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Sunday, January 14, 2018
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  • Black Spaces Matter: Exploring the Aesthetics and Architectonics of an Abolitionist Neighborhood
  • Location: Boston, MA
  • Cost: NA
  • Contact: Art History Department
  • Description: NOVEMBER 19 - JANUARY 29 MCCORMICK GALLERY BOSTON ARCHITECTURAL COLLEGE 320 NEWBURY STREET BOSTON, MA 02115** This exhibit showcases the abolitionist neighborhood near the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park. This neighborhood, which was the home of many African-Americans, white and black abolitionists, and former slaves, provides a lens through which we may study interracial aspects of American cities. Massachusetts abolished slavery in 1783, more than 80 years before the Thirteenth Amendment; however, federal law supporting slave owners superseded this law and there were cases of slaves being "reclaimed" from Massachusetts in the years that followed. A strong network of abolitionists, both black and white, gave New Bedford its claim to fame that no slave was ever forcibly "reclaimed" from it. New Bedford's architecture reflects a period of relative racial equality and tolerance in "the city that lit the world" during its whaling boom. This neighborhood includes a mixture of Gothic Revival, Federal, Greek Revival, and early Italianate homes, as well as modest cottages. Important historical figures, such as Fredrick Douglass and Lewis Temple, resided in these homes. In recent years we have seen a growing body of literature on race and architecture; however, this scholarship has focused mostly on the negative side of such built environments; lacking is an in-depth exploration of the form and function of interracial neighborhoods. This exhibit celebrates the aesthetics and architectonics of a neighborhood where many former slaves lived side-by-side with the rest of the population and engaged multiple aspects of the city's interracial architecture. Through this exhibit, local New Bedford experts along with students and faculty from UMass Dartmouth and the BAC will reveal a lesser-known progressive interracial neighborhood in the United States. Please join us on Friday, December 1, from 5:30-7:30 pm, for a special panel discussion and reception. Black Spaces Matter is supported by a Creative Economy Fund from the Ofice of the UMass President, Perkins + Will Associates, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Boston Architectural College (BAC), New Bedford Historical Society, Rotch Jones Duff House and Garden Museum, and Spinner Publications. Lead curator: Pamela Karimi | Architectural renderings, model production, and maps: Pedram Karimi | Film, animation, and digital curation: Don Burton | Artistic representations: Michael Swartz | Advertisement and Graphic Design: Michael Swartz | Digital stations: Michael Swartz, Don Burton, Ben Guan-Kennedy | Production Manager: Jennifer McGrory| Consultant: Lee Blake | Curatorial Assistance: Students from UMass Dartmouth and the BAC. **If traveling on public transportation, take the Green line to Hynes Convention Center. The BAC is a one block walk from the station. If driving, the closest parking garage is the Hynes Auditorium Garage at 50 Dalton Street, Boston. For more information, see: http://the-bac.edu/experience-the-bac/news-and-events/events/black-spaces-matter
  • Link: http://the-bac.edu/experience-the-bac/news-and-events/events/black-spaces-matter
  • Topical Areas: Alumni, Faculty, General Public, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, University Marketing, Visual Arts, Black History 4 Seasons, Fredrick Douglass Unity House
«  1/12 - 1/15  » Download Add to Google Calendar
  • MLK Youth Civic Leadership Institute & Day of Service
  • Location: > See description for location
  • Contact: > See Description for contact information
  • Description: Location: Woodland Commons Contact: Dierdre Healy, dhealy@umassd.edu or 508-999-8641 Sponsor: Leduc Center for Civic Engagement
  • Topical Areas: Alumni, Faculty, General Public, Law Alumni, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Law, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, Academic Affairs, Black Studies, Black History 4 Seasons, Leduc Center for Civic Engagement, University Marketing
«  12/12 - 1/31  » Download Add to Google Calendar
  • Tayo Heuser: Paper Constructs / Exhibition at University Art Gallery / New Bedford
  • Location: University Art Gallery
  • Cost: Free
  • Contact: University Art Gallery
  • Description: November 24, 2017 - January 31, 2018 Tayo Heuser: Paper Constructs Reception: AHA Night, Thursday Dec 14, 6:00 - 8:00 PM, Artist Talk 7:00 PM Closing reception: Wednesday, January 31st, 6-7.30 pm American, raised in Africa and Europe, Tayo Heuser's solo exhibition at UMass Dartmouth University Art Gallery in Downtown New Bedford presents a fascinating collection of abstracted works made from paper and on paper. Combining traditional techniques, multi-cultural influences, and contemporary artistic approaches, Ms. Heuser's reception will be part of AHA! Night on Thursday Dec 14, from 6 to 8 PM, with the Artist Talk at 7:00 PM. Heuser's large scale drawings on hand made paper are invitations into the universe of geometric forms, lines and color. Their surfaces seem to breathe quietly as they invite you into the artist's meditative and delicate drawing process described by Ms. Heuser as a way to gain insight into an unconscious world where colors and geometric forms emerge. These drawings aim to represent and communicate the reverberations and energies that are released during moments of profound solace and quietude. As a daughter of a diplomat, Tayo was surrounded by the visual language of African countries such as Tunisia, Libya, the Sudan and the Ivory Coast. This experience has brought an unusual sensibility to her work. She uses a labor-intensive paper sizing technique from the 1300's that was used for Tugras and other calligraphic texts during the Ottoman Empire. This process includes egg white, alum and burnishing with a small agate stone, resulting in a beautiful sheen whereby the ink sits on top of the paper creating a bit of multi-dimensionality. Tayo Heuser's recent body of work took this approach even further as she created sculptures from paper. Unlike traditional sculptures, these objects are very light, yet nonetheless carrying the memory of the wood used to create them. Wrapping handmade abaca paper around a wooden support, the artist carefully cuts the paper, releases the wooden form and finally, reattaches the seams. The large installation, Window, offers a sublime wall of windows on the gallery's largest wall, drawing the viewer's eyes and leading them to reflect on his or her own state of mind. Her new sculptures, shown here for the first time, were created during her paper-making residency in Women's Studio Workshop in NYC. This experience has freed her geometric forms to literally 'leave the frame' and to exist independently, while resting directly on the gallery wall. Similar technique appears in her series of shields, which takes handmade and hand tinted abaca paper and mounts them to hand molded acrylic, leaving the surface appearing like a wave in the ocean with the artwork unwilling to stay flat on the wall. The exhibition also includes a series of intimate drawings. The closing reception is planned for Wednesday, January 31st, 6-7.30 pm after the workshop for the UMass Dartmouth students sponsored by the Papermaking Club. University Art Gallery, UMass Dartmouth 715 Purchase St., New Bedford, MA 02740 www.facebook.com/UMassDartmouthGalleries Curated by Viera Levitt, UMass Dartmouth Gallery Director
  • Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/329426884198817/
  • Topical Areas: Alumni, Faculty, General Public, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, University Marketing, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Visual Design, Exhibits, Visual Arts, Lectures and Seminars
Monday, January 15, 2018
«  11/19 - 1/29  » Download Add to Google Calendar
  • Black Spaces Matter: Exploring the Aesthetics and Architectonics of an Abolitionist Neighborhood
  • Location: Boston, MA
  • Cost: NA
  • Contact: Art History Department
  • Description: NOVEMBER 19 - JANUARY 29 MCCORMICK GALLERY BOSTON ARCHITECTURAL COLLEGE 320 NEWBURY STREET BOSTON, MA 02115** This exhibit showcases the abolitionist neighborhood near the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park. This neighborhood, which was the home of many African-Americans, white and black abolitionists, and former slaves, provides a lens through which we may study interracial aspects of American cities. Massachusetts abolished slavery in 1783, more than 80 years before the Thirteenth Amendment; however, federal law supporting slave owners superseded this law and there were cases of slaves being "reclaimed" from Massachusetts in the years that followed. A strong network of abolitionists, both black and white, gave New Bedford its claim to fame that no slave was ever forcibly "reclaimed" from it. New Bedford's architecture reflects a period of relative racial equality and tolerance in "the city that lit the world" during its whaling boom. This neighborhood includes a mixture of Gothic Revival, Federal, Greek Revival, and early Italianate homes, as well as modest cottages. Important historical figures, such as Fredrick Douglass and Lewis Temple, resided in these homes. In recent years we have seen a growing body of literature on race and architecture; however, this scholarship has focused mostly on the negative side of such built environments; lacking is an in-depth exploration of the form and function of interracial neighborhoods. This exhibit celebrates the aesthetics and architectonics of a neighborhood where many former slaves lived side-by-side with the rest of the population and engaged multiple aspects of the city's interracial architecture. Through this exhibit, local New Bedford experts along with students and faculty from UMass Dartmouth and the BAC will reveal a lesser-known progressive interracial neighborhood in the United States. Please join us on Friday, December 1, from 5:30-7:30 pm, for a special panel discussion and reception. Black Spaces Matter is supported by a Creative Economy Fund from the Ofice of the UMass President, Perkins + Will Associates, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Boston Architectural College (BAC), New Bedford Historical Society, Rotch Jones Duff House and Garden Museum, and Spinner Publications. Lead curator: Pamela Karimi | Architectural renderings, model production, and maps: Pedram Karimi | Film, animation, and digital curation: Don Burton | Artistic representations: Michael Swartz | Advertisement and Graphic Design: Michael Swartz | Digital stations: Michael Swartz, Don Burton, Ben Guan-Kennedy | Production Manager: Jennifer McGrory| Consultant: Lee Blake | Curatorial Assistance: Students from UMass Dartmouth and the BAC. **If traveling on public transportation, take the Green line to Hynes Convention Center. The BAC is a one block walk from the station. If driving, the closest parking garage is the Hynes Auditorium Garage at 50 Dalton Street, Boston. For more information, see: http://the-bac.edu/experience-the-bac/news-and-events/events/black-spaces-matter
  • Link: http://the-bac.edu/experience-the-bac/news-and-events/events/black-spaces-matter
  • Topical Areas: Alumni, Faculty, General Public, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, University Marketing, Visual Arts, Black History 4 Seasons, Fredrick Douglass Unity House
«  1/12 - 7:00 PM Download Add to Google Calendar
  • MLK Youth Civic Leadership Institute & Day of Service
  • Location: > See description for location
  • Contact: > See Description for contact information
  • Description: Location: Woodland Commons Contact: Dierdre Healy, dhealy@umassd.edu or 508-999-8641 Sponsor: Leduc Center for Civic Engagement
  • Topical Areas: Alumni, Faculty, General Public, Law Alumni, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Law, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, Academic Affairs, Black Studies, Black History 4 Seasons, Leduc Center for Civic Engagement, University Marketing
8:00 AM - 11:00 PM Download Add to Google Calendar
«  12/12 - 1/31  » Download Add to Google Calendar
  • Tayo Heuser: Paper Constructs / Exhibition at University Art Gallery / New Bedford
  • Location: University Art Gallery
  • Cost: Free
  • Contact: University Art Gallery
  • Description: November 24, 2017 - January 31, 2018 Tayo Heuser: Paper Constructs Reception: AHA Night, Thursday Dec 14, 6:00 - 8:00 PM, Artist Talk 7:00 PM Closing reception: Wednesday, January 31st, 6-7.30 pm American, raised in Africa and Europe, Tayo Heuser's solo exhibition at UMass Dartmouth University Art Gallery in Downtown New Bedford presents a fascinating collection of abstracted works made from paper and on paper. Combining traditional techniques, multi-cultural influences, and contemporary artistic approaches, Ms. Heuser's reception will be part of AHA! Night on Thursday Dec 14, from 6 to 8 PM, with the Artist Talk at 7:00 PM. Heuser's large scale drawings on hand made paper are invitations into the universe of geometric forms, lines and color. Their surfaces seem to breathe quietly as they invite you into the artist's meditative and delicate drawing process described by Ms. Heuser as a way to gain insight into an unconscious world where colors and geometric forms emerge. These drawings aim to represent and communicate the reverberations and energies that are released during moments of profound solace and quietude. As a daughter of a diplomat, Tayo was surrounded by the visual language of African countries such as Tunisia, Libya, the Sudan and the Ivory Coast. This experience has brought an unusual sensibility to her work. She uses a labor-intensive paper sizing technique from the 1300's that was used for Tugras and other calligraphic texts during the Ottoman Empire. This process includes egg white, alum and burnishing with a small agate stone, resulting in a beautiful sheen whereby the ink sits on top of the paper creating a bit of multi-dimensionality. Tayo Heuser's recent body of work took this approach even further as she created sculptures from paper. Unlike traditional sculptures, these objects are very light, yet nonetheless carrying the memory of the wood used to create them. Wrapping handmade abaca paper around a wooden support, the artist carefully cuts the paper, releases the wooden form and finally, reattaches the seams. The large installation, Window, offers a sublime wall of windows on the gallery's largest wall, drawing the viewer's eyes and leading them to reflect on his or her own state of mind. Her new sculptures, shown here for the first time, were created during her paper-making residency in Women's Studio Workshop in NYC. This experience has freed her geometric forms to literally 'leave the frame' and to exist independently, while resting directly on the gallery wall. Similar technique appears in her series of shields, which takes handmade and hand tinted abaca paper and mounts them to hand molded acrylic, leaving the surface appearing like a wave in the ocean with the artwork unwilling to stay flat on the wall. The exhibition also includes a series of intimate drawings. The closing reception is planned for Wednesday, January 31st, 6-7.30 pm after the workshop for the UMass Dartmouth students sponsored by the Papermaking Club. University Art Gallery, UMass Dartmouth 715 Purchase St., New Bedford, MA 02740 www.facebook.com/UMassDartmouthGalleries Curated by Viera Levitt, UMass Dartmouth Gallery Director
  • Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/329426884198817/
  • Topical Areas: Alumni, Faculty, General Public, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, University Marketing, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Visual Design, Exhibits, Visual Arts, Lectures and Seminars
Tuesday, January 16, 2018
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  • Black Spaces Matter: Exploring the Aesthetics and Architectonics of an Abolitionist Neighborhood
  • Location: Boston, MA
  • Cost: NA
  • Contact: Art History Department
  • Description: NOVEMBER 19 - JANUARY 29 MCCORMICK GALLERY BOSTON ARCHITECTURAL COLLEGE 320 NEWBURY STREET BOSTON, MA 02115** This exhibit showcases the abolitionist neighborhood near the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park. This neighborhood, which was the home of many African-Americans, white and black abolitionists, and former slaves, provides a lens through which we may study interracial aspects of American cities. Massachusetts abolished slavery in 1783, more than 80 years before the Thirteenth Amendment; however, federal law supporting slave owners superseded this law and there were cases of slaves being "reclaimed" from Massachusetts in the years that followed. A strong network of abolitionists, both black and white, gave New Bedford its claim to fame that no slave was ever forcibly "reclaimed" from it. New Bedford's architecture reflects a period of relative racial equality and tolerance in "the city that lit the world" during its whaling boom. This neighborhood includes a mixture of Gothic Revival, Federal, Greek Revival, and early Italianate homes, as well as modest cottages. Important historical figures, such as Fredrick Douglass and Lewis Temple, resided in these homes. In recent years we have seen a growing body of literature on race and architecture; however, this scholarship has focused mostly on the negative side of such built environments; lacking is an in-depth exploration of the form and function of interracial neighborhoods. This exhibit celebrates the aesthetics and architectonics of a neighborhood where many former slaves lived side-by-side with the rest of the population and engaged multiple aspects of the city's interracial architecture. Through this exhibit, local New Bedford experts along with students and faculty from UMass Dartmouth and the BAC will reveal a lesser-known progressive interracial neighborhood in the United States. Please join us on Friday, December 1, from 5:30-7:30 pm, for a special panel discussion and reception. Black Spaces Matter is supported by a Creative Economy Fund from the Ofice of the UMass President, Perkins + Will Associates, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Boston Architectural College (BAC), New Bedford Historical Society, Rotch Jones Duff House and Garden Museum, and Spinner Publications. Lead curator: Pamela Karimi | Architectural renderings, model production, and maps: Pedram Karimi | Film, animation, and digital curation: Don Burton | Artistic representations: Michael Swartz | Advertisement and Graphic Design: Michael Swartz | Digital stations: Michael Swartz, Don Burton, Ben Guan-Kennedy | Production Manager: Jennifer McGrory| Consultant: Lee Blake | Curatorial Assistance: Students from UMass Dartmouth and the BAC. **If traveling on public transportation, take the Green line to Hynes Convention Center. The BAC is a one block walk from the station. If driving, the closest parking garage is the Hynes Auditorium Garage at 50 Dalton Street, Boston. For more information, see: http://the-bac.edu/experience-the-bac/news-and-events/events/black-spaces-matter
  • Link: http://the-bac.edu/experience-the-bac/news-and-events/events/black-spaces-matter
  • Topical Areas: Alumni, Faculty, General Public, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, University Marketing, Visual Arts, Black History 4 Seasons, Fredrick Douglass Unity House
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Download Add to Google Calendar
  • Department of Fisheries Oceanography
  • Location: > See description for location
  • Contact: > See Description for contact information
  • Description: The School for Marine Science and Technology Department of Fisheries Oceanography PhD Dissertation Defense "Movements and Habitat Selection of Basking Sharks, Cetorhinus maximus Gunnerus, in the Western North Atlantic Ocean" By Toby Hayward Curtis Advisor Steve Cadrin Committee Gregory Skomal Diego Bernal Geoffrey Cowles Tuesday, January 16, 2018 10:00 am SMAST East, Room 101-102 836 S. Rodney French Blvd., New Bedford, MA Abstract The basking shark (Cetorhinus maximus, Gunnerus 1765) is the second largest extant fish species. It is a passive filter-feeder, well-documented to occur in productive temperate coastal seas with seasonally abundant zooplankton prey. Basking sharks have supported sporadic directed fisheries in the North Atlantic and elsewhere, but their populations were quickly depleted when exposed to significant fishing mortality. Given the basking shark's population status, and numerous gaps in our understanding of key biological parameters and ecological relationships, more research is necessary to help improve conservation and fisheries management. The goal of this study was to better quantify basking shark movements, habitat use and selection, and fisheries susceptibility using a combination of fishery-independent data sources. Satellite-linked Smart Position or Temperature Transmitting (SPOT) tags (N=10) and archived sightings data (N=144) were used to examine meso-scale movements and habitat selection with respect to numerous abiotic and biotic environmental factors during summer and fall months off the northeastern U.S. Pop-up Satellite Archival Tags (PSATs; N=57) were used to better quantify large-scale seasonal movements, fisheries susceptibility, and conservation status throughout the western North Atlantic. The results revealed that summer and fall presence and movements off the northeastern U.S. were associated with areas of high primary productivity, shallow bottom depths (<100 m), and high abundance of copepods including Centropages hamatus, Centropages typicus, and Calanus finmarchicus. There did not appear to be consistent selection for any particular zooplankton taxa, supporting the hypothesis that basking sharks are non-selective foragers in regions with high total zooplankton abundance. PSAT tracks revealed large-scale movements of basking sharks to the southeastern U.S., Sargasso Sea, Caribbean Sea, and as far as Brazil during winter and spring. These sharks passed through the territorial seas of at least 18 nations in which basking sharks have variable legal protection status. However, the tracked sharks cumulatively spent approximately 2/3 of their time adjacent to the U.S. and Canadian coasts where they are well-protected and fisheries bycatch is monitored. Collectively, the data presented in this dissertation will inform fisheries management and improve the ability to assess potential anthropogenic impacts on basking sharks in the western Atlantic. Furthermore, the results enhance our understanding of basking shark population structure and spatial ecology, setting the stage for additional investigations to further enhance their conservation. For additional information, please contact Christine Fox at cfox@umassd.edu.
