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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