JULE Magazine - Fall 2018

JULE COLLINS SMITH MUSEUM OF FINE ART AT AUBURN UNIVERSITY FALL 2018 EXHIBITIONS | PROGRAMS | EVENTS

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EVENTS

COVER: Walter Inglis Anderson, Fall Woods, ca. 1940, watercolor

on paper, 28¾ x 22½ inches, Walter Anderson Museum of Art.

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EXHIBITIONS

S TA F F P L AY L I S T REMIXING THE MASTERS The Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art and the Jay and Susie Gogue Performing Arts Center are uniting to form a new cultural arts district at Auburn University. To introduce this new partnership and the many individuals who work to bring the various exhibitions, performances, and programs to the region, staff members from both venues have selected works of art from the museum’s permanent collection and paired them with songs. Staff Playlist combines sight and sound, evoking memories and sparking imagination.

These mash-ups reveal the diverse interests and personalities of the staff in a way that reflects the character of both organizations.

From pop art master Andy Warhol paired with glam rock superstar David Bowie to surrealist Salvador Dalí with alternative rock band Ween, Staff Playlist is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to see a range of works from the collection and get to know the people who work to bring the arts to life.

I have always had a fo ndness and apprec iat io n fo r Miró’ s wo r k, w hic h I discovered o n t he album ar t wo r k fo r o ne of D ave Br ubec k’ s reco rding s, T i m e Fu r ther Ou t: Mi ró Ref lecti ons. That led me t o st udying his wo r k and influences, espec ially his lifelo ng relat io nship t o music .

— C hr i stop her Hea cox EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR GOGUE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

Aug 11—Sept 16 STAFF PLAYLIST Bill L. Harbert Gallery

Preview the playlist at AUB.IE/JCSMSPOTIFY.

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Joan Miró, Oiseau mongol (Mongol Bird) (detail), 1969, edition: 75, etching, aquatint and carborundum, 48½ x 36¼ inches, Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, Auburn University; gift of Bill L. Harbert, class of 1948, The Harbert Collection.

EXHIBITIONS

SELECTED WORKS F R O M A DVA N C I N G AMERICAN ART DISCOVER GEMS FROM THE MUSEUM'S HISTORIC CORNERSTONE COLLECTION In 1946, the U.S. Department of State assembled a group of modernist paintings

by American artists for an international touring exhibition. This diplomatic initiative was called Advancing American Art. Organizers intended to highlight American artistic freedom and innovation across Eastern Europe, Asia, and Latin America during this intensely political time in history. Within a year of the first exhibition, politicians rallied around some negative reactions and the use of taxpayers’ money to buy the art.

Opponents took issue with the mostly abstract or expressionistic styles used to portray American life, along with the leftist views of many of the artists.

Following the collection's return from overseas, all the pieces included in Advancing American Art were sold as surplus property at auction, during which Alabama Polytechnic Institute acquired thirty-six of the 117 paintings.

Come celebrate the seventieth anniversary of this historic acquisition and view twenty-five select works from this cornerstone of the collection.

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A GOOD READ INDEED Art Interrupted: Advancing American Art and the Politics of Cultural Diplomacy includes essays by Dennis Harper, JCSM curator of collections and exhibitions; Mark White (Fred Jones Jr. Museum of Art); and Paul Manoguerra (Georgia Museum of Art). This remarkable volume features 107 paintings from the original Advancing American Art exhibition. Each work appears as a full-page, full-color reproduction and is accompanied by a brief essay. Available in the Museum Shop.

Aug 11—Sept 16 SELECTED WORKS FROM ADVANCING AMERICAN ART Gallery C Karl Zerbe, Around the Lighthouse (detail), n.d., encaustic on canvas, 30 x 36 inches, Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, Auburn University; Advancing American Art Collection.

EXHIBITIONS

THE INWARD EYE THE ART OF COLLECTING Modern. Crisp. Elegant. Daring. These words sum up Hugh Latta’s interior design and collecting aesthetic, which he shares with Auburn—as both a donor and former adjunct professor of design. The Inward Eye features twenty-one recent gifts, exhibited collectively for the first time since Latta donated the works.

