HARN MUSEUM OF ART
November Events
Peggy Nolan, Overtown, 2006
Museum purchase, funds provided by the Caroline Julier and James G. Richardson Acquisition Fund
lecture
Peggy Nolan, Photographer and Art Director of Lotus House, and Constance Collins Margulies, President and Founder of Lotus House
Wednesday, November 4, 6 p.m.
“Highlights from the Photography Collection: Portfolios”
The speakers will address the creation and organization of the portfolio By and About Women, which was created as a fundraiser for the Lotus House Shelter. Photographer Peggy Nolan, whose work is included in the portfolio, will discuss her role working with residents of Lotus House and her personal photographic endeavors. Constance Collins Margulies, founder of Lotus House, will discuss the initiative of working with artists to support a social cause.
45th annual uf art faculty exhibition lecture series
UF School of Art and Art History faculty will highlight their research interests and work in the exhibition. Enjoy a reception afterward to speak with the presenters and continue conversations.
Sunday, November 1, 3 p.m.
Elizabeth Ross, Assistant Professor of Art History
Sunday, November 15, 3 p.m.
Robert Westin, Professor of Art History
Maya Stanfield-Mazzi, Assistant Professor of Art History
Sunday, November 22, 3 p.m.
Glenn Willumson, Associate Professor of Art History
Craig Roland, Associate Professor of Art Education
Victoria Rovine, Associate Professor of Art History
Local Artist Trunk Show
Sunday, November 8, 1 – 5 p.m.
For one day only meet local artists whose works are available in the Museum Store. Filling the Galleria with booth displays, this event offers a great opportunity to purchase one-of-a-kind gifts for the holidays. Come early for the best selection.
Click here for a list of participating artists.
Risk cinema
Admission: Students $3, General Public $4, Members free
Roger Beebe, FILMS for ONE to EIGHT PROJECTORS, 2009
Tuesday, November 3, 7:30 p.m.
FILMS for ONE to EIGHT PROJECTORS uses Beebe's newest screening technique to show The Strip Mall Trilogy, TB TX Dance, Last Light of a Dying Star and Money Changes Everything.
films
museum nights
Thursday, November 12
6 - 9 p.m.
Celebrate arts at the University of Florida by attending Museum Nights. The UF School of Theatre and Dance will perform solos throughout the evening, and visitors may embrace their own creativity by participating in art-making activities led by the MUSEs (Museum University Student Educators). Work by UF faculty will be on view in the 45th Annual UF Art Faculty Exhibition.
7:30 p.m.
Sermin Ciddi, Foremost Practitioner and Private Teacher of Ottoman Miniature Painting
and Illuminations
Miniature painting is a highly specialized field of Ottoman Turkish fine arts. As a form of painting, it reached a peak in the 17th century within the Ottoman Empire, but it was also popular in other regional civilizations, most notably Persia. Ciddi will discuss this and other topics during her lecture. This talk is co-sponsored by the Center for European Studies.
This Museum Nights is made possible by the generous support of the University of Florida Honors Program.
Museum Nights will be held at the Harn Museum of Art on the second Thursday of every month.
gallery talk
Jack Stenner, UF Assistant Professor of Digital Media; Ray Gonzalez, Teaching Lab Specialist, Ceramics; and Richard Heipp, Professor of Painting and Drawing, Sunday, November 8, 3 p.m.
"45th Annual UF Art Faculty Exhibition" Join these University of Florida faculty members for a gallery talk about the 45th Annual UF Art Faculty Exhibition.
symposium
Recycling in African Art: Necessity, Metaphor, and Creative Expression
Friday, November 13, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Organized by Victoria L. Rovine, School of Art and Art History/Center for African Studies, University of Florida. This symposium will explore the aesthetics, economics and paradoxes of recycling as an artistic practice in Africa. Presentations by art historians, anthropologists, artists and curators will address the reuse and reanimation of objects in Africa and the African diaspora. For more information click here.
camellia court cafe
Visit the Camellia Court Café, and enjoy selections from our new fall menu, which debuted in late October. New items include sandwiches, salads, pasta, tapas and soups. Bring the coupon below to receive the discount. Offer valid through November 30, 2009.
