color / ed: An Exhibition of Multimedia Works
by Ugo Udogwu

The Program in Visual Arts is currently presenting color/ed, an exhibition of multimedia works by senior certificate student Ugo Udogwu through Friday, May 4 in the Lucas Gallery at 185 Nassau Street. In her work, Udogwu explores the continued manipulation of line in space through the use of soft lines created with string and rope. A range of works in the exhibition demonstrate this idea, including painted forms wrapped in twine, boards wrapped in twine that are then used to make prints, and wooden grids wrapped in yarn with wax poured into the negative spaces. Gallery hours on Fridays are from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The exhibition is free and open to the public.

Sounding Boundaries: New original music theater works

On Friday and Saturday, May 3 & 4, students from the Lewis Center and the Department of Music's Princeton Atelier course, "Sounding Boundaries: Interdisciplinary Alchemy in Music Theater," will present new original music theater works that they created during the spring semester. The goal of the course was to foster an open-ended investigation into new ways of effectively synthesizing composition and performance of music with diverse arts disciplines to create new modes of dramatic expression. Composer, guitarist and Professor of Music Steve Mackey and director/filmmaker Mark deChiazza co-taught the course. Guest artists included dancer/choreographer Kristin Clotfelter, percussionist Jason Treunting and video projection designer Josh Higgasson. The performances will take place at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, May 3 and at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 4 at the Forbes College Black Box Theater. A reception will follow the performance on Friday evening. The performances and reception are free and open to the public.

Photo by Mark deChiazza

Invisible Pages: Visual Arts Program Junior Show

The Program in Visual Arts is currently presenting Invisible Pages, an exhibition of recent work in a variety of media by juniors in the program. Their work will be on view through May 10 in the James S. Hall '34 Memorial Gallery at Butler College on the University campus. As part of the exhibition, a film screening will be held on Thursday, May 9 from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. in the James M. Stewart '32 Theater at 185 Nassau Street. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The exhibition and screening are free and open to the public.

Photo by Nathan Tyrell '14

End of Semester Showings in Dance

The Lewis Center for the Arts' Program in Dance will present a series of showings of new work created and repertory work learned during the past semester. At 11:00 a.m. on Monday, May 6, students from Modern Dance: Beginning and Intermediate Technique & Choreography and Contemporary Dance: Advanced Technique & Choreography will show their work; at 3:00 p.m., students from The American Dance Experience and Africanist Dance Practices will perform; and at 5:30 p.m. students from Ballet as an Evolving Form will be featured. All three showings will be held in the Patricia and Ward Hagan '48 Dance Studio at 185 Nassau Street and are free and open to the public.

Photo by Bentley Drezner

Senior Thesis Readings by Students in Creative Writing

Seniors completing a certificate in the Program in Creative Writing will read from their senior thesis work on Monday, May 6 at 4:30 p.m. at the Palmer House at 1 Bayard Lane in Princeton. Seniors who will be presenting theses in poetry are Lily Akerman, Flannery Cunningham, Grant Hailer, Ana Istrate, Mirabella Mitchell and Maia ten Brink. Fiction writers reading are Daniel Abromowitz, Richard Gadsden, Devan Kreisberg, Elaine Leong, Lillian Li, Mohit Manohar, Lauren Prastien, Laura Preston, Phoebe Rusch, Anji Shin, Eric Silberman, Sarah Simon and Rebecca Welbourn. Brian Barrett will read from his work in screenwriting, and Audrey H. Hall and Thomas Merkens will read from their translation work. The reading is free and open to the public; limited seating is available.

Avoid Toetal Loss: An Exhibition of Work Exploring Time and Distortions of Time
by Laura Preston

The Program in Visual Arts will present Avoid Toetal Loss, an exhibition of work in a range of media by senior certificate student Laura Preston from Tuesday, May 7 through Friday, May 10 in the Lucas Gallery at 185 Nassau Street. An opening reception will be held on Thursday, May 9 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. in the gallery. Gallery hours are weekdays from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The exhibition and reception are free and open to the public.

