Fall 2009 Visiting Artist Series
Artists Lectures, for the Visiting Artists Lecture Series presents:
Arts N’ Crafts
Eight brilliant artists Including two International Art Stars;
Squeak Carnwath October 6, and Ron Nagle November 17
September 15 - Monica Canilao with Lisa Solomon
September 22 - Jim Christensen
October 6 - Squeak Carnwath
October 20 - Curtis Arima
November 3 - John Roloff
Monday, November 9 - John de Fazio
November 17 - Ron Nagle
Unless otherwise noted all lectures will be held in ART 102
Tuesdays from 12:00 noon - 12:55
The Fall 2009 Visiting Artist Lecture Series will be one of the best ever. The title, “Arts N’ Crafts”, is meant to provoke nostalgic recollections of summer camp and after school activities via modest material and the development of eye hand coordination to create trinkets for loved ones. So what happens when adults try to do the same? “Craft” and its accompanying communities can easily develop into various forms of xenophobic tribalism or slavish virtuosity that splinter off into ever more myopic enclaves of specialization. This semester's series will be focusing on the role of 'Craft' in contemporary art.
The artists in this series have chosen inventive paths that transcend the tired question 'is it art or craft?’ Their non-conventional use of traditional 'craft' materials, techniques and training, creates a hybridization that engages, mimics, sometime even taunts the craft world, to squarely address contemporary art concerns. This semester's series plans to include; mixed media/textile artists, Lisa Solomom with Monica Carilao, New York based sculptor, Jim Christensen, painter, Squeak Carnwath who will be interviewed onstage by our own Mark Perlman Professor of Painting, CCA Metal Arts and interim Chair, Curtis Arima, Chair of Sculpture at the San Francisco Art Institute John Roloff, ceramic provocateur, John de Fazio, and, musician and artist, Ron Nagle. As an added bonus, Carlos de Villasante our new Paining Professor has agreed to give a lecture on September 8th.
We look forward to seeing you at the lectures this fall.
The Visiting Artists Lecture Series provides our students with valuable insights and exposure to art professionals and their work. This semester's series will be focusing on the role of 'Craft' in contemporary art. The artists in this series have chosen inventive paths that transcend the conventional use of traditional 'craft' materials. This kind of hybridization engages, mimics, and sometime even taunts the craft world, while squarely addressing contemporary art concerns.
The Visiting Artist Lecture Series is supported in part through grants from the Instructionally Related Activities Fund of Sonoma State University, and the Imagery Estate Winery. Thank you.
A daily parking permit ($2.50) is required Monday thru Thursday, 6 am – 10 pm and 6 am – 5 pm on Fridays, except holidays. Daily permits are not valid in reserved lots. Some permit machines accept quarters only. Sonoma State has complete program accessibility.
Sonoma State University is located 50 miles north of San Francisco, off Highway 101, adjacent to the communities of Rohnert Park and Cotati. From San Francisco Bay Area, take Highway 101 north to Rohnert Park Expressway exit. Turn right onto Rohnert Park Expressway and follow to its end at Petaluma Hill Road. Turn right on Petaluma Hill Road to the stoplight at East Cotati Avenue. Right on East Cotati Avenue to Main Entrance of the campus on your right. Information Booth is at the end of the drive.