Sunday, February 28, 2010
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Hello People: Blog Much?
Ladies and gentlemen, I want to direct your attention to the lack of attention you have been giving your blogs. Now, I know that I, myself, wasn't the best example for the first half of February, but that's hardly an excuse: as I said, I would have expected you guys to call me on it. Some of you have only the blog assignments given in-class, some of you have only personal notes. Remember that you need BOTH. And then there are some of you who either haven't done anything at all or you stopped altogether after one or two posts. AND, there are still those among you who have NOT given me your url. Please, please, please, please, PLEASE get these blogs up-to-date.
Midterm is, quite literally, right around the corner. Imagine if I were to base your midterm grade on the way things stand right now. Just allow your brain to ruminate on that one for a moment... Do you think you would like the outcome? Well, if not, then FIX IT!
Purchasing the Correct Paper For Tommorrow
There were SO MANY of you who were gone last week when I explained that the type of paper that the syllabus says you need for class tomorrow is incorrect, that I thought I'd mention it here:
For tomorrow (and for the homework assignment you'll receive tomorrow), you should not try to find 22"x30" middle-grey paper. Apparently neither the supply store nor the Art Center on Union Ave. carry that size. Instead, purchase the Strathmore 19"x25 1/2" charcoal paper in "smoke grey." I am sorry for the mix up. I merely copied and pasted these particular materials from the sample syllabus that the school gave me. From here on out, whenever there is a specialty paper needed for class I will check on availability first before announcing it in class.
Art Events This Friday, Feb. 26
Some great stuff happening this weekend:
"Bottled-Up Blues" and "Southern Landmarks"
Art by Debra Edge and John Sadowski. Live music by Don, Kim, and Shelby Baldock.
Time: 6 - 9pm
South Main Art Trolley Tour
South Main Historic Arts District
The ring of the trolley sounds as the shops, restaurants and GALLERIES in the area open their doors to the throngs of Memphians and visitors who make Trolley Night on Main an event not to be missed.
Time: 6 - 9pmCost: Free
Clough-Hanson Gallery at Rhodes College is excited to announce its fourth show of the season: Peter Williams: Recent Works.
Peter Williams: Recent Works will run from February 26 through March 24. (Please note: the gallery will be closed from March 13 through 22 for spring break.)
Peter Williams will give a free lecture on his work on Thursday, February 25th at 7 pm in Blount Auditorium in Buckman Hall on the Rhodes College campus.
The opening reception for the exhibition will be held on Friday, February 26th from 6-8 pm.
Peter Williams’ is a painter’s painter. His lush paintings draw from a mix of influences that include, but are certainly not limited to: art history, current world history, as well as the artist’s personal iconography. These paintings are a way for the artist, who identifies himself as a storyteller, to address autobiographic issues particular to his position in the world as, in his words: “a large, black man who is handicapped.” Through painting he is able to build upon rich traditions that are rooted in portraiture, narrative, and allegory. During his nearly twenty years living in Detroit he made work that dealt directly with what the artist saw as a kind of institutional racism particular to that post-industrial, Michigan city. In 2004 he left his position at Wayne State University to teach at the University of Delaware in Newark. His work since then has dealt with the complex issues of being a person who feels like a Detroitian and is not yet a Delawarean. The artist’s work shows him dealing with the feelings and emotions of growing older in the post 9/11 America.
Peter Williams did his undergraduate studies at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and received his MFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore. Mr. Williams has won a number of awards including fellowships from the Joan Mitchell Foundation, the Ford Foundation as swell as the McKnight Foundation. His work is in the collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, The Detroit Institute of the Arts in Detroit as well as the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis. In 2002 he was included in the prestigious Whitney Museum of American Art’s Biennial exhibition. His work has been shown at the Yerba Buena Art Center, Detroit’s Museum of Contemporary Art, the Cranbrook Art Museum, and the Center for Contemporary Art in New Orleans. His work has also been in New Art Examiner and Art in America.
Clough-Hanson Gallery is located inside Clough Hall on the Rhode College campus. The gallery is open from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. The gallery is closed on Sundays and Mondays. Please note: the gallery will be closed from March 13 through 22 for spring break. Admission to the gallery is always free.
Art by Debra Edge and John Sadowski. Live music by Don, Kim, and Shelby Baldock.
Time: 6 - 9pm
D'Edge Art and Unique Treasures
550 S Main
Memphis, TN.
Ph: (901) 521-0054
Memphis, TN.
Ph: (901) 521-0054
South Main Art Trolley Tour
South Main Historic Arts District
The ring of the trolley sounds as the shops, restaurants and GALLERIES in the area open their doors to the throngs of Memphians and visitors who make Trolley Night on Main an event not to be missed.
Time: 6 - 9pmCost: Free
Clough-Hanson Gallery at Rhodes College is excited to announce its fourth show of the season: Peter Williams: Recent Works.
Peter Williams: Recent Works will run from February 26 through March 24. (Please note: the gallery will be closed from March 13 through 22 for spring break.)
Peter Williams will give a free lecture on his work on Thursday, February 25th at 7 pm in Blount Auditorium in Buckman Hall on the Rhodes College campus.
The opening reception for the exhibition will be held on Friday, February 26th from 6-8 pm.
Peter Williams’ is a painter’s painter. His lush paintings draw from a mix of influences that include, but are certainly not limited to: art history, current world history, as well as the artist’s personal iconography. These paintings are a way for the artist, who identifies himself as a storyteller, to address autobiographic issues particular to his position in the world as, in his words: “a large, black man who is handicapped.” Through painting he is able to build upon rich traditions that are rooted in portraiture, narrative, and allegory. During his nearly twenty years living in Detroit he made work that dealt directly with what the artist saw as a kind of institutional racism particular to that post-industrial, Michigan city. In 2004 he left his position at Wayne State University to teach at the University of Delaware in Newark. His work since then has dealt with the complex issues of being a person who feels like a Detroitian and is not yet a Delawarean. The artist’s work shows him dealing with the feelings and emotions of growing older in the post 9/11 America.
Peter Williams did his undergraduate studies at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and received his MFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore. Mr. Williams has won a number of awards including fellowships from the Joan Mitchell Foundation, the Ford Foundation as swell as the McKnight Foundation. His work is in the collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, The Detroit Institute of the Arts in Detroit as well as the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis. In 2002 he was included in the prestigious Whitney Museum of American Art’s Biennial exhibition. His work has been shown at the Yerba Buena Art Center, Detroit’s Museum of Contemporary Art, the Cranbrook Art Museum, and the Center for Contemporary Art in New Orleans. His work has also been in New Art Examiner and Art in America.
Clough-Hanson Gallery is located inside Clough Hall on the Rhode College campus. The gallery is open from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. The gallery is closed on Sundays and Mondays. Please note: the gallery will be closed from March 13 through 22 for spring break. Admission to the gallery is always free.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
How To Embed Video Onto Your Blog
I know I promised to get you this information quite some time ago. Again, I don't know how February snuck up on me like this.
Click HERE for instructions on how to embed a video you find on Youtube or some other video website into your blog.
Wow! Have I Really Been This Much Of A Slacker???
So, I log on to post some updates to the blog and I discover that I haven't touched this thing since January. I can't believe you guys have let me get away with that! My apologies. Let me make up for it tonight with a whole bunch of relevant posts.
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