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2013 Programming

for Mapping Exhibitions

 

Gallery Talk

Thursday, March 28

OBJECTIVE/SUBJECTIVE 

12:10-12:50

Reception

Thursday, April 4

open to the public, 4:30-7

Informal Gallery Talks

Thursday, April 4

presented by George and Mary Ritzlin, experts and dealers of antique maps,

5:15 and 6:00

Three Day Workshop

Saturdays, April 6, 13, & 20

Mapping: An Artmaking Adventure for 9-12 year olds

Taught by Art Education PhD Candidate, Liz Rex

1:00-3:00, Class Limit: 15

Pre-registration required

Situationist Workshop

Sunday, April 7

Aimless Wandering: The Theory and Practice of Getting Lost

with NIU School of Art Faculty Karen Brown and Sarah Evans

College - Adult

Time: 11am

Pre-Registration Required.

Mapping Board Game Day

Sunday, April 7

10 Days in … series

All ages welcome

2:00-5:00

Gallery Talk

Wednesday, April 10

MAPPING: Measuring Across Place and Period 

12:10-12:50

Artist's Talk - South Galleries

Thursday, April 11

MAPPING: Measuring Across Place and Period 

Artist Michael Dinges discusses his contemporary sculptural pieces.

12:10-12:50

Mapping: An Artmaking Adventure

Saturday, April 13

Workshop continues - for pre-registered participants only

 

Gallery Talk

Thursday, April 18

MAPPING: Measuring Across Place and Period 

4:30-5:20

Lecture

Thursday, April 18

“Art a la carte: Decorative Imagery in Maps, 1500-1800”

Gerald Brauer, map collector and historian

Altgeld Hall 315, 7:15-8 p.m.

Mapping: An Artmaking Adventure

Saturday, April 20

Workshop continues - for pre-registered participants only

Lecture

Wednesday, April 24

"Maps:  From Geography and Navigation to Art and Consumption"

James R. Akerman, Curator of Maps, Director, Hermon Dunlap Smith Center for the History of Cartography, Newberry Library & Diane Dillon, Director, Scholarly and Undergraduate Programs, Newberry Library

Altgeld Hall 315, 5-6 p.m.

Gallery Talk

Saturday, April 27

MAPPING: Measuring Across Place and Period 

1:00 - 1:50

Map Viewing

Thursday, May 2

Campus Map Collections

View selection from the Map Collections, NIU Rare Books and Special Collections

Founders Library, 4th Floor, 12:15-1:30

Cartography Lab Demo & Open House

Wednesday, May 8

NIU Department of Geography

Davis Hall 115, 9:00-12

Gallery Talk

Wednesday, May 15

4:30-5:20 OBJECTIVE/SUBJECTIVE

 

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