Upcoming Programs

A+D Lecture Series:Tina Takemoto
November 18. 6:30pm.
Hokin Lecture Hall, 623 S. Wabash, Room 109. FREE

Tina Takemoto is an interdisciplinary writer, theorist, and performance artist whose work explores issues of illness, gender, race, and queer identity. Since 1992, she has collaborated with Angela Ellsworth under the name Her/She Senses. They have presented their installation-based performances nationally and have received numerous grants and awards such as  the James Irvine Dissertation Fellowship, The James Irvine Foundation and Loyola Marymount University, the New Forms Regional Initiative Grant, from Mexic-Arte Museum and DiverseWorks, funded by The Andy Warhol Foundation and The Rockefeller Foundation, the Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender & Women’s Studies Grant, University of Rochester and Art Matters, Inc. Fellowship Grant. Takemoto's articles appear in Art Journal, Performance Research, Afterimage, Women and Performance, and the anthology Thinking Through the Skin. Her recent book manuscript addresses illness, collaboration, and grief in performance art. Takemoto is currently associate professor of visual studies at the California College of the Arts in San Francisco, California.
Co-sponsored by the Art+Design Department and the Institute.



Fish Out of Water Film Screening and Discussion
December 2. 6:30pm.
Film Row Cinema, 1104 S. Wabash Avenue, 8th Floor. FREE

Coming out of the closet can be challenging, and for Ky Dickens, her experience coming out to friends at Vanderbilt University led to the making of Fish Out of Water, a spirited documentary that explores the seven Bible passages notoriously used to condemn homosexuality and justify marriage discrimination. This genre-bending, intellectually condensed, power-packed exploration of the homophobic religious arguments is a mixture of animation, LGBTQ community interviews and expert analysis from theologians across the country. With the help of a cartoon narrator, animated recollections of Bible passages and witty illustrations, Fish Out of Water makes this polarizing subject accessible and non-threatening. Written and directed by Columbia College alum Ky Dickens and featuring Columbia alumni on the film crew.  Golden-Globe nominated composer Kaki King (Into the Wild) delivers an original score that flows effortlessly through the film’s diverse elements. Covering over twenty states and capturing the gay community’s devastation immediately after the 2008 vote on Proposition 8, Fish Out of Water presents the hyper-relevance of this old issue with concern and creativity.
 
A post-screening discussion will feature director Ky Dickens and members of the Columbia film crew.

Free and open to the public. Co-presented by the Institute, Critical Encounters: Fact & Faith, and the School of Media Arts.







Digital Incarnate: The Body, Identity and Interactive Media
The Institute and the Dance Center join in presenting an exhibition of pioneering new media works exploring the body, identity and interactive technologies. Co-curated by Alycia Scott and Sara Slawnik.
February  8– April 2, 2010.

Las Américas with Alondra de la Parra at Chicago Sinfonietta
Acclaimed Mexican-American conductor, Alondra de la Parra, will have two debut performances at Chicago Sinfonietta, in partnership with the Institute, including a pre-show conversation with the artist and Jane M. Saks. March 28-29, 2010.

Gender Fusions 6
6th annual performance and dialogue event that forges a strong, active and vibrant queer community at Columbia College Chicago. Featuring keynote performance/lecture by La Pocha Nostra. Presented by the LGBTQ Office of Culture & Community in partnership with the Institute  April 17.

Sweet Tea: Black Gay Men of the South, by E. Patrick Johnson
Ground-breaking new play written and performed by Institute Fellow E. Patrick Johnson, adapted from his book of the same name. This performance brings to life the compelling stories and reflections of black gay men of the South interviewed by Johnson, and engaging provocative ideas about race, sexuality and identity. Co-produced by Jane M. Saks, the Institute, and About Face Theater. May 2010.