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UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS GRADUATE MEMO MASTER OF ARTS IN ART HISTORY February 18, 2016

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Contents

Department Events 2 Art and Contemplation: Sixth Annual Speaker Series Spring 2016 Exhibitions

Calls for Papers 3

DISQUIET: An Interdisciplinary Graduate Conference at UST Sensorial Encounters: Body, Object, and Environment A Sense of Proportion: Architect-Designed Objects, 1650-1950

Internship & Fellowship Opportunities 6 Cleveland Museum of Art

Minneapolis Institute of Art Midway Contemporary

Other Opportunities 9 Interdisciplinary Student Research Symposium at the Museum of Russian Art Archaeology Talk at Mia Olexa Bulavitsky: Immigrant Experiences and Ukrainian-American Art

Volunteer at the Saint Paul Art Crawl ________________________________________________


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Department Events

Art & Contemplation: Sixth Annual Art History Speaker Series This year, the Department of Art History will host three lectures by visiting speakers centered on the ways careful looking and reflection effect our experiences with art, architecture, and visual culture. The remaining lectures are listed below. All lectures are free and open to the public. “Contemplation of Architecture With Time: Lives of A Chinese Buddhist Monastery” Dr. Wei-cheng Lin, Associate Professor of Art History, University of Chicago Friday, March 4, 2016 6:00 pm, O’Shaughnessy Educational Center Auditorium Reception to follow

“From the Study to the Studio: Creating Contemplative Art” Dr. Deborah J. Haynes, Emerita professor of Art and Art History, University of Colorado Boulder Friday, April 8, 2016 6:00 pm, O’Shaughnessy Educational Center Auditorium Reception to follow

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Spring 2016 Exhibitions In Their Element: Artists Inspired by Earth, Air, Water, and Fire O’Shaughnessy Educational Center lobby gallery February 1 – May 15 Reception: Friday, April 15, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. stthomas.edu/in-their-element Now and Then: Innovation and Continuity in Asmat Art The Gallery, Anderson Student Center February 1 – July 31, 2016 Reception: Friday, February 19, 5 - 7 p.m. stthomas.edu/now-and-then __________________________________________________________


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Calls for Papers

DISQUIET: An Interdisciplinary Graduate Conference University of St. Thomas

We welcome proposals for papers that explore the topic of disquiet across all time periods, media, and geographical regions. Papers that address any aspect of literature, visual arts, and culture will be considered and we encourage analyses of artistic, literary, architectural, cultural, cinematic, digital, and/or other textualities.

For more information and a list of possible topics, please see the Disquiet: An Interdisciplinary Graduate Conference Call for Papers.

For consideration, submit a 400-word abstract as a Word document attachment to


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[email protected] by March 1, 2016. Final papers should take 15 minutes (maximum) to present. The conference will be held on Friday, April 29, 2016 at the University of St. Thomas St. Paul campus (final location to be announced).

Any questions can be sent to [email protected].

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Sensorial Encounters: Body, Object, and Environment 2016 KU History of Art Graduate Student Symposium

October 14-15, 2016 Kress Foundation Department of Art History, University of Kansas, Lawrence Keynote Speaker: Dr. Bissera Pentcheva, Associate Professor, Department of Art & Art History, Stanford University The multi-sensory nature of experience has been the focus of much recent art historical scholarship. Many of these writings have drawn on the important critical and philosophical work of Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Gilles Deleuze, Didier Anzieu, and Luce Irigaray. Participants in this symposium will explore some of the ways in which the senses, broadly conceived, generate and/or mediate aesthetic encounters. We invite proposals for 20-minute papers that consider how interactions between and/or among bodies, objects, and environments, whether real or virtual, make meaning. We welcome proposals from graduate students at the M.A. or Ph.D. level that address topics from a wide range of time periods and geographic locations. We invite object-based and theoretical approaches. Possible topics include but are not limited to the following: • Embodiment and perception • Intertwining • Five senses and beyond • Artistic process • Sensations • Performance, ceremonies, and rituals • Materiality

