“Feedback: A Campus Conversation About Race” Pop-Up Exhibit Opens April 13 in Cohen Hall

“Feedback:  A Campus Conversation About Race”—an exhibition to encourage open dialogue about perceptions of race at Vanderbilt—opens on Wednesday, April 13, from 5 to 7 pm in the west atrium of Cohen Memorial Hall.  The exhibit is comprised of nine photographs from a 2013 Hidden Dores campaign based on the “I am Harvard Campaign” paired…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on April 11, 2016 in Events, Fine Arts Gallery, HART, VRC

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Fine Arts Gallery Event Spotlights Blair School of Music Faculty and Student Composers on March 29

Join the HART department and the University Fine Arts Gallery on March 29 at 7 p.m. for a special evening of music in the Cohen Gallery and the inaugural performance of four short compositions to be presented in conjunction with Close Readings: American Abstract Art from the Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery Collection.  A reception…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on March 29, 2016 in Events, Fine Arts Gallery, HART, Student/Alumni, VRC

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Exhibit of American Abstract Art Opens March 17 in Cohen Art Gallery

Close Readings: American Abstract Art from the Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery Collection opens this spring in celebration of recent gifts from the esteemed collections of Sarah-Ann and Werner Kramarsky and Edna and Monroe Kornfeld, while also drawing on the considerable strengths of the university’s permanent collection.  An opening reception is scheduled for Thursday, March 17,…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on March 15, 2016 in Events, Fine Arts Gallery, HART, VRC

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“The Last Laugh: Selections from Michael Aurbach’s Secrecy Series” Opens January 14

Presented in honor of Michael Aurbach, professor of art, who retires this year after 30 years of teaching sculpture and drawing at Vanderbilt, The Last Laugh features three large-scale sculptures from Aurbach’s Secrecy Series and will open on Thursday, January 14, in the Vanderbilt Fine Arts Gallery in Cohen Memorial Hall.  The reception is from…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on January 8, 2016 in Events, Fine Arts Gallery, HART, Lectures

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HART Alumni Reception Held October 23 in Cohen Atrium

Please join the Department of History of Art at a reception for our HART alumni and friends on Friday, October 23, from 4:10-5:00 pm in Cohen Memorial Hall.  Those attending the reception can view Syria Widowed:  Remembering Palmyra, an exhibit in the rear atrium that commemorates recently destroyed monuments at Palmyra, only one of a…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on October 22, 2015 in Events, Fine Arts Gallery, HART, Student/Alumni, VRC

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Exhibit Commemorates Recently Destroyed Monuments at Palmyra

Palmyra, or Tadmor, rising out of the Syrian desert between Damascus and the Euphrates, has been called the “Bride of the Desert,” because of its spectacular geographical setting and a history of bringing diverse peoples together.  Today, Syria is widowed. Syria Widowed:  Remembering Palmyra commemorates recently destroyed monuments at Palmyra, only one of a growing…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on September 29, 2015 in Events, Fine Arts Gallery, HART, Student/Alumni, VRC

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Goldberg Lecture, Exhibit Address Protection of Cultural Heritage

Concerns about cultural heritage feature prominently in the present humanitarian crisis in Syria and Iraq. With more than 250,000 dead and millions displaced, all aspects of daily life have been upended. Destruction of the region’s famed archaeological sites, most recently Palmyra, has prompted an outpouring of international concern. Despite many humanitarian interventions designed to address…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on September 22, 2015 in Events, Fine Arts Gallery, HART, Lectures, VRC

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Vanderbilt Portal to Mexico City Promotes Global Citizenship

The Vanderbilt Portal to Mexico City—a custom-designed gold shipping container with immersive audio and video technology—will offer the entire Nashville community now through October 12 an opportunity to converse face to face with new acquaintances in Mexico’s capital city. Interested individuals must sign up in advance to reserve a time for a 20-minute conversation in…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on September 21, 2015 in Events, Fine Arts Gallery, HART, Student/Alumni, Technology, VRC

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Two Exhibits Featured at Cohen Gallery Opening on September 18

The Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery celebrates the opening of two exhibits with a reception on Friday, September 18, from 5 to 7 pm in the atrium of Cohen Memorial Hall. On view through December 4, the exhibits are in conjunction with “Fall for the Arts” and Parents’ Weekend. In honor of the centenary of…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on September 18, 2015 in Events, Fine Arts Gallery, HART, VRC

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HART Cosponsors International Symposium on Traditional Chinese Architecture

A three-day international symposium on traditional Chinese architecture will be held July 23-25 at Vanderbilt University in Cohen Memorial Hall. The aim of the Senior Academics Forum on Traditional Chinese Architectural History is to advance the study of Chinese architectural history and forge connections between scholars of Chinese architecture across the globe. “The history of…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on July 16, 2015 in Events, Fine Arts Gallery, HART, VRC

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