Camp Carlos Summer 2014
The Carlos Museum celebrates twenty-one years of exceptional summer programs in which children and teenagers explore the human impulse to create art. Camp Carlos offers participants imaginative and innovative opportunities to explore the ways in which, throughout time and across cultures, people have taken materials from the earth and created works of art. All sessions of camp include time in the Carlos Museum galleries, where campers learn from artists of the ancient world and then return to the studio to learn from some of Atlanta’s best practicing artists. A summer of imagination and creativity awaits your child at Camp Carlos! Camp hours are Monday through Friday, 9 am–3 pm. Camp sessions are $185 per week for Carlos Museum members; $225 per week for non-members. Camp Carlos offers a 10% discount to families registering siblings. Aftercare is available Monday through Friday from 3–5 pm for an additional $60 per week. For more information or to register please call 404-727-0519.
Son of Sobek June 2–6 (7 to 9 years) June 9–13 (10 to12 years)
Sobek, the ancient Egyptian crocodile god, was called Petsuchos by the ancient Greeks. He originally displayed aggressiveness but later came to be associated with protection and healing. He was particularly revered in Crocodilopolis in ancient Egypt. In the short story “Son of Sobek,” Rick Riordan brings the heroes Percy Jackson and Carter Kane, of the Percy Jackson and Kane Chronicles series, together as they battle Petsuchos/Sobek. Teaching artist Pam Beagle-Daresta will take children to see depictions of crocodiles in the Egyptian galleries and teach them to make a khopesh (a sickle-shaped Egyptian sword), a shabti, the crocodile god Sobek, and more using a variety of artistic media.
Wixárika Arts June 16–20 (7 to 9 years) June 23–27 (10 to12 years)
The Wixárika are an ethnic group of western central Mexico who make vibrantly colored paintings with yarn and gourds or carved wood covered with beads that are pressed into wax, creating traditional images such as the sun and moon, serpents, trees, and complex patterns. These artworks were placed in sacred sites such as caves and temples, near springs, or in home shrines. In this camp, artist Ana Vizurraga will show children works by the Wixárika in the galleries and will teach children Wixárika yarn painting and beading techniques.
Around the World with Indigo July 7–11 (7 to 9 years) July 14–18 (10 to12 years)
All around the world people found plants native to their locations that could be used to dye cloth a deep-blue indigo color. Indigo dye, made from the plant indigofera tinctoria, originated in India and spread to Europe. In ancient Egypt the plant woad was used to make indigo and in the Americas various forms of true indigo yielded that beautiful blue. Dyeing with indigo is a fascinating and mysterious process, relying on exposure to oxygen to change color. Textile artist Paula Vester will teach children the magic of dyeing with indigo through an exploration of cultures around the world and through works of art in the Carlos Museum. Large Beaded Jaguar Mask with Two Peyote Motifs on Nose. Anonymous. Western Mexico, Wixarika, 20th century. Wood, beeswax with pine resin, yarn. Anonymous loan.
Male Figure, late 1800s–early 1900s. Democratic Republic of the Congo, Songye people. Wood, glass beads, brass, copper, iron, human teeth, antelope horn, hide, animal hair, minerals, plant fibers; The Cleveland Museum of Art, René and Odette Delenne Collection, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund.
Stone Sculpture
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July 21–25 and July 28–August 1 (13 to17 years)
Sculptures made from alabaster, marble, and limestone are some of the most enduring works of art from ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome. Rough stone is chiseled and hammered, filed, and sanded, creating the beauty of human forms and utilitarian vessels. In this two-week camp, stone sculptor Jane Jaskevich will teach teens to shape stone inspired by works in the Carlos Museum.
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Evening for Science Educators Friday, March 21, 5 pm Reception Hall, Level Three
k-12 science educators are invited to enjoy wine and cheese as museum conservators and science teachers introduce lab activities derived from art conservation practices. Activities and problem-based-learning exercises prepared by local science teachers link Georgia Performance Standards to the preservation of art and antiquities. Each activity will be demonstrated in an informal art-meets-science “fair” throughout the museum galleries. Stations will be staffed by museum conservators and science teachers who helped develop the materials, which will be available online this spring. Space is limited and registration is required by emailing Julie Green at jgree09@emory.edu.
