WHAT'S ON AT UTAC

Tuesday 15 February 2011
Matthew Brower's Developing Animals: Wildlife and Early American Photography
Book Launch

4:30 Talk by Matthew Brower in University College Room 140, 15 King's College Circle
6:00 Reception and book signing in UTAC's art lounge

University of Toronto Art Centre curator and Museum Studies lecturer, Dr. Matthew Brower, compellingly investigates the way wildlife photography at the beginning of the 20th century changed our perception of animals, in his new book Developing Animals: Wildlife and Early American Photography.

In Developing Animals, Dr. Brower looks back at the time when Americans first started taking pictures of animals, with photography only beginning as a mass medium. The ability to capture animals on film was a significant challenge in the early era of photography, with enthusiasts describing their pursuit as "camera hunting."

"The book is my attempt to describe the way that photography changed the way we think about and relate to animals. Photography gave us unprecedented access to animals but also contributed to the sense they exist in a separate realm. I argue that photography is central to our modern understandings of animals and nature," says Dr. Brower.

Jointly presented by the Faculty of Information, the Centre for the Study of the United States, and UTAC.

Thursday 3 March 2011, 3 - 5 pm
Art with Insight Malcove Collection Talks
Before Toronto: Contextualizing the Formation of the Malcove Collection
Kathryn Brush, Professor, Department of Visual Arts, University of Western Ontario
Location: UTAC art lounge

Tuesday 8 March 2011, 3 – 5 pm
Catalogue Launch
The University College Collection: Great Art for a Great University
Location: UTAC art lounge

John Edwin Usher, untitled [known as Burning College], 1890, oil on canvas, 76.20 x 101.60 cm.

Canadian art historian and curator, Dennis Reid has written the forward to this catalogue that aims to take the University College Collection, close to 650 individual objects, beyond the confines of the institution to become a living and accessible cultural resource for students, scholars and the general public across the country and beyond. Forty-Eight catalogue entries written by Director, Niamh O'Laoghaire, Curator Matthew Brower and students from the Master of Museum Studies Program at the University of Toronto highlighting works in the collection are combined with photo documentation, and core information for the entire collection. This catalogue project is generously supported by Margaret E. McKelvey.

Student Exhibition Program

Work in Process
3 – 31 March 2011
Opening reception: Thursday 3 March 2011 6-8 pm

Work in Process showcases pieces from emerging artists at the UTM/Sheridan Art and Art History program and explores artistic encounters from three perspectives: the artist, the curator and the visitor. Highlighting themes of process, the artwork selected includes site-specific sculpture, photography, video and painting. The exhibition is curated by Sarah Heim, Rachel Keeling and Jilana Stewart from the Museum Studies Program at the University of Toronto Faculty of Information.

Artists featured: K. Dorothea Hines, Sebastian Koever, Andre Markovic, Emily Mahon, Patti Meris, Meaghan O'Brien, Breann Ritchie

Sanaugaq: Things Made by Hand
31 March – 16 April 2011
Opening reception: Thursday 31 March 6-8 pm

Sanaugaq: Things Made by Hand is a critical exploration of the commercial roots of the Inuit fine art industry. Featuring pieces from the University of Toronto Art Centre and University College collections. This Master of Museum Studies thesis exhibition is curated by Rheanne Chartrand, Lianne Maitland, Rebecca Noone and Lisa Truong.

University of Toronto MVS Programme 2011 Graduating Exhibition
31 March – 16 April 2011
Opening reception: Thursday 31 March 6-8 pm

Deborah Kirk, Blake Williams, Alberto Suarez

For more information please contact:
Maureen Smith, (416) 946-7089, maureen.smith@utoronto.ca

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