  • Topical Areas: School for Marine Sciences and Technology, SMAST Seminar Series
10:25 AM - 12:25 PM Download Add to Google Calendar
  • MASTER OF SCIENCE PROJECT DEFENSE BY: Sneha Kolapalli
  • Location: Science & Engineering Building, Lester W. Cory Conference Room: Room 213A
  • Cost: Free
  • Contact: ECE: Electrical & Computer Engineering Department
  • Description: TOPIC: RELIABILITY OF SINGLE PATH ROUTING PROTOCOLS IN WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS LOCATION: Lester W. Cory Conference Room, Science & Engineering Building (SENG), Room 213A ABSTRACT: Reliability of routing protocols plays a crucial role in providing assurance of the delivery of sensed data in wireless sensors networks. In this project, we model and compare the reliability performance of different single path end-to-end routing protocols for wireless sensors networks containing energy harvesting sensor nodes or battery powered sensor nodes. Reliability of wireless links is modeled considering effects of different parameters including battery lifetime, shadowing and location uncertainty. Based on the sensor node and wireless link reliability models, performance of different single path routing algorithms including shortest-distance path, shortest-hop path, maximum-reliability path, and combinations of them are evaluated and compared for wireless sensor networks, which are generated by random deployment of sensor nodes followed by structure optimization. Besides the end-to-end path reliability, other performance metrics including number of hops and cost are also considered. NOTE: All ECE Graduate Students are ENCOURAGED to attend. All interested parties are invited to attend. Open to the public. Advisor: Dr. Liudong Xing Committee Members: Dr. Lance Fiondella and Dr. Honggang Wang, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering *For further information, please contact Dr. Liudong Xing at 508.999.8883, or via email at lxing@umassd.edu.
  • Topical Areas: General Public, University Community, College of Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering
«  12/12 - 1/31  » Download Add to Google Calendar
  • Tayo Heuser: Paper Constructs / Exhibition at University Art Gallery / New Bedford
  • Location: University Art Gallery
  • Cost: Free
  • Contact: University Art Gallery
  • Description: November 24, 2017 - January 31, 2018 Tayo Heuser: Paper Constructs Reception: AHA Night, Thursday Dec 14, 6:00 - 8:00 PM, Artist Talk 7:00 PM Closing reception: Wednesday, January 31st, 6-7.30 pm American, raised in Africa and Europe, Tayo Heuser's solo exhibition at UMass Dartmouth University Art Gallery in Downtown New Bedford presents a fascinating collection of abstracted works made from paper and on paper. Combining traditional techniques, multi-cultural influences, and contemporary artistic approaches, Ms. Heuser's reception will be part of AHA! Night on Thursday Dec 14, from 6 to 8 PM, with the Artist Talk at 7:00 PM. Heuser's large scale drawings on hand made paper are invitations into the universe of geometric forms, lines and color. Their surfaces seem to breathe quietly as they invite you into the artist's meditative and delicate drawing process described by Ms. Heuser as a way to gain insight into an unconscious world where colors and geometric forms emerge. These drawings aim to represent and communicate the reverberations and energies that are released during moments of profound solace and quietude. As a daughter of a diplomat, Tayo was surrounded by the visual language of African countries such as Tunisia, Libya, the Sudan and the Ivory Coast. This experience has brought an unusual sensibility to her work. She uses a labor-intensive paper sizing technique from the 1300's that was used for Tugras and other calligraphic texts during the Ottoman Empire. This process includes egg white, alum and burnishing with a small agate stone, resulting in a beautiful sheen whereby the ink sits on top of the paper creating a bit of multi-dimensionality. Tayo Heuser's recent body of work took this approach even further as she created sculptures from paper. Unlike traditional sculptures, these objects are very light, yet nonetheless carrying the memory of the wood used to create them. Wrapping handmade abaca paper around a wooden support, the artist carefully cuts the paper, releases the wooden form and finally, reattaches the seams. The large installation, Window, offers a sublime wall of windows on the gallery's largest wall, drawing the viewer's eyes and leading them to reflect on his or her own state of mind. Her new sculptures, shown here for the first time, were created during her paper-making residency in Women's Studio Workshop in NYC. This experience has freed her geometric forms to literally 'leave the frame' and to exist independently, while resting directly on the gallery wall. Similar technique appears in her series of shields, which takes handmade and hand tinted abaca paper and mounts them to hand molded acrylic, leaving the surface appearing like a wave in the ocean with the artwork unwilling to stay flat on the wall. The exhibition also includes a series of intimate drawings. The closing reception is planned for Wednesday, January 31st, 6-7.30 pm after the workshop for the UMass Dartmouth students sponsored by the Papermaking Club. University Art Gallery, UMass Dartmouth 715 Purchase St., New Bedford, MA 02740 www.facebook.com/UMassDartmouthGalleries Curated by Viera Levitt, UMass Dartmouth Gallery Director
  • Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/329426884198817/
  • Topical Areas: Alumni, Faculty, General Public, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, University Marketing, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Visual Design, Exhibits, Visual Arts, Lectures and Seminars
Wednesday, January 17, 2018
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  • Black Spaces Matter: Exploring the Aesthetics and Architectonics of an Abolitionist Neighborhood
  • Location: Boston, MA
  • Cost: NA
  • Contact: Art History Department
  • Description: NOVEMBER 19 - JANUARY 29 MCCORMICK GALLERY BOSTON ARCHITECTURAL COLLEGE 320 NEWBURY STREET BOSTON, MA 02115** This exhibit showcases the abolitionist neighborhood near the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park. This neighborhood, which was the home of many African-Americans, white and black abolitionists, and former slaves, provides a lens through which we may study interracial aspects of American cities. Massachusetts abolished slavery in 1783, more than 80 years before the Thirteenth Amendment; however, federal law supporting slave owners superseded this law and there were cases of slaves being "reclaimed" from Massachusetts in the years that followed. A strong network of abolitionists, both black and white, gave New Bedford its claim to fame that no slave was ever forcibly "reclaimed" from it. New Bedford's architecture reflects a period of relative racial equality and tolerance in "the city that lit the world" during its whaling boom. This neighborhood includes a mixture of Gothic Revival, Federal, Greek Revival, and early Italianate homes, as well as modest cottages. Important historical figures, such as Fredrick Douglass and Lewis Temple, resided in these homes. In recent years we have seen a growing body of literature on race and architecture; however, this scholarship has focused mostly on the negative side of such built environments; lacking is an in-depth exploration of the form and function of interracial neighborhoods. This exhibit celebrates the aesthetics and architectonics of a neighborhood where many former slaves lived side-by-side with the rest of the population and engaged multiple aspects of the city's interracial architecture. Through this exhibit, local New Bedford experts along with students and faculty from UMass Dartmouth and the BAC will reveal a lesser-known progressive interracial neighborhood in the United States. Please join us on Friday, December 1, from 5:30-7:30 pm, for a special panel discussion and reception. Black Spaces Matter is supported by a Creative Economy Fund from the Ofice of the UMass President, Perkins + Will Associates, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Boston Architectural College (BAC), New Bedford Historical Society, Rotch Jones Duff House and Garden Museum, and Spinner Publications. Lead curator: Pamela Karimi | Architectural renderings, model production, and maps: Pedram Karimi | Film, animation, and digital curation: Don Burton | Artistic representations: Michael Swartz | Advertisement and Graphic Design: Michael Swartz | Digital stations: Michael Swartz, Don Burton, Ben Guan-Kennedy | Production Manager: Jennifer McGrory| Consultant: Lee Blake | Curatorial Assistance: Students from UMass Dartmouth and the BAC. **If traveling on public transportation, take the Green line to Hynes Convention Center. The BAC is a one block walk from the station. If driving, the closest parking garage is the Hynes Auditorium Garage at 50 Dalton Street, Boston. For more information, see: http://the-bac.edu/experience-the-bac/news-and-events/events/black-spaces-matter
  • Link: http://the-bac.edu/experience-the-bac/news-and-events/events/black-spaces-matter
  • Topical Areas: Alumni, Faculty, General Public, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, University Marketing, Visual Arts, Black History 4 Seasons, Fredrick Douglass Unity House
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Download Add to Google Calendar
  • Excel Pivot Tables
  • Location: Claire T. Carney Library , 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA
  • Cost: Free!
