Dear Colleagues,
The 2008 conference planning committee would like to highlight a
couple of the special events we have planned for you in Denver!
Please scroll down to see what's in store.
Leslie
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Welcome Party - Sunset over the Rockies
Friday, May 2 – 7:00-9:00 p.m.
What would a trip to Denver be without a view of the sun setting over
the Rocky Mountains? Incomplete, to say the least. Please allow us
to welcome you to the ARLIS/NA 2008 conference from the top floor of
the Grand Hyatt, where live music, good food, and beautiful views of
the mountains and the Mile High City await you.
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ARLIS/NA at Altitude: A Big DAM Party!
Sunday, May 4 – 4:00-5:30 (“Icon or Enclosure?” Session); 6:30-9:30
(reception at the Denver Art Museum)
ARLIS/NA invites you to A Big DAM Party! at the Denver Art Museum.
Designed by Daniel Libeskind (who is best known for his work on the
Jewish Museum in Berlin and his design for the World Trade Center
site in New York), the Frederic C. Hamilton extension of the museum
opened in fall 2006, sparking controversy locally and drawing
visitors from across the nation and around the world.
Your evening will begin at the hotel with a special session, “Icon or
Enclosure? The Architecture of the Denver Art Museum.” Panelists
will include Brit Probst, Principal of Davis Partnership Architects
in Denver, the firm that handled all local details of the
construction and design of the Hamilton building, Heather Nielsen,
Master Teacher for Native Arts and Head of Community and Family
Programs at the Denver Art Museum, and Alan Michelson, Head of the
Architecture and Urban Planning Library at the University of
Washington. The panelists will talk about the planning, design, and
construction of the museum, the effects of the design on programming
and education at the museum, and the architectural criticism of the
museum over forty years.
Afterwards, we’ll give you a chance to don your finest museum-going/
cocktail-drinking attire and then head over to the museum so you can
see the building for yourself. Come mingle with your colleagues,
enjoy decadent hors d’oeuvres and drinks, view the art, and listen to
music provided by a world-class jazz trio.
The Frederic C. Hamilton building of the Denver Art Museum houses a
world-class collection of modern and contemporary art, including
works by Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Damien Hirst, Jenny Holzer,
and many others. Also on view are works from the western American
art collection, which features works by Albert Bierstadt, Charles
Marion Russell, and Frederic Remington, as well as a large selection
of contemporary artists' depictions of the western United States.
ARLIS/NA members will be able to see the much-anticipated traveling
exhibition "Inspiring Impressionism" during the reception as well.
Please be sure to join us for this special evening, generously
sponsored by Saskia, Ltd.
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Leslie Trumble
Director, Visual Media Center
School of Art and Art History
University of Denver
2121 E. Asbury Ave.
Denver, CO 80208
303-871-3277
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