Fine Arts

Author: Al

  • Hillstrom Museum Features Permanent Collection for Summer

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    The Hillstrom Museum of Art has on view through its window a small selection of works from its permanent collection.  Included are three mountainous landscapes, one of which is an oil painting recently donated by David and Annette Olson, by Swedish-American artist Dewey Albinson (1898-1971), dating from around 1932.  Two additional works on display were…

  • Gustavus and First Lutheran to Present North Star Boys’ Choir

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    On Sunday, June 22, First Lutheran Church of St. Peter and Gustavus Adolphus College will collaborate to present the Viking Choir, the international touring choir of the North Star Boys’ Choir, in concert at Christ Chapel. This performance, under the direction of Artistic Director Francis Stockwell, is part of the Viking Choir’s “Voices of Gold…”…

  • Artist Betsy Byers’ Omission Selected for Minnesota Museum of American Art Exhibition

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    Betsy Byers, assistant professor of art/art history at Gustavus, has had a work selected by the Minnesota Museum of American Art for inclusion in its 2014 MN Biennial Exhibition at the Museum Project Space (Pioneer Endicott Building, 141 E. 4th Street St. Paul). The painting, “Omission,” is an acrylic on canvus work completed in 2013.…

  • Hillstrom Museum Opens Senior Majors’ Exhibition: Emergence

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    Emergence: Senior Art Majors Exhibition 2014 will be on view at the Hillstrom Museum of Art, Gustavus Adolphus College, from Honors Day, May 3, through Commencement, June 1, 2014.  An opening reception will be held as part of Honors Day, May 3, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.  This exhibition is a culminating event in the…

  • Schaefer Gallery Hosts Elementary Art Exhibition

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    Al

    For Amanda Erickson Feterl ’01, art is elementary. Literally. And with a little help from Professor of Art Lois Peterson, the Department of Art/Art History and a grant from the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council, Feterl has taken an idea to fruition as “Art is Elementary: A South Central Regional Elementary Art Show” opens on…

  • Saturday in Bjorling will Feature Bassist Michael Eastwood

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    A junior from Decorah, Iowa, double bass performance major Michael Eastwood will perform his senior recital on Saturday, May 17, in Bjorling Recital Hall at 3:30 p.m. Accompanied by pianist Nicole Wamma and assisted by his sister, double bassist Rebecca Eastwood, Michael will present this recital in Björling at no cost to the public. Michael’s…

  • Woods & Carlson Combine for Recital in Bjorling

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    Senior nursing major Alecia Woods, from Kasota, and Erik Carlson, a junior vocal performance and Scandinavian studies double major from Fridley, will combine efforts to present a vocal recital on Sunday, May 18, beginning at 1:30 p.m. in Jussi Björling Hall. The two students of Michael Jorgensen will be accompanied by pianist Leah Rodmyre and…

  • Erickson & Kendall Close Gustavus Recital Season Sunday

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    Junior recitalists Jessie Erickson, mezzo-soprano and Andrew Kendal, tenor, will present the final student recital of a busy spring semester in the Department of Music at Gustavus on Sunday, May 18, beginning at 7:30 p.m. in Jussi Björling Recital Hall. For this recital, the vocalists will be accompanied by pianists Leah Rodmyre and Bonnie Jorgensen.…

  • Gustavus Music Presents Annual Brassworks! Concert

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    The Department of Music at Gustavus Adolphus College is pleased to present three of its premiere brass ensembles and some special “senior moments” on its annual Brassworks! Concert, Sunday, May 18 at 3:30 p.m. This performance in Björling Recital Hall, lead by directors Scott Moore, Paul Budde and Steve Wright, will feature The Christ Chapel…

  • Gustavus Handbell Ensemble Concert Saturday in Christ Chapel

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    The combined efforts of the Christ Chapel Bells, the Gustavus Handbell Sextet and the Christ Chapel Ringers will be heard in the Chapel on Saturday, May 17, beginning at 7:30 p.m., as the ensembles present their spring concert. Tickets are not required for this performance, conducted by Chad Winterfeldt. Admission is free and open to…