Tue 05/13/08
6:30PM to 8:00PM
| Art Mob Event |
Special Event
ADMISSION
Ticketed:
$ public, $ member,
$ senior, $ student
LOCATION
Traffic Zone | Traffic Zone Studio Tour
With painter James Conaway, sculptor Perci Chester, and photographer Laura Crosby
This event is open to Weisman Art Mob members. The Art Mob, the museum’s collectors’ group, is a unique opportunity for Weisman members to learn about collecting works of art in a fun and educational setting, connect with the local arts community, and engage more deeply in the mission and programs of the Weisman Art Museum.
Art Mob members must be paid in full at the Collector level ($285+).
For more information on the Art Mob, please contact Brittany Anderson at 612-626-5302 or ande9044@umn.edu.
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Wed 06/11/08
6:30PM to 8:00PM
| Art Mob Event |
Special Event
ADMISSION
Ticketed:
$ public, $ member,
$ senior, $ student
LOCATION
WAM | Accessions Event
At this event Art Mob members will vote on works of art for accession into the Weisman’s permanent collection.
This event is open to Weisman Art Mob members. The Art Mob, the museum’s collectors’ group, is a unique opportunity for Weisman members to learn about collecting works of art in a fun and educational setting, connect with the local arts community, and engage more deeply in the mission and programs of the Weisman Art Museum.
Art Mob members must be paid in full at the Collector level ($285+).
For more information on the Art Mob, please contact Brittany Anderson at 612-626-5302 or ande9044@umn.edu.
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Thu 06/12/08
7:00PM to 8:30PM
| The Walker Art Center and the WPA
Rosemary Furtak and Jill Vuchetich
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Lecture/Presentation
ADMISSION
Free
LOCATION
WAM/Shepherd Room |
In addition to building public projects such as roads, bridges and dams, the WPA also built art museums. Walker Art Center is one of seventy-three museums in the country with roots in the WPA. In a time of poverty and despair a group of hopeful, civic-minded art lovers transformed one man's private art collection into a public center for the arts. The WPA program was a brief but remarkable success story with many fascinating characters that launched one of the premiere contemporary art museums in the country. Join Walker Art Center staff Rosemary Furtak, librarian, and Jill Vuchetich, archivist, to hear about the Walker's participation in the WPA and how it transformed the museum. |
Mon 06/23/08
9:00AM to 4:00PM
| Artful Writing Teacher Institute
Two-day workshop: June 23 and June 24, 2008
Open to grade 4-12 teachers in all disciplines |
Class/Workshop
ADMISSION
Ticketed:
$100.00 public, $100.00 member,
$100.00 senior, $100.00 student
LOCATION
WAM | Fee: $100 per teacher, includes lunch. Space is limited and registration required.
Contact Judi Petkau at 612-625-9623 or via email to register or to find out more about the Artful Writing program.
This in-depth workshop is an active introduction to the Artful Writing resources and program. Participants receive the Artful Writing Kit and can earn CEUs. |
Wed 06/25/08
12:00PM to 1:00PM
| Bravo Student Music Recital
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Music
ADMISSION
Free
LOCATION
WAM/Shepherd Room |
Hear recitals by student string musicians and pianists participating in Bravo!, the Midwest's premier summer institute for young musicians.
For more information about the Bravo! program, visit www.music.umn.edu/bravo. |
Thu 06/26/08
7:00PM to 8:30PM
| Objects, Landscapes, People: The Documentary Impulse in WPA Art
Paula Rabinowitz
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Lecture/Presentation
ADMISSION
Free
LOCATION
WAM/Shepherd Room | Lecture followed by reception
Paula Rabinowitz will explore the cultural impulse toward realism, facts, and documentary in 1930s American culture. She will link the works in "By the People, for the People" to other popular manifestations such as True Crime magazines, social realist novels, the living theater movement, Hollywood gangster films, and Woody Guthrie’s lyrics. The lecture will examine the technological, ideological, social, and economic forces that impelled artists and audiences to discover facts, and consider the impact of the WPA within this context. Paula Rabinowitz, chair of the University of Minnesota department of English, has written about American culture of the 1930s and the documentary tradition as well as the development of modernism in American literature and art. |
Wed 07/2/08
12:00PM to 1:00PM
| Bravo Student Music Recital
|
Music
ADMISSION
Free
LOCATION
WAM/Shepherd Room |
Hear recitals by student string musicians and pianists participating in Bravo!, the Midwest's premier summer institute for young musicians.
For more information about the Bravo! program, visit www.music.umn.edu/bravo. |
Tue 07/8/08
7:00PM to 10:00PM
| Split Rock Soirée
|
Special Event
ADMISSION
Ticketed:
$5.00 public, $5.00 member,
$5.00 senior, $0.00 student
LOCATION
WAM | Tickets are available at the door. General admission: $5; U of M students: Free
Never been to a Split Rock Arts Program workshop? Insatiably curious? Now's your chance to get a glimpse! Split Rock Soirées allow you to experience the work, creative processes, and always entertaining personalities of Split Rock's renowned visiting artists and writers, without requiring workshop registration. Open to the public, each lively Soirée features readings and artists' talks, and is followed by a reception and book signing.
For info on the Soirée series and the Split Rock Arts program, click here.
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Wed 07/9/08
12:00PM to 1:00PM
| Bravo Student Music Recital
|
Music
ADMISSION
Free
LOCATION
WAM/Shepherd Room |
Hear recitals by student string musicians and pianists participating in Bravo!, the Midwest's premier summer institute for young musicians.