Limit of one coupon per dining party.
harn eminent scholar lectures
These programs are co-sponsored by the University of Florida School of Art and Art History.
Michael Fried, Professor, J. R. Herbert Boone Chair in the Humanities, Johns Hopkins University
Thursday, November 5, 6 p.m.
“An Almost Unknown Masterpiece: Cecco del Caravaggio’s `The Resurrection’ (1619 - 1620)”
Michael Fried is a poet, art historian, art critic and literary critic. He has long been engaged by questions of modernism, realism, theatricality, objecthood, self-portraiture, embodiedness and the everyday.
Jock Reynolds, Director of Yale University Art Gallery
Wednesday, November 18, 6 p.m.
“The Original Work of Art: What It Has to Teach in a University Art Museum”
Jock Reynolds has been the Henry J. Heinz II Director of the Yale University Art Gallery since 1998. He oversees the oldest university art museum in North America, which was established in 1832. He has emphasized true and ready access to the collections of the Yale University Art Gallery and has reached new and expanded audiences through innovative approaches to permanent collection installations, changing exhibitions and education. Before assuming his position at Yale, Reynolds was director of the Addison Gallery of American Art at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts for 10 years.
friday night sights
Friday, November 6, 5 - 7 p.m.
In a collaborative workshop between the Harn Museum and UF Performing Arts, children attending the Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem concert at the Phillips Center and the general public are encouraged to participate in fun, musical activities at the Harn. The activities begin at 5 p.m. and include drum decorating and tambourine and harmonica making. The Dancin' Gators and student members of the UF Choir will perform. Afterward, Scott Kessel, daisy mayhem's drummer, will teach the children about rhythm before they embark on a musical instrument parade. To purchase tickets for the Rani Arbo & daisy mayhem - Pajama Party performance at 7 p.m. visit the UF Performing Arts Web site <http://cts.vresp.com/c/?HarnMuseumofArt/d5d66ec674/9f87082478/1dcb9318f2> .
Friday, November 27, 5 - 7 p.m.
See the latest exhibitions on display at the Harn Museum of Art, and take a voyage down the Amazon at the Florida Museum of Natural History. Enjoy Lerner and Loewe’s Camelot at 7:30 p.m. at the Phillips Center.
For more information about Friday Night Sights visit www.culturalplaza.ufl.edu
weekend tours
Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m.
Drop in for an engaging tour guided by knowledgeable docents.
Saturdays, 11 a.m.
Well-informed docents wearing “ask-me” ribbons are available in the galleries to engage in informal conversations and answer questions about the works on view.
exhibition spotlight tours
Join a docent for a look at a particular exhibition or collection area. This is a great experience following lunch at the Camellia Court Café.
Sunday, November 1, 2 p.m.
45th Annual UF Art Faculty Exhibition
Sunday, November 15, 2 p.m.
Highlights from the Asian Collection
tours
tot time
Children ages 2-5 and their parents learn about art by touring Harn galleries, exploring art materials, books, games and age-appropriate concepts. Please register three days in advance with Lisa Stevens by calling 352.392.9826 x2112 or e-mailing lstevens@harn.ufl.edu <mailto:%20lstevens@harn.ufl.edu> . Tot Time is made possible by a generous grant from the Wachovia Foundation.
Customs and Cultures
Friday, November 6, 11 a.m. - noon.
youth arts exhibit
UF vs. LSU Volleyball Match
Friday, November 13, 7 p.m.
Stephen C. O’Connell Center
Children who are in the 8th grade or younger are encouraged to submit work.
Children's art will be on display for fans to enjoy the night of the match. To sign-up and submit art call 800.34.GATOR x6607 or e-mail MeghanFi@gators.uaa.ufl.edu. All work must be submitted by Friday, November 6, for review. For more information about the match, visit GatorZone.com/volleyball
The University of Florida Volleyball program invites
HARN MUSEUM MEMBERS
to attend the volleyball match
Friday, November 13.
