enriching, as demonstrated by examples from Middlebury’s own holdings. FREE

 

Through the practice and discourse of improvisation, participants will share and question their processes when choreographing in the moment. Abandoning predetermined outcomes, we will attempt to find clarity within our practice together through the consideration of embodied histories, seeing and being seen, removing judgment, rapid-fire decision making, and desire for outcome. Free

Objects conservator Linda Lin shares her experiences with the Islamic artworks from the Newark Museum, featured in the current exhibition Wondrous Worlds: Art and Islam through Time and Place. She explores the ethical underpinnings of conservation as an amalgam of art and science, the joys and challenges of preserving cultural heritage, and insights into the craftsmanship of works in the exhibition. Free

Between 1979 and 1990, East German teachers, engineers, and doctors moved to Mozambique as part of the Friendship Treaty with the German Democratic Republic. German scholar Katrin Bahr of UMass Amherst discusses how they brought not only their expertise but also their cameras, providing a fascinating glimpse into life in postindependence Mozambique. An exhibition on the same topic is on view in the adjacent Mahaney Gallery. Free