Columns:: UGA Guide

Ongoing
Art exhibitions.
Creativity: The Flowering Tornado. Through Nov. 23. Georgia Museum of Art. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Wednesday; and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. 542-4662.
This exhibition features the work of artist Ginny Ruffner. Born in Atlanta, Ruffner earned her B.F.A. (1974) and M.F.A. (1975) in drawing and painting from UGA. After graduation she became interested in glass as a medium and learned the process of flameworking, or lampworking. She is now a part of Seattle’s vibrant art scene.
Following a serious automobile accident in 1991 and subsequent extensive rehabilitation, Ruffner became intrigued by the workings of the brain and creative thought processes. These issues are the subjects of her recent work.

Conversion to Modernism: The Early Works of Man Ray. Through Nov. 30. Georgia Museum of Art. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Wednesday; and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. 542-4662.

State of the Art: A Selection of American Art Acquisitions, 2000-2003. Through Nov. 30. Georgia Museum of Art. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Wednesday; and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. 542-4662.

Collaboration. Through Dec. 12. Broad Street Gallery, 257 W. Broad St., open weekdays, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Sponsored by School of Art. 542-0069.
Ceramic artist Andy Nasisse invited four two-dimensional artists to collaborate on a series of figurative plates. The plates were fabricated by Nasisse, drawn on by Alex Murawski, Tom Hammond, James Barsness and Neil Bender, then glazed and fired again by Nasisse. The result is a series of wall pieces that are remarkably consistent but clearly individual expressions of each artist. The interactions between Nasisse and the other artists were casual and improvisational, with subtle enhancements of each other’s visual ideas.
Nasisse is a professor of art in ceramics at UGA. His charismatic figurative vessels and plates have been featured in Ceramics Monthly and exhibited nationally. Murawski, professor of graphic design, creates energetic drawings manipulated through technology. Barsness is a professor of drawing and painting whose complex multi-layered paintings fuse modern references with antiquity. Hammond, a UGA professor emeritus, pays tribute to Southern culture through his illustrations. Bender received his M.F.A. from UGA in 2001 and then worked with Nasisse while teaching in Cortona, Italy, for the art school’s studies-abroad program in 2002. Nasisse says he chose to collaborate with this group because of their whimsical and edgy drawing styles.

One Night or a Thousand Others. Through Dec. 19. Main gallery, visual arts building (open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays). Sponsored by School of Art. 542-1511.
One Night or a Thousand Others is an exhibition of the work of installation artist Andrew Johnson from the University at Buffalo and painter Susanne Slavick from Carnegie Mellon University. In the installation, the artists present a parallel between our relationship with the Middle East and the legend of the dreadful Sultan Schahriar. Johnson creates a visual interpretation of the Arabian Nights tale, setting the stage for a highly charged symbolic critique of current U.S. foreign policy.
Slavick’s recent series of paintings, Heads Will Roll, uses the perspective of the sultan’s victims. She draws attention to pillows and cushions as female objects, while presenting punctures, folds, veils and turbans as metaphorically infused references to violence and defense.
Johnson graduated in 1994 with an M.F.A. from Carnegie Mellon and is currently assistant professor of painting at the University at Buffalo. Slavick, who graduated from Tyler School of Art with an M.F.A. in 1980, is currently the head of the School of Art at Carnegie Mellon University.

Enchanting Modern: Ilonka Karasz, 1896-1981. Through Feb. 8. Georgia Museum of Art. Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Wednesday; and 1-5 p.m. Sunday. 542-4662.
Karasz’s modern designs ranged from handmade batiks made in Greenwich Village in the 1910s to ceramic dinnerware designed for the Pennsylvania Railroad and made by Buffalo Pottery in the 1930s to fanciful wallpapers printed by Ktzenbach and Warren in the 1950s. Throughout her lengthy career, Karasz promoted modern design in all aspects of American life. Her work included textiles, furniture, silver, ceramics, interiors, book jackets and magazine covers. She is best known for the 186 covers she designed for the New Yorker between 1925 and 1973. This will be the first exhibition to focus on her remarkable career.

