Gallery Talk with Artist's Reception

We’d like to invite you to the artists’ reception celebrating the opening of the American University Museum’s late fall exhibitions, Virtuelle Mauer/ReConstructing the Wall, an interactive 3D installation by T+T (Tamiko Thiel and Teresa Reuter) and those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music, a solo exhibition by AU Washington College of Law alum Cole Sternberg.

The artists’ reception will begin at 6 p.m. following T + T’s gallery talk, which is to begin at 5 p.m. Special guest to the talk and reception is the German Ambassador who will introduce T + T’s art.

Exhibition Details:

Virtuelle Mauer/ReConstructing the Wall, an interactive 3D installation by T+T (Tamiko Thiel and Teresa Reuter)

In this project, the artist team T + T has digitally reconstructed a section of the Berlin Wall and its surrounding neighborhoods. Set primarily in the 1980s, the artwork is projected life-sized to immerse users visually and kinesthetically in the virtual world. Exploring the space via a simple joystick, users’ actions and movements trigger a web of scenes depicting everyday stories and historical events. Users are in effect the main characters, average Berliners who have to live day in and day out “in the shadow of the wall.”

Cole Sternberg: and those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music

Renowned L.A.–based artist and AU Washington College of Law alum Cole Sternberg presents an exhibition of works that blends the fields of international law and contemporary art to critically analyze human rights and the application of international law. Sternberg's works address a variety of human rights concerns from humankind's historical genocidal nature to U.S. government-sanctioned torture to Chinese labor camps.

Exhibitions are on view November 7, 2009 – December 20, 2009.
Also remaining on view is Australian Indigenous Art Triennial: Culture Warriors, closing on December 6, 2009.
For additional information please see the museum’s website http://www1.american.edu/cas/katzen/museum/index.cfm or contact Stefanie Fedor at 202-885-3678.
Light hors d'œuvres and beverages will be served and no RSVP is required.

Hope to see you there!

Date:	Saturday, November 7, 2009
Time:	4:00pm - 9:00pm
Location:	American University Museum

NEW MODELS IN CULTURAL COVERAGE: A National Summit on Arts Journalism

The American University Museum is hosting a satellite webcast of the National Summit on Arts Journalism, Friday, October 2 from 12 to 4 pm in room 128 in the Katzen Arts Center.

Join cultural leaders, journalists, funders, artists, and media experts around the world in exploring the dynamic changes in the arts journalism field.

The summit, themed "New Models in Cultural Coverage", will present 5 juried projects, chosen based on their creative use of media to sustain the arts. These are followed by round table discussions where we at AU can participate in text chats or Twitter feeds, so don’t forget your cell phone!

Other satellite sites include: Columbia School of Journalism, the University of Missouri School of Journalism, Emerson College, CUNY, the Warhol Foundation, Singapore, London, and Zambia.

No registration is required, and you are able to come and go as you need.

Visit the WEBSITE: http://najp.org/summit/

View a list of all submitted PROJECTS: http://najp.org/summit/node/3

The summit is sponsored by the National Arts Journalism Program, America’s largest organization dedicated to the advancement of arts and cultural journalism.


Start Time: Today, October 2 at 12:00pm
End Time: Today, October 2 at 4:00pm
Where: Room 128 in the Katzen Arts Center at American University

Gallery Talk with Artist John Dreyfuss

Please join us for a gallery talk with artist John Dreyfuss who will discuss his works on view in the Sylvia Berlin Katzen Sculpture Garden at the American University Museum.

Featuring six large-scale works by sculptor John L. Dreyfuss, this exhibition is an exploration into the evolution of form and the wonder of invention. Referencing bones and early tool shapes, each work examines the relationship between form, strength of materials and the harnessing of power. Beginning with sketches, wax, plaster and cast metal models, Dreyfuss has subtly refined each work over the past decade and, through an ongoing collaboration with aerospace engineers, has experimented with the fabrication process. Rendered for the first time at monumental scale in composite materials, these extraordinary works simultaneously draw on ancient and primal references, while being distinctly contemporary in their conception.


John Dreyfuss, Alexander's Lure , 2000-2001.
Reinforced Fiberglass. 4.69 x 4.69 x 7.37 ft.

This exhibition is generously supported by ATK.

Saturday, October 3, 2009
2-3PM
American University Museum
4400 Massachusetts Ave, NW
Washington, DC

Open Studios at AU

Hey guys...this is a great way to get to meet/see the work of other nearby MFA students. American University will be having open studios tomorrow, Saturday, September 12, 2009 from 6-9pm.

Location:	The Katzen Building, 2nd Floor
Street:	4400 Massachussetts Ave.
City/Town:	Washington, DC