Category: Fine Arts
Rafael Francisco Salas publishes review of current art exhibit
“ ‘Taking Sides’ a timely exhibit of art as a tool for activism” is a review of an art exhibit written by Rafael Francisco Salas, associate professor of art. The review was published Aug. 3 by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The Madison Museum of Contemporary Art compiled the collection of works that addressed the role […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts.
Have you heard? Maggie Hall ’08 uses sound to enhance theatre performances
Maggie Hall ’08 of Indianapolis, Indiana, fell in love with sound when she heard a special scream. “My parents took my brother and I to see a show called ‘The Woman in Black.’ It’s basically a ghost story,” Hall says. “My brother and I were young, 10 and 8, or thereabout. There is a moment […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Fine Arts.
Alumna’s work on view at Monroe Arts Center
An exhibit of work by Kay Gebhardt Kittell ’54 is on view at the Monroe Arts Center, 1315 11th St., Monroe, Wisconsin. “A Life With Paint” runs through Aug. 11. Kittell’s son, Matt, is a member of the Class of 1988. Kittell died in 2011. She formerly lived north of Waupun, Wisconsin. At Ripon College, […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Fine Arts.
Kurt Dietrich performs solo with outdoor festival concert
Kurt Dietrich, professor of music and the Barbara Baldwin De Frees Chair in the Performing Arts, played a solo during a July 3 concert of the Wisconsin Symphonic Winds. The outdoor concert on the grounds of Ripon College, was part of the Green Lake Festival of Music. Accompanied by the group, Dietrich performed the solo […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts, Music Performance.
Article addresses collaborative work with Associate Professor of Art Mollie Oblinger
“To the Quarry, Together,” a first-person account by poet C. Kubasta about the collaborative work between her and Ripon College Associate Professor of Art Mollie Oblinger, is featured in the Spring 2017 magazine of the Wisconsin Academy of Science, Arts and Letters. Kubasta is the author the chapbooks, A Lovely Box and &s, and a […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts.
‘The Government Inspector’ to be presented by Ripon Summer Players June 2-4
Take one rural Russian town, add a greedy mayor, a corrupt group of officials, and one charming con man, and you have the ingredients for a classic comic romp. The Ripon Summer Players will present an updated adaptation of the play “The Government Inspector,” one of the world’s great farces, June 2-4. Show times are […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts.
Pops concert to be presented outside May 3
The Ripon College Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble will perform a free Pops concert Wednesday. The concert will begin at 5 p.m. on the lawn of Harwood Memorial Union. Symphonic Wind Ensemble will perform audience favorites from previous concerts, as well as new selections, including music by John Williams; and “Highlights from Beauty and […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Student.
Lon Michels, artist alumnus, to give presentation April 29
Lon Michels ’84 of Lodi, Wisconsin, a nationally exhibited artist, will give an artist lecture at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 29, at 314: Ripon College Project Space in downtown Ripon. Refreshments will be provided, and the talk is free and open to the public. The 314 Arts Series is sponsored by the Kohler Foundation. Michels […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Fine Arts.
Senior student artists will show work at Ripon College starting Friday
A senior art exhibit will run from April 28 through May 14 at Ripon College. The exhibit will be on view at Caestecker Gallery, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. An opening reception will be held at 7 p.m. April 28 in the Rodman Center lobby. Participants in the show are: Ally Wilber ’17 of […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Student.
Students will present joint recital April 25
A student recital will be presented at 11:15 p.m. Tuesday, April 25, in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Participants will include: Michaellena Ambrowiak ’18 of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, voice Callista DeCramer ’20 of Princeton, Wisconsin, voice Cori Fredericks ’19 of Appleton, Wisconsin, voice Lauren Good ’19 of Wautoma, Wisconsin, piano Margaret Goodwin […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Student.
Ripon College Jazz Ensemble will perform April 28
The Ripon College Jazz Ensemble will perform its spring concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 28. The performance will be in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, on the campus. Admission to the concert is free. The program will feature distinctly contrasting styles. On one side are classic big band arrangements first […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Student.
Choral Union, Orchestra will perform April 30
The Ripon College Choral Union and Orchestra will perform Sunday, April 30. The concert will begin at 3:15 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, on the campus. John C. Hughes is the conductor of Choral Union, and Michael Lund Ziegler is the conductor of the orchestra. Admission is free and […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Student.
Ripon College Chamber Singers will perform Saturday
The Ripon College Chamber Singers will perform at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, April 22 in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. The program will include Christ lag in Todesbanden, by Johann Sebastian Bach. Guest artists will be Mishan Han, adjunct instructor of music, and Xavier Pleindoux, violins; Melissa Lund Ziegler and Alicia Mose, […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Music Performance, Student, Uncategorized.
Ripon Summer Players to hold theatre auditions April 18 and 20
Take one rural Russian town, add a greedy mayor, a corrupt group of officials, and one charming con man, and you have the ingredients for a classic comic romp. Open auditions and crew call for the Ripon Summer Players’ performance of “The Government Inspector” will be held from 7 to 9 p.m., Tuesday, April 18 […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts.
Symphonic Wind Ensemble to perform Sunday
The Ripon College Symphonic Wind Ensemble will present its spring concert this Sunday, April 23, at 3:15 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center of the Arts. The 55-member ensemble will feature one of the great works of concert band literature, Percy Grainger’s “Lincolnshire Posy,” a collection of radical settings of British folk songs. The other […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Music Performance, Student.
College-associated artists hosting exhibit opening Friday at 314 Project Space
The art exhibit “The Press Corps: Ways of Seeing” will open at 7 p.m. Friday, April 14. The opening will begin at 7 p.m. at 314: Ripon College Project Space in downtown Ripon. Light refreshments will be served. The show will run through May 6. The artists are Lee Shippey, retired as art department assistant […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts.
Naomi Ferrel to present senior flute recital April 9
Naomi Ferrel ’17 of Columbus, Wisconsin, will present her senior flute recital Sunday, April 9. The performance will begin at 3:15 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Selections will be by Bach, Debussy, Mozart , Honneger and Chaminade Sarah Mahler Kraaz, professor of music, will accompany on piano.
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Student.
Poet Tomás Q. Morín to read at Ripon College April 12
Tomás Q. Morín, the author of Patient Zero and the poetry collection A Larger Country, will read from his work Wednesday, April 12, at Ripon College. The program will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Lane Library. It will be free and open to the public and is sponsored by the College’s Visiting Writers Series. A […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Special Event.
Evening of one-act plays to be presented at Ripon College April 7 and 8
The annual One-Act Play Festival will run April 7 and 8 at Ripon College. The four short productions are directed by students. Performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. each evening in Benstead Theatre, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, on the campus. Admission is free, but reservations are recommended by calling 748-8791. The one-acts traditionally […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Student.
Cellist to play selections, discuss her instrument on Sunday, April 2
Laura Deming, a cellist with Chicago’s Lyric Opera for 41 years, and director of the Green Lake Festival of Music, will present a short program called “The Voice of the Cello” on Sunday, April 2. The program will begin at 3:15 p.m. at 314: Ripon College Project Space in downtown Ripon. Deming will play a […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts.