Spirit and History: Paintings by Father James Hasse and Judge Nathan B. Young will open with a 6 p.m. reception on Friday, January 27.

Father James Hasse spent over 40 years of his ministry in African-American parishes throughout the Midwest. He was deeply influenced by the community he served, and his work reflects Biblical themes, as related to the strife of the African-American woman.

Judge Nathan B. Young practiced law for nearly 40 years in St. Louis, co-founded the St. Louis American newspaper; and became the first African-American municipal judge in the city.  Young created paintings that chronicled the changes and development of the American experience for for change and development.

Spirit and History exhibit
opening reception Friday, January 27  6PM
SLUMA
free

Do you know what cold winds, grey clouds, and the ever approaching prospect of snow puts me in the mood for? Quilts!

From now until December 23rd you can go see some of the most beautiful quilts on display in the Saint Louis University Museum of Art (SLUMA). Threads of Tradition 2 has more than 40 quilts of both traditional and original patterns that reflect the artistry of local quilters.

There is also a unique opportunity to actually meet the some of these amazing crafters; a “Meet the Quilters” reception will be this Sunday, December 11th from 2:00p.m. until 4:00p.m.

For more information on SLUMA you can either call 314.977.2666 or visit their website here.

Threads of Tradition 2
Present-Dec. 23rd ["Meet the Quilters" Dec. 11; 2:00p.m.-4:00p.m.]
SLUMA
free

In addition to the Wild Cards book signing, the museum is currently exhibiting In Motion: Sports Photography by Lew Portnoy. The exhibition features more than 75 images of some of the world’s most famous athletes at their best.

All photography contained in the exhibition is available for silent auction and will benefit Cardinals Care, a St. Louis Cardinals non-profit foundation that has distributed more than $14 million dollars to support organizations throughout the St. Louis area since its inception in 1997.

Wilds Cards Book Signing
Nov. 19 1PM-2PM
SLUMA
books are $14.95

There’s a new exhibit coming to the Saint Louis University Museum of Art called “Sun Smith-Foret: Final Cut”. Sun Smith-Foret is a tapestry artist who uses the African-American textile technique of strip piecing to produce tapestries of bright colors, multiple patterns and appliqué. She uses this technique to depict her interpretation on classic cinema and popular culture.

The free opening reception for the exhibit is on May 6 at 6PM, at SLUMA of course. For more information, contact Mary Marshall at (314) 977-2666.

Woah, May’s almost here! And the Saint Louis University Museum of Art is celebrating with “A Sip & Serenade” on Sunday, May 1 beginning at noon and continuing until 1:30PM. Spend a relaxing Sunday while enjoying a performance by the University’s fine and performing arts department, featuring the compositions of Mozart, Bach, Beethoven, and Debussy.

Wine and light refreshments will be served.

Photo by Jenn Vargas. Licensed by Creative Commons.

All you avid SLU Connection readers might recall the post about Yingxue Zuo’s Blend of Styles exhibit in the Saint Louis University Museum of Art. Well, tomorrow (April 28) beginning at 5PM, the museum will host a reception featuring the artist himself, Yingxue Zuo. Food and drink will be provided. The museum is very excited about this event, and had this to say:

Mr. Zuo will be in-gallery to meet our guests and discuss his inspiration and the plein air style used in his paintings of rural and industrial Chinese landscapes. Also included in the exhibition are sketches; oil paintings; woodblock prints; and Chinese ink paintings.

Please R.S.V.P. to Mary Marshall at marshamc@slu.edu or call 314.977.2666.

Thank you! We hope you are able to attend.

The Saint Louis University Museum of Art is pleased to present an exhibition featuring the woodcuts of nationally renowned artist, Tom Huck. Tom Huck: Brutal Truths will open with a reception this evening Friday, February 18 beginning at 5:30 p.m.

Brutal Truths will include more than 45 of Huck’s large-scale, intricately complex woodcuts including work from several of his major series including Two Weeks in August: 14 Rural Absurdities; The Bloody Bucket; BLAB!, and The Transformation of Brandy Baghead.

In many of his prints, Huck finds his inspiration in incredibly bizarre, but true occurrences that happened in his boyhood home of Potosi, MO, approximately 80 miles southwest of St. Louis. While the stories are true, Huck uses his printmaking prowess to exaggerate the details and embellish the facts in his woodcuts that allow him to embrace his fervor for storytelling. The Two Weeks in August: 14 Rural Absurdities series took Huck three years to complete.

Huck’s relationship with contemporary popular culture is complex. He is at once documenter, critic, and participant. At the age of 13, he became fascinated with the dark imagery incorporated in the woodcuts of Albrecht Dürer (1471 — 1528), and immersed himself in the artist’s work. His study of Dürer’s work has been relentless and Huck cites him as one of his printmaking heroes, as well as José Guadalupe Posada (1851 — 1913).

Tom Huck and his work have also been linked to the world of alternative comics. He is quite comfortable operating in the realm between observer and producer of popular culture. As a youth, the work of R. Crumb, the legendary underground comics artist was a source of inspiration for Huck.

The intricacy of Huck’s carving is remarkable, and the range of textures, surfaces and tones he achieves in these blocks are feats of control and mastery.

About the Artist:

Tom Huck was born in 1971 and lived in Potosi, MO. He currently resides in St. Louis and produces his woodcuts at his Evil Print studio, also located in St. Louis.

Huck is represented by the Philip Slein Gallery, St. Louis, MO.

For more information visit SLUMA.

Looking to spend a relaxing afternoon while all the stresses of finals melt away? Check out A Sip& Serenade from the Saint Louis University Museum of Art:

The Saint Louis University Museum of Art will host A Sip & Serenade on Sunday, December 5, beginning at noon and continuing until 1:30 p.m. Spend a relaxing Sunday while enjoying a performance by the university’s fine and performing arts department, featuring the compositions Mozart, Bach, Beethoven, and Debussy.

While at the museum, please take time to visit the museum’s current exhibition, Kaleidoscope: Works by Mexican Master Leonardo Nierman which continues until December 31, 2010. Abstraction: Prints from the Permanent Collection is also on display in the museum’s community gallery.

Fine art. Fine wine. Fine way to spend a Sunday afternoon.

The event is completely free.

Image by James Jordan – Licensed under Creative Commons

Looking for something to do with your quilt-enthusiast parents over parents’ weekend?

Look no further than the Saint Louis University Museum of Art. SLUMA is hosting an exhibition featuring quilts made from local quilters. “Threads of Tradition: St. Louis Quilters” features quilts from around the city that depict Gateway Arch, the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Saint Louis University Billikens among others.

On Sunday, September 26, from 2 to 4 PM SLUMA will host a free reception featuring quilters from the exhibition. Come meet the quilters who made the many varied pieces on the exhibition.

Looking for a place to treat your parents on parents’ weekend?

Come out to A Pouring on the Patio at the Historic Samuel Cupples House from 4 to 7:30 PM on Saturday, September 25. The event will feature wine from Duran Imports and music provided by the Silk Pajamas. Their jazz is as smooth as their pajamas.

If you’re in the mood to explore Mr Cupples’ house, the building will be open for self-guided tours. For more information on the historical site located just west of the library, check out cupples.slu.edu.

It is well-known folklore that Samuel Cupples often enjoyed a glass of wine on his patio as he tried to think of ways to make his house look more awesome. Now you can follow in his footsteps on a relaxing Wednesday evening. Mary Marshall with the Samuel Cupples House has more:

The Wine & Dine Wednesday series continues at the Historic Samuel Cupples House on Wednesday, August 25, beginning at 5 p.m.

Sit back, relax, and put your Wednesday evening in “Cruz” control as Chef René Cruz of Harry’s Restaurant prepares an entrée that is sure to satisfy the craving for a relaxing Wednesday evening. Wine and light appetizers will also be provided.

Doors will open at 5 PM and Food demonstration will being at 5:45 Pm. The cost of the event is $7 and includes a generous sampling of Chef Cruz’s entrée du jour.

Please RSVP to Mary Marshall at 314-977-2666. For more information, please visit http://cupples.slu.edu.

Image: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bestrated1/ / CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Spring is settling in on St. Louis, and what better way to celebrate than with some fine wine and some stringed instruments? Mary Marshall at the Saint Louis University Museum of Art explains:

The sound of STRINGS is in the air at the Saint Louis University Museum of Art. The music of Haydn and Dvorak will be performed by two Saint Louis University string quartets on Sunday, April 11, beginning at noon and continuing until 2 p.m.

Wine and light refreshments will be served. The event is free-of-charge.

While at the museum, be sure to visit Crossing the Divide: Jesuits on the American Frontier. The exhibition contains dictionaries of Native-American languages; as well as maps and detailed journals as chronicled by the Jesuits who arrived in St. Louis in 1823. Of significant importance are the sketches and water colors of Father Nicholas Point, and on display for the first time is the Moses Linton album, a chronicle of the work and travels of Father Pierre De Smet.

For more information, contact Mary Marshall at marshamc@slu.edu.

The Saint Louis University Museum of Art is featuring another installment in their Sip & Serenade series next month.

On Sunday, February 14 from noon – 2 pm (that’s Valentines Day for the unsentimental), SLUMA will present a serenade performed by the University’s Fine and Performing Arts Department. Wine, light appetizers, and chocolate dipped confections will be served.