In-Town Landscapes. Through Dec. 4. Circle Gallery, ground floor, Caldwell Hall. Open 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m., weekdays. Sponsored by College of Environment and Design. 542-8293.
In-Town Landscapes is a collection of paintings by Mary Porter.
Porter’s work reflects life experienced in nature. Within this collection, the stories of some of Athens’s most familiar landscapes are retold in striking detail and vibrant color. In her painting, Porter depicts the dynamic nature of the world around us: “Quiet your mind and observe. You will see that there is life everywhere. . . and nothing is static. Even a rock is changing, although very slowly.” The ever-evolving nature of human beings is an integral part of this process, given the level of human impact upon the landscape. Or, to summarize: “What we see reflects who we are in that moment.”
Porter’s work is also being showcased in the Toys and Games in Art exhibition in the Anchorage Museum in Anchorage, Alaska.
She is also producing the cover art for a new CD by Pam Blanchard and the Sunny Side Up Band. Her work can be seen in a number of public venues, including the Department of Labor in Washington, D.C., and the Clarke County Courthouse in Athens. Porter earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in art from the Lamar Dodd School of Art at UGA, where she is also currently teaching.

Exhibition.
Stephen Elliot Draper Center and Archives for the Waters of Georgia in History, Law and Policy. Through Nov. 29. Hargrett Library, 3rd floor, main library. Sponsored by UGA Libraries. 542-7123.

Monday, November 17
International Education Week: Tea Talk.
African and Caribbean snacks and discussion. 5 p.m. 210 Memorial Hall. Sponsored by International Student Life. 542-5867.

International Feast.
$8 ($5 students; $3 children). 6-9 p.m. Tate Student Center. Sponsored by Office of International Education. www.uga.edu/oie/iew/.
The feast celebrates International Education Week and includes a silent auction, a photo contest and entertainment. Proceeds will support study-abroad scholarships.

ISL Movie Night.
Tears of the Sun. 7:30-10 p.m. Student Learning Center. Sponsored by International Student Life. 542-5867.

Faculty Recital.
Jolene Davis, harpsichord. 8 p.m. Ramsey Hall. Sponsored by School of Music. 542-3737.

Tuesday, November 18
IHDD Core Seminar on Disability.
“Assistive Technology.” Carolyn Phillips, Assistive Technology Resource Center. 10 a.m.-noon. River’s Crossing Building, 850 College Station Rd. Sponsored by Institute on Human Development and Disability. 542-1290.

Government Career Expo.
10 a.m.-3 p.m. Tate Student Center. Sponsored by Career Center. www.uga.edu/career.

International Education Week: Tea Talk.
European snacks and discussion. 5 p.m. 210 Memorial Hall. Sponsored by International Student Life. 542-5867.

Workshop.
“Herbal Body Care/Holiday Gift Ideas.” Dell Ratcliffe. $24 (members $22). 6:30-9 p.m. Conservatory, Classroom A. Sponsored by State Botanical Garden. 542-6156.

CHA/Peabody Conversation with Bud Greenspan.
7 p.m. Tate Student Center Theater. Sponsored by Center for Humanities and Arts and Peabody Awards. 542-3966.

ISL Movie Night.
East/West. 7:30-10 p.m. Student Learning Center. Sponsored by International Student Life. 542-5867.

Archaeology Lecture.
“Bread and Baking in Ancient Pompeii.” Robert I. Curtis, classics. 7:30 p.m. 117 visual arts building. Sponsored by Athens Society of the Archaeological Institute of America. 542-3839.
Robert Curtis, head of the classics department, will offer an illustrated presentation at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 18 that reveals how, during the first century C.E., ancient Romans in the city of Pompeii processed grain to produce flour used to make breads and pastries. He will touch on topics tracing the entire process of producing bread, from how hand and animal mills were used to grind grain to the types of machines that kneaded dough and the variety of ovens that baked breads. He will also consider the role grain processing and bread baking played in the social, economic and religious contexts of Roman life.

UGA Wind Ensemble Concert.
John N. Culvahouse and F. David Romines, conductors. 8 p.m. Hodgson Hall. Sponsored by School of Music. 542-3737.

Wednesday, November 19
Wellness Clinic.
Fasting cholesterol, blood glucose, bone density, lung function, blood pressure and body composition; flu, tetanus and pneumonia immunizations. Call for appointment, prices. 7 a.m.-3 p.m. 260 pharmacy building. Sponsored by College of Pharmacy. 542-7230.

Around the World in Tatey Days.
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tate Student Center Plaza. Sponsored by International Student Life. Contact: 542-5867.

