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Where are you from? Contemporary Portuguese Art
De onde vens? Arte Contemporânea de Portugal
February 1 to April 20, 2008
Curated by Lesley Wright
An exhibition of work by 21 Portuguese artists who draw on culture, place, art, history, family, and theory in order to express where they are from in photographs, video, sculpture, and works of new media.
Opening reception:
Friday, February 1
5:30 to 7:00 pm
Bucksbaum Rotunda
(Snow Date: Saturday, February 2, 5:15 to 6:30 pm)
Panel Discussion
Friday, February 1, 4:15-5:45 pm
Exhibiting artists will discuss the nature of contemporary Portuguese art.
(Snow Date: Saturday, February 2, 4:15 pm)
Community Day "Where are you from?"
Saturday, February 2, 1:00-3:00 pm
Bucksbaum Rotunda
Hands-on activities for people of all ages, tours of the exhibition, and storytelling focused on finding out where we all come from. Make a book, write and illustrate your history, share your story.
Artist's Talk, Nuno Pedrosa
Tuesday, February 5, 4:15 pm
Sculptor and video artist Nuno Pedrosa will discuss work on view in Grinnell and at the UNI Gallery of Art.
Artist's Talk, Marta de Menezes and Luis Graça
Sunday, February 10, 2:00 pm
Wife and husband, artist and scientist, de Menezes and Graça grapple with the ways science and art intersect and sometimes clash.
Artist's Talk, José Carlos Teixeira "Geographies and other ethnographies: between context and identity"
Thursday, February 14, 4:15 pm
Bucksbaum Room 152
New media artist Teixeira, trained in Portugal, Spain, and at UCLA, will discuss the work in the exhibition and other related projects on identity, language, displacement and exile.
Gallery Talk: Miguel Amado
February 25, 4:15 pm
Critic and curator Miguel Amado will discuss the status of contemporary Portuguese art in the context of Where Are You From?
Concert: "Music from the Portuguese Empire"
New Prairie Camerata: Claudia Anderson Jeanmarie Kern Chenette, Nancy Gaub
Sunday, March 2, 2:00 pm
This concert features music from Portugal, its former empire, and the greater Iberian peninsula, and ranges from the Middle Ages to the bossa nova style of Antonio Carlos Jobim.
Iowa Flute Festival
Saturday, March 8 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
One of several performance venues for this year's festival, the pieces performed in the Faulconer Gallery will respond to and interact with the Portuguese art on view.
Community Day, "Salt, Sardines, and Fairy Tales"
Saturday, March 29, 1:00-3:00 pm
Bucksbaum Rotunda
Explore works by Paula Reaes Pinto and António Pinto that feature the salt and sardine industries in Portugal. Look anew at fairy tales and the way they shape our culture in the work of Teresa Furtado. Use an exceptional selection of collage materials including sardine tins to invent your own fairy tales. For people of all ages. Refreshments will be served. The artists will all be present!
Community Meal
Where are you from Potluck and closing celebration
April 15, 5:30-7:00 pm
Bucksbaum Rotunda
Bring a dish that represents where you are from and join us for a final feast. The Faulconer Gallery will provide table service, drinks, and a main course in partnership with the Center for Religion, Spirituality, and Social Justice.
On the Edge -- In the Middle: New Portuguese Art, Part I
February 8 to March 14, 2008
Janalyn Hanson White Gallery, McAuley Hall, Mount Mercy College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Reception: Friday, February 8, 5:00-7:00 pm; McAuley Hall
Talk by Marta de Menezes and Luis Graça: "Art and/or Science," Feb. 8, 7:30 pm
For more information: www.mtmercy.edu/gallery.html
319-363-8213 x 1229 or x 1211
New Polyphonies: Contemporary Art from Portugal
February 13 to March 6, 2008
UNI Gallery of Art, Kamerick Art Building (KAB), University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa
Talk by Nuno Pedrosa: Feb. 12, 2008 7:00 pm KAB 111
Talk by Marta de Menezes/Luis Graça: Feb. 13, 2008 7:00 pm KAB 111
Reception: Feb. 13, 2008 8:00 pm KAB 111
Concert with New Prairie Camerata: Feb. 14, 7:00 pm KAB 111
For more information:
http://www.uni.edu/artdept/gallery/index.html
Contact Darrell Taylor, director at (319) 273-3095, or e-mail at GalleryOfArt@uni.edu.
On the Edge -- In the Middle: New Portuguese Art, Part II
March 27 to April 11, 2008
Janalyn Hanson White Gallery, McAuley Hall, Mount Mercy College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Reception: Thursday, March 27 5:00-7:00 pm Talk by Teresa Furtado, Paula Reaes Pinto and Antonio Pinto March 27, 7:30 pm
For more information: www.mtmercy.edu/gallery.html
319-363-8213 x 1229 or x 1211
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