Exhibition Schedule 2021-2022

FAC Museum Exhibition Schedule 2021-2022

Due to the nature of our work, exhibitions are subject to change or cancellation. We will be updating this schedule regularly to keep it as current as possible. Please bookmark this page and stay tuned!

CURRENT

Ansel Adams: Masterworks (A, B, C, 1) Ansel Adams: Masterworks features a collection of forty-eight photographs from the “Museum Set.” The exhibition features examples that speak to the breadth of Adams’ interests such as architectural structure, natural landscapes, cultural sites, and portraits. Keywords: landscape, photography, representation, portraiture, perspective

Eugene Atget: Photographing Paris, 1898-1925 (A, B, C, 1) During his career, Atget photographed the vestiges of old Paris as the city was swiftly being modernized. He captured a broad range of subject matter providing insight into many aspects of daily life. Keywords: photography, street scenes, architecture, modern artistic approaches, documentary photography, nostalgia

Brett Weston: Working Towards Abstraction (1, 2, 3) With a distinctive compositional style, Weston employs high contrast with deep-black shadows to transform negative space into shapes. With a wide range of locations and subjects—from city scenes to explorations of forests and beaches—Weston consistently revealed its potential for abstraction.  Selected from the museum’s collection, the photographs in this exhibition represent a broad range of Weston’s work from the 1940s through the 1980s. These photographs along with a short film reveal insight into his artistic process. Keywords: photography, abstract, representation, scenery, exploration, landscape

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January 23, 2019January 24, 2019

What is Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS)?

Good question!

VTS, or Visual Thinking Strategies, is a collaborative exercise in critical visual analysis – which is a cross-disciplinary skill and a foundational component of a liberal arts education. While this excercise can be applied to almost any visual data – graphs, scientific diagrams, our physical environment – students of the sciences will benefit equally from doing VTS with art.

This is how the exercise goes: Continue reading “What is Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS)?”

April 19, 2018January 24, 2019

UnBlocked Gallery: Interview with Psychology Professor Jason Weaver

In Professor Jason Weaver’s 5th block course, Japanese Americans During WWII, his students explored the voices of people who were interned, and considered the social and political forces present during WWII. They also considered cultural factors common among Issei (first generation Japanese immigrants) and Nisei (second generation Japanese Americans) that could influence these experiences and events.

In the UnBlocked exhibit, students were asked to consider three groups of objects that might provide insight about the experiences of Japanese and Japanese Americans. The photographs allowed students to compare and contrast what one of the camps (Amache) looked like during the 1940s and present day. The artwork encouraged students to speculate about the experiences and perspectives of interned artists. And the propaganda provided context for ways that Japanese Americans were viewed and treated by society.

The following is Jason’s response to his experience planning for and using UnBlocked Gallery with his students.

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