This event is sponsored by SLUMA and is free of charge.

In the year 1823, five years after SLU began, a new generation of Jesuit missionaries arrived in St. Louis.

Crossing the Divide” Jesuits on the American Frontier contains the records these men left behind in their encounters with new cultures, languages, and religions.

The exhibition displays dictionaries of Native-American languages as well as incredibly accurate maps and detailed journals. Of significant importance are the sketches and water colors of Nicholas Point, S.J., and the Moses Linton album, a chronicle of the work and travels of Pierre De Smet, S.J., which is on display for the first time.

There will be an opening reception on Friday, February 25 at 5:30 pm. The exhibition will run until June 27.

The Samuel Cupples House is hosting its regular Rooms in Bloom with a holiday theme this December:

The event begins with the lighting of the Cupples House Christmas tree on December 3 at 5:30 p.m. On-air radio personality, Laurie Mac of K-HITS 96 will light the tree and serve as the official hostess of the preview reception of Holiday Rooms in Bloom that will immediately follow the tree lighting. Carolers from the SLU music program will perform songs of the season.

Join the festivities as members of the St. Louis Florists Network will “deck the halls,” of St. Louis’ only Richardsonian mansion with floral works of art that feature the crimsons, evergreens and winter whites of the holiday season. The elegantly furnished rooms of the historic mansion will be resplendent with the creations of the area’s premiere florists.

No admission charge. In the spirit of giving, all visitors are encouraged to donate either a new or gently used clothing item to benefit the St. Francis Xavier (College Church) parish help center. Make the historic Samuel Cupples House your home for the holidays.

The Sip & Serenade series continues at the Saint Louis University Museum of Art. The event features music for string quartet with members of the SLU string orchestra, directed by Marc Thayer of the Saint Louis Symphony. Music includes works by Beethoven, Mozart and more. The concert begins at 12 noon and continues until 1 p.m. Wine and light refreshments will be served until 2 p.m.

In addition to the performance, spend a relaxing Sunday afternoon at the Saint Louis University Museum of Art and browse Relics of a Glorious Past: Imperial Russian Artifacts from the Collection of Dr. James Cooper in the Judith and Adam Aronson Gallery. The exhibition contains over 400 items, ranging from the 16th to the early 20th century. Items contained in the exhibition include exquisitely crafted furniture; silver pieces; glass and porcelain figures; medals, and military ceremonial artifacts..

The contemporary gallery is currently hosting The 12th Hungarian Cartoon Festival: A Dialogue of Cultures. The exhibition contains 77 cartoons originating from 25 countries. The caricatures astonish, amuse, and allow for an unlimited amount of personal interpretation. They offer an illustration of the value and diversity in history, traditions and cultures.

Maybe break out the argyle sweaters and hit the links afterwards?

Image by net_efekt – Licensed under Creative Commons

The Saint Louis University Museum of Art is hosting the U.S. inaugural exhibition of The 12th Hungarian Cartoon Festival: A Dialogue of Cultures.The exhibition opens on Friday, October 23 at 6 pm, and continues until December 20. Here’s what SLUMA had to say about it:

In 2008 the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in conjunction with the Hungarian Culture Foundation, initiated a cartoon competition to commemorate the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue. The first-time international competition invited cartoonists worldwide to submit their works related to the topic, “Dialogue of Cultures.”

The result was an exhibition that contained 77 cartoons originating from 25 countries. The caricatures astonish, amuse, and allow for an unlimited amount of personal interpretation. They offer an illustration of the value and diversity in history, traditions and cultures. Some of the works, while seemingly depicting the most every day occurrences, reach almost philosophical heights.

This event is sponsored by The Hungarian-Missouri Educational Partnership and the Thomas Jefferson School, located in Sunset Hills, MO.

Author and founder of Stray Rescue of St. Louis, Randy Grim will be visiting the Saint Louis University Museum of Art this Saturday.

During this free event Mr. Grim will be signing copies of his recent book, “Don’t Dump the Dog: Outrageous Stories and Simple Solutions to Your Worst Dog Behavior Problems” and talking to visitors.

He will be available from noon to 4pm, Saturday, September 26.

The Saint Louis University Museum of Art is located at 3663 Lindell Blvd., across from Pius Library.

The Saint Louis University Museum of Art is hosting Max Scharf: Radiant Harmonies starting September 4. The exibition runs through October 18 and is open to the public. Scharf is an American artist known for his Expressionist, Impressionist and Fauvist works.

On Friday, September 4 at 5:30pm there will be an opening reception you are welcome to attend. For more information please visit sluma.slu.edu or call 314.977.2666