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Free Enterprise: The Art of Citizen Space Exploration

Sat, 19 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: January 19, 2013 - March 23, 2013. Opening Reception, January 19, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Free Enterprise: The Art of Citizen Space Exploration will be the first contemporary art exhibition in the U.S. to explore implications of civilian space travel which represents a major political and cultural shift away from sponsorship by the federal government and toward a free-market, private enterprise model. The exhibition is split into several components over several years ranging from separate exhibitions to a major publication.

Mexico at the Hour of Combat: Sabino Osuna's Photographs of the Mexican Revolution

Sat, 20 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: October 20, 2012 - December 31, 2012. Opening Reception, October 20, 6:00 PM - 9:00 AM. Mexico at the Hour of Combat: Sabino Osuna's Photographs of the Mexican Revolution is an exhibition and book based on the Osuna Collection of 427 glass negatives of the Mexican Revolution, which are held in the Special Collections section of University of California, Riverside, which mainly cover the period 1910 to 1914. The principal photographer was Sabino Osuna, about whom little is known. Internal evidence suggests that he was a commercial photographer in Mexico City, whose work shifted from portraiture and architectural studies to photo history when the Revolution began. He had excellent access to the protagonists on all sides, and captured many moods of this dramatic revolutionary period.

2012 Senior Thesis Exhibition

Sat, 19 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: May 19, 2012 - June 2, 2012. Opening Reception, May 19, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Every year, undergraduate art majors graduating from UCR have their final work presented in a two-part, senior thesis exhibition at the Sweeney Art Gallery that features paintings, photographs, drawings, videos, performance and sculpture. Among the Art Department’s distinguished faculty are John Divola, Jill Giegerich, Jim Isermann, Brandon Lattu, Charles Long, Erika Suderburg, and Amir Zaki. Organized by UCR Sweeney Art Gallery and Art Department.

Roots Against the Sky: Photographs by David Whitmire Hearst Jr.

Thu, 3 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: May 3, 2012 - July 14, 2012. First Thursday ArtsWalk, May 3, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Roots Against the Sky presents David Whitmire Hearst Jr’s recent explorations of the natural world. In these photographs, Hearst utilizes the tools available in the digital process to produce highly expressive prints using a palate of sublime color or of heightened monochrome rendition. The prints depict the exquisite color and patterns found in the natural world, the tangle and density of natural forms, and, at times, the imposition of nature on the manmade.

Zoë Keating: Cello

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Performance, April 27, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM. Armed with just her cello and a small box of electronics, Zoë Keating is a one-woman orchestra. In live time, she records layer upon layer of cello using a computer and an array of pedals to transform her solo performances into lush and beautiful multipart works.

2012 MFA Thesis Exhibition

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: April 14, 2012 - May 5, 2012. Opening Reception, April 14, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM. UCR’s Department of Art Master of Fine Arts program graduates exhibit work in this annual exhibition. They will join a select company of graduates from art departments and private art schools in Southern California, a region that has become known for transforming its artists into major players on the international art scene. Among the Art Department’s distinguished faculty are John Divola, Jill Giegerich, Jim Isermann, Brandon Lattu, Charles Long, Erika Suderburg, and Amir Zaki. Organized by UCR Sweeney Art Gallery and Art Department.

Inland Empire Filmmakers: yHomeless?

Thu, 8 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Film Screening, March 8, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. “yHomeless? is a documentary that allows me to tell the stories of people who are normally ignored. It looked as if I may lose my home. Instead of just waiting to see what would happen, I decided to put my energies into finding out what it was to be homeless in this country.” Glen Dunzweiler.

Ethan Turpin: Stereocollision

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: January 14, 2012 - April 14, 2012. Opening Reception, February 18, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM. To make the “Stereocollision” series, Turpin digitally mixes images appropriated from antique 3D stereo cards to present intimate visual spaces where histories are compressed. Over the years, Turpin has been visiting UCR/CMP's vast Keystone-Mast stereographic archive as one major source for his raw material from which to make his digital mash-ups.

Render: New Construction in Video Art

Sat, 4 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: February 4, 2012 - April 21, 2012. Opening Reception, February 18, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Render explores the moving image as a physical and phenomenological processes in contemporary art. It examines the intermingling of the materiality of video and technology in which artists use pixels and particle units from film to produce a new layer of mediated work.

Inland Empire Filmmakers: America’s Wildest Refuge

Thu, 9 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Film Screening, February 9, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. With sweeping views of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, its wildlife, and interviews with those that know it best, America’s Wildest Refuge is an ecological and historical portrait of this corner of Alaska.

Wood, Rocks!!!: First Sunday

Sun, 5 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

First Sunday Workshop, February 5, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM. The ARTSblock First Sunday DIY team will be assisting participants in turning things that are totally beautiful (nature) into things that are totally even more beautiful (sculpture)! Workshop participants have their pick of wood and rock sizes to construct sculptures that honor both the great mysteries of the natural world as well as our own human creativity.

Post Pacific Standard Time: Three Artists in Los Angeles from the 1980s

Sat, 4 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: February 4, 2012 - March 24, 2012. Opening Reception, February 4, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Post Pacific Standard Time: Three Artists in Los Angeles from the 1980s is an exhibition in dialog with the Getty Foundation’s city-wide initiative, Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. 1945-1980 presented in multiple venues from fall 2011 to winter 2012.

Lewis deSoto and Erin Neff: Tahquitz

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: January 28, 2012 - March 24, 2012. Opening Reception, February 4, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM. “Tahquitz” is the name of a primordial creature, a nukatem, part of the creation story of the Cahuilla people who live in the Southern California areas of Palm Springs, San Gorgonio Pass, Hemet and Anza Borrego. This primordial being, according to the Cahuilla, wanders in the San Jacinto mountain range where a peak is named for him.

Keeping the Songs Alive: Southern Californian Indians

Sat, 4 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Free Admission, February 4, 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM. A screening of the first film of secular songs, “Keeping the Songs Alive: Southern Californian Indians,” that recall creation, family and other stories of Native American cultures in Southern California. The forty-minute film was completed by researchers at the University of California, Riverside.

A Good Day to Die : Director: David Mueller and Lynn Salt

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Film Screening, February 3, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. A Good Day to Die recounts the story of Dennis Banks, co-founder and leader of the American Indian Movement (AIM), as well as AIM's efforts to bring attention to and address various social and political issues within indigenous American communities.

Spiro/Graph: Automatic Drawing on Appropriated Pictures

Thu, 2 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

First Thursday ArtsWalk, February 2, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Using Spirograph drawing tools, participants will create elliptical designs on commercial and academic imagery. Spirographs are created by inserting a pen into a geared wheel within a geared shape. The result is a mathematically perfect drawing. Appropriated imagery consists of pictures and text taken from already produced publications. Anything from old Rolling Stone magazines to Art History textbooks is included. Participants can choose from hundreds of pictures and pages and enhance/deface/decorate/obliterate the imagery with your spirographic drawings. The automated nature of the spirographs and the newly decontextualized pictures will create new works of art where the authorship will be confused, possibly even erased. The image no longer belongs to the publication, but the drawings which you made were created with a machine. Who is behind our cultural production? Consumers? Industries? Confuse the system. Be an artist!

Jesper Just: Sirens of Chrome

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: December 17, 2011 - January 21, 2012. Exhibition Reception, January 14, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM. UCR Sweeney Art Gallery presents the west coast premiere of Sirens of Chrome by New York-based Danish artist, Jesper Just. Known for his short cinematic videos, Just’s work are often emotionally charged with ambiguous narratives that never reaches a moment of closure.

