Category: Fine Arts
Ripon College Chamber Singers perform May 1
The Chamber Singers of Ripon College will present their spring concert on Friday, May 1. The performance will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Admission is free and open to the public. Program selections include “Salmo 150,” by Ernani Aguiar; “Ave verum Corpus,” by William Byrd; “If […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Special Event, Student.
Senior art exhibit runs May 1-17
A Senior Art Exhibit will run May 1-17 in the lobby of C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Featured artists are Ben Hollander of Lake Forest, Illinois; Camper Sanborn of Mayville, Wisconsin; Jenna Breaker of Tigerton, Wisconsin; and Christian Krueger of Oshkosh, Wisconsin. An opening reception will be held at 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 1. […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Student.
Poetry reading set for April 29 at Ripon College
Ripon College professors and poets will read from their own works and the works of others Wednesday, April 29, in honor of National Poetry Month. The reading is free and open to the public. The program will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the North Reading Room of Lane Library on the Ripon College campus. The […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts, Special Event.
Artist, adviser and cultural historian Charlie Scheips speaks April 29
Charlie Scheips ’81, a curator, art adviser, artist, writer and cultural historian based in New York, New York, will speak at Ripon College Wednesday, April 29. His talk will begin at 7 p.m. in Room 147 of C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. There is no admission charge. His visit is sponsored by the College’s […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Alumni, Fine Arts, Special Event.
Ripon College Orchestra performs Sunday, April 26
The Ripon College Orchestra will perform at 3:15 p.m. Sunday, April 26, in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Admission is free and open to the public. The ensemble is conducted by Kyle Szabo, assistant professor of music. Selections include Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto with Brooke Williams Szabo as violin soloist; and Beethoven’s […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Special Event, Student.
Jazz Ensemble performs Friday, April 24
The Ripon College Jazz Ensemble, under the director of Professor of Music Kurt Dietrich, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 24. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, on the campus. Admission is free and open to the public. Selections will include an eclectic […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Special Event, Student.
Symphonic Wind Ensemble performs Sunday
The Ripon College Symphonic Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Professor of Music Kurt Dietrich, will perform its spring concert at 3:15 p.m. Sunday, April 19. The concert will be in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, on the campus. Admission is free and open to the public. The program will consist […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Special Event, Student.
Mollie Oblinger’s artwork featured in several venues
Associate Professor of Art Mollie Oblinger, who is on sabbatical this semester, recently had work shown in a solo exhibit at the Ridley Gallery, Sierra College, in Rocklin, California. “Invented Abundance” was an exhibition of sculpture in which she examined California’s water issues in response to the historic drought. Her work also was included in […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts.
Student directors to present an evening of one-act plays this week
Each year, all theatre majors and most theatre production minors publicly stage a short one-act play as their capstone experience, bringing together their knowledge and experience into a realized production. This year’s One-Act Play Festival will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, April 16 and 17, and will feature three short plays, all […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Student.
Bruce King will present senior recital on Sunday
Bruce King ’15 of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, will present a senior cello and tenor recital Sunday, April 12. The performance will begin at 3:30 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Selections will include movements from “Suite No. 2 in D minor,” BWV 1008, by Johann Sebastian Bach; “Lieder Ohne Worte,” op. […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Student.
Artwork explores ‘possibility of materials’ in exhibit opening Friday
“Found,” an exhibit of work by artist Jessica O’Hearn, will be on view March 27 to April 26 in Caestecker Gallery, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts on the Ripon College. The artist will present a talk at 7 p.m. March 27, and an opening reception will follow. After graduating from The Art Institute of […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Special Event.
Senior percussionist Ben Paulson will perform Saturday
A senior recital by percussion major Ben Paulson of Ripon will be presented at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 28, in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, at Ripon College. Paulson is the son of Jeffrey and Paula Paulson of Ripon. The first part of the program will feature four solo works — […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Student.
Rafael Francisco Salas shows artwork in Milwaukee
“Wasted Days and Wasted Nights,” a solo exhibit in two parts by Associate Professor of Art Rafael Francisco Salas, will run from March 20 through May 23 at Portrait Society Gallery, Walker’s Point Center for the Arts, Milwaukee. The exhibit is at 207 E. Buffalo St., fifth floor, and 839 S. Fifth St. An opening […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts.
Student artists to show work at downtown coffee shop
“Ripon Reimagined,” an exhibit of artwork by Ripon College students, will be on view from March 7 through April 24 at Mugs Coffeehouse, 307 Watson St., downtown Ripon. The artworks on paper by Jorge Gutierrez ’17 of Los Angeles, California; Myat Aung ’16 of Myanmar; Madeline Koster ’17 of Ripon, Wisconsin; Anita Hoffman of Ripon, […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Special Event, Student.
Ripon College presents modernized Greek classic play
Ripon College will bring Euripides’ prize-winning classical tragedy, Iphigenia at Aulis, March 4-7. Performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Benstead Theatre, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. The script is Professor Robert Amsden’s adaptation of Robert Meagher’s 1991 translation. Amsden, the play’s director, chose the translation for playability, accessible contemporary language and succinctness. The […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Faculty, Fine Arts, Student.
‘The right thing to do’ does not always have an easy answer
It’s not unusual for the question “Is it the right thing to do?” to come up every day in my work at the Center for Social Responsibility. While most people may shy away from this question and the subsequent “gray area” — the unknown, the uncertain — I can’t help but be excited. That’s not […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts, Social Responsibility, Student.
Wisconsin jazz pianist performs Feb. 13
Award-winning jazz pianist John Harmon of Winneconne, Wisconsin, will perform at Ripon College Feb. 13 as part of the Chamber Music and Jazz at Ripon series. The performance will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Ticket information is available by calling 920-748-8126. Harmon, known as “Wisconsin’s Gentle […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts.
Singer to perform spirituals Feb. 6
Bass-baritone Frank Ward Jr. will present a voice recital, “An Evening of Spirituals,” Friday, Feb. 6, at Ripon College. The performance will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. It will be free and open to the public. Selections will include “Swing Low, Sweet Chariot,” “I’ve Been In […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts.
Brass Trio performs Jan. 30
V3NTO Brass Trio will perform Jan. 30 as part of the Chamber Music and Jazz at Ripon music series. The performance will begin at 8 p.m. in Demmer Recital Hall, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts. Ticket information is available by calling 920-748-8126. This ensemble is dedicated to expanding the boundaries of the brass trio […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts.
Oshkosh painter to exhibit work
“Signifiers and Imposters,” an exhibit of work by artist Trina May Smith, will be on view Jan. 30 through March 15 in the Caestecker Gallery, C.J. Rodman Center for the Arts, on the Ripon College campus. A talk by the artist will begin at 7 p.m. Jan. 30 in the Rodman Center lobby. An opening […]
Posted by Dale Devries in Fine Arts.