Fall 2019 Arts Calendar
May 21 - Sep 5, 2019
Art Gallery: He Qi Exhibition
Location: PAC, Art Gallery
Currently a California resident (USA), He Qi Studied at Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing Art Institute in China and Hamburg Art Institute in Germany. Now He is currently an Artist-in-Residence at Fuller Theological Seminary (CA) and a Distinguished Visiting Professor at the Art Institute of RUC (Renmin University of China, Beijing)
He was the first among Mainland Chinese to earn a Ph.D. in Religious art after the Revolution (1992). He also received his Honorary Doctor Degree from Australia Catholic University in Melbourne (May, 2011). He is also a member of the China Art Association and a former council member of the Asian Christian Art Association (1998-2006). He received 20th Century Award for Achievement in recognition of outstanding achievements in the field of Religious Art Theory and Christian Art Creation of IBC in Cambridge UK. His art works have been displayed in museums, galleries, universities and churches, in New York, San Francisco, Berkeley, Chicago, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Birmingham, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Hartford, Elizabethton, Richmond, Tokyo, Kyoto, Hong Kong, Nanjing, London, Oxford, Geneva, Aachen, St. Petersburg, etc.
His art works have been introduced on numerous newspaper and magazines, such as: Washington Post, Christianity Today, Far Eastern Economic Review, Hong Kong Cable TV, BBC-UK, ABC-Australia, Copenhagen Daily (Denmark), Bet Binnenhof Daily in the Netherlands, China “Fine Art”, Xinhua News Paper, Princeton Post, Minnesota Monthly, Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Star Tribune, WCCO TV, etc. He has been invited by universities and seminaries to be a visiting professor and artist-in-residence to do lectures and art exhibits such as: Yale Divinity School, Princeton Theological Seminary, New College and Regent’s Park College of Oxford (UK), Toronto University (Canada), Wheaton College (IL), Luther Seminary (MN), Theological Seminary in San Francisco (CA), St. Olaf College (MN), Drew University (NJ), Samford University (AL), Millgan College (TN), Nanjing University, Renmin University of China, Alliance Bible Seminary (Hong Kong), etc.
Fri, Aug 23, 2019, 8:00 p.m.
Barefoots Concert: The New Respects
Sep 9 - Oct 24, 2019
Art Gallery: Caleb Dow Booth Exhibition
Location: PAC, Art Gallery
Caleb Booth was born in Fort Worth Texas, but spent most of his formative years in Budapest, Hungary, and Alberta, Canada. After graduating from Union University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2011, Caleb spent two years in Rome, Italy, as an artist-in-residence and later as manager of Accendere Gallery. He decided to pursue a Master of Fine Arts degree at the New York Academy of Art, which he completed in 2014. He has shown work in the U.S., Canada, Italy, and China, including three solo shows and three residencies, including the prestigious Eric Fischl '66 Artist-in-Residence Teaching Program. Caleb currently lives and works in NYC.
- Lecture: Tuesday, September 10, 4:30p – A-72
- Reception: Tuesday, September 10, 5:30p – Gallery
Tue, Sep 10, 2019, 4:30 p.m.
Art Gallery: Caleb Dow Booth Lecture and Reception
Location: PAC, A-72
- Lecture: Tuesday, September 10, 4:30p – A-72
- Reception: Tuesday, September 10, 5:30p – Gallery
Fri, Sep 13, 2019, 8:00 p.m.
Barefoots Joe: Scott Mulvahill
Tue, Sep 17, 2019, 7:00 p.m.
McAfee Organ Concert: Christopher Jacobson
Location: PAC, Savage Chapel
You're invited to join us for this free concert hosted by the Union University Department of Music.
Mon, Sep 23, 2019, 7:00 p.m.
Faculty Voice Recital: Kelly Garner and Sabrina Warren
Location: JEN, Hartley Recital Hall (JEN-123)
Thu, Oct 3, 2019, 7:00 p.m.
Opera Workshop: Mozart's The Impresario
Location: PAC, Powell Theatre
Tickets: $1 for Union Students and Employees; $3 for General Admissions
Fri, Oct 4, 2019, 7:00 p.m.
Opera Workshop: Mozart's The Impresario
Location: PAC, Powell Theatre
Tickets: $1 for Union Students and Employees; $3 for General Admissions
Sat, Oct 5, 2019, 2:00 p.m.
Opera Workshop: Mozart's The Impresario
Location: PAC, Powell Theatre
Tickets: $1 for Union Students and Employees; $3 for General Admissions
Thu, Oct 17, 2019, 7:00 p.m.
Faculty Cello Recital: Daniel Strawser
Location: JEN, Hartley Recital Hall (JEN-123)
Thu, Oct 24, 2019, 7:00 p.m.
Music: Fall Choral Concert
Location: PAC, Savage Chapel
Oct 28 - Dec 5, 2019
Art Gallery: Gene Schmidt Exhibition
Location: PAC, Art Gallery
- Lecture: Tuesday, October 29, 4:30p – A-72
- Reception: Tuesday, October 29, 5:30p – Gallery
Tue, Oct 29, 2019, 4:30 p.m.
Art Gallery: Gene Schmidt Lecture and Reception
Location: PAC, A-72
- Lecture: Tuesday, October 29, 4:30p – A-72
- Reception: Tuesday, October 29, 5:30p – Gallery
Tue, Oct 29, 2019, 7:00 p.m.
Music: Orchestra Concert
Location: PAC, Savage Chapel
Tue, Nov 5, 2019, 7:00 p.m.
Music: Symphonic Band Concert
Location: PAC, Savage Chapel
Tue, Dec 3, 2019, 7:30 p.m.
Music: Handel's Messiah
Location: PAC, Savage Chapel
Featuring the University Singers and the University Symphony Orchestra.
Free and open to the public
Wed, Dec 4, 2019, 10:00 a.m.
Music: Christmas Gift to the Community
Location: PAC, Savage Chapel
Fri, Dec 6, 2019, 8:00 a.m.
Art: Annual Christmas Pottery Sale
Location: SUB, Main Hallway
Fri, Dec 6, 2019, 7:00 p.m.
Music: A Union Christmas Concert
Location: PAC, Savage Chapel
Union University's Department of Music will continue the tradition of the annual Union Christmas by presenting an evening concert of Christmas favorites performed by Union University choral ensembles, children's chorus and orchestra.
Free and open to the public