Asher Hartman: Halfway to Vegas

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: December 17, 2011 - January 21, 2012. Opening Reception, January 14, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Halfway to Vegas features selected visual and film/video works by Asher Hartman who is best known for his work in the intersection of performance and theater. Hartman’s paintings toy with façade both as theatrical stage flats and subversions of ideals of masculine power and transcendence in Western history painting, while his film/video works explores the losses inherent in the performance of American masculinity.

Exhibition Receptions: Jesper Just & Asher Hartman

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Opening Reception, January 14, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Opening Receptions for UCR Sweeney Art Gallery's exhibitions Jesper Just: Sirens of Chrome and Asher Hartman: Halfway to Vegas.

Littlerock : Director: Mike Ott

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Film Screening, January 14, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Littlerock, partly improvised and shot on a shoe-string budget, follows two Japanese tourists who are momentarily stranded in a small California suburb.

Kartik Seshadri: Sitar

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Performance, January 13, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM. Join us for an evening of enlightenment with internationally renowned sitar virtuoso, Kartik Seshadri. Seshadri is a world-renowned force in the field of Indian Classical Music. As a sitarist, he attracted widespread attention when he began performing full-length solos at the age of 6 in India.

Inland Empire Filmmakers: Inside the Perfect Circle

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Film Screening, January 12, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. A documentary about Grammy award winner and Pulitzer Prize nominated composer/conductor of modern music, Joel Thome. Joel worked with Frank Zappa, Steve Vai, and composed for Pablo Picasso’s play.

The Fall: Director: Tarsem Singh

Sat, 31 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Film Screening, December 31, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM. Culver New Year’s Eve features a special screening of Tarsem Singh’s visually stunning film The Fall that won the Crystal Bear at the 2007 Berlin International Film Festival, Middle Eastern fare from Phood on Main that hints at the The Fall’s exotic filming locations, and a fabulous band. The Fall is the perfect New Year’s Eve film: a moving and seamless blending of mundane life with a visually sumptuous fantasy world of exotic bandits, evil tyrants, dream-like palaces and breathtaking landscapes.

New Year's Eve Gala: Celebrate New Year’s Eve at Culver Center of the Arts

Sat, 31 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Gala, December 31, 6:00 PM - 1:00 AM. Welcome the New Year at Culver with a magical film, ethnic and eclectic food, and live music for entertainment and dancing. Culver New Year’s Eve features a special screening of Tarsem Singh’s visually stunning film The Fall that won the Crystal Bear at the 2007 Berlin International Film Festival, Middle Eastern fare from Phood on Main that hints at the The Fall’s exotic filming locations, and a fabulous band. The Fall is the perfect New Year’s Eve film: a moving and seamless blending of mundane life with a visually sumptuous fantasy world of exotic bandits, evil tyrants, dream-like palaces and breathtaking landscapes.

Still Walking: Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Film Screening, December 30, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Writer/director Hirokazu Koreda brings to the screen a family drama that unfolds during the course of a single summer day. The Yokoyama family gathers for a reunion to mark the 15 year anniversary of a family tragedy, the death of their eldest son. They share their remembrances of life together and relive their collective tensions, struggles, and triumphs.

Community Blood Drive: @UCRARTSblock

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Blood Drive, December 27, 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM. UCR ARTSblock invites you to help the American Red Cross by donating blood.

Passione: Director: John Turturro

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Film Screening, December 23, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Passione is actor/director John Turturro's examination and ode to the musical culture of Naples, Italy. The film showcases the diverse and rich history and traditions of the city, and traces the influence the music scene of Naples has had on the rest of the world.

Make Your Own Money: First Sunday Program

Sun, 4 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

First Sunday Project, December 4, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM. What is money anyway? Participants of this workshop will have access to an assortment of collage materials to make their own "money." Take a break from spending and start creating this holiday season!

Tarnation: Director: Jonathan Caouette

Sat, 3 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Film Screening, December 3, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Jonathan Caouette's Tarnation is the filmmaker's document of growing up while caring for his schizophrenic mother, her mental health deteriorating even more after a lithium overdose in 2003. Made for under $300, Tarnation combines home movies, family photographs, as well as answering machine messages and reenactments, into a portrait of Caouette's family life.

Anonymous 4: 25th Anniversary concert & David Lang World Premiere

Fri, 2 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Performance, December 2, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM. Favorites from 19 CDs, music of Hildegard of Bingen, early holiday music, and the world premiere of Pulitzer Prize winning composer David Lang’s,The Wood and the Vine, (2011) co-commissioned by UC Riverside.

V Inter-American Biennial of Video Art

Thu, 1 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Free Film Screening, December 1, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. "V Inter-American Biennial of Video Art," sponsored by the Inter-American Development Bank. The program of shorts is about 90 minutes with entries from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela. The program will be presented Free to the public.

Bright Star: Director: Jane Campion

Sat, 12 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Film Screening, November 12, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Jane Campoin's Bright Star tells of the brief love affair between poet John Keats and Fanny Brawne, which was cut short by the poet's untimely death at the age of 25.

A Flowering Tree: Pulitzer Prize Winning Composer John Adams

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Performance, November 11, 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM. Described as a magical tale of love, destruction, betrayal and redemption, the Riverside Lyric Opera will present the Inland Empire debut performance of “A Flowering Tree” by John Adams, at the University of California, Riverside, Barbara and Art Culver Center of the Arts on November 11. This production is a collaborative project of the Riverside Lyric Opera and UCR Culver Center of the Arts.

Abstraction Contraption

Sun, 6 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

First Sunday Project, November 6, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM. Challenge your design skills by combining circles, squares, straight edges and curvy lines with your own imagination. Participants will be given an open-ended design with loosely placed elements and only one color paint to use in their abstract painting. With limitations such as these, the possible outcome of designs will be different in every painting.

The Landscape Then & Now: Five California Landscape Photographers Discuss Four Decades of Work

Sat, 5 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Panel Discussion, November 5, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM. Laurie Brown, John Divola, Michael Light, Brad Moore and Mark Ruwedel, all of whom are in the exhibition Aftershocks and three of whom are also in Seismic Shift, will talk about their careers and how their work was affected by the radical change in landscape that occurred in the 1970s. Exhibitions curator Colin Westerbeck and UC Riverside Assistant Professor Susan Laxton, who wrote an essay for the Seismic Shift catalogue, will moderate the discussion. Admission is Free and this event is open to the public.

A Special Encounter with JEFF&GORDON: First Thursday ArtsWalk Event

Thu, 3 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

First Thursday, November 3, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Sweeney Art Gallery will present a one-night social event that invites the public into a participatory role with artists JEFF&GORDON. Recognizing the desire on the part of the average gallery or museum visitor to gain insight into the exhibition “Play Against,” and into the artist’s process, JEFF&GORDON will employ their usual strategy of borrowing from a social custom or cultural idiom and meet with members of the public in a series of controlled convivial situations. Channeling the phenomenon of institutionalized social gatherings and social networking, the public and JEFF&GORDON will be able to get acquainted to see how much they like each other, and to decide if they would like to see each other again. Participants will be provided with an entrée of suggested discussion topics and refreshments. Time limit strictly enforced.

JEFF&GORDON : Play Against

Sat, 29 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: October 29, 2011 - December 10, 2011. Opening Reception, October 29, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM. JEFF & GORDON are a collaborative team of artists who create videos and installations that explore social interactions. Jeff Foye and Gordon Winiemko create situations wherein an audience will reflect on their participatory role in the ever-changing cultural narrative.

