Special Programs in the Department of Art:
The Art Gallery
The Art Gallery, an independent unit that works closely with both the Department of Art and the Department of Art History and Archaeology, maintains a collection of 20th Century American Âpaintings and works on paper as well as a collection of African Sculpture. Located within the Art/ÂSociology building, it functions as an excellent teaching facility. The staff, which includes a full-time director and associate personnel, organizes and hosts major exhibitions of historical and contemporary art. In the ÒCrosscurrentsÓ Series the Gallery invites guest curators to organize contemporary Âexhibitions each year. Held for the benefit of the University community and the general public, the exhibitions also attract critical attention.
Visiting Artists:
The Department of Art maintains a Visiting Artist Lecture Series that features artists of international, national and regional acclaim. These artists lecture, critique and interact with students. Visiting artists and lecturers in recent years include Emma Amos, Dottie Attie, Luis Cruz Azaceta, Edgar Heap-of Birds, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Robert Colescott, Houston Conwell, Gene Davis, Georgia Deal, Thelma Golden, Helen Molesworth, B.G. Muhn, Gladys Nilson, Howardena Pindell, Steve Prince, John Scott, Sylvia Snowden, Robert Stackhouse, Marcia Tucker, William Tucker, Olga Viso, Jack Witten, and Yuriko Yamaguchi. Additionally, the Department contributed funding for a lecture and demonstration by Catherine Cho-Woo (a Calligrapher), brought to campus by the Department of ÂHebrew and East Asian Languages and Literature.
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