Join us this week for the Exhibition Reception for the new exhibition,
Inspiration: Japanese Woodblock Prints
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Thursday, April 11, 2019 ∙ 4-6 p.m.
David Filderman Gallery
Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, Ninth Floor, South Campus
Remarks by Patricia Welch
Professor of Japanese and Comparative Literature, Hofstra University
Light refreshments will be served. Admission is free.
RSVP by calling 516-463-5672 or email
Exhibition Dates: March 26-July 26, 2019
For more information and related programming,
Image caption:
Katsushika Hokusai
(Japanese, 1760-1849),
Under Mannen Bridge at Fukagawa
, from the series
Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji
, Edo period, c. 1830-1831, woodblock print, ink and color on paper, 10 5/16 x 14 13/16 in., Hofstra University Museum of Art, gift of Helen Goldberg, HU2000.8.2
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FILM SCREENING
in conjunction with the exhibition,
Inspiration: Japanese Woodblock Prints
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Wednesday, April 24, 2019 ∙ 6-8:30 p.m.
Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater
Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, First Floor, South Campus
Directed by Isao Takahata, this Oscar-nominated film is a masterpiece of animation based on a centuries-old Japanese folktale.
Introduction by
Rodney F. Hill, PhD
, associate professor of film, Department of Radio, Television, Film, Hofstra University. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition
Inspiration: Japanese Woodblock Prints
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Fee
: $7 general public; $5 senior citizen (65+).
Admission is free for Museum members and Hofstra students/faculty/staff/PEIR members with valid HofstraCard.
No registration required.
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YONIA FAIN: WITNESS TO HISTORY
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Wednesday, May 1, 2019
4:30-6 p.m.
Emily Lowe Gallery, behind Emily Lowe Hall, South Campus
Join us for a poetry reading and special tribute to Yonia Fain, internationally acclaimed artist, poet, author, and Hofstra University associate professor emeritus, who passed away at the age of 100 in December 2013. Through imagery, both visual and written, Fain’s lifelong mission was to express powerful messages of survival and hope.
Discussion to follow. Admission is free.
Commemorating Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Light refreshments will be served. Admission is free.
RSVP by calling 516-463-5672 or email
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ON VIEW
IN THE EMILY LOWE GALLERY
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Image caption:
Yonia Fain
(American, born Russia [now Ukraine], 1913-2013),
The Throne
, no date, oil on Masonite, 54 1/4 x 48 in., Hofstra University Museum of Art, gift of the artist, HU2012.21
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Visit our
calendar of events
page to see the various exhibitions and public programs scheduled for the spring 2019 semester.
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GALLERY LOCATION AND HOURS
Emily Lowe Gallery
Behind Emily Lowe Hall
South Campus
David Filderman Gallery
Joan and Donald E. Axinn Library, Ninth Floor
South Campus
HOURS:
Tuesday - Friday, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.; Saturday - Sunday, 12 - 4 p.m.
Galleries are closed on major holidays, during Hofstra University
recesses, and during exhibition installations.
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The Hofstra University Museum of Art gratefully acknowledges the support of the following:
Bethpage Federal Credit Union
Flushing Bank
New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA)
People's United Bank
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The Hofstra University Museum of Art is an American Alliance of Museums (AAM)
nationally accredited museum.
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Hofstra University is an
EO/AA/ADA
educator and employer.
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