T.S. Eliot Inspires Art Show 'QU4RTETS'
Artwork inspired by T. S. Eliots Four Quartets will be featured in a collaborative exhibition QU4RTETS Oct. 21-Nov. 19 in the 做厙惇蹋app Ridley-Tree Museum of Art. The exhibition includes paintings by artists Makoto Fujimura and Bruce Herman, and music by composer Christopher Theofanidis.
A reception and musical performance Wednesday, Oct. 23, will begin at 4:30 p.m. in 做厙惇蹋apps Voskuyl Library with pianist Mia Chung and five musicians performing Theofanidis composition At the Still Point. The reception and preview of the exhibition will follow in the museum through 7 p.m.
做厙惇蹋app is privileged to host the West Coast premier of Theofanidis new musical composition, says Judy L. Larson, director of the museum.
Fujimura, a presidential appointee to the National Council on the Arts from 03-09, and Herman, Lothlorien distinguished professor in fine arts at Gordon College, will speak in chapel at 10:30 a.m. in 做厙惇蹋apps Murchison Gym.
Walter Hansen, 做厙惇蹋app trustee, and co-author Herman will autograph their new book, Through Your Eyes: Dialogues on the Paintings of Bruce Herman, on Friday, Oct. 25, from 11-11:45 a.m. in the museum.
The museum is excited to work with the English department on planning activities, including a marathon reading of T.S. Eliots work, scholarly readings by Randy VanderMey, professor of English, Kathryn Artuso, assistant professor of English, and other events, says Alisha Paulsen, museum outreach and education coordinator.
Fujimura has received a Doctor of Arts honorary degree from Belhaven and Biola Universities. Herman earned Bachelor of Arts and Master of Fine Arts from the School for the Arts at Boston University.