Palmer Museum of Art - September 2007 Calendar of Events
August 30, 2007
For a complete schedule of College of Arts and Architecture events, including performances presented by the School of Music, School of Theatre and Center for the Performing Arts and exhibitions presented by the Palmer Museum of Art and School of Visual Arts, visit the college's Web Events calendar at http://events.psu.edu/ and select College of Arts and Architecture from the scroll-down menu.
FIRST THURSDAYS
First Thursday events are open to art lovers of all ages and are held in conjunction with First Thursday State College programs, sponsored by the Downtown State College Improvement District. Join us on the first Thursday of every month to enjoy a film, musical performance, gallery talk, hands-on activity, or other art-related event. The galleries open, and there is something new and exciting every month! For more information, go to http://www.firstthursdaystatecollege.org.
September 6 -
THURSDAY, 5:00 TO 8:30 P.M.
OPEN HOUSE AND FIRST THURSDAY
Film: Who the #$&% is Jackson Pollock?
Join the museum at our inaugural open house for Penn State students. From 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., enjoy pizza and music outside on the plaza and participate in the Art Scene Investigation sleuthing activity in the galleries. Prizes are available for all who finish the investigation! Enjoy the film Who the #$&% is Jackson Pollock? at 7:00 p.m. in the Palmer Lipcon Auditorium. Don't miss out! Galleries are open.
September 7 -
FRIDAY, 12:10 P.M.
GALLERY TALK
"Ansel Adams & Edwin Land: Art, Science and Invention, Photographs from the Polaroid Collection," by Joyce Robinson, curator
September 8 -
SATURDAY, 3:00 P.M.
GALLERY TALK
As You Like It by Bob Schmalz, Palmer Museum docent
You want it, you get it! This semester, the Palmer initiates a series of guided tours featuring works of art that you select. As You Like It will be part of the regular Friday Gallery Talk series and will also be available on home football Saturdays (times to be determined according to kickoff).
September 9 -
SUNDAY, 1:00 P.M.
FILM
Who the #$&% is Jackson Pollock? (2006, 74 minutes)
This HBO film documents a small-town truck driver's battle with the art-word establishment as she wheels and deals with art critics, forensic experts, and collectors in an attempt to prove her $5 thrift-shop paintings is an original Jackson Pollock canvas.
September 19
WEDNESDAY, 12:10 P.M.
A CELEBRATION OF BAROQUE ART AND MUSIC
THE ART OF MUSIC SERIES
The Palmer Museum of Art celebrates the donation of a new baroque painting to its permanent collection, Giovanni Baglione's St. Sebastian Healed by an Angel. In honor of this gift, The Art of Music series will feature baroque music and song performed by faculty and students from Penn State's School of Music.
~Performance on oboe and bass by Timothy Hurtz and Robert Nairn, associate professors of music
September 21
FRIDAY, 12:10 P.M.
GALLERY TALK
"Shallow Creek: Thomas Hart Benton and American Waterways," by Leo Mazow, curator of American art
September 28
FRIDAY, 12:10 P.M.
GALLERY TALK
As You Like It by Dana Carlisle Kletchka, curator of education
September 29
SATURDAY, 1:00 TO 4:00 P.M.
COMMUNITY DAY
The Palmer Museum of Art and College of Arts and Architecture join Penn State in welcoming friends and family to our campus on Saturday, September 29. We will offer art activities, gallery talks, refreshments, music, and more from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Stop by and see what the museum has in store for you!
Contact: Ali Bradley, 814-863-9182, abradley@psu.edu