Fairfield University Art Museum Fall 2020 Programs

FALL 2020 PROGRAMS

The Museum will be open **only** for Fairfield University students, faculty, and staff this fall.

Bellarmine Hall Galleries: Mon.-Fri. from 10 a.m - 4 p.m, starting on September 24.

Walsh Gallery: Mon., Wed., Thurs., and Fri., 10 a.m - 4 p.m, starting on September 11.

All visitors are expected to comply with University safety and security measures, including mandatory mask wearing, 6 foot social distancing, and respecting one-way traffic flow.

Join Us For a Virtual 10th Anniversary Celebration!

Thursday, September 24, 2020 • 6 p.m.

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e’ll be celebrating everyone who took the germ of an idea of an art museum at Fairfield University and made it a reality! The live, virtual event will feature former directors Jill Deupi and Linda Wolk-Simon, along with other special guests. We’ll also debut a film celebrating the 10-year history of the museum, and share a filmed tour of our new exhibition Andrew Forge: The Limits of Sight.

All programs will be live-streamed, with recordings subsequently made available on our website and YouTube channel. To register, visit fuam.eventbrite.com

RUBY SKY STILER: GROUP RELIEF Thursday, September 10, 6 p.m.

Opening Conversation: Ruby Sky Stiler: Group Relief

Ruby Sky Stiler and Ian Berry, exhibition curator and Director of the Tang Teaching Museum, Skidmore College Tuesday, September 22, 5 p.m.

Lecture: Classical Influences in the Work of Ruby Sky Stiler

Katherine A. Schwab, Professor, Art History & Visual Culture Program, Department of Visual & Performing Arts Thursday, November 5, 5 p.m.

Conversation: The Body Paramount: Gender, Tradition, and Design in the work of Ruby Sky Stiler

Ruby Sky Stiler, No Title (Frontal Figure with Pot), 2020, acrylic paint, acrylic resin, paper, glue, and graphite on panel. Courtesy of the artist and Nicelle Beauchene Gallery

Amy Smith-Stewart (Senior Curator, Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum) and Mellissa Huber (Assistant Curator, The Costume Institute, The Metropolitan Museum of Art) Part of the Edwin L. Weisl, Jr. Lectureships in Art History, funded by the Robert Lehman Foundation

All programs will be live-streamed, with recordings subsequently made available on our website and YouTube channel. To register, visit fuam.eventbrite.com

ANDREW FORGE: THE LIMITS OF SIGHT Thursday, September 24, 4 p.m.

Opening Lecture: Andrew Forge: The Limits of Sight Karen Wilkin, Independent Curator and Critic Part of the Edwin L. Weisl, Jr. Lectureships in Art History, funded by the Robert Lehman Foundation

Andrew Forge, Winter, Kent, 1973, oil on canvas.

Collection of Patrick J. Waide Jr. ’59

Wednesday, September 30, 6 p.m.

Gallery Talk: Andrew Forge: An Artist’s Perspective

Suzanne Chamlin, Associate Professor of Studio Art, Department of Visual & Performing Arts Thursday, October 22, 5 p.m.

Lecture: How to Look at an Abstract Painting

Danielle Ogden, Adjunct Professor, Art History & Visual Culture Program, Department of Visual & Performing Arts Thursday, October 29, 5 p.m.

Lecture: The Psychology of Art

Jennifer Drake, Professor of Psychology, Brooklyn College Presented in partnership with the Departments of Psychology and Visual & Performing Arts

All programs will be live-streamed, with recordings subsequently made available on our website and YouTube channel. To register, visit fuam.eventbrite.com

OTHER EVENTS Tuesday, October 6, 13, 20, and 27, 11 a.m.

Subscription Lecture Series: Northern Lights and Luminaries: From Van Eyck to Rembrandt with Fiona Garland Registration: $150 for members, $160 for non-members

Thursday, October 15, 6 p.m.

