Those involved in the daunting
task of clearing snow from campus roadways and sidewalks are asking for help
from members of the campus community.
Campus Facilities has published a
web site of the College's snow removal policy. The intention is to minimize the
disruption on campus parking and provide for the safety of all.
The site is at the following URL:
http://www.union.edu/Resources/Campus/Facilities/Snow%20Removal%20Policy.htm
For more information, call
Facilities at ext. 6181.
The Belcea String Quartet
will be featured on Saturday, Jan. 17, at 8 p.m. in Memorial Chapel, the
next event in the College's chamber music series.
Members of the Belcea are Corina Belcea and Laura Samuel,
violins; Krzysztof Chorzelski, viola; and Alasdair Tait, cello.
The program will consist of Haydn – Op. 20, No. 2 in C; Thomas Adés – Arcadiana (1994); and Beethoven – Op. 59, No. 2 in E.
Though a “young in years,” this British group
performs with “astonishing maturity in sound,” (The Independent, London) and is currently on its
North American debut tour.
Tickets are $20; half price for students; and free
for Union College students and employees with college ID.
Tickets are available at the
College Facilities Services Building (7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays. Call ext. 6098.)
Quilts by five local artists are
on display at the Social Science Faculty Lounge Gallery through March 15.
The Winter
2004 Collaborative Quilt Show features the works of Barbara Meilinger, Linda Lee Crannell,
Elizabeth T. Smith, Julie Stump and Carol M. Tashjian.
The exhibit may be seen Monday
through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
A
selection of Old Master paintings from the private collection of Seena and
Arnold Davis will be on exhibit from Jan. 22 through March 14 in the Mandeville
Gallery at the Nott Memorial.
An
opening reception will be on Thursday, Jan. 22, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., also in the Nott.
The
exhibit is a rich, visually dazzling example of high medieval art that resounds
with passion and color.
Some
45 years ago, the Davises began collecting paintings for their home. In time,
they narrowed their focus to 16th-century European Old Masters and
earlier. Currently, their collection numbers approximately 250 paintings and
drawings.
The
Davis collection also represents a rich repository of art
history, academic research, and good old-fashioned detective work. The Davises spent countless hours tracing the “provenance,
origins and attributions” of each new acquisition. They plumbed the knowledge
of art historians and museum curators here and abroad and in that process,
built an impressive library of their own.
This
particular selection of works provides a unique view of the role and attitude
toward women in Renaissance and Baroque Europe (c. 1400 to 1700). A number of
small-scale works, intended for domestic display, portray the duality of woman
as virgin/seductress. This theme fairly dominates the religious art of the
time, especially with innumerable images of the Virgin Mary.
These
works also portrayed cautionary tales or morality guides of what vices to avoid
and what virtues to emulate. The symbolism is conveyed in images (white lilies,
red roses, etc.) and colors so even the illiterate could comprehend the
message. Such artwork was also designed to encourage prayer and meditation in
the home.
Conversely,
the female nude was associated with eroticism and created almost exclusively
for an elite audience of educated men, many in the upper ranks of the church
hierarchy. However, depiction of Christ's nudity symbolized his human
vulnerability.
For
more on the show, visit: http://www.union.edu/Gallery/Current.htm
Andrew Morris, assistant professor of history, gave a talk titled
“Private Philanthropy in the United States”
at a recent weekly forum hosted by the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University
of Virginia in Charlottesville.
The Miller Center
conducts weekly forums
on public policy issues, awards doctoral
fellowships in American Political Development, and pursues public
service through national
commissions that focus on important presidential and executive
branch issues.