Explore a roundup of events this month, including a number of virtual programs, and a new exhibition at the Otto G. Richter Library. Visit The U Creates for more information on the arts and humanities offerings at the University throughout the year.
Bill Cosford Cinema
Sundays at 1 p.m.
The Bill Cosford Cinema continues screening films featured by the Sight and Sound Best Movies of All Time poll. Admission is free for students with valid ’Cane ID. Registration is required; use code “UMSTUDENT” at checkout. Tickets are available for $5 per film.
- Aug. 6: “Cleo from 5 to 7” (1962)
- Aug. 13: “Yi Yi (A One and a Two…)” (2000)
5030 Brunson Drive, Suite 225
Coral Gables, Florida 33146
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Frost School of Music
Find events at the Frost School of Music, which kicks off the next season of signature events in September.
Lowe Art Museum
Tuesday, Aug. 8, noon
“Slow Looking with the Lowe: Early Gauguin/Late Monet”
Tola Porter, Lowe Art Museum educator for academic and public programs, will lead participants through a virtual 30-minute mindful and interactive engagement with two paintings—one early-career painting by Paul Gauguin and one late-career painting by Claude Monet. Together we’ll explore the different ways Gauguin and Monet approached Impressionistic depiction from two opposite points in their artistic oeuvres. Register to attend.
Eligible faculty and staff members enrolled in the Well ’Canes Incentive Program can earn points for attending the online program. Enter your Cane ID during the registration process.
Saturday, Aug. 12, 10:30 a.m.
Explore your creativity during this month’s family art workshop. Whether you’re an experienced artist or a curious beginner, join the Lowe’s museum educators for a fun and exciting artmaking experience. Participants will work with various mediums, colors, and techniques to bring their unique creations to life. This Family Workshop—part of a monthly program designed for intergenerational groups—offers an opportunity to engage with the Lowe;'s exhibition, “Sandra Ramos: Entropydoscopes.” Register now.
Thursday, Aug. 31, 6:30 p.m.
“Lowe Connects: Vodou en Vogue”
Eziaku Nwokocha, assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Vodou Priestess Manbo Maude will explore the intersection of fashion and spirit in contemporary Haitian vodou. The virtual discussion will link manner of dress and adornment with religious belief and community in the practice of vodou today. Based on Nwokocha's recently published book, “Vodou en Vogue: Fashioning Black Divinities in Haiti and the United States,” this wide-ranging discussion between scholar and practitioner also will highlight two of the Lowe Art Museum's vodou flags by artist Clotaire Bazile. Save your spot for the online event.
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University Libraries
Thursday, Aug. 24, 6 p.m.
“The Cintas Foundation: An Archival Perspective”
Attend the opening reception of “The CINTAS Foundation: An Archival Perspective,” which includes a conversation with Hortensia Sampedro, former CINTAS Foundation president; Manuel E. González, independent curator and former CINTAS Foundation board member; and Cristina Nosti, director of events and programming at Books & Books and CINTAS Foundation board member. The discussion will be moderated by Elizabeth Cerejido, curator for Cuban collections at CHC. Register to attend the free event.
On view in the Roberto C. Goizueta Pavilion at the Otto G. Richter Library, this exhibit celebrates the important contribution to Cuban and Cuban diasporic cultural production by the CINTAS Foundation, whose records were generously donated to the Cuban Heritage Collection at the University of Miami Libraries in 2019.
Roberto C. Goizueta Pavilion, Otto G. Richter Library
1300 Memorial Drive
Coral Gables, Florida 33146
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University of Miami Art Galleries
On view through Friday, Aug. 11, 2023
The University of Miami hosts the Florida Printmakers Society 2023 Biennial Competition exhibition. The show includes 32 pieces made from a wide variety of print material, including cyanotypes, relief prints, etchings, stone lithographs, collographs, monoprints, silkscreens, digital prints, embossing, and various combinations of these different types of printing methods. Learn more.
University of Miami Gallery, Wynwood Building
2750 NW Third Ave., Suite 4
Miami, Florida 33127
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