EXHIBITIONS & EVENTS 2008-2009


August 19 – November 21, 2008

Domestic Vision: Twenty-Five Years of the Art of Joel Sheesley

Curated by Gregg Hertzlieb and Gloria Ruff

Encounters/Encuentros: Tradition and Innovation in the Art of Spain and Latin America

Works by Hispanic Artists from the Brauer Museum of Art’s Permanent Collection
Curated by Gloria Ruff and Rachel Rivers Parroquin 

Opening Reception  
 Fri., Sept. 5, 7pm
Gallery Talk with Artist Joel Sheesley
 Wed., Sept. 24, 7pm
Student Coffee Hour with VU Foreign Language Professors
Stacy Hoult and Carlos Miguel-Pueyo
 Wed., Oct. 1, 7pm
Teacher Workshop*  Tues., Oct. 7,    9-11am
Student Coffee Hour with Artist Joel Sheesley  Wed., Nov. 5, 7pm
Student Coffee Hour – Student Poetry Reading  Wed., Dec. 3, 7pm


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, Partners for the Brauer Museum of Art, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Wheaton College Aldeen Fund, and the Valparaiso University Cultural Arts Committee.

Joel Sheesley is represented by Robert Kidd Gallery, Birmingham, Michigan.



December 13, 2008 – March 22, 2009

The Christopher Railroad China Collection:  The Art of Dining on Rails

Curated by Collector Jay Christopher and Collection Curators Erika Lusthoff and Daniel Smaczny

Recollections of Valparaiso's Kissing Bridge

Curated by Gregg Hertzlieb

Photographs by Andy Warhol from the Brauer Museum of Art’s Permanent Collection

Curated by Gregg Hertzlieb 

Opening Reception Sat., Dec. 13, 2pm
Teacher Workshop* 
Tues., Jan. 13, 9-11am
 Student Coffee Hour with Collector Jay Christopher 
Wed., Jan. 14, 7pm
 Gallery Talk with Railroad Historian Charles G. Kratz, Jr.
Wed., Jan. 28, 7p

 Student Coffee Hour with VU Photography Professor Aimee Tomasek

Wed., Feb. 4, 7pm
Lecture with Railroad China Expert Richard Luckin Wed., Feb. 18, 7pm
Family Day for the Railroad Exhibition Sat., Feb. 21, 2pm


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



April 1 – 19, 2009

Secondary School Showcase

Opening Reception & Award Ceremony  Wed. Apr. 1, 6pm



April 22 – May 10, 2009

VU Art Student Exhibition

Opening Reception & Award Ceremony      Wed. Apr. 22, 7pm

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 15 – Aug. 9, 2009

Selections from the Brauer Museum of Art’s Permanent Collection    

Gallery Talk with Director/Curator Gregg Hertzlieb  
Wed. July15, 7pm

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

* For reservations, please call LaDonna Trapp at (219) 464-5048



Summer and Academic Hours

Oct. 23, 24, 12pm– 5pm (fall break)

Mar. 3 – 15, 12pm – 5pm (spring break)

May 19 – Aug. 23 (summer)

Closed

Nov. 22 – 30, 2008 (Thanksgiving)

Dec. 23 – Jan. 4, 2009

Good Friday, Easter, July 4