Sacred Writing: Hieroglyphs in Ancient Egypt Workshop for Teachers
African Art Lecture Sunday, March 2, 2 pm Reception Hall, Level Three
Aside from many cultural and historical ties, various Central African peoples have produced carvings that are generally labeled “power figures,” a neologism that replaces the once common but basically erroneous “fetishes.” The term is typically used with reference to a figurative container for substances of plant, animal, human, and mineral origin believed to provide protection, healing, and, sometimes, harm. Though such carvings are primarily classified as “religious” because they serve as conduits between humans and spirits, in a lecture titled Powerful Forces: Art, Leadership, and the Supernatural in Central Africa, Dr. Constantine Petridis, curator of African art at the Cleveland Museum of Art, will explore the political dimensions of some of the most impressive examples of these power figures, characterized by their larger size, refined finish, and detailed rendering of anatomy and decoration. This lecture is held in collaboration with Africa Atlanta 2014. Dr. Petridis is in Atlanta in conjunction with the exhibition Mapping Place: Africa Beyond Paper on view at the Robert C. Williams Paper Museum from February 28 through May 17.
Sunday, March 9, 2-4:30 pm Tate Room, Plaza Level
Native to west Mexico, the Wixárika are known for brightly colored yarn paintings and beaded work traditionally depicting images of the sun and moon along with animal forms and patterns. In this workshop, artist Ana Vizurraga teaches children to make yarn paintings based on traditional imagery after visiting the special exhibition Grandfather Sun, Grandmother Moon: Wixárika Arts of Modern West Mexico. For ages 8 to 12 years. Fee: $12 for Carlos Museum members; $15 for non-members. Registration is required by calling 404-727-0519.
Artful Stories
At A Glance March
Tuesday, April 22, 4 pm, AntiquiTEA
Sunday, March 2, 2 pm, Powerful Forces African Art Lecture
Thursday, April 24, 7:30 pm, The Loves of Pharaoh Film Screening
Monday, March 3, 7:30 pm, Carlos Reads Book Club
Saturday, April 26 and Sunday April 27, 1–5 pm, Mosaic Workshop for Adults
Tuesday, March 4, 7:30 pm, Bearden & Music A Conversation
Sunday, April 27, 4 pm, Family Concert
Sunday, March 9, 2 pm, Wixárika Yarn Painting Workshop for Children Tuesday, March 18, 4 pm, AntiquiTEA
MAY
Tuesday, March 18, 7:30 pm, Dig Night: Malkata Lecture
Saturday, May 3, 10 am, Artful Stories
Thursday, March 20, 7:30 pm, Grandfather Sun, Grandmother Moon: Wixárika Art of Modern West Mexico Gallery Talk
Sunday, May 4, 2 pm, Indian Miniature Workshop for Children
Friday, March 21, Noon, Beethoven Piano Concert
Tuesday, May 6, 4 pm, AntiquiTEA
Friday, March 21, 5 pm, Evening for Science Educators Saturday, March 22, 10 am, Artful Stories Sunday, March 23, 4 pm, Family Concert Monday, March 24–Saturday, March 29, Eleventh Annual Tibet Week Sunday, March 30, 2 pm, Inka Culture of Stone Lecture April Thursday, April 3, 5 pm, Sacred Writing: Hieroglyphs in Ancient Egypt Workshop for Teachers
Monday, May 5, 7:30 pm, Carlos Reads Book Club
FREE ADMISSION AND EXTENDED HOURS Tuesday, March 4, the Carlos Museum will offer extended hours until 7:30 pm. Admission to the museum will be free beginning at 1 pm. Bring your friends! Thursdays, April 3 and May 8, the museum will offer free admission from 1 to 4 pm.
Monday–Friday, April 7–11, 9 am–3 pm, Spring Break Week Art Camp
To add events to your digital calendar, visit the Carlos Museum calendar online at carlos.emory.edu/calendar.