Journeys to Recover Your Future: New Paintings by David Leapman

Sat, 29 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: October 29, 2011 - December 10, 2011. Opening Reception, October 29, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM. A set of large-scale paintings will be installed in such a way to merge into the Culver Center of the Arts architecture. Leapman’s paintings often make use of flourescent colors in working with a private language of abstract forms that are positioned against monochromatic grounds.

Miloš Karadaglić: Classical Guitar

Sun, 16 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Performance, October 16, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM. Introducing Miloš Karadaglić the young Montenegrin and multiple prize winner, who has established himself as one of today’s most gifted guitar virtuosos. Growing up during the Balkan civil war, Karadaglić started playing the guitar at age 8 and very quickly won national recognition for his performances. At age 16, he was awarded a full scholarship to study at London’s Royal Academy of Music.

Book Signing

Sat, 8 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Book Signing, October 8, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM. A book signing by artists and authors for “The Great Picture: The Making of the World’s Largest Photograph”. It is a 196-page book, published and distributed by Hudson Hills Press, that accompanies the exhibition with essays by Tyler Stallings, Dawn Hassett, and Lucy R. Lippard, and features photographs documenting this monumental and unprecedented project.

Panel Discussion

Sat, 8 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Panel Discussion, October 8, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM. On the last day of “The Great Picture” exhibition, curator Tyler Stallings and artists from The Legacy Project collective will be present to discuss the making of “The Great Picture” in detail, along with engaging in a broader discussion about the use of analog and digital processes in photography.

Lumière and Company : Conceptualized by Philippe Poulet

Sat, 8 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Film Screening, October 8, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Forty international directors were asked to make a short film using the original Cinematographe invented by the Lumière Brothers, working under conditions similar to those of 1895 using a special wooden camera.

Bombay Beach: Director: Alma Har'el

Fri, 7 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Film Screening, October 7, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Bombay Beach documents the lives of three protagonists living in Bombay Beach, on the shores of the Salton Sea. The film follows its three primary subjects through their daily lives, a young boy diagnosed with bipolar disorder, Benny; an aspiring teen football star, Ceejay; and Red, a former oil field worker.

New California Writing 2011: Presented by the Culver Center Author’s Series and Inlandia Institute

Wed, 5 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Reading, October 5, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM. Join publisher Malcolm Margolin and editor Gayle Wattawa for an evening of readings by contributors to Heyday Book’s New California Writing 2011. Readers include Ellen Estilai, Ruth Nolan, Rebecca K. O’Connor, and Susan Straight.

BLUE PRINTS: First Sunday Program

Sun, 2 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

First Sunday Project, October 2, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM. BLUE is the new hue this fall at the ARTSblock. Participants of this workshop will be introduced to the photographic process of cyanotype, or sun print. Developed in the 19th century, cyanotypes generate an imprint of an object when it is placed on light-sensitive paper and exposed to sunlight. Using only light, water and a bit of imagination, participants can create amazing prints!

Seismic Shift: Lewis Baltz, Joe Deal and California Landscape Photography, 1944-1984

Sat, 1 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: October 1, 2011 - December 31, 2011. Opening Reception, October 1, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM. In the mid-1970s, Lewis Baltz and Joe Deal crossed paths at the University of California, Riverside (UCR), and the UCR/ California Museum of Photography. Both photographers were in the 1975 exhibition New Topographics that revolutionized the aesthetics of landscape.

Aftershocks: The Western Landscape Today

Sat, 1 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: October 1, 2011 - December 31, 2011. Opening Reception, October 1, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM. The effects of the Seismic Shift detailed in the UCR/CMP exhibition of that name have continued into the present. AFTERSHOCKS will up-date the history through the work of six photographers: three who are in Seismic Shift—Joe Deal, Laurie Brown and John Divola—and three whose work has emerged since the 1980s—Mark Ruwedel, Michael Light and Brad Moore.

JEFF&GORDON – Call for Community Participation: STAND TOGETHER!!!

Sat, 1 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Project, October 1, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM. If you live in Riverside or the surrounding area, you are cordially invited to participate in a video shoot for the exhibition “Play Against” at the UCR Sweeney Art Gallery, a solo show by artist duo JEFF&GORDON that addresses the foreclosure crisis.

Museum Closed: Exhibition Installation

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: September 20, 2011 - September 30, 2011. Opening Reception, October 1, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM. UCR/California Museum of Photographywill be closed until October 1 due the installation of Seismic Shift and Aftershocks. Sweeney Art Gallery and Culver Center of the Arts will be open to the public 12 - 5 PM Tuesday through Saturday.

Opening Receptions: Seismic Shift & AFTERSHOCKS

Sat, 1 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Opening Reception, October 1, 6:00 PM - 6:00 PM. Opening receptions for UCR/California Museum of Photography's exhibitions Seismic Shift & AFTERSHOCKS curated by Colin Westerbeck and supported by The Getty's initiative Pacific Standard Time, a local source of innovations in the arts that had international consequences

Bombay Beach: Director: Alma Har'el

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Film Screening, September 30, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Bombay Beach documents the lives of three protagonists living in Bombay Beach, on the shores of the Salton Sea. The film follows its three primary subjects through their daily lives, a young boy diagnosed with bipolar disorder, Benny; an aspiring teen football star, Ceejay; and Red, a former oil field worker.

The Mexican Suitcase: Director: Trisha Ziff

Tue, 6 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Film Screening, September 6, 7:20 PM - 9:00 PM. The Mexican Suitcase directed by Trisha Ziff, which had its private USA premiere at Culver Center last Spring will be shown at the DocuWeeks 2011 festival at the Laemmle Sunset 5 from September 2 through September 8. UCR ARTSblock is sponsoring the screening on Tuesday, September 6 at 7:30 pm. Trisha Ziff will be present to discuss the film. The Mexican Suitcase tells the story of 4,500 lost negatives taken by renowned photographers, Robert Capa, Gerda Taro and David 'Chim' Seymour during the Spanish Civil War and recovered 70 years later in a closet in Mexico City, a recovery that parallels the reinvestigation by Spaniards, after decades of repression and silence, of their own past.

DIY Summer Video Camp Screening: OFF THE BLOCK 2011

Thu, 1 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Reception and Film Screening, September 1, 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM. Join us for one night only, exclusive screening of short feature films edited, directed, performed, produced and written by high school students from this summer’s OFF THE BLOCK DIY Summer Video Camp for teens. OFF THE BLOCK DIY Video Camp for Teens 2011 is made possible by the generous support of the Hearst Foundation and the Target Foundation Grant.

California Trees: The 1932 Exhibition Revisited

Thu, 4 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: August 4, 2011 - February 4, 2012. First Thursday ArtsWalk, August 4, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Featuring highlights from a 1932 juried exhibition at the De Young in San Francisco, “California Trees” demonstrates the shift in style from the dreamy Pictorialism of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century to the crisp, detailed focus of Group f.64 photographers.

Riverside First Thursday ArtsWalk

Thu, 4 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Opening Reception, August 4, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Opening for California Trees: The 1932 Exhibition Revisited. Featuring highlights from a 1932 juried exhibition at the De Young in San Francisco, “California Trees” demonstrates the shift in style from the dreamy Pictorialism of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century to the crisp, detailed focus of Group f.64 photographers.

Artists & Alchemists : Director: Chris Ekstein

Sat, 16 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Film Screening, July 16, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM. This film, not yet released, will be generously shown by its directors as the introduction to Culver’s Opening Night Reception for The Great Picture, the worlds largest photograph which completely envelopes the Culver Atrium.

