Saturday, May 3

5 pm Performance
Storytelling

Storytelling with Rachel James.

Tuesday, May 13

12-1 pm Panel Discussion
Location, Location Location; Panel #1

Panel: Marie Cieri, faculty, Department of Geography; Kumasi Barnett; Steven Gutierrez; Herb Peterson; Aimee Sones; Chris Tyllia.

Thursday, May 15

12 - 12:45 pm Tour
Walk-In Gallery Tour

Please drop by and join us for a guided informal tour of the MFA exhibition.

6:30 - 7:30 pm Panel Discussion
Location, Location Location; Panel #2

Panel: Marie Cieri, faculty, Department of Geography; Alex Copley; Elizabeth Gerdeman; Adele Mattern.

Friday, May 16

12 pm Dance Open Rehearsal
Sololos (1976)

Saturday, May 17

3pm Dance Open Rehearsal
Sololos (1976)

Sololos is one of the purest expressions of Trisha Brown's love affair with choreographic structure. Created in 1976, it is a study of causality - cause and effect, as well as logical processes, properties, variables and facts in which dancers respond to instructions called to them from a dancer offstage. The piece begins in simple unison, quickly unravels into visual complexity, then re-ravels itself back to its beginning prompted by instructions given by the caller. Governed by strict adherence to a set of rules and requirements, it exists in endless permutation as a function of these improvised calls. The vocabulary is entirely fixed, yet the form is composed in the moment.

The piece is constructed of three movement palindromes. These phrases of movement material can be danced in forward or retrograde, and can be called to change direction at any time. The foundational phrase, referred to as Main, functions as a central artery delivering dancers to choreographic "doorways" through which they pass to splinter off into auxiliary palindromes referred to as Branch and Spill. Whereas there is only one Main and one Branch, there are four unique Spills created by each of the dancers in response to a written set of instructions.

Though Sololos may stand alone, it is frequently performed within the collection of line dances entitled Line Up (1976). When performed by the Trisha Brown Company, the Spill material created by the original cast is used. Here at OSU, the dancers have worked in partners to create four entirely new Spill phrases.

What you see here today is an open rehearsal. We invite you to spend a moment watching the piece unfold and to consider the structure as it reveals itself to you.

Dancers:
Laurie Atkins (2nd Year Graduate Student)
Julie Cruse (1st Year Graduate Student)
Bernice Lee (Sophmore)
Rachael Riggs-Leyva (2nd Year Graduate Student)
Ariadne Mikou (2nd Year Graduate Student)
Anna Reed (3rd Year Graduate Student)
JoAnna Reed (Freshman)
Katie Vickers (Sophmore)
Yu Xiao (3rd Year Graduate Student)
Yen Fang Yu (3rd Year Graduate Student)

Choreography:
Trisha Brown (Artistic Director, Trisha Brown Company)

Director:
Abigail Yager (Visiting Associate Professor, OSU;
Former Member Trisha Brown Company)

Thursday, May 22

12 - 12:45 pm Tour
Walk-In Gallery Tour

Please drop by and join us for a guided informal tour of the MFA exhibition.

5:30 - 6:30 pm Panel Discussion
Real and Concrete: The Abstract Painting of this Year's Ohio State Graduates

Panel: Michael Mercil, faculty, Department of Art; Laura Lisbon, faulty, Department of Art; Kumasi Barnett; Daniel Clemens; Scott Olson; Ian Magargee; Rob Thompson.

Thursday, May 29

6 - 8 pm
Freak 3: Garden Party
SPAG (Students Pursuing Avant Garde) Dance Perfomance

Freak 3: Garden Party is a student-produced show that combines the Avant Garde with the style and class of an upscale country club. SPAG will be collaborating with OSU art students to create a gallery-style dance performance with fresh ideas and tea sandwiches. We hope to engage the audience with our movement and exquisite artwork, and leave them wanting more.

Tuesday, June 3

5–8 pm
Department of Design Senior Exhibition: Professionals Night

Wednesday, June 4

5–8 pm
Department of Design Senior Exhibition: Public Opening Reception

Ohio State’s highly ranked Department of Design will showcase the thesis projects of more than 50 graduating senior students at the annual design exhibition Tuesday, June 3 – Friday, June 13 at the OSU Urban Arts Space in downtown Columbus. Student work in the areas of industrial, interior space and communication design will be included.

Saturday, June 7

6–8pm
Department of Art Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition Opening Reception

Department of Art graduating BFA students present works at the OSU Urban Arts Space and on campus at the Hopkins Hall Gallery and Haskett Hall Silver Image Gallery. For more information on the exhibitions please visit the department's blog at http://osudeptofart.blogspot.com.

