Creative Imperatives 2020

Creative Imperatives Gallery

• Open Throughout the Festival
• Location:  Third Floor Gallery, Center for the Arts

Curriculum is En(gender)ed

This collection of work comes from students enrolled in EDS 311: Curriculum and Pedagogy for Early Childhood-Middle Childhood/Middle Childhood-Early Adolescence.   This student art display showcases pieces of art addressing engendered PK-12 school systems that attempt to understand and fight back against sexist and binary perspectives in classroom curriculum. The display will be open throughout the festival.  Students and faculty will be available to discuss their work on Tuesday March 3 at 9:25 am in the Gallery.

• Art
• Open Studio

MUSIC- Discussion: Ingrid Stölzel in Conversation

• 8:50-9:45 am
• Location: Annett Recital Hall, Center for the Arts

Join Jonathan Borja and Featured Guest Artist Ingrid Stölzel in a conversation focusing on gender inequality in music composition and steps that can be implemented to achieve gender parity.

• Music
• Discussion

THEATRE ARTS-Presentation: Waisted Efforts- Distorting the Female Form

• 9:55-10:50 am
• Location:  Annett Recital Hall, Center for the Arts

A look at how foundational garments throughout history have manipulated and artificially shaped the natural, physical form of women all in the name of fashion or status. What did/does society see as beautiful or as an ideal of beauty when looking at the female form?

• Theatre Arts
• Presentation

THEATRE ARTS- Presentation: The Life and Work of Louisa May Alcott

• 11:00-11:55 am
• Location: Hall of Nations, Centennial Hall
• Corinne Kessler

An analytical journey into the life of Louisa May Alcott, and a look at how her novel Little Women has been adapted for stage and screen.  This research will be curated and presented by the student dramaturg of the current UWL production of the musical.

• Theatre Arts
• Presentation

ART - Presentation: Working to Harness Anger as a Creative Force in South Africa

• 11:00-11:55 am
• Location:  Room 120, Center for the Arts
• Deborah-Eve Lombard

Become familiar with artists working to shift the gaze, rewrite colonization, deconstruct patriarchy, and shape the post-Apartheid landscape.

• Art
• Presentation

ALL- Discussion: The State of the Art

• 12:00-12:55 pm
• Location:  Hall of Nations, Centennial Hall
• Joe Anderson, Jonathan Borja, Michelle Collyar, Lisa Lenarz
• Festival Guest Maegan Crowley
• Festival Guest Ingrid Stölzel

Join us for a panel discussion with festival guests and faculty members about the challenges and experiences of women in the fields of art, music, and theatre.

• Art
• Music
• Theatre Arts
• Discussion

THEATRE ARTS-Presentation: Freedom From Labels Part Two

• 1:10-2:05 pm
• Location:  Toland Theatre, Center for the Arts
• Megan Morey

Building on last year’s exploration of the dichotomy between fashion and safety for women with technical careers, Technical Director Megan Morey will share the results of the work she and a small group of students have  undertaken in the past year to realize fashion designs made specifically for women who work in hands-on and traditionally male-dominated fields.

• Theatre Arts
• Presentation

DANCE- Performance and Discussion: Power Moves (CANCELLED)

• 2:15-3:10 pm
• Location:  Entertainment Cafe, Student Union
• Jennifer Klein and Guests

Due to unforeseen circumstances, this event has been cancelled.

• Partner Dept.
• Performance
• Discussion

WOMEN'S, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY STUDIES- Discussion: Doing Art "On the Side": Academic Women and the Creative Imperative (Part One)

• 3:00-3:55 pm
• Location:  Hall of Nations, Centennial Hall
• Grace Deason, Nabamita Dutta, Ayesha Patnaik, and Jodi Vandenberg-Daves

Join a panel of academic women across our campus as they share the why and the how of doing creative work that is not part of their defined role on this campus. The panelists consist of creative faculty members from Communication Studies, Psychology, Economics, and Women Gender Studies who will explain how doing art feels necessary, as part of self-preservation, self-care, and just as a way to participate more broadly in the human experience and the human need for creative expression. A companion session is scheduled for Tuesday at 3:00pm with a different set of panelists.

• Partner Dept.
• Discussion

THEATRE ARTS-Discussion: I Can Do That Backwards, and in Steel-Toed Boots!

• 3:00-3:55 pm
• Location:  Frederick Theater, Morris Hall
• Amanda Kolbe, Katie Link, and Megan Morey

This session is a panel discussion with faculty Technical Director Megan Morey, Scenic and Lighting Designer Amanda Kolbe, and Assistant Technical Director Katie Link, as they talk about the challenges and triumphs of working in careers and positions typically dominated by men. Come, join the conversation and share your own insights and stories.

• Theatre Arts
• Discussion

ART- Artist Talk: Metals- Organic Forms in Steel with Maegan Crowley

• 4:00 pm
• Location:  Annett Recital Hall, Center for the Arts
• Festival Guest Maegan Crowley

Learn the process and tools required to form sheet metal into fluid organic forms. Maegan enjoys creating an irony between material and its expectations by translating examples of botanical gesture into forged steel, emulating their systems of growth. Her sculptural work strives to become a preservation of ephemeral forms that emphasize the beauty of detail found in nature.  In addition to creating sculpture she also owns and operates Iron Maegan Metalworks, a custom metal shop in Dolores, CO. Iron Maegan Metalworks produces custom metalwork for public, residential and commercial sites such as fireplace accessories, furniture, and custom railings. She will present a slide show of her sculptures as well as the work that is produced in her shop for her clients.

• Art
• Presentation
• Discussion

ALL- Performance: Dessa in Concert

• 7:30 pm
• Location:  Toland Theatre, Center for the Arts
• Festival Guest Dessa

Dessa is an internationally-touring rapper, singer, and writer who has built a career by defying genre conventions and audience expectations. Join us for an unforgettable evening as Dessa performs live, accompanied by the band MONAKR, and for a reception after the concert in the lobby of the Center for the Arts.

Please note that TICKETS ARE REQUIRED for this free concert.  Tickets can be picked up at the Center for the Arts Box Office on Monday through Friday from 1:00-4:30 pm beginning February 24.  All remaining tickets will be available at the door. 

Tickets may be picked up in person only. No phone/online reservations.  Limit 4 tickets per person.  Limited seating available. General admission. The Center for the Arts Box Office is located on the first floor of the Center for the Arts on the UWL campus (corner of 16th and Vine Streets ).

• Art
• Theatre Arts
• Music
• Performance

Creative Imperatives Gallery

• Open Throughout the Festival
• Location:  Third Floor Gallery, Center for the Arts

This collection of work comes from students enrolled in EDS 311: Curriculum and Pedagogy for Early Childhood-Middle Childhood/Middle Childhood-Early Adolescence.   This student art display showcases pieces of art addressing engendered PK-12 school systems that attempt to understand and fight back against sexist and binary perspectives in classroom curriculum. The display will be open throughout the festival.  Students and faculty will be available to discuss their work on Tuesday March 3 at 9:25 am in the Gallery.

• Art
• Open Studio

EDUCATIONAL STUDIES- Presentation: Curriculum is En(gender)ed

• 9:25-10:20 am
• Location:  Third Floor Gallery, Center for the Arts
• J. Scott Baker and Charlotte Roberts

Faculty and Students from EDS 311—a course in curriculum and pedagogy for aspiring educators—will discuss the artwork currently on display and how educators plan for and integrate art addressing engendered PK-12 school systems that attempt to understand and fight back against sexist and binary perspectives in classroom curriculum. The display will be open throughout the festival.

• Art
• Partner Dept.
• Presentation
• Open Studio

ART- Presentation and Open Studio: Painting- Performance and Power

• 11:00-11:55 am
• Location: Room 207, Center for the Arts
• Jennifer Williams

This session explores movements in art history that involved the human body as a means of making a painting, with particular emphasis on feminist artists, theories and practices. Completed work will be featured, in addition to works in progress by students in painting courses. Since this approach to painting is performative in nature, the session includes various demonstrations of the process.

• Art
• Presentation
• Open Studio

ART- Open Studio: Metalsmithing Featuring Maegan Crowley

• 11:00 am-1:30 pm
• Location: Rooms 23 and 25, Center for the Arts
• Brad Nichols
• Festival Guest Maegan Crowley

For the first part of this open studio, watch as featured guest Maegan Crowley forms sheet metal into fluid organic forms! Come and learn the process she goes through to forge steel into botanical forms, preserving the ephemeral forms that emphasizes the beauty of detail found in nature. As the session continues, Metalsmithing and Blacksmithing students will demonstrate both non-ferrous metalworking skills and traditional blacksmithing techniques. Students will be available to answer technical questions, discuss creative influences, and guide visitors through the two studios.

• Art
• Presentation
• Open Studio

THEATRE ARTS- Presentation: Reimagining Costume Construction for Theatre and Dance

• 12:00-12:55 pm
• Location: Theatre Arts Costume Shop (SB 14), Center for the Arts
• Michelle Collyar

Utilizing her background in designing sportswear and team apparel, costume designer Michelle Collyar has developed an innovative method for utilizing sport fabrics to create costumes that combine beauty and ease of movement for theatre and dance productions. 

• Theatre Arts
• Presentation

ART - Open Studio and Workshop: Photography- Anna Atkins and The Photogram

• 12:00 pm-1:30 pm
• Location:  Room 26, Wing Technology Center
• Kate Hawkes and Linda Levinson

Anna Atkins (1799-1871) was an English botanist and, some argue, the very first female photographer, most noted for using photography in her books on various plants.  Atkins chose to use the photogram process to create what is considered the first work with photographic illustrations, entitled: Photographs of British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions (1843) by placing a plant specimen on light-sensitized paper and exposing it to sunlight. In this workshop we shall be making photograms with traditional black+white photographic paper in the darkroom. Come discover this photogram technique that requires only light to capture an image. Participants will learn the tips and tricks, and leave with a creation or two of their own.

