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Thursday, September 23, 2021
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5:00 PM
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7:00 PM
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Norman Ives: Constructions & Reconstructions
- Location: > See description for location
- Contact: > See Description for contact information
- Description: The College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA) at UMass Dartmouth is proud to present Norman Ives: Constructions & Reconstructions, in the CVPA Campus Gallery from September 7 through October 23. This major exhibition of Ives's work as artist and designer showcases some early works that will be on display for the first time. There will be a reception for the exhibition on September 23 from 5 to 7 p.m. featuring exhibition curator John T. Hill. All attendees must wear a mask when inside any building at UMass Dartmouth.
The exhibition contains Ives's abstract typographic art, innovative posters and brochures, and elegant symbol designs that have inspired generations of designers and artists. Ives's range of talent became evident in 1967 when his eight-foot square painting, Number 3-L, was selected for the 1967 Whitney Annual Exhibition of American Artists. That same year, the Museum of Modern Art mounted an exhibition titled 3 graphic designers featuring the work of Norman Ives, Massimo Vignelli, and Almir Mavignier.
The exhibition is curated by John T. Hill, author, designer, and a former student and faculty colleague of Ives. Ives and Hill were part of Yale University's Department of Graphic Design led by Alvin Eisenman, whose orchestration of groundbreaking faculty reshaped the field of commercial art into a more demanding profession, graphic design. Hill produced the first comprehensive account of Ives's work in his book Norman Ives: Constructions & Reconstructions, in 2020.
"In the history of art, there are striking examples of works rising to a level called timeless: Clovis points, Corinthian helmets, Paul Klee's drawings, and Josef Albers's paintings," noted Hill. "Ives's work defines a high point in the teaching and practice of graphic design. His symbols communicate with nuance and clarity, ideas reaching a wide audience. His innovations were grace notes for graphic design. This exhibition marks Ives's passion for letterforms, which became his lyrical strokes, their construction and reconstruction defining his work."
Ives's paintings and collages are collected by major museums including the Guggenheim Museum and Yale University Art Gallery. Ives had numerous exhibitions, notably the Chicago Art Institute, Institute of Contemporary Arts, Boston, and the Neuberger Gallery at SUNY Purchase.
Jan Fairbairn, who teaches graphic design and typography at UMass Dartmouth, initiated the exhibition after experiencing Ives's work while studying Graphic Design at Yale School of Art where she first met John Hill. "Bringing Ives's work to UMass Dartmouth is like importing Ives's genius and sensibilities. He is recognized as an important early twentieth-century modernist. My students and everyone on campus will have the opportunity to absorb this artwork up close, and learn from Ives's sophisticated abstract compositions," said Fairbairn.
Norman Ives: Constructions & Reconstructions will be shown in the CVPA Campus Gallery at 285 Old Westport Road in Dartmouth, Massachusetts from September 7 through October 23.
More information:
www.umassd.edu/news/2021/cvpa-norman-ives-constructions-reconstructions.html
www.umassd.edu/cvpa/galleries
Viera Levitt, gallery@umassd.edu, #8555
- Topical Areas: General Public, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Exhibits
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AMANDA MEANS: LIGHT YEARS
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- Contact: > See Description for contact information
- Description: University of Massachusetts Dartmouth is delighted to host a career survey of the work of renowned U.S. artist Amanda Means at the University Art Gallery in Star Store Campus, Downtown New Bedford.
For over forty years, Amanda Means has created a body of work that has pushed the boundaries of the photographic medium with her celebrated Leaf, Flower, Water Glass, and Light Bulb series of images. Means has been a darkroom innovator throughout her career: adapting a 19th century camera for use as an enlarger, photographing objects without the use of negatives, working with a large-format Polaroid camera, and creating a series of remarkable abstracts working only with light and photographic materials. The artist's darkroom alchemy was cited by the Guggenheim Foundation in awarding Means their prestigious Fellowship in 2017 for her contribution to contemporary photography.
Our survey exhibition, Means' first retrospective, includes examples of work from all phases of her career. Alongside key pieces from her color Polaroid Light Bulb and silver gelatin Water Glass works, we are excited to be showing some of the artist's early prints and works on paper, as well as important examples of her black and white Flower and Light Bulb works. This affords a unique opportunity to view Means' most celebrated images in the broader context of her overall practice.
