Presentations
The following are upcoming presentations.
Leonard Marcus
Start: 04/12/2012 at 5:00pm
French Building Auditorium, 5 - 7 pm
"A New Deal for the Nursery: Golden Books and the Democratization of American Children's Book Publishing"
Golden Books revolutionized publishing for children when they first appeared during the 1940s, for the first time making high-quality children's books available everywhere—and for just 25 cents each. In this illustrated presentation, renowned children’s literature historian Leonard Marcus tells the fascinating behind-the-scenes tale of the visionary enterprise that brought together top authors and artists, advanced printing technology, and savvy marketing talent to bring Golden Books to America’s children. Leonard S. Marcus is the author of Golden Legacy: How Golden Books Won Children’s Hearts, Changed Publishing Forever, and Became an American Icon Along the Way.
Japanese Ceramics: NHIA's Japan Experience 2011
Start: 03/14/2012 at 5:30pm
French Building Auditorium, 5:30 pm
NHIA ceramic majors and faculty will show images and discuss their cultural and artistic experiences from the 2011 semester studies in Tokyo and on the Izu Peninnsula. Ten BFA students and all four BFA ceramics faculty were invited to attend the International Society for Ceramic Art Education and Exchange Symposium hosted by the Tokyo University of the Arts located in Ueno,Tokyo. The students were enrolled in two courses taught by NHIA professor John Baymore dealing with both ceramics and Japanese culture and art. Their activities included presentations by many of the international faculty attending, a formal exhibition, various workshops and seminars, the making and firing of ceramic works, visiting Japanese cultural sites such as shrines, temples, and onsen, staying in traditional "ryokan" lodging, and interacting with students and faculty from around the world.
Monkey: A Journey to the West
Start: 02/22/2012 at 7:00pm
French Building Auditorium, 7:00 pm
Sebastian Lockwood presents the great and beloved Asian epic. We follow Monkey from his origin, his becoming King of the Monkeys, his ascent to heaven and the havoc he wreaks there; and his final imprisonment by Budha for 500 years under a mountain. Quan Yin will free him, and Sebastian Lockwood with Sandy, Pigsy and the monk Tripitaka, they will set off on a great adventure to the West. Think yellow brick road! This is based on the new translation by Anthon C. Wu. Students will create the set for the show and a Soundscape will be provided by The John Singer Sargent Choir.
Liz Chalfin
Start: 02/01/2012 at 6:30pm
French Building Auditorium
Liz Chalfin will expand on the exhibition "Prominent Printmakers" through a slide talk about the twelve artists represented in the show. After studio visits with each artist, Chalfin has developed a deeper understanding of the content of their work and how printmaking in Liz Chalfin particular fits into the expression of that content. She will show a larger body of work by each artist and discuss their motivations, creative processes and individual uses of a variety of printmaking processes. Liz Chalfin is the founder and director of Zea Mays Printmaking, a studio and workshop dedicated to safer and non-toxic printmaking methods. In this talk she will also touch on ways that the artists in the exhibition have used alternative printmaking processes that are safer for the environment and their own personal health.
Artist Lecture Series: Alice Aycock
Start: 09/29/2011 at 6:30pm
Alice Aycock will be at the Institute in Manchester this fall to share her stories with the general public. This event will be held in the auditorium in the Institute’s French Building, 148 Concord Street, Manchester. Tickets: $20 per lecture; $50 for series; Institute students free. For further information contact Suzanne Lenz at suzannelenz@nhia.edu or 603-836-2547
From childhood, Alice Aycock aspired to an artistic life. Inspired by stories told by her grandmother, which she later learned had their source in Gulliver's Travels, Aycock thought at first she would like to be a writer, but her interests shifted to the visual arts before she was twenty. Her sculptural-architectural sensibility was undoubtedly encouraged by her father, a construction engineer. Aycock has created installations throughout the world, including Israel, Germany, The Netherlands, Italy, Switzerland, and Japan, and at numerous locations in the United States, including the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the San Francisco Art Institute, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, Lincoln, Nebraska, State University of New York, Buffalo (1988), Atlantic Arts Center, New Smyrna Beach, Florida, and the Storm King Art Center, Mountainville, New York.
Institute Sudents, Faculty and Staff - Free Admission! Please visit Julia LaFleur in the Offices of the President and Development, 148 Concord Street, Manchester between 9 am - 5 pm, Monday - Friday to claim your ticket. Please Bring Student ID!
Institute Alumni Rate! $10/lecture or $20/series. Please call 603-836-2546 or email jlafleur@nhia.edu to reserve your tickets.
