The Brauer Museum of Art is fast into its 2008-2009 exhibition season. The Opening Reception on September 5 was well attended as featured artist Joel Sheesley greeted guests as they viewed his exhibition entitled Domestic Vision: Twenty-Five Years of the Art of Joel Sheesley. In this exhibition, nearly life sized paintings grace the walls of the Brauer Museum’s West Gallery, Wehling Gallery, and Mc Gill Gallery, while the artist’s latest paintings of puddles can be found in Gallery 1212.
Coming up on Wednesday, September 24 at 7 pm, visitors to the museum can enjoy a free Gallery Talk with Joel Sheesley, where the artist talks about his methods and sources of inspiration for his paintings.
On Wednesday, November 5 at 7 pm, Joel Sheesley will be our guest for a free Student Coffee Hour, a program designed for VU students but also open to the public to attend.
In the Brauer’s Education Room and Gallery 1214 is an exhibition entitled Encounters/Encuentros: Tradition and Innovation in the Art of Spain and Latin America. I think you will find this hand picked selection of pieces from the museum’s permanent collection to be quite enlightening. One of my favorite pieces in this exhibition is the Mexican retablo. On Wednesday, October 1 at 7 pm, you are invited to the free Student Coffee Hour with VU Foreign Language Professors Stay Hoult-Saros and Carlos Miguel-Pueyo. The two of them will give historical and cultural background for the pieces on display.
Don’t forget: If you are a teacher or an education student, we are hosting a free Teacher Workshop on Wednesday, October 7, from 9 to 11am. Teachers are already calling to make their reservations, so if you are interested please call 464-5048 as soon as possible to make a reservation.
We hope your year is off to a great start, and please watch for more information as the year goes on.
La Donna Trapp, Preparator and Adminstrator Assitant
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