Friends of Art is a new volunteer organization that promotes and supports the department of art history and art through advocacy and educational activities. The group offers its members and guests opportunities to attend lectures, exhibitions, and gallery tours, and to interact with art historians and others interested in the visual arts.
Inaugural reception for the Friends of
Art at the home of Sally Smith. From left:
Harvey Buchanan, professor emeritus of art
history; Lee Warshawsky, a founder of the
Friends of Art; Penelope Buchanan; David
Warshawsky; associate provost Kathryn Karipides;
and Henry Adams, professor of art history.
The department of art history and art at Case Western Reserve University is a major center of teaching and research, closely connected to one of the world's finest art museums. Since 1968, the department and the Cleveland Museum of Art have offered joint graduate degrees in art history and in art history and museum studies. The department's art education and studio programs are housed in a newly renovated space that allows students to interact with Cleveland's community of practicing artists. The art education division, which recently celebrated its centenary, is allied with The Cleveland Institute of Art.
Founding members of Friends of Art are Sally Smith (president), Sally Rub, and Lee Warshawsky. For information about membership and a calendar of events, contact Natalie Samples at (216) 368-0096 or natalie.samples@case.edu.
Exhibitions Highlight Latin American and Italian American Art
This fall, the Program in Art Studio and Art Education will present four exhibitions on identity and diversity in Latin American and Italian American art. All are curated by Lynette Bosch, professor of art history at the State University of New York at Geneseo and a visiting SAGES Fellow this semester.
From Alberto Rey's Cuban
Portrait Series: Hilda,
Agramonte, Cuba (oils on plaster)
LATIN AMERICAN ART FROM TWO PRIVATE CLEVELAND COLLECTIONS.
September 30—October 11. Opening
reception on Sunday, September 30, 2—4 pm, with a lecture by the curator.
THE ITALIAN AMERICAN FAMILY ALBUM: INSTALLATION BY TOM MACPHERSON.
October 14—October 25. Opening reception on Sunday, October 14, 2—4 pm, with a gallery tour by the artist and the curator.
ALBERTO REY: CUBAN-AMERICAN ARTIST.
October 28—November 16. Opening reception on Sunday, October 28, 2—4 pm, with a lecture by the artist. In addition, a symposium devoted to Rey's work will take place on Friday, November 2, 2—4 pm.
TRES AMIGOS: ELADIO GONZĂLEZ, BARUJ SALINAS, RAFAEL SORIANO.
November 11—16. Opening reception Sunday, November 11, 2—4 pm, with a gallery tour by the curator.
All events will be held at the Art Studio Facility (the "Greenhouse") at the intersection of Murray Hill and Adelbert Roads. They are made possible through the generous sponsorship of the College's department of art history and art, The Cleveland Institute of Art, St. Lawrence University, State University of New York at Buffalo (SUNY), the College of the Holy Cross, the Geneseo Foundation, and the Friends of Art at Case Western Reserve University.