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Curated by educator and fabric artist Chris Worland, this exhibit of West African traditional and contemporary fabrics at the MSU Museum will include the work of three guest Artists-in-Residence (Kandioura Coulibaly and Boubacar Doumbia of Groupe Kasobane in Mali and American Janet Goldner) who will also participate February 2-16, 2009 in Worland's spring 2009 RCAH 291 Fabric Art Workshop and in several community outreach and engagement projects. Other linkages planned include gallery tours at the MSU Museum and RCAH workshop space for local community and school groups.

Tanzania in Deep Time - A View from the Rift Valley documents an ongoing research project that has produced a series of exciting fossil discoveries from the Rukwa Rift Basin of western Tanzania, in the African continent. The research and the exhibit are collaborative projects being carried out by a team of researchers that includes the MSU Museum, Ohio University, Southern Utah University, and Tanzanian collaborators and students from the University of Dar es Salaam. A bilingual (KiSwahili and English) version of the exhibit first opened at the National Museum of Tanzania in Dar es Salaam, and now companion exhibits are set for the U.S. - in East Lansing and Athens, Ohio - as well as regional sites in Tanzania, including the cities of Arusha and Mbeya. The project was funded by a National Science Foundation grant aimed not only at the research questions being addressed, but also at achieving a broader impact through interpreting the research to the public.

Bachelor of Fine Arts students, in their final year of study, present their creative research in a series of solo exhibitions.

Michigan State University Museum Curator of History Val Roy Berryman is making a list and checking it twice for seven Santa-themed exhibits around the MSU campus and community this holiday season.

Berryman has been collecting Christmas-related artifacts for more than 25 years, including advertising and promotional items, illustrations, cards, packaging, figurines, decorations and other Kris Kringle collectibles. Over the years, he has shared his personal collections - showcasing Christmas traditions from around the world.  The exhibits are slated to be installed by Monday, Nov. 30, with a special downtown Lansing exhibit up in time for Lansing's Silver Bells in the City on Friday, Nov. 20.

On the MSU campus:
Crackers & Biscuits, An English Christmas --  MSU Museum
A Merry Dairy Christmas - Anthony Hall Dairy Store
Christmas Around the Globe -- MSU Student Union Building
Santa Takes a Break - Spartan Stadium Tower, 4th Floor        (University Advancement)

Around town:

Where's Santa - MSU Federal Credit Union headquarters, 3777  West Road, East Lansing
Signs of Santa -- Knapp's Building, 300 S. Washington Square, Lansing
TAKAAN, Christmas From the Philippines -- Williamston Depot Museum, 369 W. Grand River Avenue, Williamston

 

This exhibition is an attempt to understand the work of Cuesta Benberry, one of America's important collector/scholars, through interacting with a selection of textiles, rare books, patterns, ephemera, and samples of her personal journals, correspondence, and extensive research files.

Bachelor of Fine Arts students, in their final year of study, present their creative research in a series of solo exhibitions.

Bachelor of Fine Arts students, in their final year of study, present their creative research in a series of solo exhibitions.

Philadelphia-based potter Andy Shaw celebrates function in his meticulously crafted work. His tableware combines purity and simplicity with the complexity of pattern and texture. Shaw is the recipient of an Evelyn Shapiro Fellowship at The Clay Studio in Pennsylvania. Most recently, his tableware was in the 2009 Australian Ceramics Triennale.

Chair of the design program at the University of Hawaii, artist Anne Bush creates site-specific installations that question the role of design in the construction of knowledge. Her art and critical writing on design history and theory has been recognized by AIGA, Design Issues, Print Magazine, and I.D. Magazine.

Opening Reception: Friday, March 19 – 7:00 to 9:00

Opening Reception: Friday, April 9 – 7:00 to 9:00

Senior Fashion Show: Wednesday, April 14 – 11:00 at the MSU Union Ball Room Annual SADA Fashion Show: Saturday, April 17 – 8:00 PM at the Lansing Center