Kwan Fong Gallery

Virtual Lecture Series

	Artist's Reception for On the Range with Terry Spehar-Fahey Saturday, Sep 10, 2022 4:00 pm PDT - 6:00 pm PDT Join us in celebrating artist Terry Spehar-Fahey with her latest body of watercolor works, this one focusing on Idaho ranching families of the Pahsimeroi Valley.
	Free Clothing Swap! Saturday, Mar 26, 2022 11:00 am PDT - 3:00 pm PDT Bring along any of your new or used Men’s, Women’s, and Children clothing that you would like to re-home, and take as much clothing as you like and can use. No need to bring clothing to accept clothing!
	Artist Lecture: Carl Dobsky: Digression and Progression Tuesday, Nov 30, 2021 4:00 pm PDT The artist will discuss the arc of his career and how he comes to terms with the inevitable conflicts that arise between different artistic schools of thought
	A Mile in Your Shoes: Sharing Diverse Identity Perspectives Thursday, Apr 29, 2021 4:00 pm PDT In an audience conversation format, artist Robin Holder will highlight her social equity art to inspire a dialogue about the individual challenges and opportunities we face in our diverse nation.
	Escapism: Senior Art Exhibition 2021 Artist Talks Friday, Apr 23, 2021 2:00 pm PDT Virtual artist talks with Art Department graduating seniors .
	Sex Work and Visual Culture (Common Ground Series) Thursday, Apr 08, 2021 2:00 pm PDT Employing artist Christopher Mason’s photographs of sex workers in Cleveland and communities in Northeast Ohio as a starting point, the panelists Christopher Mason, Barbara Tannenbaum Ph.D. and Penelope Saunders Ph.D., will discuss social practice photography, public representations and perceptions of sex workers, voyeurism, and sex workers’ labor and humanitarian rights.
	Diverse Bodies and the Evolution of Costume Design Thursday, Mar 25, 2021 2:00 pm PDT Using examples of costumes and scenes from iconic plays and productions, this talk will look at how the concept of the ideal body has shifted and how this plays out in costume design.
	Autism Spectrum: Representation and Perception (Common Ground Series) Thursday, Mar 11, 2021 4:00 pm PDT An artist and psychologist will discuss support systems and the evolving sociocultural understanding of autism.
	Framing Architecture and Reimagining Communities (Common Ground Series) Thursday, Mar 04, 2021 2:00 pm PDT Discussion between an artist, a sociologist, and an urban planner to examine the framing of communities through architecture, aesthetics, and more.
	Memories That Aren’t Ours: Experimental Films from Atlanta (Common Ground Series) Tuesday, Mar 02, 2021 1:00 pm PDT Atlanta-based filmmakers Zameh Omonuwa and Yusef Ferguson will discuss their films exhibited in the exhibit Common Ground: Artists Reimagining Community.
	Make Some Noise! Creative Collaboration NOW! Thursday, Feb 18, 2021 2:00 pm PDT Join Vero Rose Smith for a chat! Investigate climate change, collective action, and the power of creative collaboration.
	The Chichimec in the Aztec and Spanish Imagination Thursday, Jan 28, 2021 4:00 pm PDT Discover Chichimec identity through archival material from Aztec and Spanish colonial visual culture.
	Conservation at the Harvard Art Museums Friday, Nov 06, 2020 9:15 am PDT - 10:05 am PDT Join Ruby Awburn, Haddon Dine, and Julie Wertz, at the Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, where they will present paintings and objects along with materials and analysis on how science and art coincide in conservation work.
	“Why is Aunt Jemima Retiring?”: Black Caricature as Mnemonic Device Thursday, Nov 05, 2020 3:00 pm PDT Panel discussion on African American caricature and dinners for students.
	Memories of Home: Memorial, Meaning, and Filmmaking (Common Ground Series) Thursday, Oct 29, 2020 2:00 pm PDT This conversation pairs filmmaker djones in dialogue with Dr. James Young, professor emeritus UMass Amherst. They will discuss djones’ film “631,” 2008, which documents his family’s stories through their ownership and struggles to maintain a multigenerational home in Youngstown, Ohio.
	Early Islamic Art and Architecture Friday, Oct 23, 2020 3:30 pm PDT Starting with the rise of Islam in the 7th century CE, through its presence in early medieval Europe, we will examine the iconography of early Islamic visual culture and its expression, and will outline basic religious concepts and rituals that determine built space.
	The Red-Rose City of Petra, An Archaeological Tour Thursday, Oct 22, 2020 4:00 pm PDT This lecture will digitally escort you through the Nabataean city from the 1st century BCE to the 6th century, exploring civic and religious architecture, the lives of the ancient inhabitants, and Petra’s changing religious significance.
	Curatorial Activism in the Contemporary Art Landscape Tuesday, Oct 06, 2020 4:30 pm PDT In this dialogue, gallery directors Jessica Borusky and Rachel Schmid discuss curatorial practice in today’s world, from academic galleries to public institutions to artist-run spaces.
	Kindness and Aging (Common Ground Series) with Jane Callister and Dr. Lené Levy-Storms Tuesday, Sep 15, 2020 4:00 pm PDT Artist Jane Callister and Dr. Lené Levy-Storms will discuss concepts of kindness and its implementation in our communal world.
	Can We Talk About This? On Diversity in Art Curation in this Cultural Moment with Demecina Beehn and Sheila Goloborotko Thursday, Jul 16, 2020 4:00 pm PDT A talk on diverse curating from the ground up and the push to make cultural institutions anti-racist.