Arts & Entertainment
Events for April 24, 2016
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.
California Dreamin’: Mark Adams and Frank Lobdell at Racine Art Museum
Mark Adams (1925-2006) and Frank Lobdell (1921-2013) explored pattern and color.
Paper/Plastic: Contemporary Adornment at Racine Art Museum
Frequent visitors to RAM see contemporary jewelry made of a wide variety of media.
Stained Glass Class
Learn techniques such as cutting, grinding, foiling and soldering in the copper foil method.
Water Soluble Oil Painting: Spring Floral’s – 8 weeks
Learn the basics of using water soluble oil paints while creating beautiful floral paintings. Water soluble oil paint is a versatile alternative to traditional oil paint with less fumes and easier clean up.
Watercolor Demystified: Spring Themes
Learn the basic techniques of watercolor painting, including color mixing, washes, values, and composition. Apply these core elements to the images of Midwest spring. Still life, landscape, and some color based abstractions will be the genres we will focus on as a way to play and learn. We will avoid the pitfall that gives watercolor an unforgiving reputation. Beginners on up are welcome.
Beyond Basic Drawing Class – 8 weeks
Focus on developing your drawing skills through your choice of medium and subject matter in an individual studio setting.
Life Drawing
Investigate the human body form through the observation of nude models. Learn composition, drawing techniques, and the characteristics of light and proportion. Any type of drawing material or watercolor is welcome. Adult class - parental permission needed for ages 16–18.
Exhibition at MOWA: Greg Conniff: Watermarks
Responding to MOWA’s challenge to create a fresh body of work, Madison photographer Greg Conniff has created Watermarks, an immersive visual meditation on a specific piece of nature in his home city
re:Craft and Relic
Join thousands of Etsy-loving, Pinterest-obsessed, and DIY enthusiasts shopping for everything from Shabby Chic, European antiques, salvaged items, vintage and antique furniture, architectural salvage, vintage-inspired jewelry, re-purposed and up-cycled treasures, and beautiful, handmade clothing.
Marquette University Symphony Orchestra Presents Senior Recognition Concert
The Marquette University Symphony Orchestra, lead by Music Director Robin Engl, will present their final concert for the 2015.16 season on Sunday, April 24, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. in the Varsity Theatre
Marquette University Symphony Orchestra Grand Finale & Senior Recognition Concert
The Marquette University Symphony Orchestra, lead by Music Director Robin Engl, will present their final concert for the 2015.16 season on Sunday, April 24, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at the Marquette University Varsity Theatre (1326 W. Wisconsin Ave. | Milwaukee, WI 53233). This performance is free and open to the public. The first half of the program will feature Gershwin's joyful and spontaneous "Cuban Overture," as well as guest artist, Rick Aaron, on Georg Telemann's "Suite for Flute and Orchestra in A minor." Aaron, a Milwaukee residential musician, has performed with a wide range of ensembles from playing in pit orchestras for Broadway shows at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts to performing in jazz clubs in downtown Milwaukee, and even serving as a substitute flutist for the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. He has studied flute with Eldridge Meyer, Sam Baron, John Burgess, and Israel Borouchoff. For the second half of the program, the symphony will conclude their year with Ludwig van Beethoven's famous Symphony No. 7, Op. 92. Additionally, the graduating seniors of the MUSO will be recognized for their years of hard work and dedication. So mark your calendars for what's certain to be a truly unforgettable musical experience. For more information on the MUSO, visit www.marquette.edu/orchestra. For more information on this concert's guest artist, visit http://www.fluteman32.com.
The Bard in Spring
This choral concert, commemorating the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death, will feature musical settings of texts by Shakespeare and several other well-known English poets. Texts will include excerpts from “Much Ado about Nothing,” “Measure for Measure,” “As You Like It,” “Hamlet,” “Othello,” Twelfth Night,” “The Winter’s Tale,” and “Two Gentlemen of Verona.” The music will be as varied as Shakespeare’s works, ranging from lush, haunting settings by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Orlando Gibbons and John Rutter to lilting, joyful and even boisterous settings by Thomas Morley, Franz Schubert, Emma Lou Diemer, Brian McLinden and others.