• Art
• Open Studio

ALL- Presentation and Discussion: Dessa in Conversation

• 1:10-2:05 pm
• Location:  Annett Recital Hall, Center for the Arts
• Festival Guest Dessa

As compelling on the page as she is on the stage, Dessa will discuss her writing process and how it manifests itself in both songwriting and her published work, including her debut memoir-in-essays, My Own Devices: True Stories from the Road on Music, Science, and Senseless Love, which “stitches together poignant insights on loyalty, romance, science, and language.” Dessa will perform a short acoustic set and answer audience questions

• Music
• Theatre Arts
• Discussion
• Presentation

ART- Workshop: Wearable Guerilla Art

• 2:15-3:10 pm
• Location: Room 203, Center for the Arts
• Lisa Lenarz

In this hands-on session participants will use collage techniques to create their own wearable buttons championing underrepresented female artists while also becoming familiar with women artists who have shaped art history.

• Art
• Discussion
• Open Studio

THEATRE ARTS- Presentation: Behind the Scenes of UWL's Little Women

• 2:15-3:10 pm
• Location: Toland Theatre, Center for the Arts
• Mary Leonard and Kathryn Moran

The creators of UWL’s production of Little Women share insights into the process of bringing this musical to the stage and how Louisa May Alcott’s story gains additional poignancy when combined with the music and lyrics of Jason Howland and Mindi Dickstein.

• Theatre Arts
• Presentation
• Performance
• Discussion

WOMEN'S, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY STUDIES- Discussion: Doing Art "On the Side": Academic Women and the Creative Imperative (Part Two)

• 3:00-3:55 pm
• Location: Hall of Nations, Centennial Hall
• Dena Huisman, Teri Holford, and Jan Wellik

Join a second panel of academic women across our campus as they share the why and the how of doing creative work that is not part of their defined role on this campus. The panelists consist of creative faculty members from Environmental Studies, Communication Studies, and Murphy Library who will explain how doing art feels necessary, as part of self-preservation, self-care, and just as a way to participate more broadly in the human experience and the human need for creative expression. A companion session featuring different panelists is scheduled for Monday at 3:00 pm.

• Partner Dept.
• Discussion

MUSIC- Performance and Discussion: Blowing Their Own Horn- Women Composers in Jazz

• 3:30-4:30 pm
• Location: Band Room (Room 56) Center for the Arts
• Jeff Erickson

Join the UWL Jazz Orchestra for a live performance highlighting the unique contributions to the jazz repertoire by notable women jazz composers such as Mary Lou Williams, Melba Liston and Maria Schneider. Time permitting, there will be an open format discussion following the performance of why female jazz musicians have historically been under-represented in music and whether this is likely to change.

• Music
• Performance
• Discussion

COMMUNICATION STUDIES- Public Speaking Competition

• 4:00 pm
• Location: Room 1400, Centennial Hall
• Michael Tollefson and Jessica Peterson

The Public Speaking Competition promotes and showcases student excellence in public speaking. Six finalists, narrowed down from a pool of over 2,000 students enrolled in CST 110 during Spring and Fall 2019, will present their persuasive speeches to an audience of community members and UWL students, instructors, and staff. This event is organized and supported by the Department of Communication Studies.

• Partner Dept.
• Presentation
• Performance

EXERCISE AND SPORTS SCIENCE (Dance)- Presentation: The Innovations of Martha Graham

• 4:00-4:55 pm
• Location:  Frederick Theatre, Morris Hall
• Kathy Gorman

Martha Graham revolutionized the posture of dance by incorporating the contraction and release motions of the torso into her modern dance technique. A "contraction" is a curving of the spine and a "release" is returning to an aligned spine. The Classical Ballet technique since the 15th century has been based on an uplifted, straight alignment of the spine. By allowing the spine to curve, Graham created a new freedom in dance movement which has contributed to a much more expressive movement language.

• Partner Dept.
• Presentation

MUSIC- Lecture-Recital: Composer Ingrid Stölzel

• 7:30 pm
• Location: Annett Recital Hall, Center for the Arts
• Festival Guest Ingrid Stölzel

In this lecture-recital, guest artist Ingrid Stölzel will tell us about the development of her compositional style through performances of two works that are ten years apart: There are Things to be Said for flute, saxophone, and piano (2009) and Leonardo Saw the Spring for flute and piano (2019). This performance will feature UWL faculty members Dr. Jonathan Borja (flute), Dr. Jeff Erickson (saxophone), and Dr. Mary Tollefson (piano).

• Music
• Performance
• Presentation
• Discussion