The Great Picture: The World’s Largest Photograph & The Legacy Project

Sat, 16 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: July 16, 2011 - October 8, 2011. Opening Reception, July 16, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM. UCR Sweeney Art Gallery & Culver Center of the Arts present The Great Picture: The World’s Largest Photograph & The Legacy Project, an exhibition in three parts that tells the tale of the successful campaign to make the world’s largest camera and photograph. The photo’s mammoth scale of 32 x 111 feet earned it a place in Guinness World Records, and made it a photo history landmark.

Hable con Ella : Director: Pedro Almodovar

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Film Screening, July 15, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Hable con Ella (Talk to Her) explores the unlikely friendship that emerges between two men who are both caring for women in comas.

Artist Talk with Sant Khalsa: First Thursday Arts Walk

Thu, 7 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Artist Talk, July 7, 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM. On First Thursday, July 7, at 7:30pm, Sant Khalsa will lead a gallery tour of her exhibition, River Run: Photographs from Sant Khalsa's 20-Year Journey with the Santa Ana River.

Pirate For The Sea: Director: Ronald Colby

Sat, 25 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Film Screening, June 25, 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM. Paul Watson captain of the Sea Shepherd and featured on the hit television series “Whale Wars” on Animal Planet is the subject of this biographical film directed by Ronald Colby. Captain Watson is the youngest founding member of Greenpeace Canada and helped organize early campaigns protesting the killing of seals, whales, and dolphins.

Fish Tank: Director: Andrea Arnold

Sat, 11 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Film Screening, June 11, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Mia, 15 years old and recently expelled from school, lives in Essex with sister and mother. Mia soon begins an uneasy friendship with her mother's outspoken Irish boyfriend, Connor, who begins to encourage her only interest, dancing.

Marwencol: Director: Jeff Malmberg

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Film Screening, June 10, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. After a vicious attack leaves him brain-damaged, Mark Hogancamp seeks recovery in “Marwencol”, a 1/6th scale World War II-era town he creates in his backyard.

Of Gods and Men: Director: Xavier Beauvois

Sat, 4 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Film Screening, June 4, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Tells a true story of French Trappist monks living in an Algerian village who decide to stay despite a wave of Islamic extremism. This meditation on conscience, religion, and values is haunting and relevant in today’s world.

Your Just Being A Bannana: Senior Thesis Exhibition 2011, Part 2

Sat, 4 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Performance, June 4, 12:00 PM - 9:00 PM. During the course of the opening reception and regular gallery hours, artist Christa Von Sydow will premiere her new body of work entitled, Your Just Being A Bannana. Von Sydow’s performance will entail integrating herself in the everyday function of the gallery space while geared in a hairy body suit and peddling activities and guidance to gallery visitors.

Exit Through The Gift Shop: Director: Banksy

Fri, 3 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Film Screening, June 3, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Directed, and possibly staged, by the mysterious and mischievous graffiti artist Bansky, Exit Through The Gift Shop chronicles the rise of Thierry Guetta, aka "Mr. Brainwash", into a street art superstar.

Claudia Alick: Fill in the Blank: Califest ’11

Fri, 3 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Performance, June 3, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM. The Culver Center of the Arts presents Rickerby Hinds’ Califest ’11, featuring Uncovered II: Socially-Conscious Artists. Califest is an annual celebration of Hip-Hop culture through theatre, dance, music, poetry, spoken word and art.

Dreamscape: Califest ’11

Thu, 2 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Performance, June 2, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM. The Culver Center of the Arts presents Rickerby Hinds’ Califest ’11, featuring Uncovered II: Socially-Conscious Artists. Califest is an annual celebration of Hip-Hop culture through theatre, dance, music, poetry, spoken word and art.

Artist Talk with Sant Khalsa: First Thursday Arts Walk

Thu, 2 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Artist Walk-Through, June 2, 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM. Join photographer Sant Khalsa for a tour of her current exhibition "River Run: Photographs from Sant Khalsa’s 20-Year Journey with the Santa Ana River."

Budrus: Director: Julia Bacha

Fri, 27 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Film Screening, May 27, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Budrus, a documentary film from filmmaker Julia Bacha, follows a Palestinian leader who unites Fatah, Hamas, and Israelis in an unarmed movement to save their village from destruction from Israel's Separation Barrier.

Spoken Word Poetry Performance: Califest ’11

Thu, 26 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Performance, May 26, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM. The Culver Center of the Arts presents Rickerby Hinds’ Califest ’11, featuring Uncovered II: Socially-Conscious Artists. Califest is an annual celebration of Hip-Hop culture through theatre, dance, music, poetry, spoken word and art.

DWELLINGS: Narratives on Housing and Home

Sat, 21 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Workshop, May 21, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM. What is the story of house and home? Who lives in that space and why? Join renowned photographer Douglas McCulloh and Art VULUPS (Art as a Vehicle to Understand Land Use Planning and Sustainability) for a two-session workshop where you will explore the nuances of housing and home.

Diary: Director: Tim Hetherington

Sat, 21 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Film Screening, May 21, 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM. In memoriam of photojournalist and filmmaker Tim Hetherington, who was killed while on assignment in Lybia this past April, the Culver Center of the Arts will be hosting a special free screening of Hetherington's self described "experimental film" Diary on Saturday May 21st at 8PM.

Moving With Stillness: Senior Thesis Exhibition 2011, Part I

Sat, 21 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Dance Performance, May 21, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM. Artist Jackson Tsai (Part I) will be presenting, Moving With Stillness, a dance performance combined with sculptural works in the atrium of the Culver Center. Tsai has collaborated with choreographer, Luis Damian to create this performance and will feature dancers Delicia McKinney, Sandra Schmid, Edwin Siguenza and Jennifer Sun.

Sara Juli: The Money Conversation

Fri, 20 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Performance, May 20, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM. A truly generous performance if you figure that when New York performance artist Sara Juli gives of herself, she’s giving of her bank account too. That’s the premise behind “The Money Conversation”, a theatrical experiment that involves you the audience. Juli’s provocative conceptual piece places her on stage doling out her life savings (willingly!) as a way to work through money issues which she suspects her audience also shares. This risky artistic venture involves dance, improvisation, humor, lots of audience participation, and of course, a way to give the money back!

Tropa de Elite ll : Director: Jose Padilha

Sat, 14 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Film Screening, May 14, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. A continuation of the semi-fictional work of the Special Police Operations Battalion of the Rio de Janeiro Military Police in the slums of Rio. An intense study of violence and corruption.

Orfeu Negro (Black Orpheus) : Director: Marcel Camus

Fri, 13 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Film Screening, May 13, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. A romantic retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth, in which Orpheus sets out to rescue his young bride, Eurydice, from the underword, set during the time of the Carnival in Rio.

Please Give : Director: Nicole Holofcener

Sat, 7 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Film Screening, May 7, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Kate and Alex live in New York City with their teenage daughter Abby. Having just purchased the apartment adjacent to them, they discover that its tenant, the cranky and elderly Andra, is only willing to move out when she dies.

River Run: Photographs from Sant Khalsa’s 20-Year Journey with the Santa Ana River

Sat, 7 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: May 7, 2011 - August 13, 2011. Opening Reception, May 7, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM. I have been photographing the 96-mile-long Santa Ana River and its expansive watershed for over two decades. My work is intended to create a contemplative space where one can sense the subtle and profound connections between themselves, the natural world and our constructed settings. My often disquieting photographs address complex environmental and societal issues and reflect upon my various ideas concerning my/our relationship with the river -- as place of community, economic resource, recreational site, natural habitat, sanctuary, and both source of life and destruction.