• Objects meant to be touched, handled, and/or carried • Writing, action, and gesture • Environments • Spectatorship and participation • Trauma • Skin-ego and the sound envelope

Please submit an abstract (250 – 300 words) and C.V. to [email protected] by April 1, 2016

We will notify successful applicants by May 2, 2016. _______________________________________


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A Sense of Proportion: Architect-Designed Objects, 1650-1950 Rienzi's Biennial Symposium

Friday-Saturday, September 23-24, 2016 Rienzi, the house museum for European decorative arts of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, presents its biennial symposium. The 2016 edition focuses on objects that are the embodiments or extensions of an architect's ideas or aesthetic. Scholars discuss objects made for particular spaces, objects used to explore new design sources, and objects intended to be part of an integrated space. Call for papers Graduate and doctoral students, as well as entry-level and mid-career professionals, are invited to submit a 400-word abstract outlining a 20-minute presentation, along with a CV, to [email protected] by Wednesday, June 1. Selected participants will be notified by July 15 and offered a $600 stipend for travel and lodging. All presentations will be given Saturday, September 24, at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. The keynote lecture will be held Friday evening, September 23, followed by a reception at Rienzi.


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Possible themes of investigation may include, but are not limited to: Interiors Design Architecture Dining Privacy Leisure Activities

Etiquette Gender Costume Travel Technology Economics

Call for papers deadline: Wednesday, June 1

Visit http://www.mfah.org/visit/rienzi/rienzi-symposium/ for more information

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Paid Fellowships for Art History students at the Cleveland Museum of Art

The Cleveland Museum of Art was recently ranked #6 in USA Today’s list of Top 20 American Museums. The museum has two spots for a paid 8-week long summer fellowship for art history students. These fellowships provide students exposure to the workings of a major museum with a comprehensive collection. While top candidates are matched with a variety of opportunities, this year’s placements may be in the Education or Curatorial departments. Warshawsky fellowships are designed to introduce students to both the Cleveland Museum of Art and the city of Cleveland. Applicants should submit a 500 word letter of intent, resume listing relevant coursework, a 3-page writing sample and 2 letters of recommendation to [email protected] by March 1st 2016. Compensation is $3,000 for a 280-hour internship (June 1- July 20, 2016.) Contact: Alicia Garr, [email protected]


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Mia Internships The Minneapolis Institute of Art offers unpaid volunteer internships for individuals considering or pursuing careers in museum work. Candidates who have completed at least two years of college coursework and have relevant skills, interests, or experiences are eligible to apply. As a prerequisite for curatorial or education internships, candidates must have completed a minimum of three art history courses. Undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate students or candidates who meet these minimum requirements may apply. Candidates need not be a current student. Internships may last from one to 12 months, with a minimum time commitment of 20 hours per week. Intern positions are typically project-oriented within a specific department. The program acquaints interns with various functions, programs, and departments of the museum. Students often arrange academic credit for their experience through their college or university. • Curatorial Object research Label writing Exhibition-related research o Inventory collections Artist research Preparing grant materials • Curatorial Departments Africa, Native America Contemporary Art Decorative Arts, Textiles, Sculpture Paintings Photography, New Media Prints & Drawings Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program Chinese, South and Southeast Asian Art o Japanese and Korean Art

• Learning Innovation Designing and editing self-guided school tours Assisting with Docent training Refining Art Carts (hands-on in-gallery participatory experiences) Program Evaluation Label writing Visitor tracking • External Affairs Updating social media Researching and contacting external organizations for partnerships or promotions • Advancement Donor research Corporation research • Media and Technology Video filming, editing, production Web development, software development


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The application deadlines are:

March 1 (summer internships beginning in May or June) June 1 (fall/winter internships beginning in September)