The exhibition title, The Inward Eye, references the visionary writings of poet William Blake, which served as inspiration for a series of prints by American painter Richard Anuszkiewicz, a leading member of the art movement known as op art. Visitors are invited to explore abstract expressionism, op and pop art, and other genres through Anuszkiewicz's mind-bending serigraph and the works of contemporary artists Robert Rauschenberg, Louise Nevelson, Karl Gerstner, and Herbert Creecy.

Sept 1—Oct 28 THE INWARD EYE Prints by Rauschenberg, Nevelson, Anuszkiewicz, and Other Recent Gifts of Hugh Latta WHAT IS OP ART? Op art, short for optical art, is a style of visual art that creates dazzling optical illusions. Op art works are abstract and stimulate the eye through a radical use of space and color.

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Louise Hauss and David Brent Miller Audubon Galleries Richard Anuszkiewicz, from the series Inward Eye, 1970, edition: 100, color serigraph, 25½ x 19⅝ inches, Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, Auburn University.

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MISSISSIPPI THE POETRY OF PLACE Exploring the history and diverse landscapes of the state of Mississippi, artists Maude Schuyler Clay and Ann Fisher-Wirth illuminate the multifaceted and at times complicated history of the Magnolia State through photographs and poems in their new book and accompanying exhibition, Mississippi.

A master of ekphrastic poetry, FisherWirth describes the process of creating her vivid poems as listening to the voices that spoke to her as she first viewed Clay’s equally expressive photography.

While the poems may be voiced from the perspective of a featured subject, they are inspired more often by the stories of actual people and experiences. In Mississippi, the duo crafts an honest and personal story of the Delta, blending narrative verse with hauntingly ethereal images of expansive fields, densely wooded swamps, and fiery evening skies.

I have come to think of these poems as explorations of voice in its Mississippi plenitude and variety. I honor the voices, no matter whose they are, both white and African American.

I love the rich orality of Mississippi culture, and have tried to express it. To write these poems, I have listened to the voices. Out of silence, they emerge.

— Ann F i sher-W i r th

Sept 15—Dec 9 MISSISSIPPI Corridor Gallery

WHAT IS EKPHRASIS? Ekphrasis is a vivid, often dramatic description of or commentary on a visual work of art. The literary device dates to ancient Greece. Some of the earliest and mostcited accounts of ekphrasis can be found in Homer’s The Iliad and Virgil’s The Aeneid.

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Thursday, Dec 6 · 6 pm

ART CAFÉ with Ann Fisher-Wirth and Maude Schuyler Clay Museum Café Maude Schuyler Clay, Sardis, Mississippi, photograph, 20 x 16 inches. Courtesy of Wings Press.

EXHIBITIONS

SHOWCASE FA C U LT Y A N D S T U D E N T S D E B U T C R E AT I V E W O R K B E YO N D T H E CLASSROOM Showcase: The Work of Creative Scholarship celebrates the very best creative work of Auburn University faculty and students in the fields of fine art, applied art and design, performing arts, creative writing, and other related disciplines.

This juried exhibition features more than sixty works that reflect the diverse mediums, disciplines, and departments across campus. Photography, prints, paintings, and more will be displayed in the galleries and will remain on exhibit through October 14. Live performances at the museum and Telfair Peet Theatre will continue throughout Fall 2018.

Outstanding student work is acknowledged with Gold, Silver, and Bronze awards during the Showcase opening reception.

Honorary awards dedicated to outstanding achievement and emerging talent for both students and faculty are given. A printed catalog featuring a wide cross-section of exhibited works will be available at the museum.

Sept 28—Oct 14 SHOWCASE: THE WORK OF CREATIVE SCHOLARSHIP Bill L. Harbert Gallery and Gallery C S P OT L I G H T P E R F O R M A N C E S

Sunday, Sept 30 · 2 pm

VOICE RECITAL with Matthew Hoch, associate professor, department of music, Auburn University Auditorium

Thursday, Oct 4 · 2 pm

VOICE RECITAL OF SONGS

BY TOM CIPULLO with Elizabeth Benson, assistant professor, department of theatre, Auburn University Grand Gallery

Thursday, Oct 4 · 7 pm

AUBURN INDIAN MUSIC ENSEMBLE

with Chaitra Gururaj, director, Auburn Indian Music Ensemble, department of music, Auburn University Terrace and Grand Gallery For more information and a complete schedule of related events and performances, visit AUB.IE/SHOWCASE.

