PULLMAN – The Washington State University fall 2006 Art a la Carte series will begin Oct. 5. This fall, the brown bag lunch lectures will take place Thursdays at noon in a new location, the Bundy Reading Room in Avery Hall, on the north side of WSU’s Pullman campus next to Bryan Hall.
Sponsored by WSU Campus Involvement and the Museum of Art, with in-kind support from the English Department, the series will kick off Oct. 5 with a presentation by Linda Boynton Arthur entitled “Hawaiian Textiles and Ethnicity.” Arthur will discuss ethnic diversity in Hawaii and its influence on contemporary textiles including Hawaiian print fabric and quilts. Arthur is a professor in the WSU department of Apparel, Merchandising, Design and Textiles and has written the books “At the Cutting Edge: Contemporary Hawaiian Quilting” and “Art of the Aloha Shirt.”
The series continues Oct. 12 with “The Body Image Project” by Larry Kirkwood. The sculptor and activist conceived “The Body Image Project” in 1993 and has traveled the country working with college students to help them learn to love their bodies and themselves in a healthy and honest way. His work is on display in Gallery II in the Fine Arts Building.
The lecture on Oct 19 includes a preview of Sam Shepard’s play “A Lie of the Mind” and the presentation “Sam Shepard’s ‘A Lie of the Mind’: The Cycle of Domestic Violence in the American West” by Terry Converse. Cast members will present scenes from the production and will be joined by Converse, director of the play and a professor of theatre at the Theatre Program, to discuss their relevance to Shepard’s vision of domestic violence. A New York Drama Critics Circle Award winner (1986), the play explores the destinies of two families, linked by marriage but divided by jealousy and distrust.
“Collaborative Art: How Glass Melted Two Visions into a Focus on Palouse Grass” by artists Gina Murray and Louise Colson will be presented Oct. 26.
Colson has been fusing glass into sculpture since 1980, while Murray has been carving stone and wood since 1985. A mutual interest in glass caused their paths to cross in 2005. Ideas flew and new collaborative projects were born. Come hear what these two artists have to say about their joint artistic journey.
The series will conclude Nov. 2 with “Coastal Salish Weaving” by Susan Pavel. The master Coastal Salish weaver will share her perspective on this unique art form. She said, “With any significant renaissance the past plays its part. The essence of the Coast Salish People along the Northwest Coast speaks loudly to those who will listen, speaks volumes to those who want to know and speaks lovingly to those who cherish the ways.”
“SQ3Tsya’yay: Weaver’s Spirit Power,” an exhibit of Pavel’s work, will be on display, through Dec.15, at the WSU Museum of Anthropology located in College Hall.
All lectures are free and open to the public. For more information, contact Gail Siegel at (509) 335-2313 or gsiegel@wsu.edu.
