Events for February 19, 2016
Wisconsin Visual Artists Biennial
The Wisconsin Artists Biennial is a cooperative venture between MOWA and the oldest artist organization in the State, Wisconsin Visual Artists, Inc.
Call for Artists: RAM 7th Annual International PEEPS Art Competition at Racine Art Museum
Artists of all ages are invited to be part of the only museum competition of this kind in the world. Entry is FREE, and open to all individuals, families, and organizations
Cut, Fold, and Form: Featuring Kiff Slemmons and Julie VonDerVellen at Racine Art Museum
Whether emphasizing the structural, the conceptual, or both, the artists included transform paper—a familiar and seemingly mundane material—into vessels, sculpture, adornment, and artist’s books. Featured artists Kiff Slemmons, who makes ornate paper jewelry, and Julie VonDerVellen, who creates complex sculptural paper watches and clocks, are represented by multiple works. Artists from RAM’s collection—such as Dominic Di Mare, Walter Hamady, Caren Heft, Jim Lee, Ke-Sook Lee, Mary Merkel-Hess, JoAnna Poehlmann, Kay Sekimachi, Merle Temkin, and Michael Velliquette—expand the conversation.
Spectrum: Contemporary Artists in Color at Racine Art Museum
While many contemporary artists use color as a primary element, Spectrum focuses on it as a defining principle, featuring works by those in RAM’s collection, such as Sonja Blomdahl, Sandra Byers, Rose Cabat, Jeffrey Lloyd Dever, Lindly Haunani, Cliff Lee, James Lovera, and Dante Marioni.
What’s Going On: The Marvin Gaye Experience
What’s Going On: The Marvin Gaye Experience invites audiences to celebrate the hits of the legendary Marvin Gaye.
UWM’s Academic Adventurers Series
Anika Wilson, Associate Professor, UWM Department of Africology, will present a talk, “Vanishing Hitchhiker, Vanishing Gods: Religion, Ecology, and Identity in Southern Africa,” on Friday, February 19, 2016 at 3 p.m. in the American Geographical Society Library, third floor, east wing of the UWM Golda Meir Library building, 2311 E. Hartford Ave. Prof. Wilson's talk is the latest offering in "UWM's Academic Adventurers,” a series of informal Friday afternoon programs which give members of the community the opportunity to hear about UWM faculty and staff's adventures abroad and afield. There are light refreshments afterwards, courtesy of the Friends of Golda Meir Library. The programs are free and open to the public. For more information or to arrange for special needs, call 414-229-6282.
Glorious Galaxies
While our own solar system is a mere speck in our galaxy that is approximately 100,000 light years in diameter, there are many more enormous galaxies in existence. In fact, there are over 170 billion galaxies in the observable universe. Join us in exploring the beautiful shapes, collisions, and black holes all related to the unimaginable glory that is a galaxy.
19th Annual Festival of Films in French
Bande de filles Friday February 19 • 9pm Sunday February 21• 7pm bandedefilles In this intimate coming of age story set in the Parisian suburbs, Marieme is looking to escape her abusive family situation. She changes her name, her dress code, and quits school. Hanging out with her three new girlfriends, and living under the protection of an older man, she realizes that her new found freedom comes with a price. Opening Film, Directors’ Fortnight, Cannes 2014. Co-sponsored by the Community Media Project & the Department of Film, Video, Animation & New Genres and the Dept. of Africology. Presented as part of the Tournées Film Festival
