Heeryoon Shin to Address Women as Art Patrons in Early Modern India at March 14 Edit-a-Thon

As part of Vanderbilt Libraries’ Annual ART+FEMINISM Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon, Heeryoon Shin, assistant professor of history of art, will address “Women as Patrons in Early Modern Asia” at 11:10 am on Wednesday, March 14, in the Central Library, room 418A. From 11 am-1 pm there will be a communal updating of Wikipedia entries on subjects related…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on March 12, 2018 in Events, HART, News, Student/Alumni, Technology, VRC

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HART’s Miranda Pepin Stars in VUT Play “Orlando” at Neely Theatre

Miranda Pepin, HART student worker and an A&S senior, plays Orlando in the VU Theatre production of Orlando, an adaptation of a 1928 novel by Virginia Woolf, that runs for two weekends beginning Friday, February 16. The production, directed by Jessika Malone, a Fred Coe Artist-in-Residence, will take place in Neely Auditorium at 8 pm…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on February 15, 2018 in Events, HART, News, Student/Alumni, VRC

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Cohen Hall Hosts Exhibit on “Syriac: Preserving an Endangered World Culture”

For nearly two thousand years, Christians across the Middle East and Asia have shared a common heritage through the Syriac language (a dialect of Aramaic) and culture. Syriac texts are one of the largest surviving bodies of literature from the period, including more than 20,000 manuscripts and fragments related to theology, philosophy, commerce, science, and…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on February 9, 2018 in Divinity School, Events, Fine Arts Gallery, HART, News, Student/Alumni, VRC

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HART Major Ellen Dement’s Online Exhibit Highlighted At Celebration of Learning Event

“Cass Gilbert’s Woolworth Building,” an online exhibit designed by Buchanan Library Fellow Ellen Dement focused on 150 architectural drawings of New York City’s famous building—the tallest building in the world when it was completed in 1913— that were recently acquired by the Vanderbilt Fine Arts Gallery. For her project Dement, HART major and 2017 Downing…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on February 2, 2018 in Digital Humanities, Events, HART, News, Student/Alumni, Technology, VRC

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Take a Polaroid on January 25 and Become Part of the Fine Arts Gallery’s Warhol Exhibition

In conjunction with FAMOUS! (and not-so-famous): Polaroids by Andy Warhol, currently on view in Cohen Hall, the Vanderbilt Fine Arts Gallery is hosting a special program, Picture Me!  Vanderbilt students can take a Polaroid, just like Andy Warhol, and become a part of the exhibition itself. The event will be held on Thursday, January 25,…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on January 24, 2018 in Events, Fine Arts Gallery, HART, News, Student/Alumni, VRC

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Peabody College Amassed an Impressive Fine Arts Collection Before Joining Vanderbilt

When George Peabody College for Teachers merged with Vanderbilt University in 1979, the agreement came with a little-known perk: The school had acquired a sizable collection of art stored in a basement vault at Cohen Memorial Hall. With more than 1,000 works, the Peabody College Collection includes items ranging from antiquities to Renaissance paintings to…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on December 13, 2017 in Fine Arts Gallery, HART, News, Student/Alumni, VRC

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Celebrating Donut Days in the VRC December 11, 12 and 15

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on December 5, 2017 in Events, HART, News, Student/Alumni, VRC

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Free Coffee Available in the VRC Throughout Final Exam Week

As the fall semester comes to a close, the Visual Resources Center (VRC) invites students, faculty, and staff to join us for a free cup of coffee—or two or three—in Cohen 134. Coffee will be available throughout the day during the final exam week, beginning on “reading day,” Friday, December 8. Pour yourself a cup…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on December 5, 2017 in Events, HART, Student/Alumni, VRC

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HART Majors Rose Milnes and Lillian Boyle Awarded Fall 2017 Downing Grants

The Department of History of Art recently awarded Fall 2017 Downing grants to Rose Milnes and Lilliian Boyle. The department awards these Downing grants for travel to exhibitions and research centers to supplement academic instruction for HART majors who are in the Honors Program, in advanced seminars, or in upper-level “W” (writing) courses. These grants…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on November 28, 2017 in HART, News, Student/Alumni, VRC

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Rebecca VanDiver’s Women in Art Class Exhibit On View in Visual Resources Center

Rebecca VanDiver’s HART 2755 Women in Art class have curated an exhibit that pays homage to Judy Chicago’s “The Dinner Party” installation (1979)—replete with porcelain plates and place mats or table runners imaginatively decorated by each student according to the individual artist represented:  Vanessa Bell, Isabel Bishop, Elizabeth Catlett, Teresita Fernández, Eva Gonzales, Dorothea Lange, Ana…

Posted by vrcvanderbilt on November 1, 2017 in HART, Lectures, News, Student/Alumni, VRC

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