2015 Events

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Alumni College with Craig Hadley, director/curator of exhibitions and University collections

Craig Hadley
Saturday, June 6, 2015, 1:30 – 2:30pm

Join Craig Hadley for a guided walking tour of public art on campus. The event will begin in the Peeler Art Center lobby with an overview of several contemporary artworks on display, including work by former faculty member Richard Peeler and New York artist Marc Swanson. Next, we'll view portrait paintings by TC Steele and other notable Indiana artists in East College. Our tour will conclude with a visit to the art galleries in the Office of Admission (Emison building).
PERCUSSION@PEELER: Lucy+Jorge Orta: Food-Water-Life

DePauw Percussion Ensemble
Wednesday, April 29, 2015, 6:30 – 8:00pm

The DePauw Percussion Ensemble presents its annual program of contemporary solo and chamber works for percussion, composed and improvised, in a non-traditional concert setting. Directed by Dr. Bonnie Whiting Smith, the one-hour performance fuses contemporary art and music in the galleries at Peeler. Refreshments will be served following the event. Provided with support from Arts Illiana; the Indiana Arts Commission, a state agency; and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. Additional funding provided by: The Department of Conflict Studies, The Douglas I. and Ann U. Smith Endowed Fund for Ethics, and the Public Occasions Committee.
Gallery Tour and Orta-Inspired Campus Farm Dinner

Peeler Galleries
Tuesday, April 21, 2015, 4:15pm – 6:00pm

The artistic practice of Lucy+Jorge Orta often incorporates large public meals and thoughtful conversations about sustainability and art. Join us for a tour of the Peeler Art Center exhibition Lucy+Jorge Orta: Food-Water-Life immediately followed by an Orta-inspired dinner at the DePauw campus farm. Transportation from the Peeler Art Center to the campus farm will be provided. Students may reserve meal tickets for $5 per person. A limited number of tickets will be available to faculty and staff for $15 per person on a first-come, first-served basis. Each participant will also receive a dinner plate designed by students enrolled in Meredith Brickell’s studio art course. Provided with support from Arts Illiana; the Indiana Arts Commission, a state agency; and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. Additional funding provided by: The Department of Conflict Studies, The Douglas I. and Ann U. Smith Endowed Fund for Ethics, and the Public Occasions Committee.
2015 Senior Show Artist Talks and Opening Reception

Peeler Galleries
Friday, April 17, 2015, 5pm

An annual exhibition featuring the work of graduating senior studio art majors.
Envisioning a World Without Borders: The Promise of Antarctica

Craig Hadley
Monday, April 13, 2015, 11:40am

Join Craig Hadley (Peeler Galleries), Miriam Kienle (Art History), and Deepa Prakash (Political Science) for a discussion about the politics and art of global borders, boundaries, and citizenship in the 21st century. Participants will receive their own limited edition Antarctica passports created by artists Lucy+Jorge Orta The Antarctic Treaty, signed in 1959 by twelve countries, instituted the continent as common territory. The Madrid Protocol, ratified in 1991, has frozen mining until 2048 and banned industrial research or exploitation for fifty years. Military activity is similarly prohibited. Since then, Antarctica has become a land of peace, science and international cooperation. But for how long? Contemporary artists Lucy + Jorge Orta mobilize the citizens of the world to protect the Antarctic and its unique status and to take action against global warming and for peace. The Antarctica World Passport will enable citizens of the world to act on a global scale.
Art into Action/Action into Object: Talk by Judith Hoos Fox, Curator

Judith Hoos Fox
Thursday, April 2, 2015, 4:15pm

Please join Judith Hoos Fox, co-curator of Food-Water-Life, for a lecture presentation about the French wife-husband duo Lucy+Jorge Orta. Organized by the Tufts University Art Gallery, this is the first comprehensive exhibition of their artwork to tour the United States. A reception will follow in the Peeler lobby. Provided with support from Arts Illiana; the Indiana Arts Commission, a state agency; and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. Additional funding provided by: The Department of Conflict Studies, The Douglas I. and Ann U. Smith Endowed Fund for Ethics, and the Public Occasions Committee.
Guided Tour of Peeler Art Center Galleries by Craig Hadley

Craig Hadley
Wednesday, March 18, 6 pm

Organized by the Putnam County Library, Craig, the Director and Curator of Exhibitions and Collections at DePauw, will lead a public tour of the Peeler Galleries. We will view two exhibitions: Image Loading: John Berry, and LUCY+JORGE ORTA: FOOD-WATER-LIFE, an exhibit that explores environmental global issues in unique visual ways.
Artist Talk with Professor John Berry

John Berry
Tuesday, March 10, 2015, 4:15pm

Professor John Berry discusses his most recent body of work on view in the Visual Arts Gallery.