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Balancing Traditional and Contemporary Art.


Closed university holidays and between exhibitions.


Image: Artists share insights into the work on display in the NIU Art Museum galleries.

 

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January 17 - February 24, 2017

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(Re)presenting Guatemala: A series of exhibits and programs on campus in conjunction with the Center for Latino and Latin American Studies and the James B. and Rosalyn L. Pick Museum of Anthropology exploring Guatemala.

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Regina José Galindo: Bearing Witness
\r\nDocumentation of performance works blurring the line between art and activism.
\r\nRegina José Galindo: Bearing Witness is organized by the Van Every/Smith Galleries, Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina, with the support of the National Endowment for the Arts, the Bacca Foundation Visiting Lecture and Artist Fund, the North Carolina Arts Council, Herb Jackson and Laura Grosch Gallery Endowment, Davidson College Friends of the Arts, Davidson College’s Organization of Latin American Students (OLAS), Latin American Studies at Davidson College, and Multicultural Affairs. The exhibition is curated by Lia Newman, Director/Curator at the Van Every/Smith Galleries.

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Visiones e Historias: Mayan Paintings from Guatemala 
\r\nFeaturing the work of Paula Nicho Cúmez and Pedro Rafaél González Chavajay.

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Huipiles: Maya Identity and Identifier
\r\nThis exhibition explores the rich and unique weaving and embroidery practices of the Guatemalan Maya through traditional women’s blouses. Woven by women on back strap looms, the garments represent family and village identity throughout the central highlands region and embody a weaving tradition passed from mother to daughter.

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On Thursday, February 23 from 5-7:30pm there will be a Public Closing Reception with performance by Delia Victoria Cúmez Nicho of a Maya oral history shared with her by her grandmother that demonstrates the transmission of culture. 

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