Wed, Oct 15, 2008
October 15, 2008
Michael Farrell to discuss 'Documentary Art in Flyover Country'
Michael Farrell, photographer and television production manager for NET Television, will discuss documentary presentations of the Great Plains today in the next Paul A. Olson Seminar in Great Plains Studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
His presentation, "Plain Speaking and Straight Shooting: Documentary Art in Flyover Country," will be 3:30-5 p.m. in the Great Plains Art Museum, 1155 Q St. The seminar and a 3 p.m. reception in the museum are free and open to the public. more...
CENTER FOR GREAT PLAINS STUDIES
E103 BEADLE CENTER, 4PM
Biotechnology/Life Sciences Fall 2008 Seminar - "Detecting adaptive evolution in protein-coding DNA sequences"
Ziheng Yang, University College London. Reception at 3:30 p.m.
SHELDON MUSEUM OF ART
Pierce's 'Agency of Time' Continues at Sheldon
Artist Leighton Pierce uses film, video and sound to create transformative experiences for museum visitors. His installation, "Agency of Time," continues at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Sheldon Museum of Art. The exhibition, on view through Oct. 19, is free and a gallery guide is available for visitors.
Pierce created this site-specific installation for the Sheldon and engages viewers by creating an emotionally evocative experience. "The video loops (presented on constructed 3-D objects) are painterly, marginally abstract, gestural evocations of common objects and activities," Pierce said. more...
SHELDON MUSEUM OF ART
MARY RIEPMA ROSS MEDIA ARTS CENTER
In Search of a Midnight Kiss and Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts Play at the Ross
UNL's Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center presents In Search of a Midnight Kiss and Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts. Both films will show one week only through October 16.
Funny, quirky, and bittersweet, In Search of a Midnight Kiss is a romantic comedy with a heart and a brain -- and stands as a sharp debut for director Alex Holdridge. It's New Year's Eve in Los Angeles, and 20-something Wilson (Scoot McNairy) has no one to kiss. But a Craig's List ad brings him Vivian (Sara Simmonds), and maybe they won't be alone at the stroke of midnight. Shot in black and white, this sweet indie comedy has won hearts at festivals across the country. Legendary KCRW music director Nick Harcourt plays a radio DJ.
In July 2005, filmmaker Scott Hicks started shooting a documentary about the composer Philip Glass to celebrate his 70th anniversary in 2007. Over the next 18 months, Scott followed Philip across three continents - from his annual ride on the Coney Island "Cyclone" roller coaster, to the world premiere of his new opera in Germany and in performance with a didgeridoo virtuoso in Australia. Allowed unprecedented access to Glass' working process, family life, spiritual teachers and long time collaborators, Hicks gives us a unique glimpse behind the curtain into the life of a surprising and complex man. Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts is a remarkable mosaic portrait of one of the greatest - and at times controversial - artists of this or any era.
More information is available at the Ross website.
