January 28–July 26, 2022
Radical Naturalism – Tommy Coleman A New Nature & my problem with the vessel Grand Gallery and Louise Hauss and David Brent Miller Audubon Galleries Guest curator Tommy Coleman launches a challenging new series considering our fragile environment and efforts to restore it. Through “Radical Naturalism,” The Jule invites contemporary artists inspired by nature to research our collection to engage with, question and critique John James Audubon’s evolving legacy. The 19thcentury artist dedicated his life to hunting and trapping North American specimens, documenting the species of birds, insects and plants that he encountered. Centuries later, Coleman a Florida-born interdisciplinary artist and educator who spends time in that state's wetlands, observes and depicts the complex relationships between plants, animals and humankind. The inaugural exhibition features more than 30 new drawings and sculptures and an unconventional installation of 16 Audubon etchings.
Artist Talk: Tommy Coleman Thursday, March 24 | 6 p.m. Free and open to the public
LEFT: John James Audubon (American, 1785–1851), Passenger Pigeon, Plate 62 (detail), The Birds of America, first edition, Vol. I, 1829, hand-colored etching, aquatint, and line engraving, Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, Auburn University; The Louise Hauss and David Brent Miller Audubon Collection. CENTER: Tommy Coleman, Native #3 (Love Hole), 2021, epoxy resin, polyester resin, steel, and pigment. RIGHT: Tommy Coleman, Frog Guts (I got lost in your garden) (detail), 2016, graphite on paper. Images courtesy of the artist.
January 28–July 31, 2022
Faculty Exhibition Seven Bill L. Harbert Gallery and Gallery C Central to the “Auburn Experience,” faculty members contribute some of the most provocative work and compelling visual arts research within the southeast. Faculty Exhibition Seven features more than 20 remarkable and noteworthy artists, makers and thinkers in textiles, furniture design, film making, painting, sculpture, public art, collaborative processes and installation-based media. With strong representation from studio artists in the Department of Art and Art History, this dynamic group exhibition includes faculty from the College of Architecture, Design and Construction, the College of Human Sciences and the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering.
Opening Night Event Taneshia West Albert and Alaundra Shealey, Noah Breuer, Annie Campbell, Lijun Chao and Andy Holliday, Christian Dagg, Wendy DesChene, Anna Ruth Gatlin, Sara Gevurtz, Milliam Giang Pham, Lauren Howard, Zach Koch, Zdenko Krtic, Young A. Lee, Corky Nell, Sarah Odens, Lindsay Tan and Taneshia West Albert, Kristen Tordella-Williams, Jerrod Windham, Courtney Windham, Lauren Woods, and Michael Zabala
Da t e a n d t i m e t o b e a n n o u n c e d . Fo l l o w @ t h e j u l e m u s e u m f o r t h e l a t e s t .
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Free and open to the public TOP LEFT: Kristen Tordella-Williams, Burnt Books, ongoing series, 2018, burnt books and steel brackets. BOTTOM LEFT: Jerrod Windham, CNC+3D Printed Chair, 2018, CNC plywood and 3D Printed PLA. BOTTOM RIGHT: Anna Ruth Gatlin, QR Meta Pillow, July 2021, embroidery. Images are courtsey of the artists.
January 28–July 31, 2022
FretHaus Noel and Kathryn Dickinson Wadsworth Gallery Electrifying aesthetics blend music and function for a senior-thesis guitar design studio where the artistry and final exhibition play out in real-time. FretHaus is a design studio in the Auburn School of Industrial + Graphic Design where students collaborate and workshop ideas to design new guitars. Witness the entire design and production process—from concept to modeling, rendering and prototyping to the ultimate execution of these masterful musical instruments. Previously exhibited at the Alabama Contemporary Art Center in Mobile in 2021, FretHaus marks the first museum collaboration. Randy Bartlett, Bauhaus Quasi Endowed Professor; Rich Britnell, Professor of Industrial Design; Keith Medley, Professor of Practice Master Luthier and Product Development Manager for Gibson Guitars. LED BY:
FretHaus Exhibition Celebration
January 28–July 31, 2022
Object Lab Chi-Omega-Hargis Gallery Object Lab connects the collection to instruction and research across Auburn, positioning it as an integral part of campus life. With curatorial input from faculty and students, museum staff selections offer engagement over the semester, particularly to develop new methods of multidisciplinary investigation.
Thursday, April 21 | 6 p.m. Free and open to the public
Teaching with Collections Erin VanMeter, detail from FretHaus Senior Thesis poster, 2020, 3D print. RIGHT: Kathryn Woodie Long (American, 1942–2009), Quilting, n.d., tempera on paper, Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, Auburn University; gift of J. Mark Jones. LEFT:
Thursday, March 10 | 6 p.m. Pre-register at jcsm.auburn.edu
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FILM: FOR PARADISE 6–8 p.m. with artist Elizabeth Webb and Elijah Gaddis, assistant professor, Auburn Department of History BLACK HISTORY FILM FESTIVAL 6–8 p.m. presented with the Auburn University National Pan-Hellenic Council
OPENING NIGHT: FACULTY EXHIBITION SEVEN POSTPONED
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FILM ON SECOND SUNDAY 1:30–3:30 p.m. Sisters with Transistors (2020), a documentary by director Lisa Rovner ARTIST TALK 6–8 p.m. with Tommy Coleman and Aaron Levi Garvey, Janet L. Nolan Director of Curatorial Affairs
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CREATIVE CUBS 9:30–10:30 a.m. featuring storytime and artmaking for ages 3-5 • Register at jcsm.auburn.edu
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CREATIVE CUBS 9:30–10:30 a.m. featuring storytime and artmaking for ages 3-5 • Register at jcsm.auburn.edu
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MUSEUM REOPENS 10:00 a.m. A New Nature & my problem with the vessel, Faculty Exhibition Seven, FretHaus, Object Lab
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BECOMING THE BELOVED COMMUNITY Presented with the Alabama Mobile Institute and the Henry Luce Foundation. Check jcsm.auburn.edu for a schedule of events.
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FILM ON SECOND SUNDAY 1:30–3:30 p.m. What You Gonna Do When the World's on Fire? (2019) by director Roberto Minervini
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MUSEUM SHOP SALE save up to 20% off select items FRETHAUS EXHIBITION CELEBRATION 6–8 p.m.
GIVING TO AUBURN
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CREATIVE CUBS 9:30–10:30 a.m. featuring storytime and artmaking for ages 3-5 • Register at jcsm.auburn.edu
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MUSEUM SHOP SALE: VALENTINE'S DAY save up to 20% off select items
Thursday, March 10 | 6–8 p.m. TEACHING WITH COLLECTIONS with Mimi Hellman, professor and associate department chair of Art History, Skidmore College • presented with the Southern Regional Faculty and Instructional Development Consortium Register at jcsm.auburn.edu
Saturday, April 2 | 10 a.m.–6 p.m. GLOBAL COMMUNITY DAY FESTIVAL featuring international music, food and local vendors • sponsored by Outreach Global Free and open to the public
To donate to our area of greatest need, go to AUB.IE/GIVE-JCSM To register and stay up-to-date on programming changes, go to jcsm.auburn.edu.
COVER: Lauren Woods, The Golden Bough (detail) from the Mythic Nature Series, 2020, oil on linen. Image courtesy of the artist.
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