Philosophy Lecture.
“The Concept of Soul in Plato.” Thomas Slezak, University of Tübingen. 3:30 p.m. 205S Peabody Hall. Sponsored by department of philosophy. 542-2823.

Genetics Seminar.
“Zebrafish Pigment Patterns: A Model for Development and Evolution of Adult Form.” David Parichy, University of Texas. 4 p.m. C127 life sciences building. Sponsored by genetics department. 542-1441.

International Education Week: Tea Talk.
5 p.m. 210 Memorial Hall. Sponsored by International Student Life. 542-5867.

ArtBeat.
“A Modern Collaboration: Poetry and the Museum of Modern Art.” Susan Rosenbaum, English. 5:30 p.m. Griffith Auditorium. Sponsored by Georgia Museum of Art. 542-4662.

Open Studio: Life Drawing.
$3. Live models; no instruction; participants must provide their own supplies; ages 17 and younger must have parental permission. 5:30 p.m. Forio Studio Classroom. Sponsored by Georgia Museum of Art. 542-4662.

Rite of Sankofa.
Graduation ceremony. 6 p.m. Ballroom, Memorial Hall. Sponsored by Minority Services and Programs. 542-5773.

ISL Movie Night.
Amélie. 6:30-10 p.m. Student Learning Center. Sponsored by International Student Life. 542-5867.

Classic City Jazz Ensemble Concert.
Directed by Mitos Andaya. 8 p.m. Hodgson Hall. Sponsored by School of Music. 542-2797.
UGA’s vocal jazz ensemble and combo will perform works by Duke Ellington, McCoy Tyner, Miles Davis and others.
The ensemble has been selected to perform at the Georgia Music Educators Association in-service meeting in Savannah in January. In preparation for that appearance, they will perform a wide variety of music--from a cappella to swing, ballad, bebop and beyond.

Poetry.
“Poets from Def Poetry Jam.” Mayda del Valle, Kevin Coval and Bassey. $6 ($3 students), available at Tate Student Center cashier’s window (542-8074, open 9 a.m.-4 p.m.). 8 p.m. Georgia Hall, Tate Student Center. Sponsored by University Union. 542-6396.

University Theatre.
Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare. 8 p.m. Nov. 19-21 and Dec. 3-6, 2:30 p.m. Nov. 23. Fine Arts Theatre. Sponsored by drama department. Tickets: 542-2838 (box office open noon-5 p.m. weekdays).
Shakespeare wrote this play to celebrate the 12th night of the Christmas season. It is set in the fanciful land of Illyria, where Viola and her twin brother Sebastian have been shipwrecked, neither aware that the other has survived. Viola disguises herself as Cesario to help the Duke Orsino woo Olivia. What follows is a merry mixture of mistakes--Olivia falls in love with Cesario and her madcap household of clowns, led by Sir Toby Belch and Sir Andrew Aguecheek, create farcical mayhem.

Thursday, November 20
Vinson Research Seminar.
“Unemployment Insurance Eligibility and Its Effect on Labor Market Transitions: A Comparison between Non-Standard and Regular Full-Time Employment.” Jeffrey Wenger, public administration. 11 a.m. Green Room, Seney-Stovall Chapel, Lucy Cobb Institute. Sponsored by Institute of Government. 542-2288.

Writing in the Disciplines Colloquy.
3:30-4:30 p.m. 251 Student Learning Center. Sponsored by Writing Intensive Program. mballif@uga.edu.
This colloquy will feature guidelines and discussion for proposing a writingintensive course for academic year 2004-05. It will be hosted by Michelle Ballif, director of the Writing-Intensive Program, and Parker Luchte.
Current WIP faculty will discuss experiences with student writing and will answer questions about course design, assignments, responding, and working with teaching assistants. WIP teaching assistants are provided to courses selected from proposals within the Franklin College; however, faculty from all colleges can find out more about using writing effectively in their courses at the program.
The Writing-Intensive Program currently involves 45 courses in 14 disciplines at UGA and provides the university’s only graduate course in the teaching of writing in the disciplines. Funded by the Franklin College and Academic Affairs, the program encourages writing in the disciplines and supports faculty who make writing central to academic inquiry and learning in their courses.
“Our program provides leadership and information for encouraging new and more thoughtful attention to the role of writing in learning and in articulating learning at UGA,” says Ballif. “Writing drives curriculum change at many institutions, and recent media attention to writing in the Chronicle of Higher Education, the report of the National Writing Commission and the National Survey of Student Engagement certainly puts writing in the news and testifies to the importance of WIP faculty efforts to include writing in their courses. Our program surveys show that students applaud them for it.”

