Lecture by Sonya Clark, chair of Craft/Material Studies, School of the Arts, Virginia Commonwealth University
Wealth, beauty, power, Mami Watas possess them all. Clark, whose "Aqua Allure" is in this exhibition, discusses her artwork's relationship to African water deities and emblematic material culture objects such as combs and mirrors
This lecture is held in conjunction with the exhibition "Mami Wata: Arts for Water Spirits in Africa and Its Diasporas."
Galleries open until 6 p.m
Free
Chazen Museum of Art, room L150, 800 University Ave, Madison
Darryl Harper, Matthew Parrish, and Butch Reed offer a seventy-five-minute program on the theme of sacred water in African/African American musical traditions.
The trio developed new improvisations and includes selections from their existing repertoire. Slide presentation of exhibition artworks during concert.
Post-performance discussion with the artists.
This event is held in conjunction with the Chazen Museum of Art exhibition "Mami Wata: Arts for Water Spirits in Africa and Its Diasporas".
Free
Chazen Museum of Art, room L150, 800 University Ave, Madison
"Undercurrents: Secrecy, Initiation, and other Sightings of Mami Wata below
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
6:00 pm
Gallery talk by Amy L. Powell, UW–Madison PhD student in art history
Despite abundant devotional uses of Mami Wata's image around the globe, important aspects of her worship remain concealed
Amy L. Powell discusses exhibition artworks such as devotional altarpieces and looks at them in context of private practices, public ceremonies, and museums
This lecture is held in conjunction with the exhibition "Mami Wata: Arts for Water Spirits in Africa and Its Diasporas."
Galleries open until 7 p.m
Free
Chazen Museum of Art, meet in Gallery VII, 800 University Ave, Madison
This exhibition is a selection of masterfully wrought figure drawings by local artist Robert Schultz.
His figures, mostly nudes, are closely observed and meticulously drawn. Schultz portrays the body with extremely fine detail and mastery of the medium, deftly balancing anatomy and sensuality, the nude figure and the composition as a whole
Schultz works mainly in his studio overlooking State Street
He also teaches Drawing Fundamentals and Figure Drawing at MATC
Saturday, October 18, 2008 through Sunday, January 11, 2009
Henry Drewal is Evjue-Bascom Professor of Art History and Afro-American Studies. He is a leading scholar in African and African Diaspora art, a prolific author and editor
He has curated major exhibitions and nurtured countless students since joining the UW faculty in 1990 and some 17 years at Cleveland State University before arriving here
His focus is on showing how and why art is important in the lives of people, communities and countries; he bristles at the notion of art for art's sake
Mami Wata: Arts for Water Spirits in Africa and Its Diasporas
Now through Saturday, January 11, 2020
11 am, 5 pm
Beautiful and seductive, protective yet dangerous, the African water deity Mami Wata (pidgin English for "Mother Water") is often portrayed as a mermaid, a snake charmer, or a combination of both
She and related African spirits dwell in rivers, seas, and other bodies of water
This exhibition explores five hundred years of the visual culture and history of Mami Wata, honoring the essential, sacred nature of water
West African Masquerade: Photographs by Phyllis Galembo
Now through Sunday, February 1, 2009
11:00 am to 5:00 pm
Photographer Phyllis Galembo has been intrigued by masquerade since childhood and for 20 years has traveled to Africa and the Caribbean to photograph the stunning costumes worn by traditional priests and priestesses, carnival participants, dancers, and Haitian voodoo practitioners
Seventeen eye-catching portraits, some as large as 50 by 50 inches, were taken in the West African nations of Nigeria, Burkina Faso, and Benin over the past three years
Textiles of Southwest Chinese Minorities ~ A Collector's Journey
Thursday, January 29, 2009
5:30 pm
Lecture by Huang Ying-feng, director of the Evergrand Museum in Taoyuan, Taiwan. This lecture is held in conjunction with the exhibition "Writing with Thread ~ Traditional Textiles of Southwest Chinese Minorities" Huang introduces the ethnic minorities represented in the exhibition, and then discusses collecting, documenting and classifying pieces, and traveling and interviewing the artisans
The exhibition is on view January 31 through April 12, 2009
Room L140 lower level
Free
Chazen Museum of Art, 800 University Ave, Madison,
You are invited to attend a free public reception for the opening of the exhibition "Writing with Thread ~Traditional Textiles of Southwest Chinese Minorities" with Madison's Hmong Keng Players and Hmong Sisters dance group, refreshments, and a cash bar
Lecture by Angela Sheng, professor of Chinese Art History, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
This lecture is held in conjunction with the exhibition "Writing with Thread ~ Traditional Textiles of Southwest Chinese Minorities" on view at the Chazen Museum January 31 through April 12, 2009
Textiles curator Angela Sheng and collector Huang Ying-feng will conduct a gallery walk of the exhibition "Writing with Thread: Traditional Textiles of Southwest Chinese Minorities" on view January 31 through April 12, 2009
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