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Gun Violence in Connecticut: Realities and Paths Forward
Date: Wednesday, September 12, 2018
Time: 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Location: Wednesday, September 12, 2018
Event Type: Panel Discussion
Panelists include: Brent Peterkin, Statewide Coordinator, DOJ Project Longevity; Matt McDermott, Executive Director, Congregations Organized for a New Connecticut (CONECT); Jeremy Stein, Executive Director, Connecticut Against Gun Violence
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition #UNLOAD: Guns in the Hands of Artists.
Liberia, 1931-33: The Collections of Alfred J. Tulk
Date: Thursday, September 13, 2018
Time: 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Location: Bellarmine Hall, Great Hall and Bellarmine Hall Galleries
Event Type: Opening Reception
The Artist as Collector: Alfred J. Tulk in Liberia
Date: Thursday, September 13, 2018
Time: 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Location: Bellarmine Hall, Diffley Board Room
Event Type: Lecture
Dr. Christopher B. Steiner, Lucy C. McDannel '22 Professor of Art History and Anthropology, and Director of the Museum Studies Program, Connecticut College
Part of the Edwin L. Weisl, Jr. Lectureships in Art History, funded by the Robert Lehman Foundation
Conversation: Gun Violence as Public Health Crisis
Date: Thursday, September 20, 2018
Time: 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Location: Barone Campus Center, Oak Room
Event Type: Panel Discussion
Moderated by Rep. Jim Himes
Panelists include: Dr. Patrick Kelley, Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Egan School of Nursing and Founder, Forum on Global Violence Prevention, National Academies of Science; Dr. Bradley Stolbach, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, The University of Chicago and Clinical Director, Healing Hurt People - Chicago
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition #UNLOAD: Guns in the Hands of Artists.
Gallery Talk: Bradley McCallum
Date: Tuesday, September 25, 2018
Time: 5:00 - 6:00
Location: Gallery Talk: Bradley McCallum
Event Type: Gallery Talks
Artist Bradley McCallum
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition #UNLOAD: Guns in the Hands of Artists
Mizusashi: Japanese Water Jars from the Carol and Jeffrey Horvitz Collection
Date: Wednesday, September 26, 2018
Time: 12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m.
Location: Bellarmine Hall, Bellarmine Hall Galleries
Event Type: Gallery Talks
Dr. Ive Covaci, Adjunct Professor of Art History, Fairfield University
Art in Focus: Saint Jerome, Limoges enamel, 16th century
Date: Thursday, September 27, 2018
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Location: Bellarmine Hall, Bellarmine Hall Galleries
Event Type: Gallery Talks
Dr. Michelle DiMarzo, Curator of Education and Academic Engagement
Guns and Museums: A Workshop for Museum Educators
Date: Saturday, September 29, 2018
Time: 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Location: Quick Center for the Arts, Wien Experimental Theatre
Event Type: Symposia
Jonathan Ferrara, exhibition organizer and Gallery Owner, Jonathan Ferrara Gallery; FUAM curatorial and education staff
Ticket price: $35 (includes coffee, lunch, and optional round-trip shuttle from Fairfield train station to the Quick Center)
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition #UNLOAD: Guns in the Hands of Artists
A Drawing Party
Date: Wednesday, October 3, 2018
Time: 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Location: Bellarmine Hall, Bellarmine Hall Galleries and smART classroom
Event Type: Special Events
Drawing materials and light refreshments are provided.
Co-sponsored by the Creative Life Residential College and presented in conjunction with the exhibitions Mizusashi: Japanese Water Jars from the Carol and Jeffrey Horvitz Collection and Liberia, 1931-33: The Collections of Alfred J. Tulk
Why Coinage? Money and Its Origins in the Ancient World
Date: Thursday, October 4, 2018
Time: 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Location: Bellarmine Hall, Diffley Board Room
Event Type: Lecture
Dr. Peter van Alfen, Chief Curator, American Numismatic Society
Co-sponsored by the Classical Studies and Art History Programs
Part of the Edwin L. Weisl, Jr. Lectureships in Art History, funded by the Robert Lehman Foundation
Movement Art Is (MAI)
Date: Friday, October 12, 2018
Time: 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Location: Quick Center for the Arts
Event Type: Special Events
World premiere dance commissioned by the Quick Center for the Arts featuring artists Jon Boogz and Lil Buck
Tickets include cocktails and a dance party
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition #UNLOAD: Guns in the Hands of Artists.
