women

'Turn On Every Light' by Heather Brammeier

iszab2 — Wed, 03 Jan 2024 19:29:45 +0000

'Turn On Every Light' by Heather Brammeier iszab2 Wed, 01/03/2024 - 13:29

The University of Illinois Springfield Visual Arts Gallery is pleased to present “Turn On Every Light,” a mixed-media installation by Peoria-based artist Heather Brammeier. This exhibition serves as a celebration of the human instinct to collect and reinvent.

“Turn On Every Light” will open on Tuesday, Jan. 16 and run through Thursday, Feb. 8. An exhibition reception will be held at the gallery from 5:30 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 25. This event is free and open to the public.

The will to collect requires unique organizational systems – many of which are improvised and invented. Brammeier was visiting a flea market in Buenos Aires when she became captivated by the collection of items organized around her: towering stacks of furniture; an intricate arrangement of objects nestled nearby; a chandelier made from an umbrella, festooned with shards of frosted glass, hung overhead; dusty and distressed antique items stood beside others that were refurbished and restored; hand-written signs nearby warned No Tocar (Do Not Touch) and seemed to express a concern for the arrangement of objects rather than their value.

In “Turn On Every Light,” Brammeier channels the creativity of savers, collectors and craftspeople. She indulges in a desire to transform objects into lamps and chandeliers. She explores the potential of plastic and water to diffuse, amplify and distort light and color, and she embraces the quirks of found objects to refurbish them in ways that combine the provisional with the highly polished. “Turn On Every Light” is a place of safety and escape, where visual overload brings pleasure and peace.

Brammeier is a practicing installation artist and professor of art at Bradley University in Peoria. She has recently participated in artist residency programs in Buenos Aires, Argentina; Villa Soriano, Uruguay; and Mannheim, Germany. Brammeier has also exhibited her work at the Maeso Museum in Soriano, Uruguay; Centro Cultural Nacional in Soriano, Uruguay; University of Melbourne in Melbourne, Australia; and the Peoria Riverfront Museum.

This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency. The UIS Visual Arts Gallery is centrally located on the UIS campus in the Health and Sciences Building, room 201 (HSB 201). Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday. For more information and future exhibitions, visit the UIS Visual Arts Gallery website.

When

Thu, Jan 25 2024, 5:30 - 8pm

Location

Visual Arts Gallery, HSB 201

Event Type

Art

women

Student

Department

Art, Music, and Theatre

Visual Arts

Exhibition Reception: "Night Watch (Origin of the World)"

iszab2 — Thu, 12 Oct 2023 16:42:57 +0000

Exhibition Reception: "Night Watch (Origin of the World)" iszab2 Thu, 10/12/2023 - 11:42

The Hey Baby Book for Krista, Heather Bennett
2020, 43" x 65", archival pigmented print on platine rag, edition 1 of 3

The University of Illinois Springfield Visual Arts Gallery is pleased to present Night Watch (Origin of the World), an exhibition of photography and drawings by St. Louis-based artist Heather Bennett. Night Watch (Origin of the World) will open Oct. 19 and run through Nov. 16. A reception for this exhibition will be held at the gallery from 5:30 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 19. This event is free and open to the public.

In conjunction with this exhibition, the UIS Visual Arts Gallery will host a remote artist talk by Bennet at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2. Attendees can join via Zoom.

Night Watch (Origin of the World) addresses the question “How can we hold spectacle and depth together in one body?” through a collision of works that trace the female subject, traditionally stuck within invisibility -- though ironically, often a showpiece and endlessly gazed upon. In this work, the ever-present female body and the simultaneously unseen female subject are transformed towards a celebration of their irreconcilability, the sparkling beauty of the subject in its place among the shadows. Within this contradiction there is an underlying ecstatic freedom that cautiously steps over a precipice. There is a devastation present, as well as an effusive and elaborate beauty, which hints at a truth.

Bennett maintains a multimedia practice which consists of photography, video, drawing, text, sculpture, installation, as well as collaborations with musicians and writers. Her work traces the female subject and its historic irrelevance, focusing specifically on representation in contemporary culture. Bennett attempts to reveal an embodied subjecthood held within her protagonists. Pushing expectations of media, she disrupts assumptions, hoping to realign and reframe the relegated, feminine tinged space, to even recreate this space anew. Bennett has been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions, nationally and internationally. She is currently a senior lecturer at Washington University in St. Louis.