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Julia Britt, Umanita, 2017, Canon 60D digital photograph, 14 x 9 inches. Courtesy of the artist.

EXHIBITIONS

THE THIRD POETRY THE TRANSCENDENT ART O F WA LT E R I N G L I S A N D E R S O N Few artists have captured the essence of the natural world and the mystique of the Mississippi Gulf Coast as vividly and with such passion as Walter Inglis Anderson.

Born in New Orleans in 1903, Anderson was taught the visual and literary arts from a young age. After attending university and traveling abroad, Anderson returned to Mississippi, where, until his death in 1965, he spent the majority of his life observing, drawing, and painting the flora and fauna of the region.

Anderson found the undeveloped coastal region of Mississippi and its barrier islands, particularly Horn Island near Ocean Springs, to be ideal for close communion with nature. Part artist, part naturalist, he painted plants and animals with such anatomical precision that viewers are able to identify individual species within his work.

Anderson’s intricately detailed block prints, jewel-tone watercolors, and ceramics documenting life along the coast—nearly sixty of which are exhibited in The Third Poetry—have become iconic representations of the region and are considered an integral part of the arts and crafts and American contemporary art movements.

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The third poetry is sometimes never written; but when it is, it’s written by those who have brought nature and art together in one thing.

— Wa lter Ingli s Ander son

Oct 27—Jan 27 THE THIRD POETRY The Transcendent Art of Walter Inglis Anderson Bill L. Harbert Gallery and Gallery C

Friday, Oct 26 · 6 pm

OPENING RECEPTION with Mattie Codling, curator, Walter Anderson Museum of Art Auditorium and Grand Gallery

Saturday, Oct 27 · 10 am–1 pm

FAMILY DAY: A DAY WITH WALTER ANDERSON Grand Gallery and Museum Grounds Walter Anderson, Horn Island at Sunset (detail), ca. 1960, oil on board, 27 x 55 inches. Courtesy of Walter Anderson Museum of Art.

EXHIBITIONS

1072 SOCIETY EXHIBITION BUILDING ON MUSEUM HISTORY The 1072 Society is composed of donors who contribute a minimum of $1,072 annually to fund the museum’s art acquisition initiatives. The society’s name is a reminder of a landmark moment in both Auburn University’s history and American art history. In 1948, the university (then Alabama Polytechnic Institute) paid $1,072 for its first major art acquisition: a selection of thirty-six works from the Advancing American Art exhibition.

Since its inception in 2008, the 1072 Society has continued to raise awareness and funds for the museum’s ever-expanding permanent collection. This important and ongoing philanthropy enables the museum to collect thoughtfully, to build new and existing areas of excellence for in-depth study, and to present captivating exhibitions that connect patrons to a variety of works and artistic styles.

Each year, the museum assembles and exhibits a selection of works for consideration of purchase with funds generated by the society. Previous exhibitions have resulted in meaningful additions to the museum’s permanent collection, including paintings, prints, drawings, photographs, and sculptures by notable artists.

To learn more about the 1072 Society or to become a society member, contact Cindy Cox, membership officer, at 334.844.3005 or cindycox@auburn.edu.

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Nov 10—Feb 10 1072 SOCIETY EXHIBITION Louise Hauss and David Brent Miller Audubon Galleries

Saturday, Nov 10 · 2 pm

OPENING RECEPTION with Dennis Harper, curator of collections and exhibitions, Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art Auditorium and Grand Gallery

Harold Eugene "Doc" Edgerton, Golf Wing, ca. 1938, vintage ferrotyped gelatin silver print, 8¼ x 7¾ inches, Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, Auburn University, 1072 Society Class of 2017.

PROGRAMS

A LITTLE LUNCH MUSIC S AV O R T H E S O U N D S O F A P E R E N N I A L FAV O R I T E Celebrating its eleventh year, A Little Lunch Music continues to delight museum guests with captivating live music and inspiring performances by some of the finest musicians from the region and beyond.

Program highlights for Fall 2018 include performances by soprano Addie Rose Forstman with pianist Edward Forstman; gayageum virtuoso Boyun Kim; music scholar and pianist Alessandra Feris; and flutist Stephanie Payne with pianist Tony Crosby.

Auburn alumni Nikolai Klotchkov, Jin Lee, and Christian McGee return for a special saxophone-voice-piano recital.