Watch as the Gators take on the LSU Tigers at 7 p.m.
in the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. Admission is free for all Harn members that print out and bring the linked free admission coupon.
Must present Harn membership card along with the coupon at the Gate One (1) turnstile.
*Children 17 and under receive free admission to all regular season matches.
come for cocktails
Contemporary African Art Gallery
New York City
Wednesday, November 11, 7 - 9 p.m
Join the Harn and enjoy a year of Come for Cocktail events free while supporting the official art museum of the Gator Nation! Space is limited, Harn members only. If you aren't currently a member, there will be an opportunity to join at the door. Please RSVP to Tracy Pfaff by e-mailing tpfaff@harn.ufl.edu or calling 352.392.9826 x2154.
come for dinner
Architecturally Intriguing
Hosted by Bob Fulton and Betsy Styron
Saturday, November 14, 6:30 p.m.
SOLD OUT
Come for Dinner... Bob Fulton and Betsy Styron welcome you to a home unlike any other in Gainesville. Architecturally unique, this home juxtaposes historic architectural elements with upbeat contemporary motifs. Meet special guest Susan Cooksey, curator of the 45th Annual Faculty Art Exhibition.
The 2009 - 2010 Come for Dinner series is currently sold out. Thank you to all those who purchased tickets and to the Come for Dinner hosts and special guests. We look forward to presenting you with the 2010 - 2011 series of events.
If you would like to support exhibitions at the Harn by hosting a dinner in your home, please call Kelly Harvey at 352.392.9826 x2109.
museum store
American Selections
from the Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art
The Harn Museum of Art recently released a 192-page publication featuring works by American artists in the Harn’s permanent collection. The catalogue is distributed by the University Press of Florida and is available for purchase in the Harn Museum Store for $29.95.
champagne and shopping
save the date
Thursday, December 3, 6 - 9 p.m.
Get your holiday shopping done early! Enjoy champagne and chocolate while shopping at the Harn Museum of Art Store. For one night only, the Harn Museum of Art Store is offering museum members an additional 10 percent off their store discount.* Gift wrapping will be available for a small museum donation. If you are not already a member and would like to take advantage of these savings, become a member today, or upgrade your membership for further savings. *Museum members receive 10 – 20 percent off Harn Store purchases every day based on membership level. During this event, members receive 20 – 30 percent off.
continuing exhibitions
Between the Beads: Reading African Beadwork
Through December 20, 2009
Made possible by a gift from a generous donor with additional support provided by the Dr. Madelyn M. Lockhart Endowment for Focus Exhibitions.
45th Annual UF Art Faculty Exhibition
Through January 3, 2010
Made possible by Ti amo! Restaurant and Bar and Tara and Bert Gill.
Highlights from the Photography Collection: Portfolios
Through February 28, 2010
Made possible by the Sidney Knight Endowment.
Art, Media and Material Witness: Contemporary Art from the Harn Museum Collection
Through August 1, 2010
Made possible by the 150th Anniversary Cultural Plaza Endowment.
Highlights from the Modern Collection
Through October 24, 2010
Made possible by the Eloise R. Chandler Program Endowment.
A Sense of Place: African Interiors
Ongoing
Made possible by the Harn Program Endowment.
Highlights from the Asian Collection
Ongoing
Made possible by the Eloise R. Chandler Program Endowment.
current exhibition descriptions
FREE ADMISSION
Visit the Harn's calendar for up-to-date information about upcoming programs and events!
Museum Phone: 352.392.9826
Café Phone: 352.392.2735
The museum will be closed Wednesday, November 11, for Veteran's Day and Thursday, November 26, for Thanksgiving.
Museum Hours
Tuesday - Friday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Saturday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday, 1 - 5 p.m.
Second Thursday of every month, open 5 - 9 p.m. for Museum Nights
Camellia Court Café Hours
Daily, 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Docent-led Tours
Every Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m.
"Ask Me" Tours
Saturdays, 11 a.m.
Parking
Weekdays, $4
Weekends, free