Thursday, April 10, 7:30 pm, Annual Samothrace Lecture Saturday, April 12, Veneralia: Enlighten Thursday, April 17, 7:30 pm, Imagining the Unseen Lecture Friday, April 18, 7 pm, Glassmaking Workshop for Adults
cover: Hieronymus Wierix (Flemish, 1153–1619), ca. 1570. St. Maria Magdalena. Engraving. Collection of Walter Melion and John Clum.
Artful Stories
Family Concert
Family Concert
Friday, March 28, 6:30–8:30 pm Tate Room, Plaza Level
Children of all ages are invited to observe the Tibetan monks of Drepung Loseling Monastery at work on the sand mandala and then create their own personal multi-colored sand paintings using traditional copper tools and brightly colored sand. This program is free, but space is limited and registration is required by calling 404-727-0519.
Egyptian Hieroglyphs Workshop for Children Sunday, April 6, 2–4 pm Tate Room, Plaza Level
The ancient Egyptians used a pictorial script called hieroglyphs for religious texts and monuments. Led by Egyptologist Annie Shanley, children will learn how to decipher this fascinating ancient language. Children will then be able to put their skills to the test in the Egyptian galleries by reading inscriptions on coffins, tomb reliefs, and statues. For ages 8 to 12 years. Fee: $12 for Carlos Museum members; $15 for non-members. Registration is required by calling 404-727-0519.
Thursday, April 3, 7:30 pm, Mirroring the Saints Gallery Talk Sunday, April 6, 2 pm, Egyptian Hieroglyphs Workshop for Children
A mosaic is an image created from small pieces of colored stone, called tesserae. In this week of camp, mosaic artist Janice Schmidt will teach children the art of mosaic, using the recently installed twenty-five-foot ancient Roman mural depicting Achilles at the walls of Troy as a source of inspiration. Children will visit the mosaic mural in the galleries and work individually on sections of a large mosaic that will be displayed in the museum. For ages 8 to 12 years. Fee: $185 for Carlos Museum members; $225 for non-members. Registration is required by calling 404-727-0519. *Aftercare available from 3–5 pm for an additional fee of $60 for the week
The Adventures of Rama is a children’s version of the Indian epic The Ramayana, beautifully illustrated with sixteenth-century miniature paintings. Rama, the hero of the story, encounters many demons, giants, and holy men as he endeavors to rescue his wife, Sita, who has been kidnapped by the evil multi-headed demon Ravana. After the reading, take a look at recently acquired Indian miniatures that illustrate scenes from the story, followed by making a small painting based on some of the Indian techniques. For ages 3 to 5 years and accompanying adults. This program is free, but a reservation is required by calling 404-727-0519.
Tibetan Sand Painting Drop-in Activity for Children Monday, April 21, 7:30 pm, Carlos Reads Book Club
Monday–Friday, April 7–11, 9 am–3 pm* Tate Room, Plaza Level
Over two thousand years ago, the Buddha told stories to his followers to illustrate the importance of compassion, love, and kindness. Hear three of these stories, known as the Jataka tales, in the calm presence of several Buddhas in the Asian gallery. After looking carefully at these serene seated figures, make an image of the Buddha in gold ink on indigo paper, similar to the illustrations made for the very first book of these stories. For ages 3 to 5 years and accompanying adults. This program is free, but a reservation is required by calling 404-727-0519.
Some of the area’s finest pre-college musicians perform in this annual showcase of what talent and hard work can produce. For all ages. Family concerts are free and open to the public.
Saturday, April 19, 10 am, Artful Stories
Spring Break Art Camp
Saturday, April 19, 10 am Asian Gallery, Level One
Saturday, March 22, 10 am Asian Gallery, Level One
Sunday, March 23, 4 pm Reception Hall, Level Three
Thursday, April 3, 5 pm Tate Room, Plaza Level
Programs for adults
Wixárika Yarn Painting Workshop for Children
Calendar spring– summer 2014
Programs for Teachers
Hieroglyphic writing was used by the ancient Egyptians for religious and monumental texts. Egyptologist Annie Shanley will discuss scribal education and practices in ancient Egypt before providing teachers with the skills necessary to read basic hieroglyphic funerary texts. Using their newfound knowledge, the group will decipher some of the ancient texts found in the Egyptian galleries on coffins, false doors, and statues. Fee: $7 for Carlos Museum members; $10 for non-members. Registration is required by emailing Julie Green at jgree09@ emory.edu.