Twisted Selves

Sat, 7 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: May 7, 2011 - August 20, 2011. Opening Reception, May 7, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Twisted Selves presents work by contemporary artists who depict the human body in altered, unexpected, and disorienting ways. These artists use collage techniques, sculptural props, digital alterations, macroscopic perspectives, and historical source material to consider the physicality of the body and how that relates to our social and psychological senses of self. Featuring Aimée Beaubien, Jeanne Dunning, Wangechi Mutu, Marco Rios, Julie Shafer, and Carrie Yury.

Sweetgrass: Director: Ilisa Barbash and Lucien Castaing-Taylor

Fri, 6 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Film Screening, May 6, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. In summer 2003, shepherds took a flock of sheep one final time through the mountains of Montana. Tender and unsentimental, Sweetgrass captures the beauty and hardships of a dying way of life.

Teatro dello Spirito: Live musical performance by Luca Forcucci and Michael Kott

Thu, 5 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Performance, May 5, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Teatro Dello Spirito is a live musical collaboration between sound composer Luca Forcucci and trans-galactic cellist Michael Kott, whose group is called 2 humans & The Cosmos. The duo performs by integrating found sounds recorded from the Amazon forest, abandoned coal mines or urban environments, with hyper-intergalactic cello and brainwave interfaces. Their style pushes the boundaries of electroacoustic music by an integration of improvisation techniques.

G I F P O E T R Y: An EXTRA CREDIT event on First Thursday ArtsWalk

Thu, 5 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

First Thursday ArtsWalk, May 5, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM. UCR ARTSblock’s EXTRA CREDIT event is proud to feature GIF POETRY. Maxwell H. Gluck Fellows, Nathan Bockelman and Matt Shain will lead this communal event/workshop providing people with the space and guidance to make their own GIF animations while integrating language. GIF animations (Graphics Interchange Format) consist of individual ‘actions’ or images that are stitched together to create a never-ending loop. Participants will have the forum and facilities to make digital photographs and then stitch together these digital files to create their words, sentences, poems, or stories. These GIFs will be projected in front of the Culver Center as they are made, and later posted to a webpage for the public to view and share - a GIF representation of the community. GIF POETRY is organized by UCR ARTSblock and Maxwell H. Gluck Fellows, Nathan Bockelman and Matthew Shain.

GLUCKFEST 2011: First Sunday Family Program

Sun, 1 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Free Admission, May 1, 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM. Exciting performances by dancers and musicians from UC Riverside’s Gluck Fellows Program: Jason Heath: Musical Games and Live Electronics; Lonely Planet: Gluck Touring Ensemble; Taylor Greene: Classical Guitar and (Classical) Music; Chansons El Danceries: Medieval andRenaissance Music. UCR Gluck fellow performances are supported in part by the Gluck Fellows Program of the Arts at UC Riverside, made possible through the generosity of the Maxwell H. Gluck Foundation. The performances will occur in the Atrium of the new Culver Center of the Arts. Organized by UCR ARTSblock and produced by Sweeney Art Gallery associate curator Jennifer Frias. Pressinquiries and additional information: jfrias@ucr.edu. 951.827.1465.

Vincere : Director: Marco Bellocchio

Sat, 30 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Film Screening, April 30, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. The story of Mussolini’s secret lover, Ida Dalser, and their son Albino. Nominated for the Palm d’Or at Cannes in 2009.

Dogtooth: Director: Giorgos Lanthimos

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Film Screening, April 29, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. The three children of a factory manager have been raised in complete isolation, spending their lives shut up in the family's house and learning only their mother and father's bizarre version of the outside world. As they enter adulthood, however, the three begin to test the boundaries imposed by their parents' unrelenting and often cruel domination.

Animal Kingdom: Director: David Michod

Sat, 23 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Film Screening, April 23, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Set in the Melbourne underworld, Animal Kingdom, explores the relationship of the Cody brothers, Pope, Craig, and Darren, as they initiate their nephew, J, into the criminal fold.

We Are Not Alone: Tomas Rivera - A Musical Narrative

Fri, 22 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Performance, April 22, 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM. This original performance piece is the world premiere of a musical tribute to his life, struggles and achievements. “We Are Not Alone” was written by UCR Professor Emeritus, Carlos Cortés and Juan Felipe Herrera, the Tomás Rivera Endowed Chair in Creative Writing at UCR, and features music by acclaimed composer Bruno Louchouarn. The show is a dynamic fusion of original scores performed by the Onda Sound Project; Karen Wilson and Blue Wave West; IE Hip Hop Crew (led by Rickerby Hinds); and the Mayupatapi Andean Ensemble (led by Jonathan Ritter), Senryu Taiko at UCR.

TV Serrana Tour March: @ UCR Culver Center of the Arts

Mon, 18 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Lecture, April 18, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM. TV Serrana is the award winning community media project that trains youth from the Sierra Maestra in video production so they can tell the stories of their communities and culture. In the 17 years since it’s founding, TV Serrana has produced close to 500 documentaries that have won numerous national and international awards.

CHE! REDUX

Sat, 9 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: April 9, 2011 - May 7, 2011. Opening Reception, April 16, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM. The iconic photograph by Alberto Korda of Che Guevara, which for more than fifty years has retained its iconic status as a universal symbol of popular, anti-establishment uprising and revolution, is now back in the news with the stunning changes and transformations now taking place in the Middle East and North Africa. To mark its reappearance and continued power, Culver Center of the Arts is pleased to re-present aspects of the exhibition, Che! Revolution and Commerce that premiered at UCR/California Museum six years ago and has now returned from a tour of ten major venues in seven countries around the world.

MFA Thesis Show

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: April 19, 2011 - May 7, 2011. Opening Reception, April 16, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM. UCR Sweeney Art Gallery presents the annual MFA Thesis Show 2011 with works by three graduating Master of Fine Arts students in UCR’s Department of Art: Cameron Crone, Nathan Bockelman, and David Gilbert. The exhibition will consist of photo-based work, sculptures, video, and performances. It will be the first MFA thesis exhibition in Sweeney Art Gallery’s new location within the recently opened Culver Center of the Arts.

5th & Alameda: Director: Richard Friedman

Sat, 16 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Film Screening, April 16, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Sara Nassari, an abused and pregnant woman, is the innocent bystander in a deadly robbery committed by reluctant criminal, Derek Trotter. After being accidentally shot in the robbery, Sara loses her unborn child. Returning from the hospital, Sara is shocked to find Derek in her apartment with a gun. At first assuming the worst, Sara believes that Derek is there to finish the job, but things are not as they seem. Determined to do penance for a lifetime of bad choices, Derek places himself in Sara's power, and Sara, who has been viciously abused by men in the past, takes the opportunity for vengeance.

Pinhole Camera Workshop with Julie Shafer: OFF THE BLOCK

Sat, 16 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Workshop, April 16, 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM. Join artist Julie Shafer as she shows you how to turn everyday objects such as soda cans, oatmeal tins, and boxes into cameras. Participants of this workshop will create a pinhole camera, photograph around downtown Riverside, and develop their pictures in our darkroom. Put your digital camera down for a day as you learn about this analogue process that yields amazing images!

Rita: Director: Fabio Grassadonia (Antonio Piazza)

Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Triple Feature, April 15, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Rita, a blind child, shelters a boy on the run who suddenly breaks into her home. It's a mysterious, enigmatic meeting that lets Rita experience a brief moment of freedom.

