News and Events Archive
OU Parents Weekend Tours
Saturday, February 4
12 – 2 pm
Thirty-minute tours of the galleries with student intern guides begin at 12 pm, 12:30 pm, 1 pm and 1:30 pm.
Emerging Artists: High School Photography Exhibition
January 19 – April 8, 2012
Opening Reception Thursday, January 19, 5-7 pm
Showcasing artwork from Federal Hocking High School and Athens High School.
The Ridges Café Chat & Gallery Walk
Wednesday, January 11
12:10-12:50 pm
John Sabraw, Associate Professor, Painting, OU School of Art
Join John Sabraw for lunch and a discussion about his work in the OU School of Art Faculty Exhibition. Optional boxed lunches available for advance purchase from The Ridges Café (call 593-0952 by Monday, January 9, to pre-order; see menu options).
2012 Ohio University School of Art Faculty Exhibition Opening Reception
Friday, January 6, 2012
6 – 8 pm
Join School of Art teaching, Emeriti and retired faculty to celebrate their works of painting, sculpture, ceramics, prints, photography, graphic design, drawing, video and installation art.
Inside/Outside: Art Talks at Kennedy Museum
Speaker: Lynda Berman, Multimedia Artist
Thursday, September 8, 2011 5:30 - 6:30pm
The Ridges Café Chat & Gallery Talk
Wednesday, September 14, 12:10 – 12:50 pm
Join Director Ed Pauley for lunch and a guided walk through the exhibition of Jim Dine’s sculptures and prints. Boxed lunches available for advance purchase from The Ridges Café. Deadline for ordering lunches is Monday, September 12th at 9 am. Please call 740-593-1304 or email tragerte@ohio.edu to place your order. Click here for menu choices.
Art Encounters Family Day
Saturday, September 24, 1 – 4 pm
Join us on national Museum Day for free gallery and studio activities designed for families. For a schedule of activities click here. The Ridges Café will feature a specially priced kids menu from 12 – 5 pm.
OU Parents Weekend Gallery Tours
Saturday, October 1, 11 am – 2 pm
Join in thirty-minute tours that explore the artwork of celebrated OU alumnus Jim Dine. Guided tours by KMA student interns begin at 11 am, 12 pm, 1 pm, and 2 pm.
Inside/Outside: Art Talks at Kennedy Museum
Speaker: Robert Peppers, OU Professor of Art
Thursday, October 6, 2011 5:30 - 6:30pm
“Hearts & Tools” Saturday Art Encounters
Saturdays, October 8 and 22 (ages 6 – 8)
Pre-registration required.
Fee: $20/child
$15/child w/Friends of Kennedy Museum Household Membership
Two-part Art Encounter for children inspired by the exhibition Jim Dine: Sculpture and Large Prints. Art Encounters include gallery discussions and studio activities. Participants will tour the exhibition and create a clay relief sculpture on the first Saturday, then paint their relief sculpture and do a printmaking activity on the second Saturday. Click here for registration form. For more information: 740.593.0953 delgado@ohio.edu
Puppets, Objects, Happenings:
Material Performance in the Sixties
Speaker: John Bell, Director, Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry,
University of
Connecticut
Friday, October 21, 9:10 – 10:30 am with discussion to follow Christine Demler Brown Center for Art, 2nd floor, Kennedy Museum of Art
Jim Dine's interest in Pinocchio, beginning in the 1990s, and his sense that "the idea of a talking stick becoming a boy" is both "a metaphor for art" and "the ultimate alchemical transformation," connect to a broader American rediscovery of performing objects that began in the Sixties. Happenings, Judson Church experiments, Fluxus performances, and other aspects of Sixties artmaking involved a rediscovery of the object in performance, and the object as artifact. In his talk Dr. Bell will discuss how the pursuit of hybrid art forms in the Sixties re-articulated the nature of the object in performance in ways that have lasted to the present. In collaboration with IART891 Seminar in Interdisciplinary Arts: Performing Objects.
A Conversation with Jim Dine
Thursday, November 3, 7:30 pm
Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium
Interview and discussion with Jim Dine conducted by Joseph Becherer (OU '87, '89), Chief Curator, Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park.
HeArts & Arts
Exhibition Preview Reception
July 7, 2011 - 7:00 - 9:00 pm, Tickets $25 each
Phantoms, Shadows and Phenomena: Artist Lecture Series
[Please take note of locations for talks]
–Wednesday, April 13, 2011, 6:30 pm
Adam Putnam: threshold spaces and landscapes
Location: Mitchell Auditorium, Seigfred Hall~Artist Adam Putnam will speak about his recent work his recent work, dark alleys and walking through illusive landscapes. Putnam’s mixed media works of drawing, photography, performance and video reveal his preoccupation with ambivalence and ambiguity. Putnam describes his videos as works where “latent sexuality and supernatural horror fuse into one entity….” (Statement, 2001, sevenseven.com). His work is included in the current Kennedy Museum of Art Exhibition titled Phantoms, Shadows and Phenomena. The exhibition runs through June 19, 2011 and explores the occult landscape where the real and imaginary coexist.
–Tuesday, May 10, 2011, 6:30 pm
Victor Vázquez: Body and the Bird
Location: Mitchell Auditorium, Seigfred Hall~Artist Victor Vázquez will conduct a lecture about his work with an emphasis the theme of the series titled: The Body and the Bird. Vázquez’s work explores the potency and strength between human identity and cultural myth. Blurring the boundaries of spirituality and physicality, Vázquez’s images often appear haunted, displaying strong inner desires interwoven by melancholy and despair. His emotive and often explicit images evoke the fragility and power of the human body. Vazquez’s work is included in the current Kennedy Museum of Art Exhibition titled Phantoms, Shadows and Phenomena. The exhibition runs through June 19, 2011 and explores the occult landscape where the real and imaginary coexist.
–Thursday, May 26, 2011, 6:30 pm
Corinne Botz: Haunted Houses
Location: Ridges Auditorium, The Ridges~Artist Corinne Botz will discuss three of her most recent projects Nutshell Studies, Parameters and Haunted Houses that all in one way or another explores physical and psychological boundaries. For the Haunted House series, Botz photographed and collected ghost stories from over 80 haunted sites throughout the United States. As the medium through which the spirit of these houses was recorded, Botz continued the tradition of female sensitivity to the supernatural. Botz’s work is included in the current Kennedy Museum of Art Exhibition titled Phantoms, Shadows and Phenomena. The exhibition runs through June 19, 2011 and explores the occult landscape where the real and imaginary coexist.
Night at the Museum – Art Comes to Life at the Kennedy Museum of Art Sunday, May 15, 2011, at 5:00 and 7:00 p.m.
The Kennedy Museum of Art presents Night at the Museum, an evening of art and performance where art comes to life, on Sunday, May 15 at 5:00 and 7:00 p.m.
A collaboration with the Ohio University School of Theater, Night at the Museum showcases the senior projects of School of Theater students. Audience members will be guided through the Museum and encounter theatrical performances inspired by the artwork on exhibit. “Using different sources of inspiration and an alternative space allows the actors the opportunity to think outside of mainstream theatrical mentality,” said director Rebecca VerNooy, Visiting Assistant Professor.
Admission is free to all Ohio University students with a current ID through funding by Arts for Ohio, and $5 for audience members who are not OU students.
*Reservations are recommended, as tickets are limited.*
For reservations email quinnl@ohio.edu or leave a message at 740-593-0955. CATS bus transportation will be provided from the School of Theater and top of Baker Center to the Kennedy Museum of Art at The Ridges for both showings. Approximate running time is 75 minutes.
Brown Bag Chat:
"Face to Face,"
Rajko Grlic, OU Eminent Professor of Film
May 11, 2011 - 12:00 - 1:00 pm
The discussion is free and open to the public. Attendees are invited to bring their lunches or purchase lunch at The Ridges Cafe at Kennedy Museum of Art. Limited free and metered parking is available. OU faculty/staff and student commuters, please use faculty/staff or commuter parking permits. For more information, please call 740-593-1304.
Inside/Outside: Art Talks at Kennedy Museum of Art
Speaker: Terry Fortkamp, Painter
May 5, 2011 - 5:30 - 6:30 pm
Touch Drawing Open Studio: For those with experience or training in Touch Drawing. With Katherine Ziff, Ph.D., katherineziff@aol.com or Kennedy Museum of Art at 740.593.0953
April 30, 2011 - 1:00-5:00 pm
Native American Jewelry Sale
Sponsored by Friends of Kennedy Museum and Good Girl Jewelry
April 29 - 30, 2011, 10 am - 6 pm
Introduction to Touch Drawing: A Workshop for Professional Caregivers. Ceu's available for Ohio counselors and social workers. With Katherine Ziff, Ph.D.
For information contact katherineziff@aol.com or Kennedy Museum of Art at 740.593.0953.
April 16, 1:00-5:00 pm.
click here for more info.
Lloyd Moore: Without Pretense
Opening Receptionv
April 8th, 2011 - 6:00-8:00 pm
Ohio University School of Music New Music Ensemble
Andrew Trachsel, Director
Concert
April 7, 2011 - 7:00 pm
Inside/Outside: Art Talks at Kennedy Museum of Art
Speaker: Jon Jager, Illustrator
April 7, 2011 - 5:30 - 6:30 pm
Brown Bag Chat: Speaker: Laura Larson, OU Photography Chair & Assistant Professor
March 9, 2011, 12 - 1 pmJonathon Silbert, Silversmith March 3, 2011 - 5:30 - 6:30 pm
Inside/Outside: Art Talks at Kennedy Museum of Art Speaker:Phantoms, Shadows & Siblings
Capture a moment with your Sib at Kennedy Museum of Art.Take home a photographic memory of you and your sib green-screened into a backdrop of an unrenovated space in the Museum.