Programs for ChildrEN and Families
Tomb Relief of Ny-Ka-Teti. Egypt. Dynasties 5–6, ca. 2300–2170 bc. Limestone. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William A. Teasley.
Sunday, April 27, 4 pm Reception Hall, Level Three
Two musical favorites, Prokofiev’s “Peter and the Wolf” and “The Carnival of the Animals” by Camille Saint-Saëns, are performed for piano, four-hands by Keiko Yamashita and William Ransom, complete with narration of the wonderful stories. For all ages. Family concerts are free and open to the public.
Artful Stories Saturday, May 3, 10 am Greek Gallery, Level One
The future of Achilles, the greatest warrior of the Iliad, is sealed when the Fates announce that his destiny is bound to the city of Troy. Listen to The Fate of Achilles, a story about Achilles’ sense of honor and his devotion to his friend Patroclus. After the story, explore the Greek and Roman galleries and see a recently installed twenty-five-foot mosaic of Achilles at the walls of Troy and other objects depicting his life. In the studio, following the story, children will make a small mosaic. For ages 3 to 5 years and accompanying adults. This program is free, but a reservation is required by calling 404-727-0519.
Indian Miniature Workshop for Children Saturday, May 3, 10 am Tate Room, Level One
Artist and illustrator Ande Cook will take children to see newly installed Indian miniature paintings that depict scenes from the Hindu epic The Ramayana. Rama, the hero of the story, is the model of an ideal man. After looking at the miniature paintings, Ms. Cook will teach children how to make a miniature painting of their own. For ages 8 to 12 years. Fee: $12 for Carlos Museum members; $15 for non-members. Registration is required by calling 404-727-0519.
Programs for adults continued
Carlos Reads Book Club Monday, March 3, 7:30 pm Board Room, Level Two
The Lost Books of the Odyssey by Zachary Mason, a computer scientist from California, offers multiple perspectives on both the Iliad and the Odyssey by presenting numerous fragmentary vignettes that fundamentally alter and reconsider major episodes in the legends surrounding Odysseus and the Trojan War. As in the Odyssey itself, Mason explores issues of truth and lies in storytelling, of possibility, of family relations, and above all, of identity and metaphor. Fee: $20 for Carlos Museum members; $25 for non-members and includes the cost of the book. Space is limited and advance registration is required by calling 404-727-6118.
Opening ceremony for Sand Mandala of Avalokiteshvara
Construction of Sand Mandala of Avalokiteshvara
Art of the Americas Lecture
Carlos Reads Book Club
Carlos Reads Book Club
Shut down the bar at Veneralia: Enlighten
Thursday, March 27, 10 am–5 pm Reception Hall, Level Three
Sunday, March 30, 2 pm Reception Hall, Level Three
Monday, April 21, 7:30 pm Board Room, Level Two
Monday, May 5, 7:30 pm Board Room, Level Two
Saturday, April 12, 10 pm Level Three
Monday, March 24, Noon Reception Hall, Level Three
Guided Meditation
Construction of Sand Mandala of Avalokiteshvara
Thursday, March 27, 5 pm Reception Hall, Level Three
Monday, March 24, 1–5 pm Reception Hall, Level Three
Lecture
In the fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries the Inka of western South America built magnificent structures of rock. They also ate and drank with, dressed, and talked to rocks. In a lecture titled The Inka’s Culture of Stone, Carolyn Dean, professor of history of art and visual culture at the University of California, Santa Cruz, will explore the ways the Inka manipulated rock as a medium, and — more significantly— how they negotiated with and cajoled rock that was capable of resisting human efforts to transport, cut, and fit it into stonemasonry walls. Professor Dean will address two central questions: What did it mean to the Inka to construct using a sentient medium; and what significance was conveyed by an Inka masonry wall?