For more information about the Bravo! program, visit www.music.umn.edu/bravo. |
Mon 07/14/08
9:30AM to 4:30PM
| The Artistic Legacy of the Great Depression
Curiosity Camp with Hy Berman and Diane Mullin
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Class/Workshop
ADMISSION
Ticketed:
$125.00 public, $125.00 member,
$125.00 senior, $125.00 student
LOCATION
WAM | Call 612-624-4000 or click here to register.
During this day-long immersion program, hear from historian Hy Berman about the political and economic factors that gave rise to New Deal federal arts programs during the Great Depression, and consider the programs’ impact on thousands of artists during one of America’s most economically strained eras. Then explore the Weisman’s collection of New Deal art by taking an exclusive tour of "By the People, for the People: New Deal Art at the Weisman" with Weisman curator Diane Mullin. Get behind the scenes and examine government-issued World War II posters from the WAM collection--a rare opportunity to see works not normally on view. The Camp includes lunch and time to explore the Weisman’s permanent collection.
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Tue 07/15/08
7:00PM to 10:00PM
| Split Rock Soirée
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Special Event
ADMISSION
Ticketed:
$5.00 public, $5.00 member,
$5.00 senior, $0.00 student
LOCATION
WAM | Tickets are available at the door. General admission: $5; U of M students: Free
Never been to a Split Rock Arts Program workshop? Insatiably curious? Now's your chance to get a glimpse! Split Rock Soirées allow you to experience the work, creative processes, and always entertaining personalities of Split Rock's renowned visiting artists and writers, without requiring workshop registration. Open to the public, each lively Soirée features readings and artists' talks, and is followed by a reception and book signing.
For info on the Soirée series and the Split Rock Arts program, click here.
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Tue 07/22/08
7:00PM to 10:00PM
| Split Rock Soirée
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Special Event
ADMISSION
Ticketed:
$5.00 public, $5.00 member,
$5.00 senior, $0.00 student
LOCATION
WAM | Tickets are available at the door. General admission: $5; U of M students: Free
Never been to a Split Rock Arts Program workshop? Insatiably curious? Now's your chance to get a glimpse! Split Rock Soirées allow you to experience the work, creative processes, and always entertaining personalities of Split Rock's renowned visiting artists and writers, without requiring workshop registration. Open to the public, each lively Soirée features readings and artists' talks, and is followed by a reception and book signing.
For info on the Soirée series and the Split Rock Arts program, click here.
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Thu 07/24/08
7:00PM to 8:30PM
| Re-inspiring Citizenship in the 2008 Election
A Civic Dialogue with Participants of the November 5th Coalition and The Citizen Solution, including Harry Boyte and Don Shelby
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Panel Discussion
ADMISSION
Free
LOCATION
WAM | Space is limited and registration required. Call 612-625-9494 to sign up.
Program with refreshments served.
The November 5th Coalition is a broad national alliance to renew cross-partisan civic action in this election season. Harry Boyte, founder and co-director of the University of Minnesota’s Center for Citizenship and Democracy and one of the leaders of the November 5th Coalition, and other members of the national group will discuss the renewal of Minnesota’s citizenship action tradition across partisan divisions to solve civic problems. News anchor Don Shelby joins the program. Boyte will draw from his new book "The Citizen Solution: How You Can Make A Difference," in which he discusses how to move past slash-and-burn politics in this election season. Come join small group dialogues to discuss citizen solutions this year and beyond. Learn more about the Center for Citizenship and Democracy at www.publicwork.org. |
Tue 07/29/08
7:00PM to 10:00PM
| Split Rock Soirée
|
Special Event
ADMISSION
Ticketed:
$5.00 public, $5.00 member,
$5.00 senior, $0.00 student
LOCATION
WAM | Tickets are available at the door. General admission: $5; U of M students: Free
Never been to a Split Rock Arts Program workshop? Insatiably curious? Now's your chance to get a glimpse! Split Rock Soirées allow you to experience the work, creative processes, and always entertaining personalities of Split Rock's renowned visiting artists and writers, without requiring workshop registration. Open to the public, each lively Soirée features readings and artists' talks, and is followed by a reception and book signing.
For info on the Soirée series and the Split Rock Arts program, click here.
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Mon 08/4/08
10:00AM to 4:00PM
| Architecture, the Weisman, and You
Architecture Workshop August 4-8 for High School Students |
Class/Workshop
ADMISSION
Ticketed:
$150.00 public, $150.00 member,
$150.00 senior, $150.00 student
LOCATION
WAM | Space is limited and registration required.
Fee: $150. Students enrolled in Minneapolis or St Paul Public Schools may attend for free. Funded in partnership with Saint Paul Connections.
This week-long workshop is for students entering grades 10-12 in the fall. Teens will work with U of M architecture students to respond to an architectural design challenge through model building. No experience is necessary--only an interest in art, architecture, or design.
Contact Judi Petkau at 612-625-9623 or via email to register or to find out more about the architecture workshop. |
Mon 08/11/08
10:30AM to 4:30PM
| The TRIO Institute: The Art of Literacy
Workshop August 11-15 for teachers of grades 4-12 |
Class/Workshop
ADMISSION
Ticketed:
$150.00 public, $150.00 member,
$150.00 senior, $150.00 student
LOCATION
WAM, MIA, WAC | Space is limited and registration required.
Fee: $150. Contact Judi Petkau at 612-625-9623 or via email to register or to find out more about the workshop.
The Weisman is partnering with educators from the Minneapolis Institute of Arts and Walker Art Center to offer a week-long professional development workshop held at all three museum sites. Designed for grade 4-12 teachers, the sessions focus on literacy learning in and through visual art. Participants earn CEUs, with an option for graduate credit. |