Romance Languages Colloquium.
“Ekphrasis and Visual Culture.” Timothy Raser. 5-6 p.m. 320 Gilbert Hall. Sponsored by department of Romance languages. 542-3177.

International Education Week: Tea Talk.
5 p.m. 210 Memorial Hall. Sponsored by International Student Life. 542-5867.

Art History Lecture.
“Surrealism in Film, Art and Photography.” Angela Dalle Vacche, Georgia Institute of Technology. 5:30 p.m. Griffith Auditorium. Sponsored by Georgia Museum of Art. 542-4662.

Sigma Xi Lecture.
“Everything You Wanted to Know about Fungi, but Were Afraid to Ask.” Charles Mims, plant pathology. Reception 6 p.m., lecture 7 p.m. Visitors Center, Four Towers. Sponsored by UGA Chapter of Sigma Xi. 542-1239.

Concert.
Emerson Drive. $8 (students $5). Tickets required, available at Tate Student Center cashier’s window (542-8074, open 9 a.m.-4 p.m.). 8 p.m. Georgia Hall, Tate Student Center. Sponsored by University Union. 542-6396.

Southern Wind Quintet Concert.
8 p.m. Edge Recital Hall, music building. Sponsored by School of Music. 542-3737.

ISL Movie Night.
Remember the Titans. 8-10:30 p.m. Student Learning Center. Sponsored by International Student Life. 542-5867.

Friday, November 21
International Coffee Hour.
11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Memorial Hall Ballroom. Hosted this week by Amnesty International and UNICEF; sponsored by International Student Life. 5425867.

WSP Friday Speaker.
“Women and Political Participation in Kenya.” Njeri Marekia-Cleaveland, Institute of Government. 12:20 p.m. 137 Tate Student Center. Sponsored by Women’s Studies Program. 542-2947.

Friday Natural History Tours.
4 p.m. Georgia Museum of Natural History. Not suitable for children younger than 5; tour group size is limited.
542-1663.

International Education Week: Tea Talk.
Asian and Australian snacks and discussion. 5 p.m. 210 Memorial Hall. Sponsored by International Student Life. 542-5867.

Women’s Basketball.
vs. Georgia State. 6 p.m. Stegeman Coliseum. 542-1231.

ISL Movie Night.
Strictly Ballroom. 6:30-9 p.m. Student Learning Center. Sponsored by International Student Life. 542-5867.

Men’s Basketball.
vs. Western Carolina. 8 p.m. Stegeman Coliseum. 542-1231.

Saturday, November 22
Football.
vs. Kentucky. 12:30 p.m. Sanford Stadium. 542-1231.

Sunday, November 23
Concert.
Juilliard String Quartet. $24-$29 (half-price students). 3 p.m. Hodgson Hall. Sponsored by Performing Arts Center (Music Series II). 542-4400. See story above.

Pre-Kwanzaa Celebration.
4 p.m. Georgia Hall, Tate Student Center. Sponsored by Minority Services and Programs. 542-5773.

Monday, November 24
UGA Percussion Ensemble Concert.
Thomas McCutchen, director. 8 p.m. Hodgson Hall. Sponsored by School of Music. 542-3737.

Tuesday, November 25
Men’s Basketball.
vs. Florida Atlantic. 7 p.m. Stegeman Coliseum. 542-1231.

Observatory: Public Viewing.
7 p.m. UGA observatory, atop physics building. Sponsored by department of physics and astronomy. 542-7827.
The 24-inch telescope is open for public viewing once a month. If the night is clear, those attending will be able to look through the telescope at the stars. If it’s cloudy, there will be a brief talk on an area of astronomy that is of current interest.

Thursday, November 27
Thanksgiving Holidays.
No classes; UGA offices closed. Through Nov. 28.

Friday, November 28
Volleyball.
vs. FSU. 7 p.m. Ramsey Student Center. 542-7954.

Coming up
2nd Thursday Concert Series.
Holiday concert. $12 ($7 students). Dec. 4 and 5, 8 p.m. Hodgson Hall. Sponsored by School of Music. 542-4400.

Recital.
Oxana Yablonskaya, piano. Dec. 6, 8 p.m. Ramsey Hall, Performing Arts Center. 542-4400.