The Art Museum of West Virginia University is hosting a new series focusing on individual works of art from the museum collection called “Art Up Close!”
The series, which opens Thursday, Oct. 6, with a discussion of Mauricio Lasansky’s “Apocalyptical Space,” is designed to give an in-depth understanding of a single work of art selected from the WVU art collection.
Each presentation will feature an original work of art and commentary by WVU faculty, followed by a question and answer session and light refreshments.
The presentations will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the Museum Education Center (formerly the Erickson Alumni Center) adjacent to the WVU Creative Arts Center.
All of the Art Up Close! events are free and open to the public.
“This new program series focuses on one work of art at a time, giving people time at the end of the work day to enjoy a presentation on a selected piece from the museum’s art collection,” said Art Museum Director Joyce Ice.
“Mauricio Lasansky’s ‘Apocalyptical Space’ is a recent acquisition for the collection by an important printmaker and teacher who influenced many other artists.
“Robert Bridges brings not only a curator’s perspective to the discussion but also that of a talented printmaker, and Bernie Schultz is a noted art historian and gifted teacher. Their conversation will offer fascinating insights into Lasansky’s print.”
The Art Up Close! Fall 2011 schedule includes:
October 6—Mauricio Lasansky’s “Apocalyptical Space,” 1944, discussed by Robert Bridges, curator, and Bernie Schultz, director of education, Art Museum of WVU, 5:30 p.m., Museum Education Center.
November 3—”Timqat: Art and the Ethiopian Christian Church,” discussed by Jane Donovan, WVU Department of Philosophy, Humanities, and Religious Studies, 5:30 p.m., Museum Education Center.
For more information, contact the Art Museum of WVU at (304) 293-2141 or see the website at: http://www.ccarts.wvu.edu/art_museum.
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CONTACT: Charlene Lattea, College of Creative Arts
304-293-4359, Charlene.Lattea@mail.wvu.edu
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