Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Aztec Art Course is offered this Fall
William Barnes will be teaching Aztec Art , ARTH 291-01 this fall. The course is offered MWF, 9:35 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. in O'Shaughnessy Educational Center, room 203. The course fulfills the Fine Arts and Human Diversity requirement.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
MIA lectures Presented by UST Faculty
Three members of the UST Art History faculty are presenting lecture at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts: Shelly Nordtorp-Madson, Heather Shirey, and Victoria Young. Descriptions of the lectures can be found on the MIA website, www.artsmia.org. Search the calendar and events section and upcoming lectures.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
CAA presentations
Julie Risser and Elizabeth Kindall will be presenting at the CAA 2011 Annual Meeting held Februry 9th-12th in New York City.
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Highlights of Contemporary Art at the University of St. Thomas
The Internationalization of Campus through Arts and Activities Committee has published the first of many walking tours of art on campus.
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Frank Gehry's Winton Guest House: Design, Build & Relocate?
Frank Gehry's Winton Guest House: Design, Build & Relocate? Victoria Young, Associate Professor in the Art History Department, presented this paper at the National Popular Culture and American Culture Associations Annual Meeting in St. Louis, MO., on April 1, 2010.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
The Shape of Mythic Time: Moteuczoma II's Temple Stone and the Apotheosis of Aztec Imperial History
William Barnes presented a paper at the 98th annual CAA meeting in Chicago on Feb. 13. The talk was entitled "The Shape of Mythic Time: Moteuczoma II's Temple Stone and the Apotheosis of Aztec Imperial History" and was in the Association for Latin American Art sponsored session entitled "Between/Beyond Text-Image: Engaging Visual Culture in Mesoamerica and South America."
Monday, February 22, 2010
Classifying Printing Types: Maximillen Vox and Power of Suggestion
Craig Eliason, Associate Professor in the Art History Department, presented a talk February 24th at the University of Texas at Austin. Eliason's lecture was part of Design Lecture Series.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Transforming the Orixas and Candomble in Sacred and Secular Spaces in Salvavador da Bahia, Brazil
Heather Shirey's article, "Transforming the Orixás. Candomblé in Sacred and Secular Spaces in Salvador da Bahia, Brazil," has been published in the winter 2009 issue of African Arts (volume 42.4, 62-79). For information, go to http://www.mitpressjournals.org/toc/afar/42/4.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
AMAA@UST receives NEH grant
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) awarded Dr. Julie Risser, Director of the American Museum of Asmat Art at the University of St. Thomas (AMAA@UST), a grant of $6,000 for her "Climate Monitoring and Climate Improvement for Short-term and Long-term Preservation Needs" project.
Monday, November 9, 2009
Peabody Essex Museum curator to give talk Nov. 16
University of St. Thomas News Service“Picturing China for an Early American Audience: The 1790-1795 van Braam Albums” is the title of a talk next week by Bruce MacLaren, associate curator of Chinese art at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Mass.
Friday, September 25, 2009
Sixth-annual college art gallery crawl is Oct. 3
University of St. Thomas News ServiceVisit local college and university art exhibits between 5 and 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, at the sixth- annual college art gallery crawl.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Student architectural research symposium to be held Saturday
University of St. Thomas News ServiceUST’s Art History Department and the Minnesota chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians will co-host the Fourth Annual Student Research Symposium Saturday, Sept. 26.
Monday, September 14, 2009
St. Thomas to host information sessions about graduate program in art history
University of St. Thomas News ServiceThe University of St. Thomas will hold two information sessions next month for prospective students about its Master of Arts in Art History program.
Monday, September 14, 2009
‘Shiny is My Favorite Color’ exhibit, on fall college art gallery tour, opens Sept. 21
University of St. Thomas News ServiceIt’s a truism that “kittens, small children and adults with short attention spans are easily distracted by bright, shiny objects,” said Dr. Michelle Nordtorp-Madson, curator of an exhibit, “Shiny is My Favorite Color,” this fall at the University of St. Thomas.
Monday, August 3, 2009
Article Published by Dr. Heather Shirey
University of St. Thomas News Service“Dreams of home in expanding diasporas,” African Arts, Summer 2009. Click on the article to read more.
Monday, June 15, 2009
An artistic bicycle helmet contest?
University of St. Thomas News ServiceIt’s true. The UST Art History Department and Bike Enthusiasts at St. Thomas (BEAST) are sponsoring a contest to come up with the design for the most creative bicycle helmet.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
University of St. Thomas graduate students in art history present spring forum May 21
University of St. Thomas News ServiceSeven University of St. Thomas graduate students in art history – who will receive their master’s degrees later this month – will present their research in a forum at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, May 21, in O’Shaughnessy Educational Center auditorium at the university, 2115 Summit Ave.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Art history graduates will present at Senior Research Symposium Friday
University of St. Thomas News ServiceThe faculty and staff of the Art History Department invite the university community to celebrate the accomplishments of the graduating class of 2009 at the Art History Senior Research Symposium.
