Fall 2020 Arts Calendar
Sep 3 - Oct 1, 2020
Art Gallery: Sandra Bowden Exhibition
Location: PAC, Art Gallery
Visual artist Sandra Bowden has been interpreting Scripture and her own spiritual walk through mixed media for more than forty years. She has been acclaimed as one of the most unique, impressive and inspiring Christian artists in America. Bowden's work has been featured in books, magazines and gallery shows across the United States, Canada, Italy and Jerusalem.
Her work fuses the vivid yet traditional imagery of the Old Testament – stone tablets and artifacts, Hebrew inscriptions, architectural depictions – with images of Christ’s passion, important music scores, and God's natural creations. She has issued several series of artworks over the years: crucifixion scenes, artistic use of text and color, new interpretations of classic religious artwork, even altered books with applied textures and hues. God's grandeur and creativity shine through in each piece of her art.
"My Christian faith has been the driving force behind my art," Bowden says. "I look at the making of a piece of art as a kind of doxology, a prayer or conversation with God. I don’t mean this in any mystical way, but my ideas come out of my theology and thoughts about God. I am somewhat of a theologian, but one who translates those interpretations into visual form."
Sandra will lecture on her work on Sept 3, 4:30 p.m. in Harvey Auditorium
Thu, Sep 3, 2020, 4:30 p.m.
Art: Sandra Bowden Lecture
Location: SUB, Harvey Aud. (LR-22)
Visual artist Sandra Bowden has been interpreting Scripture and her own spiritual walk through mixed media for more than forty years. She has been acclaimed as one of the most unique, impressive and inspiring Christian artists in America. Bowden's work has been featured in books, magazines and gallery shows across the United States, Canada, Italy and Jerusalem.
Her work fuses the vivid yet traditional imagery of the Old Testament – stone tablets and artifacts, Hebrew inscriptions, architectural depictions – with images of Christ’s passion, important music scores, and God's natural creations. She has issued several series of artworks over the years: crucifixion scenes, artistic use of text and color, new interpretations of classic religious artwork, even altered books with applied textures and hues. God's grandeur and creativity shine through in each piece of her art.
"My Christian faith has been the driving force behind my art," Bowden says. "I look at the making of a piece of art as a kind of doxology, a prayer or conversation with God. I don’t mean this in any mystical way, but my ideas come out of my theology and thoughts about God. I am somewhat of a theologian, but one who translates those interpretations into visual form."
Her exhibition, Reflecting the Glory, will be displayed in the Art Gallery from Sept 3 – Oct 1, 2020
Sat, Sep 19, 2020, 8:00 p.m.
Theatre: Blank Slate Improv
Location: PAC, Powell Theatre
Thu, Oct 1, 2020, 6:30 p.m.
Opera Workshop: The Telephone & The Old Maid and the Thief
Location: The Great Lawn
Admission: $3 students, $5 faculty, staff, seniors, and $7 general
Fri, Oct 2, 2020, 6:30 p.m.
Opera Workshop: The Telephone & The Old Maid and the Thief
Location: The Great Lawn
Admission: $3 students, $5 faculty, staff, seniors, and $7 general
Sat, Oct 3, 2020, 6:30 p.m.
Opera Workshop: The Telephone & The Old Maid and the Thief
Location: The Great Lawn
Admission: $3 students, $5 faculty, staff, seniors, and $7 general
Oct 6 - Nov 19, 2020
Art Gallery: Chion-Yiao Chen Exhibition
Location: PAC, Art Gallery
Chiong-Yiao Chen is a native of Taiwan; she received her undergraduate education from the National Taiwan Normal University with a major in Art with focus studies in Design and Secondary Education. She earned her Master of Fine Arts degree in Studio Art from SUNY Albany in 1985 with a concentration in Graphic Art.
Trained as a lithographer, Chiong-Yiao also experiments and teaches a variety of media ranging from relief, silkscreen, and intaglio to drawing and watercolor. Her experience prior to teaching in higher education included being an assistant to master printer Robert Blackburn in New York where she worked on lithography projects by nationally and internationally acclaimed artists such as Romare Bearden, Elizabeth Catlett, and Maqbool Fida Husain.
Chiong-Yiao has participated in over eighty exhibitions regionally and nationally, and has conducted numerous workshops and presentations for conferences, museums, and not-for-profit venues throughout the southeastern United States. Her relief prints are included in galleries, museums, and University print archives. Currently serving as Director of University Galleries at the University of North Alabama, Chiong-Yiao's expanded educational interests include study abroad, gallery practice, applied design, and inter-disciplinary collaboration.
Chion-Yiao will lecture on her work on November 19 at 4:30 p.m. in Harvey Auditorium
Thu, Oct 8, 2020, 6:30 p.m.
Theatre: Shakespeare's Twelfth Night
Location: The Great Lawn
Fri, Oct 9, 2020, 6:30 p.m.
Theatre: Shakespeare's Twelfth Night
Location: The Great Lawn
Sat, Oct 10, 2020, 2:00 p.m.
Theatre: Shakespeare's Twelfth Night
Location: The Great Lawn
Sat, Oct 10, 2020, 6:00 p.m.
Theatre: Shakespeare's Twelfth Night
Location: The Great Lawn
Sun, Oct 11, 2020, 2:00 p.m.
Theatre: Shakespeare's Twelfth Night
Location: The Great Lawn
Mon, Oct 12, 2020, 6:30 p.m.
Theatre: Shakespeare's Twelfth Night - CANCELLED
Location: The Great Lawn
Tue, Oct 13, 2020, 6:30 p.m.
Theatre: Shakespeare's Twelfth Night - CANCELLED
Location: The Great Lawn
Thu, Oct 22, 2020, 7:00 p.m.
Music: Symphonic Band and Orchestra Concert
Location: PAC, Savage Chapel
Thu, Nov 19, 2020, 4:30 p.m.
Art: Chion-Yiao Chen Lecture
Location: SUB, Harvey Aud. (LR-22)
Chiong-Yiao Chen is a native of Taiwan; she received her undergraduate education from the National Taiwan Normal University with a major in Art with focus studies in Design and Secondary Education. She earned her Master of Fine Arts degree in Studio Art from SUNY Albany in 1985 with a concentration in Graphic Art.
Trained as a lithographer, Chiong-Yiao also experiments and teaches a variety of media ranging from relief, silkscreen, and intaglio to drawing and watercolor. Her experience prior to teaching in higher education included being an assistant to master printer Robert Blackburn in New York where she worked on lithography projects by nationally and internationally acclaimed artists such as Romare Bearden, Elizabeth Catlett, and Maqbool Fida Husain.
Chiong-Yiao has participated in over eighty exhibitions regionally and nationally, and has conducted numerous workshops and presentations for conferences, museums, and not-for-profit venues throughout the southeastern United States. Her relief prints are included in galleries, museums, and University print archives. Currently serving as Director of University Galleries at the University of North Alabama, Chiong-Yiao's expanded educational interests include study abroad, gallery practice, applied design, and inter-disciplinary collaboration.
Chion-Yiao will exhibit her work Oct. 6 - Nov. 19 in the Art Gallery
Thu, Nov 19, 2020, 7:00 p.m.
Music: A Thankful Christmas at Union
Location: PAC, Savage Chapel
Fri, Dec 4, 2020, 8:00 a.m.
Art: Annual Christmas Pottery Sale
Location: SUB, Main Hallway