Presentations
The following are upcoming presentations.
FBI Art Theft Program
Start: 09/17/2009 at 5:30pm
French Building Auditorium
Special Agent Geoff Kelly will discuss the FBI's Art Theft program. Art and cultural property crime, which includes theft, fraud, looting, and trafficking across state and international lines, is a looming criminal enterprise with estimated losses running as high as $6 billion annually.
To recover these precious pieces and to bring these criminals to justice, the FBI uses a dedicated Art Crime Team of 13 Special Agents to investigate, supported by three Special Trial Attorneys for prosecutions. It also mans the National Stolen Art File, a computerized index of reported stolen art and cultural properties for the use of law enforcement agencies across the world
Jerome Witkin
Start: 10/28/2009 at 5:30pm
French Building Auditorium
Jerome Witkin is revered as one of America’s foremost contemporary figurative painters. Witkin will discuss how he develops ideas and brings them to life in paint.
Paint Caesar Dead
Start: 11/19/2009 at 5:30pm
French Building Auditorium
Written and performed by Sebastian Lockwood with set and art by Institute students.
In this one man show the story of Caesar and his meteoric rise to become the most powerful man on earth only to be cut down by the Kill Caesar Club will come alive. Caesar’s power comes from the women in his life: Venus, Aurelia, his aunt and his daughter Julia, his wives – his mistress, Servilia, and ultimately, Isis as Cleopatra. While the story is told students create original works of art in rhythm with the telling. These are available to the audience at the end of the show. Experience the world of Caesar and the art his life and death inspires.
Josh Neufeld
Start: 01/21/2010 at 5:30pm
French Building Auditorium
"A.D: New Orleans after the deluge" is Josh Neufeld's comics reportage book. Neufeld presentation will focus on "AD," he will introduce it in relation to his background as an alternative cartoonist, his work with Harvey Pekar & "American Splendor" and his upcoming project with NPR "On the Media" co-host Brooke Gladstone. He will discuss how the "A.D." project evolved from his volunteer experience, and then go on to explain the conception of "A.D.", its use of multimedia elements, and particularly the artistic/visual decisions he made when creating it.
Chris Gustin
Start: 03/04/2010 at 5:30pm
French Building Auditorium
Chris Gustin's lecture will focus on his ever-expanding career and how it has taken shape through the past forty years. He will discuss influences both artistic and personal as well as the choices that he has made to help further his career and at the same time which have helped individuals become involved in group and community activities. He will discuss the important role of teaching and mentorship within the field.
The Poets' World
Start: 04/15/2010 at 5:30pm
French Building Auditorium
Join New Hampshire notable poets and educators for an evening of poetry. Manchester resident, Walter Butts is the current Poet Laureate of New Hampshire; Mark DeCarteret, Poet Laureate of Portsmouth, and S Stephanie are writers with strong Manchester ties who teach in the Institute’s English program. Join these three word-artists as they share poems and discuss their work and worlds. The featured writers will be followed by an open-mic event to celebrate national poetry month. Join us for an evening of wild, whirling, words!
Art Ex Libris - Artists Book Extravaganza
Start: 10/01/2009 at am
Fuller Hall and the Vault Gallery
This month-long Artists Book Event will start with a two-week exhibit in the Vault Gallery of work by book artists Michelle Ray and Johanna Finnegan-Topitzer, concurrently in Fuller Hall will be an exhibition of altered books by members of the Women’s Caucus for Art.
Students, faculty and staff are invited to make artists books for an exhibition which opens in Vault Gallery Thursday, October 15, 2009, 12-1 pm. The library has offered a purchase prize - the winning book will become part of the Teti Rare Book collection.
