This week at Arts Scholars...
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Arts Scholars 2019 Official Logo Design Contest
Deadline: March 1st, 2019
The Art Scholars program is looking for an official logo that is designed by one of its own students in order to promote creativity and inclusivity within the community. The winning logo will be posted on Art Scholars social media accounts and hung up in Bel Air. If there is significant interest among students, the logo may be used to create stickers and/or t-shirts to be sold. Submit your designs, or any questions, by email to CPSACOFFEEHOUSE@GMAIL.COM with “Art Scholars Logo Design Contest” in the Subject.
Submit Your Field Trip Deposit
A $10 deposit is required for all field trips, please submit your deposit through UMD's online payment portal.
Silencio Blanco
Our first field trip of the semester is this Sunday, February 17th. If you are attending Silencio Blanco, meet Heather in The Clarice lobby at 2:40pm.
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CPSA201
- Sign-ups for Capstone Advising Meeting one are now live! Please bring a copy of your completed Learning Agreement and a portion of your capstone project to share (e.g. your process binder, images, sketches, sound clips, etc.).
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Special Events
Black History & UMD Landmark Tours
Friday, Feb. 15 - 1:00 pm
Thursday, Feb. 21 - 2:00 pm
Thursday, Feb. 28 - 12:30 PM
Front steps of the Rossborough Inn
Explore the history of black people at Maryland and their contributions to the campus community. Tour by Dr. Kim J. Nickerson and coordinated by MICA. Reserve your spot: orgsync.com/75780/forms/351178
Film
At the Hoff:
- Creed II: Friday, February 15 at 8pm
- The Favourite: Wednesday, February 20 and Friday, February 22 at 8pm
People Power Series: Special Screening of Selma
Monday, February 18, 2019 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
South Campus Commons, 1102 Building 1
https://www.facebook.com/events/391443868083053/
Although the Civil Rights Act of 1964 legally desegregated the South, discrimination was still rampant in certain areas, making it very difficult for blacks to register to vote. In 1965, an Alabama city, Selma, became the battleground in the fight for suffrage. Despite violent opposition, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (David Oyelowo) and his followers pressed forward on an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, and their efforts culminated in President Lyndon Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965!
Literature/Presentation
Where Are You Really From? Student stories of how they got here
Location: 1205 Cambridge Community Center
Date: Thursday, February 21, 2019 - 7:00pm to 8:30pm
In the United States, people move about 11 times in the course of their lives. Which means everyone has a migration story--maybe even a few. The migration story that resonates for you may be the one about how you came to the University of Maryland, or it may trace your family's journey to the United States from another part of the world. Whatever your story, it's an important part of who you are and how you show up on campus. At this Scholars "Migrations" theme event led largely by student facilitators, we invite you to share your story--from your origin to your path to Scholars, and how these experiences impact you today. More information at An Invitation to Share Your Migration Story.
Poetry Open Mic Night
Saturday, February 16
7 - 9pm
https://www.facebook.com/Terpoets/
Terpoets is hosting an Open Mic Night at Starbucks on Route 1.
Arts & Humanities Dean's Lecture featuring Edwidge Danticat
Wednesday, February 20, 2019 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Gildenhorn Recital Hall
Admission is FREE, but tickets are required.
https://theclarice.umd.edu/node/5216
Award-winning novelist Edwidge Danticat joins Distinguished Scholar-Teacher Merle Collins for an intimate and informative conversation about their lived experiences as Caribbean Americans. The event combines a reading from Danticat, followed by a discussion and audience Q&A; on themes of storytelling, immigration, advocacy and the challenge of finding home away from home.
Visual Art
Here and Now: Recent Acquisitions
UMD Art Gallery
Art-Soc Building
Jan 30 to Apr 5, 2019
Honors the many generous contributions from donors that make possible the continued growth of the University of Maryland Art Gallery's permanent collection. Every five years the Gallery mounts an exhibition of notable recent acquisitions and gifts. Highlights from 2014-2019 include an entire gallery devoted to the work of Washington Color School artist Paul Reed from the Bill McGillicuddy collection and the Jean Reed Roberts collection, donations and promised gifts of significant African Art from the Dr. Stephen and Dr. Sharlene Weiss collection and the Dr. Gilbert and Jean Jackson collection, several Japanese hanging scrolls from the G. Lewis and Kyoko Edayoshi Schmidt collection, major works by Latinx artists Natalia Blanch, Dora De Larios, GeoVanna Gonzalez, and Analia Saban, among many others.
Posing Beauty in African American Culture
Driskell Center
Jan 31 to Apr 7, 2019
This exhibition examines the contested ways in which African and African American beauty has been represented in historical and contemporary contexts through a diverse range of media including photography, film, video, fashion, advertising, and other forms of popular culture such as music and the Internet. The exhibition explores contemporary understandings of beauty by framing the notion of aesthetics, race, class, and gender within art, popular culture, and political contexts.
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Dance/Theatre
Silencio Blanco: Pescador
Saturday, February 16 - 8:00 PM
Sunday, February 17 - 3:00 PM
The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Kogod Theatre
Student/Youth: $10 or free
https://theclarice.umd.edu/events/2019/silencio-blanco
Silencio Blanco's silent, colorless puppets are charged with capturing humanity and giving voice to the voiceless. Returning to The Clarice after a moving creation residency and sold-out performances in 2017, this deeply empathetic company presents Pescador, an intimate experience that is dedicated to the lives of Chilean fishermen who face nature's overwhelming magnificence while navigating a lonely existence to support those they love. In this most transparent of installations, the tender manipulation of the austere puppets crafts a narrative that allows us to view the beauty and struggle of a fisherman's labor.