The application materials required are: the completed application form (PDF) and essay, a recent résumé, academic transcripts, and two letters of recommendation. Student copies of college transcripts are acceptable. Academic letters of recommendation are preferred. All application materials should be submitted via e-mail. All materials must be received by the appropriate deadline. Please include your name and the application period to which you are applying in the e-mail message’s subject line. Letters of recommendation should be sent directly to [email protected] by the letter’s author. For more information, contact: Intern Coordinator Minneapolis Institute of Arts 2400 Third Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55404 (612) 870-3013 [email protected]

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Midway Contemporary Internship Our internship program is an opportunity to learn the workings of a nonprofit art space. Interns are regular volunteers with set weekly hours who do everything from help in Midway's library to paint walls. Internships are typically offered on a per-semester basis; interns often earn college credit for their work. If you are interested in being an intern at Midway, please send a cover letter and CV to:

Megan McCready, Associate Director Midway Contemporary Art 527 Second Avenue Southeast Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414

Or email pdfs to [email protected] Application due: August 1 for Fall Internships (beginning in September)


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__________________________________________________________ Other Opportunities

Interdisciplinary Student Research Symposium The Museum of Russian Art

Saturday, February 20, 2016 12:30-7:00pm The Museum of Russian Art 5500 Stevens Avenue, Minneapolis, MN (Corner of Diamond Lake and I-35W) 612-821-9045 The Museum of Russian Art and a consortium of Minnesota colleges and universities will host an Interdisciplinary Student Research Symposium. This event will take place in connection with the museum’s multimedia exhibition Faces o f War: Russia in World War I (1914-1918) , which presents the war as a drama of epic proportions that irrevocably changed world history and brought destruction and suffering to millions of people. Undergraduate and graduate students from a variety of disciplines with an interest in the history and culture of Russia will participate.

The planning committee includes representatives from Macalester College, St. Mary’s University of Minnesota, the University of Minnesota, the University of Northwestern - St. Paul, and Winona State University.

Admission: $9.00, Students with I.D: $5.00 Seating limited. Registration required. Please register here:

http://tmora.org/event/interdisciplinary-student-research-symposium/

Questions: Professor Matt Miller, [email protected]

TMORA Curator Dr. Masha Zavialova, [email protected] _______________________________________


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CLEOPATRA: An Archaeological Perspective on Egypt’s Last Pharaoh Dr. John Hale, University of Louisville

Saturday, April 9, 2016 at 11am Pillsbury Auditorium at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts Cleopatra, last pharaoh of Egypt, may be the most famous female ruler in all of history. But her Roman enemies made her notorious for all the wrong reasons: her political ambitions, her sumptuous lifestyle, and above all her love affairs with Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. Yet if we look past the long-standing stereotypes of popular culture, from Plutarch and Shakespeare to Elizabeth Taylor and Hollywood, the archaeological evidence paints a very different picture. In this illustrated lecture, we will tour the Egypt that Cleopatra inherited from her Ptolemaic ancestors, view her self-chosen portraits on coins and temple walls, and take in her extraordinary achievements as goddess, priestess, queen, civil administrator, scholar, lover, and above all, mother. Our journey will follow Cleopatra from the Nile to the Tiber, and from desert shrines to the streets and palaces of her capital at Alexandria, now sunken beneath the waters of Alexandria harbor. Archaeological discoveries create a truer picture of Cleopatra than the many literary and dramatic fantasies that have distorted the memory of this great leader. John R. Hale is the director of Liberal Studies for the College of Arts and Sciences and adjunct professor of archaeology at the University of Louisville, Kentucky. He earned his B.A. at Yale University and his Ph.D. at Cambridge University. Hale teaches introductory courses on archaeology, as well as more specialized courses on the Bronze Age, the ancient Greeks, the Roman world, Celtic cultures, Vikings, and on nautical and underwater archaeology. He has received many awards for distinguished teaching, including the Panhellenic Teacher of the Year Award and the Delphi Center Award. He has been published in the journal Antiquity, The Classical Bulletin, The Journal of Roman Archaeology, and Scientific American, and is also the author of Lords of the Sea (2009), a volume about the ancient Athenian navy. Hale has more than 30 years of fieldwork experience, including at the Romano-British site of Dragonby in Lincolnshire, and at the Roman Villa of Torre de Palma, Portugal. He has also carried out interdisciplinary studies of ancient oracle sites in Greece and Turkey, including the famous Delphic Oracle, and participated in an undersea search in Greek waters for lost fleets from the time of the Persian Wars. He was an AIA Norton Lecturer for 2009/2010.

++ Free but all MIA talks are now ticketed ++ call 612-870-6323 or visit http://new.artsmia.org/discover/talks/

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Olexa Bulavitsky: Immigrant Experiences and Ukrainian-American Art

January 30, 2016 – July 3, 2016 The Museum of Russian Art, Lower Gallery The exhibition unfolds the story of an immigrant artist, Olexa Bulavitsky, from his early years of professional training in Kiev, Odessa, and Leningrad to the difficult times of WWII, life in a Displaced Persons (DP) camp, immigration to the US, and a successful professional career in Minneapolis, MN. The display will include more than 40 paintings. Born in 1916 in the Ukrainian town of Uman, Olexa Bulavitsky spent his early years in Ukraine, where he received his art training in Odessa and Kiev. He perfected his skills at the prestigious USSR Academy of Arts in Leningrad, returning to Ukraine to work as a set designer for Kiev theaters and film studios. Drafted into the Soviet Army at the outbreak of WWII, he was captured by the Germans, then escaped and wandered through the Carpathian region into Slovakia, finding himself married and in a Displaced Persons camp (Berchtesgaden, Bavaria) by the end of the war. He immigrated to the US in 1950 and settled in Schooner “Conrad,” 1960s. Oil on canvas. Minneapolis where he painted, taught, and exhibited until the end of his life. His paintings include still lives, landscapes, and portraits in realist style. In the 1950s, during his travels in Canada, the artist was brought to an old village of Sirko, built by Ukrainian immigrants as early as the 19th century. He was immediately taken by the old world charm of village dwellings, wooden gates, and churches. He often visited this and other Ukrainian settlements, where he enjoyed painting old houses of Ukrainian settlers. Reconnecting to his Ukrainian heritage, he wanted to explore the “theme of immigration” as he put it, in his art. The exhibition will include some of the paintings he brought from his travels to Canada. The works on display are drawn from the artist’s family collection as well as local private collections. The display will also include archival materials shedding light on the life and work of Olexa Bulavitsky.

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Saint Paul Art Crawl

Interested in volunteering at the Saint Paul Art Crawl? We have opportunities that utilize many different skill sets and time commitments. Complete the Volunteer Interest Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/14LpFvrrQj1Qz--Upy0qV0NAxRe7HMUJlSpJkZm6chbc/viewform?c=0&w=1

Interested in volunteering in the Artist Buildings during the Art Crawl? Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1kLspTc9IxUw5ZTCWJOnaKmwgECoh5-wMSgzPDizmdnY/viewform?c=0&w=1

Applications are due Monday, April 4th The Art Crawl is on April 22, 23, & 24 • Friday 6–10 PM, Saturday 12–8 PM, Sunday 12–5 PM

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Useful sites for internship, employment and other arts-related opportunities: Springboard for the Arts’ Job/Intern Board http://springboardforthearts.org/jobs MNArtists News & Opportunities Board (Geared towards artists, but full of gallery internships and other local arts organization job postings) http://www.mnartists.org/community?content[opportunity]=1 Minnesota Council of Nonprofits’ Job Board (Just select the “Arts, Culture and Humanities” category) http://www.minnesotanonprofits.org/jobs MNHS Local History News (Subscribe to their email newsletter for job postings and other opportunities) http://www.mnhs.org/enews?utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Local%20History%20News&utm_content=LHN-11%2F04%2F2015-Joe UST Grad Art History Opportunities http://www.stthomas.edu/arthistory/graduate/currentstudentresources/opportunities/

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