Charcoal Burners (Smolarze): Director: Piotr Zlotorowicz

Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Triple Feature, April 15, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Every summer, Marek and Janina work as charcoal burners in the Bieszczady Mountains. Far from civilization, in the heart of the mountains, they live according to the rhythm set by nature. The documentary joins the man and the woman from dawn till dusk, observing the slow passage of time. A visual anthem to the beauty of life. (via IMDb)

Des Indiens Comme Nous: Director: Sylvie Jacquemin

Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Triple Feature, April 15, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. A group of French people share a passion for everything Native American: every weekend they dress up as Native Americans to entertain at small village fairs in France. But their big dream is to travel to the United States and meet some real Native Americans. When they finally manage to go for a 2-week drive across the Midwest, they discover the reality of contemporary Native Americans is quite different from their idealized vision: poverty, continued loss of land, and worse, disturbingly active discrimination by the white descendants of the settlers.

Publishing Books in a Changing World: A Lecture and Discussion with Malcolm Margolin.

Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Lecture, April 14, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Malcolm Margolin is the publisher of Heyday Books, which he founded in 1974. Heyday publishes around twenty-five books a year and is the Inlandia Institute's publishing partner under the Inlandia Institute imprint. This featured event is part of the Inlandia Institute's on going Literary Professional Development Program.

Go There Once, Be There Twice: Director: Gil Bettman

Sat, 9 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Film Screening, April 9, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. On Saturday, April 9th, SAMMY HAGAR's new film, Go There Once, Be There Twice, will screen at Culver Center of the Arts at 7:00 pm as part of the Riverside International Film Festival. Tickets are $8.00 and are available at the Culver and the RIFF web sites.

Riverside International Film Festival: Opening Night Gala

Fri, 8 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Opening Night Gala Reception, April 8, 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM. Join us on Friday, April 8, 2011 for a champagne reception. Mingle with directors, producers and film stars. Be entertained by the Norco Choir and then enjoy the special opening night movie screening.

Electronics Live!

Thu, 7 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Performance, April 7, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Electronics Live! is the third CARL residency hosted by the Culver Center. Creating an environment that is equal parts sound art installation, live music performance, and science fair expo, composers Jason Heath and Robert Giracello will convert the atrium floor of the Culver Center into an interactive media fair, demonstrating a variety of approaches to interactive technologies in music and the arts, and engaging the public with hands-on experience of these technologies in a fun and experimental environment.

Pink Eye: Maya Goded & Her Mexican Contemporaries

Tue, 5 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Lecture, April 5, 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM. Curator Trisha Ziff will give a talk related to the Maya Goded exhibition entitled, Pink Eye, Maya Goded & Her Mexican Contemporaries which will discuss Goded’s work in the context of a new generation of Mexican women photographers working in color. This talk is free and open to the public and will take place in the Culver Screening Room at 3:15 on Tuesday, April 5, 2011.

V∆LTA: Cinema ∆ Performance ∆ Party

Sat, 2 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Performance, April 2, 5:00 PM - 11:00 PM. V∆LTA is a threefold, one-night-only event - a film festival, followed by an evening of live performance, and concluded with a DJ’d dance party - at the Barbara and Art Culver Center of the Arts in Riverside, California. V∆LTA, the closing celebration of the 18th annual (dis)junctions Conference at the University of California, Riverside, is a FREE event and welcomes the Riverside community at large.

TRASH to TREASURE: OFF THE BLOCK

Sat, 2 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Workshop, April 2, 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM. Join us for this hands-on sculptural and photographic workshop about transforming everyday and discarded materials into art.

Inside Job : Director: Charles Ferguson

Fri, 1 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Film Screening, April 1, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Charles Ferguson's Inside Job, through extensive interviews with academics, politicians, journalists, and financial insiders, explores the causes and consequences of the global financial crisis of 2008.

Everyone Else: Director: Maren Ade

Sat, 26 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Film Screening, March 26, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. While on a Mediterranean vacation, a seemingly happy husband and wife find their connection to one another tested as they bond with another couple. Winner of the Silver Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival, 2009

The Strange Case of Angelica: Director: Manoel de Oliveira

Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Film Screening, March 25, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. A young photographer, Isaac, is asked to photograph a recently deceased young bride. Just as he sets his camera and looks through the lens, the young woman appears to come alive. Manoel Cândido Pinto de Oliveira, born 1908, and currently the world’s oldest active film director, reaches to the world beyond for this story of mad love and self-consuming art.

Tiny Furniture : Director: Lena Dunham

Sat, 19 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Film Screening, March 19, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Directed, written by, and starring Lena Dunham, Tiny Furniture is a hilarious and endearing exploration of the depths of romantic humiliation, and the heights of post-college confusion. Winner of the New Generation Award, LA Film Critics, 2010.

The Time That Remains : Director: Elia Suleiman

Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Film Screening, March 18, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. An intimate portrait, by director Elia Suleiman, of Palestinians living as a minority in their own homeland between 1948 and the present. Nominated for the Palm d’Or at Cannes, 2009

White Material: Director: Claire Denis

Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Film Screening, March 12, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. A Frenchwoman, Maria Vial, is caught in the middle of a civil war in an unidentified African country, fighting for her family and their livelihood, a coffee plantation. Nominated for the Golden Lion, Venice, 2009

Secret Sunshine : Director: Chang-dong Lee

Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Film Screening, March 11, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. After her husband's death, a young mother, Shin-ae, moves herself and her young son to her husband's small hometown to start again. Plumbing the depths of tragedy, madness, and faith Chang-dong Lee’s Secret Sunshine is a grueling, moving, piece of beautifully acted cinema.

solo project

Sun, 6 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Dance Performance, March 6, 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM. solo project, directed by Sue Roginski, is a highly collaborative work documenting the creation of six solos for Megan Fowler, Chloë Freeman, Marvin Rivas, Rosa Rodriguez, Kijai Salimu, and Alexis A Weisbrod. Improvisation and set choreography are woven together as the six soloists incorporate “in the moment” compositional elements in order to invite the audience into this particular process. Puncturing the preciousness of the choreographer’s role while simultaneously honoring that role, Roginski hands over much of the project’s crafting to the performers. Live music by Gabriel Hartman of Shoppy accompanies the work as performers move throughout the downstairs space at Culver Center of the Arts in Riverside.

SUNDAY SPIN | Spin Art Project: First Sunday Program

Sun, 6 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

First Sunday Project, March 6, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM. Take a Sunday spin to the ARTSblock and make a colorful painting without a paintbrush. [What?!] The ARTSblock DIY Team will guide you in creating your very own spin art while you learn about color, color mixing and abstract art.

The Invisibles : Director: Marc Silver and Gael García Bernal

Sat, 5 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Double Feature, March 5, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Amnesty International and actor Gael García Bernal have launched a series of films depicting the plight of migrants in Mexico. The films record the journey of migrants from the border between Guatemala and Mexico on their way to the United States.

Maquilapolis : Director: Vicky Funari and Sergio De La Torre

Sat, 5 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Film Screening, March 5, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Just over the border in Mexico is an area peppered with maquiladoras: massive sweatshops often owned by the world’s largest multinational corporations.

Undocumented: A Day of Discussion

Sat, 5 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Talk, March 5, 3:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Undocumented: A Day of Discussion will present a panel discussion, a performance, and two films as platforms for discussion about the status of undocumented students and workers in the U.S. The day is presented in conjunction with Margarita Cabrera: Pulso y Martillo (Pulse and Hammer) at UCR Sweeney Art Gallery.