Dr. Pamela Scully of Emory’s Program in African Studies will lead readers through Half of a Yellow Sun, in which Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie explores the relationship between twin sisters of an academic family in late 1960s Nigeria. Adichie is a leading novelist of a younger generation pioneering new approaches to writing about Africa in the twenty-first century. The novel is set in the lead-up to and experience of the Biafran War of 1967, in which oil-rich southeastern Nigeria tried to secede from the rest of the country. Professor Scully will explore relationships between siblings and twins in particular (she is herself an identical twin), the African middle class, and the legacy of the Biafran War. Fee: $20 for Carlos Museum members; $25 for nonmembers and includes the cost of the book. Space is limited and advance registration is required by calling 404-727-6118.
The year 63 bc was the highlight of Marcus Tullius Cicero’s career. Holding the highest office in Rome, he singlehandedly exposed a dangerous conspiracy within the Roman state in his Catilinarian Orations and in so doing produced his single most significant political, artistic, and rhetorical achievement. Dr. Jonathan Master of Emory’s Classics Department will lead readers through two short works that deal with the conspiracy in which Cicero, using only his political acumen and razor-sharp oratory, successfully drives Lucius Sergius Catilina out of the city. The first text will be Cicero’s first Catilinarian, a dramatic speech in which he confronts the principal conspirator Catiline in the Roman senate. The second text will be Catiline’s War, a historical account of the conspiracy and the eventual defeat of Catiline and his forces in battle, written by Gaius Sallustius Crispus, Cicero’s contemporary and himself a disgraced politician. Fee: $25 for Carlos Museum members; $30 for non-members and includes the cost of the books. Space is limited and advance registration is required by calling 404-727-6118.
Shut down the bar with the Young Associates of the Carlos Museum immediately following Veneralia: Enlighten. Enjoy late-night snacks, libations, and dancing. $25 for Young Associates, $30 for Carlos Museum members, $35 for non-members.
Eleventh Annual Tibet Week
Thursday, March 27, 7:30 pm Reception Hall, Level Three
Monday, March 24—Saturday, March 29
The Emory-Tibet Partnership, the Department of Religion, and the Carlos Museum present the eleventh annual Tibet Week celebration. Sara McClintock, associate professor of religion, gives a gallery talk on the Carlos Museum’s tenth-century sculpture of Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion; Buddhist monks from the Drepung Loseling Monastery create a sand mandala of Avalokiteshvara; daily meditation, lectures, films, and more.
Avalokiteshvara Mandala Sand Painting Exhibition by the Tibetan Monks of Drepung Loseling Monastery
Guided Meditation Monday, March 24, 5 pm Reception Hall, Level Three
The Tibetan Art of Diagnosis Lecture
Bearden & Music A Conversation*
Monday, March 24, 7:30 pm Reception Hall, Level Three
The Tibetan medical system is an ancient yet advanced system of diagnosis and healing. Tibetan doctors are able to make sophisticated diagnoses of internal problems such as liver or kidney issues or cancer without the use of the modern technology that many Western doctors rely upon. Renowned Tibetan physician Pema Dorjee will discuss how he and other Tibetan doctors rely on their own five senses—touch, sight, hearing, smell, and taste—to examine patients, and recommend treatments and medications.
Tuesday, March 4, 7:30 pm Reception Hall, Level Three
In conjunction with Romare Bearden: A Black Odyssey, exhibition curator Robert O’Meally, composer and Emory Associate Professor of Music Theory Dwight Andrews, and Emory Playwright-in-Residence Paul Carter Harrison discuss the music that influenced Bearden and his influence on musicians. After the discussion, the Vega String Quartet will premiere a new composition by Andrews, inspired by Bearden’s work and by a suite of Bearden-inspired poems by Kevin Young.
Construction of Sand Mandala of Avalokiteshvara
In a talk titled Reflections on Tibetan rnam thar: What, and How, Do They Teach Us?, Jan Willis, visiting professor of religion at Agnes Scott College, will explore the so-called three “levels” of rnam thar, focusing especially on the “secret” level, drawing examples from Gelukpa and Kargyudpa sources including the “lives” of Naropa and Milarepa.
Construction of Sand Mandala of Avalokiteshvara Friday, March 28, 10 am–5 pm Reception Hall, Level Three
Guided Meditation Friday, March 28, 5 pm Reception Hall, Level Three
Gallery Talk Friday, March 28, 6:30 pm Asian Gallery, Level One
Sara McClintock, associate professor of religion, discusses a tenth-century statue of Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, in the Carlos Museum’s collection.
