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The 17th Annual Free Coe College Playground of Science
<p dir="ltr">Kids! Bring your parents to the “Coe Playground of Science” night at Coe College in Cedar Rapids! The Coe College Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Psychology, Math, Computer Science, and ROTC Clubs will lead the fun in Peterson Hall October 24, 2019 from 6:00 – 9:00 P.M. in the evening. There will be interactive demos that teach kids of all ages about the natural world around them. We’ll levitate things, launch pumpkins on our trebuchet, do the “mentos and diet pepsi demo,” make dragon's breath flames, play with numbers, be amazed by strong magnets, make snow, see models of eyes and hearts, learn about the human body, see how chemistry allows us to create useful substances, make ice cream with liquid air, see molten glass poured at almost 2000 oF, and much more. Come have fun and learn about our natural world, all ages are welcome.</p><p dir="ltr">RSVP: Prof. Steve Feller, Physics Department, sfeller@coe.edu, 319-399-8633</p><p dir="ltr">Peterson Hall, Coe College, 1220 First AVE NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402</p><p dir="ltr">http://www.coe.edu/playgroundofscience</p><p dir="ltr">Peterson Hall is on College Rd NE (13th St) opposite the Clark Alumni House in </p><p dir="ltr">Cedar Rapids.</p><p dir="ltr">Parking available and signs will guide you to us.</p> 2019-09-30 21:00:00 -050010/24/196:00 p.m.Coe College Peterson Hall of ScienceCedar Rapids -
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46th Annual Coe College Culture Show
<p>The Coe College International Club will host its annual culture show Nov. 2 at 7 PM. Performers will showcase music, dance, fashion, cuisine and theatrical pieces from their native culture.</p><p><br></p><p>This show celebrates campus diversity and provides students the opportunity to learn about other cultures. During the show, the talents and traditions of students from more than 20 countries around the world are showcased.</p>
11/02/197:00 p.m.Coe College Sinclair AuditoriumCedar Rapids -
Teresa Walters, Pianist in Concert
<p>Described by Austrian National Television and The New York Times as “one of the world’s most significant pianists” and “the international first lady of piano,” Teresa Walters’ mesmerizing performances on today’s international stages have earned worldwide praise. She has performed as recitalist and orchestral soloist on six continents and in most of the 50 United States. She is the first American pianist invited to perform at the Franz Liszt Academy and Museum in Budapest. A native of the American Midwest, Walters earned a doctorate from Peabody Conservatory and has lived most of her adult life in the New York City area. This year she is touring internationally with her acclaimed program “Celebrating Our World,” honoring the world’s shared heritage and common humanity. General public $15, students and seniors $10. Free of charge for Coe students, faculty and staff. </p> 2019-09-10 20:00:00 -050010/18/197:00 p.m.Coe College Sinclair AuditoriumCedar Rapids -
Marques Carroll and Steve Shanley Jazz Recital
<p>Enjoy an afternoon of Jazz.</p> 2019-09-12 16:30:00 -050010/20/193:00 p.m.Coe College Sinclair AuditoriumCedar Rapids -
Thursday Forum - The Life and Legacy of Alexander the Great
<p>Alexander the Great is one of the most famous figures from Greek history, even though many ancient Greeks would not have considered him a “real Greek.” This four-week series led by Associate Professor History Angela Ziskowski will explore the ascent of the Macedonian state through the succession and legacy of Alexander the Great. The series begins with an exploration of the meteoric rise of the kingdom of Macedon under the leadership of Alexander’s father, Philip II—who created an ideal situation for his son to take control of much of the ancient Mediterranean world and beyond. In week two, we will examine how Alexander took control of the Macedonian kingdom after the death of his father and went on to carry out one of the largest military campaigns in history, conquering territory from Greece to India. Week three explores how Alexander’s success and fame can be attributed to his personality and his control of the depiction of his image in visual culture. The last session looks at Alexander’s Hellenistic successors and the ways in which much of the Mediterranean and even parts of Asia continued to be controlled by the Greco-Macedonians for hundreds of years to come, a major part of Alexander’s lasting impact on western and eastern history.</p> 2019-10-17 11:30:00 -050010/17/198:45 a.m.Coe College, Hickok Hall, Kesler Lecture HallCedar Rapids -
