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Frequências: Contemporary Afro-Brazilian Cinema & the Black Diaspora — 2022-23 Obermann Humanities Symposium & IP Major Projects Award
Thursday, March 30 to Saturday, April 1, 2023 (all day)
2022-23 UI Obermann Humanities Symposium & International Programs Major Projects Award: Frequências: Contemporary Afro-Brazilian Cinema & the Black Diaspora
From March 30 to April 1, "Frequências: Contemporary Afro-Brazilian Cinema & the Black Diaspora" will feature filmmakers, translators, and film scholars from the Afro-Brazilian diaspora. Organized by Christopher Harris (Cinematic Arts) with partnership from Cristiane Lira (University of Georgia) and Brazilian filmmaker Janaína Oliveira, the...
Frequências: Contemporary Afro-Brazilian Cinema & the Black Diaspora — 2022-23 Obermann Humanities Symposium & IP Major Projects Award
Friday, March 31 to Saturday, April 1, 2023 (all day)
2022-23 UI Obermann Humanities Symposium & International Programs Major Projects Award: Frequências: Contemporary Afro-Brazilian Cinema & the Black Diaspora
From March 30 to April 1, "Frequências: Contemporary Afro-Brazilian Cinema & the Black Diaspora" will feature filmmakers, translators, and film scholars from the Afro-Brazilian diaspora. Organized by Christopher Harris (Cinematic Arts) with partnership from Cristiane Lira (University of Georgia) and Brazilian filmmaker Janaína Oliveira, the...
Crosscurrents in Time: A Video Trilogy by Aline Motta (Exhibition)
Friday, March 31, 10:00am to Tuesday, August 1, 2023 4:30pm
This multi-channel installation of three related videos will be on view in the Lauridsen Family Gallery at the Stanley Museum of Art. Aline Motta is a participant in Frequências: Contemporary Afro-Brazilian Cinema & the Black Diaspora, an Oberman Humanities Symposium & International Programs Major Project Award, held at the University of Iowa March 30 - April 1, 2023.
Among the Atlantic waters that connect Brazil, Portugal, Sierra Leone, and Nigeria, contemporary artist Aline Motta engages...
Frequências: Interventions by Tatiana Carvalho Costa, Michael B. Gillespie, and Cris Lira
Friday, March 31, 2023 10:30am to 11:45am
This event is part of the 2023 Obermann Humanities Symposium, Frequências: Contemporary Afro-Brazilian Cinema & the Black Diaspora.
Tatiana Carvalho Costa is a curator and teacher. She is a doctoral student at the Federal University of Minas Gerais where she researches Afro-Brazilian epistemologies and Black Brazilian Cinema, in particular the recent production of short films. She works as programmer and juror of festivals and recently joined the curatorial team of the Mostra de Cinema de...
Frequências Humanities Symposium & IP Major Projects Award: Artist Talk by Aline Motta — "Bridges over the Abyss"
Friday, March 31, 2023 1:15pm to 2:45pm
This event is part of the 2023 UI Obermann Humanities Symposium & International Programs Major Projects Award:. Frequências: Contemporary Afro-Brazilian Cinema & the Black Diaspora.
Following the opening of Brazilian visual artist Aline Motta’s exhibition at the Stanley Museum, the artist Aline Motta and Brazilian curator and scholar Tatiana Carvalho Costa will share their thoughts on the works exhibited and discuss the uses of speculative fiction and archive to piece together a possible family...
Frequências: Interventions by Miryam Charles and Aline Motta
Friday, March 31, 2023 3:00pm to 4:15pm
This event is part of the 2023 Obermann Humanities Symposium, Frequências: Contemporary Afro-Brazilian Cinema & the Black Diaspora.
Please note that this event has been moved from the Stanley Art Museum to 101 BCSB.
With her artistic practice, Aline Motta (b. 1974, Niterói, Brazil) seeks to point out and fill in the gaps in her own family history as a result of colonial erasure. Her videos, photographs, installations, and performances are based on speculative studies that mix archival...
Frequências Humanities Symposium & IP Major Projects Award: "Black Utopia LP" Performance by Cauleen Smith
Friday, March 31, 2023 4:30pm to 6:30pm
This event is part of the 2023 UI Obermann Humanities Symposium & International Programs Major Projects Award: Frequências: Contemporary Afro-Brazilian Cinema & the Black Diaspora.
Please note that this event has been moved from the Stanley Art Museum to 101 BCSB.
Join us for Cauleen Smith's captivating audio-visual performance, Black Utopia LP. Combining 35mm slide projection with the artist's vinyl LP, this 90-minute "film without film" offers a unique cinematic experience. Emerging from...
Frequências: Contemporary Afro-Brazilian Cinema & the Black Diaspora — 2022-23 Obermann Humanities Symposium & IP Major Projects Award
Saturday, April 1, 2023 (all day)
2022-23 UI Obermann Humanities Symposium & International Programs Major Projects Award: Frequências: Contemporary Afro-Brazilian Cinema & the Black Diaspora
From March 30 to April 1, "Frequências: Contemporary Afro-Brazilian Cinema & the Black Diaspora" will feature filmmakers, translators, and film scholars from the Afro-Brazilian diaspora. Organized by Christopher Harris (Cinematic Arts) with partnership from Cristiane Lira (University of Georgia) and Brazilian filmmaker Janaína Oliveira, the...