$5 (cash only) per photograph and frame that can be decorated in the Museum studio
Saturday, February 19th, 12-3 pm
click here for more info.
Semi Annual Native American Jewelry Show and Sale Sponsored by Friends of Kennedy Museum.
Thursday December 2, 2010 10am-6pmFriday December 3, 2010 10am-6pm
Saturday December 4, 2010 10am-6pm
Sunday December 5, 2010 12pm-4pm
Brown Bag Chat: Speaker: Donald Roberts, OU Professor Emeriti of Art
November 10, 2010, 12 - 1 pmWorkshop: Introduction to Touch Drawing With Katherine Ziff, PhD, P.C. Download brochure for more information, or call 740.593.0953**
November 6, 2010 1 - 5 pmThomas Bartel, Assistant Professor, Ceramics, Ohio Univeristy, talked at KMA as a part of our Inside/Outside series.
November 4, 2010 - 5:30-6:30 pm
Reception: Asylum Photography by Chris Payne
Visiting Artist Gallery Talk : October 21st, 2010 6 - 7 pm
Location: Ridges Auditorium, directly across from Kennedy Museum of Art
Reception : October 21st, 2010 7 - 8 pm
Location : At Kennedy Museum of Art
Brown Bag Chat, Katherine Ziff
October 13, 2010 - 12 – 1 pm
Reception for the Artist: Beyond First Impressions
September 30, 2010Mark Dion: Treasure Hunting in Athens and at Ohio University
August 25, 2009John Bohuslawsky, Lighting Designer, talked at KMA as a part of our Inside/Outside series.
April 1, 2010 - 5:30-6:30 pmBrown Bag Chat, Alex Hibbett, Associate Professor of Ceramics, Ohio University
April 7, 2010 - 12 – 1 pm
Nancy Couch, Sculptor, talked at KMA as a part of our Inside/Outside series.
March 4, 2010 - 5:30 - 6:30 pmBrown Bag Chat, Julie Dummermuth
March 3, 2010, 12 – 1 pm
A Night at the Museum: Art Comes to Life
The CATS Shuttle Bus will provide transportation from Baker Center to
Kennedy Museum of Art and back. The shuttle will leave from Baker Center
(lower level) at 6:45, 7:15, 7:45 and 8:15 and return from the Museum every
half hour until 10 pm. Visitors may arrive any time between 7 and 8:30 pm
to experience the performances!
Sibs Weekend, Saturday, February 20th 7-9 pm
Visiting Artist Lecture, David Harp, Photographer
February 16, 2010, 6 pm
Brown Bag Chat, Melissa Haviland
February 3, 2010, 12 – 1 pm
Semi Annual Native American Jewelry Show and Sale Sponsored by Friends of Kennedy Museum.
Thursday December 3, 2009 10am-6pmFriday December 4, 2009 10am-6pm
Saturday December 5, 2009 10am-6pm
Sunday December 6, 2009 12pm-4pm
Collector Chats
*These informal brown bag lunch talks present Athens area collectors whose miniature collections are included in the Athens Collects Miniatures portion of Collections Collected exhibition.
November 4, 2009, 12 – 1 pmJohn Lefelhocz, Multimedia Artist, talked at KMA as a part of our Inside/Outside series.
November 5, 2009 - 5:30 - 6:30 pm
Collections Collected: The University Collects and Athens Collects Miniatures
A Project by Mark Dion with Kennedy Museum of Art
Opening Reception: Thursday, September 24, 6 – 8 PMJohn Kortlander, Painter, talked at KMA as a part of our Inside/Outside series.
September 10, 2009 - 5:30 - 6:30 pmGary Pettigrew, Painter, talked at KMA as a part of our Inside/Outside series.
October 1, 2009 - 5:30 - 6:30 pmCollector Chats
*These informal brown bag lunch talks present Athens area collectors whose miniature collections are included in the Athens Collects Miniatures portion of Collections Collected exhibition.
October 7, 2009, 12 – 1 pmKennedy Museum hosts exhibition by renowned alumnus
March 1, 2006
School of Art faculty showcase diverse work
March 1, 2006Traditional Pueblo arts at the Kennedy Museum
September 8, 2004Kennedy Museum recognizes Athens Middle School eighth graders
May 12, 2004Artist Gregory Barsamian animates three-dimensional objects in real space and time.
Read a feature article and see the video interviews.April 15, 2004
