Upcoming Events

Eschatology/Apocalypse
The Project Room | Interactive Arts and Media
916 S. Wabash, Room 111
October 29 through November 30

Part of the Critical Encounters 2009-2010 theme Fact & Faith, Eschatology/Apolcalypse will be an exhibition dealing with the issues of technology and the end of time. Often depicted in video games, science fiction and popular culture, the fantasy of the end of the world arises either as a direct cause of technology, aided by technology, or uses technological advances to depict these prophecies to us on a more direct level.

For more info, contact Terence Hannum or visit http://iam.colum.edu.

Critical Encounters: Fact & Faith Photography Exhibition
Thursday, November 5 through Friday, December 4
Reception: November 5, 5 to 7 p.m.
Columbia College Chicago Library
624 S. Michigan Ave., 2nd Floor Weisman Reading Room

Earlier this year, Columbia students, staff and alumni were asked to submit images that best captured the unique relationship between Fact & Faith in a meaningful and personal way. We wanted to see photographs that took into consideration their spirituality when making art, and to reflect their faith, hopes, and beliefs. The images that were received showed intelligence and artistry, and we look forward to sharing them with you.

This show features original work by: Morehshin Allahyari, Ricky Bakosh, Evy Briggs, Latrice Dixon, Aidan Fitzpatrick, Samantha Grego, Cooper Link, Jonathan Mathias, Joe Olson, Joseph Soboson, Kayla Story, Katie Swietlik, Grant Wray, Sydney Walters, and Krista Wortendyke.

Juried and Curated by: Jodi Adams, Photography Alumna and Staff, and Stephen DeSantis, Interdisciplinary Arts/Book and Paper Alumnus, Columbia College Chicago.

At Close Distance: Storied Landscapes from Home
Exhibition: November 11 through February 12, 2010
Reception: November 12, 2009
C33 Gallery

At Close Distance, an exhibition of Columbia graduate student interdisciplinary work, explores how the concept of home reinforces the sense of self. It is the path of separation, the coming and going that creates and shapes identity and memory. As landscapes change, it is the primary sense of home, the anchor to our origins that inform where we’ve been and where we’re yet to go. The exhibition is a coordinated effort between curators Laura Elayne Miller of IMAGe Unit and Eliza Fogel of the Graduate Student Advisory Board to represent and draw connections between the multidisciplinary work being produced by Columbia graduate students.

Dis/Believer: Reconciling Science and Religion
in Contemporary Art
Exhibition: November 16 through February 19, 2010
Reception: November 19
Glass Curtain Gallery
1104 S. Wabash

Dis/Believer presents the work of contemporary visual artists who engage in the relationship of science and religion. The concept is inspired by the ever-deepening controversies regarding the co-existence of scientific theory and a belief in the divine. The first visual arts exhibition to contribute to this global dialogue, Dis/Believer gives focus to artists who are increasingly exploring these issues and expanding the conversation in provocative and enlightening ways. Shown through diverse media, the disparate sub-themes range from evolution versus creationism and morality in medicine, to faith and technology and the sustainability of the planet. Curated by Neysa Page-Lieberman.

CADRE in Concert
Friday, November 20, 7 to 8 p.m.
Sherwood Conservatory
1312 S. Michigan Ave.

Join the student composers of Cadre for a concert of new compositions inspired by Fact & Faith. Compositions feature a unique ensemble of saxophone, oboe, harp, percussion, and double bass. Cadre's mission is to foster a community of student composers and provide them with resources in which to advance their skills and hone their talent as composers. Collaboration among different departments/entities is a strong initiative within cadre's objectives.

History, Printing and People:
The Derge Parkhang and Tibetan Cultural Revival
Saturday, November 21, 3:30 p.m.
Columbia College Chicago Center for Book and Paper Arts
1104 S. Wabash, 2nd Floor

Panel discussion with Patrick Dowdey of Wesleyan University, Clifton Meador of Columbia College Chicago, Yudru Tsomo of Lawrence University, and James Canary of Indiana University. In conjunction with Pearl of the Snowlands: Buddhist Printing from the Derge Parkhang.

The Himalayan Book
Workshop with James Canary
November 21 and 22, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Columbia College Chicago Center for Book and Paper Arts
1104 S. Wabash, 2nd Floor

In conjunction with Pearl of the Snowlands: Buddhist Printing from the Derge Parkhang.

My Favorite Conspiracy Theories
with Michael Niederman
November 23, 12 noon
Television Department
600 S. Michigan Ave., Room 1314

On November 23, thirty-six years and one day after the Kennedy assassination, Michael Niederman of the Television Department will take you on a guided tour of his favorite conspiracy theories from the ridiculous to the terrifying. He will be asking the question, "What are the facts, what do we take on faith, and where does the knowledge end and belief begin?" In a world filled with as many theories about what is real as there eyewitnesses to alien spaceships, knowing how to separate fact from fiction may no longer be possible.