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Show Highlights of the Collection Tour 6:30 pm I First Wednesday of the month I:30 pm I All Saturdays and Sundays I FREE with paid admission Experience the UMFA galleries through a thirty-minute tour with a docent. No pre-registration necessary. Anthropology Film Series 7 pm I Wednesdays, February 6. 13, 20 I FREE The UMFA and the University of Utah's Anthropology Department are pleased to co-present three free films that each take the theme of family in different directions to examine the complexity of the bonds that hold us together. February 6 I Footnote I Israeli (2011) Rated PG February 13 I The Grocer's Son I French (2007) Not Rated February 20 I A Separation I Iranian (2011) Rated PG Blerstadt to Warhol: American Indians In the West Community Opening Celebration Friday, February 15 I FREE Third Saturday for Families: Torn-paper Landscapes 1-4 pm I Saturday, February 16 I FREE Explore the Dale Nichols: Transcending Regionalism exhibition and contemplate the sweeping landscapes and lonely farms in Dale Nichols' work. Then, try your hand at your own landscape using torn paper and colored pencils. Spring Film Series Co-presented by the Utah Film Center 7 pm I Wednesdays I FREE February 271 On the Ice (2011) Rated R As a complement to Bierstadt to Warhol: American Indians in the West, the UMFA is once again partnering with the Utah Film Center to present three films created by Native American filmmakers whose work represents an evolution of the Native American storytelling tradition. Visit www.umfa.utah.edu or www.utahfilmcenter.org for more information. 5 pm I University and UMFA Members Exhibition Preview 6 pm I Public Artist Talk by Shonto Begay 7 pm I Community Celebration This celebration marks the opening of the exhibition, Bierstadt to Warhol: American Indians in the West. Shonto Begay of the Navajo (Dine) Nation, whose work appears in the exhibition, will speak about his work during this UMFA artist talk. Begay will discuss his artistic choices and handling of non-mythologized everyday life, as well as the thought-provoking themes in his work. Maynard Dixon (American), Indian Worriers, 1921, detail, gouache, paper. Bequest of William Caine Patrick. |