Head Has Name: Text, readings and art in the tradition of appropriation and intertextuality

Students in the Lewis Center's spring 2013 Princeton Atelier course, "Appropriation: The Politics of Intertextuality in Word and Image," will present new text, readings and art created over the past semester on Wednesday, May 8 at 3:00 p.m. in the Guggenheim Gallery at Whitman College on the University campus. The course, led by author Rick Moody and painter John O'Connor, focused on interactivity and multi-disciplinary qualities of contemporary art. Through case histories, in-class assignments derived from demonstrations of how to create intertextual work, and critiques, students were challenged to use new materials and to deal conceptually with what their works are about. A reception in the Guggenheim Gallery will follow the event. The presentations and reception are free and open to the public.

Rebecca: Screening of a new film by Chris Dodds

The Program in Visual Arts will present a screening of Rebecca, a new short film by senior certificate student Chris Dodds, on Thursday, May 9 at 4:30 p.m. in the James M. Stewart '32 Theater at 185 Nassau Street. Rebecca is a portrait of the titular character, a young woman trying to get her life together on the day of an important dance audition. "I wanted to depict a character people my age might relate to," notes Dodds, "someone who is young, feeling intense pressure to make something of her life, but just not having it all together at the moment and not being sure how to make that happen for herself." View the trailer for Rebecca here. The screening is free and open to the public.

Photo by Chris Dodds

Screening of new short student films

The Program in Visual Arts will present a screening of new short films by students in "Narrative Filmmaking," a studio course taught by filmmaker and Lecturer in Visual Arts Emily Abt. Over the duration of the semester, students brought original scripts to life in collaboration with actors and production crews. The films to be premiered on Friday, May 10 are entitled Eugenix, OC Davey and Outside the Lines. The screening will begin at 7:00 p.m. in the James M. Stewart '32 Theater at 185 Nassau Street. A question and answer session with the filmmakers will follow each screening, and a reception will be held following the conclusion of all three films. The screening and reception are free and open to the public.

Student Video Showcase: May 16, 2013

Students in spring courses in introductory and intermediate digital video production will present new short videos at a screening on Thursday, May 16 at 7:00 p.m. The courses, taught by Lecturer in Visual Arts Keith Sanborn and Professor in Visual Arts Su Friedrich, introduced students to the techniques of shooting and editing digital video, digital media production, and issues of aesthetic choice and challenging one's audience. The screening will take place in the James M. Stewart '32 Theater at 185 Nassau Street and will be followed by a reception. The screening and reception are free and open to the public.

Three Students Win Annual Alex Adam '07 Award

Casey Brown '14, Sean Drohan '14 and Cara Michell '14 have been selected by Lewis Center faculty as the 2013 recipients of the Alex Adam '07 Award. Established in memory of Alexander Jay Adam '07 and made possible by a generous gift from his family, the award provides support to Princeton undergraduates who will spend a summer pursuing a project that will result in the creation of new artistic work. To learn more about each student and their planned projects, click here.

Four Current and Former Lewis Center Faculty Receive 2013 Guggenheim Fellowships

Visual Arts faculty member Deana Lawson and Creative Writing faculty member Colson Whitehead, along with former Lewis Center faculty members David Rosenberg and Brenda Shaughnessy, have received 2013 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowships. They are among 175 artists, scientists and scholars chosen from a group of almost 3,000 applicants to receive awards in the 89th annual competition for the United States and Canada. To learn more about each recipient and their individual awards, click here.

Photo courtesy of Colson Whitehead

The Lewis Center for the Arts encompasses Princeton University's academic programs in creative writing, dance, theater, and visual arts, as well as the interdisciplinary Princeton Atelier. The Center represents a major initiative of President Shirley M. Tilghman to fully embrace the arts as an essential part of the educational experience for all who study and teach at Princeton. Over 100 diverse public performances, exhibitions, readings, and lectures are offered each year, most of them free. For more information about the Lewis Center for the Arts visit princeton.edu/arts.