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 Friday, May 10 in the James S. Hall '34 Memorial Gallery at Butler College on the University campus. Gallery hours on Friday are from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The exhibition is free and open to the public.

Photo by Nathan Tyrell '14

Avoid Toetal Loss: An exhibition of paintings and drawings by Laura Preston

The Program in Visual Arts is currently presenting Avoid Toetal Loss, an exhibition of paintings and drawings that explore time and distortions of time by senior certificate student Laura Preston. The exhibition will run through Friday, May 10 in the Lucas Gallery at 185 Nassau Street. Gallery hours on Friday are from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The exhibition is free and open to the public.

Connections: The Art of Science 2013 Exhibition

The Princeton University Art of Science 2013 exhibit will open with a reception at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, May 10, in the Friend Center Atrium. Entitled Connections, the exhibit explores the interplay between science and art and consists of 43 images of artistic merit created during the course of scientific research. The competition was open to the entire Princeton community, including undergraduates, faculty, research staff, graduate students and alumni. The prize winners will be selected at the reception by a distinguished panel of judges including Program in Visual Arts Professor Emeritus Emmet Gowin, Program in Creative Writing Professor Paul Muldoon, Dean of the Faculty David Dobkin, the Princeton Art Museum's Peter C. Bunnell Curator of Photography Katherine Bussard, and President Shirley M. Tilghman. Art of Science 2013 is sponsored by the David A. Gardner '69 Fund in the Council of the Humanities, the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, and the School of Engineering and Applied Science; the Lewis Center is one of several co-sponsors. The exhibition and reception are free and open to the public.

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 film, and a reception will be held following the conclusion of all three films. The screening and reception are free and open to the public.

Still from the film "Eugenix"

Reading by acclaimed author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie at Labyrinth Books

On Wednesday, May 15 at 6:00 p.m., O. Henry Prize-winning author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie will read from her new novel, Americanah, at Labyrinth Books at 122 Nassau Street in Princeton. Adichie is the author of three novels, the first of which, Purple Hibiscus, was shortlisted for the Orange Prize and the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, and longlisted for the Booker. The author will be introduced by Assistant Professor of Art and Archaeology Chika Okeke-Agulu. The event is presented by Labyrinth Books in co-sponsorship with the Lewis Center, Princeton's Center for African American Studies, the Program in African Studies, and the Carl Fields Center at Princeton. The reading is free and open to the public, however an R.S.V.P is requested to info-pr@labyrinthbooks.com.

Photo by Karen Jackson

Student Video Showcase

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.

Film still by Nick Ellis

Senior All-Star Show: Exhibition featuring the best of the best of graduating student work

From Thursday, May 16 through Tuesday, June 4, the Program in Visual Arts will present an exhibition of work in a wide range of media by the Class of 2013 graduating seniors in the program. The exhibition, entitled Senior All-Star Show, will feature recent work by students completed as part of their senior thesis projects and will be on view in the Lucas Gallery at 185 Nassau Street. Gallery hours are weekdays from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Special additional hours during the University's Reunion Weekend are Saturday, June 1 and Sunday, June 2, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The exhibition is free and open to the public.

Win tickets to the Lewis Center's fall show, William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz

We would like to add you to our postal mailing list to potentially send you a preview of the Lewis Center's 2013-2014 season of exciting events, most of them free. Click here to submit your mailing address and be automatically entered in a drawing for two tickets to Much Ado About Nothing, one of Shakespeare's classics directed by innovative theater director and Princeton alum Lileana Blain-Cruz. The show will be presented in early November at the Berlind Theatre at McCarter Theatre Center. Winners of the free tickets will be notified in early June.

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.