Fall events at Meadows School of the Arts

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UPCOMING EVENTS AT SMU’S MEADOWS SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
& MEADOWS MUSEUM, AUGUST 25-SEPTEMBER 30


Meadows Museum Exhibit Opening: “The Stewart Album: Art, Letters, and Souvenirs
to an American Patron in Paris”
What: American expatriate William H. Stewart (1820-1897) spent the latter half of his
life in Paris amassing an extraordinary art collection and establishing close
friendships with some of the most important figures in the art world. This
exhibition focuses on the recent acquisition by the museum of an album for
cartes de visite compiled by Stewart, containing several hundred photographs,
drawings and letters by artists, collectors, aristocracy and dealers from Europe
and the U.S. It sheds light not only on Stewart, but also on the lives and careers
of four of the most important Spanish artists of the modern era: Mariano Fortuny
y Marsal, Eduardo Zamacois y Zabala, Martín Rico y Ortega and Raimundo de
Madrazo y Garreta.
When: August 25 – November 10, 2013. Museum hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-
Sat.; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thurs.; 1-5 p.m. Sun. Closed Monday.
Where: Meadows Museum, 5900 Bishop Blvd. on SMU campus, Dallas (75205)
Cost: $10 for adults; $8 for seniors; $4 for non-SMU students; FREE for members,
children under 12, SMU students, faculty and staff; FREE Thurs. after 5 p.m.
Info: Call 214-768-2516.


Public Debate on Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” Speech – 50th anniversary
What: SMU’s debate team will conduct a public debate with Wiley College on the
question of whether America is advancing on King’s dream in 2013. The event
will feature readings from MLK’s speech on August 28,1963, which culminated
the historic civil rights March on Washington, and a letter by the ‘great debater’
James Farmer Jr., a key civil rights leader from Texas who was in jail for activism
and unable to attend the march in person. The event is open to the public, and
audience participation is encouraged. Wiley, a historically black college in
Marshall, Texas, was highlighted in the 2007 film The Great Debaters, the story
of the school’s 1935 debate team that broke racial boundaries and defeated a
national championship team from a white university. SMU had invited Wiley to
campus in 1935, but the debate had to be canceled; the two schools finally kept
their debate appointment in 2009 and have maintained a relationship ever since.
The program is sponsored by the Meadows School’s Division of Communication
Studies.
When: August 28 at 7 p.m.
Where: Room 241, Umphrey Lee Center, 3300 Dyer St. on SMU campus, Dallas (75205)
Cost: FREE
Info: Call 214-768-1574.


Pollock Gallery Exhibit: “Consuming (Interests): Photographs from Taos, New Mexico by
Debora Hunter”
What: In counterpoint to the romanticizing images of the Northern New Mexican
landscape, SMU Associate Professor of Art Debora Hunter addresses consumer
culture within the context of endangered natural resources. Hunter has
photographed the cultural landscape of Taos, New Mexico, for the past 10 years.
Through careful recording of domestic and commercial architecture within the
majestic sweep of sky and land, she reframes the question of man versus nature.
This inquiry is ever more urgent as consumer culture bumps hard against
diminishing natural resources. Edited from her large archive of photographs, this
selection includes images of abandoned gas stations, drought-blighted gardens,
self-storage rental units, ramshackle manufactured modular homes, landfilled
garbage dumps, foreclosed faux adobe luxury houses and litter-strewn mesas.
Hunter’s exhibit addresses Americans’ drive to consume amid an ever less
bountiful landscape.
When: September 3 – October 12, 2013. Hours are 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon., Tues., Thurs.
and Fri., and 1-5 p.m. Sat.
Reception with the artist: September 6 from 5-8 p.m.
Gallery talks: September 18 at 12 p.m. and September 21 at 1 p.m.
Where: Pollock Gallery in Hughes-Trigg Student Center, 3140 Dyer St. on SMU campus,
Dallas (75205)
Cost: FREE
Info: Call 214-768-4439.


Friday Morning Lecture Series: “The Art Treasures of the Meadows Museum: Open
Windows to the Culture and Soul of Spain”
Who: Dr. Luis Martín, Professor Emeritus of History, SMU
What: This 11-part lecture series follows an original and seldom-traveled path to reach
an understanding of, and a generous emotional empathy towards, the Spanish
quest for the transcendent, its spirituality, and the popular beliefs and religious
traditions of its people. This new path is the “camino real” of the aesthetics, the
creative, the beautiful and the visual, opened not by theologians but by artists,
and will be explored through contemplation and enjoyment of great artworks
from the Meadows Museum collection. Dr. Martín has taught courses on the
history of Spain and its empire for nearly 50 years, both at SMU and in the
community.
When: September 6 – November 22 (no lecture Sept. 20), 10:30 a.m.
Where: Bob and Jean Smith Auditorium, Meadows Museum, 5900 Bishop Blvd. on
SMU campus, Dallas (75205)
Cost: $40 total for all lectures; free for museum members and SMU faculty, staff and
students. Pre-registration is required.
Info: For more information and to register, call 214-768-2740.


