THEGUILFORDIAN
NOVEMBER 6, 1 998
Nationally touring exhibit visits Guilford
B) Amanda Roop pioneers," said Cam Eubanks, eqi
STAFF WRITER Women Studies major.
The "threshold," as defined inc
The art gallery's newest ex- by Bernice Steinbaum (curator of tor
hibit features works by 31 the exhibit) in the catalogue that He
women ages 70 and older, accompanies the exhibit, is a Scl
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Jennie, oil on canvas, 1943
"Crossing the Threshold" is a na- "time interval or set of circum
tionally touring exhibit that will stances marking the imminent
be shown in the Hege Library beginning of a new state, condi
from November 9- December 11. tion, or action." In other words,
"I think it is important for this exhibit pays tribute to 31
our community to view women women who are important fig
artists not only as creative mem- ures in helping women of the art
bers of the art world, but also as world to receive the exposure
Crossing the Threshold
The Guilford College Art Gallery is happy
to share an exhibition of art created by 31
.vomer., who are a! over the age of 70
and of different cultural and ethnic back
grounds, with the Guilford community.
Curetted by Bernlce Steinbaum, director and co-owner of
Steinbaum and Krauss Gallery in New York City.
If you are interested in taking a tour or participating
in lectures and events, please call ext. 2438.
Arts
ial to their male counterparts.
Many of the featured artists
lude such well know innova
s such as Louise Bourgeois,
len Frankenthaler, Miriam
lapiro (a publicly well known
feminist), and Beatrice
Wood (known as the
"Mama of Dada" and the
inspiration for the char
acter Rose in the movie
"Titanic").
The exhibit will in
clude paintings, photog
raphy, and various sculp
tures.
"These women have
had to persevere. It
hasn't been easy for
them, because along with
the struggles every artist
goes through, women art
ists have to deal with the
social [gender] roles,"
said Terry Hammond Di
rector of the Guilford Col
lege Art Gallery.
Hammond and the
rest of the Gallery staff
have been preparing for
the exhibit and accompa
nying lecture and films
since before the fall
break.
Bernice Steinbaum
curates the show, which
honors Peggy Guggen
heim, a prominent art
dealer and curator of
such shows as "Exhibi
tion by 31 Women" (1943)
and "The Women" (1945).
Steinbaum's mission is to
provide women artists
more exposure in the
hopes that their struggle
for visibility in the art world will
not be diminished.
Steinbaum will present a
slide lecture on November 12 at
8 p.m. in Dana Auditorium titled,
"Have You Come a Long Way,
Baby?" The lecture will discuss
the many influences on contem
porary women artists.
A reception immediately fol
lowing the presentation will be
held in the Art Gallery by the
gallery staff. Both events are
free.
Weekly art films in conjunc
tion with the exhibit are being
shown every Wednesday begin
ning November 11 and ending
December 9 from noon to 1 p.m.
in the Hege Library conference
room. The films are also free.
Lois MAIIOU JONE'
Have you created any visual or written art with environmental
themes (i.e. photos of nature, poems, prints, etc.)? If so, and you
would like to display it in a temporary gallery from the 13-15 of
November, contact David Jester via e-mail
(jesterdr@rascal.guuford.edu) or through campus mail (box 17037).
'lease include your name and a brief description of your work.
1 hanks Forevergreen
Arts Month
at Guilfor
-Honoring and cele
brating the existence
of art on campus
By Devra Thomas
ARTS EDITOR
Last year, Guilford had two
full weeks devoted to the arts.
Those weeks included student art
showings, dance ensembles, po
etry readings, musical perfor
mances, and the fall theatre
show. This year, the entire month
of November has been devoted to
showcasing the talent we have on
campus and the outstanding
work that Guilford brings in for
inspiration.
Here is the listing of the
month's events. In the next three
issues, we will take a look at
many of the events and spotlight
the participants.
November 4: English 220
Poetry Reading at 7 p.m. in the
Gallery
November 11: Crossing the
Threshold Film Series begins
November 12: Crossing the
Threshold Art Exhibit opens
November 13: Why We Have
a Body, the Theatre Studies
Department's fall play opens at
8 p.m. in Sternberger Audito
rium
November 15: We Celebrate
the Garden, Modern Dance I per
formance at 1 p.m. in the
Permaculture Garden
November 18: Mid-Day Mu
sicale at 1 p.m.
November 19: Student Art
Exhibition opens
November 22: the Music De
partment Faculty Recital
November 30: the first of
three staged readings of student
written plays at lunchtime in
Boren Lounge
December 2: the second of
the staged readings and the Jazz
Ensemble performance with a
guest artist
December 4: the last of the
staged readings in Boren Lounge
December 6: the Winter
Choir Concert at 8 p.m. in Dana
Auditiorium
As you can aee, a month
chock-full of arts events put on
by your friends, your classmates,
I and vour teachers.
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