Campus Humanities Calendar
Sunday, December 5, 2021
Louise Fishman (United States, 1939-2021) was an established artist known for her ambivalent engagement with male-centered abstract painting traditions. Her physical and process-driven work remakes the abstract expressionist gesture and the minimalist grid into tools that communicate history and emotion centered in her identities as Jewish, feminist, and lesbian.
A new exhibit, "Sewn in Memory," features over a dozen quilt panels originally made in the 1980s and early '90s for the National AIDS Memorial Quilt, in Washington, DC. Each of the panels commemorates a person who died of AIDS, or of an AIDS-related ailment. Created with Greater Community AIDS Project of Central Illinois (GCAP).
Monday, December 6, 2021
Louise Fishman (United States, 1939-2021) was an established artist known for her ambivalent engagement with male-centered abstract painting traditions. Her physical and process-driven work remakes the abstract expressionist gesture and the minimalist grid into tools that communicate history and emotion centered in her identities as Jewish, feminist, and lesbian.
This information session is for students interested in applying for the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Pre-Doctoral Fellowship in Public Humanities. The Public Humanities is an interdisciplinary approach to engaging audiences beyond the walls of the university.
Tuesday, December 7, 2021
Louise Fishman (United States, 1939-2021) was an established artist known for her ambivalent engagement with male-centered abstract painting traditions. Her physical and process-driven work remakes the abstract expressionist gesture and the minimalist grid into tools that communicate history and emotion centered in her identities as Jewish, feminist, and lesbian.
A new exhibit, "Sewn in Memory," features over a dozen quilt panels originally made in the 1980s and early '90s for the National AIDS Memorial Quilt, in Washington, DC. Each of the panels commemorates a person who died of AIDS, or of an AIDS-related ailment. Created with Greater Community AIDS Project of Central Illinois (GCAP).
Join us for a book discussion between the author, Sonia Hernández and University of Illinois Press Acquisitions Editor, Alison Syring.
Wednesday, December 8, 2021
Louise Fishman (United States, 1939-2021) was an established artist known for her ambivalent engagement with male-centered abstract painting traditions. Her physical and process-driven work remakes the abstract expressionist gesture and the minimalist grid into tools that communicate history and emotion centered in her identities as Jewish, feminist, and lesbian.
A new exhibit, "Sewn in Memory," features over a dozen quilt panels originally made in the 1980s and early '90s for the National AIDS Memorial Quilt, in Washington, DC. Each of the panels commemorates a person who died of AIDS, or of an AIDS-related ailment. Created with Greater Community AIDS Project of Central Illinois (GCAP).
Thursday, December 9, 2021
Louise Fishman (United States, 1939-2021) was an established artist known for her ambivalent engagement with male-centered abstract painting traditions. Her physical and process-driven work remakes the abstract expressionist gesture and the minimalist grid into tools that communicate history and emotion centered in her identities as Jewish, feminist, and lesbian.
A new exhibit, "Sewn in Memory," features over a dozen quilt panels originally made in the 1980s and early '90s for the National AIDS Memorial Quilt, in Washington, DC. Each of the panels commemorates a person who died of AIDS, or of an AIDS-related ailment. Created with Greater Community AIDS Project of Central Illinois (GCAP).
The class of LER 320 has created an exhibit that investigates an important local labor movement that is often overlooked amidst the major movements. We will introduce the content we learned from a local standpoint and spark your interest in exploring the domestic movements of Champaign.
Friday, December 10, 2021
Louise Fishman (United States, 1939-2021) was an established artist known for her ambivalent engagement with male-centered abstract painting traditions. Her physical and process-driven work remakes the abstract expressionist gesture and the minimalist grid into tools that communicate history and emotion centered in her identities as Jewish, feminist, and lesbian.
A new exhibit, "Sewn in Memory," features over a dozen quilt panels originally made in the 1980s and early '90s for the National AIDS Memorial Quilt, in Washington, DC. Each of the panels commemorates a person who died of AIDS, or of an AIDS-related ailment. Created with Greater Community AIDS Project of Central Illinois (GCAP).
Join yoga instructor Jodi Adams for a free one-hour yoga session highlighting art on display at Krannert Art Museum.
Saturday, December 11, 2021
Louise Fishman (United States, 1939-2021) was an established artist known for her ambivalent engagement with male-centered abstract painting traditions. Her physical and process-driven work remakes the abstract expressionist gesture and the minimalist grid into tools that communicate history and emotion centered in her identities as Jewish, feminist, and lesbian.
A new exhibit, "Sewn in Memory," features over a dozen quilt panels originally made in the 1980s and early '90s for the National AIDS Memorial Quilt, in Washington, DC. Each of the panels commemorates a person who died of AIDS, or of an AIDS-related ailment. Created with Greater Community AIDS Project of Central Illinois (GCAP).