Entries tagged with ‘Art’

Virginia A. Groot Foundation Grant Creates Visiting Artist-in-Residence Position

A three-year, $300,000 grant from the Virginia A. Groot Foundation will support the development of a visiting three-dimensional artist-in-residence.

Local Artist’s Photographs on Display in Gustavus Geology Museum

An exhibition of photographs by local artist Kay Helms is currently on display in Gustavus Adolphus College’s Chester Johnson Geology Museum, located on the first floor of the Nobel Hall of Science. The series will be on display until early December.

Thought Forms: Exploring the Intersection and Overlap of Art and Science

Gustavus senior Haley Bell and art professor Kristen Lowe spent much of January outside their comfort zone. Instead of collaborating in the art studio, the pair traded their smocks for safety goggles and spent the month in professor Scott Bur’s chemistry lab.

Hillstrom Museum to Showcase Student Work

The Hillstrom Museum of Art at Gustavus Adolphus College will present Kaleidoscope: Senior Show 2009, an exhibition featuring the work of ten studio art majors at the College. The show will be on display from Saturday, May 2 through Sunday, May 31.

Former Director of Iraqi National Museum to Give Lecture

Dr. Donny George Youkhanna, former director general of the National Museum in Baghdad, Iraq, will present a public lecture at Gustavus Adolphus College at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 22. The lecture is free for all attendees and will take place in Alumni Hall, located in the O.J. Johnson Student Union.

Hillstrom Museum of Art to Showcase Student Work

The Hillstrom Museum of Art at Gustavus Adolphus College will present Permanent? Senior Show 2008, an exhibition featuring the work of 12 senior studio art majors at the college.

Rodin Exhibit on Display Through April 22

The Hillstrom Museum of Art at Gustavus Adolphus College is currently presenting Rodin: In His Own Words, Selections from the Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Foundation.

Destination Anywhere Exhibit Comes to Gustavus

"Destination Anywhere: A Juried Exhibit of 15 Award-Winning Young Artists With Disabilities," is now open at the Hillstrom Museum of Art at Gustavus Adolphus College. The exhibit will run from Nov. 19 through Jan. 13.

Revised Museum Hours at Gustavus

In conjunction with Spring Break at Gustavus Adolphus College, the school's Hillstrom Museum of Art will be open limited hours. During the break, which runs from Friday, March 30 through Sunday, April 8, the Hillstrom Museum's hours will be limited to 1—4 p.m. from Monday, April 2 through Thursday, April 5.

The Signature Project Visits Gustavus

Gustavus Adolphus College will host two public performances of The Signature Project by artist Patrick Dunning on Thursday, April 6. The Signature Project, a mural measuring 76 feet by 36 feet, is a digital tapestry that can be completed only by collaborating with more than one million people.