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Ursinus' Berman Museum 10th Anniversary
"The Transforming Power of Art," a symposium, will be held at Ursinus College Oct. 20 from 3 to 5 p.m., in celebration of the 10th anniversary of Ursinus' Berman Museum of Art. Keynote speaker will be J. Carter Brown, director emeritus of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
There is no charge to attend, but reservations are necessary.
Brown's tenure at the National Gallery of Art saw dramatic and important evolutions in the presentation, interpretation and accessibility of the visual arts to a broad and varied audience. In addition, he developed and expanded the museum's 20th century art holdings.
The symposium will honor the vision of Muriel and Philip Berman and their efforts to integrate the arts, particularly monumental sculpture, with non-traditional settings, and to encourage a dialogue about art among members of the public and in the campus community.
Featured at the symposium will be Anne d'Harnoncourt, The George D. Widener Director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, who will introduce speakers Pamela Potter-Hennessey, assistant professor of art history at Ursinus College; and Nancy M. Berman, director of the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles (daughter of Muriel M. Berman and the late Philip I. Berman, for whom the museum is named, and a member of the Ursinus Board of Directors.) Potter-Hennessey will speak on "Art in the Public Sphere: Historical Antecedents," and Berman will offer a tribute to her parents and their vision to integrate the arts with non-traditional settings to broaden experiences and encourage dialogues. Also participating will be Lisa Tremper Hanover, director of the museum, and John Strassburger, president of the college.
Honorary degrees will be conferred on Brown and Berman.
The Philip and Muriel Berman Museum of Art, founded in 1987 and opened to the public in 1989, is a focal point for the regional art community, as well as an integral part of the Ursinus College educational programs.
The symposium will take place in the main auditorium of Olin Hall, adjacent to the Berman Museum of Art. At the program's conclusion, a reception for all participants will be held in the Main Gallery of the museum.
Also in conjunction with the museum's 10th anniversary, the museum is featuring two distinctive exhibitions. "Ten Years of Collecting: The Permanent Collection In Contect," curated by students Allison Newkirk and Hadley Schmoyer, was funded by the Ursinus College Summer Research Fellows programs, and focuses on the distinctive aspects of the museum's permanent collection. That exhibit will remain open through October.
In the Main Gallery through Nov. 7, "Regions of Light: Paintings, Prints & Drawings by Peter Sculthorpe," brings together the work of Chester County artist Peter Sculthorpe, whose compositions reflect the rich and varied rural landscape of the region.
Please call Laura Steen at the museum, 610/409-3500, to make reservations for the symposium and reception.
Ursinus College, founded in 1869, is a highly selective, nationally ranked, independent coeducational, liberal arts college, located on a scenic, wooded, 160-acre campus 28 miles from Center City Philadelphia. Known for quality programs in the arts and sciences, it is one of only 8 percent of U.S. colleges to possess a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa.
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