Meadows Museum Art Activity: “Drawing from the Masters”
What: Guest artist Ian O’Brien leads afternoons of informal drawing instruction based
on works in the Meadows Museum’s permanent collection. Each session will
provide an opportunity to explore a variety of techniques and improve drawing
skills. Designed for adults and students ages 15 and older, and open to all
levels of experience. Drawing materials will be available, but participants are
encouraged to bring their own sketchpads and pencils. No registration is required.
Attendance is limited to 20 and is on a first-come, first-served basis.
When: September 8 and 22, 1:30-3 p.m.
Where: Second Floor Galleries, Meadows Museum, 5900 Bishop Blvd. on SMU
campus, Dallas (75205)
Cost: Free with regular museum admission, which is $10 for adults; $8 for seniors; $4
for non-SMU students; and FREE for children under 12, museum members and
SMU students, faculty and staff.
Info: Call 214-768-4677.


Faculty Artist and Distinguished Alumni Recital Series: Larry Palmer, Harpsichord
and Organ
What: For his 44th annual faculty recital at SMU, Dr. Palmer will play J. S. Bach’s
“Chromatic” Fantasy and Fugue and harpsichord works by Rudy Davenport and
Stephen Dodgson. Organ works will include Gerald Near’s three-movement
Sonata Breve and music by Bach and Benjamin Britten (celebrating the centenary
of the composer’s birth).
When: September 9 at 8 p.m.
Where: Caruth Auditorium in the Owen Arts Center, 6101 Bishop Blvd. on SMU
campus, Dallas (75205)
Cost: $13 for adults, $10 for seniors, $7 for students and SMU faculty & staff
Info: Call 214-768-2787.


Visiting Artist Lecture Series: Alejandro Cesarco
Who: Cesarco’s work addresses, through different formats and strategies, his
recurrent interests in repetition, narrative and the practices of reading and
translating, often involving text, photography, film and video. He has
represented Uruguay in the 2011 Venice Biennale, shown extensively in
the U.S. and Europe, and was the 2011 winner of the Baloise Art Prize
with his installation The Streets Were Dark With Something More Than
Night or The Closer I Get to the End the More I Rewrite the Beginning
at Art 42 Basel.
When: September 11 at 7 p.m.
Where: Room B600 in the basement of the Owen Arts Center, 6101 Bishop Blvd.
on SMU campus, Dallas (75205)
Cost: FREE
Info: Call 214-768-2489.


Music at the Meadows: Concert on the 18th-Century Oldovini Organ
What: Larry Palmer, professor of harpsichord and organ, and students from the
Meadows School of the Arts present monthly demonstrations on the
Meadows Museum’s Oldovini organ. This fall’s performances will focus
on works by blind composers John Stanley, Pablo Bruna and Jean Langlais.
Built in 1762 by Pascoal Caetano Oldovini for the Cathedral of Evora in
Portugal, this single-manual organ is the only instrument by Oldovini to be
found outside the Iberian Peninsula. Enjoy these special opportunities to
experience centuries-old music on an 18th-century organ surrounded
by masterworks in the museum’s permanent collection.
When: September 12 at 5:30 p.m.
Where: Second Floor Galleries, Meadows Museum, 5900 Bishop Blvd. on SMU
campus, Dallas (75205)
Cost: FREE
Info: Call 214-768-4677.


Museum Access Program: Connections - Friday Series
What: This three-day program for individuals with early stage dementia and their
care partners involves a variety of creative activities in a relaxed setting.
Participants explore the galleries through interactive exercises and puzzles,
experiment with different materials to create individual and group projects, and
discover works of art through music, dance, literature, storytelling and role play.
Light refreshments are served. Space is limited and advance registration is
required. The same program is offered twice a semester; participants may choose
either the Friday or Wednesday series, both of which take place on three
consecutive weeks. To register and for information about visiting the Meadows
Museum with individuals with special needs, call Carmen Smith at 214-768-4677.
When: Three consecutive Fridays, September 13, 20 & 27, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Where: Meadows Museum, 5900 Bishop Blvd. on SMU campus, Dallas (75205)
Cost: FREE, but pre-registration is required.
Info: Call 214-768-4677.