Amanda Means is a graduate of Cornell University and SUNY Buffalo, and is a 2017 Guggenheim Fellow, awarded for her contribution to contemporary photography. She has exhibited widely in the U.S. and abroad, and her work is included in numerous collections including the Whitney Museum of American Art; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston; the MIT List Visual Arts Center; the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, N.Y.; and the Nicola Erni Collection, Switzerland. The artist is represented by JHB Gallery, New York, and lives and works in Beacon, New York.
University Art Gallery
UMass Dartmouth College of Visual and Performing Arts
Star Store Campus
715 Purchase Street
New Bedford, MA 02740
Facebook and Instagram: @UMassDartmouthGalleries
www.umassd.edu/cvpa/universityartgallery
Contact: Viera Levitt, Gallery Director
gallery@umassd.edu
(508) 999-8555
Gallery Hours: Mon-Fri 9 am – 6 pm.
Free and open to the public
- Topical Areas: General Public, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Exhibits
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A Faculty Guide to Responding to Survivors of Sexual Violence
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- Contact: Office of Faculty Development
- Description: Facilitator: Dr. Ashley Ruderman-Looff, Assistant Director for Advocacy & Education, Center for Women, Gender & Sexuality
Office of Faculty Development: Library 213
This session will build your capacity to respond to student survivors of sexual violence in the event they disclose to you in person or in writing. Together, we will discuss current "responsible employee" reporting procedures (also known as mandatory reporting) for Title IX, and explain what happens after a report is filed. We will review trauma-informed best practices for responding to student survivors, and offer information about campus advocacy services, including new academic advocacy options, that are available to survivors through the campus Victim Advocate. Please bring questions, concerns, and visions for the future, we will have ample time to discuss our campus policies and procedures.
To register, please email Ellen Mandly at emandly@umassd.edu. In-person participation will be limited to the first 10 registrants; virtual participation is available to anyone. Please make your preference known when registering. Lunch is provided for in-person participants.
- Topical Areas: Faculty, Staff and Administrators, Faculty Development
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1:30 PM
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Walk-in Study Abroad Advising
- Location: International Programs Office LARTS 016
- Contact: International Programs Office
- Description: Have a quick question for a study abroad advisor? Would you like to start planning your study abroad experience? Drop by the IPO (LARTS 016) Monday through Friday Noon-1:30. Students will be seen on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Topical Areas: Faculty, Staff and Administrators, Students, University Community, Study Abroad
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AMANDA MEANS: LIGHT YEARS
- Location: > See description for location
- Contact: > See Description for contact information
- Description: University of Massachusetts Dartmouth is delighted to host a career survey of the work of renowned U.S. artist Amanda Means at the University Art Gallery in Star Store Campus, Downtown New Bedford.
For over forty years, Amanda Means has created a body of work that has pushed the boundaries of the photographic medium with her celebrated Leaf, Flower, Water Glass, and Light Bulb series of images. Means has been a darkroom innovator throughout her career: adapting a 19th century camera for use as an enlarger, photographing objects without the use of negatives, working with a large-format Polaroid camera, and creating a series of remarkable abstracts working only with light and photographic materials. The artist's darkroom alchemy was cited by the Guggenheim Foundation in awarding Means their prestigious Fellowship in 2017 for her contribution to contemporary photography.
Our survey exhibition, Means' first retrospective, includes examples of work from all phases of her career. Alongside key pieces from her color Polaroid Light Bulb and silver gelatin Water Glass works, we are excited to be showing some of the artist's early prints and works on paper, as well as important examples of her black and white Flower and Light Bulb works. This affords a unique opportunity to view Means' most celebrated images in the broader context of her overall practice.
Amanda Means is a graduate of Cornell University and SUNY Buffalo, and is a 2017 Guggenheim Fellow, awarded for her contribution to contemporary photography. She has exhibited widely in the U.S. and abroad, and her work is included in numerous collections including the Whitney Museum of American Art; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston; the MIT List Visual Arts Center; the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, N.Y.; and the Nicola Erni Collection, Switzerland. The artist is represented by JHB Gallery, New York, and lives and works in Beacon, New York.
University Art Gallery
UMass Dartmouth College of Visual and Performing Arts
Star Store Campus
715 Purchase Street
New Bedford, MA 02740
Facebook and Instagram: @UMassDartmouthGalleries
www.umassd.edu/cvpa/universityartgallery
Contact: Viera Levitt, Gallery Director
gallery@umassd.edu
(508) 999-8555
Gallery Hours: Mon-Fri 9 am – 6 pm.
Free and open to the public
- Topical Areas: General Public, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Exhibits
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