INSECURE
November 21 – December 5, 2008
Media+Space gallery
Seoul, Korea

INSECURE features the work of Kinetic Imaging graduate students Althea Georgelas and Ali Miharbi.
In addition to the Exhibition Bob Kaputof (KI Department Chair) will lecture at the Graduate School of Communication and Arts in Yonsei University.

VCU Dance presents THE DANCE SHOW: Fall 2008 Senior Project Concert on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, November 20, 21 and 22 at 8:00 PM at the Grace Street Theatre, 934 W. Grace Street.

Aptly titled, The Dance Show features seven original choreographic works by Senior Dance and Choreography majors: Charli Brissey, Erin Dalton, Amanda Gay, Burr Johnson, Kevin Jones, Ashley Narvaez, and Zakia Wilder. The seniors have worked on all aspects of production including not only choreographing and performing but marketing, fund raising, music, costuming, and lighting design.
Tickets are $10 for general public and $5 for students with a valid VCU I.D., and may be reserved beginning November 13 by calling the Grace Street Theatre Box Office at 804-828-2020.
 http://blog.vcu.edu/dance/

Opera Theatre VCU

An evening of scenes taken primarily from the openings of operas

Saturday, November 22 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, November 23 at 4 p.m.

Photography and Film Graduate Intro Show

Friday, November 21, 7pm
207 N. Foushee Street

Lauren Barwood
Stephanie Benassi
Alma Levia
Cindy King
John Petrenko

On Monday, November 24th and Tuesday the 25th from 11am-7pm the Contemporary Craft Society presents the Holiday Craft Sale, featuring works by students in the VCUarts Crafts/ Material Studies department. The event will be held on the VCU Monroe Park Campus in lobby of Fine Arts Building 1000 West Broad St. Various works of art will be available for purchase with sales benefiting the artists and the Contemporary Craft Society. Contemporary Craft Society Holiday Craft Sale

Graphic Design Objects+Methods
December 1, 2008 at 4:30pm
Grace Street Theatre
930 West Grace Street
 Richmond, VA

McArthur has worked in design and communications for fifteen years and loves to create smart blends of aesthetics and effective ideas. Along the way she has fundraised, organized, and developed on behalf of hundreds of non-profits and favorite causes. At Free Range, she managed the organizational growth from a small, two-person design studio to a highly prestigious, 25-person strategic communications firm with offices in two cities. Currently, as one of the firm’s partners, McArthur leads Free Range’s business development and client relations team. Her communications background, business acumen and non-profit experience combine to make her a valuable asset to any communications project and a sought-after consultant and speaker. Among other venues, she has spoken at American University’s “Filmmakers for Conservation” event on new media and environmental issues, AIGA’s Design Unbound, University of Michigan’s Penny W. Stamp’s Distinguished Visitors Program, and The BYU Marriott School of Management. Driven by her passion for real world change, McArthur continues to push Free Range’s level of service and commitment to quality.
www.freerangestudios.com

Visual Arts Center of Richmond
Craft + Design Show
Opens Friday, Nov. 21, at 12 pm
Celebrating its 44th year, the 2008 Craft + Design Show showcases the high-quality, one-of-a-kind work of 73 unforgettable artists from across the country. Meet these talented makers from 19 states at the Science Museum of Virginia next weekend.

Hours
Friday, November 21:  noon - 9 pm
Saturday, November 22:  10 am - 6 pm
Sunday, November 23:  11 am - 4 pm

Admission
Members $10
Public $12
Three-day pass $15

Volunteers Still Needed
If you’re interested in helping some time next weekend, we could still use a few more volunteers. You’ll get free admission to the show that  day, as well as a $10 coupon good for credit towards a future VisArts class.

Visual Arts Center of Ricmond
1812 W. Main Street
Richmond, Virginia

The Department of Sculpture + Extended Media Visiting Guest Artist
Nov. 18, 4:00 pm, Sculpture Crit room 3
1000 W. Broad Street, 1st floor

Andy Holtin creates meticulous objects that serve to investigate the cartography of our perception and experience. Intangible qualities such as distance, sound, and memory have become media. What results is not new information or experiences but an awareness or translation of old ones.  Holtin received his MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2002. His has exhibited at Kim Foster Gallery in New York, The Borowsky Gallery in Philadelphia, and Fe Gallery in Pittsburgh. He is the recipient of the International Sculpture Center Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award. Currently, Holtin is an Assistant Professor of Sculpture at the University of North Texas.
 www.andyholtin.com

The US Biennial
On view from Nov 1, 2008- January 18, 2009

On November 1, 2008, Prospect.1 New Orleans [P.1], the largest biennial of international contemporary art ever organized in the United States, will open to the public in museums, historic buildings, and found sites throughout New Orleans. Prospect.1 New Orleans [P.1] has been conceived in the tradition of the great international biennials, and will showcase new artistic practices as well as an array of programs benefiting the local community. Over the course of its eleven-week run, Prospect.1 New Orleans [P.1] plans to draw international media attention, creative energy, and new economic activity to the city of New Orleans.

For more details please visit
 www.prospectneworleans.org/

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NeoHooDoo:  Art for a Forgotten Faith
On view October 19, 2008 - January 26, 2009P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center presents NeoHooDoo: Art for a Forgotten Faith, an exhibition that brings together a multigenerational group of North, South, and Central American artists who address the value of ritual in the artistic process and the wider implications of spirituality in contemporary art.  The exhibition  will be accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue featuring texts by Arthur C. Danto, Greg Tate, Robert Farris Thompson, Jen Budney and Julia Herzberg.

The exhibition is co-organized by The Menil Collection, Houston, Texas, and P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center. It was previously presented at The Menil Collection and will travel to the Miami Art Museum from February 20 until May 24, 2009.

For more details please visit www.ps1.org/exhibitions/view/205/

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 Sanford is also in the November 2008 issue of ARTVOICES.

 

Sonya Clark, Chair Department Craft/Material Studies, was recently featured in Craftnicity for her Beaded Prayers Project. You can read the article Dreams, Blessings and Beads: The Beaded Prayers Project,  here http://tinyurl.com/craftnicity.