Tuesday, March 25, 10 am–5 pm Reception Hall, Level Three
Tuesday, March 18, 4 pm Reception Hall, Level Three
Guided Meditation
Tibetan Sand Painting Drop-in Activity for Children
Tuesday, March 25, 5 pm Reception Hall, Level Three
Friday, March 28, 6:30–8:30 pm
Creativity Conversation Tuesday, March 25, 7:30 pm Reception Hall, Level Three
Photographer and Emory alumnus Jon Kolkin 73c 77m and Dr. Tara Doyle, director of the Tibetan Studies Program, discuss the creative process in seeking wisdom and balance within our lives and how Kolkin’s photography illuminates these ideas. Kolkin’s photographic series Seeking Wisdom will be on exhibit in the Chace Gallery in the Schwartz Center for Performing Arts during Tibet Week.
Dig Night: Malkata Lecture Tuesday, March 18, 7:30 pm Reception Hall, Level Three
Dr. Peter Lacovara, senior curator of Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern art, discusses the recent season of work at the site of Malkata, the boyhood home of Tutankhamen.
Gallery Talk Thursday, March 20, 7:30 pm Art of the Americas Galleries, Level One
Construction of Sand Mandala of Avalokiteshvara
Rebecca Stone, Massie Martin NEH Professor of Art History, discusses the materials, techniques, and mythologies found in the art of the Wixárika, or Huichol, in a gallery talk though the exhibition Grandfather Sun, Grandmother Moon: Wixárika Art of Modern West Mexico.
Concert Friday, March 21, Noon Reception Hall, Level Three
Pianist Philip Thomson joins forces with William Ransom for a twenty-fingered rendition of the mighty Fifth Symphony by Beethoven. This program is free and open to the public.
Wednesday, March 26, 10 am–5 pm Reception Hall, Level Three
Guided Meditation Wednesday, March 26, 5 pm Reception Hall, Level Three
Shakyamuni Buddha. Tibet, ca. 13th–14th century. Gilded bronze and pigment. Ester R. Portnow Collection of Asian Art, a gift of the Nathan Rubin-Ida Ladd Family Foundation.
Realizing the Dalai Lama’s Dream of Science for Monastics Panel Discussion Wednesday, March 26, 7:30 pm Reception Hall, Level Three
Since the Emory Tibet Science Initiative’s inception, Geshe Lhakdor has played an integral role in establishing the connection between the Tibetan monastic community and Emory University, developing science courses for the monastics and planning for the implementation phase, which will integrate etsi science materials into the core curriculum of major Tibetan Buddhist monasteries throughout India. In this panel discussion, Geshe Lhakdor will be joined by one of the Tenzin Gyatso Science Scholar Monks, an etsi translator, and an etsi science instructor to examine the implications of such a change in the curriculum. This panel, moderated by etsi co-founder Geshe Lobsang Negi, will examine some of the challenges and implications ahead.
Gallery Talk Thursday, April 3, 7:30 pm Works on Paper Gallery, Level One
AntiquiTEA Scholar of ancient American art Dr. Laura Wingfield discusses a group of Colombian female sculptures on loan from Steve and Claudia Cramer in the Art of the Americas galleries that represent the female life cycle.
This lecture is made possible by Lyn Kirkland in memory of Grace Welch Blanton and the Emory Center for Creativity and the Arts Goldwasser Fund.
Tate Room, Plaza Level
Children of all ages are invited to observe the Tibetan monks of Drepung Loseling Monastery at work on the sand mandala and then create their own personal multi-colored sand paintings using traditional copper tools and brightly colored sand. This program is free, but space is limited and registration is required by calling 404-727-0519. Miniature Stele of the Boddhisattva Avalkokitehvara. India, Bengal. Pala Period, 11th–12th centuries ad. Black chlorite. Ester R. Portnow Collection of Asian Art, a gift of the Nathan Rubin-Ida Ladd Family Foundation.
