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EADJ Artist Intervention updated with new banner on Cohen Memorial Hall
Feb. 27, 2021—As part of the Engine for Art, Democracy and Justice, Carrie Mae Weems installed a banner with th e message “Don’t Worry, We’ll Hold Hands again.” on the front of the Cohen Memorial Hall in September 2020. A replacement banner was installed this week continuing Weems’ RESIST COVID: TAKE 6! project. Lauched in the fall...
Studio VU Lecture Series welcomes Suzanne Lacy on February 10, 2021
Jan. 14, 2021—The Vanderbilt University Department of Art and the Studio VU Lectures series welcomes internationaly renowned artist, Suzanne Lacy on Wednesday, February 10, 202 for a virtual talk. The artist talk will be hosted on ZOOM at 3:00 PM (CST). Based in Los Angeles, Lacy is a pioneer in the field of socially engaged and public...
Space 204 welcomes Aiden Layer, 2019 Hamblet winner with return virtual exhibition on January 29
Jan. 14, 2021—The Vanderbilt University Department of Art is proud to welcome back Aiden Layer, the 2019 recipient of the Margaret Stonewall Wooldridge Hambelt Award with his virtual exhibition, to cast a shadow. The exhibition opens on the Space204.org platform on January 29, 2021. This exhibition considers ideas of existence and the immaterial notions of time, memory, and...
Studio VU continues with Liz Deschenes on Oct 1.
Sep. 30, 2020— The Department of Art is proud to present the next Studio VU Lecture Series speaker. Liz Deschenes will present her work and studio practice on October 1, 2010 at 3:00 PM (CST) via Zoom. Liz Deschenes (b. 1966, Boston) graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1988. She teaches at Bennington College...
Space 204 launched new virtual exhibition experience with “Deliberate Acts: Art & Incarceration”
Sep. 30, 2020—The Vanderbilt Department of Art and Space 204 is proud to present a virtual experience and digit experience from artists Dan Paz, Lorenzo Triburgo, & Sherrill Roland. Deliberate Acts: Art & Incarceration is curated by Alejandro T. Acierto. Deliberate acts: Art & Incarceration traces the peripheral technologies and behaviors built around cultures of incarceration through...
Space 204 enter virtual world with Dawit L. Petros exhibition
Sep. 21, 2020—On September 17, 2020, Space 204 launched its first virtual exhibition for the 2020-2021 exhibition year with a show of works from Studio VU Lecturer, Dawit L. Petros, and curated by Professor Alejandro T. Acierto. A recurrence of forms traces the legacies of colonialism within African diasporic populations as they linger across multiple spatial, temporal,...
Engine for Art, Democracy and Justice launches, Fall 2020
Sep. 15, 2020—In collaboration with the Frist Art Museum and Fisk University, Dr. María Magdalena Campos-Pons launched “Art, Democracy and Justice” in 2018 as part of her appointment as the Cornelius Vanderbilt Endowed Chair Professor of Fine Arts. This initiative addressed the difficulties and entangled discourses of the everchanging Art, imperfect Democracy, and unbalanced Justice in America...
Studio VU begins new Virtual lecture season with Dawit L. Petros on September 16, 2020
Sep. 15, 2020— The Vanderbilt University Department of Art and the Studio VU Lecture Series begins their new lecture series with Dawit L. Petros on September 16, 2020 at 3:00 PM. Petros’ lecture will be hosted via ZOOM, a first in the history of the Lecture Series (more information at end of article). Dawit L. Petros is...
2020 Margaret Stonewall Wooldridge Hamlet Award Recipients announced
Apr. 29, 2020—Vanderbilt Department of Art’s Margaret Stonewall Wooldridge Hamblet Award recipient for 2020: Rebecca Arp Vanderbilt University Department of Art is pleased to announce the recipient of the prestigious Margaret Stonewall Wooldridge Hamblet award for 2020. This year’s recipient is Rebecca Arp, of Columbus, OH. As a Hamblet winner, she will receive a $25,000 prize that provides the funds for...
2020 Senior Show: Worlding Online
Apr. 22, 2020—These Class of 2020 students present their work under extreme circumstances that removed them from their studios and into distance learning model halfway through their final semester. They have worked hard and proven to be a resilient and adaptable group of young artists. The Department of Art at Vanderbilt University is very proud to present...