  • Contact: > See Description for contact information
  • Description: This workshop provides a thorough exploration of the use of tables, pivot tables and pivot charts in Excel. Participants create pivot tables to summarize hundreds of rows of transactional data in just a few clicks, without complex formulas, or time-consuming grouping and reorganization. Previous Excel experience is required. This workshop takes place in the Library, room 135. Contact Rich Legault for more information at 508-999-8799, or email RLegault@umassd.edu. Seating is limited, so please register today!
  • Topical Areas: Training, Workshop, audience: Everyone
«  12/12 - 1/31  » Download Add to Google Calendar
  • Tayo Heuser: Paper Constructs / Exhibition at University Art Gallery / New Bedford
  • Location: University Art Gallery
  • Cost: Free
  • Contact: University Art Gallery
  • Description: November 24, 2017 - January 31, 2018 Tayo Heuser: Paper Constructs Reception: AHA Night, Thursday Dec 14, 6:00 - 8:00 PM, Artist Talk 7:00 PM Closing reception: Wednesday, January 31st, 6-7.30 pm American, raised in Africa and Europe, Tayo Heuser's solo exhibition at UMass Dartmouth University Art Gallery in Downtown New Bedford presents a fascinating collection of abstracted works made from paper and on paper. Combining traditional techniques, multi-cultural influences, and contemporary artistic approaches, Ms. Heuser's reception will be part of AHA! Night on Thursday Dec 14, from 6 to 8 PM, with the Artist Talk at 7:00 PM. Heuser's large scale drawings on hand made paper are invitations into the universe of geometric forms, lines and color. Their surfaces seem to breathe quietly as they invite you into the artist's meditative and delicate drawing process described by Ms. Heuser as a way to gain insight into an unconscious world where colors and geometric forms emerge. These drawings aim to represent and communicate the reverberations and energies that are released during moments of profound solace and quietude. As a daughter of a diplomat, Tayo was surrounded by the visual language of African countries such as Tunisia, Libya, the Sudan and the Ivory Coast. This experience has brought an unusual sensibility to her work. She uses a labor-intensive paper sizing technique from the 1300's that was used for Tugras and other calligraphic texts during the Ottoman Empire. This process includes egg white, alum and burnishing with a small agate stone, resulting in a beautiful sheen whereby the ink sits on top of the paper creating a bit of multi-dimensionality. Tayo Heuser's recent body of work took this approach even further as she created sculptures from paper. Unlike traditional sculptures, these objects are very light, yet nonetheless carrying the memory of the wood used to create them. Wrapping handmade abaca paper around a wooden support, the artist carefully cuts the paper, releases the wooden form and finally, reattaches the seams. The large installation, Window, offers a sublime wall of windows on the gallery's largest wall, drawing the viewer's eyes and leading them to reflect on his or her own state of mind. Her new sculptures, shown here for the first time, were created during her paper-making residency in Women's Studio Workshop in NYC. This experience has freed her geometric forms to literally 'leave the frame' and to exist independently, while resting directly on the gallery wall. Similar technique appears in her series of shields, which takes handmade and hand tinted abaca paper and mounts them to hand molded acrylic, leaving the surface appearing like a wave in the ocean with the artwork unwilling to stay flat on the wall. The exhibition also includes a series of intimate drawings. The closing reception is planned for Wednesday, January 31st, 6-7.30 pm after the workshop for the UMass Dartmouth students sponsored by the Papermaking Club. University Art Gallery, UMass Dartmouth 715 Purchase St., New Bedford, MA 02740 www.facebook.com/UMassDartmouthGalleries Curated by Viera Levitt, UMass Dartmouth Gallery Director
  • Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/329426884198817/
  • Topical Areas: Alumni, Faculty, General Public, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, University Marketing, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Visual Design, Exhibits, Visual Arts, Lectures and Seminars
Thursday, January 18, 2018
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Download Add to Google Calendar
  • New Employee Orientation
  • Location: CCB 115
  • Contact: Human Resources
  • Description: New Employee Orientation
  • Topical Areas: Training, audience: Faculty, audience: Staff, Human Resources, Workshop
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Download Add to Google Calendar
«  11/19 - 1/29  » Download Add to Google Calendar
  • Black Spaces Matter: Exploring the Aesthetics and Architectonics of an Abolitionist Neighborhood
  • Location: Boston, MA
  • Cost: NA
  • Contact: Art History Department
  • Description: NOVEMBER 19 - JANUARY 29 MCCORMICK GALLERY BOSTON ARCHITECTURAL COLLEGE 320 NEWBURY STREET BOSTON, MA 02115** This exhibit showcases the abolitionist neighborhood near the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park. This neighborhood, which was the home of many African-Americans, white and black abolitionists, and former slaves, provides a lens through which we may study interracial aspects of American cities. Massachusetts abolished slavery in 1783, more than 80 years before the Thirteenth Amendment; however, federal law supporting slave owners superseded this law and there were cases of slaves being "reclaimed" from Massachusetts in the years that followed. A strong network of abolitionists, both black and white, gave New Bedford its claim to fame that no slave was ever forcibly "reclaimed" from it. New Bedford's architecture reflects a period of relative racial equality and tolerance in "the city that lit the world" during its whaling boom. This neighborhood includes a mixture of Gothic Revival, Federal, Greek Revival, and early Italianate homes, as well as modest cottages. Important historical figures, such as Fredrick Douglass and Lewis Temple, resided in these homes. In recent years we have seen a growing body of literature on race and architecture; however, this scholarship has focused mostly on the negative side of such built environments; lacking is an in-depth exploration of the form and function of interracial neighborhoods. This exhibit celebrates the aesthetics and architectonics of a neighborhood where many former slaves lived side-by-side with the rest of the population and engaged multiple aspects of the city's interracial architecture. Through this exhibit, local New Bedford experts along with students and faculty from UMass Dartmouth and the BAC will reveal a lesser-known progressive interracial neighborhood in the United States. Please join us on Friday, December 1, from 5:30-7:30 pm, for a special panel discussion and reception. Black Spaces Matter is supported by a Creative Economy Fund from the Ofice of the UMass President, Perkins + Will Associates, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Boston Architectural College (BAC), New Bedford Historical Society, Rotch Jones Duff House and Garden Museum, and Spinner Publications. Lead curator: Pamela Karimi | Architectural renderings, model production, and maps: Pedram Karimi | Film, animation, and digital curation: Don Burton | Artistic representations: Michael Swartz | Advertisement and Graphic Design: Michael Swartz | Digital stations: Michael Swartz, Don Burton, Ben Guan-Kennedy | Production Manager: Jennifer McGrory| Consultant: Lee Blake | Curatorial Assistance: Students from UMass Dartmouth and the BAC. **If traveling on public transportation, take the Green line to Hynes Convention Center. The BAC is a one block walk from the station. If driving, the closest parking garage is the Hynes Auditorium Garage at 50 Dalton Street, Boston. For more information, see: http://the-bac.edu/experience-the-bac/news-and-events/events/black-spaces-matter
  • Link: http://the-bac.edu/experience-the-bac/news-and-events/events/black-spaces-matter
  • Topical Areas: Alumni, Faculty, General Public, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, University Marketing, Visual Arts, Black History 4 Seasons, Fredrick Douglass Unity House
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Download Add to Google Calendar
  • Introduction to Photoshop, Part 3
  • Location: Claire T. Carney Library , 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA
  • Cost: Free!