This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency. The UIS Visual Arts Gallery is centrally located on the UIS campus in the Health and Science Building, room 201 (HSB 201). Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday. For more information and future exhibitions, visit the UIS Visual Arts Gallery website.

When

Thu, Oct 19 2023, 5:30 - 8pm

Location

Visual Arts Gallery, HSB 201

Event Type

Art

women

Student

Department

Art, Music, and Theatre

Visual Arts

ECCE: Festival De Mujeres

khobb2 — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 20:02:00 +0000

ECCE: Festival De Mujeres khobb2 Thu, 03/09/2023 - 14:02

UIS Academic Affairs, the Diversity Center, and the Women’s Center will be hosting an ECCE Speaker Series event. Through this students, staff, and faculty will be able to learn about the window to Latina activism during the 1970s in Chicago. Additionally, there will be an opportunity to look at a digital exhibit on the Festival De Mujeres and learn the significance of the cultural and activist heart of the Mexican Midwest. There will also be a panel with Diana Solís, a visual artist, photographer, and educator, Dr. Hinda Seif, UIS Associate Professor, Laurie Matheson, and Sarita Hernández, a teaching artist, oral historian, and print/zine-maker.

When

Wed, Mar 29 2023, 6 - 7:30pm

Location

Brookens Auditorium

Event Type

Diversity

women

Department

Diversity Center

The Hela Legacy

khobb2 — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 19:59:55 +0000

The Hela Legacy khobb2 Thu, 03/09/2023 - 13:59

GPhio International Sorority, Inc. and AKA Sorority Inc. will be sharing a viewing of a film on Henrietta Lacks, who made one of the greatest medical contributions. There will also be a discussion to talk about her legacy and her significant importance in the medical world.

When

Tue, Mar 28 2023, 6 - 8pm

Location

PAC F

Event Type

Diversity

women

Department

Diversity Center

Luna Fest

khobb2 — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 19:57:41 +0000

Luna Fest khobb2 Thu, 03/09/2023 - 13:57

The Career Development Center, Gender & Sexuality Student Services, and the Women’s Center will be hosting a fundraising film festival highlighting stories by women and gender-nonconforming filmmakers and bringing people together in their communities. There will be seven short films shown from everyone including poets, conservationists, and activists to educators. Then afterward there will be a discussion led by Emmy-winning filmmaker, Samantha Sanders.

When

Sat, Mar 25 2023, 12:30 - 3:30pm

Location

Brookens Auditorium

Event Type

Diversity

women

Department

Diversity Center

Danza de Damas

khobb2 — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 19:42:43 +0000

Danza de Damas khobb2 Thu, 03/09/2023 - 13:42

Baile Monarcas will be celebrating Women's History Month with a variety of Latin dance performances to educate others on the important role women play in Latin American dances. This will highlight the Latin culture and its connections to music and dance passed down from generation to generation.

When

Thu, Mar 23 2023, 7 - 8:30pm

Location

Student Union Ballroom

Event Type

Diversity

women

Department

Diversity Center

Women in the Military

khobb2 — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 19:38:44 +0000

Women in the Military khobb2 Thu, 03/09/2023 - 13:38

The Military and Veteran Student Services Office will be hosting ‘Stories of Empowering Women in the Military’. There will be women identifying veterans of the armed forces as guest speakers sharing their experiences on the field. They will speak on sexism and how they overcame and succeeded in a male-dominated workplace in addition to some hardships they’ve faced. It is an educational opportunity to learn how women have had to overcome gender bias challenges to demonstrate the capability to succeed in this highly demanding and often highly dangerous work environment. Food will be provided by Mission BBQ. so be sure to RSVP!

When

Wed, Mar 22 2023, 11:30am - 1:30pm

Location

PAC C/D

Event Type

Diversity

women

Department

Diversity Center

Chancellor's Women's Leadership Reception

khobb2 — Thu, 09 Mar 2023 19:30:03 +0000

Chancellor's Women's Leadership Reception khobb2 Thu, 03/09/2023 - 13:30

The Women’s Center will be hosting a networking event in partnership with the Chancellor’s office for students to meet other women in leadership roles across many workforces. There will be panelists to share their experiences and career journeys as well as UIS alumni. This is a formal event and participants are encouraged to wear business casual apparel. Additionally, participants are required to RSVP on UIS connection so be sure to do so!

When

Mon, Mar 20 2023, 6 - 8pm

Location

Student Union Ballroom

Event Type

Diversity

women

Department

Diversity Center