Stanley Sage: Linzee Kull McCray
Tuesday, April 4, 2023 10:30am to 11:30am
Stanley Sage is a program with older adults in mind. We've invited a local older adult to tell their art story and connect it to the Stanley collection. In our first Stanley Sage program, we welcome Linzee Kull McCray.
Linzee Kull McCray is curious about everything! She’s been an art teacher, bartender, author of two books on textiles, curated museum exhibitions, fabric designer, and writer. People’s stories and the opportunity to share them gets her up in the morning and keeps her up far into...
Grant Wood Fellow Talk: Kieron Dwayne Sargeant
Thursday, April 6, 2023 7:00pm
"The Limbo Dance - From Backyard to Concert and Commercial Dance Stage"
Kieron Dwayne Sargeant’s artist talk will traverse the limbo dance from a wake/funerary dance to the concert and commercial dance stage looking at the adaptations and dramaturgical devices which afforded this change.
Kieron Dwayne Sargeant is a Trinidadian-born interdisciplinary artist, choreographer, dancer, and dance researcher who emerged from the African-Caribbean tradition. Sargeant received an MFA in dance...
Chill & Create
Friday, April 7, 2023 2:00pm to 4:00pm
This unique and hands-on program integrates art viewing, art making and mindfulness strategies to provide students with tools to de-stress, manage anxiety, and develop wellness practices.
During the 2-hour workshop, participants will learn new ways to improve well-being, while benefiting from the positive effects of viewing and making art. No prior art-making experience necessary.
The workshop will be led by Dana Keeton, a local board-certified art therapist and licensed mental health...
Art & Write Night
Friday, April 7, 2023 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Join the long, rich, historical tradition of artists creating in our spaces.
Professional, aspiring, and amateur artists alike, make our museum your muse. The return of this popular program series welcomes guests into the Museum of Natural History's magical gallery spaces after-hours to work on sketching or writing projects with other campus and community artists.
Tell a friend, grab a notebook, and join us on the first Friday of each month. We'll provide a new inspo prompt for each session...
Stanley Campus Council Monthly Event: Student Artist Showcase
Thursday, April 13, 2023 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Join the Stanley Campus Council for an exciting event where we plan to showcase the work of student artists (specifically non-art majors, though all are welcome!) on campus.
Join us to look at student art in the lobby, eat snacks, and learn about the ways art makes an impact on the lives of your peers!
If you are interested in submitting work to be displayed (digitally or in person) at this event, or if you'd like an artist spotlight interview on the SCC blog, fill out this submission form...
Screening - Standing Strong: Elizabeth Catlett
Saturday, April 15, 2023 1:00pm
Celebrate visionary artist and UIowa MFA alum Elizabeth Catlett's birthday with the premiere and encore screening of Standing Strong: Elizabeth Catlett at FilmScene.
April 15t 1 p.m. screening to be followed by reception, light refreshments and a post-show discussion with the filmmaking team and other experts, including Melanie Herzog, author of Elizabeth Catlett: In the Image of the People and Elizabeth Catlett: An American Artist in Mexico. For more information, visit FilmScene's website. Vie...
ART DISPLAY - Standing Strong: Elizabeth Catlett
Saturday, April 15, 2023 3:00pm to 4:30pm
Celebrate visionary artist and UIowa MFA alum Elizabeth Catlett's birthday with the premiere and encore screening of Standing Strong: Elizabeth Catlett at FilmScene, and a special display of related works at the Stanley Museum of Art.
Artist and activist Elizabeth Catlett was a pioneer of The Black Arts Movement who lived and worked in Mexico after being the first artist to receive an MFA from the University of Iowa in Studio Arts in 1941, where she studied under Grant Wood. Her connection to...
Drawing Salon, with Robert Caputo
Sunday, April 16, 2023 2:00pm
In this class, participants will draw artworks in the museum's collection. Each session will focus on a different piece. The sessions will begin with an introduction to and discussion of the selected work. Participants will be encouraged to pursue their own visions and to take inspiration from the piece. Classes will be held Feb. 19, April 16, and May 21.
Pencils and sketchbooks/paper are the only art-making materials allowed in the galleries. The museum has golf pencils with erasers and...
Hervé Youmbi & Willie Cole: A Conversation
Thursday, April 20, 2023 6:30pm
This is the first in a series of roundtable discussions between contemporary artists working in Africa and the United States funded by the Henry Luce Foundation.
School's Out at the Stanley
Friday, April 21, 2023 1:00pm to 3:00pm
On your days off from school, stop at the Stanley for kid-centered activities and snacks in our lobby. Then, head up to the galleries to try your hand at our scavenger hunts and find a new favorite artwork.
Art Education Community and Family Day
Saturday, April 22, 2023 10:00am to 2:00pm
Join us on Earth Day for Art Education Community and Family Day!
Graduate students from the University of Iowa will lead a range of activities, from creating an art passport to weaving with found natural materials.
Programs will be geared towards a variety of audiences including young children and their families, K-12 students, and adults.
Check back soon for more information!
A Conversation with Randall Griffey
Saturday, April 22, 2023 2:00pm
Join us for a conversation between celebrated American art curator, Randall Griffey, visiting senior curator of modern and contemporary art, Diana Tuite, and University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art director, Lauren Lessing, as they discuss Alice Neel’s 1967 painting The Black Boys, on loan to the Stanley from the Tia Collection in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Griffey, who co-curated the blockbuster exhibition Alice Neel: People Come First, which opened at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2021, will...