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Carnegie Museum of Art presents lectures, classes, and events to accompany Life on Mars, the2008 Carnegie International
February 22, 2008
Pre-opening March and April
University Faculty Open House
Thurs., March 20, 5:00-8:00 p.m.
Carnegie Lecture Hall
Free for university and college faculty
Carnegie International Curator Douglas Fogle talks about the themes of the exhibition. Participants will learn about the opportunities available on the web site for student participation and connections to curriculum. Planning discussions about Sat., Oct. 11, 2008, University Night programming will also be included.
Adult Classes
What's New? Approaches to Contemporary Art and the 55th Carnegie International
Thurs., April 3, 10, 17, 25 (4 sessions)
1:30–3:00 p.m. or 6:00–7:30 p.m.
$64 members/$76 nonmembers
Call 412.622.3288 to register.
Take a look at how art has changed in the last 50 years through four slide-illustrated sessions by Dr. Vicky A. Clark, independent curator. From the rebellious sixties to the current-day, unsettled global politics——participants will examine and discuss art that has made us see and think in new ways.
Members Tour: Gearing up for the 2008 Carnegie International
Sun., Apr. 13, 2:00-3:00 p.m.
Two-week advance reservation required. Call 412.578.2476.
Members will have the opportunity to discover how artworks in the museum’s collection acquired from Carnegie Internationals represent specific moments in history.
Post-Opening: MAY
Daily Tours
Tues. through Sun., 1:30–2:30 p.m.
Also Mondays from July 7 through Aug. 25
Free with museum admission.
Adult Classes
Member Event
Sun., May 4
5:00–5:45 p.m.: Curator’s Discussion, CMA Theater
5:45–8:30 p.m.: reception and galleries open
Free for Carnegie Museum members.
Douglas Fogle, curator of the 2008 Carnegie International, joins Eungie Joo, director and curator of education and public programs, New Museum, New York, and member of the exhibition’s advisory committee, in a conversation on the key themes explored in the International. Members are invited to register their questions and comments about the show and then join in the discussion.
Members Tour: Life on Mars, the 2008 Carnegie International
Sun., May 11, 2:00–3:00 p.m.
Two-week advance reservation required. Call 412.578.2476.
This members-only tour offers a closer look at specific artists included in the exhibition.
Open House for Educators: Life on Mars
Wed., May 14, 4:00–7:00 p.m.
$10. Call 412.622.3288 to register.
Exclusive open house for K-12 educators celebrating the 55th Carnegie International. Enjoy wine and appetizers, exhibition tours, participatory web site explorations, and a conversation with Douglas Fogle, curator of Life on Mars. Collegial feedback and the exchange of ideas for creating thematic interdisciplinary programs for students at the museum and on the Web are an integral part of the event. Registration information for International-related Summer Teacher Workshops and school tours for the Fall of 2008 will be available.
Lunch & Learn: The Carnegie International in Context——What do the big international shows tell us about contemporary art and culture?
Thurs., May 15, 10:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
$36 members/$45 nonmembers
Call 412.622.3288 to register. Teachers earn 2.5 ACT 48 hours.
The Carnegie International is only one of many huge survey exhibitions of contemporary art. Independent curator Vicky Clark discusses what makes it different from the Venice Biennale, Documenta, the Whitney Biennial, and other similar exhibitions. After lunch, participants will take a docent-led gallery tour of a selection of works in the current International.
On-line and On Stage: Douglas Fogle and Living on Mars
Thurs., May 22, 6:30–7:30 p.m.
Carnegie Lecture Hall, Free
Life on Mars Curator Douglas Fogle has spent the past 3 years reflecting on what he’s heard from artists, dealers, critics, and advisors to assemble the 55th Carnegie International. Participants will be asked to submit their questions, observations, and insights about the exhibition to the Life on Mars web site and then join in person or on-line for a live Webcast lecture-discussion during which Fogle will respond to their comments.
Summer Programs: June through August
Third Thursdays: Sound and Vision
Evenings, June 19, July 17, Aug. 21
Free with museum admission.
Third Thursdays will highlight innovative ways of responding to the exhibition through music, dance, poetry, and film. Pittsburgh-based performers, inspired by the art, artists, and themes in Life on Mars, create evenings of sensory stimulation outside and inside the museum’s walls. Talks by artists in the exhibition will also be included on these evenings.
Artists on Art
Sun., Jun. 22, Jul. 20, Aug. 17, 1:30–2:30 p.m.
Free with museum admission.
Pittsburgh-based artists lead gallery walks responding to artworks in Life on Mars.