William Ransom, director of Emory University’s piano studies program, returns to the series as well, this time with the KKR Trio performing Beethoven’s celebrated Piano Trio in B-flat major, op. 97, or “Archduke Trio.” Also featured in this season’s lineup is the Stamford String Quartet, performing new music and traditional classical repertoire.

A Little Lunch Music is free and open to the public. Guests are invited to enjoy lunch in the Museum Café and to tour the galleries and grounds before and after performances.

For more information and a complete schedule of events, visit JCSM.AUBURN.EDU.

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S P OT L I G H T P E R F O R M A N C E S

Thursday, Oct 25 · 12–1 pm

KKR TRIO featuring violinist Helen Kim, cellist Charae Krueger, and pianist William Ransom Grand Gallery

Thursday, Nov 8 · 12–1 pm

SAMFORD STRING QUARTET featuring violinist Caroline Nordlund, violaist Angela Flaniken, violinist Jeffrey Flaniken, and cellist Samuel Norlund Grand Gallery Samford String Quartet. Courtesy of the artists.

PROGRAMS

T H I R D T H U R S D AY P O E T R Y

ART CAFÉ

EXPERIENCE THE LITERARY ARTS

C O N V E R S AT I O N A N D C O C K TA I L S

Third Thursday Poetry highlights an esteemed literary tradition: spoken word. The ongoing series—now entering its fourth year at the museum—provides the opportunity for guests to meet and mingle with visiting poets. Enjoy food and drinks in the Museum Café, listen to divergent styles of writing, and participate in open-mike readings.

Art Café, a new series of artist talks, debuts with programming inspired by the exhibitions The Third Poetry: The Transcendent Art of Walter Inglis Anderson (October 27–January 27, 2019) and Mississippi (September 15–December 9).

Guests are invited to discover the rich cultural and diverse artistic heritage of the Mississippi Gulf Coast through stimulating presentations and in-depth conversations.

For Fall 2018, the museum welcomes an all-star lineup of lauded and awardwinning poets from around the country.

Guests include Auburn University’s own Justin Gardiner, lecturer in the Department of English, and Rajiv Mohabir, assistant professor of poetry and author of The Cowherd’s Son and The Taxidermist’s Cut. National Endowment for the Arts fellows Melissa Range (author of Scriptorium and Horse and Rider), Aimee Nezhukumatathil (poetry editor of Orion magazine), and Camille T. Dungy also join. Dungy, an American Book Award winner, serves as the juror for Auburn Witness Poetry Prize and will announce the recipient of this year’s prize during her visit.

The series launches with a discussion led by noted George Ohr scholar Kevin O’Brien, executive director of the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art in Biloxi, Mississippi. Ohr, the self-identified “mad potter of Biloxi,” is considered an early leader in the modernist movement. O’Brien discusses the eccentric artist’s life, work, and influence on twentieth and twenty-first century art.

Thursday, Aug 30 · 6 pm

JUSTIN GARDINER AND RAJIV MOHABIR Museum Café

Thursday, Sept 20 · 6 pm

MELISSA RANGE Museum Café

Thursday, Oct 18 · 6 pm

CAMILLE T. DUNGY Auditorium Third Thursday Poetry is funded in part by grants from the Alabama State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.

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Thursday, Nov 15 · 6 pm

AIMEE NEZHUKUMATATHIL Museum Café

Art Café celebrates the signature sound of Mississippi with singer and music researcher Jake Fussell, whose own music is an artful blend of folk, blues, and American roots music.

In 2005, he moved to Oxford, Mississippi, where, while pursuing a master’s degree at Ole Miss, he collaborated with bluesmen Reverend John Wilkins and William Tyler. Using clips from musical archives, Fussell reveals the complex musical heritage of the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

The third and final Art Café features poet Ann Fisher-Wirth and photographer Maude Schuyler Clay. Their collaborative book and exhibition, Mississippi, features forty-seven individual poems and photographs that examine the history, culture, and ecology of the state.

George Ohr. Courtesy of the Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art.