Art in Focus: Gio/Dan (Liberia), Male Figure, 1933 or earlier
Date: Thursday, October 18, 2018
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Location: Bellarmine Hall, Bellarmine Hall Galleries
Event Type: Gallery Talks
Dr. Michelle DiMarzo, Curator of Education and Academic Engagement
Family Day: Arts of Liberia
Date: Saturday, October 20, 2018
Time: 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. (2 Sessions)
Location: Bellarmine Hall, SmART Classroom
Event Type: Families
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Liberia, 1931-33: The Collections of Alfred J. Tulk
Mohamad Hafez: Collateral Damage
Date: Thursday, October 25, 2018
Time: 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Location: Quick Center for the Arts, Walsh Gallery and Lobby
Event Type: Opening Reception
Collateral Damage
Date: Thursday, October 25, 2018
Time: 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Location: Quick Center for the Arts, Kelley Theatre
Event Type: Lecture
Artist Mohamad Hafez
Film Screening: Pray the Devil Back to Hell
Date: Tuesday, October 30, 2018
Time: 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Location: DiMenna-Nyselius Library, Multimedia Room
Event Type: Films
Co-sponsored by JUHAN, Center for Faith and Public Life, Black Studies Program, Women, Gender & Sexuality Program, Politics Department, Sociology and Anthropology Department
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Liberia, 1931-33: The Collections of Alfred J. Tulk
Arabic Calligraphy Workshop
Date: Monday, November 12, 2018
Time: 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Location: Quick Center for the Arts, Walsh Gallery
Event Type:
Led by Faraz Khan, an American Islamic calligrapher and 2015 artist-in-residence at the Arts Council of Princeton University. Materials and instruction provided.
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Mohamad Hafez: Collateral Damage
Learn Arabic in 30 Minutes!
Date: Wednesday, November 14, 2018
Time: 7:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Location: Quick Center for the Arts, Walsh Art Gallery
Event Type:
Members of Fairfield’s Arabic Language Club will offer a fun introductory language lesson—learn basic greetings, introductions, and more!
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Mohamad Hafez: Collateral Damage
Art in Focus: Personification of Agora, Roman (Antioch), late 4th century
Date: Thursday, November 15, 2018
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Location: Bellarmine Hall, Bellarmine Hall Galleries
Event Type: Gallery Talks
Dr. Michelle DiMarzo, Curator of Education and Academic Engagement
Family Day: Life in Ancient Greece
Date: Saturday, November 17, 2018
Time: 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. (2 sessions)
Location: Bellarmine Hall, SmART Classroom
Event Type: Families
The Treasures of Columbia University’s Art Collection
Date: Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Time: 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Location: Bellarmine Hall, Diffley Board Room
Event Type: Lecture
Dr. Roberto Ferrari, Curator of Art Properties, Avery Library, Columbia University Libraries
Part of the Edwin L. Weisl, Jr. Lectureships in Art History, funded by the Robert Lehman Foundation
Collecting and Field Work in West Africa
Date: Tuesday, December 4, 2018
Time: 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Location: Bellarmine Hall Galleries
Event Type: Gallery Talks
Dr. Scott Lacy, Professor of Sociology and Anthropology, Fairfield University
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Liberia, 1931-33: The Collections of Alfred J. Tulk
Mizusashi: Japanese Water Jars from the Carol and Jeffrey Horvitz Collection
Date: Wednesday, December 5, 2018
Time: 12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m.
Location: Bellarmine Hall Galleries
Event Type: Gallery Talks
Dr. Ive Covaci, Adjunct Professor of Art History, Fairfield University
Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Mizusashi: Japanese Water Jars from the Carol and Jeffrey Horvitz Collection
Art in Focus: Anonymous Lombard Painter, Madonna and Child, ca. 1475-1500
Date: Thursday, December 13, 2018
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Location: Bellarmine Hall Galleries
Event Type: Gallery Talks
Dr. Michelle DiMarzo, Curator of Education and Academic Engagement
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