Meadows Community Series: The Meadows Wind Ensemble Plays the Classics
What: The MWE classics concert has become an annual tradition, and never fails to be a
favorite for musicians and audiences alike. This year’s program will feature Paul
Dukas’ Fanfare pour précéder “La Péri,” Richard Strauss’s Serenade in Eb,
op. 7, Percy Aldridge Grainger’s Lincolnshire Posy and William Schuman’s
George Washington Bridge. In addition, the MWE will celebrate the 75th
anniversary of the late Howard Dunn’s birthday. Dunn was the second conductor
of the Meadows Wind Ensemble and founder of the Dallas Wind Symphony.
This is the first event in the Meadows School’s new community concert series,
showcasing talented Meadows performers in venues throughout Dallas.
When: September 13 at 8 p.m.
Where: Dallas City Performance Hall, 2520 Flora St., Dallas (75201)
Cost: $13 for adults, $10 for seniors, $7 for students and SMU faculty & staff
Info: Call 214-768-2787.


Hawn Gallery Exhibit: “Post Chiaroscuro: Prints in Color After the Renaissance”
What: Drawing on the resources of the Hamon Library’s Jerry Bywaters Special
Collections and loans from the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston,
this exhibition explores how color prints were made after the 16th century,
when the technique known as chiaroscuro woodcut had been developed.
Print matrices, such as metal plates and linoleum blocks, assorted proof
impressions, and finished prints by James Gillray (c. 1756-1815), Janet
Turner (1914-1988) and Octavio Medellin (1907-1999) demonstrate the steps
in producing multicolor prints. The prints on view also provide examples of the
three main printing techniques: intaglio, in which the design is incised into the
matrix; relief, in which the negative space around the design is cut away from
the matrix surface; and planographic, a chemical process in which the matrix
remains perfectly flat. Post Chiaroscuro is offered in conjunction with two art
history courses taught by Associate Professor Lisa Pon: the History of Western
Printmaking, 1400-1750, and Early Modern Print. Members of the general
viewing public are invited to try answering questions from the class assignments,
made available on gallery handouts. Responses from students in the class will be
added while the exhibition is on view. Samantha Robinson, a second-year M.A.
student in art history, is the exhibition’s student curator.
When: September 16 – December 13, 2013. Open during regular library hours: 8 a.m.-
midnight Mon.-Thurs.; 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Fri.; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat.; 1 p.m.- midnight
Sun.
Where: Mildred Hawn Gallery, Hamon Arts Library – Owen Arts Center, 6101 Bishop
Blvd. on SMU campus, Dallas (75205)
Cost: FREE
Info: Call 214-768-2303.


Global Early Modern Studies Lecture Series: “The Print Shop Window as Cultural Screen
in 18th-Century London”
Who: Joseph Monteyne, Ph.D., Associate Professor, History of Art, University of
British Columbia
What: The talk examines a number of graphic satires produced in London during the
second half of the 18th century depicting spectators gathered at the city’s print
shop windows. A common theme of this genre is the realization by spectators
that they see their own images in the array of prints displayed in the glass, and
this causes them to react with pleasure, shame or anger. The satires are ambiguous
as to whether the beholder is captured by a caricaturist’s gaze or they have in fact
fashioned themselves after an image in the window. The print shop windows are
therefore viewed as an early form of screen in the sense articulated by Kaja
Silverman, as a cultural repertoire of representations through which identity is
formed or resisted. This event is co-sponsored by the Comini Lecture Series.
When: September 17 at 5:30 p.m.
Where: Bob and Jean Smith Auditorium in the Meadows Museum, 5900 Bishop Blvd.
on SMU campus, Dallas (75205)
Cost: FREE
Info: Call 214-768-2698.


Museum Evening Lecture: “Prince of Patrons: William H. Stewart and the Spanish Modern
School”
Who: Iraida Rodríguez-Negrón, Meadows/Kress/Prado Curatorial Fellow
What: In 1887 William H. Stewart was described as “…a distinguished art connoisseur…
the practical discoverer and first American patron of Fortuny, Madrazo, Rico and
others of that school.” To coincide with the exhibition The Stewart Album: Art,
Letters, and Souvenirs to an American Patron in Paris, this lecture will present an
in-depth look into this extraordinary collection of letters, drawings and photographs
recently acquired by the Meadows Museum. An invaluable primary source for the
history of Spanish art in the second half of the 19th century, this collection
evidences the vital role played by Stewart in the lives and careers of the four most
representative members of the Modern Spanish School: Fortuny, Rico, Madrazo
and Zamacois, who found in the American expatriate their most ardent patron and
loyal friend.
When: September 19 at 6 p.m.
Where: Bob and Jean Smith Auditorium in the Meadows Museum, 5900 Bishop Blvd.
on SMU campus, Dallas (75205)
Cost: FREE
Info: Call 214-768-4677.


