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MARCH 2009

ONGOING EXHIBITS

ARchiTecture: College of Architecture Faculty Biennial 2009
March 26 - May 31; J. Wayne Stark Galleries;
Featured in the exhibition are faculty and staff members from the Architecture and Visualization Sciences departments, with one participant from Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning- Associate Professor Michael Murphy, who was recently named among the “Most Admired Educators of 2009” by the annual Design Futures Council publication America’s Best Architecture & Design Schools. Additional long time faculty showcased in the exhibition include Senior Lecturer Mary Ciani Saslow, Visualization Assistant Department Head William Jenks, and Associate Professor Robert J. Schiffhauer. Newer faculty members participating this year include Assistant Professor Joshua Bienko and Assistant Professor Weiling He. A full list of artists is available upon request. This exciting exhibition was developed to showcase the gifted faculty members housed in the university’s nationally renowned Architecture program. The 24 artists weren't limited by any particular theme or required medium, resulting in a sweeping survey of their unique interests and talents, as diverse as the group of participants themselves.
The J. Wayne Stark University Center Galleries are located at the northeast corner of the Memorial Student Center on the Texas A&M University campus. Gallery hours are Tues.-Fri. 9am-8pm; Sat. & Sun. 12-6pm. Admission is free. For more information about this exhibition and others at the Stark Galleries, please call (979) 845-6081 or visit http://stark.tamu.edu.

Regional Juried Art Exhibition
March 27 - May 11; Forsyth Center Galleries;
Reception: March 27, 6:00p; Forsyth Center Galleries;
Texas A&M is pleased to introduce the first “Regional Juried Art Exhibition,” which will be on display from Friday (March 27) through May 11. This exhibition features 41 selected works out of 141 entries from artists in Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas and Louisiana. These creative and inspiring works include paintings, sculpture, jewelry, mixed media and glass.. An opening reception and awards ceremony will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday.
The Forsyth Center Galleries are located in the Memorial Student Center on the Texas A&M University campus. Gallery hours are Mon.-Fri. 9am-8pm; Sat. & Sun. 12-6pm. Admission is free. For more information about this exhibition and others at the Forsyth Center Galleries, call (979) 845-9251 or visit http://forsyth.tamu.edu.

President’s Grand Choral Concerts in Austin
Friday, March 27, 7:00pm; Long Center for the Performing Arts, Austin, TX;
Saturday, March 28, 4:00pm; St. Martin's Episcopal Church, Houston, TX;
President Elsa Murano will host the first President’s Grand Choral Concerts Friday and Saturday (March 27-28) initially in Austin, and the following day in Houston, with bus transportation available from campus. The concerts will feature all the choral organizations from Texas A&M -- the Singing Cadets, Century Singers and Women’s Chorus. Tickets are complimentary but need to be reserved in advance by emailing Vickie Cook at vickie@stuact.tamu.edu or contacting the Choral Activities Office in Room 003 of the Memorial Student Center. The first of two 90-minute concerts is planned for 7 p.m. Friday (March 27) in Austin at the Long Center for Performing Arts – Michael and Susan Dell Hall at 701 West Riverside Drive (at the corner of S. 1st Street). The Houston concert will be at 4 p.m. Saturday (March 28) at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church at 717 Sage Road, which is just north of The Galleria. Because the concerts are out of town, Texas A&M officials will offer bus transportation to students, faculty and staff. Transportation will be offered through the Department of Student Activities at a cost of $20 per person per trip. Those who want to travel to Austin on Friday can board a bus leaving at 3 p.m. from G. Rollie White/MSC Bookstore area. The estimated time of return is 11 p.m. On Saturday, the bus will leave at 12:30 p.m., also from the G. Rollie White/MSC Bookstore area. The estimated time of return is 8 p.m. Persons interested in traveling to the concerts should contact Mildred Seaton at mseaton@stuact.tamu.edu or go to Koldus 164 to purchase a ticket.