Film Screening and Discussion Friday, March 28, 7:30 pm Reception Hall, Level Three
Filmmakers Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam will introduce and screen their award-winning documentary The Sun Behind the Clouds: Tibet’s Struggle for Freedom (2009), which chronicles the widespread uprisings inside Tibet in 2008, and the non-violent direct actions carried out by both Tibetans in exile and supporters around the world at the same time. In addition to riveting footage of these global events, the film contains interviews with the Dalai Lama, scholars, government leaders, and activists discussing various, and sometimes divergent, approaches to resolving the Tibet issue. Sarin and Sonam will conduct a q&a after the film.
Tibet Week Closing Ceremony Saturday, March 29, 1 pm Reception Hall, Level Three
AntiquiTEA
Andi McKenzie, assistant curator of works on paper, will discuss the history of the Wierix family printshop in Antwerp, its relationship with the Society of Jesus, and the visually exegetic prints produced through this partnership.
Tuesday, April 22, 4 pm Reception Hall, Level Three
Annual Samothrace Lecture
Thursday, April 24, 7:30 pm Reception Hall, Level Three
Thursday, April 10, 7:30 pm Reception Hall, Level Three
Stunning personification of triumph and icon of world art, the great Winged Victory (Nike) of Samothrace took pride of place at the highest point in the Sanctuary. While the brilliance of the statue, which now graces the Daru Staircase in the Louvre, remains uncontested, many key aspects of the statue remain enigmatic. To mark the 150th anniversary of the discovery of the Winged Victory and in conjunction with the Musée du Louvre’s program to conserve the statue, the American team renewed investigations of the Nike and her precinct in the Sanctuary of the Great Gods on Samothrace. In the Second Annual Samothrace Lecture, New Light on the Winged Victory, Bonna D. Wescoat, director of excavations, will share the exciting new results of research on the design, setting, and history of this extraordinary monument.
Egyptian Lecture Thursday, April 17, 7:30 pm Reception Hall, Level Three
Gay Robins, Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Art History, explores how the ancient Egyptians’ physical environment shaped their understanding of the cosmos in a talk titled Imagining the Unseen.
Glassmaking Workshop for Adults Friday, April 18, 7 pm Plaza Level
The techniques for making glass have not changed much since antiquity. Common materials are transformed by fire into translucent works of art. Explore works of ancient glass in the galleries and learn to make glass beads, millefiore, and to blow glass with artists from Janke Studios in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward. Fee: $25 for Carlos Museum members; $40 for non-members. Space is limited and registration is required by calling 404-727-6118.
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Dr. Tara Doyle of Emory’s Department of Religion discusses an extraordinary red sandstone figure of the Buddha in the collection.
This program is cosponsored by Emory’s Program in Film Studies and the Center for Creativity and the Arts. Sponsored in part by a grant from the Donna and Marvin Schwartz Artist in Residency Program.
Mosaic Workshop for Adults Saturday, April 26 and Sunday April 27, 1–5 pm Tate Room, Plaza Level
Explore the recently installed twenty-five-foot mosaic depicting Achilles at the walls of Troy and other mosaics in the Greek and Roman galleries with mosaic artist Janice Schmidt, then try your hand at making a mosaic table with colored stones in the traditional method. Ms. Schmidt trained in Italy at Scuola Mosaico Ravenna, where the focus is on ancient methods using historic tools and materials, and at Orsoni Smalti Veneziani, where the focus was using historic applications. Fee: $150 for Carlos Museum members; $185 for non-members. Space is limited and registration is required by calling 404-727-6118.
Each fall, the Aztecs celebrated a “farewell to the flowers.” Poems were composed, ritualistic dances danced, and the flowers’ sweet scents were inhaled with the understanding they would soon wither and die. Then they feasted. Save the date for Bacchanal 21: Farewell to the Flowers on September 20, 2014.