  • Contact: > See Description for contact information
  • Description: The last workshop in the three part series covers the use of Photoshop’s layer features. Users assemble a collage from separate documents, and use layers to organize and define the final image. An adjustment layer is used to perform color correction. Also covered are text layers, and layer styles. Finally, cropping and image size changes are covered, as well as saving documents as different file formats. Previous Photoshop experience, or Part 1 of the Introduction class is required. Note that this workshop has been moved to Library-226. Contact Rich Legault for more information at 508-999-8799, or email RLegault@umassd.edu. Seating is limited, so please register today!
  • Topical Areas: Training, Workshop, audience: Everyone
8:00 AM - 11:00 PM Download Add to Google Calendar
«  12/12 - 1/31  » Download Add to Google Calendar
  • Tayo Heuser: Paper Constructs / Exhibition at University Art Gallery / New Bedford
  • Location: University Art Gallery
  • Cost: Free
  • Contact: University Art Gallery
  • Description: November 24, 2017 - January 31, 2018 Tayo Heuser: Paper Constructs Reception: AHA Night, Thursday Dec 14, 6:00 - 8:00 PM, Artist Talk 7:00 PM Closing reception: Wednesday, January 31st, 6-7.30 pm American, raised in Africa and Europe, Tayo Heuser's solo exhibition at UMass Dartmouth University Art Gallery in Downtown New Bedford presents a fascinating collection of abstracted works made from paper and on paper. Combining traditional techniques, multi-cultural influences, and contemporary artistic approaches, Ms. Heuser's reception will be part of AHA! Night on Thursday Dec 14, from 6 to 8 PM, with the Artist Talk at 7:00 PM. Heuser's large scale drawings on hand made paper are invitations into the universe of geometric forms, lines and color. Their surfaces seem to breathe quietly as they invite you into the artist's meditative and delicate drawing process described by Ms. Heuser as a way to gain insight into an unconscious world where colors and geometric forms emerge. These drawings aim to represent and communicate the reverberations and energies that are released during moments of profound solace and quietude. As a daughter of a diplomat, Tayo was surrounded by the visual language of African countries such as Tunisia, Libya, the Sudan and the Ivory Coast. This experience has brought an unusual sensibility to her work. She uses a labor-intensive paper sizing technique from the 1300's that was used for Tugras and other calligraphic texts during the Ottoman Empire. This process includes egg white, alum and burnishing with a small agate stone, resulting in a beautiful sheen whereby the ink sits on top of the paper creating a bit of multi-dimensionality. Tayo Heuser's recent body of work took this approach even further as she created sculptures from paper. Unlike traditional sculptures, these objects are very light, yet nonetheless carrying the memory of the wood used to create them. Wrapping handmade abaca paper around a wooden support, the artist carefully cuts the paper, releases the wooden form and finally, reattaches the seams. The large installation, Window, offers a sublime wall of windows on the gallery's largest wall, drawing the viewer's eyes and leading them to reflect on his or her own state of mind. Her new sculptures, shown here for the first time, were created during her paper-making residency in Women's Studio Workshop in NYC. This experience has freed her geometric forms to literally 'leave the frame' and to exist independently, while resting directly on the gallery wall. Similar technique appears in her series of shields, which takes handmade and hand tinted abaca paper and mounts them to hand molded acrylic, leaving the surface appearing like a wave in the ocean with the artwork unwilling to stay flat on the wall. The exhibition also includes a series of intimate drawings. The closing reception is planned for Wednesday, January 31st, 6-7.30 pm after the workshop for the UMass Dartmouth students sponsored by the Papermaking Club. University Art Gallery, UMass Dartmouth 715 Purchase St., New Bedford, MA 02740 www.facebook.com/UMassDartmouthGalleries Curated by Viera Levitt, UMass Dartmouth Gallery Director
  • Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/329426884198817/
  • Topical Areas: Alumni, Faculty, General Public, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, University Marketing, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Visual Design, Exhibits, Visual Arts, Lectures and Seminars
Friday, January 19, 2018
All Day Download Add to Google Calendar
  • New Graduate Student Orientation
  • Location: > See description for location
  • Contact: Graduate Studies Office
  • Description: Orientation for all new graduate students in all graduate degree and certificate programs for the Spring 2018 semester. Occurs on Friday, 19 January 2018 from 9:00am to 5:00pm, Room 153, College of Visual & Performing Arts. Contact: Office of Graduate Studies & Admissions, 508-999-8604, graduate@umassd.edu.
