Week of February 12, 2024 | |
Admission and programs are free and open to the public. Donations support student engagement through exhibitions and educational programs. | |
Valentine's Day is this Wednesday. In celebration of love, we're sharing some Art on Campus sculptures that show budding romance. Christian Petersen's Library Boy and Girl reflect campus life in the 1940s when the ratio of men to women was ten to one, creating very poor odds for a male admirer trying to capture a female student's attention. Imagine if they were on campus today; would they have Tinder profiles? | |
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Do you have a picture of yourself and a special someone with these sculptures? Whether they're recent or from your past, send photos and/or stories to us to be included in a compilation of memories we're putting together in celebration of Christian Petersen: A Sense of Place in Campus Life.
Email photos, stories, or both to curator Sydney Marshall sydney21@iatate.edu.
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Iowa State Students!
Explore careers in the museum field with internships and student employee opportunities while gaining professional museum experience. Students must be currently enrolled at Iowa State University.
Applications for Summer and Fall 2024 are now open!
Applications for Summer and/or Fall 2024 internships are due Sunday, March 17, 2024. Applicants will hear back by Tuesday, April 2, 2024.
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Internship Areas:
- Education
- Research
- Collections Management
- Curatorial
- Farm House Museum
- Anderson Sculpture Garden
- Art on Campus
- Public Relations
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Tenants of a Successful Student Found in Public Artist Bill Barrett
by Monet Butler, University Museums 2024 Pohlman Fellow
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Bravo III exemplifies the marriage of a pen stroke, a dancer mid-air, and a flowing harp perfectly. Each of Bill Barrett's works of art, through bronze or a paintbrush, creates a playful path for the viewer’s eye. Barrett is a cornerstone in the American modernism movement. Works of art in this movement reject historical norms and instead, continually push the boundaries. It is undeniable that Bravo III pushes the boundaries of form. This is why it is apt that this sculpture was placed outside of the Gerdin Business Building... Read more
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Your University Museums include virtual programs to make access to lectures, experts, art and more accessible to all! Registration is not required, but if you do register, the Zoom links and information along with any changes and a reminder come directly to your email inbox. | |
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A Return to the Grand Tour: Micromosaic Jewels from the Collection of Elizabeth Locke
with Dr. Susan J. Rawles, Elizabeth Locke Associate Curator of American Decorative Arts, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
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Spend an evening learning about the intricate world of micromosaic jewelry. Locke’s collection of micromosaics, held at the VMFA, provides a lens on the continuity of the ancient craft of mosaic into the modern era and the historical legacy of Locke’s collection within the context of the Grand Tour.
This program will not be recorded.
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A Return to the Grand Tour
Tuesday, Feb. 20
5:00–6:00 p.m.
Virtual on Zoom
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In conjunction with the exhibition Small Pleasures at the Brunnier Art Museum | |
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Explore the architectural designs and building innovations that shaped the first 60 years of international expositions. These include advances in iron, glass, electricity, and aesthetics, all of which made possible the magnificent pavilions that covered the fairgrounds at these grand events.
This lecture is co-sponsored by The Institute for the Study of International Expositions (ISIE). Support provided by Carol Pletcher.
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Fantastical Dreamscapes
Tuesday, Feb. 27
5:00–6:00 p.m.
Virtual on Zoom
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Elizabeth Catlett and The Art of the Print
with Mary Lee Corlett, former Associate Curator, Modern & Contemporary Prints & Drawings, National Gallery of Art
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Elizabeth Catlett is among the most renowned artists of the twentieth century, equally celebrated as a printmaker and a sculptor. This talk will focus on the artistry of her printmaking practice and the multitude of ways in which print processes served her activist vision by facilitating modernist strategies such as repetition and appropriation, engagement with pattern and line, texture, color play, use of positive and negative space, and reversal. The foundational role played by the storied Mexico City print workshop, the Taller de Gráfica Popular (TGP), in Catlett’s printmaking practice will be highlighted.
This program will not be recorded.
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Elizabeth Catlett and the Art of Print
Thursday, Feb. 29
5:00–6:00 p.m.
Virtual on Zoom
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Tired of the same old date nights? University Museums has you covered with a free craft and beautiful art for a fun and unique after-hours evening at the Brunnier Art Museum. In partnership with the ISU Bookstore, all visitors will receive a 20% off coupon for the ISU Bookstore and can enter for a chance to win some ISU themed art! | |
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Date Night
Friday, March 1
5:00-7:00 p.m.
Brunnier Art Museum
Scheman Building, 2nd floor
No registration. Free & open to the public.
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Collectors and University Museums donors Mark and Marie Latta will lead a tour of a portion of their American Art Pottery collection on exhibit in the Ann Brunnier Decorative Arts Gallery. Learn about talented artisans and innovative glazes developed in the late 19th and 20th century at Rookwood Pottery, which continue to be revered and collected by museums today.
Visit the exhibition page for Rookwood: America's Contribution to the Fine Arts.
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Collector's Tour
Rookwood: America's Contribution to the Fine Arts
with Mark & Marie Latta
Sunday, March 3
2:00–4:00 p.m.
Brunnier Art Museum
Scheman Building, 2nd floor
Free & open to the public. No registration.
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Events, Activities, & More | |
Click the title of events for more information and/or to register. Registration is not required for events unless there is limited capacity. Registering allows us to send you updates and reminders for the event. All University Museums events are free and open to the public. | |
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Sunday, Feb. 18
2:00-2:30pm
Sunday Tour
led by docent Rick Bartosh
Brunnier Art Museum
Tuesday, Feb. 20
5:00-6:00pm
A Return to the Grand Tour: Micromosaic Jewels from the Collection of Elizabeth Locke
with Dr. Susan J. Rawles
Virtual on Zoom
Sunday, Feb. 25
2:00-2:30pm
Sunday Tour
led by docent Steve Petska
Brunnier Art Museum
Tuesday, Feb. 27
5:00-6:00pm
Fantastical Dreamscapes: Architectural Wonders & Innovations at World Expos, 1851 to 1911
with Lisa D. Schrenk
Virtual on Zoom
Wednesday, Feb. 28
noon-1:00pm
Art Walk: Celebrating George Washington Carver
led by docent Steve Petska
begins at Curtiss Hall
Thursday, Feb. 29
5:00-6:00pm
Elizabeth Catlett and the Art of Print
with Mary Lee Corlett
virtual on Zoom
Friday, Mar. 1
5:00-7:00pm
Date Night
Brunnier Art Museum
Sunday, Mar. 3
2:00-3:00pm
Collector's Tour of Rookwood: America's Contribution to the Fine Arts
with Mark & Marie Latta
Brunnier Art Museum
Thursday, Mar. 7
5:30-6:30pm
Native American Cropping Practices, Pre-Contact to Today
with Derrick Kapayou
Christian Petersen Art Museum
Sunday, Mar. 10
2:00-2:30pm
Sunday Tour
led by docent Rick Bartosh
Brunnier Art Museum
Monday, Mar. 11–Friday, Mar. 15
Christian Petersen Art Museum & Farm House Museum CLOSED for Spring Break
Brunnier Art Museum and University Museums office will keep regular hours.
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