Thursday, Nov 1 · 6 pm

"GEORGE OHR: WORLD’S FIRST ABSTRACTIONIST ART POTTER" featuring Kevin O’Brien, executive director, Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art Thursday, Nov 8 · 6 pm

PERFORMANCE AND TALK featuring Jake Fussell, musician and music researcher Thursday, Dec 6 · 6 pm

ANN FISHER-WIRTH AND MAUDE SCHUYLER CLAY All Art Café events are held in the Museum Café. jule

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PROGRAMS

COMMUNITY FILMS AND CONVERSATIONS S T O R I E S T H AT I N S P I R E , PROVOKE, AND TEACH Powerful films can transport, challenge, and, in many cases, open the mind to new ideas and fresh perspectives. Each season, the museum’s Community Films and Conversations series screens a selection of compelling films that tell poignant stories and prompt important and relevant discourse among viewers.

Moderators and special guests are selected based on the subject matter of each film and aim to engage the audience in meaningful dialogues about current issues related to diversity and social justice. Receptions follow in the Museum Café, and guests are invited to see related exhibitions on view.

Sunday, Sept 23 · 1 pm

WHICH WAY HOME

with Anton Flores-Maisonet, founder of Casa Alterna Hosted by Alabama del Este: Presenté and International Women for Peace and Understanding Auditorium

Sunday, Oct 14 · 1 pm

13th

with Kyes Stevens, founder and director of the Alabama Prison Arts + Education Project at Auburn University Hosted by Alabama Prison Arts + Education Project Auditorium

Sunday, Nov 4 · 1 pm

QUIET COURAGE: THE JAMES OWENS STORY with director Thom Gossom and moderator Joan Harrell Community Films and Conversations is an affiliate of the For Freedoms project, a platform for civic engagement, discourse, and direct action for artists in the U.S., and is supported in part by the Alabama Humanities Foundation.

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Hosted by the Society of Professional Journalists, Auburn University Chapter Auditorium James Owens, #43, 1972. Courtesy of Auburn University Photographic Services.

AUGUST

SEPTEMBER

AUG 11

SEPT 1

EXHIBITIONS OPEN Staff Playlist; Advancing American Art

EXHIBITION OPENS The Inward Eye

AUG 16

SEPT 6

A LITTLE LUNCH MUSIC 12 pm with vocalist Addie Rose Forstman and pianist Edward Forstman

A LITTLE LUNCH MUSIC 12 pm To be announced. For event details, visit jcsm . auburn . edu .

AUG 20–24

MEMBERSHIP DRIVE Renew your membership, become a new member, or give a gift membership during our annual membership drive and receive 10% off membership dues.

AUG 23

A LITTLE LUNCH MUSIC 12 pm with gayageumist Boyun Kim MEMBERSHIP NIGHT 5-7 pm Enjoy an evening of music, food, and exhibitions. Upgrade, renew, or purchase a gift membership and receive 10% off annual membership dues.

SEPT 13

A LITTLE LUNCH MUSIC 12 pm with pianist Vadim Serebryany

Thursday, Aug 23 · 7–10 pm A HEADPHONE DISCO

The festival phenomenon of Headphone Disco comes to the museum. Held in conjunction with UPC’s Welcome Week, this exciting new student event features giveaways and a live DJ spinning an eclectic mix of music. Students are invited to explore the galleries and exhibitions and to register for free student memberships.

OUT OF THE BOX CLOSING SOON

AUG 30

SEPT 15

EXHIBITION OPENS Mississippi

SEPT 20

A LITTLE LUNCH MUSIC 12 pm with Twentieth-Century Chamber Music Project

SEPT 27

SEPT 27–30

MUSEUM SHOP SALE: HOMECOMING Members receive 20% off purchases; non members receive 10% off

THIRD THURSDAY POETRY 6 pm featuring Justin Gardiner and Rajiv Mohabir

SEPT 29

EXHIBITION OPENS Showcase: The Work of Creative Scholarship After a fantastic run starting in October 2017, Out of the Box, a juried outdoor sculpture exhibition, closes Saturday, October 6. Don’t miss the opportunity to experience these eleven large-scale sculptures, including Voice by Fumi Amano.

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Which Way Home

(2009, NR, 1h 30min)

Which Way Home recalls the harrowing and heartwrenching side of immigration through the eyes of courageous children. The film—an Academy Award nominee for Best Feature Documentary—follows several undocumented child migrants as they journey through Mexico en route to the U.S. A conversation with Anton Flores-Maisonet, founder of Casa Alterna in LaGrange, Georgia, follows the screening.

Hosted by Alabama del Este: Presenté and International Women for Peace and Understanding.

