UM*Events

Gifts of Art presents French Connections: Polymer Clay Sculpture by Jean-Marc Fontaine (August 23, 2012 8:00am)

Thu, 23 Aug 2012 08:00:00 EST

Date: Thursday, August 23, 2012
Time: 8:00am
Event Type: Exhibition
Location: University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery - Main Corridor, Floor 2
Sponsors: Gifts of Art
Website: http://www.med.umich.edu/goa/exhibits.htm

By day, Jean-Marc Fontaine is a molecular biologist, and by night and weekend, he is an artist. He spent his childhood and youth in Normandy, France, and his dream of becoming a scientist grew together with his imagination and passion for oil painting and drawing. After moving to the US in 1998, Fontaine became fascinated with sculpting. This self-taught artist explores funny and familiar subjects, with close attention to details in human anatomy. Viewers will meet French, Belgian, British and American characters. Fontaine hopes that “…these cartoon characters will bring a smile to patients (children and adults, alike).”

Gifts of Art presents Connections: Linoleum Block Prints by Elizabeth Busey (August 23, 2012 8:00am)

Thu, 23 Aug 2012 08:00:00 EST

Elizabeth Busey has been inspired by global travel to explore the forces that shape our world – growth, pressure, erosion and decay. Through this exploration, she highlights patterns from many disparate perspectives in order to celebrate their universality in the natural world. Her work is created by printing multiple layers of ink onto cotton rag paper, where a single linoleum block is gradually reduced with each color layer. Busey is a primarily self-taught printmaker who produces her work in Bloomington, Indiana on a press made of recycled steel.

Gifts of Art presents Love’s Emotion in Chinese Opera: Photography by Xu, Zengquan (August 23, 2012 8:00am)

Thu, 23 Aug 2012 08:00:00 EST

Date: Thursday, August 23, 2012
Time: 8:00am
Event Type: Exhibition
Location: University Hospitals - Gifts of Art Gallery - Main Lobby, Floor 1
Sponsors: Gifts of Art
Website: http://www.med.umich.edu/goa/exhibits.htm

Traditional kunqu, a genre of classical Chinese theatre, comes alive in the large scale photographs of Xu, Zengquan. The viewer experiences the personalities of the characters and the spirit of the dance, opening a window into traditional Chinese culture and history. Now a local practicing engineer, Xu was born into a family of 10 brothers and sisters, in Jiangsu, China, and discovered his passion for photography in his teens. His work has been published by the Smithsonian Institution. Gifts of Art is pleased to present this exhibition in partnership with the U-M Confucius Institute.

Gifts of Art presents Right Tool for the Job: Paint &Encaustic on Wood by Valerie Mann (August 23, 2012 8:00am)

Thu, 23 Aug 2012 08:00:00 EST

Date: Thursday, August 23, 2012
Time: 8:00am
Event Type: Exhibition
Location: A. Alfred Taubman Health Care Center - Gifts of Art Gallery - North Lobby, Floor 1
Sponsors: Gifts of Art
Website: http://www.med.umich.edu/goa/exhibits.htm

Valerie Mann has been showing her work professionally throughout the US and in Canada and Germany for 23 years. She grew up on a large family farm in Indiana, went to University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana to earn a BFA in painting, then to MSU to earn an MFA in sculpture. Now working and teaching in Ann Arbor, Mann’s use and study of tools inspired this body of work. Used every day and sometimes taken for granted, tools are indispensable in the making of art. These favorite tools are beautifully designed and well-thought out for their specific job.

Gifts of Art presents A Study in Nature: Gelatin Silver Prints by Darryl Baird (August 23, 2012 8:00am)

Thu, 23 Aug 2012 08:00:00 EST

Darryl Baird is Associate Professor of Art at U-M Flint in graphic design and photography. This body of photographic work is a series of highly magnified plant sections offered as homage to natural life cycles and the inherent potential for beauty in mature forms. These images are a means to explore the cycles of all living things and a way to find understanding through the process. For this series, Baird used antique lenses and the now discontinued Polaroid Positive/Negative 55 film. His work is included in the collections of the Detroit Institute of Art, Museum of Fine Art in Houston, Texas and U-M Museum of Art in Ann Arbor.

Gifts of Art presents 25th Anniversary Employee Art Exhibition (August 23, 2012 8:00am)

Thu, 23 Aug 2012 08:00:00 EST

Date: Thursday, August 23, 2012
Time: 8:00am
Event Type: Exhibition
Location: A. Alfred Taubman Health Care Center - Gifts of Art Gallery - South Lobby, Floor 1
Sponsors: Gifts of Art
Website: http://www.med.umich.edu/goa/exhibits.htm

This year, Gifts of Art celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Employee Art Exhibition! This eagerly anticipated annual event showcases the exceptional talent and creativity of the people who work at the University of Michigan Health System, and for the first time this year, family members too! There are ribbon awards for Best in Category and Best in Show, and a People's Choice award will be determined by the votes of visitors to the exhibit. Winners will be announced at the Artist Reception and Award Ceremony on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012 from 11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m. in the exhibition gallery, which will be hosted by Dr. Ora H. Pescovitz, Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs.

Translating Homer: from Papyri to Alexander Pope (August 23, 2012 8:30am)

Thu, 23 Aug 2012 08:30:00 EST

Date: Thursday, August 23, 2012
Time: 8:30am
Event Type: Exhibition
Location: Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library - Audubon Room
Sponsors: University Library
Website: http://www.lib.umich.edu/audbon-room/events/translationexhibit

The exhibit "Translating Homer: from Papyri to Alexander Pope" includes papyri and early printed books illustrating how the Iliad and the Odyssey, two epic poems originally composed in the oral tradition, were first written down, edited, and eventually translated into the main European languages. This journey of transmission and interpretation throughout the centuries ends with the first editions of Alexander Pope’s renderings of the poems. Visitors to the exhibit will hear a series of readings from the poems in the original Greek and in several other languages, including Latin, English, Dutch, and Spanish. The exhibit is part of the LSA Fall 2012 theme semester, Translation.

