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Opening Reception for House Life Project

Meredith Brickell and Laura Holzman
Thursday, March 7, 2019, 4:15pm

From 2015 through 2017, the House Life Project (HLP) reimagined abandoned houses on Indianapolis’s Near Eastside as hubs for artistic practice and community collaboration. It was a flexible and collaborative project where artists and neighbors formed new relationships, strengthened existing ones, and pooled their creativity in order to examine tough questions related to the changing neighborhood. We’re Open, Come In: The House Life Project transforms the gallery into an inclusive and welcoming space that invites visitors to learn about the HLP, its methods, and its community. Through an array of artworks and interactive installations, the exhibition will spark conversations about neighborliness, housing inequity, and the ways in which art can and can’t facilitate social justice. Join us for a gallery talk with Meredith Brickell and Laura Holzman. Light refreshments will be served following the event.
Gallery Discussion with Professors Ron Dye and Joseph Heithaus in Repeat, Repeat

Ron Dye and Joseph Heithaus
Thursday, February 21, 2019, 11:40am

Join visiting gallery guides Ron Dye and Joe Heithaus for a discussion on repetition as creative strategy through various art forms in our current exhibit, Repeat, Repeat. This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be provided.
Gallery Tour and Reception for Constructed Landscapes and Repeat, Repeat

Peeler Galleries
Tuesday, February 12, 2019, 4:15pm

Landscapes remain incredibly popular among many museum visitors and in artist circles simply because “you paint what you see.” Yet, as with all art genres, the artist mediates the viewer’s understanding of reality and fiction through a complex balancing act of artistic and creative control. As viewers, how do we reconcile the role that artists play as arbiters of reality and artistic vision? Repeat, Repeat: Gestures of Repetition in Video Art emphasizes repetition as a creative strategy. Comprised of early video works through today, Repeat, Repeat asks viewers to analyze not only the repetitive audio-visual elements, but also the use of repetition—and the tension it creates—as an art form itself. Repeat, Repeat features eight works drawn from the DePauw University Permanent Art Collection and the Video Data Bank. This exhibition was made possible by the Arthur E. Klauser Asian and World Community Collection Endowment. Free and open to the public. Join us for a guided tour of Constructed Landscapes and Repeat, Repeat with gallery staff. Refreshments will be served immediately following the event.
Opening Reception and Awards Presentation for the 2019 Juried Student Exhibition

Peeler Galleries
Thursday, January 31, 2019, 4:15pm

The Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition features works created by current DePauw students enrolled in studio art courses. The 2019 exhibition is juried by Hannah Barnes, Associate Professor of Art, Ball State University. Free and open to the public. Refreshments will be provided.
Yoga@Peeler

Peeler Galleries
Monday, November 19, 2018, 7:30pm

Join instructor Marla Helton of Serendipity Yoga Studio for an hour-long session of relaxation yoga i the Peeler Art Center galleries. For more information visit marlaheltonyoga.com or contact Marla directly: marlaheltonyoga@gmail.com This event is free to all DePauw University students, faculty, and staff. Props will be provided.
Avery Lawrence Artist Lecture

Avery Lawrence
Thursday, November 1, 5:00pm

Avery Lawrence is a contemporary artist living in Philadelphia, PA. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2008 with a degree in Visual Studies and received his MFA in studio art from California Institute of the Arts in 2015. Avery currently teaches art and design at the University of Pennsylvania and works as a studio assistant at the Fabric Workshop and Museum. Avery’s work is on display through December 15, 2018 in the Peeler Art Center exhibition Baggage Claims. This exhibition presents the work of an international group of 18 artists who explore the impact of the vast scale of population mobility. Perhaps best described in Avery’s own words, the installation on view at the Peeler Art Center features: …” a protagonist [who] traverses a railroad, a canal and a street while carrying an enormous burden of luggage, within which lies the different parts of a mysterious instrument that he assembles and plays in the final scene. Drawing inspiration from early cinema and contemporary performance artists, I craft this visual yarn keeping in mind moments from my family history. I incorporate the personal stories, implicit in the narratives, hoping to enhance the sense of sincerity and intimacy in the film. In Arranging Suitcases, I draw from the story of how my paternal grandmother transitions in life after her first husband dies. She reconnects with an old friend that she marries and moves with to a new town to start a new life.”
Halloween Family Scavenger Hunt

Peeler Galleries
Wednesday, October 31, 5-8pm

Join us on Halloween for a night of fun (and maybe just a few treats) for the whole family! From 5-8pm, the Peeler Art Center galleries will be open for all family members to partake in a scavenger hunt through the artwork on display. Free and open to the public, this event is in conjunction with Greek Street Trick or Treat to take place simultaneously in Bowman Park.
Panel Discussion in Baggage Claims

Angela N. Castañeda, JD Grove, and Craig Hadley
Tuesday, October 30, 2018, 11:40am

Join visiting gallery guides Angela N. Castañeda, JD Grove, and Craig Hadley for a discussion on our concepts of home, baggage, and horizons, through a tour of our current exhibit, Baggage Claims. This is event is free and open to the public, part of ArtsFest 2018: Art and Horizons, and International Education Week. This event possible with help from the Justin and Darrianne Christian Center for Diversity and Inclusion, The Department of Anthropology and Sociology, and the Greencastle Arts Council