Arts at AIC

Cultural Calendar - Fall 2011

September 2011

JAZZ APPRECIATION & THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE EXHIBIT

Each year Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM) shines the spotlight on the extraordinary history of Jazz and its importance in American culture. This exhibit consists of ten colorful posters, each focusing on an important figure in the history of Jazz. The Harlem Renaissance Traveling Exhibit consists of several brightly colored images on lightweight satin fabric and includes "Aspects of Negro Life" by Aaron Douglas, as well as poetry by Dubois, Hughes, Hurston, and Johnson, a collage of magazine covers, and a quote from Ralph Ellison.

September 12 to October 28, West Wing Gallery, Karen Sprague Cultural Arts Center

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FREEDOM SUMMER: THE SAVAGE SEASON THAT MADE AMERICA LIVE UP TO THE CONSTITUTION

Acclaimed journalist, historian, and author Bruce Watson will present "Freedom Summer: The Savage Season that Made America Live Up to the Constitution." The contributions made by Civil Rights activists in Mississippi during the summer of 1964 will be the topic of this Constitution Day presentation sponsored by the AIC Honors Program.

Wednesday, September 21 at 10 a.m., West Wing Gallery, Karen Sprague Cultural Arts Center

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October 2011

DESIGN AND HEALTHCARE: UNLIKELY (BUT LOVELY) BEDFELLOWS

Chris McCarthy is the director of the Innovation Learning Network (ILN) at Kaiser Permanenete, and will speak about how ILN brings together the most innovative health care organizations in the country to share the joys and pains of innovation. Thursday, October 20 at 4 p.m., West Wing Gallery, Karen Sprague Cultural Arts Center

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READING THE ARAB SPRING

Mary Christina Wilson, Professor of History at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, will speak on "Reading the Arab Spring." Professor Wilson is the author of numerous books and is a specialist on the modern Middle East who serves on the board of directors of the Middle East Studies Association. This event is sponsored by the AIC Honors Program, History Department and International Studies Program and is part of the Springfield Public Forum's Fall 2011 "Forum Thinks" programming.

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Tuesday, October 25 at 7 p.m., West Wing Gallery, Karen Sprague Cultural Arts Center

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November 2011

STUDENT ART EXHIBITION

The Appreciation of Art Through Drawing course will be exhibiting preliminary skill building drawings in dry media. The art exhibited by the Appreciation of Art Through Painting course will explore Cubism, Precisionism, and non objective art. The Aesthetic Experience of Contemporary Art considers the relationship of art to the societal standards of beauty and value in various media. November 1 to December 13, West Wing Gallery, Karen Sprague Cultural Arts Center

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FAME

AIC Theater and Garret Players launch another ambitious leap forward with the staging of "Fame." Working with an adaptation by Christopher Sergel based upon Christopher Gore's screenplay and conceived by David De Silva, the action takes place at The School of Performing Arts in Manhattan during the 1980s. This is a scripted play rather than the musical, film, or television version of "Fame." That said, we intend to add extensive music and dance – all part of a group effort. Fred Sokol directs his ninth presentation since arriving at AIC.

November 18 and 19 at 7 p.m. and November 20 at 1 p.m., Griswold Theatre, Karen Sprague Cultural Arts Center

December 2011

STUDENT PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION

AIC students will display their work in this third annual exhibition featuring digital photography. Each student has chosen works for display with topics including portraiture, landscape, color theory, and collage.

December 1 through January 31, West Wing Gallery, Karen Sprague Cultural Arts Center