Art & Art History News - January 31, 2023

Tuesday, January 31
6:30 PM in the VAC complex auditorium 1B20

Sarah Rara’s (they/them) multi-disciplinary practice—including video, sound, writing, and performance—explores the position of witness within fragile systems. Rara is a contributing member of the ongoing project Lucky Dragons (with Luke Fischbeck). Their work, solo and in collaboration, has been presented at such institutions as the Hammer Museum, the Whitney Museum of American Art (as part of the 2008 Whitney Biennial), the Centre Georges Pompidou, Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, PS1 in New York, LACMA in Los Angeles, the 54th Venice Biennale, and the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, among others. Rara is a 2018 recipient of the LACMA Art + Technology fellowship. Rara is an Assistant Professor of Moving Image at Williams College.

Visiting artist lectures will be recorded and available for viewing in the Visual Resources Center's archive fall semester of 2023 (unavailable this Spring semester). Please join us for the in-person lecture and conversation in the 1B20 auditorium.

Link to more information about the Spring lecture series

NEXT LECTURE: Tuesday, February 21
SHOSHANNA WEINBERGER

You are invited to join us in celebrating our diversity

Join us Feb. 1 at noon for a meal on the lower level of the VAC; hear a story or share a story.

In the interest of continuing our expression of diversity that was started with the Black Lives Matter window installation at the Visual Arts Complex, we are creating a mural for the interior of the building. We would love for you to come and share ideas for the creation of this inclusive artwork that reflects all of our beautiful differences.

All are welcome! No art experience is required. If you are interested in being a part of the project, 

Link to more information and to sign-up for the event

This series explores strategies to forge a sustainable, productive, fulfilling career in the arts. Speakers will discuss the trajectory and evolution of their art practices.

ABBY BENNETT
Tuesday, Feb. 14
6:30 PM — Visual Arts Complex, 1B20

Abby Bennett is the Operations Director at Demiurge: a Denver-based sculpture fabrication company responsible for hundreds of large-scale public art projects. After completing her MFA in Sculpture at CU Boulder she joined the Demiurge team where her focus has been on implementation and realization, through hands-on coordination between vendors and clients, from inception through fabrication and installation. With exacting standards and exhaustive know-how she has made possible a multitude of projects and brought to fruition her clients’ visions.

Talks are free and open to the public
STUDENTS AND RESEARCHERS FROM ALL MAJORS AND FIELDS ARE WELCOME
For more information, contact the series’ coordinator Martha Russo, mrusso@colorado.edu

Mark your calendars!

• PAMELA BEVERLY-QUIGLEY on Tuesday, Mar. 7, 6:30 PM in Visual Arts Complex, 1B20
• DAVID OCELOTL GARCIA on Tuesday, Apr. 11, 6:30 PM in Visual Arts Complex, 1B20

The Center for African and African American Studies (CAAAS—also called “the Cause”) will open its doors to campus members and the community during this event, which will feature high-profile speakers and performances from artists and local high school students.

This grand opening is open to all campus and community members and will take place on the first floor of Macky Auditorium in the west and central lobbies and gallery from 3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. Registration for the event is required.

Who: Open to the public
What: CAAAS grand opening
When: Wednesday, Feb. 1, 3:30–6 p.m.
Where: Macky Auditorium, Room 116

Link to more information about CAAAS

Social Justice in Film
Curator Series

Guha Shankar, February 20 at 5 pm in Atlas 311
Shankar is a folklife specialist and co-director of the Civil Rights History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Jesse Lerner, March 13 at 5 pm in Atlas 311
Lerner is a documentary film and video maker based in Los Angeles

Amalia Córdova, April 10 at 5 pm in Atlas 311
Córdova is the supervisory museum curator and chair of research and education for the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage at the Smithsonian Institution, co-director of Mother Tongue Film Festival and curator of the Indigenous Cinema ‘22.

Part of the Mellon/ACLS Scholars and Society Speaker Series on visual media, justice and human rights, this series is hosted by the College of Media, Communication and Information at CU Boulder and supported by the Brakhage Center for Media Arts, the Center for Humanities and the Arts, the Department of English and the Department of Ethnic Studies.

Link to more information

Film Screening Series

Experimental Wednesdays (noon – 1pm)

Every Wednesday during the Spring 2023 semester come enjoy short films and conversations with fellow film lovers in the Brakhage Center, Atlas 311
Atlas 311

Spring semester 2023 dates:
JANUARY >>  25
FEBRUARY >> 1, 8, 15, 22
MARCH >>  1, 8, 15, 22
APRIL >>  5, 12, 19, 26
MAY >>  3

The B2 Center for Media, Arts, and Performance is thrilled to announce our call for 2023/2024 Creative Residencies, open now through February 28.

Proposals will be selected for one and two-week Creative Residencies in the ATLAS B2 Center for Media, Arts & Performance (starting in August 2023). All CU faculty, staff, students, and alumni are welcome to apply. We encourage proposals for performances, installations, and experimentations that blend art, technology, media, science, performance, radical creativity, community building, social engagement, local engagement, and [insert your practice here]. B2 is a vibrant interdisciplinary community where members of CU’s creative community gather outside of a structured classroom setting. You can learn about current and past residents here or on our Instagram. You'll see that we work with creatives from across the university and support them to bring their concepts to life.

Creative Residencies Include:

• Becoming part of a network of artists and scientists whose work transcends disciplines.
• Support for creative project development/mentorship/collaboration from B2’s diverse community of practitioners
• Use of B2’s unique spaces and state-of-the-art equipment 
• Technical/production support from B2’s staff, student crew, and engineers 
• Promotion from ATLAS’ communications team 
• Video and photo documentation of the project

Got questions? Do you have a half-formed concept that needs a little development? Looking for possible collaborators in other areas of study? We have two upcoming info sessions for folx who want to learn more. Follow the links below to register:

Info Sessions 1 - February 1, 2022, 5-6 pm (Virtual and In-Person)
Info Sessions 2 - February 8, 2022, 12-1 pm (Virtual and In-Person)

To apply for a residency, complete this form by February 28 at 11:59 pm. Selections will be announced in April. There is no application fee and past residents are encouraged to reapply.