CURREN T EXHIBITIONS
Romare Bearden: A Black Odyssey Through March 9 Exhibition Galleries, Level Three
In the unique language of visual art, Romare Bearden: A Black Odyssey is a startling retelling of Homer’s ancient story of Odysseus, the “man of many ways” who faces temptations and battles adversaries to make his way back home to Ithaca. Curated by the esteemed scholar Robert G. O’Meally, this exhibition reunites the 1977 series in all its glory. It also expands the scope of the original exhibition with splendid watercolors and other relevant works from the artist’s œuvre. Included is a rare grouping of mid-1940’s Bearden drawings based on the other Homer epic, the Iliad. Southern Connections: Bearden in Atlanta will accompany A Black Odyssey, showcasing Bearden’s significant ties to Atlanta, drawing upon many resources including the rich holdings in Emory’s Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library (marbl) and loans from Hammonds House Museum and Clark Atlanta University.
Film Screening While it is hard to argue that Europe’s fascination with the pharaonic has ebbed since Napoleon’s armies arrived in Egypt in the end of the late eighteenth century, there is no question that 1922 represented something of a high water mark of Western interest in ancient Egypt. Not only did the Englishman Howard Carter discover the tomb of King Tutankhamen in November of that year but nine months earlier filmmaker Ernst Lubitsch premiered his massive American-financed and German-shot super-spectacle The Loves of Pharaoh. The Carlos’ screening of this long-forgotten, multi-million-mark epic will be the Atlanta premiere of the film’s 2011 Munich restoration and will feature live musical accompaniment by the internationally renowned pianist Donald Sosin, featured artist on silent film releases by Kino International, Milestone Films, and the Criterion Collection. Dr. David Pratt of Emory’s Department of Film and Media will introduce the screening. “Compelling and significant...It wasn’t possible to appreciate the movie’s imposing beauty, scope, or dramatic impact until now.” —Leonard Maltin, IndieWIRE
Save the date for Bacchanal 21
Romare Bearden: A Black Odyssey is organized by the Smithsonian, the Romare Bearden Foundation and Estate, and DC Moore Gallery, and supported by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. Art © Romare Bearden Foundation/Licensed by VAGA, New York.
Anton Wierix ii. (Flemish, ca. 1552–1624) after Jan Snellinck (Flemish, ca. 1549–1648) and Maarten de Vos (Flemish, 1532–1603), ca. 1579. The Story of Samson. Joint purchase by the Michael C. Carlos Museum and the Robert W. Woodruff Library, Emory University.
AntiquiTEA Tuesday, May 6, 4 pm Reception Hall, Level Three
Enjoy afternoon tea and scones as Jan Rippentrop, student in Emory’s Graduate Division of Religion, discusses a series of prints depicting stories from the biblical life of Sampson on view in the exhibition Mirroring the Saints.
SPEC IAL EVENTS
Veneralia: Enlighten Saturday, April 12, 7 pm Level Three
Veneralia chairs Tara and Richard Aaronson invite you to join them in supporting the Carlos Museum at Veneralia: Enlighten, honoring Lewis Nix and Henry Mann. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Museum’s upcoming exhibition African Cosmos: Stellar Arts. With the exhibition as muse and light as their medium, local artists will transform the Museum for an extraordinary experience. A performance by Alexandra Jackson, exquisite cuisine, and a high-end silent auction will enhance the multi-sensory delights of this elegant, black-tie evening. Visit carlos.emory.edu/ Veneralia for details.
Grandfather Sun, Grandmother Moon: Wixariká Art of Modern West Mexico Opening February 8 Art of the Americas Galleries, Level One
The Wixariká, often known as the Huichol, are indigenous people of modern western Mexico. Their stunning beaded objects and pressed-yarn “paintings” span the sacred to the secular, from prayer bowls used on their pilgrimage ceremonies to masks made expressly for collectors. Brightly colored, precise, dynamic, and detailed, these works depict their sacred sacrament—the peyote cactus—the deer, the sun and the moon, shamans, maize plants, jaguars, and scorpions.
Mirroring the Saints: The Jesuit Wierix Collection from the Krijtberg, Amsterdam Opening February 15 Works on Paper Gallery, Level One
In Spring 2014, the Michael C. Carlos Museum will host Mirroring the Saints: The Jesuit Wierix Collection from the Krijtberg in Amsterdam. This exhibition features recently discovered seventeenth-century copperplates engraved by the Wierix family of Antwerp. The plates will be accompanied by selected Wierix engravings from the Carlos Museum’s permanent collection, including seven new acquisitions depicting the life of Samson.