Florezca Board of Directors: In conjunction with Margarita Cabrera: Pulso y Martillo

Sat, 5 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Performance, March 5, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM. Cabrera will work direct a third performance/installation called Florezca Board of Directors: Performance (Mesa directiva: performance). It will be the first meeting of Florezca’s board of directors, consisting of Cabrera, AB 540 students, and other. The performance will be a mix of rehearsed statements and improvisation, and will be collaboration with UCR creative writing professor, Juan Felipe Herrera, author of 187 Reasons Mexicanos Can't Cross The Border, and UCR MFA candidate in creative writing, Scott Hernandez. Cabrera will work with UCR students, including undocumented ones, and activists, to determine the design of the boardroom table.

The Circle: Director: Jafar Panahi

Fri, 4 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Film Screening, March 4, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Just before Christmas, it was announced in Iran that director Jafar Panahi had been sentenced to six years in prison, and a 20-year ban on film-making and foreign travel for alleged anti-regime propaganda. This film is shown in protest to the silencing of Jafar Panahi.

Remember the Rouse?

Thu, 3 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Performance, March 3, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM. Come share your memory on video with Stephanie Barbé Hammer, UCR faculty member and CARL winter writer in residence. Dr. Hammer is currently in residence at the Culver Center, working on a writing project about a fictional American town in the process of being refurbished and improved. She is interested in the way a physical ‘place’ can become a locus of desire in a community, developing its own psychological presence over generations.

Burnt by the Sun: Directed by Nikita Mikhalkov

Sat, 26 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Film Screening, February 26, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Russia, 1936: revolutionary hero Colonel Kotov is spending an idyllic summer in his dacha with his young wife and six-year-old daughter Nadia and other assorted family and friends. Things change dramatically with the unheralded arrival of Cousin Dmitri from Moscow, who charms the women and little Nadia with his games and pianistic bravura. But Kotov isn’t fooled: this is the time of Stalin’s repression, and he knows that Dmitri isn’t paying a social call...

Special Event: Culver Center and Sweeney Art Gallery Closed

Sat, 26 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Closure, February 26, 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM. Sweeney Art Gallery and Culver Center of the Arts due to a special event. UCR/California Museum of Photography will be open to the public 12 - 5 PM.

Volver: Directed by Pedro Almodóvar

Fri, 25 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Film Screening, February 25, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Three generations of women survive the east wind, fire, insanity, superstition and even death by means of goodness, lies and boundless vitality. (Sony Pictures Classics)

The Lyceum Lecture presented by Reza Aslan: "Has America Become Islamophobic?"

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Lecture, February 23, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. In a Washington Post poll released last year nearly half of Americans - 46% - reported a negative view of Islam: 7 points higher than in the months after the 9/11 attacks. The same kind of Islamophobia that has made much of Europe inhospitable to its Muslim citizens is now threatening to seize the US. Will it lead to the same kind of radicalization among Muslim youth in the US that we‚ve seen in Europe? For years al-Qaeda has tried to convince American Muslims that the unfettered religious freedoms they enjoy are a mirage and that the US will eventually turn against its Muslim citizens. Are we in danger of proving al-Qaeda right?

3 Idiots: Director by Rajkumar Hirani

Sat, 19 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Film Screening, February 19, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Two friends embark on a quest for a lost buddy. On this journey, they encounter a long forgotten bet, a wedding they must crash, and a funeral that goes impossibly out of control. Filmware Award winner for Best Film, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor.

A Prophet (Un prophete): Directed by Jacques Audiard

Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Film Screening, February 18, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. A young Arab man is sent to a French prison where he becomes a Mafia kingpin. Nominated Best Foreign Language Film, 2010 Academy Awards. Winner Grand Prize of the Jury, Cannes 2009.

Dreams with Sharp Teeth: Directed by Erik Nelson

Fri, 11 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Film Screening, February 11, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. 25 years in the making, Dreams with Sharp Teeth is a documentary that brings literary hero Harlan Ellison, his magnetic personality and amazing work to life, with appearances from Robin Williams and author Neil Gaiman. Directed by the producer of 'Grizzly Man', Erik Nelson, it features an original score composed and performed by Richard Thompson. (Creative Differences) Screened in association with the UCR Eaton Science Fiction Conference.

Blue Valentine: UCR ARTSblock First Sunday Workshop

Sun, 6 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Culver Center Lobby, February 6, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM. BLUE is the new hue this February at the ARTSblock. Participants of this workshop will be introduced to the photographic process of cyanotype, or sun print. Developed in the 19th century, cyanotypes generate an imprint of an object when it is placed on light-sensitive paper and exposed to sunlight. Using only light, water and a bit of imagination, participants can create amazing prints for their Valentines.

Margarita Cabrera: Pulso y Martillo (Pulse and Hammer)

Sat, 5 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: February 5, 2011 - April 2, 2011. Opening Reception, February 5, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM. In her first solo museum exhibition on the west coast, Margarita Cabrera: Pulso y Martillo (Pulse and Hammer) presents three bold, experimental new installation/performances, Pulse and Hammer, Mexico Abre la Boca, and Florezca Board of Directors: Performance. The impetus for them is Cabrera’s grand vision to create a corporation, Florezca, Inc., in which international investors including members of various immigrant communities are invited to become shareholders protected by the legal status of a corporation.

Connie Samaras: After the American Century

Sat, 5 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: February 5, 2011 - April 16, 2011. Opening Reception, February 5, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM. After the American Century is a project that Connie Samaras began at the start of the worldwide economic downturn in December 2008. The works included in the exhibition depict the building of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, as a futuristic city designed as a playground of hyper-consumer excess and a global capitalist haven orbiting high above the regulatory laws of nation states.

Las Olvidadas: The Forgotten Women - Photographs by Maya Goded

Sat, 15 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: January 15, 2011 - April 16, 2011. Opening Reception, February 5, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM. This exhibition brings together three major bodies of work by Mexican photographer Maya Goded. The three subjects covered are the prostitutes of La Merced district in Mexico City, the disappeared women of Juarez, and the witches of the north famed as curanderas or healers. The exhibition’s guest-curator is Trisha Ziff, who worked with Goded from her home base in Mexico City.

Gala Opening Reception: California Museum of Photography and Sweeney Art Gallery

Sat, 5 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Opening Reception, February 5, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Join us for the Gala Opening Reception of three exhibitions at UCR ARTSblock! From 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM artists and curators will be present during opening receptions for exhibitions taking place at the California Museum of Photography and Sweeney Art Gallery.

Intensive Documentary Workshop: OFF THE BLOCK

Sat, 5 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Workshop, February 5, 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM. 2-day documentary video workshop for teens interested in film, journalism, non-fiction-story telling, interviewing and scriptwriting.

Three Times: Directed by Hsiao-hsien Hou

Fri, 4 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Free Film Screening, February 4, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. This free screening of Three Times is made possible by the Riverside Lunar Festival in cooperation with the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Los Angeles. Reservations Required to ensure seating.

The GIF that Keeps on GIFing : EXTRA CREDIT on First Thursday ArtsWalk

Thu, 3 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

First Thursday ArtsWalk, February 3, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM. The GIF that Keeps on GIFing is a communal event/workshop providing people with the space and guidance to make their own GIF animations. GIF animations (Graphics Interchange Format) consist of individual ‘actions’ or images that are stitched together to create a never-ending loop. Participants will have the forum and facilities to make digital photographs and then stitch together these digital files to create their own stories, tales, or pure inanity. These GIFs will be projected in front of the Culver Center as they are made, and later posted to a webpage for the public to view and share - a GIF representation of the community.