Life on Mars: A Writer’s Workshop
Sessions in June and July
Public reading in July
$40 members/$50 nonmembers, class limit 15
Call 412.622.3288 to register.
Life on Mars provides rich imagery and provocative ideas for the creative writer. Sherrie Flick, director of the Gist Street Writing Project, leads a series of gallery discussions and facilitated writing sessions. Participants learn to use the blogging function on the exhibition web site to enhance the dialogue. Selected works will be included in a public reading in July.
The Write Life…on Mars: Readings in the Galleries
throughout the summer, dates and times TBA
Free with museum admission.
Authors and poets respond to art in Life on Mars.
High School Summer Workshop: Art Now Carnegie International Exploration
Jul. 14-25, 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
$360 members/$400 nonmembers (2 weeks)
Call 412.622.3288 to register.
What does it mean to be an artist today? How do emerging and established artists from Pittsburgh, the U.S., and other countries process their individual and communal life experiences through the creative process? Participants learn about a range of art forms, from the traditional to the technological, used by contemporary artists in works on view in the 2008 Carnegie International. Participants find their own voice as they interpret and evaluate the works in the exhibition and delve more deeply into the creative process through experimentation with materials.
Fall/Winter Programs: Sept. through Jan.
On-line and On Stage: Douglas Fogle Living on Mars (II)
Thurs., Sept. DATE TBA, 6:30–7:30 p.m.
Free with museum admission.
[Second installment of curator’s discussion responding to the web site—possibly includes an artist whose work is on view in the exhibition.]
Artists on Art
Sun., Sept. 21, Oct. 26, Nov. 23, 1:30–2:30 p.m.
Free with museum admission.
Pittsburgh-based artists lead gallery talks responding to artworks in Life on Mars.
Artist Lectures and Discussions
Dates TBA
Free with museum admission.
Artist lecture and discussion series cosponsored with Carnegie Mellon School of Art and other local organizations will include members of the Carnegie International advisory committee, curators, and additional members of the art world.
University Weekend: Graduate Symposium and University Night
Symposium: Fri. through Sun., Oct. 10 through 12
University Night: Sat., Oct. 11
TIMES TBA
Free
Graduate Student Symposium, sponsored by the Department of the History of Art and Architecture, University of Pittsburgh
Storytelling: Playful Interactions and Spaces of Imagination in Contemporary Visual Culture——Call for papers out now. Visit http://vrcoll.fa.pitt.edu/haasymposium2008/Index.html
University Night will include a keynote lecture by a Carnegie International artist, performances, food, and the exhibition galleries will be open for all university and college students, faculty, and staff.
On-line and On Stage: Douglas Fogle Living on Mars (III)
Sat., Jan. 10, 2009, afternoon
Carnegie Lecture Hall
Free
The third installment of the International curator’s discussion responds to the exhibition’s web site——a look
back——and includes Fogle, members of his advisory committee, and an International artist.
On-going Events
Educator Workshops
Throughout the summer and fall, dates and times TBA
Events for and by teens
Throughout the summer and fall, dates and times TBA
Tours for adult and student groups; interactive visitor lounges in the museum; classes for kids and adults; drop-in family gallery programs; Web site blogs, podcasts, and interviews
Support
Major support for the 2008 Carnegie International has been provided by the A.W. Mellon Charitable and Educational Fund, the Friends of the 2008 Carnegie International, The Fine Foundation, the Henry L. Hillman Fund, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, the Jill and Peter Kraus Endowment for Contemporary Art, Bayer Corporation, the Henry L. Hillman Foundation, the Juliet Lea Hillman Simonds Foundation, the Kraus Family Foundation, and The Fellows of Carnegie Museum of Art. Additional support for the exhibition is provided by William I. and Patricia S. Snyder, the National Endowment for the Arts, The Associates of Carnegie Museum of Art, the Beal Publication Fund, the Dedalus Foundation, the Harpo Foundation, and the Trust for Mutual Understanding.
Carnegie Museum of Art
Located at 4400 Forbes Avenue in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh and founded by industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie in 1895, Carnegie Museum of Art, one of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, is nationally and internationally recognized for its distinguished collection of American and European works from the 16th century to the present. The Heinz Architecture Center, part of Carnegie Museum of Art, is dedicated to the collection and exhibition of architectural representations and to the study of all aspects of the built environment. For more information about Carnegie Museum of Art, call 412.622.3131 or visit our web site at www.cmoa.org.
Contact:
Libby Mark
Jeanne Collins & Associates
646.486.7050
lmark@jcollinsassociates.com
Tey Stiteler
Carnegie Museum of Art
412.688.8690
stitelert@carnegiemuseums.org
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