Flip Your Field: Abstract Art From the Collection (August 23, 2012 10:00am)

Thu, 23 Aug 2012 10:00:00 EST

Date: Thursday, August 23, 2012
Time: 10:00am
Event Type: Exhibition
Location: Museum of Art
Sponsors: University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA)
Website: http://www.umma.umich.edu/view/exhibitions/2012-field.php

This is the inaugural exhibition of a new series of exhibitions to be curated by UM faculty. Entitled Flip Your Field, this series asks these guest curators to consider artwork outside their field of specialization from UMMA's renowned collections to challenge their own thinking as well as that of UMMA's audiences. Celeste Brusati, Professor of History of Art, Women's Studies, and Art and Design, an expert in the visual art and culture of the Netherlands from the fifteenth through the seventeenth centuries, has gathered a compelling group of images by such titans of twentieth-century abstraction as Lee Bontecou, Helen Frankenthaler, Wassily Kandinsky, Joan Miró, Robert Motherwell, and Antonio Tàpies, as well as works by many other unexpected artists. This exhibition is made possible in part by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Judith Turner: The Flatness of Ambiguity (August 23, 2012 10:00am)

Thu, 23 Aug 2012 10:00:00 EST

Judith Turner is a noted American photographer whose subject matter is mostly architecture. Turner's training as a designer allows her to visually understand an architect's intention and to reveal it in compositions that she constructs and edits through her camera work. Her photography can be seen as a metalanguage of architectural intention and as an artistic expression that is inseparable from the representation of the built work. Turner's signature style consists of highly abstract black-and-white compositions that play with the ambiguity of light, shadow, and tonality to heighten the aesthetic character of her subject matter and reveal visual relationships not readily apparent. This exhibition will present approximately forty photographs spanning Turner's three-decade career. This exhibition is made possible in part by Macy's and the University of Michigan Office of the Provost.

"AMERICA!" (August 23, 2012 11:00am)

Thu, 23 Aug 2012 11:00:00 EST

Date: Thursday, August 23, 2012
Time: 11:00am
Event Type: Exhibition
Location: Off Campus Location - Work â¢ Detroit
Sponsors: Campus Information Centers
Website: http://www.umich.edu/~info/

Curated by Joe Levickas and sponsored by the School of Art & Design, the exhibit addresses the concept of America as a place, a culture, or a concept. It is presented from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday through Aug. 24 at Work • Detroit, which is located at 3663 Woodward Ave, Detroit.

Deporting "Dangerous Enemies," 1750-1800 (August 23, 2012 12:00pm)

Thu, 23 Aug 2012 12:00:00 EST

Date: Thursday, August 23, 2012
Time: 12:00pm
Event Type: Lecture / Discussion
Location: William Clements Library
Sponsors: William L. Clements Library
Website: www.clements.umich.edu

he William L. Clements Library Brown Bag Lecture Series presents Professor Ruma Chopra Howard H. Peckham Research Fellow Deporting "Dangerous Enemies," 1750-1800 Professor Chopra will discuss her exploration of the British practice of shuttling suspicious subjects throughout North America and the growing bureaucratic powers that supported these deportation schemes during the revolutionary era.

While the Cat Was Away: the 9th Annual A&D Staff Show (August 23, 2012 12:00pm)

Thu, 23 Aug 2012 12:00:00 EST

Date: Thursday, August 23, 2012
Time: 12:00pm
Event Type: Exhibition
Location: Off Campus Location - Work â¢ Ann Arbor
Sponsors: Campus Information Centers
Website: http://www.umich.edu/~info/

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Gone Google! Tips and Tricks for Email (August 23, 2012 1:00pm)

Thu, 23 Aug 2012 13:00:00 EST

Date: Thursday, August 23, 2012
Time: 1:00pm
Event Type: Workshop / Seminar
Location: Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library - Faculty Exploratory, 206
Sponsors: Teaching and Technology Collaborative (TTC)
Website: http://teachtech.umich.edu

Your email has migrated to Google and now you’re wanting to go beyond the basics of sending and receiving email. In this hands-on session, we’ll explore settings and labs, set up signatures and filters, and learn some tips and tricks that will hopefully make your life easier. We strongly suggest you take the session AFTER you have migrated to Google email and calendar, so please choose the date that is appropriate for you. All sessions are free, but registration is required.

Gone Google! Tips and Tricks for Calendar (August 23, 2012 2:00pm)

Thu, 23 Aug 2012 14:00:00 EST

Date: Thursday, August 23, 2012
Time: 2:00pm
Event Type: Workshop / Seminar
Location: Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library - Faculty Exploratory, 206
Sponsors: Teaching and Technology Collaborative (TTC)
Website: http://teachtech.umich.edu

Now that you’ve “Gone Google,” now what? In this hands-on session, we’ll explore settings and labs, learn how to share calendars and see other calendars, set up notifications, and more. We strongly suggest you take the session AFTER you have migrated to Google email and calendar, so please choose the date that is appropriate for you. All sessions are free, but registration is required.

Anders Osborne (August 23, 2012 8:00pm)

Thu, 23 Aug 2012 20:00:00 EST

Date: Thursday, August 23, 2012
Time: 8:00pm
Event Type: Performance
Location: Off Campus Location - The Ark, 316 S. Main, Ann Arbor, MI
Sponsors: Michigan Union Ticket Office (MUTO)
Website: https://www.vendini.com/ticket-software.html?e=3900a0f874e5c3838bb02f28c11d40df&t=tix