Painting the Impressionist Landscape with Lois Griffel
Start: 09/14/2009 at 09:00am
MAW002 5 days (Offsite)
Mon. - Fri., 9 am - 4 pm
September 14 - 18, 2009
Lois Griffel's workshops are based on her book, Painting the Impressionist Landscape. The book explores learning how to see and use color to express the beautiful changing light effects of nature. This workshop focuses on color perception, control of masses, and values, with an emphasis on design and composition. This is exclusively a landscape painting class. If the weather is inclement, indoor work will include exercises, color theory, and working room the still life. There will be a slide lecture/information meeting on Sunday, September 13, at 4:30 pm.
Prerequisite: Open to artists of all levels using any opaque medium such as oils, water based oils, or pastels. You may use acrylics if you are experienced in using them outdoors. Limit: 16
Tuition: $425
Material List: Will be provided before the start of class.
En Plein Air Landscape Intensive with Stuart Shils
Start: 10/16/2009 at 09:00am
MAW003 3 Days (Offsite)
Fri. - Sun. 9 am - 5 pm
Oct. 16 - 18, 2009
Join us for three days of intensive painting outdoors with renowned artist Stuart Shils. In the tradition/spirit of "first strike" or alla prima, emphasis will be placed on the perceptual processes in front of nature; the editorial response that follows in the head of the painter; how that takes form in two dimensions; and perhaps, most importantly, questioning what is meant by "finish". There will be an hour-long demonstration each day and a slide talk on Thursday evening that will establish the direction of the workshop.
Prerequisite: Intermediate/Advanced-level artists. Limit: 15
Tuition: $800
Material List: Will be provided before the start of class.
Slide Lecture by Stuart Shils
Start: 10/15/2009 at am
Thursday October 15, 2009
“The Nature of Perception and The Perception of Nature”
Block Printing with Shyamala Rao
Start: 09/26/2009 at am
MAW004 2 Days (FB 4)
Sat., 9:00 am -1:00 pm,
Sun., 1:00 - 5:00 pm
(Sept. 26 & 27, 2009)
Shyamala Rao is a textile artist from Mumbai, India, where she does commissioned work for boutiques and designers in the traditional textile craft called block printing. She has worked closely with block-makers commissioning them to carve out intricate patterns on blocks of geometric, floral, borders, motifs, and dots in multiple colors, to create unique compositions.
Prerequisite: None. Limit: 12
TUITION: $100
MATERIAL FEE: $20
MATERIALS: Small blanket, fabric chalk or marker, pins to secure the fabric, scale or ruler, and apron
Digital SLR Field Techniques with George Schaub
Start: 08/20/2009 at 10:00am
MAW001 4 Days (FH003)
Thurs. - Sun. 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Aug. 20 - 23
This four-day course will include trips to local areas for photographic opportunities at the best time of day and subsequent class time for critiques and discussion. It begins with a first-morning "tech" session to insure that you know your way around your camera followed by days of shooting and processing images with a special "night shoot" included to study low light and long exposure photography. Techniques covered include: selective focus, shutter dragging for flash, light and highlight control, spot and center-weighted metering, mastering manual exposure mode, backlighting, interiors, night photography, panning, reflections, in-camera sharpness, saturation and color controls, white balance, color space, Live View techniques, raw processing, and output specs. All photos will be made in raw file format, and raw processing for great image control will be covered in classroom and critique time.
Prerequisite: PHO001, PHO004, or equivalent. Limit: 15
Tuition: $450
Lab Fee: $30
Materials: DSLR camera, memory cards, tripod, flash, laptop computer loaded with raw processing capable software (Photoshop or camera company software capable of processing raw image files from your camera).
To sign up, please contact the Continuing Education Office at (603) 836-2513 or email dvesci@nhia.edu
Comedian Juston McKinney
Start: 10/26/2009 at am
Comedian Juston McKinney performs his standup.
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Start: 10/23/2009 at am
NHIA presents its production of the Rocky Horror Picture Show.
"Two Storytellers' Stories" Jane Yolen & Jim Burke Lecture & Book Signing
Start: 04/22/2010 at 6:30pm
French Building Auditorium, 148 Concord Street.
