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Libraries Coordinating 'Art and Self Perception' Series at WIU-Macomb, Figge Museum in QC

September 5, 2012

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MACOMB, IL – Staff and faculty at Western Illinois University Libraries are coordinating the "Art and Self Perception" series of events and lectures for the 2012-13 academic year to promote art events. According to Dean of Libraries Phyllis Self, a majority of the events will take place either in the Leslie F. Malpass Library on the Macomb campus or at the Figge Art Museum in Davenport (IA).

"This is a wonderful opportunity for several departments and units at Western, such as the museum studies program, the art department and the Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs, to collaborate and cross-promote their events to a broader audience. I hope people will participate in several events," Self said.

The Fall 2012 schedule is listed below. Self said the Spring 2013 events will be posted and disseminated at a later date.

September

  • Saturday, Sept. 8: "Posing Beauty: African American Images from the 1890s to the Present" exhibit opens at the Figge Art Museum, Davenport. Visit www.figgeartmuseum.org for specific details and potential costs.
  • 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 13: Distinguished Professor Emeritus Sheldon Stryker, sociology department, Indiana University, Bloomington, presents, "The Travels of Self and Identity Theory: From Packing the Suitcases to Brief Visits to Ports Close (Other Orientations to Social Psychology and Other Fields of Interest Within Sociology, Other Social Sciences) and Distant (Art, Evolutionary Neurology, Structural Linguistics, Contemporary Cognitive Psychology)," Morgan Hall, room 109
  • 12 noon Tuesday, Sept. 18: University Advising and Academic Services Center (UAASC) Academic Adviser Niall Hartnett presents, "Hybridizing the Medium: Using Film with Digital in Portrait Photography," Malpass Library, room 180
  • 7 p.m. Sept. 18: Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs Research Assistant Ola N Al-sheyab presents, "Muslim Heritage Dress," Malpass Library Garden Lounge
  • 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20: "Posing Beauty" Special Workshop, Figge Art Museum, Davenport. Visit www.figgeartmuseum.org for specific details and potential costs.
  • 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 23: "Faces of Napoleon: Select Portraits from the Private Collection of Pierre-Jean Chalençon," Figge Art Museum, Davenport. Visit www.figgeartmuseum.org for specific details and potential costs.
  • 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25: Public reception for Laura Tanner Graham and Tyanna Buie solo shows at the Western Illinois University Art Gallery. The shows run through Thursday, Oct. 25. See wiu.edu/ArtGallery
  • 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27: "Posing Beauty in African American Culture – Curator Discussion," Figge Art Museum, Davenport. Visit www.figgeartmuseum.org for specific details and potential costs.
  • 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27: 26th Annual Mary Olive Woods Lecture, featuring Sally Haslanger, professor of philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), presents, "Structural Injustice: What It Is and How It's Hidden," University Union Grand Ballroom

October

  • 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4: School of Music Professor James Caldwell presents, "Making Music with Computers and Wii Remotes: Gesture and Metaphor," Malpass Library Garden Lounge
  • 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 17: Thomas Smith Lecture," Producing Visual Effects for Feature Films," University Union Sandburg Theatre
  • 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18: "Posing Beauty" lecture, "You look Beautiful Like This: Selling Race and Heritage to Chicago's African American Community in the Era of the New Negro," presented by Kimberly Glenn, Figge Art Museum, Davenport. Visit www.figgeartmuseum.org for specific details and potential costs.
  • 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19: Department of Art Professor Bruce Walters presents, "Exploring NASA," Malpass Library Atrium
  • Saturday, Oct. 20: 2012 College Invitational Exhibit opening, Figge Art Museum, Davenport. Visit www.figgeartmuseum.org for specific details and potential costs.
  • 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24: Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs Assistant Director Timothy Collins presents, "Through a Lens Naturally: Musings on the Land," Malpass Library Garden Lounge
  • 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25: "Posing Beauty – College Night," Figge Art Museum, Davenport. Visit www.figgeartmuseum.org for specific details and potential costs.
  • Saturday, Oct. 27: Rose Frantzen's "Portrait of Maquoketa" (see oldcityhallgallery.com/portraitofmaquoketa.html) exhibit opening, Figge Art Museum, Davenport. Visit www.figgeartmuseum.org for specific details and potential costs.

November

  • 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1: Rose Frantzen Lecture, Figge Art Museum, Davenport. Visit www.figgeartmuseum.org for specific details and potential costs.
  • 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3: Rose Frantzen Demonstration, Figge Art Museum, Davenport. Visit www.figgeartmuseum.org for specific details and potential costs.
  • 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 12: WIU Professor Emeritus Jim Yunker presents, "The Joy of Painting for the Fun of It," Malpass Library Garden Lounge
  • 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 29: WIU Professor Emeritus Fred Jones presents, "Landscapes, Books and Portfolios: A Timeline to the Past?" Malpass Library Garden Lounge

December

  • 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6: Linda Zellmer, government information and data services librarian, University Libraries, presents, "Art of Mapping: Maps as Art," Malpass Library Garden Lounge


For more information, contact the administration office at University Libraries at (309) 298-2762.

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