Fine Arts

Category: Art & Art History

  • Star Tribune Recognizes Hillstrom Museum of Art

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    Matt Thomas ’00

    The Star Tribune recently recognized the Hillstrom Museum of Art at Gustavus Adolphus College as the “best unexpected place to find great art” in its recently released Best of Minnesota 2014 special section. The Best of Minnesota listings were thoughtfully selected by the 265 Star Tribune journalists who comprise Minnesota’s largest newsroom. The complete Best…

  • Hillstrom Museum Opens Senior Majors’ Exhibition: Emergence

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    Al

    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…

  • Karin Dye ’16 Takes Her Passion for Music Abroad

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    Matt Thomas ’00

    Sophomore Karin Dye is Principal Viola of the Gustavus Symphony Orchestra, a member of the Gustavus Ringers, violist for the Corda String Quartet, and fiddler in a bluegrass band on campus called Vintage Prairie Dirt. Dye’s passion for music led her to pursue an independent study opportunity this past January in the Dominican Republic, which…

  • Hillstrom Museum Announces Spring Break Hours

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    Al

    The Hillstrom Museum of Art is currently presenting complementary exhibitions: Minna Citron: The Uncharted Course from Realism to Abstraction, and Peggy Bacon, Keeping the Realist Course, on view through April 17, 2014. During the coming spring break of Gustavus Adolphus College (Saturday, March 29 through Sunday, April 6, 2014), the Hillstrom Museum of Art normal…

  • Photographer and Peace Activist John Noltner on Campus Feb. 24-25

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    Matt Thomas ’00

    What does peace mean to you? That is the central question photographer and storyteller John Noltner has been asking people for his social commentary project, A Peace of My Mind. Noltner will visit Gustavus on Feb. 24-25 to share his multimedia exhibit and speak in Christ Chapel about the project. Founded in 2009, A Peace…

  • New Hillstrom Exhibition Features Works by Minna Citron & Peggy Bacon

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    Al

    The Hillstrom Museum of Art presents two concurrent, complementary exhibitions: Minna Citron: The Uncharted Course from Realism to Abstraction, and Peggy Bacon, Keeping the Realist Course, on view February 17 through April 17, 2014. An opening reception is set for Monday, February 17, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. and includes a Gallery Talk at 7:30 p.m.…

  • Hillstrom Museum of Art Presents Bruce McClain: A Retrospective Exhibition

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    Matt Thomas ’00

    The Hillstrom Museum of Art at Gustavus Adolphus College will present Bruce McClain: A Retrospective Exhibition, through Jan. 31, 2014. On Sunday, January 26 at 3:30 p.m., artist Bruce McClain will repeat his opening reception gallery talk, discussing his art and his career.  The talk will be held in the Museum, amid his works on view…

  • Physical Theatre Project Opens at Gustavus

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    Al

    Everyday events. Some make you dance. Others make you smile. Some will have you doing something that gets caught on video and goes viral. Everyday events. And every day it’s different. On December 13-15, the Department of Theatre and Dance at Gustavus Adolphus College will bring you into that world of everyday events in the…

  • Artist Iris Dawn Parker to Speak at Gustavus Thursday

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    Matt Thomas ’00

    Artist, teacher, and youth mentor Iris Dawn Parker will give a free public lecture at Gustavus Adolphus College at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 5 in Wallenberg Auditorium. Parker’s presentation is titled “Africans & Photography: We wish to tell our own stories, now!” Parker was born in North Carolina and now lives in Johannesburg, South Africa…