Homecoming Showcase Concert
<p>Coe Music ensembles celebrate homecoming by presenting a variety of syles of music including the traditional Coe songs.</p><p>Guest Artists- Axiom String Quartet</p> 2019-09-12 20:00:00 -050010/25/197:00 p.m.Coe College Sinclair AuditoriumCedar Rapids -
Thursday Forum - The Life and Legacy of Alexander the Great
<p>Alexander the Great is one of the most famous figures from Greek history, even though many ancient Greeks would not have considered him a “real Greek.” This four-week series led by Associate Professor History Angela Ziskowski will explore the ascent of the Macedonian state through the succession and legacy of Alexander the Great. The series begins with an exploration of the meteoric rise of the kingdom of Macedon under the leadership of Alexander’s father, Philip II—who created an ideal situation for his son to take control of much of the ancient Mediterranean world and beyond. In week two, we will examine how Alexander took control of the Macedonian kingdom after the death of his father and went on to carry out one of the largest military campaigns in history, conquering territory from Greece to India. Week three explores how Alexander’s success and fame can be attributed to his personality and his control of the depiction of his image in visual culture. The last session looks at Alexander’s Hellenistic successors and the ways in which much of the Mediterranean and even parts of Asia continued to be controlled by the Greco-Macedonians for hundreds of years to come, a major part of Alexander’s lasting impact on western and eastern history.</p> 2019-10-24 11:30:00 -050010/24/198:45 a.m.Coe College, Hickok Hall, Kesler Lecture HallCedar Rapids -
Noah Doely and T.J. Dedeaux-Norris
<p>Opening Reception and Gallery Talks:</p><p>October 19th 5-7pm</p><p><br></p><p>Fall 2019 Kocher Visiting Artist Noah Doely creates cyanotypes, which are photographic images using a process that dates from the mid-1800s. According to Doely, “The Prussian blue inherent to the cyanotype process subverts, enhances, camouflages or otherwise alters how the images’ content is perceived.” A current Iowa Arts Council Fellow, Doely is fascinated by science and mythology and how they interplay with art. This exhibition and Doely’s visiting artist appointment at Coe is generously funded by the Robert and Joan Kocher Visual Arts Endowment. </p><p>T.J. Dedeaux-Norris works in a variety of media, including paintings, performance and film, to explore the “invisibility of blackness in cultural forms built upon the appropriation of popular and sacred black expressions and idioms.” Born in Guam, Dedeaux-Norris received her B.A. from UCLA and her MFA from Yale University. Also known as Tameka Norris, she is a 2017 grant recipient from the National Endowment for the Arts. Her exhibition is funded in part by the Mabel Cherry Lutgerding Endowment.</p> 2019-09-12 18:00:00 -050010/18/194:00 p.m.Coe College Sinclair Auditorium LobbyCedar Rapids -
John Beckelman: Horizon Suite
<p>John Beckelman’s Horizon Suite is a group of six recently-completed three-dimensional landscapes. Using the expressive potential of clay and a variety of other materials, Beckelman’s work explores the transitional space where the sky meets the land or sea. The horizontal sweep of this space is mediated by intimate moments of surprising texture, shifting light, and fleeting color. Horizon Suite attempts to gently entice the viewer into the inner landscapes and interior spaces of our imagination and memory. Beckelman finds a curious intersection between the seemingly enduring and timeless character of earth and the fleeting yet wonderful impermanence of the world in which we live. John Beckelman's art has been shown in exhibitions throughout the country and he has been the recipient of numerous awards, commissions, and grants. He received his master of fine arts degree in ceramics and his master of science degree in ceramics from Illinois State University. Beckelman is the Robert O. Daniel Professor of Art, Emeritus at Coe College. He lives and works in Cedar Rapids.</p> 2019-10-16 16:00:00 -050010/16/1912:00 p.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids -
John Beckelman: Horizon Suite
<p>John Beckelman’s Horizon Suite is a group of six recently-completed three-dimensional landscapes. Using the expressive potential of clay and a variety of other materials, Beckelman’s work explores the transitional space where the sky meets the land or sea. The horizontal sweep of this space is mediated by intimate moments of surprising texture, shifting light, and fleeting color. Horizon Suite attempts to gently entice the viewer into the inner landscapes and interior spaces of our imagination and memory. Beckelman finds a curious intersection between the seemingly enduring and timeless character of earth and the fleeting yet wonderful impermanence of the world in which we live. John Beckelman's art has been shown in exhibitions throughout the country and he has been the recipient of numerous awards, commissions, and grants. He received his master of fine arts degree in ceramics and his master of science degree in ceramics from Illinois State University. Beckelman is the Robert O. Daniel Professor of Art, Emeritus at Coe College. He lives and works in Cedar Rapids.</p> 2019-10-17 16:00:00 -050010/17/1912:00 p.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids -
Noah Doely and T.J. Dedeaux-Norris
<p>Opening Reception and Gallery Talks:</p><p>October 19th 5-7pm</p><p><br></p><p>Fall 2019 Kocher Visiting Artist Noah Doely creates cyanotypes, which are photographic images using a process that dates from the mid-1800s. According to Doely, “The Prussian blue inherent to the cyanotype process subverts, enhances, camouflages or otherwise alters how the images’ content is perceived.” A current Iowa Arts Council Fellow, Doely is fascinated by science and mythology and how they interplay with art. This exhibition and Doely’s visiting artist appointment at Coe is generously funded by the Robert and Joan Kocher Visual Arts Endowment. </p><p>T.J. Dedeaux-Norris works in a variety of media, including paintings, performance and film, to explore the “invisibility of blackness in cultural forms built upon the appropriation of popular and sacred black expressions and idioms.” Born in Guam, Dedeaux-Norris received her B.A. from UCLA and her MFA from Yale University. Also known as Tameka Norris, she is a 2017 grant recipient from the National Endowment for the Arts. Her exhibition is funded in part by the Mabel Cherry Lutgerding Endowment.</p> 2019-10-19 18:00:00 -050010/19/194:00 p.m.Coe College Sinclair Auditorium LobbyCedar Rapids -
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John Beckelman: Horizon Suite
<p>John Beckelman’s Horizon Suite is a group of six recently-completed three-dimensional landscapes. Using the expressive potential of clay and a variety of other materials, Beckelman’s work explores the transitional space where the sky meets the land or sea. The horizontal sweep of this space is mediated by intimate moments of surprising texture, shifting light, and fleeting color. Horizon Suite attempts to gently entice the viewer into the inner landscapes and interior spaces of our imagination and memory. Beckelman finds a curious intersection between the seemingly enduring and timeless character of earth and the fleeting yet wonderful impermanence of the world in which we live. John Beckelman's art has been shown in exhibitions throughout the country and he has been the recipient of numerous awards, commissions, and grants. He received his master of fine arts degree in ceramics and his master of science degree in ceramics from Illinois State University. Beckelman is the Robert O. Daniel Professor of Art, Emeritus at Coe College. He lives and works in Cedar Rapids.</p> 2019-10-18 16:00:00 -050010/18/1912:00 p.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids -
Noah Doely and T.J. Dedeaux-Norris
<p>Opening Reception and Gallery Talks:</p><p>October 19th 5-7pm</p><p><br></p><p>Fall 2019 Kocher Visiting Artist Noah Doely creates cyanotypes, which are photographic images using a process that dates from the mid-1800s. According to Doely, “The Prussian blue inherent to the cyanotype process subverts, enhances, camouflages or otherwise alters how the images’ content is perceived.” A current Iowa Arts Council Fellow, Doely is fascinated by science and mythology and how they interplay with art. This exhibition and Doely’s visiting artist appointment at Coe is generously funded by the Robert and Joan Kocher Visual Arts Endowment. </p><p>T.J. Dedeaux-Norris works in a variety of media, including paintings, performance and film, to explore the “invisibility of blackness in cultural forms built upon the appropriation of popular and sacred black expressions and idioms.” Born in Guam, Dedeaux-Norris received her B.A. from UCLA and her MFA from Yale University. Also known as Tameka Norris, she is a 2017 grant recipient from the National Endowment for the Arts. Her exhibition is funded in part by the Mabel Cherry Lutgerding Endowment.</p> 2019-10-20 18:00:00 -050010/20/194:00 p.m.Coe College Sinclair Auditorium LobbyCedar Rapids -
John Beckelman: Horizon Suite
<p>John Beckelman’s Horizon Suite is a group of six recently-completed three-dimensional landscapes. Using the expressive potential of clay and a variety of other materials, Beckelman’s work explores the transitional space where the sky meets the land or sea. The horizontal sweep of this space is mediated by intimate moments of surprising texture, shifting light, and fleeting color. Horizon Suite attempts to gently entice the viewer into the inner landscapes and interior spaces of our imagination and memory. Beckelman finds a curious intersection between the seemingly enduring and timeless character of earth and the fleeting yet wonderful impermanence of the world in which we live. John Beckelman's art has been shown in exhibitions throughout the country and he has been the recipient of numerous awards, commissions, and grants. He received his master of fine arts degree in ceramics and his master of science degree in ceramics from Illinois State University. Beckelman is the Robert O. Daniel Professor of Art, Emeritus at Coe College. He lives and works in Cedar Rapids.</p> 2019-10-19 16:00:00 -050010/19/1910:00 a.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids -
Noah Doely and T.J. Dedeaux-Norris
<p>Opening Reception and Gallery Talks:</p><p>October 19th 5-7pm</p><p><br></p><p>Fall 2019 Kocher Visiting Artist Noah Doely creates cyanotypes, which are photographic images using a process that dates from the mid-1800s. According to Doely, “The Prussian blue inherent to the cyanotype process subverts, enhances, camouflages or otherwise alters how the images’ content is perceived.” A current Iowa Arts Council Fellow, Doely is fascinated by science and mythology and how they interplay with art. This exhibition and Doely’s visiting artist appointment at Coe is generously funded by the Robert and Joan Kocher Visual Arts Endowment. </p><p>T.J. Dedeaux-Norris works in a variety of media, including paintings, performance and film, to explore the “invisibility of blackness in cultural forms built upon the appropriation of popular and sacred black expressions and idioms.” Born in Guam, Dedeaux-Norris received her B.A. from UCLA and her MFA from Yale University. Also known as Tameka Norris, she is a 2017 grant recipient from the National Endowment for the Arts. Her exhibition is funded in part by the Mabel Cherry Lutgerding Endowment.</p> 2019-10-21 18:00:00 -050010/21/194:00 p.m.Coe College Sinclair Auditorium LobbyCedar Rapids -
John Beckelman: Horizon Suite
