The artworks of historical and contemporary black visual artists are highlighted in a new virtual exhibit by YSU's McDonough Museum of Art. Works in the "hash tag Black Lives Matter' exhibition can currently be found on the McDonough Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter accounts, and will be archived on the McDonough Museum website. More information at 330-941-13-71.
The McDonough Museum of Art presents the #MuseumChallenge (Hash Tag Museum Challenge). Everyone is invited to recreate a work of art using household items. They should send an image of the original artwork, plus their re-creation to McDonoughMuseumofArt@ysu.edu (McDonough Museum of Art at YSU dot EDU), or post the images on their social media pages, and tag the McDonough. More information at ysu.edu/mcdonough-museum (YSU dot EDU slash McDonough dash Museum) or on the McDonough Facebook page.
The YSU Center for Judaic and Holocaust Studies presents a Film Screening and Discussion on 93Queen, the story of how Hasidic women founded the first all-female volunteer ambulance corps in NYC. The program takes place on Wednesday, March 4 at 6:00 pm, in the “Schwebel Auditorium” in Moser Hall, on the YSU campus. This is a co-production with the Youngstown Area Jewish Film Festival.
Thiel College presents the Con Spirito Concert Series featuring the New Orford String Quartet, on Monday, March 9, at 7 pm, at the David Johnson Memorial Chapel, on the Thiel College campus, in Greenville. The concert is free and open to the public.
Mahoning Valley Lifelong Learning Institute presents The Art of Love, on Thursday, February 13, at 5 pm, at Ohio Living Park Vista, on Fifth Avenue, in Youngstown. Expressions of love and romance have inspired artists and poets for centuries to the delight of art enthusiasts. Learn fascinating facts associated with the most widely recognized works of art and the artists who created them.
Mill Creek MetroParks presents the exhibit Unity Through Nature, featuring students from the Youngstown City School District Visual and Performing Arts program, the Tri-County School District as well as students from YSU, through Sunday, February 9 in the Weller Gallery of the Davis Center at Fellows Riverside Garden. The students unite and collaborate to pay tribute to Mill Creek MetroParks through paintings on canvas. Open Tuesday – Sunday, 10 am – 5 pm.
The YSU Division of Student Experience and the YSU Africana Studies Program present an artist lecture and opening reception featuring Antwoine Washington and Amber Ford, on Wednesday, February 5, at 5 pm, at the McDonough Museum of Art, on the YSU campus. It is free and open to the public.
The Butler Institute of American Art in Youngstown presents The Directors Winter Lecture Series. Butler Director Dr. Louis Zona will give a talk on Over the Cliff, the Story of the Second Generation, on Sunday,March 8, at 2 pm in the Zona Auditorium on the first floor of the Butler's Beecher Center. Seating is limited. More information at butlerart.com.
The Butler Institute of American Art in Youngstown presents The Directors Winter Lecture Series. Butler Director Dr. Louis Zona will give a talk on Should We Blame It on Marcel?, on Sunday,February 16, at 2 pm in the Zona Auditorium on the first floor of the Butler's Beecher Center. Seating is limited. More information at butlerart.com.
The Butler Institute of American Art in Youngstown presents The Directors Winter Lecture Series. Butler Director Dr. Louis Zona will give a talk on The Genius of Picasso and its Impact on the US, on Sunday,February 2, at 2 PM in the Zona Auditorium on the first floor of the Butler's Beecher Center. Seating is limited. More information at butlerart.com.