THIRD THURSDAY POETRY 6 pm featuring Melissa Range A LITTLE LUNCH MUSIC 12 pm with pianist David Bottoms

A LITTLE LUNCH MUSIC 12 pm To be announced. For event details, visit j c s m . a u b u r n . e d u .

Sunday, Sept 23 · 1 pm COMMUNITY FILMS AND CONVERSATIONS

SEPT 30

SHOWCASE: VOICE RECITAL 2 pm with Matthew Hoch, associate professor, department of music

Thursday, Sept 27 · 6 pm BOOK TALK AND SIGNING Transnational Frontiers: The American West in France with Emily Burns

The storied American West has long conjured vibrant imagery of adventurous pioneers and windswept prairies. In the late 1800s, these wild tales of “cowboys and Indians” captivated audiences and shaped American cultural identity around the world, particularly in Europe. But how exactly did this frontier narrative capture the imagination? And, perhaps more important, how were these notions challenged? In her new book, Transnational Frontiers: The American West in France, Emily Burns, assistant professor of art history, explores the interconnections between American Western art and Franco-American artistic exchange in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

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DON'T MISS: FOR FREEDOMS

OCTOBER OCT 4

A LITTLE LUNCH MUSIC 12 pm To be announced. For event details, visit jcsm . auburn . edu .

Thursday, Oct 18 · 6 pm THIRD THURSDAY POETRY

SHOWCASE: VOICE RECITAL 12 pm with Elizabeth Benson, assistant professor, department of theatre, Auburn University SHOWCASE: POETRY 12:30 pm with Alyssa D. Ross, instructor, department of English, Auburn University SHOWCASE: POETRY 6:30-6:50 pm with Holly Dunlap, instructor, department of English, Auburn University SHOWCASE: AUBURN INDIAN MUSIC ENSEMBLE 7 pm with Chaitra Gururaj, director, Auburn Indian Music Ensemble, department of music, Auburn University

featuring Camille T. Dungy

Saturday, Oct 6 · 12 pm ART-MAKING ACTIVITY REMAKE REUSE RECYCLE AT JCSM In honor of the Keep America Beautiful project and America Recycles Day, the museum is hosting an afternoon of family fun. Join education curators for hands-on art making with recycled materials. Events are free and open to all ages.

Register to attend at JCSM.AUBURN.EDU or on Facebook.

American Book Award winner Camille T. Dungy is the author of a four-book anthology of poetry, her most recent entry being the highly acclaimed Trophic Cascade. Her essay collection, Guidebook to Relative Strangers: Journey Into Motherhood and History, is a finalist for a National Book Critics Circle Award and was named one of “The 24 Best Books to Read This Summer” by Elle magazine. Dungy serves as the juror for the 2018 Auburn Witness Poetry Prize honoring late poet and university alumnus Jake Adam York.

Additional support for Dungy’s visit provided by the Auburn University College of Liberal Arts, the Department of English, and the Southern Humanities Review.

OCT 7

SHOWCASE: VOICE RECITAL 2 pm with Patty Holley, student, Auburn University

OCT 11

A LITTLE LUNCH MUSIC 12 pm with saxophonist Michael Pendowski, pianist J.P. Pendowski, and violinist Guy Harrison

OCT 18

A LITTLE LUNCH MUSIC 12 pm with the Auburn Indian Music Ensemble

OCT 21

ITALIAN FILM SERIES SCREENING 1 pm Tutto quello che vuoi by Francesco Bruni

OCT 25

A LITTLE LUNCH MUSIC 12 pm with KKR Trio, featuring violinist Helen Kim, cellist Charae Krueger, and pianist William Ransom

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Sunday, Oct 14 · 1 pm COMMUNITY FILMS AND CONVERSATIONS 13th

(2016, TV-MA, 1h 40min)

The U.S. accounts for just 5 percent of the world’s total population but 25 percent of the world’s prisoners. This staggering statistic introduces 13th, the Emmy Awardwinning and Academy Award-nominated documentary that takes an in-depth look at the U.S. prison system and how it reveals the nation’s history of inequality, racial injustice, and mass incarceration. Guests are also invited to view Art on the Inside, a companion exhibition composed of visual and literary works by Alabama prisoners. A conversation with Kyes Stevens, founder and director of the Alabama Prison Arts + Education Project at Auburn University, follows the screening.

