Immerse yourself in the world of art through lectures presented by curators, artists, scholars, and museum staff. Free with museum admission unless otherwise noted.
MAY
MFA talks
Wednesday, May 21, 6-8 p.m.
Master of Fine Arts candidates from the UO Department of Art, Brian Knowles (Printmaking), Johnnie Mazzocco (Digital Art), Rani Robison (Photography), and Jane Snar (Sculpture), speak on their work in the MFA 2008 exhibition.
JUNE
MFA talks
Wednesday, June 4, 6-8 p.m.
Master of Fine Arts candidates from the UO Department of Art, Shelley Socolofsky (Fibers), Chang-Ae Song (Painting), Ty Warren (Digital Art), and Alvi Lufiani (Metalsmithing), speak on their work in the MFA 2008 exhibition.
Artist's Lecture: “ Traditional Korean Wrapping Cloths: The Art of Pojagi ”
Saturday, June 7, 1 p.m.
Pojagi, Korean traditional wrapping cloths were known to be produced throughout the Chosun dynasty (1392-1910) by women. The unique colors and patterns created by these women are appreciated for its unadorned beauty. Jiseon Lee Isbara will present the illustrated lecture as an overview of various types of traditional Pojagi including Chogakbo (patch-worked cloths) and Jasubo (embroidered cloths). The meaning of the pojagi and pojagi-making will be discussed in relationship to its aesthetic and conceptual influences to contemporary Fiber art as well. Lecture supported by funds from Farwest Steel.
First Saturday Public Tour
Saturday, June 7, 1 p.m.
The first Saturday of every month, explore the museum with 45-minute tour led by a JSMA Exhibition Interpreter. Free with museum admission.
Swing, Tilt and Pull: The Sports Photography of David Burnett in a Digital World
Thursday, June 26, 6 p.m.
David Burnett, acclaimed photojournalist and one of the featured photographers in "Faster, Higher, Farther," details his motivations, style of photography, and techniques using medium and large format photography in a world gone digital. The projection, discussion and Q&A will cover David's use of conventional and personalized weaponry in his quest for photographic gold.
Swing, Tilt and Pull: The Sports Photography of David Burnett in a Digital World
Thursday, June 26, 6 p.m.
David Burnett, acclaimed photojournalist and one of the featured photographers in "Faster, Higher, Farther," details his motivations, style of photography, and techniques using medium and large format photography in a world gone digital. The projection, discussion and Q&A will cover David's use of conventional and personalized weaponry in his quest for photographic gold.
All That Jav
Monday, June 30, 1 p.m.
The javelin is thrown farther than anything else in sports – farther than a baseball, a discus, a hammer, a football. How far? What’s it made of, how long is it, how heavy? Does it stick in the ground? How do you throw it? Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and track historian, Jack Pfeifer, and former Olympic athlete, Duncan Atwood (whose personal record for a longest javelin throw is 308 feet 7 inches), answer these questions and more, and give you a chance to try throwing a javelin, too.
JULY
The Thinking Body Curators’ Talk
Wednesday, July 16, 6 p.m.
UO art professors and curators of “The Thinking Body,” Anya Kivarkis and Kate Wagle, speak on the exhibition.
Looking at China, Seeing Our Global Economy
Wednesday, July 30, 6 p.m.
Richard Kraus, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of Oregon.
What do Burtynsky’s stunning and hellish photographs of China’s industrialization have to do with North America? China is now the platform for manufacturing our stuff and the repository for our pollution, all done with low wages guaranteed by an authoritarian government Americans love to hate. These stark images collide with our older conceptions of China as distant, exotic, and irrelevant to our daily lives.