SparkNight: Disability Awareness Month
Thursday, October 5 / 4:30 to 8 pm
Join
us at the launch event for
Rutgers Disability Awareness Month!
5 to 7 pm / Experiment
with a variety of materials that have different textures and sensory
experiences. Inspired by the printmaking processes of the artists on
view in The Brodsky Center at Rutgers University: Three Decades,
1986–2017.
5 to 7:30 pm / New
Brunswick Jazz Project Presents Ilan Eisenzweig Trio
5:30 to 6 pm / Remarks
& Learn More About Disability Awareness Month
6 to 6:30 pm / Join an
in-depth exploration of one of the artworks in The
Brodsky Center at Rutgers University.
Complimentary
light refreshments.
Food
available for purchase from Chef Deluxe Me food truck,
located
in front of the museum, from 12 noon to 8pm.
Visit the event page for all details,
including free parking information.
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Indigenous Arts and Culture Series: Judy Watson
Monday, October 9,
7 to 8 pm
Virtual
One
of Australia’s leading contemporary artists, whose Indigenous
matrilineal family is from northwest Queensland, Watson's work is often
concerned with unearthing hidden histories of Indigenous Australian
experiences under colonialism.
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The Brodsky Center's Legacies:
A Conversation with Lynne Allen
Thursday, October 12,
6 to 8 pm
In
connection with the exhibition The Brodsky Center at Rutgers
University: Three Decades, 1986–2017, Allen speaks about
her art practice and tenure as a former director of the Brodsky Center.
The
discussion is moderated by guest curator Ferris Olin and Center founder
Judith K. Brodsky.
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Art Together: Printmaking
Sunday, October 15,
1 to 3 pm
To
kick off a new season of our popular FREE, drop-in, family art workshop
series, be inspired by the exhibition, The Brodsky Center
at Rutgers University: Three Decades, 1986-2017. Experiment
with several types of printmaking and try a variety of techniques. Be
prepared to get a little messy! And while prints are drying, check out
the exhibition.
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Indigenous Arts and Culture Series: Nicky Kay
Michael
and Camilla Townsend
Thursday, October 19,
6 to 8 pm
Nicky
Michael, interim president of Bacone College in Muskogee, Oklahoma, and
Camilla Townsend, professor in Rutgers Department of History, discuss
their new book On the Turtle's Back: Stories the Lenape
Told Their Grandchildren, available from Rutgers University
Press.
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Events are free and open to the public,
unless otherwise indicated.
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Plan Your Visit
Free Admission
Wednesday & Friday 11AM–6PM
Thursday
11AM-8PM
Saturday
& Sunday Noon–5PM
Galleries are closed Monday & Tuesday, but the lobby
is open.
Updated Accessibility Information
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Image Credits (Top to
Bottom):
SparkNight Graphic by
Shriya Chunduri.
Judy Watson, 2022. Photo
Rhett Hammerton. Courtesy of the artist and Milani Gallery,
Meeanjin/Brisbane.
Lynne Allen. Courtesy of
the artist.
Alonzo Adams, The
Start, 1979. Oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist. ©
Alonzo Adams.
Melanie Yazzie, Metamorphosis,
2000. Collaborating printer/papermaker: Gail Deery.
Lithograph on pulp painting in overbeaten abaca fiber and linen paper.
Edition: variants of 37. Private Collection. Photo Dorothy Paolo.
Book Cover of On
the Turtle's Back: Stories the Lenape Told Their Grandchildren.
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Grant
funding for the Indigenous Arts and Culture Series has been provided by
the
Middlesex County Cultural and Arts Trust Fund.
Additional
support is provided by the New Brunswick Parking Authority.
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The
Zimmerli's operations, exhibitions, and programs are funded in part by
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, and income from the Avenir
Foundation Endowment, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Endowment Fund,
and the Voorhees Family Endowment, among others. Additional support
comes from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and the donors,
members, and friends of the Zimmerli Art Museum.
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Zimmerli Art Museum Rutgers University 71 Hamilton
Street | New Brunswick, NJ 08901 US
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