<p>John Beckelman’s Horizon Suite is a group of six recently-completed three-dimensional landscapes. Using the expressive potential of clay and a variety of other materials, Beckelman’s work explores the transitional space where the sky meets the land or sea. The horizontal sweep of this space is mediated by intimate moments of surprising texture, shifting light, and fleeting color. Horizon Suite attempts to gently entice the viewer into the inner landscapes and interior spaces of our imagination and memory. Beckelman finds a curious intersection between the seemingly enduring and timeless character of earth and the fleeting yet wonderful impermanence of the world in which we live. John Beckelman's art has been shown in exhibitions throughout the country and he has been the recipient of numerous awards, commissions, and grants. He received his master of fine arts degree in ceramics and his master of science degree in ceramics from Illinois State University. Beckelman is the Robert O. Daniel Professor of Art, Emeritus at Coe College. He lives and works in Cedar Rapids.</p> 2019-10-20 16:00:00 -050010/20/1912:00 p.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids -
Noah Doely and T.J. Dedeaux-Norris
<p>Opening Reception and Gallery Talks:</p><p>October 19th 5-7pm</p><p><br></p><p>Fall 2019 Kocher Visiting Artist Noah Doely creates cyanotypes, which are photographic images using a process that dates from the mid-1800s. According to Doely, “The Prussian blue inherent to the cyanotype process subverts, enhances, camouflages or otherwise alters how the images’ content is perceived.” A current Iowa Arts Council Fellow, Doely is fascinated by science and mythology and how they interplay with art. This exhibition and Doely’s visiting artist appointment at Coe is generously funded by the Robert and Joan Kocher Visual Arts Endowment. </p><p>T.J. Dedeaux-Norris works in a variety of media, including paintings, performance and film, to explore the “invisibility of blackness in cultural forms built upon the appropriation of popular and sacred black expressions and idioms.” Born in Guam, Dedeaux-Norris received her B.A. from UCLA and her MFA from Yale University. Also known as Tameka Norris, she is a 2017 grant recipient from the National Endowment for the Arts. Her exhibition is funded in part by the Mabel Cherry Lutgerding Endowment.</p> 2019-10-22 18:00:00 -050010/22/194:00 p.m.Coe College Sinclair Auditorium LobbyCedar Rapids -
Sheltered
<p>In this new musical making its Iowa premiere, three college students stumble upon a community of homeless persons taking refuge from winter in an abandoned church. When the community is discovered and the threat of eviction looms these three students and those displaced try to resolve the question, "Am I my brother's keeper?"</p><p>Free for Coe College students, faculty, and staff.</p><p>General Admission: $15</p><p>Non-Coe Students & Seniors 55 and Older: $10</p> 2019-11-02 21:30:00 -050011/02/197:30 p.m.Coe College, Dows Fine Arts Center, Dows TheaterCedar Rapids -
Noah Doely and T.J. Dedeaux-Norris
<p>Opening Reception and Gallery Talks:</p><p>October 19th 5-7pm</p><p><br></p><p>Fall 2019 Kocher Visiting Artist Noah Doely creates cyanotypes, which are photographic images using a process that dates from the mid-1800s. According to Doely, “The Prussian blue inherent to the cyanotype process subverts, enhances, camouflages or otherwise alters how the images’ content is perceived.” A current Iowa Arts Council Fellow, Doely is fascinated by science and mythology and how they interplay with art. This exhibition and Doely’s visiting artist appointment at Coe is generously funded by the Robert and Joan Kocher Visual Arts Endowment. </p><p>T.J. Dedeaux-Norris works in a variety of media, including paintings, performance and film, to explore the “invisibility of blackness in cultural forms built upon the appropriation of popular and sacred black expressions and idioms.” Born in Guam, Dedeaux-Norris received her B.A. from UCLA and her MFA from Yale University. Also known as Tameka Norris, she is a 2017 grant recipient from the National Endowment for the Arts. Her exhibition is funded in part by the Mabel Cherry Lutgerding Endowment.</p> 2019-10-23 18:00:00 -050010/23/194:00 p.m.Coe College Sinclair Auditorium LobbyCedar Rapids -
John Beckelman: Horizon Suite
