BEGIN:VCALENDAR X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago PRODID:-//University of Iowa//Events 1.0//EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20240329T094443Z DTSTART:20220407T190000 DTEND:20220407T200000 SUMMARY:Public Talk: Ian Berry\, director of the Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum DESCRIPTION:Ian Berry is the director of the art museum at Skidmore College\, and his ambitious vision has shaped the Tang’s mission to spark curiosity and foster collaborative learning through active engagement with ideas\, artworks\, and exhibitions. Among other topics\, Berry will discuss his influential\, collaborative model for faculty-curated exhibitions—a process that has resulted in over 100 ground-breaking\, cross-disciplinary shows closely linked to Skidmore’s curriculum. These exhibitions have included Radical Fiber: Threads Connecting Art and Science\, Look After Each Other: Intimacy and Community\, and Flex.\n\nThis event is free and open to all.\n\nIf you are unable to join us in person\, the talk will be steamed live on Zoom: https://uiowa.zoom.us/j/91855906239\n\nIan Berry is Dayton Director of the Tang Teaching Museum. Hired in 2000 as the Museum’s inaugural curator\, he became director in 2012. He is a leader in the field of college and university museums\, and is a regular speaker on interdisciplinary and inventive curatorial practice and teaching in museums. His publications have garnered numerous awards\, including eight prizes from the American Association of Museums.\n\nHe has organized over 100 museum exhibitions. Recent projects have featured Sarah Cain\, Ellsworth Kelly’s postcard collages\, Elizabeth Streb and Streb Extreme Action Company\, Chicago Imagists’ sculptural work and dimensional painting\, Njideka Akunyili Crosby’s Predecessors series\, and a career survey of Dona Nelson’s paintings.\n\nDuring Berry’s tenure\, the Tang’s collection has expanded greatly with significant additions in historical photography and contemporary art. Berry serves on the board of the Museum Association of New York and on several advisory committees\, including Cranbrook Academy National Advisory Committee\, Artist Advisory Board of the Fabric Workshop and Museum\, and Saratoga Springs Art Commission.\n\n\nhttps://events.uiowa.edu/59459 LOCATION:Art Building West\, 240\, 141 North Riverside Drive\, Iowa City\, IA 52246 UID:edu.uiowa.events-prod-59459 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Ian Berry is the director of the art museum at Skidmore College\, and his ambitious vision has shaped the Tang’s mission to spark curiosity and foster collaborative learning through active engagement with ideas\, artworks\, and exhibitions. Among other topics\, Berry will discuss his influential\, collaborative model for faculty-curated exhibitions—a process that has resulted in over 100 ground-breaking\, cross-disciplinary shows closely linked to Skidmore’s curriculum. These exhibitions have included Radical Fiber: Threads Connecting Art and Science\, Look After Each Other: Intimacy and Community\, and Flex.
\n\nThis event is free and open to all.
\n\nIf you are unable to join us in person\, the talk will be steamed live on Zoom: https://uiowa.zoom.us/j/91855906239
\n\nIan Berry is Dayton Director of the Tang Teaching Museum. Hired in 2000 as the Museum’s inaugural curator\, he became director in 2012. He is a leader in the field of college and university museums\, and is a regular speaker on interdisciplinary and inventive curatorial practice and teaching in museums. His publications have garnered numerous awards\, including eight prizes from the American Association of Museums.
\n\nHe has organized over 100 museum exhibitions. Recent projects have featured Sarah Cain\, Ellsworth Kelly’s postcard collages\, Elizabeth Streb and Streb Extreme Action Company\, Chicago Imagists’ sculptural work and dimensional painting\, Njideka Akunyili Crosby’s Predecessors series\, and a career survey of Dona Nelson’s paintings.
\n\nDuring Berry’s tenure\, the Tang’s collection has expanded greatly with significant additions in historical photography and contemporary art. Berry serves on the board of the Museum Association of New York and on several advisory committees\, including Cranbrook Academy National Advisory Committee\, Artist Advisory Board of the Fabric Workshop and Museum\, and Saratoga Springs Art Commission.
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