Royal Scottish Country Dance at Maryland
Wednesday, February 20, 2019 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Mathematics Building Rotunda
We offer a Scottish country dancing class and practice. (An ancestor of square dancing and a cousin of the dancing you have seen in Jane Austen movies.) Taught by certificated Scottish Country Dance teacher Howard Lasnik (Distinguished University Professor of Linguistics).
Music
NextLOOK: Be Steadwell - A letter to My Ex, the musical
Friday, February 15
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Joe's Movement Emporium 3309 Bunker Hill Road, Mt. Rainier, MD 20712
Pay what you wish, no tickets required.
https://theclarice.umd.edu/events/2019/nextlook-be-steadwell-a-letter-to-my-ex-the-musical
Composer and vocalist Be Steadwell tells stories of love, loss and intimacy with LGBTQ-affirming pop music. Following the 2018 release of her album Queer Love Songs, Steadwell brings her album to life through theater and performance. A Letter to My Ex is a collage of music, movement and film, narrating one character's journey through the ups and downs of love.
Opera New Work Reading: Hajar
Friday, February 15
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Gildenhorn Recital Hall
Free, no tickets required.
https://theclarice.umd.edu/events/2019/opera-new-work-reading-hajar
Elisabeth Mehl Greene's new opera Hajar synthesizes the Jewish and Islamic stories of Hagar/Hajar into a modern tale of a Syrian refugee mother and her son trying to reach safety in America. Hajar confronts the immigration crisis in the United States and worldwide, challenging the acceptance of policies that resist compassion.
Bach Cantata
Thursday, February 21
1:30 PM
The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Grand Pavilion
Free, no tickets required.
https://theclarice.umd.edu/events/2018/bach-cantata-1
Bach, the great master, wrote more than 200 cantatas, and UMD Choral Activities aims to sing them all in this series of informal performances by students, faculty, staff and community friends.
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GALLERY ASSISTANT Work Study Position available
Gallery Assistants are a vital part of the University of Maryland Art Gallery's daily operations. They perform a wide variety of administrative and security related functions, including protecting art and other UMD property. Gallery Assistant positions are currently funded through the Office of Financial Aid's (OSFA) Federal Work-Study (FWS) program. Please carefully review OSFA's FWS program eligibility and requirements before applying for a Gallery Assistant position. Search for available positions here.
Community Service Leadership Opportunity
Deadline: February 18
Good Neighbor Day, a community-wide day of service for Greater College Park, is seeking volunteers to serve as project Team Leaders for the 8th Annual Good Neighbor Day event on Saturday, April 13, 2019. Interested volunteers can learn more and apply at http://go.umd.edu/GNDTL2019 before February 18 to be considered. All are welcome to apply – students, staff, faculty, and community residents. Feel free to share with your friends!
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS - MULTIRACIAL HERITAGE MONTH
Deadline: February 22
The office for Multicultural Involvement and Student Advocacy (MICA) is looking for a student artwork to highlight in a curation for Multiracial Heritage Month this upcoming March 2019.
This piece will be hung for the whole month of March in the Teaching and Research Gallery Room of the UMD Art Gallery in the Art-Soc Building. We are looking for an artwork revolving around the themes of interfaith, spirituality, and womanhood, to honor Women's History as well as Multicultural backgrounds.
Other topics the artwork can include or intersect the overall theme with: struggles with multiethnic/biracial identity, mental health/mental wellness, colorism, feelings of not belonging/not feeling whole, intergenerational issues, queer identities, mosaic of cultures/backgrounds, etc. Email submissions to art curating Coordinator at MICA, Ghonva Ghauri: gghauri@umd.edu
Submission requirements:
- Image of artwork: must be clear and high quality
- A note listing: materials, mediums, and dimensions of the piece
- A one-page write-up to explain the visual piece's relevancy to the theme outlined above (not: references to a mosaic of multiple race/cultures
Call for artists - Driskell Center Mural
Deadline: Friday, March 1st, 2019
The Driskell Center is accepting designs for a mural themed around the legacy of artist and scholar Professor David C. Driskell. The mural will be painted on a 28ft long and 8ft tall stretch of dedicated wall space outside of the Driskell Center’s gallery in Cole Student Activities Bldg. The selected artist will receive an honorarium of $600 upon completion of the mural. The artist is expected to paint the wall with a group of invited volunteer artists. Artist & Craftsman Supply will provide materials.
Summer Research Assistant Position
Deadline: March 3
Collaborate with Science, Technology and Society researchers from
University of Maryland College Park and Boise State University on a social science research
project. The position is based out of the Science, Technology and Society program at the
University of Maryland. Our project studies efforts to create a dialogue between the public and
technical experts at NASA, NOAA, and the Department of Energy. We want to understand how
public engagement influence federal agency decision-making. The project investigates whether
and how public engagement events have changed expert cultures at NASA, NOAA, and DOE. Stipend: $4000. Employment dates: June 24 to August 16. Let Kenna know if you are interested in applying.
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