<p>John Beckelman’s Horizon Suite is a group of six recently-completed three-dimensional landscapes. Using the expressive potential of clay and a variety of other materials, Beckelman’s work explores the transitional space where the sky meets the land or sea. The horizontal sweep of this space is mediated by intimate moments of surprising texture, shifting light, and fleeting color. Horizon Suite attempts to gently entice the viewer into the inner landscapes and interior spaces of our imagination and memory. Beckelman finds a curious intersection between the seemingly enduring and timeless character of earth and the fleeting yet wonderful impermanence of the world in which we live. John Beckelman's art has been shown in exhibitions throughout the country and he has been the recipient of numerous awards, commissions, and grants. He received his master of fine arts degree in ceramics and his master of science degree in ceramics from Illinois State University. Beckelman is the Robert O. Daniel Professor of Art, Emeritus at Coe College. He lives and works in Cedar Rapids.</p> 2019-10-22 16:00:00 -050010/22/1912:00 p.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids -
Haunted: Marvin Cone’s Ghosts
<p>In the academic year of 1938-1939, Marvin Cone took a leave of absence from teaching at Coe College and secured a studio in the Granby Building in downtown Cedar Rapids. Funded by local businessmen, Cone received an uninterrupted “year of freedom,” as he termed it, to devote to his painting. In this newfound freedom, Cone departed from his beloved depiction of barns and the Iowa landscape and turned inward, literally. He began to focus on eerie, atmospheric building interiors, painted almost in monotone. Some of these interiors began to include images of ghosts, their bodies transparent but distinct against the background. Although common enough in children’s book illustration, Cone’s ghosts are highly unusual in “fine” art. Of these paintings, Cone said that he wanted to establish, “a lonesome and apprehensive atmosphere.” In addition to ghosts, Cone also experimented with adding gloomy portraits of “Uncle Ben” to the austere walls of his interior, or simply ominous titles that alluded to the room having just been vacated by an unknown presence.</p><p><br></p><p>After initially broaching the subject in the late 1930s, Cone returned to it several times, which was unusual for him. These interior spaces and their otherworldly inhabitants called him back through the 1950s and into the mid-1960s, near the end of his life. <em>Haunted: Marvin Cone’s Ghosts</em> is a celebration of this intriguing theme and its unusual and enigmatic presence in Cone’s artwork.</p> 2019-10-16 16:00:00 -0500
10/16/1912:00 p.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids -
Haunted: Marvin Cone’s Ghosts
<p>In the academic year of 1938-1939, Marvin Cone took a leave of absence from teaching at Coe College and secured a studio in the Granby Building in downtown Cedar Rapids. Funded by local businessmen, Cone received an uninterrupted “year of freedom,” as he termed it, to devote to his painting. In this newfound freedom, Cone departed from his beloved depiction of barns and the Iowa landscape and turned inward, literally. He began to focus on eerie, atmospheric building interiors, painted almost in monotone. Some of these interiors began to include images of ghosts, their bodies transparent but distinct against the background. Although common enough in children’s book illustration, Cone’s ghosts are highly unusual in “fine” art. Of these paintings, Cone said that he wanted to establish, “a lonesome and apprehensive atmosphere.” In addition to ghosts, Cone also experimented with adding gloomy portraits of “Uncle Ben” to the austere walls of his interior, or simply ominous titles that alluded to the room having just been vacated by an unknown presence.</p><p><br></p><p>After initially broaching the subject in the late 1930s, Cone returned to it several times, which was unusual for him. These interior spaces and their otherworldly inhabitants called him back through the 1950s and into the mid-1960s, near the end of his life. <em>Haunted: Marvin Cone’s Ghosts</em> is a celebration of this intriguing theme and its unusual and enigmatic presence in Cone’s artwork.</p> 2019-10-17 20:00:00 -0500
10/17/1912:00 p.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids -
John Beckelman: Horizon Suite