Meadows Opera Theatre: Opera Free For All – “Bite-Size Arias/Big-Size Talents”
What: The Opera Free For All brown bag series opener showcases every member
of the Meadows Opera Theatre Ensemble in 60-second arias and songs of
their choice as they challenge themselves to make a strong, positive and
lasting impression and declare, “This is who I am as a singing actor!” in
only one minute. Audience members can reconnect with their favorite young
singing actors, meet some exciting newcomers, and be the first to discover
the stars of tomorrow!
When: September 20 at 1 p.m.
Where: Bob Hope Lobby – Owen Arts Center, 6101 Bishop Blvd. on SMU campus,
Dallas (75205)
Cost: FREE
Info: Call 214-768-1951.


Museum Program: INsights & OUTlooks
What: Acknowledging that every museum visitor possesses a unique set of
interests and abilities, this program offers participants multiple ways to
engage with and discover works of art. Through a variety of multi-sensory
activities based on interdisciplinary connections and diverse perspectives,
each day will invite an in-depth exploration of a single work from the
museum’s collection. The program is presented by education staff and
guest artist John Bramblitt, who is blind. Space is limited.
When: September 21, 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Where: Second Floor Galleries, Meadows Museum, 5900 Bishop Blvd. on SMU
campus, Dallas (75205)
Cost: FREE, but pre-registration is required.
Info: For more information and to register, call 214-768-4677.


Dallas Art Dealers Association (DADA) Fall Gallery Walk
What: More than 30 of DADA’s leading member galleries, museums, and nonprofit
art spaces, including the Meadows Museum and the Pollock Gallery at SMU,
open their doors to the public for a free gallery walk.
When: September 21, 2-5 p.m.
Where: Meadows Museum, 5900 Bishop Blvd. on SMU campus, Dallas (75205)
Pollock Gallery in Hughes-Trigg Student Center, 3140 Dyer St. on SMU
campus, Dallas (75205)
Cost: FREE
Info: Call 214-914-1099 or visit dallasartdealers.org.


Black America: What’s Cookin’?, Film Screening and Discussion
What: In partnership with the South Dallas Cultural Center, the Meadows School
is co-sponsoring the screening of Soul Food Junkies, an award-winning film
by critically acclaimed filmmaker Byron Hurt that premiered on PBS’s
Independent Lens in January. A panel discussion will follow the screening,
moderated by Dr. Beverly Ann Davenport, medical anthropologist and UNT
faculty member.
When: September 21 at 7 p.m.
Where: South Dallas Cultural Center, 3400 S. Fitzhugh Ave. at R. B. Cullum Blvd.
Cost: FREE
Info: For more information, visit http://www.dallasculture.org/sdculturalcenter/ or
http://www.itvs.org/films/soul-food-jun ... -press-kit.

Altius Quartet
What: The national award-winning Altius Quartet presents its first recital as the
newly appointed Fellowship String Quartet at Meadows. Works to be
performed include Schubert’s “Death and the Maiden” String Quartet,
as well as Dvořák’s Piano Quintet with guest pianist Kathryn Mientka.
When: September 21 at 8 p.m.
Where: Caruth Auditorium in the Owen Arts Center, 6101 Bishop Blvd. on SMU
campus, Dallas (75205)
Cost: FREE
Info: Call 214-768-1951.

Faculty Artist and Distinguished Alumni Recital Series: Lucille Chung, piano, with
duo-pianist Alessio Bax
What: A solo and piano four-hands recital by alumna and faculty member Lucille
Chung, an internationally acclaimed pianist and award-winning recording
artist. The first half will feature Robert Schumann’s inspired and whimsical
Fantasy Pieces, op. 12, and a selection from the fiendishly difficult Etudes
by György Ligeti. In the second half she will be joined by her partner in life
and on stage, Alessio Bax, also an SMU alum and faculty member, in a
rendition of Igor Stravinsky’s Petrouchka, an exhilarating and colorful
four-hands version of the complete ballet, and their own virtuosic
arrangements of two tangos by Astor Piazzolla. Bax and Chung have
recently released an acclaimed recording of music by Stravinsky, Brahms
and Piazzolla on Signum Classics and will be performing their New York City
duo debut within the Great Performers Series at Lincoln Center this season.
When: September 22 at 7 p.m.
Where: Caruth Auditorium in the Owen Arts Center, 6101 Bishop Blvd. on SMU
campus, Dallas (75205)
Cost: $13 for adults, $10 for seniors, $7 for students and SMU faculty & staff
Info: Call 214-768-2787.