4 Millionth Volume and 10 Years of Cushing Celebration
March 26, 2009; Cushing Memorial Library and Archives;
The University Libraries will be celebrating their 4 millionth volume and 10 year anniversary of the joint renovation celebration at Cushing Memorial Library and Archives. The featured 4 millionth volume will be presented with remarks from University Administration and featured guests.

Women's Studies Concert
March 24, 12:45pm - 2:00pm; J. Wayne Stark Galleries
"Music by Early Women Composers," performed by Heartease. Sponsored by the Women's Studies Program

Imani Winds
Residencies:
March 23, 11:30am - 12:20pm; Rudder Theatre;
March 24, 9:35 - 10:50am, 11:10am - 12:25pm, 12:45 - 2:00pm; Rudder Theatre;
March 25, 12:40 - 1:30pm; Rudder Theatre;
Concert: March 25, 2009, 7:30pm; Rudder Theatre;
Imani Winds, a nationally renowned classical wind quintet, is comprised of Valerie Coleman on flute, Toyin Spellman-Diaz on oboe, Mariam Adam on clarinet, Jeff Scott on French horn, and Monica Ellis on bassoon. They have released four albums which include their 2006 Grammy Award nominated, “The Classical Underground,” and their most recent, a 2008 Christmas album, “This Christmas.” Residencies are free and open to the public. Concert Tickets available at MSC Box Office. $5.00 – students, $10.00 – general admission.

Music Programs Composers Concert
March 9, 2009, 7:30pm, Rudder Theatre;
Featuring works by Music Program faculty composers. Free and open to the public
The J. Wayne Stark University Center Galleries are located at the northeast corner of the Memorial Student Center on the Texas A&M University campus. Gallery hours are Tues.-Fri. 9am-8pm; Sat. & Sun. 12-6pm. Admission is free. For more information about this exhibition and others at the Stark Galleries, please call (979) 845-6081 or visit http://stark.tamu.edu.

MSCC Town Hall Presents Four Concerts This Week
March 11, 12, 23, 12:00pm; Rudder Fountain Plaza;
MSCC Town Hall will present four concerts this week. San Antonio band Nothing More will play Wednesday (March 11), followed by Quote, from Memphis, on Thursday (March 12) and We Shot the Moon, from San Diego, on Friday (March 23). All Lunchbox concerts begin at noon on Rudder Fountain Plaza. Quote will play this at this month's installment of the Coffeehouse at the MSC Rumours concert series Thursday night at 8 p.m. All concerts are free. For more information visit http://townhall.tamu.edu.

Aggie Visionaries with Ivan Farr
March 9, 2009, 7:00pm, Forsyth Center Galleries;
Ivan Farr is a senior at Texas A&M University in the College of Architecture pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Design with a minor in Architectural history. Farr will present a lecture on his creative process, inspiration and what it means to be an artist and an Aggie. "I remember a place that neither existed nor ever will," says Ivan Farr of his art. He uses various media to explore and express his creativity, particularly painting, photography, and sculpture. Ivan draws on the memories and dreams of his childhood in Eastern Europe for inspiration. 
The Forsyth Center Galleries are located in the Memorial Student Center on the Texas A&M University campus. Gallery hours are Mon.-Fri. 9am-8pm; Sat. & Sun. 12-6pm. Admission is free. For more information about this exhibition and others at the Forsyth Center Galleries, call (979) 845-9251 or visit http://forsyth.tamu.edu.

Concerts, Aggie Band Performance Highlight Bandmasters Convention
March 4-7, 2009;
Texas A&M University is hosting the 75th convention of the prestigious American Bandmasters Association (ABA) this week, and the convention will conclude with a multi-band concert here that also features the University of Texas at Austin, TCU and the United States Navy Band. As part of the four-day event ending Saturday (March 7), the ABA has invited four musical groups to perform at Rudder Auditorium. Free tickets for the Rudder performances are available in advance through the MSC Box Office (979-845-1234). Doors will open to people with tickets 30 minutes prior to the performance time, with general admission for those without tickets beginning 10 minutes prior. The concert schedule includes The TCU Wind Symphony and The University of Texas Wind Ensemble tonight at 8 p.m.; The United States Navy Band, Washington, D.C., Friday at 8 p.m.; and a special performance by the Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band Saturday (March 7) at 2 p.m. at Kyle Field. The performance is free and open to the public, with seating on the west side of the stadium. Gates will open at 1:30 p.m. No tickets are required for this event.