Hosted by Alabama Prison Arts + Education Project at Auburn University.

Friday, Oct 26 · 6 pm OPENING RECEPTION AND CURATOR TALK

“Mississippi Mystic: The Life and Work of Walter Anderson” with Mattie Codling Mattie Codling is the director of collections and exhibitions at the Walter Anderson Museum of Art in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, where she curates inhouse and traveling exhibitions featuring works by Anderson and other contemporary artists who share a kindred spirit. In her talk, “Mississippi Mystic: The Life and Work of Walter Anderson,” Codling discusses the celebrated artist’s career, prolific body of work, and place in the American arts and crafts movement.

Leopoldo Mendez, The Revolutionary (detail), 1946, linocut, Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, Auburn University; The Robert B. Ekelund and Mark Thornton Collection.

The Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art is proud to be one of many distinguished arts organizations throughout the country participating in the For Freedoms 50 State Initiative. Founded by artists Hank Willis Thomas and Eric Gottesman, For Freedoms was inspired by Norman Rockwell’s 1943 paintings of the four universal freedoms articulated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1941—freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear. From September through November 2018, related artwork and programming will be identified with the For Freedoms logo.

Saturday, Oct 27 · 10 am–1 pm FAMILY DAY A Day with Walter Anderson

This season’s Family Day is inspired by The Third Poetry: The Transcendent Art of Walter Inglis Anderson. Family Day features hands-on art and gallery activities, storytelling, food, and more. The event is free and open to all ages.

Register to attend at JCSM.AUBURN.EDU or on Facebook. jule

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NOVEMBER

DECEMBER

NOV 1

A LITTLE LUNCH MUSIC 12 pm with soprano Jeannette Fontaine and guests ART CAFÉ 6 pm featuring Kevin O’Brien, director of the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art

NOV 8

A LITTLE LUNCH MUSIC 12 pm with Samford String Quartet ART CAFÉ 6 pm featuring musician Jake Fussell

NOV 10

EXHIBITION OPENS 1072 Society Exhibition OPENING RECEPTION 2 pm 1072 Society Exhibition with Dennis Harper, curator of collections and exhibitions, Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art

DEC 6 Sunday, Nov 4 · 1 pm COMMUNITY FILMS AND CONVERSATIONS

MUSEUM SHOP SALE: WINTER HOLIDAYS Members receive 20% off purchases; non-members receive 10% off

(2015, NR, 1h 9min)

DEC 6

Quiet Courage

To mark the approaching fiftieth anniversary of the integration of football at Auburn, join writer-actordirector Thom Gossom for a special screening of his film Quiet Courage. This powerful documentary tells the triumphant story of university alumnus James Owens, who, in 1969, became the first African American to break the racial barriers of college football in the Deep South. A conversation moderated by Joan Harrell, visiting professor of journalism, follows the screening.

Hosted by the Society of Professional Journalists, Auburn University Chapter.

MUSEUM AND UNIVERSITY CLOSED FOR THANKSGIVING

NOV 29

A LITTLE LUNCH MUSIC 12 pm with saxophonist Nikolai Klotchkov, pianist Christian McGee, and soprano Jin Lee

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WITH US

A LITTLE LUNCH MUSIC 12 pm with flutist Stephanie Payne and pianist Tony Crosby ART CAFÉ 6 pm featuring Mississippi’s Ann Fisher-Wirth and Maude Schuyler Clay

DEC 18

A LITTLE LUNCH MUSIC 12 pm To be announced. For event details, visit jcsm . auburn . edu .

MUSEUM AND UNIVERSITY CLOSED FOR CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY

DEC 31–JAN 2

MUSEUM AND UNIVERSITY CLOSED FOR NEW YEAR'S HOLIDAY

A LITTLE LUNCH MUSIC 12 pm with pianist Alessandra Feris

NOV 21–23

Holiday Event

DEC 24–DEC 26

NOV 15

THIRD THURSDAY POETRY 6 pm featuring Aimee Nezhukumatathil

B O O K YO U R

Thursday, Nov 29 · 6 pm OPENING RECEPTION AND PRESENTATIONS: STUDENT PRACTICUM EXHIBITION Throughout the semester, Honors College students in associate professor Kathryn Floyd’s art class for non-majors will have the opportunity to experience the world of art curation first-hand as they participate in a practicum exhibition. Using portraiture as a theme, students will research works in the museum’s permanent collection, produce content for didactic materials, and assist museum curators in the design and layout of the exhibition.

