Reception: Thursday, September 17, 4:30 - 6 p.m.
An Exhibition of Carvings by the Artisans Miguel Uc Delgado, Jesús Marcos Delgado Kú, Angel Ruíz Novelo, and Wilbert Vázquez.
Organized and curated by Jeff Karl Kowalski and Mary Katherine Scott, in collaboration with Peter Van Ael, Coordinator of the Jack Olson Gallery, NIU.
Catalog of the exhibition, Crafting Maya Identity: Contemporary Wood Sculptures of the Puuc Region, Yucatán, Mexico, edited by Jeff Karl Kowalski, published by Northern Illinois University Press (2009).
A scholarly symposium on issues of globalization, tourism, cultural identity, authenticity, and art took place on Saturday, September 19, 2009 at Northern Illinois University.
Presenters included Nelson Graburn (University of California, Berkeley), Janet Berlo (University of Rochester), Christopher Steiner (Connecticut College), Quetzil Castañeda (OSEA, Indiana University), Jeff Kowalski (Northern Illinois University), and Mary Katherine Scott (Sainsbury Research Unit, University of East Anglia), who presented a series of talks on these themes, accompanied by periods for questions and discussion.
Support for the exhibition, symposium, and exhibition catalog was made possible by generous grants from the following sources:
Support was also provided by the School of Art, The Center for Latino and Latin American Studies, The Latino Resource Center, and the Department of Anthropology at NIU.
Reception and award presentation: Thursday April 9, 4:30 - 6:00 p.m.
Exhibition of work by NIU School of Art students receiving BFA degrees with emphasis in ceramics, drawing, fiber, Illustration, metalwork and jewelry, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, and time arts.