Sponsored by the Department of Art and College of the Arts; funded by a grant from the Efroyymson Fund, a CICF Fund and by Jan and Bob Dilenscheider.

Friday, June 13

noon–12:45
Give and Take: Ethics in User-Centered Object Design

Brown Bag: Bring your lunch or just stop by and join us for a lively discussion

User-centered object design is commonly regarded as beneficial to the customer. Is this always the case? Join OSU Design Professor Jim Arnold in considering ethical issues arising from that assumption.

Thursday June 26

Noon - 1:00 - Lower Gallery
Screen Works | Special Screening & Discussion with Youth Filmmakers

20 Straws: Growing Up Gay

With recent screenings at the San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, Vermont Cineslam, and the National Women's Music Festival, this powerful film created by youth from Columbus returns home for a free Pride kickoff screening. 20 Straws: Growing Up Gay follows the lives of 9 Columbus teenagers as they come into their identities as out, gay youth. Under the guidance of video artist, Liv Gjestvang, these talented young artists share their stories of coming out and staying out in high school. From Wayne, who mistakenly thought he had AIDS as a little boy, to Denise, whose mother forgot her own daughter was a lesbian, to Aris, whose hero is David Bowie, this deeply touching and courageous film will grab you with its heartfelt honesty and spirited look at being young, gay and out in high school.

5:30 - 6:30 - Program Space
Gallery Talk | Ways of Knowing Water

The Secret History of Columbus and Clean Water

When our city decided to provide clean water for the people, the world was watching Columbus.  Join architect and historian Conrade Hinds as he describes the cutting-edge science and the people involved in securing water for the city's future.

Wednesday July 9

Noon - 1:00 - Program Space
Brown Bag
Gallery Talk | Ways of Knowing Water

Rain Gardens: Beauty and Function in the Landscape

How can you reduce storm water runoff—and your water bill—while adding a touch of color to your own backyard? Stephanie Suter of CORGI (Central Ohio Rain Garden Initiative) will talk about the rain gardens springing up throughout the city, and how to get your plot started.

Thursday July 10

4:00 - 7:00 - Galleries
Exhibition Openings

Ways of Knowing Water and What Time Is This Place?

Wednesday July 16

Noon - 1:00
Brown Bag
Word Works | Ways of Knowing Water

Terry Hermsen—The River’s Daughter

Join Terry Hermsen as he reads from a new book of poems, The River's Daughter, forthcoming from Bottom Dog Press in August 2008.

Thursday July 17

5:30 - Program Space
Screen Works | Ways of Knowing Water

The Wilderness Idea: John Muir, Gifford Pinchot and the First Great Battle for Wilderness (2008 - 58 mins)

An exploration of the first national controversy about America’s wilderness: Should Hetch Hetchy, a valley in Yosemite National Park, be dammed and flooded to form a reservoir for San Francisco? The schism in American attitudes that emerged in the dispute to approve the dam still endures. (Blue Ribbon 1990 American Film & Video Festival winner)

Thursday July 24

5:30 - 6:30- Program Space
Gallery Talk | Ways of Knowing Water

George C. Anderson—Light on the River

Well-known professional photographer, George C. Anderson, has privately and passionately fished, canoed and photographed Columbus’ rivers for nearly 15 years. An exuberant font of historic and environmental information, George will share reflections on our changing waterways as witnessed on the Olentangy and captured in his images.

Wednesday July 30

Noon - 1:00 - Program Space
Brown Bag
Gallery Talk | Ways of Knowing Water

The Real Science of Water and Sustainability

Drink water from Fiji lately? Around the world, demand for water is growing, and supplies are being depleted. What’s it going to take to meet the worldwide freshwater crisis? Researchers from Battelle are on the front lines of the sustainability challenge, working to find innovative solutions. Come hear about tomorrow’s headlines from a crack team of Battelle scientists…

Thursday July 31

5:30 - Program Space
Screen Works | Ways of Knowing Water

Wild by Law: The Rise of Environmentalism and the Creation of the Wilderness Act (1991 - 60 mins)

In 1964 America became the first country in the world to create a Wilderness Act. Wild by Law is the story of the three very different men—a famed naturalist, a millionaire socialist, and an inspired bureaucrat—responsible for its passage. (Nominated for 1992 Academy Award–Best Documentary Feature)

Wednesday August 6

Noon - 1:00
Brown Bag | Dog Dyas of August

Word Works, an OSU Libraries ReadAloud Program with Charlene Fix

This reading about dogs is our first ReadAloud Program presented in conjunction with OSU Libraries. Bring your lunch, sit back  and listen to author Charlene Fix read one of Thurber's dog stories and share her own poetic reflections on dogs. Charlene Fix is a professor of English at the Columbus College of Art Design and a member of the House of Toast Poets.