"Art in Action" Features Eric Drooker's
Works in Empowering Communities
December's installment of the "What Can I Do? Lecture Series," features "Art in Action with Eric Drooker." The artist discusses using art and encouraging artistic endeavors to empower a community at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 5 in the Student Union Multi-Purpose Room. It is free to all. Drooker is well known across the globe for paintings that often feature social inequities portrayed in a block print style reminiscent of works from the Depression Era. Taking his love of art and the notion that it can raise awareness of societal problems, the painter traveled with friends to war-torn Palestine and Israel and documented the experience through photography. Drooker shares the stories he and the band of artists gathered as they equipped locals with the tools needed to share their perceptions of life. More information about Drooker and a selection of his artwork is available online at www.drooker.com. This event is sponsored by Associated Students Productions and the Student Union. For more information, phone 4-2382.
A Free Look at Why Everybody Loves the Simpsons
“Why Everybody Loves The Simpsons” with director David Silverman is free to faculty, staff and students at 8 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 1 in the Cooperage. Silverman discusses why the animated comedy has been part of America’s cultural lexicon for the past 17 years. Silverman shares his insider’s look at one of America’s favorite dysfunctional families and provide a behind-the-scenes look at one of the most creative and technology driven areas of filmmaking. General admission is $10. The event is sponsored by Associated Students Productions and the Student Union. For more information, phone 4-2382.
Reception for Cultural Art Exchange, Dec. 1
A reception in the University Library Art Gallery on Friday, Dec. 1, 3-4:30 p.m.,
features the exhibition "Cultural Art Exchange: The Global Experience." The exhibition remains on view through February 23, 2007 and was organized by students enrolled in the Gallery and Museum Methods class, under the direction of Professor Michael Schwager. It presents the work of 11 student artists from around the world who have traveled to and from Bay Area colleges and universities for the purpose of studying art. The exhibition includes work in a variety of media: ceramic sculpture, mixed media, painting, photography and video.
Normon Solomon Discusses Media
and Politics of War, Dec. 5
Nationally syndicated columnist, author and activist, Norman Solomon discusses "Media and the Politics of War" at at 10 a.m. on Dec. 5 in the Evert B. Person Theatre. His appearance is part of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute’s Holiday Lecture Series and is free to the public. Solomon’s latest book, "War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death," was published in 2005. For more information, phone Barbara Brooks, 4-2691.
Vollmer Lecture in A&H Forum
Greta Vollmer of the English Department presents a talk entitled, "Apprenticing Students to Our Disciplines: The Role of Genre in Discourse Communities" at noon on Thursday, Dec. 7 in Schulz 3001. The presenation is part of the Arts and Humanities Forum.