Let yourself be quietly drawn by the deeper pull of what you truly love. ~ Rumi
ANNOUNCEMENTS
EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENTS
SPRING 2015
Extra Credit Visits are worth between 6 and 10 points, depending on distance traveled (15 pts for NY or Southern NJ, 25 pts. for exhibits outside tri-state area), and must be accompanied by a Write 1 page summary. Students may select UP TO 3 exhibits/viewings extra credit. This project(s) is to be completed during student's free time and turned in with Final Journal Project. due -- in your binder -- April 29, 2015.
Robert Pruitt Women
Jul 18, 2013 - Oct 27, 2013
Invitation to Reception for "Fertile Soil" Art Exhibit
Save the Dates: March 24 - April 1, 2015 for "And Still I Rise," our 6th annual Women's History Month film festival, screening an international array of independent films by and about women!
Please join us Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015 from 5:00pm to 7:00pm "Fertile Soil" Art Exhibit Curated by Gladys Barker Grauer In Orbit II Paul Robeson Student Center, Rutgers University - Newark, 350 Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd., Newark, NJ
This exhibition, curated by Gladys Grauer, coincides with
the Women in Media Film Festival and features New Jersey artists Yvette Lucas, Rosalind Nzinga Nichol, Sarah Petruziello, and Nette Forne Thomas.
Robert Pruitt Women
Jul 18, 2013 - Oct 27, 2013
ART IN THE ATRIUM PRESENTS:ANCIENT RHYTHMS REMIXED
featuring fabric artist, Bisa Butler,
Jan 23rd - Mar 20, 2015 9 am to 5 p.m. weekdays Atrium Gallery, floors 2-5 of the Morris County Administration & Records Building, 10 Court Street, Morristown, NJ. See you there! ArtInTheAtrium.org
Robert Pruitt Women
Jul 18, 2013 - Oct 27, 2013
Vajrabhairava
Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Date: early 15th century
Culture: China
Medium: Embroidery in silk, metallic thread, and horsehair on silk satin
Dimensions: 57 1/2 x 30 in. (146.1 x 76.2 cm)
Classification: Textiles-Embroidered
METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART
1000 Fifth Avenue (at 82nd Street) New York, NY 10028 Phone: 212-535-7710 (TTY: 212-650-2921)
ROYALS AND REGALIA: INSIDE THE PALACES OF NIGERIA’S MONARCHS
Recent Photographs by George Osodi
February 25, 2015 - August 9, 2015
PRESENT TENSE Arts of Contemporary Africa The installation focuses on the art of the present day, including works by nine artists with wide-ranging approaches to “art-making” as well as equally varied subject matter and sources of inspiration. Artists include: Olu Amoda, Owusu Ankomah, Viyé Diba, Etiyé Dimma Poulsen, Lalla Essaydi, Atta Kwami, Nnenna Okore, Yinka Shonibare and Sue Williamson.
With a permanent home in the heart of Southern New Jersey, and a traveling museum with access to over 3,00 historical and cultural artifacts, the museum offers a unique opportunity to open a window to the mindset of successive generations of African Americans a provides and understanding to its cultural evolution. The Museum is open Tuesday through Friday from 10:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. and on Saturday from 10:00 A.M to 4:00 P.M. by appointment only.http://aahmsnj.org/
The African American Heritage Museum
of Southern New Jersey
661 Jackson Road, Newtonville, NJ 08346
ADMISSION FREE
Robert Pruitt Women
Jul 18, 2013 - Oct 27, 2013
Soul & Spirit:Two Hundred Years of Art
from the Hampton University Museum
Permanent Collection - On Going Occupying four permanent galleries in the Museum's new gallery space, the Huntington Building, this exhibition chronicles the history of African American art and features works of art from the earliest African American painter whose work is extant (Joshua Johnson) to works by such contemporary artists as John Biggers, Elizabeth Catlett, and Jacob Lawrence. The Museum is the only institution in the nation to have such an exhibition on permanent display. The museum is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, 12 noon to 4 p.m.; closed on Sundays and major holidays. Admission is free. Call 757.727.5308 or log onto www.hamptonu.edu/museum for info.
