Palmer Museum of Art - November 2007 Calendar of Events
October 31, 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.
For more information regarding exhibitions and educational programing offered by the Palmer Museum of Art, go to www.palmermuseum.psu.edu.
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.
November 1-
THURSDAY, 7:00 P.M.
FIRST THURSDAY
Music Performance: "Songs of the Hudson River and the Catskills," by Dave Ruch, folk musician and historian.
Dave Ruch, a professional musician and historian based in Buffalo, New York, sings and plays folk music on an assortment of instruments including mandolin, guitar, washtub bass, dulcimer, five-string banjo, and jaw harp. His interactive presentation introduces contemporary audiences to the songs that nineteenth-century occupants of the rural Hudson River area and the Catskills would have sung and performed. Held in conjunction with American Scenery: Different Views in Hudson River School Painting.
November 2 -
FRIDAY, 12:10 P.M.
GALLERY TALK
"Perspectives Unbound: Stella Waitzkin's Untitled (Books on Books)," by Henry Pisciotta, Arts & Architecture librarian
Universities are typically divided--both literally and figuratively¬--into schools, programs, and departments. In the spirit of collaboration and exploration, the Palmer Museum of Art opens our gallery spaces to Perspectives Unbound, gallery talks given by Penn State faculty and instructors. See some of your favorite works of art in a new and enlightening light.
"AS YOU LIKE IT"
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).
November 3 -
SATURDAY, 10:00 A.M.
GALLERY TALK
"As you Like It," by Jean Hawthorne, Palmer Museum docent
November 9 -
FRIDAY, 12:10 P.M.
GALLERY TALK
"American Scenery: Different Views in Hudson River School Painting," by Leo Mazow, curator of American art
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.
November 12-
MONDAY, 6:00 P.M.
LECTURE
"Baglione's World: Rome in the Early Seventeenth Century," by Joseph Connors, professor of the history of art and architecture at Harvard University and director of Villa I Tatti, The Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies in Florence, Italy. This lecture is co-sponsored by the Friends of the Palmer Museum of Art, Penn State's Institute for Arts and Humanities, and the Department of Art History, and is part of the yearlong IAH initiative, "Moments of Change: The Early Seventeenth Century and the Roots of Modernity (ca. 1600-1625)."
November 14 -
WEDNESDAY, 12:10 P.M.
ART OF MUSIC SERIES
Baroque Ensemble, directed by Robert Nairn, associate professor of music
November 16 -
FRIDAY, 9:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M.
BARNES & NOBLE BOOKSELLERS BOOK FAIR
Benefits the Friends of the Palmer Museum of Art
November 16 -
FRIDAY, 12:10 P.M.
GALLERY TALK
"Giovanni Baglione's St. Sebastian Healed by an Angel," by Patrick McGrady, Charles V. Hallman Curator
November 17 -
SATURDAY, 10:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.
HOLIDAY ORNAMENT SALE
Public Sale
November 27-
TUESDAY, 6:00 P.M.
LECTURE
"Pairs and Prospects in Hudson River School Landscape Painting' by Franklin Kelly, National Gallery of Art.
Franklin Kelly, senior curator of American and British Paintings at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., will present a lecture titled "Pairs and Prospects in Hudson River School Landscape Painting." Dr. Kelly's lecture complements the exhibition American Scenery: Different Views in American Landscape Painting, on display October 7-December 16, 2007. Dr. Kelly is the author of numerous monographs, catalogues, and articles on nineteenth-century American art, including Frederic Edwin Church, Winslow Homer, and American Masters from Bingham to Eakins: The John Wilmerding Collection.
November 30 -
FRIDAY, 12:10 A.M.
GALLERY TALK
"As you Like It," Dana Carlisle Kletchka, curator of education
Contact: Ali Bradley, 814-863-9182, abradley@psu.edu