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Show WE NEED YOUR HELP Artful Afternoons: America, America July 20 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For those of you who have been involved with other Artful Afternoons know, this is an extremely popular event for our public. 1,000 to 1,800 have been clocked at other Artful Afternoons. So look at the sign-up sheet on the Docent Bulletin Board and please consider helpmg us. Third Saturdays 1:30 TO 5:00 p.m. The numbers for this event have also been growing. For the March Third Saturday, Rebecca counted some 150 participants. If you can help on any of the following dates, please sign-up. A Third Saturday Sign-up sheet is on the Docent Bulletm Board. +April 20 +May 18 +June 15 +August 17 Art in Bloom The Advisory Board has also asked for our help during the Art in Bloom Fundraising Event. You will find sign-up sheets posted on the Docent Bulletin Board. June7 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Two-hour shifts Docents will be helping the Floral Designers as they set up their displays. Snacks and lunch will be provided. A description of your responsibilities will be attached to the sign-up sheet. June7 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Docents will be stationed in the galleries to provide informat10n about the art that has been selected by the floral designers. Dessert will be provided. June 8 and 9 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. As with June 7, docents will be stationed m the gallenes to provide mformation about the art that has been selected by the floral designers. Please sign-up for a two-hour block. If you have any questions about the Art in Bloom event, please ask Bill Balken or Bernadette. GALLERY TALK MAY 12, 2002 2:00 P.M. Albert Tissandier 's Education in the Architecture Program at the Ecole des Beaux Arts -- Peter Atherton, Associate Dean, graduate School of Architecture This is a repeat of a talk given by Dr. Atherton in November. It was so interesting that Mary and I thought it should be repeated before the exhibition closes. Re-installation of the Wattis Gallery of Modern Art After the Getty Exhibition leaves a new group of art works will be installed in the Wattis Gallery. Amencan Art Since the Nineteen Fifties. A Politicized Cultural Climate ( Since the end of World War II each subsequent decade has been dominated by particular social and political agendas. Mainstream American society was shaped by the cold war, Senator Joseph McCarthy's House Un-American Activities Committee investigations, and the civil rights movement during the 1950s. The escalating war in Vietnam during the 1960s accounted for protest, activism, social egalitarianism, and rapid developments in mass media. The pluralistic 1970s were characterized by the impact of the feminist movement, ethnic diversity, and the demise of the machine age as electronic technology gained unpredicted momentum. Postmodern attitudes account for the global perspective and restructuring of history during the 1980s and 1990s. The works in the Wattis Gallery are selected examples of how each of the dominant political and social viewpoints impacted artistic practices. Most will be drawn from the UMFA permanent collection,( although some will be works on loan from local collections. The exhibition will run from May 2002 until May 2003. Mary Francey ..1 |