<p>John Beckelman’s Horizon Suite is a group of six recently-completed three-dimensional landscapes. Using the expressive potential of clay and a variety of other materials, Beckelman’s work explores the transitional space where the sky meets the land or sea. The horizontal sweep of this space is mediated by intimate moments of surprising texture, shifting light, and fleeting color. Horizon Suite attempts to gently entice the viewer into the inner landscapes and interior spaces of our imagination and memory. Beckelman finds a curious intersection between the seemingly enduring and timeless character of earth and the fleeting yet wonderful impermanence of the world in which we live. John Beckelman's art has been shown in exhibitions throughout the country and he has been the recipient of numerous awards, commissions, and grants. He received his master of fine arts degree in ceramics and his master of science degree in ceramics from Illinois State University. Beckelman is the Robert O. Daniel Professor of Art, Emeritus at Coe College. He lives and works in Cedar Rapids.</p> 2019-10-23 16:00:00 -050010/23/1912:00 p.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids -
Noah Doely and T.J. Dedeaux-Norris
<p>Opening Reception and Gallery Talks:</p><p>October 19th 5-7pm</p><p><br></p><p>Fall 2019 Kocher Visiting Artist Noah Doely creates cyanotypes, which are photographic images using a process that dates from the mid-1800s. According to Doely, “The Prussian blue inherent to the cyanotype process subverts, enhances, camouflages or otherwise alters how the images’ content is perceived.” A current Iowa Arts Council Fellow, Doely is fascinated by science and mythology and how they interplay with art. This exhibition and Doely’s visiting artist appointment at Coe is generously funded by the Robert and Joan Kocher Visual Arts Endowment. </p><p>T.J. Dedeaux-Norris works in a variety of media, including paintings, performance and film, to explore the “invisibility of blackness in cultural forms built upon the appropriation of popular and sacred black expressions and idioms.” Born in Guam, Dedeaux-Norris received her B.A. from UCLA and her MFA from Yale University. Also known as Tameka Norris, she is a 2017 grant recipient from the National Endowment for the Arts. Her exhibition is funded in part by the Mabel Cherry Lutgerding Endowment.</p> 2019-10-24 18:00:00 -050010/24/194:00 p.m.Coe College Sinclair Auditorium LobbyCedar Rapids -
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Haunted: Marvin Cone’s Ghosts
<p>In the academic year of 1938-1939, Marvin Cone took a leave of absence from teaching at Coe College and secured a studio in the Granby Building in downtown Cedar Rapids. Funded by local businessmen, Cone received an uninterrupted “year of freedom,” as he termed it, to devote to his painting. In this newfound freedom, Cone departed from his beloved depiction of barns and the Iowa landscape and turned inward, literally. He began to focus on eerie, atmospheric building interiors, painted almost in monotone. Some of these interiors began to include images of ghosts, their bodies transparent but distinct against the background. Although common enough in children’s book illustration, Cone’s ghosts are highly unusual in “fine” art. Of these paintings, Cone said that he wanted to establish, “a lonesome and apprehensive atmosphere.” In addition to ghosts, Cone also experimented with adding gloomy portraits of “Uncle Ben” to the austere walls of his interior, or simply ominous titles that alluded to the room having just been vacated by an unknown presence.</p><p><br></p><p>After initially broaching the subject in the late 1930s, Cone returned to it several times, which was unusual for him. These interior spaces and their otherworldly inhabitants called him back through the 1950s and into the mid-1960s, near the end of his life. <em>Haunted: Marvin Cone’s Ghosts</em> is a celebration of this intriguing theme and its unusual and enigmatic presence in Cone’s artwork.</p> 2019-10-18 16:00:00 -0500
10/18/1912:00 p.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids -
All Iowa Middle School Jazz Band Festival Concert
<p>All day festival & afternoon concert with the Coe College Jazz Band.</p> 2019-09-12 17:00:00 -050011/02/194:00 p.m.Coe College Sinclair AuditoriumCedar Rapids -
