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Art Matters: UIMA preparator to tell challenges of converting old ballroom into UIMA@IMU
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News and art musings from inside the University of Iowa Museum of Art. UIMA preparator to tell challenges of converting old ballroom into UIMA@IMU. How do you transform an old ballroom (above), used mostly for meetings, into a multi-functional, visual classroom suitable for housing museum artwork, all in five months? Erickson will discuss the design process for the UIMA@IMU in his lecture "You Want Me to Build What? The Richey Ballroom posed some unique problems for the exhibition designer. First, we had...
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Art Matters: 07.09
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News and art musings from inside the University of Iowa Museum of Art. UIMA Graduate Curatorial Assistant Nathan Popp joins us on Art Matters. Today to share some of his reflections on the flood and his work with the UIMA's collection of prints, drawings, and photographs. Those who know me understand how much I crave order. So that students, faculty and the public could browse the collection online. The flood has limited such opportunities for student and faculty use of the collection and thrust the staf...
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Art Matters: UIMA Word Painters: Work from Cheyenne Nimes
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News and art musings from inside the University of Iowa Museum of Art. UIMA Word Painters: Work from Cheyenne Nimes. Last night in the Old Capitol Museum, the UIMA hosted its first Word Painters reading of the semester. Cheyenne Nimes. Make sure to check the blog next week for another highlighted work by Nimes, a piece about the Colorado River. Claire Lekwa, UIMA Marketing and Media Assistant. Running from the surface. Call this "Cuyahoga," "crooked river" in Iroquois. 1922, All-out war,. And in 1952....
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Art Matters: UIMA staff members' thoughts on Pollock theory
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News and art musings from inside the University of Iowa Museum of Art. UIMA staff members' thoughts on Pollock theory. Jackson Pollock, Mural. 1943, oil on canvas, 19' 10" x 8' 1". Jackson Pollock's ever-intriguing Mural. Above), part of the UIMA's permanent collection, finds itself at the center of another debate online and in the paper. In an article from Smithsonian. Magazine's October 2009 issue. Tom and Jack: The Intertwined Lives of Thomas Hart Benton and Jackson Pollock. Takes time to reveal itsel...
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Art Matters: Press release: UIMA fundraiser raises more than $154,000 for programs, events, exhibits
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News and art musings from inside the University of Iowa Museum of Art. Press release: UIMA fundraiser raises more than $154,000 for programs, events, exhibits. More than 200 guests attended the seventh annual University of Iowa Museum of Art (UIMA) fundraising event, The Museum pARTy! On Saturday, Oct. 24 to celebrate the museum’s 40th anniversary. This event, sponsored by the UIMA Members Council, raised more than $154,000 for programs, events and exhibitions for 2010. The UIMA’s collection is cur...
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Art Matters: 11.09
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News and art musings from inside the University of Iowa Museum of Art. UIMA@IMU hours over Thanksgiving break. Beginning Sunday, Nov. 22, the UIMA@IMU art space, located in the Iowa Memorial Union's third-floor Richey Ballroom, will hold special hours over the University's Thanksgiving break. Regular hours will resume on Tuesday, Dec. 1. Sunday, Nov. 22 and Monday, Nov. 23: Closed. Tuesday, Nov. 24 and Wednesday, Nov. 25: Open 10 am - 5 pm. Thursday, Nov. 26 through Sunday, Nov. 29: Closed. Is the culmin...
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Art Matters: 08.09
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News and art musings from inside the University of Iowa Museum of Art. Throughout August, Maggie Anderson, UIMA Media and Marketing Manager, documented the UIMA@IMU's transformation into the museum's new temporary on-campus art space. Renovated from the Richey Ballroom to a sleek, state-of-the-art venue, the UIMA@IMU will open to the public on Sept. 8. Check out the press release here. For more information on the UIMA@IMU. Claire Lekwa, UIMA Marketing and Media Assistant. Links to this post. Reinhardt's ...
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Art Matters: UIMA@IMU hours over Thanksgiving break
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News and art musings from inside the University of Iowa Museum of Art. UIMA@IMU hours over Thanksgiving break. Beginning Sunday, Nov. 22, the UIMA@IMU art space, located in the Iowa Memorial Union's third-floor Richey Ballroom, will hold special hours over the University's Thanksgiving break. Regular hours will resume on Tuesday, Dec. 1. Sunday, Nov. 22 and Monday, Nov. 23: Closed. Tuesday, Nov. 24 and Wednesday, Nov. 25: Open 10 am - 5 pm. Thursday, Nov. 26 through Sunday, Nov. 29: Closed. For some post...
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Art Matters: 09.09
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News and art musings from inside the University of Iowa Museum of Art. UIMA@IMU: New photos and press coverage. The UIMA@IMU, located in the Iowa Memorial Union's (IMU) third floor Richey Ballroom, is open to the public, and in case you haven't checked it out yet, here are some photos of the completed installation to entice you! Come visit the space and take a look at some of the more than 250 art objects on display during the public hours:. 10 am-5 pm Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday. 10 am-9 pm Thursday.
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Art Matters: 02.10
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News and art musings from inside the University of Iowa Museum of Art. Keep following "Art Matters" at the UIMA's new website. The UIMA's redesigned website has officially launched! You can keep following the "Art Matters" blog on the new site: http:/ uima.uiowa.edu/blog/. We hope you enjoy the blog's new look and location. This site will remain up here for reference to previous posts from 2008-2009. Mdash;Claire Lekwa, UIMA Marketing and Media Assistant. Links to this post. Art Matters" is moving! Pleas...