Discussion with 2013 Meadows Prize Winner and Interdisciplinary Artist Tania Bruguera:
“The Usefulness of Art: Tania Bruguera in Conversation with Noah Simblist”
What: Meadows Prize winner Tania Bruguera, who is completing the second half of her
residency at SMU Meadows from Sept. 22 to Oct. 5, will discuss her most recent
projects, Immigrant Movement International and Arte Útil, in a conversation with
SMU Associate Professor of Art Noah Simblist. Bruguera is a Cuban-born
interdisciplinary artist who has worked with behavior art, performance,
installation and video. Her work has been featured in Documenta 11 in Germany
and in the Venice, Johannesburg, Sáo Paolo, Shanghai and Havana biennials. In
March 2011, Bruguera began a five-year social project, Immigrant Movement
International, the first year of which was sponsored by Meadows Prize winner
Creative Time and the Queens Museum of Art. IM International functions as a
think tank for immigrant issues; from its storefront headquarters in Corona,
Queens, Bruguera and other staff and volunteers offer free educational, artistic
and consciousness-raising activities to a community of immigrants. Bruguera is a
proponent of “arte útil” (useful art), meaning art that can be implemented in
people’s lives in ways that address social and political problems. She is now
embarking on a new project with the Queens Museum and Van Abbemuseum in
the Netherlands, culminating in the transformation of the old building of the Van
Abbemuseum into the Museum of Arte Útil. This event is co-sponsored by
Meadows School of the Arts and CADD (Contemporary Art Dealers Dallas).
When: September 25 at 7 p.m.
Where: Texas Theater, 231 W. Jefferson Blvd., Dallas (75208)
Cost: FREE
Info: Call 214-768-2489.


Music at the Meadows: Dúo Cuenca, piano and guitar duo with José Manuel and
Francisco Cuenca Morales
What: Brothers José Manuel and Francisco Cuenca Morales form an exquisite piano
and guitar duo, considered by critics as “unique in the way both instruments
melt as one with grand elegance and fine touch.” Born in Puente Genil
(Córdova, Spain), they have developed a far-reaching artistic career, performing
in prestigious venues throughout Europe, the Americas and Asia and recording
five albums along the way. The program will offer a portrait of Andalusia with
works by legendary Spanish composers Enrique Granados, Manuel de Falla
and Joaquín Rodrigo. Co-sponsored by UT Dallas.
When: September 26 at 6:30 p.m.
Where: Bob and Jean Smith Auditorium, Meadows Museum, 5900 Bishop Blvd. on
SMU campus, Dallas (75205)
Cost: FREE
Info: Call 214-768-4677.

Museum Friday Gallery Talk: “The Stewart Album: Legacy of an American Collector in
19th-Century Paris”
Who: Iraida Rodríguez-Negrón, Meadows/Kress/Prado Curatorial Fellow
What: Meadows Museum gallery talks feature art research and perspectives from local
guest speakers.
When: September 27 at 12:15 p.m.
Where: Jake and Nancy Hamon Galleries, Meadows Museum, 5900 Bishop Blvd. on
SMU campus, Dallas (75205)
Cost: Free with regular museum admission, which is $10 for adults; $8 for seniors;
$4 for non-SMU students; FREE for members, children under 12, and SMU
faculty, staff & students.
Info: Call 214-768-4677.


Meadows Symphony Orchestra
What: The MSO presents a program of 20th-century gems, opening with Einojuhani
Rautavaara’s 1995 rhapsodic Isle of Bliss, followed by two Maurice Ravel works
written in homage to Baroque style, the 1919 Le tombeau de Couperin and 1910’s
Pavane pour une infant. The concert concludes with the intrigue and grandeur of
Suites 1 and 2 from Manuel de Falla’s 1919 The Three-Cornered Hat, a lively and
lyrical work originally composed as a ballet for Sergei Diaghilev. The Sunday
performance is part of the Meadows School’s new community concert series.
When/Where: September 27 & 29
8 p.m. Fri. in Caruth Auditorium, Owen Arts Center, 6101 Bishop Blvd., SMU
3 p.m. Sun. at the Dallas City Performance Hall, 2520 Flora St., Dallas 75201
Cost: $13 for adults, $10 for seniors, $7 for students and SMU faculty & staff
Info: Call 214-768-2787.



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