EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS 2009-2010

August 25 - November 20, 2009

Selections from the Robert and Ellen Haan Collection of Historic Indiana Art
Curated by Dr. Laurette McCarthy

Left Behind: Native American Artifacts from the Robert Schoon Collection
Curated by Patricia Korzeniewski

Student Coffee Hour with Patricia Korzeniewski
Wednesday, November 4, 7:00 p.m.

Gallery Talk and Book Signing with Photographer Gary Cialdella
Cialdella's photographs are the subject of the new book co-published by the Brauer Museum of Art and University of Illinois Press, The Calumet Region: An American Place.
Wednesday, November 11, 7:00 p.m. 

Student Coffee Hour with VU Student Poets
Wednesday, December 2, 7:00 p.m.

These exhibitions were made possible by funds provided by the Brauer Museum of Art’s Sloan Endowment, the Brauer Museum of Art’s Robert and Caroline Collings Endowment, the Brauer Museum of Art's Brauer Endowment, and the Partners for the Brauer Museum of Art.


December 4, 2009 - March 21, 2010

Thomas H. Kapsalis: Artist's House
Paintings and Sculpture, 1947-2008

Curated by John Corbett and James Dempsey

Opening Reception
Friday, December 4, 7:00 p.m.

Student Coffee Hour with Thomas H. Kapsalis
Wednesday, January 13, 7:00 p.m.

Gallery Talk with Thomas H. Kapsalis
Wednesday, January 27, 7:00 p.m.

Student Coffee Hour with Director/Curator Gregg Hertzlieb
Wednesday, February 3, 7:00 p.m.

These exhibitions were made possible by funds provided by the Partners for the Brauer Museum of Art, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Valparaiso University Cultural Arts Committee.


March 31 - April 18, 2010

Secondary School Showcase

Opening Reception & Award Ceremony
Wednesday, March 31, 6:00 p.m.


March 31 - May 9, 2010

VU Art Faculty Exhibition

Opening Reception
Friday, April 9, 7:00 p.m.


April 21 - May 9, 2010

VU Art Student Exhibition

Opening Reception & Award Ceremony
Wednesday, April 21, 7:00 p.m.

These exhibitions were made possible through funds provided by the Partners for the Brauer Museum of Art, Valparaiso University’s Zahn Fund, the Indiana Arts Commission, and various area businesses and individuals.


May 14 - August 8, 2010

The Art and Magic of Africa: Selections from the Lawrence P. Kolton Collection

Opening Reception
Friday, May 14, 7:00 p.m.

Gallery Talk with Director/Curator Gregg Hertzlieb
Wednesday, July 21, 7:00 p.m.

This exhibition was made possible through funds provided by the Brauer Museum of Art's Robert and Caroline Collings Endowment and the Partners for the Brauer Museum of Art.


Summer Hours and Academic Recess

May 19 - August 23, 2009, Tuesday through Sunday, 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
October 15 and 16, 2009, Tuesday through Sunday, 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
March 2 - 14, 2010, Tuesday through Sunday, 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
May 18 - August 22, 2010, Tuesday through Sunday, 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Closed

November 21 - 29, 2009
December 24, 2009 - January 3, 2010
Good Friday, Easter, July 4