FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 7, 2007 |
FOR INFORMATION CONTACT
Elizabeth Pittman 404.364.8868
epittman@oglethorpe.edu |
Lectures, Music and Rembrandt
ATLANTA – March at the Oglethorpe University Museum of Art (OUMA) brings lectures on the life of Rembrandt, Bach Trio-Sonatas and Japanese rock gardens all with a backdrop of Sordid and Sacred: The Beggars in Rembrandt’s Etchings, 35 selections from the John Villarino collection.
On Thursday, March 1 at 7:30 p.m. Gary Schwartz, Director/Curator of Dutch Art – Netherlands Institute for Cultural Heritage, recognized world Rembrandt scholar and author of Rembrandt: His Life, His Paintings will speak about the current exhibition. Admission is $10 and free for OUMA members and students.
On Sunday, March 4 John Villarino, the collector of the current OUMA exhibition of Rembrandt etchings will speak on the details of his collection at 3:00 p.m. General admission is $10 and free for OUMA members and students.
On Sunday, March 11 OUMA presents the Atlanta Camerata Recital: J.S. Bach Trio-Sonatas, at 4:00 p.m. The recital features Nancy Shechter on violin, Olga McNeill on flute, George Butler on cello and Raisa Parmentier on harpsichord. Tickets are $20 for general admission, $15 for museum members and Oglethorpe community.
Finally, on Wednesday, March 28 photographer, videographer and professor of philosophy at the University of Hawaii, Graham Parkes, will feature a lecture and slide presentation on Rocks and the Japanese Garden at 7:30 p.m. General admission is $10 and free for OUMA members and students.
Oglethorpe University Museum of Art (4484 Peachtree Rd NE) is located on the third floor of the Philip Weltner Library, and all events will be held in the museum’s Skylight Gallery. Please call 404.364.8555 for tickets and more information. |
