2016 Events

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K-12 Student Artwork on Display

Peeler Galleries
October 26-November 6, 2016

In conjunction with ArtsFest 2016: Art & Utopia, stop on by the Peeler Art Center and view the student artwork on display throughout the building. Students in grades k-12 in the Greencastle School Corporation have graciously loaned us some of their works for the duration of ArtsFest 2016.
Embracing the Self-Made Movement in Postwar Japan

Hiroko Chiba and Craig Hadley
Thursday, November 3, 2016, 11:40am

As Japan struggled to forge a new sense of self in the postwar years, many Japanese artists abandoned old methods of artmaking in favor of the “creative prints” movement. Join Dr. Hiroko Chiba (Professor of Modern Languages) and Craig Hadley (Gallery Director) for a discussion centered on this pivotal moment in Japanese art history, and view 40 postwar prints from the DePauw University permanent art collection. This event is part of ArtsFest 2016: Art and Utopia.
Gallery Talk: Where Do We Migrate To?

Craig Hadley and Alexandra Chamberlain
Monday, October 31, 2016, 11:40am

Join Craig Hadley, Director/Curator, and Alexandra Chamberlain, Assistant Curator, for a guided tour of Where Do We Migrate To? This activity made possible, in part, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. Additional funding provided by the Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics and the Public Occasions Committee. This event is part of ArtsFest 2016: Art and Utopia.
Artist Lecture with Blane De St. Croix

Blane De St. Croix
Tuesday, October 25, 2016, 4:15pm

Blane De St. Croix’s work explores the geopolitical landscape through sculpture, installation, and work on paper. His research based method incorporates on the ground site visits, aerial fly-overs, photographic documentation, interviews, internet mining, and satellite imagery. Together, his artworks and research seek to facilitate an increased understanding of the shared social, political, environmental, and cultural climate challenges we face, both within our local communities, and in the international arena.Born in Boston, Massachusetts, Blane De St. Croix was educated at Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan (M.F.A. Sculpture) and Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, Massachusetts (B.F.A. Sculpture with distinction). His work is represented by Fredericks & Freiser, New York, NY. Currently, he has two works in the exhibition Where Do We Migrate To? here at the Peeler Art Center. Join us on Tuesday October 25 at 4:15PM in the Peeler Auditorium to hear Blane discuss his work and his journey as an artist.
Opening Reception and Artist Lecture with Jason S. Yi

Jason S. Yi
Thursday, October 6, 2016, 4:15pm

An investigation of our terrestrial existence and experience critically affect Jason S. Yi’s work. The created forms and images become amalgamations of natural and built surroundings addressing the environmental and societal issues shaping the world. He incorporates humble materials and detritus to produce reimagined landscapes that reflect and critique conditions of contemporary society.
Yoga@Peeler

Peeler Galleries
October 3, 2016, 7:30pm

Need to de-stress from hectic academic life? Join instructor Marla Helton of Serendipity Yoga Studio for an hour-long session of relaxation yoga in the Peeler Art Center galleries. For more information visit marlaheltonyoga.com or contact Marla directly: marlaheltonyoga@gmail.com This event is free and open to all DePauw University students, faculty, and staff and the surrounding community. Free of charge! Refreshments will be served after!
Collectors’ Talk with David T. Prosser Jr. ‘65

David T. Prosser Jr. '65
Tuesday September 20, 2016, 4:15pm

Please join David T. Prosser Jr. ‘65, former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice, for a Collectors’ Talk in the University Gallery, upper level on Tuesday, September 20, at 4:15PM. Prosser’s love for Japanese abstract prints has been a tremendous asset to the creation and production of our exhibition: Abstract Traditions: Postwar Japanese Prints from the DePauw University Permanent Art Collection. During his talk, Prosser hopes to convey to you the wonders and excitement of becoming an avid collector. Provided with support from the Arthur E. Klauser ’45 Asian & World Community Collections Endowment, DePauw University.
Artist Lecture with Rebecca Seeman

Rebecca Seeman
Thursday, September 15, 2016, 4:15pm

Rebecca Seeman manipulates and arrays multiples of humble household castoffs. In repurposing them she creates aesthetic spaces using directed light and cast shadows to engage the walls’ dimensions and surfaces in collaboration with the objects. Despite the lack of overt physicality the works may have an imaginary spatial expanse that, with the points of light, may also suggest faraway astral bodies