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Two lectures by Winona LaDuke
February 25 and 26, 2008
Jaune Quick-To-See Smith,
Chief Seattle Series: Ozone,
acrylic, mixed media on paper, 1991, 19 ½” x 20”
Now on view:
Impacted Nations
Meloy and Paxson Galleries
January 16 - February 26, 2008
Impacted Nations offers 52 works by contemporary Native American artists addressing the conflict between Native people's relationship to the earth and the political and economic forces that undermine it. This traveling exhibition was organized by Honor the Earth, a national Native American organization founded by Winona LaDuke (see information below about her upcoming visit).
FREE PUBLIC LECTURES:
•Monday, February 25, 8pm, Montana Theatre, PARTV Center: UM President's Lecture Series:
Winona LaDuke, Creating Just Societies:
The Environment, the Economy, and Human Relations in the Next Millennium
•Tuesday, February 26, 6-8pm, Meloy Gallery, PARTV Center : Closing reception with 7pm film screening of Homeland and gallery talk by Winona LaDuke
In collaboration with the UM President's Office,
Women's Studies Program, Environmental Studies Program, Department of Native American Studies - Calvin B. Stott Visiting Scholars/Elders Fund, and the Office of Academic Affairs
Winona LaDuke
The Montana Museum of Art & Culture has received several generous loans of major modernist works from private collections, viewable at two campus locations.
In the UM Mansfield Library lobby through April 9, 2008 is Colonne de Rêve (Dream Column), by surrealist Jean Arp (1886-1966). Mansfield Library hours vary throughout the school year. Please contact the library for open hours at 243-6866 or at www.lib.umt.edu.
Two works are on view in the UM President's Office Lobby:
The President's Office Lobby, located in Main Hall is open to the public Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm, except on holidays.
•E.O.W. on her Blue Eiderdown, by British artist Frank Auerbach (b. 1931) will be on view through May 15, 2008.
•White Relief (2), by British artist Ben Nicholson (b. 1894), just arrived and is available for public viewing through May 15, 2008.
Images from left to right:
Jean Arp, Colonne de Rêve limestone and bronze, 1958, 61.5"x 14" x 5"
Frank Auerbach, E.O.W. on her Blue Eiderdown, oil on board, 1965, 12" x 15.75"
Ben Nicholson, White Relief (2), oil on carved board, 1935, 15.5" x 6.5"
Very Visual: Art Appreciation and Visual Literacy,
February 2008
Montanan, Winter 2008
The University of Montana's magazine, the Montanan, published in its Winter 2008 edition an article about MMAC's history and current campaign to raise funds for a dedicated museum building. The article, written by Ginny Merriam, is titled "The States's Hidden Treasure: UM Seeks Home for the Permanent Collection," and can be found on pages 14 - 19. It is also available at this link (allow time for download).
Thanks to the support of our wonderful donors, MMAC serves as a center of interdisciplinary learning and visual exploration for The University of Montana and Montana's communities. The Museum relies on the support of individuals and welcomes gifts at all levels. If you have questions about making a gift, please contact Barbara Koostra at 406.243.2019 or museum@umontana.edu, or Ric Thomas at 406.243.5615 or email ric.thomas@mso.umt.edu. Click here to give online.
MONTANA MUSEUM OF ART & CULTURE
Meloy and Paxson Galleries
UM PARTV Center
Gallery Hours: Tues. - Thurs. 11am - 3pm; Fri. - Sat. 4 - 8:30pm
FREE PARKING available near NW corner of PARTV Center
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