ASU Events

Native Confluence: Sustaining Cultures

Aug. 29 - Nov.28, 2009
For centuries, native peoples have practiced sustainable living, having a cultural and spiritual connection to the environment and a deep respect for the balance of natural and rhythmic cycles of plant, animal and human life which has always been nurtured and guarded. In Native Confluence, three Native American artists (or groups of artists) from Arizona and New Mexico will each spend one week per month ....

Ecosystems Engineering Seminar

Aug. 26-Dec. 2, 4:40-5:30 p.m.
The Ecosystems Engineering seminars are public general interest seminars that meet weekly on Wednesdays from 4:40-5:30 p.m. in GIOS 481. Most speakers are internationally-renowned experts in their fields and hail from academia, industry, government, and national ....

Defining Sustainability

Sept. 19, 2009 - Jan. 30, 2010
Students from the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts and the School of Sustainability will work with faculty and curators to explore art and sustainability issues raised by artworks in the ASU Art Museum's permanent collection. The exhibition will include both past and present examples of artists exploring human interaction with the land, urbanization, natural and manmade materials, pollution, cultural sustainability and ....

I'm Keeping An Eye on You

Sept. 19 - Dec. 12, 2009
Originally shown at Aqua Art Miami, I'm Keeping an Eye On You features video art pieces from many different filmmakers. Curated by John Spiak, the video piece explores the ideas of the "other", and of being viewed or watched by others.

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Political Ply

Oct. - Dec. 2009
Architecture faculty member Jason Griffiths and Design students create innovative shade structures for the ASU Art MuseumÃÂ¢Ã¯Â¿Â½Ã¯Â¿Â½s sculpture courts. Using recycled materials, specifically old political posters, they have built a gridded structure that will provide shade, respond to the existing architecture and inject color and whimsy into the environment. On the western side of the building, the courts are currently inhospitable for visitors or art due ....

Jillian McDonald: Alone Together in the Dark

Oct. 5, 2009 - Feb. 20, 2010
Social Studies challenges the traditional exhibition format by opening with an empty gallery and an artist in residence who considers social interaction a crucial part of their art-making. Visitors are invited into the gallery to participate with the artist to create objects and installations, or to observe and question the process. Working through public/private partnerships with multiple ASU departments, schools and community organizations, ....

Nowhere to Hide: Three Artists in the Desert

Oct. 10, 2009 - Feb. 20, 2010
Nowhere to Hide presents the work of three artists who live in Phoenix and have explored definitions of sustainability in their multi-media artworks. Their approaches range from photography to sound sculpture and gouache paintings.
Julie Anand's brilliantly-hued photographs present her found objects like specimens and begin to tell stories of the people who have traveled along the same path - their habits and ....

Que Vivan Los Muertos!

Monday, Oct. 12, 11 a.m.
The ASU Museum of Anthropology proudly presents its 10th Annual Dia de los Muertos Festival Exhibit. This is the final year the museum will be hosting the community-oriented joint collaboration with the Calaca Cultural Center and Xico, Inc. The opening reception is October 29, 2009, 6-9 p.m. and begins with a lecture, Searching for Origins: Day of the Dead in Colonial Mexico, by Dr. Carmen ....

Farmers' Market at ASU SkySong

Thursdays, 3-7 p.m., except holidays
Featuring more than two dozen farmers, agriculturalists, food caterers and retailers, the Farmers' Market at ASU SkySong will also offer entertainment and musical ....

SILVER: ASU's Creative Writing MFA Program Enters Its 25th Year

Wednesday, Oct. 28-Thursday, Dec. 17
Work by ASU English's Creative Writing Program Manager Karla Elling is displayed in this letterpress exhibit sponsored by Hayden ....