Haunted: Marvin Cone’s Ghosts
<p>In the academic year of 1938-1939, Marvin Cone took a leave of absence from teaching at Coe College and secured a studio in the Granby Building in downtown Cedar Rapids. Funded by local businessmen, Cone received an uninterrupted “year of freedom,” as he termed it, to devote to his painting. In this newfound freedom, Cone departed from his beloved depiction of barns and the Iowa landscape and turned inward, literally. He began to focus on eerie, atmospheric building interiors, painted almost in monotone. Some of these interiors began to include images of ghosts, their bodies transparent but distinct against the background. Although common enough in children’s book illustration, Cone’s ghosts are highly unusual in “fine” art. Of these paintings, Cone said that he wanted to establish, “a lonesome and apprehensive atmosphere.” In addition to ghosts, Cone also experimented with adding gloomy portraits of “Uncle Ben” to the austere walls of his interior, or simply ominous titles that alluded to the room having just been vacated by an unknown presence.</p><p><br></p><p>After initially broaching the subject in the late 1930s, Cone returned to it several times, which was unusual for him. These interior spaces and their otherworldly inhabitants called him back through the 1950s and into the mid-1960s, near the end of his life. <em>Haunted: Marvin Cone’s Ghosts</em> is a celebration of this intriguing theme and its unusual and enigmatic presence in Cone’s artwork.</p> 2019-10-19 16:00:00 -0500
10/19/1910:00 a.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids -
John Beckelman: Horizon Suite
<p>John Beckelman’s Horizon Suite is a group of six recently-completed three-dimensional landscapes. Using the expressive potential of clay and a variety of other materials, Beckelman’s work explores the transitional space where the sky meets the land or sea. The horizontal sweep of this space is mediated by intimate moments of surprising texture, shifting light, and fleeting color. Horizon Suite attempts to gently entice the viewer into the inner landscapes and interior spaces of our imagination and memory. Beckelman finds a curious intersection between the seemingly enduring and timeless character of earth and the fleeting yet wonderful impermanence of the world in which we live. John Beckelman's art has been shown in exhibitions throughout the country and he has been the recipient of numerous awards, commissions, and grants. He received his master of fine arts degree in ceramics and his master of science degree in ceramics from Illinois State University. Beckelman is the Robert O. Daniel Professor of Art, Emeritus at Coe College. He lives and works in Cedar Rapids.</p> 2019-10-24 16:00:00 -050010/24/1912:00 p.m.Cedar Rapids Museum of ArtCedar Rapids -
Noah Doely and T.J. Dedeaux-Norris
<p>Opening Reception and Gallery Talks:</p><p>October 19th 5-7pm</p><p><br></p><p>Fall 2019 Kocher Visiting Artist Noah Doely creates cyanotypes, which are photographic images using a process that dates from the mid-1800s. According to Doely, “The Prussian blue inherent to the cyanotype process subverts, enhances, camouflages or otherwise alters how the images’ content is perceived.” A current Iowa Arts Council Fellow, Doely is fascinated by science and mythology and how they interplay with art. This exhibition and Doely’s visiting artist appointment at Coe is generously funded by the Robert and Joan Kocher Visual Arts Endowment. </p><p>T.J. Dedeaux-Norris works in a variety of media, including paintings, performance and film, to explore the “invisibility of blackness in cultural forms built upon the appropriation of popular and sacred black expressions and idioms.” Born in Guam, Dedeaux-Norris received her B.A. from UCLA and her MFA from Yale University. Also known as Tameka Norris, she is a 2017 grant recipient from the National Endowment for the Arts. Her exhibition is funded in part by the Mabel Cherry Lutgerding Endowment.</p> 2019-10-25 18:00:00 -050010/25/194:00 p.m.Coe College Sinclair Auditorium LobbyCedar Rapids -
Song Interpretation/Cabaret Recital
2019-09-24 20:00:00 -050011/18/197:00 p.m.Coe College- Daehler-Kitchin Auditorium in Marquis HallCedar Rapids