Category: Art & Art History

  • Junior Art Majors Unveil Spring Schaefer Art Gallery Exhibit

    Junior Art Majors Unveil Spring Schaefer Art Gallery Exhibit

    On Wednesday, April 20, 2022, the Schaefer Art Gallery will unveil its newest exhibit with a public opening reception in the gallery at Gustavus Adolphus College beginning at 4:30 p.m. and concluding at 6:30 p.m.  This exhibit features the works of Junior Art majors at Gustavus Adolphus College and serves as these students’ Junior capstone…

  • Fine Arts Weekly Preview: April 18 – 24

    Fine Arts Weekly Preview: April 18 – 24

    This week features the opening reception of the Junior Exhibition at the Schaefer Gallery, Junior and Senior student recitals, Anna DeGraff’s Sing A New Song, and the last week of the Hillstrom Museum’s current exhibition. Insides & Outsides: Mmmmmmmmm, Opening Reception Junior Exhibition Wednesday, April 20 4:30 p.m. Schaefer Art Gallery Peter Neuman, Senior Recital…

  • Fine Arts Preview: April 4 – 10

    Fine Arts Preview: April 4 – 10

    This week features the recitals of Eli McMahon, Jenna Kavouras, Maddi McChesney, Kyle Langer, Abby Norene, Anya Menk, Jessica Mendez-Robles & Logan Harkness, and Ingrid Welna & Theo Wilson, the Gustavus Dance Company in Concert with “To Love the World Harder”, and on-going art  exhibitions. To Love the World Harder: The Gustavus Dance Company in…

  • MacCarthy and Stockmann Win Innovative Teaching Awards

    MacCarthy and Stockmann Win Innovative Teaching Awards

    The 2021-2022 Innovative Teaching Awards from the John S. Kendall Center for Engaged Learning and the Provost’s Office went to two professors in the Fine Arts: Henry MacCarthy and Colleen Stockmann. The Innovative Teaching Awards recognize faculty who are engaged in innovative teaching, including new uses of instructional technology, new ways to engage students in…

  • Fine Arts Preview: March 28 – April 2

    Fine Arts Preview: March 28 – April 2

    After a restful Spring Break, the Fine Arts are excited to be back with a variety of exhibitions and concerts. Gustavus Jazz Home Concert with Adolphus Jazz April 2 | 1:30 p.m. Björling Recital Hall The Gustavus Department of Music is proud to present the Gustavus Jazz Home concert, featuring the Adolphus Jazz. Alex Terpkosh,…

  • Fine Arts Preview: March 14 – March 20

    Fine Arts Preview: March 14 – March 20

    This week features a concert showcasing the Gustavus Jazz Ensemble at Crooners Supper Club, a Reception and Artist Talk for the: Dress Shopping at the Salvation Army Family Store and Donation Center presented by the Schaefer Art Gallery, and the continuation of the Hillstrom Museum exhibit: Fevzi Yazici: DARK WHITE Gustavus Jazz Ensemble Performance @…

  • Fine Arts Preview: March 7 –  March 13

    Fine Arts Preview: March 7 – March 13

    This week features a concert showcasing the Gustavus Wind Orchestra, the Gustavus Wind Symphony, and the Chamber Winds, the Bjorling Honor Orchestra Concert, and a  recital by David Kozisek. The Arts Administration Salon Series has its first session on Tuesday with  a variety of guest speakers and performers. The Arts and Arts History Deparment present…

  • New Exhibition in the Schaefer Art Gallery Takes On Surrealist Furniture

    New Exhibition in the Schaefer Art Gallery Takes On Surrealist Furniture

    Opening in the Schaefer Art Gallery at Gustavus Adolphus College on March 8 is Dress Shopping at the Davenport Salvation Army Family Store and Donation Center, featuring works by artist Maxwell McInnis. Based on the experience of going to a thrift shop and blending pieces of other people’s lives into something new, the exhibition is…

  • Fine Arts Preview: February 28 – March 6

    Fine Arts Preview: February 28 – March 6

    This week features the Jazz Jamboree (including an outreach jam session), a recital by guest artist Dashon Burton, and the continuation of the Hillstrom Museum exhibit: Fevzi Yazici: DARK WHITE. Jazz Jamboree Festival March 4th 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Bjorling Recital Hall The Jazz Jamboree Festival brings high school students across Minnesota to Gustavus…

  • Fine Arts Week Preview: February 21 – February 27

    Fine Arts Week Preview: February 21 – February 27

    This week features the continuation of the Hillstrom Museum exhibit: Fevzi Yazici: DARK WHITE, a Piano Faculty Recital showcasing Esther Wang, a fine art student workshop: The Arts Administration Salons Series, and the last days of the Traveling McKnight Artists Exhibition. Hillstrom Museum- Fevzi Yazici: DARK WHITE Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.…