Department to Honor HART Graduates at Reception on May 9

History of Art majors and minors and their families are invited to attend the department’s reception for our graduating seniors on Thursday, May 9, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. The event will be held in the atrium of Cohen Memorial Hall on the Peabody campus, and awards will be announced at 3:30 p.m. Graduates and…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on May 8, 2013 in Events, Fine Arts Gallery, HART, Student/Alumni, VRC

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Alumnus Creighton Michael Honors Professor Emeritus Milan Mihal

This summer the Vanderbilt Fine Arts Gallery will host a special exhibition of Tapestry Suite by Creighton Michael, M.A. 1976, on view through Sunday, October 6, in the rear gallery space of Cohen Memorial Hall. Seven digital drawings, selected from Michael’s larger Tapestry series, were created by the artist in honor of Milan Mihal, professor…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on April 30, 2013 in Fine Arts Gallery, HART, Student/Alumni, VRC

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Student Research Symposium Slated for Thursday, April 18

Graduating seniors and history of art majors Katherine Calvin, Jordan Comstock, Lexi McColl, and Caroline Passano are the featured speakers at the third annual Student Research Symposium on Thursday, April 18, at 4:00 p.m. in Cohen 203. A reception in the atrium will immediately follow the symposium. Sponsored by the Department of History of Art…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on April 16, 2013 in Events, HART, Lectures, Student/Alumni, VRC

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Review of Camille Utterback’s Exhibit at the Frist through May 19

Camille Utterback’s exhibit, Tracing Time/Marking Movement, at The Frist Center for the Visual Arts in Nashville, Tennessee, offers a divergence from the typical museum visit; it allows each visitor to be both viewer and participant. The exhibition, on view through May 19, features seven works of art, four of which require interactivity. The first work…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on April 15, 2013 in HART, Student/Alumni, VRC

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HART Sponsors Roundtable Discussion on October 18 in the VRC

Join the Vanderbilt History of Art Society (HART) for a roundtable discussion on Thursday, October 18, at 4:00 p.m. in the Visual Resources Center (Cohen 134). Among the topics addressed will be: why History of Art offers great preparation for a wide range of careers; internship opportunities at Vanderbilt, in Nashville, and beyond; available funding…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on October 12, 2012 in Events, Student/Alumni, VRC

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Gallery Intern Broadens Her Understanding of Research

Katherine Calvin, a history of art major who will graduate in 2013, discovered the excitement of doing independent research as a Fine Arts Gallery intern last semester. Calvin wrote about her experience in VUpoint, a publication distributed to first-year students to explain “the ins and outs” of Vanderbilt. To read Calvin’s essay, go to http://commonplace.vanderbilt.edu/hosted/VUpoint2012.pdf…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on August 27, 2012 in Student/Alumni, VRC

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Event Celebrates Generosity of Tom Brumbaugh and Olen Bryant

Olen Bryant, Alan LeQuire, and Barbara Russell A colossal portrait head of Marian Anderson, internationally acclaimed contralto, from Alan LeQuire’s Cultural Heroes series was the centerpiece of an event honoring Tom Brumbaugh and Olen Bryant on June 24 at the Portland Public Library of Sumner County, Tennessee. Friends from across the region came to pay…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on July 11, 2012 in Events, HART, Student/Alumni

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Barbara Yontz: Sculptural Installation in Space 204 through June 29

New York and Nashville-based artist, educator, and Vanderbilt alumna Barbara Yontz fascinates viewers with her use of sound, video, and such natural materials as wool and hair in No Going Back, currently on view through June 29 in the Space 204 gallery housed in the Ingram Studio Art Center on the Vanderbilt campus. “These sculptural…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on June 7, 2012 in HART, Student/Alumni

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Study Abroad Series: Reflections on the Artistic Rhythms of Barcelona

My initial impression of Barcelona’s rich art legacy is inextricably tied to my first introduction to the city in early January, only a few hours after I had stepped from the plane into the pulsating, flashy, thriving cityscape. It must have been around 10 pm, and for the first time my study abroad group had…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on October 10, 2011 in HART, Student/Alumni

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