The Academy for the Visual and Performing Arts announces the Visual and Performing Arts Instructional Enhancement Grant
March 6, 2009, 5:00pm, Rudder 101;
The Academy for the Visual and Performing Arts has established this competitive grant program to promote and nurture the visual and performing arts instruction by any full-time faculty of Texas A&M University. Grants will provide support for a production, performance, or exhibition of creative activities in courses taught primarily in the Colleges of Architecture, Education, and Liberal Arts, as well as other fields in which external funding for such activity is generally limited. These grants are intended to encourage interdisciplinary efforts between colleges that provide or enhance the educational experience for students in the arts, and expose these programs to the university and community at-large. The maximum award amount is $5,000, and must be turned in by the deadline of March 6, 2009, 5pm, for courses being offered in the Fall Semester. For grant proposal guidelines, contact your department head or log onto the Academy’s web site, at http://academyarts.tamu.edu.

The Academy for the Visual and Performing Arts announces the Visual and Performing Arts Faculty Enrichment Program
March 6, 2009, 5:00pm, Rudder 101;
The Academy for the Visual and Performing Arts has established this competitive grant program to promote the creative and scholarly activities of Texas A&M University faculty. Awards will support scholarly and creative activities primarily in the arts, in which external funding is typically not available. A variety of activities are eligible for support, including traveling to collections and libraries to evaluate original documents. The maximum award amount is $4,000, and must be turned in by the deadline of March 6, 2009, 5pm, for the Fall semester. For grant proposal guidelines, contact your department head or log onto the Academy’s web site, at http://academyarts.tamu.edu.

Gallery Talk Featuring Woodturning Artist James R. Johnson
March 5, 2009, 6:30PM; J. Wayne Stark Galleries;
The J. Wayne Stark Galleries will host a Gallery Talk featuring the celebrated wood turner James R. Johnson, whose impressive six decade plus resume includes being a founding member of the American Association of Wood Turners, serving as President of two major woodturning associations, and being featured in the Boston Museum of Art. Johnson will lead a tour through our current exhibition of turned wood pieces, Turning Wood into Art: the Jane and Arthur Mason Collection, where he will detail various techniques and materials used throughout the various works, and take questions from the audience.
The J. Wayne Stark University Center Galleries are located at the northeast corner of the Memorial Student Center on the Texas A&M University campus. Gallery hours are Tues.-Fri. 9am-8pm; Sat. & Sun. 12-6pm. Admission is free. For more information about this exhibition and others at the Stark Galleries, please call (979) 845-6081 or visit http://stark.tamu.edu.

Texas A&M University MSCC Visual Arts Committee Presents "We All Bleed the Same Blood": An art exhibition of works by Lynne Dian Gulezian
March 4 - April 13, 2009, 6:30PM; J. Wayne Stark Galleries;
. The body of work that VAC will display consists of paintings, both multi-media and oil, which depict the lives of people the artist has encountered while living part of each year in South Africa. The events of the paintings encompass the time of apartheid, the transition to a new political order, and the AIDS epidemic. The artist draws completely on memory, as opposed to using photographs. She says that memory “is relied upon as a more reliable source of emotional truth.” In addition, she says that “the stories of great difficulty and real hope” have made a lasting impression on her. She “invites the viewer to recognize their kinship with the people whose lives are represented…”
The J. Wayne Stark University Center Galleries are located at the northeast corner of the Memorial Student Center on the Texas A&M University campus. Gallery hours are Tues.-Fri. 9am-8pm; Sat. & Sun. 12-6pm. Admission is free. For more information about this exhibition and others at the Stark Galleries, please call (979) 845-6081 or visit http://stark.tamu.edu.


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