The Arts Festival Committee is pleased to announce the schedule for the 2007 “Telling Lives” Arts Festival. The four-day celebration, which runs from March 26th through March 29th, will feature a variety of speakers, performances, and activities focusing on biographical and autobiographical creative art. Taking a broadly interdisciplinary approach grounded firmly in the Humanities, this year’s festival will explore life stories through art, music, language, literature, and film. All events are free and open to the public.
MSC 2007 “Telling Lives” Arts Festival
- Monday, March 26, 2007
Lecture with Artist Craig Hamilton
7 p.m. in the Arts Theatre/Complex, Macon Campus
- Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Musical Performance by Vientos del Pueblo
11:30 a.m. at the Student Life Center outdoor amphitheatre, Macon Campus
(moved to Rehearsal Hall in the event of rain)
- Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Lecture with Lucy Anne Hurston
2 p.m. in the WRC Auditorium, Warner Robins Campus
7 p.m. in the Arts Theatre/Complex, Macon Campus
- Thursday, March 29, 2007
“Arts Alive” Student Celebration
11 a.m. in the Student Life Center Atrium, Macon Campus
Film Viewing and Lecture with Dr. Patrick Brennan
What’s Love Got to Do With It
7 p.m. in the Arts Complex/Theatre, Macon Campus
For more information contact:
- Mary Carney at 471-5734 (mcarney@mail.maconstate.edu)
- Mary Wearn at 471-2989 (mwearn@mail.maconstate.edu).
Craig Hamilton is a local artist, internationally renowned for his work on D.C. Comic’s Aquaman, among other titles. He spent several years designing T-shirts for rock-n-roll bands like Bon Jovi and movies such as Who Framed Roger Rabbit. He continues to work as a comic book artist, most recently on the Vertigo title, Fables. His expanded repertoire includes a comics adaptation of Peter Pan and Wendy, theatre set designs and posters, portraits, and a collection of fantasy art. He will share his knowledge of comics, art, and “storytelling with pictures,” as well as a philosophical view of the role of the superhero in modern society.
Vientos del Pueblo performs music that represents a fusion of cultures and rhythms, combining African, European, and American Indigenous roots. Featuring the the quena, charango, bombo, guitars, and bass, the music of Vientos del Pueblo offers the listener both a rhythmic playground and a soul-stirring melody. Members include Mauricio Amaya (El Salvador), Siobhan Brennan (U.S.A.), Cristian Zamora (Chile), John Zorilla Matos (Peru), Francisco Luque (Mexico) and Ramiro Zamora (Chile.) Recently seen on GPTV and CNN, this is an event you don’t want to miss.
Lucy Anne Hurston is a sociologist and serves as an Assistant Professor at Manchester Community College. She is the niece of literary luminary and Harlem Renaissance figure Zora Neale Hurston and the author of the multimedia volume Speak, So You Can Speak Again: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston. Though only three years old when Zora died in relative obscurity, Lucy Anne Hurston has developed a detailed knowledge of her aunt’s life and work with a historian’s observant eye. Hurston’s text, which has the look and feel of a family scrapbook, has been lauded as a valentine to the fans of Zora Neale Hurston.
Dr. Patrick Brennan earned his B.F.A. in Film & TV Production from New York University and his M.A. and Ph.D. in English from the University of Florida . He joined the faculty of Macon State College in the fall of 2002 and teaches courses in English, film history, film theory, and digital video production and serves as a faculty advisor to the college television station, MSCtv. Dr. Brennan has published and presented papers on the American underground cinema, world cinema, and classic Hollywood cinema.
“Arts Alive” is a celebration and awards ceremony featuring student art, literary readings, and musical performances.
The Arts Festival is sponsored by the Office of Student Life, Division of Humanities, Arts Festival Committee, and Macon State College Library.