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All lectures are held in the Arthur M. Loew Auditorium on the lower level of the museum. All events meet in the Hood galleries and are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.
Click here (PDF) to download the printed version of the spring 2013 Hood Quarterly.
Click here (PDF) to download the museum's 2013 general brochure, which includes information about all of the year's exhibitions.
The museum's interactive Google calendar can be found below the schedule of events.
4 May, Saturday, 1:00–3:00 p.m.
FAMILY WORKSHOP
Japanese Woodblock Prints
Travel to Japan and discover fabulous Japanese woodblock prints. Using activities in the galleries, we'll explore these prints, which feature heroic stories, beautiful women, and dramatic landscapes. In the studio, we'll make our own prints using simple printmaking techniques. This workshop is for children ages 6–10 and their adult companions. Participation is limited. Please call (603) 646- 1469 to register.
4 May, Saturday 2:00 p.m.
TOUR
Word and Image in Contemporary Art
7 May, Tuesday, 12:30 p.m.
LUNCHTIME GALLERY TALK
"Representing Inequality with Archaeological and Museum Collections"
R. Alan Covey, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Dartmouth College
8 May, Wednesday, 6:30–8:30 p.m.
ADULT WORKSHOP
Learning to Look at Contemporary Art
Explore works of art both inside and outside the museum as you learn techniques for interpreting and appreciating any work of modern art. Louise Bourgeois's Crouching Spider and Ellsworth Kelly's Dartmouth Panels in the Maffei Arts Plaza will be featured. Adult workshops are discussion-based and participatory. Enrollment is limited. Call (603) 646-1469 by May 6 to register.
18 May, Saturday, 2:00 p.m.
TOUR
The Women of Shin Hanga: The Judith and Joseph Barker Collection of Japanese Prints
21 May, Tuesday, 12:30 p.m.
LUNCHTIME GALLERY TALK
"Evolving Perspectives: African Art at the Hood Museum of Art"
Katherine W. Hart, Associate Director and Barbara C. and Harvey P. Hood 1918 Curator of Academic Programming, and Amelia Kahl, Coordinator of Academic Programming
22 May, Wednesday, 6:30–8:30 p.m.
ADULT WORKSHOP
Word and Image
In this discussion-based workshop, explore the exhibition Word and Image, which examines the use and significance of words or language in contemporary art. The exhibition features works by Marcel Duchamp, Faith Ringgold, Ed Ruscha, Fred Wilson, and others. In the studio, we'll experiment with text in our own works of art. Participation is limited. Call (603) 646-1469 by May 20 to register.
28 May, Tuesday, 12:30 p.m.
LUNCHTIME GALLERY TALK
Word and Image
Michael Taylor, Director
29 May, Wednesday, 7:00 p.m.
Second-floor galleries
BOOK DISCUSSION AND SPOTLIGHT TOUR
Tanizaki Junichiro's Naomi, translated by Anthony H. Chambers
Howe Library and the Hood Museum of Art partner to host a discussion of this important Japanese literary work, and participants will also have a spotlight tour of the exhibition The Women of Shin Hanga with curator Allen Hockley, Associate Professor of Art History. Space is limited to 16 participants, and those interested should pre-register with Howe Library starting May 7 by calling (603) 643-4120. Copies of the book will be available at Howe Library by late April.
8 June, Saturday, 2:00 p.m.
TOUR
The Women of Shin Hanga: The Judith and Joseph Barker Collection of Japanese Prints
19 June, Wednesday, 12:30 p.m.
Kim Gallery, Hood Museum of Art
LUNCHTIME GALLERY TALK
"The Japan Craze and American Color Woodblock Prints, 1890–1910"
Barbara MacAdam, Jonathan L. Cohen Curator of American Art
21 June, Friday, 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
SPECIAL PROGRAM
Exploring Woodblock Prints with Matt Brown, Artist
In conjunction with The Women of Shin Hanga, participants will spend time with local artist Matt Brown in the exhibition galleries, followed by lunch at Stella's in Lyme, N.H., and a tour and special woodblock printmaking demonstration in the artist's studio. Space is limited to 20. Members: $45, non-members: $50. Participants will provide their own transportation to Lyme, but carpooling is available. To register, email sharon.reed@dartmouth.edu or call (603) 646-9660.
22 June, Saturday, 2:00 p.m.
TOUR
Objects and Power: Manifestations of Inequality
10 July, Wednesday, 6:30–8:30 p.m.
ADULT WORKSHOP
Learning to Look at African Art
Discover some of the finest objects in the Hood's collection of African art, ranging from ceremonial sculpture and masks to objects used everyday. You'll learn techniques for exploring and appreciating any work of art you encounter. The workshop will be discussion based and participatory. Participation is limited. Call (603) 646-1469 by July 8 to register.
13 July, Saturday, 2:00 p.m.
TOUR
The Women of Shin Hanga: The Judith and Joseph Barker Collection of Japanese Prints
16 July, Tuesday, 12:30 p.m.
LUNCHTIME GALLERY TALK
"Women's Fashions and the Material Culture of Shin Hanga"
Allen Hockley, Associate Professor of Art History, Dartmouth College, and curator of The Women of Shin Hanga
17 July, Wednesday, 6:30–8:30 p.m.
ADULT WORKSHOP
Exploring Japanese Woodblock Prints
This discussion-based workshop introduces participants to the beauty and complexity of Japanese woodblock prints. Our exploration of these prints will take us from eighteenth- and nineteenth-century traditional ukiyo-e depictions of heroic and historical narratives and landscapes to early-twentieth-century shin hanga prints that capture the idealized beauty of Japanese women. In the studio, we will experiment with simple printmaking techniques to create our own prints. No previous art experience necessary. Space is limited. Call (603) 646-1469 by July 15 to register.
24 July, Wednesday, 7:00 p.m.
Hood Museum of Art Auditorium
FILM SCREENING
Utamaro and His Five Women
(1946, directed by Kenji Mizoguchi, 106 minutes)
After the film, please stay for a Q&A with Allen Hockley, Associate Professor of Art History at Dartmouth College and curator of the current exhibition The Women of Shin Hanga.
27 July, Saturday, 2:00 p.m.
TOUR
Word and Image
10 August, Saturday, 2:00 p.m.
TOUR
Objects and Power: Manifestations of Inequality
14 August, Wednesday, 6:30–8:30 p.m.
ADULT WORKSHOP
Learning to Look: The Mural of José Clemente Orozco
In 1932, Mexican artist José Clemente Orozco was invited to Dartmouth as an artist-in-residence to demonstrate fresco painting technique. He subsequently stayed in Hanover for two years and painted an ambitious mural in the brand-new Baker Library entitled The Epic of American Civilization. Come and explore this mural—now recognized as a national landmark—and learn techniques for interpreting and appreciating any work of art. The workshop will be discussion-based and participatory. Call (603) 646-1469 by August 12 to register.
24 August, Saturday, 2:00 p.m.
TOUR
Evolving Perspectives: Highlights from the African Art Collection at the Hood Museum of Art
GROUP TOURS
Free guided tours of the museum’s collections and exhibitions are available by appointment for any group of five or more. Contact us at (603) 646-1469 or hood.museum.tours@dartmouth.edu.