Lecture: The Lost Bird Project Artist Todd McGrain

Howard Skrill, Post Removal Sims Plinth, Manhattan, 2018, oil stick, pencil, chalk pastel on paper

Open Visions Espresso Series

These programs are presented in collaboration with the Quick Center for the Arts.

Tickets are required from the QCA Box Office (free to students).

Thursday, October 8, 7:30 p.m.

Lecture: Monumental Controversies: The Quest for National Identity Harriet Senie, Director of the M.A. Program in Art History and Art Museum Studies at City College, CUNY, and professor, CUNY Graduate Center Part of the Edwin L. Weisl, Jr. Lectureships in Art History, funded by the Robert Lehman Foundation Sunday, October 25, 3 p.m.

Peggy Guggenheim and Jackson Pollock in front of Mural (1943), in the first-floor entrance of her East Sixty-First Street duplex, New York, ca. 1946, with an unidentified sculpture by David Hare in the foreground. Photo: George Karger, via Guggenheim Museum

Lecture: Peggy Guggenheim: Visionary Woman Collector Jacky Klein, Art historian, publisher, and broadcaster

All programs will be live-streamed, with recordings subsequently made available on our website and YouTube channel. To register, visit fuam.eventbrite.com

ART IN FOCUS Art in Focus sessions offer opportunities for close looking and informal discussion around a single work of art, led by Curator of Education and Academic Engagement, Michelle DiMarzo.

Thursday, September 10, 11 a.m.

Art in Focus: Unknown Chinese, Votive Stele, Dedicated by Monk Zhilang

548, limestone with traces of pigment. On loan from Art Properties, Avery Architectural & Fine Arts Library, Columbia University, Sackler Collections (L2017.33.03) Thursday, October 8, 11 a.m.

Art in Focus: Jean Joseph Benjamin Constant, A Jew of Tangier

19th century, lithograph. Gift of James Reed (2017.35.128) Thursday, November 5, 11 a.m.

Art in Focus: Hiroshige II, Fuchu: The Abe River from Fifty-three stations of the Tokaido Road

early 20th century, woodblock print. Gift of Erik Thomsen Gallery (2017.02.02) Thursday, December 10, 11 a.m.

Art in Focus: Group of Polygnotos, Red figure Calyx Krater with Eos and Tithonos

440-425 BCE, terracotta. Lent by the Yale University Art Gallery, Hobart and Edward Small Moore Memorial Collection, Gift of Mrs. William H. Moore (L2020.05.13)

VIRTUAL FAMILY DAYS Registration required on Eventbrite Cost: $5 per program Kits with art supplies and detailed instructions will be available for pick-up by registered participants the Thursday & Friday prior to each program. Video tutorials will also be available on our website to help you follow along!

Tag us on social media at @FairfieldUAM with your completed projects to be entered into a monthly raffle for a $25 gift card to Michaels!

Saturday, September 26

Family Day: Greek Art + Ruby Sky Stiler: Group Relief

Artist Ruby Sky Stiler draws a lot of inspiration from the art of ancient Greece, and so will you! Design your own Greek vase and learn about the Greek pantheon of gods. (For adults: check out Dr. Katherine Schwab’s talk on Tuesday, September 22!)

Saturday, October 17

Family Day: Fairfield Pride

Whether you’re an alum or just a friend of the museum, get your Fairfield pride going with these art projects inspired by the university’s campus and history!

Saturday, November 14

Family Day: Abstract Art: Painting with Dots

Artist Andrew Forge made his paintings out of thousands of dots of paint, a technique he called “drumming.” What will you create?

Saturday, December 12

Family Day: Holiday Crafts

Celebrate the second day of Hanukkah and the season of Advent with these holiday-themed art activities.

OTHER RESOURCES fairfield.edu/museum Visit our website to: • browse our collections online • catch-up on past lectures and events on our YouTube channel • find coloring pages and kids’ activities

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Samuel H. Kress Paintings

Circle of Nicolò dell’ Abate, Portrait of a Lady, ca. 1550, oil on canvas. Gift of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation via The Discovery Museum, Bridgeport, CT (2009.01.06)

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