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Memories of Home: Memorial, Meaning, and Filmmaking (Common Ground Series)
This conversation pairs filmmaker djones in dialogue with Dr. James Young, professor emeritus UMass Amherst. They will discuss djones' film "631," 2008, which documents his family's stories through their ownership and struggles… Read More
Early Islamic Art and Architecture
Starting with the rise of Islam in the 7th century CE, through its presence in early medieval Europe, we will examine the iconography of early Islamic visual culture and its expression, and… Read More
The Red-Rose City of Petra, An Archaeological Tour
This lecture will digitally escort you through the Nabataean city from the 1st century BCE to the 6th century, exploring civic and religious architecture, the lives of the ancient inhabitants, and Petra's… Read More
On-Demand Film: 631
Documents a family’s journey through ownership and struggles to maintain a multigenerational home in Youngstown, Ohio… Read More
Curatorial Activism in the Contemporary Art Landscape
In this dialogue, gallery directors Jessica Borusky and Rachel Schmid discuss curatorial practice in today’s world, from academic galleries to public institutions to artist-run spaces. … Read More
Kindness and Aging (Common Ground Series) with Jane Callister and Dr. Lené Levy-Storms
Artist Jane Callister and Dr. Lené Levy-Storms will discuss concepts of kindness and its implementation in our communal world. … Read More
Can We Talk About This? On Diversity in Art Curation in this Cultural Moment with Demecina Beehn and Sheila Goloborotko
A talk on diverse curating from the ground up and the push to make cultural institutions anti-racist.… Read More
American Architecture Since the Revolution
This image-based lecture will survey American architecture since 1775, focusing on the arc of modernism from colonialism to postmodernism.… Read More
Can We Talk About This? On Antifascism and Art in this Cultural Moment with christy roberts berkowitz and Badly Licked Bear
A conversation on mutual aid, antifascism, anarchism, the Jewish left, and incendiary art praxis.… Read More