Celebrate your special occasions this season at the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art. For venue rental information, contact Rachel SoloRio at 3 3 4 . 8 4 4 . 3 4 8 8 or rachelsolorio@auburn.edu J C S M . A U B U R N.E D U / FA C I L I T Y-R E N TA L

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MEMBERSHIP

BECOME A MEMBER At the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, membership matters. Vital to our ongoing success, memberships provide important financial support that enables us to serve as a cultural and educational resource to Auburn University faculty, staff, students, and alumni as well as the community to which we are so deeply connected.

Captivating exhibitions. Dynamic special events. Vibrant community outreach and educational programming.

A nationally recognized art collection.

All are made possible in large part due to the continued and meaningful support of our valued members.

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DIRECTIONS The museum is located at the intersection of South College Street and Woodfield Drive. From I-85 take Exit 51 and turn north onto South College Street. Continue on South College Street for 2.56 miles. Turn right into the entrance of the museum and follow the circular drive to the parking lot. A drop-off point is available at the museum entrance. The museum has open parking and is handicapped-accessible.

Monday: Closed; tours available by appointment only Tuesday–Saturday: 10 am–4:30 pm Extended Hours: Thursday until 8 pm Sunday: 1–4 pm

MUSEUM CAFE HOURS Tuesday–Friday: 11 am–2 pm HOLIDAY HOURS The museum observes all Auburn University holidays, including New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Eve.

TIGER TRANSIT Take the East Parking-AU Hotel line and tell the driver in advance that you are going to the museum. To arrange service from the museum to the Student Center on the East Parking-AU Hotel line, call 334.844.4018.

GROUP TOUR INFORMATION The museum offers free tours for groups. Contact the museum at least two weeks in advance for scheduling at 334.844.3486 or JCSM.AUBURN.EDU/TOURS .

CONTACT General information: 334.844.1484 Membership: 334.844.3005 FOLLOW Register to receive email updates on museum exhibitions, programs, and events at JCSM.AUBURN.EDU. @JCSMAUBURN

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ADMISSION

Admission is free. A $5 donation is greatly appreciated.

GALLERY BEHAVIOR AND GUIDELINES Help the museum preserve and protect its collections and exhibited works by refraining from touching or climbing on the art. Flash photography is not permitted in the exhibition galleries and certain exhibitions may prohibit photography. Please adhere to all directional signage.

Backpacks and large bags must be checked. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.

By becoming a museum member, renewing your membership, or gifting a membership to a friend, loved one, or colleague, you are directly supporting our mission to foster the transformative power of the arts.

Individual memberships start at just $50; family/dual memberships start at $90.

To learn more about museum membership, benefits, or to become a member, contact Cindy Cox, membership officer, at 334.844.3005 or cindycox@auburn.edu.

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J U L E CO L L I N S S M I T H M U S E U M O F F I N E A R T A DV I S O RY B OA R D William Dunlop, co-chair Mark Jones, co-chair Donna C. Burchfield Helen Carlisle Thomas M. Chase Dorothy Davidson Patricia Disque Ralph B. Draughon Jr. Melanie Duffey

Robert B. Ekelund Jr. Martin Freeman joyce gillie gossum Diana G. Hagler Nancy Hartsfield Edward Hayes Jenny Jenkins David E. Johnson Lynn Barstis Williams Katz

Betsy Lethander Roger D. Lethander Tenley Lewis Julie Lock Janet Nolan Stuart Price Jr. Carolyn B. Reed William Collins Smith Mark W. Spencer

Jeane B. Stone Dixie Torbert Lisa van der Reijden

Eugene Edward Stanaland Gene H. Torbert C. Noel Wadsworth

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Fall 2019

INTRODUCING A NEW HOME FOR THE ARTS IN ALABAMA

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Auburn University’s new world-class performing arts venue will enrich the artistic life and cultural profile of the university, the state, and the region. With a state-of-the-art 1,200-seat theatre and 17,000 square feet of outdoor space perfectly suited for concerts and festivals, the Jay and Susie Gogue Performing Arts Center is designed to connect, inspire, and transform.