  • Topical Areas: Students, Graduate
«  11/19 - 1/29  » Download Add to Google Calendar
  • Black Spaces Matter: Exploring the Aesthetics and Architectonics of an Abolitionist Neighborhood
  • Location: Boston, MA
  • Cost: NA
  • Contact: Art History Department
  • Description: NOVEMBER 19 - JANUARY 29 MCCORMICK GALLERY BOSTON ARCHITECTURAL COLLEGE 320 NEWBURY STREET BOSTON, MA 02115** This exhibit showcases the abolitionist neighborhood near the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park. This neighborhood, which was the home of many African-Americans, white and black abolitionists, and former slaves, provides a lens through which we may study interracial aspects of American cities. Massachusetts abolished slavery in 1783, more than 80 years before the Thirteenth Amendment; however, federal law supporting slave owners superseded this law and there were cases of slaves being "reclaimed" from Massachusetts in the years that followed. A strong network of abolitionists, both black and white, gave New Bedford its claim to fame that no slave was ever forcibly "reclaimed" from it. New Bedford's architecture reflects a period of relative racial equality and tolerance in "the city that lit the world" during its whaling boom. This neighborhood includes a mixture of Gothic Revival, Federal, Greek Revival, and early Italianate homes, as well as modest cottages. Important historical figures, such as Fredrick Douglass and Lewis Temple, resided in these homes. In recent years we have seen a growing body of literature on race and architecture; however, this scholarship has focused mostly on the negative side of such built environments; lacking is an in-depth exploration of the form and function of interracial neighborhoods. This exhibit celebrates the aesthetics and architectonics of a neighborhood where many former slaves lived side-by-side with the rest of the population and engaged multiple aspects of the city's interracial architecture. Through this exhibit, local New Bedford experts along with students and faculty from UMass Dartmouth and the BAC will reveal a lesser-known progressive interracial neighborhood in the United States. Please join us on Friday, December 1, from 5:30-7:30 pm, for a special panel discussion and reception. Black Spaces Matter is supported by a Creative Economy Fund from the Ofice of the UMass President, Perkins + Will Associates, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Boston Architectural College (BAC), New Bedford Historical Society, Rotch Jones Duff House and Garden Museum, and Spinner Publications. Lead curator: Pamela Karimi | Architectural renderings, model production, and maps: Pedram Karimi | Film, animation, and digital curation: Don Burton | Artistic representations: Michael Swartz | Advertisement and Graphic Design: Michael Swartz | Digital stations: Michael Swartz, Don Burton, Ben Guan-Kennedy | Production Manager: Jennifer McGrory| Consultant: Lee Blake | Curatorial Assistance: Students from UMass Dartmouth and the BAC. **If traveling on public transportation, take the Green line to Hynes Convention Center. The BAC is a one block walk from the station. If driving, the closest parking garage is the Hynes Auditorium Garage at 50 Dalton Street, Boston. For more information, see: http://the-bac.edu/experience-the-bac/news-and-events/events/black-spaces-matter
  • Link: http://the-bac.edu/experience-the-bac/news-and-events/events/black-spaces-matter
  • Topical Areas: Alumni, Faculty, General Public, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, University Marketing, Visual Arts, Black History 4 Seasons, Fredrick Douglass Unity House
8:30 AM - 3:30 PM Download Add to Google Calendar
  • New Approaches to Teaching and Learning Conference 2018
  • Location: > See description for location
  • Cost: Free event! Visit site for registration information.
  • Contact: CITS Instructional Development
  • Description: The Office of Faculty Development and Instructional Development have partnered with colleagues from across campus to host a full-day conference on January 19th. The goal of this event is to provide an opportunity for UMass Dartmouth faculty to: -Showcase their innovative teaching and learning practices. -Network with faculty from other disciplines. -Participate in a highly interactive “Do, Show, Tell, Review, and Ask” session by engaging in pattern recognition, crafting problems prior to solving them, collaborating to promote social learning, and employing immediately usable techniques for your courses; presented by Dr. Jeff D. Borden. Join us for an engaging day of collaboration, exploration, and innovation. Conference agenda and registration information available at http://instructionaldev.umassd.edu/tl-conference/ Sponsored by: Office of Faculty Development CITS Instructional Development Office of the Provost University Extension Academic Director of Online Education
  • Link: http://instructionaldev.umassd.edu/tl-conference/
  • Topical Areas: audience: Faculty, audience: Staff, Training, Workshop
«  12/12 - 1/31  » Download Add to Google Calendar
  • Tayo Heuser: Paper Constructs / Exhibition at University Art Gallery / New Bedford
  • Location: University Art Gallery
  • Cost: Free
  • Contact: University Art Gallery
  • Description: November 24, 2017 - January 31, 2018 Tayo Heuser: Paper Constructs Reception: AHA Night, Thursday Dec 14, 6:00 - 8:00 PM, Artist Talk 7:00 PM Closing reception: Wednesday, January 31st, 6-7.30 pm American, raised in Africa and Europe, Tayo Heuser's solo exhibition at UMass Dartmouth University Art Gallery in Downtown New Bedford presents a fascinating collection of abstracted works made from paper and on paper. Combining traditional techniques, multi-cultural influences, and contemporary artistic approaches, Ms. Heuser's reception will be part of AHA! Night on Thursday Dec 14, from 6 to 8 PM, with the Artist Talk at 7:00 PM. Heuser's large scale drawings on hand made paper are invitations into the universe of geometric forms, lines and color. Their surfaces seem to breathe quietly as they invite you into the artist's meditative and delicate drawing process described by Ms. Heuser as a way to gain insight into an unconscious world where colors and geometric forms emerge. These drawings aim to represent and communicate the reverberations and energies that are released during moments of profound solace and quietude. As a daughter of a diplomat, Tayo was surrounded by the visual language of African countries such as Tunisia, Libya, the Sudan and the Ivory Coast. This experience has brought an unusual sensibility to her work. She uses a labor-intensive paper sizing technique from the 1300's that was used for Tugras and other calligraphic texts during the Ottoman Empire. This process includes egg white, alum and burnishing with a small agate stone, resulting in a beautiful sheen whereby the ink sits on top of the paper creating a bit of multi-dimensionality. Tayo Heuser's recent body of work took this approach even further as she created sculptures from paper. Unlike traditional sculptures, these objects are very light, yet nonetheless carrying the memory of the wood used to create them. Wrapping handmade abaca paper around a wooden support, the artist carefully cuts the paper, releases the wooden form and finally, reattaches the seams. The large installation, Window, offers a sublime wall of windows on the gallery's largest wall, drawing the viewer's eyes and leading them to reflect on his or her own state of mind. Her new sculptures, shown here for the first time, were created during her paper-making residency in Women's Studio Workshop in NYC. This experience has freed her geometric forms to literally 'leave the frame' and to exist independently, while resting directly on the gallery wall. Similar technique appears in her series of shields, which takes handmade and hand tinted abaca paper and mounts them to hand molded acrylic, leaving the surface appearing like a wave in the ocean with the artwork unwilling to stay flat on the wall. The exhibition also includes a series of intimate drawings. The closing reception is planned for Wednesday, January 31st, 6-7.30 pm after the workshop for the UMass Dartmouth students sponsored by the Papermaking Club. University Art Gallery, UMass Dartmouth 715 Purchase St., New Bedford, MA 02740 www.facebook.com/UMassDartmouthGalleries Curated by Viera Levitt, UMass Dartmouth Gallery Director
  • Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/329426884198817/
  • Topical Areas: Alumni, Faculty, General Public, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, University Marketing, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Visual Design, Exhibits, Visual Arts, Lectures and Seminars
Saturday, January 20, 2018
«  11/19 - 1/29  » Download Add to Google Calendar
  • Black Spaces Matter: Exploring the Aesthetics and Architectonics of an Abolitionist Neighborhood
  • Location: Boston, MA
  • Cost: NA
  • Contact: Art History Department
  • Description: NOVEMBER 19 - JANUARY 29 MCCORMICK GALLERY BOSTON ARCHITECTURAL COLLEGE 320 NEWBURY STREET BOSTON, MA 02115** This exhibit showcases the abolitionist neighborhood near the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park. This neighborhood, which was the home of many African-Americans, white and black abolitionists, and former slaves, provides a lens through which we may study interracial aspects of American cities. Massachusetts abolished slavery in 1783, more than 80 years before the Thirteenth Amendment; however, federal law supporting slave owners superseded this law and there were cases of slaves being "reclaimed" from Massachusetts in the years that followed. A strong network of abolitionists, both black and white, gave New Bedford its claim to fame that no slave was ever forcibly "reclaimed" from it. New Bedford's architecture reflects a period of relative racial equality and tolerance in "the city that lit the world" during its whaling boom. This neighborhood includes a mixture of Gothic Revival, Federal, Greek Revival, and early Italianate homes, as well as modest cottages. Important historical figures, such as Fredrick Douglass and Lewis Temple, resided in these homes. In recent years we have seen a growing body of literature on race and architecture; however, this scholarship has focused mostly on the negative side of such built environments; lacking is an in-depth exploration of the form and function of interracial neighborhoods. This exhibit celebrates the aesthetics and architectonics of a neighborhood where many former slaves lived side-by-side with the rest of the population and engaged multiple aspects of the city's interracial architecture. Through this exhibit, local New Bedford experts along with students and faculty from UMass Dartmouth and the BAC will reveal a lesser-known progressive interracial neighborhood in the United States. Please join us on Friday, December 1, from 5:30-7:30 pm, for a special panel discussion and reception. Black Spaces Matter is supported by a Creative Economy Fund from the Ofice of the UMass President, Perkins + Will Associates, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, Boston Architectural College (BAC), New Bedford Historical Society, Rotch Jones Duff House and Garden Museum, and Spinner Publications. Lead curator: Pamela Karimi | Architectural renderings, model production, and maps: Pedram Karimi | Film, animation, and digital curation: Don Burton | Artistic representations: Michael Swartz | Advertisement and Graphic Design: Michael Swartz | Digital stations: Michael Swartz, Don Burton, Ben Guan-Kennedy | Production Manager: Jennifer McGrory| Consultant: Lee Blake | Curatorial Assistance: Students from UMass Dartmouth and the BAC. **If traveling on public transportation, take the Green line to Hynes Convention Center. The BAC is a one block walk from the station. If driving, the closest parking garage is the Hynes Auditorium Garage at 50 Dalton Street, Boston. For more information, see: http://the-bac.edu/experience-the-bac/news-and-events/events/black-spaces-matter
  • Link: http://the-bac.edu/experience-the-bac/news-and-events/events/black-spaces-matter
  • Topical Areas: Alumni, Faculty, General Public, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, University Marketing, Visual Arts, Black History 4 Seasons, Fredrick Douglass Unity House
«  12/12 - 1/31  » Download Add to Google Calendar
  • Tayo Heuser: Paper Constructs / Exhibition at University Art Gallery / New Bedford
  • Location: University Art Gallery
  • Cost: Free
  • Contact: University Art Gallery
  • Description: November 24, 2017 - January 31, 2018 Tayo Heuser: Paper Constructs Reception: AHA Night, Thursday Dec 14, 6:00 - 8:00 PM, Artist Talk 7:00 PM Closing reception: Wednesday, January 31st, 6-7.30 pm American, raised in Africa and Europe, Tayo Heuser's solo exhibition at UMass Dartmouth University Art Gallery in Downtown New Bedford presents a fascinating collection of abstracted works made from paper and on paper. Combining traditional techniques, multi-cultural influences, and contemporary artistic approaches, Ms. Heuser's reception will be part of AHA! Night on Thursday Dec 14, from 6 to 8 PM, with the Artist Talk at 7:00 PM. Heuser's large scale drawings on hand made paper are invitations into the universe of geometric forms, lines and color. Their surfaces seem to breathe quietly as they invite you into the artist's meditative and delicate drawing process described by Ms. Heuser as a way to gain insight into an unconscious world where colors and geometric forms emerge. These drawings aim to represent and communicate the reverberations and energies that are released during moments of profound solace and quietude. As a daughter of a diplomat, Tayo was surrounded by the visual language of African countries such as Tunisia, Libya, the Sudan and the Ivory Coast. This experience has brought an unusual sensibility to her work. She uses a labor-intensive paper sizing technique from the 1300's that was used for Tugras and other calligraphic texts during the Ottoman Empire. This process includes egg white, alum and burnishing with a small agate stone, resulting in a beautiful sheen whereby the ink sits on top of the paper creating a bit of multi-dimensionality. Tayo Heuser's recent body of work took this approach even further as she created sculptures from paper. Unlike traditional sculptures, these objects are very light, yet nonetheless carrying the memory of the wood used to create them. Wrapping handmade abaca paper around a wooden support, the artist carefully cuts the paper, releases the wooden form and finally, reattaches the seams. The large installation, Window, offers a sublime wall of windows on the gallery's largest wall, drawing the viewer's eyes and leading them to reflect on his or her own state of mind. Her new sculptures, shown here for the first time, were created during her paper-making residency in Women's Studio Workshop in NYC. This experience has freed her geometric forms to literally 'leave the frame' and to exist independently, while resting directly on the gallery wall. Similar technique appears in her series of shields, which takes handmade and hand tinted abaca paper and mounts them to hand molded acrylic, leaving the surface appearing like a wave in the ocean with the artwork unwilling to stay flat on the wall. The exhibition also includes a series of intimate drawings. The closing reception is planned for Wednesday, January 31st, 6-7.30 pm after the workshop for the UMass Dartmouth students sponsored by the Papermaking Club. University Art Gallery, UMass Dartmouth 715 Purchase St., New Bedford, MA 02740 www.facebook.com/UMassDartmouthGalleries Curated by Viera Levitt, UMass Dartmouth Gallery Director
  • Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/329426884198817/
  • Topical Areas: Alumni, Faculty, General Public, Staff and Administrators, Students, Students, Graduate, Students, Undergraduate, University Community, University Marketing, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Visual Design, Exhibits, Visual Arts, Lectures and Seminars

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