For more information, please visit the Artist Lecture Series Section
Artist Lecture Series: John Sexton
Start: 11/03/2011 at 6:30pm
John Sexton will be at the Institute in Manchester this fall to share his stories with the general public. This event will be held in the auditorium in the Institute’s French Building, 148 Concord Street, Manchester. Tickets: $20 per lecture; $50 for series; Institute students free. For further information contact Suzanne Lenz at suzannelenz@nhia.edu or 603-836-2547
Respected as a photographer, master printmaker, author, and workshop instructor, John Sexton is best known for his luminous, quiet, black and white photographs of the natural environment. In his early years, he worked as both technical and photographic assistant, and then technical consultant, to Ansel Adams. He is Director of the John Sexton Photography Workshops program, and teaches numerous photography workshops each year for other programs in the United States and abroad. Sexton’s photographs are included in permanent collections, exhibitions, and publications throughout the world. His work has been featured on the CBS Sunday Morning show, and on the MacNeil Lehrer News Hour. Bank of America, General Motors, and Eastman Kodak Company have used his photographs in national advertising campaigns. www.johnsexton.com
Institute Sudents, Faculty and Staff - Free Admission! Please visit Julia LaFleur in the Offices of the President and Development, 148 Concord Street, Manchester between 9 am - 5 pm, Monday - Friday to claim your ticket. Please Bring Student ID!
Institute Alumni Rate! $10/lecture or $20/series. Please call 603-836-2546 or email jlafleur@nhia.edu to reserve your tickets.
For more information, please visit the Artist Lecture Series Section
Artist Lecture Series: Chris Van Allsburg
Start: 12/06/2011 at 6:30pm
Chris Van Allsburg will be at the Institute in Manchester this fall to share his stories with the general public. This event will be held in the auditorium in the Institute’s French Building, 148 Concord Street, Manchester. Tickets: $20 per lecture; $50 for series; Institute students free. For further information contact Suzanne Lenz at suzannelenz@nhia.edu or 603-836-2547
Two-time Caldecott Medal-winner Chris Van Allsburg has drawn readers into a magical, even surreal, world through his illustrated picture books, which include Jumanji and its sequel, Zathura, as well as Two Bad Ants and The Polar Express. "While most children's literature remains steeped in saccharin morality tales," Linnea Lannon noted in the Detroit Free Press Sunday Magazine, "Van Allsburg has found critical acclaim and commercial success with children's books that embrace the mystery and randomness of life." His most popular book, The Polar Express, has become a Christmas classic around the world, and was made into a feature film in 2004. Van Allsburg's first Caldecott Medal book, Jumanji, was the first book to go Hollywood, however; it was adapted as a feature film in 1995. The major theme in Van Allsburg's books is not that either good or bad things can happen in life, but that strange, inexplicable things can occur. www.chrisvanallsburg.com
Institute Sudents, Faculty and Staff - Free Admission! Please visit Julia LaFleur in the Offices of the President and Development, 148 Concord Street, Manchester between 9 am - 5 pm, Monday - Friday to claim your ticket. Please Bring Student ID!
Institute Alumni Rate! $10/lecture or $20/series. Please call 603-836-2546 or email jlafleur@nhia.edu to reserve your tickets.
For more information, please visit the Artist Lecture Series Section
Murray Tinkelman: History of American Illustration
Start: 09/12/2011 at 6:30pm
FREE LECTURE SERIES
1900-1950 Monday, September 12th, 6:30 pm
1950-1990 Tuesday, September 13th, 11:30 pm - 1:00 pm
French Building Auditorium
148 Concord Street, Manchester, NH 03104
Murray Tinkelman is an award-winning artist who has won gold medals from the Society of Illustrators, The New York Art Directors Club and the Society of Publications Designers. His illustrations have appeared in a variety of publications such as Atlantic Monthly, The New York Times, and The Washington Post. His work is represented in the permanent collections of the Brooklyn Museum, the Delaware Art Museum, the International Photography Hall of Fame & Museum, and the New Britain Museum of American Art.
He is Professor Emeritus from Syracuse University where he taught in the undergraduate program and was the senior advisor in the Independent Study MA Program in Illustration for over 25 years from 1979 - 2006. Tinkelman was the recipient of the 1999 Distinguished Educator in the Arts award from the Society of Illustrators, Museum of American Illustration in New York. Murray is now the Director of the Low-Residency MFA program at the Hartford Art School, University of Hartford. This program is completely dedicated to the field of Illustration.
Murray Tinkelman: History of American Illustration
Start: 09/13/2011 at 11:30am
FREE LECTURE SERIES
1900-1950 Monday, September 12th, 6:30 pm
1950-1990 Tuesday, September 13th, 11:30 pm - 1:00 pm
French Building Auditorium
148 Concord Street, Manchester, NH 03104
Murray Tinkelman is an award-winning artist who has won gold medals from the Society of Illustrators, The New York Art Directors Club and the Society of Publications Designers. His illustrations have appeared in a variety of publications such as Atlantic Monthly, The New York Times, and The Washington Post. His work is represented in the permanent collections of the Brooklyn Museum, the Delaware Art Museum, the International Photography Hall of Fame & Museum, and the New Britain Museum of American Art.
He is Professor Emeritus from Syracuse University where he taught in the undergraduate program and was the senior advisor in the Independent Study MA Program in Illustration for over 25 years from 1979 - 2006. Tinkelman was the recipient of the 1999 Distinguished Educator in the Arts award from the Society of Illustrators, Museum of American Illustration in New York. Murray is now the Director of the Low-Residency MFA program at the Hartford Art School, University of Hartford. This program is completely dedicated to the field of Illustration.