Lonely Planet: Gluck Dance Ensemble

Thu, 3 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

First Thursday ArtsWalk, February 3, 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM. Gluck Dance Ensemble will give two free performances ( 7:00-7:20 PM; 7:30-7:50 PM ) of Lonely Planet in the Culver Atrium during First Thursday Art Walk. Lonely Planet envisions a space of mis-sequence, where constant interface reconfigures any gesture toward permanence. Against the tempo shifts of a changing musical world, partners find and lose hold of one another in a continual choreographic play with balance and boundaries.

Daniel Bernard Roumain: Woodbox Beats & Balladry

Sat, 29 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Free Performance, January 29, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM. Haitian-American violinist, composer, performer, and band leader, Daniel Bernard Roumain (DBR) is “as omnivorous as a contemporary musician can get,” (New York Times). A sonic pioneer, DBR’s genre-bending compositions have made him the darling of the concert hall and club circuit alike. His genius for fusing classical music, hip-hop beats, concert violin, and progressive electronic beats, has led to collaborations with everyone from The Sphinx Symphony Orchestra and Philip Glass to DJ Spooky, Bill T. Jones, 2 Live Crew and Lady Gaga. A thoroughly modern master, he channels both Paganini and Prince with equal aplomb for a thoroughly classical-urban sound.

Departures: Director: Yojiro Takita

Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Film Screening, January 28, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Diago Kobayaski, played by Masahiro Motoki, is a cellist from a recently dissolved orchestra. Finding himself without a job, he moves back to his hometown, and soon after answers a classified ad for a listing titled "departures". Diago finds this to be a job of an encoffiner, a professional who prepares the recently deceased for burial and entry into the next world. The film follows Diago as he acts as a gentle gatekeeper between life and death, and how this new profession serves to unravel the mysteries of life and death for him. Departures won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 81st Oscars in 2009.

The Permanent Collection: Artifacts from UCR/CMP’s Permanent Collection

Sun, 1 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2012. On view currently are a selection of prints by Ansel Adams, William Clift and a selection of stereographs from the Keystone-Mast Collection as well as select cameras and devices addressing various techniques and practices ranging from the instamatic to large format.

Blue Prints

Thu, 2 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: December 2, 2010 - March 12, 2011. The cyanotype, invented in 1842 by Sir John Herschel, was one of the first photographic processes that did not use light-sensitive silver. Instead, the cyanotype utilized light-sensitive iron salts, which, when exposed to light, produced rich Prussian blue tones that were both unnatural and alluring.

eye contact: a potpourri of portraiture from the permanent collection

Thu, 2 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: December 2, 2010 - September 3, 2011. The portraits in this exhibition span the history of photography from its invention in the 19th century to the last quarter of the 20th century and includes Diane Arbus, Elliott Erwitt, Carolyn and Edwin Gledhill, George Hurrell, Danny Lyon, Susan Meiselas, and Anne Noggle, among others.

Artificial Coloring: Painting in Photography

Fri, 18 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: March 18, 2011 - July 30, 2011. Artificial Coloring examines hand-painted photographs over 130 years, which range from hand-painted nineteeth century ambrotypes and cartes de visite, from before any color photographic processes were invented, to a contemporary mixed-media work from the 1980s.

Shameless Self-Promotion: Part I, May 21-27, 2011 and Part II, June 4-10, 2011

Sat, 21 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: May 21, 2011 - June 10, 2011. Exhibition will take place in UCR Sweeney Art Gallery and North Atrium Gallery @ Culver Center of the Arts. Receptions: Part I: Saturday, May 21, 6-9 p.m., and Part II: Saturday, June 4, 6-9 p.m.

Choreographies of Access: Global dances, local knowledges, (mis)translated bodies

Mon, 2 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: May 2, 2011 - May 4, 2011. Choreographies of Access: Global Dances, Local Knowledges, (mis)translated Bodies is a three-day exploration of contemporary international choreographic practices through performances by Sheron Wray and Nunu Kong, followed by a discussion between them and University of California, Riverside Dance Faculty members. Choreographies of Access is a collaboration between the Culver Center of the Arts Performance Series and the UCR-BYPED Dance Tank Meetings – Spring 2011, and is supported by UCR Gluck Program for the Arts and the UCR Department of Dance.

Uncovered II: Socially-Conscious Artists

Thu, 26 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: May 26, 2011 - June 3, 2011. Uncovered II: Socially-Conscious Artists: Through the use of the Tableau Vivant, dance and music, life-size versions of some of hip hop’s most politically charged and message-conscious album covers will be brought to life. From the politically charged Public Enemy challenging the structure of not only American society but of the world, to Lauren Hill’s compelling presence bringing a different form of female representation to hip hop music, to OutKast’s outlandish and innovative style, the focus of the second version of Uncovered is albums and artists who left a powerful mark on hip hop as well as American culture through their provocative, fearless and visionary music.

DIY Video Camp for Teens 2011: OFF THE BLOCK

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: July 26, 2011 - August 19, 2011. Back by popular demand! Sign up for our exciting DIY video camp for teens. Craft a story. Shoot it. Edit it. Upload it. When it’s all done, bring your friends and family to see your work screened at an ARTSblock Film Screening Reception. Hands-on, instructional sessions are two weeks long and will take place Tuesday-Friday, 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM. Online sign up will begin June 6.

L’Avventura : Director: Michelangelo Antonioni

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: June 17, 2011 - June 18, 2011. Film Screening, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. A story of a disappearance and an affair. This essential film by Antonioni influenced the visual language of cinema. Considered one of the greatest films ever made.

Artificial Paradise: Director: Yulene Olaizola

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: June 24, 2011 - June 25, 2011. Film Screening, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Amidst the picturesque scenery of a seaside town, a young woman befriends a middle-aged hotel caretaker. Artificial Paradise, the sophomore feature film from Mexican director Yulene Olaizola, concerns the fragile relationships formed around solitude and substance abuse.

Jaws : Director: Steven Spielberg

Fri, 1 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: July 1, 2011 - July 2, 2011. Film Screening, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Setting the template for the American summer blockbuster, Jaws introduced movie-goers to the terror that filled a fictional Atlantic beach resort when a massive great white shark infested its waters.

Nostalgia For The Light : Director: Patricio Guzman

Fri, 8 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: July 8, 2011 - July 9, 2011. Film Screening, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Director Patricio Guzman travels to the Atacama desert (regarded as the driest place on Earth) to explore the plateau which is now hub for astronomers, but was also a site which housed thousands of Augusto Pinochet's political prisoners.

Poetry : Director: Chang-dong Lee

Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: July 22, 2011 - July 23, 2011. Film Screening, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Director Chang-dong Lee's follow-up to Secret Sunshine concerns an elderly woman who, in the wake of a severe medical diagnosis, finds purpose and solace through poetry.

Phil Ochs: There But For Fortune : Director: Kenneth Bowser

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: July 29, 2011 - July 30, 2011. Film Screening, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Kenneth Bowser's documentary on folk music legend Phil Ochs explores the intertwined relationship between politics, activism, and music during throughout the 1960s and early 1970s. With Joan Baez, Tom Hayden, and Sean Penn.

Another Year : Director: Mike Leigh

Fri, 5 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: August 5, 2011 - August 6, 2011. Film Screening, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Director Mike Leigh's Another Year tells of an ordinary couple entering their autumn years, as they work through their relationships with their family and friends.

My Winnipeg : Director: Guy Maddin

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: August 12, 2011 - August 13, 2011. Film Screening, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Canadian filmmaker Guy Maddin's "docu-fantasia" pays tribute to his hometown of Winnipeg. Maddin explores Winnipeg's past and present, and the indelible relationship the city has to his own memories of childhood.

Sweetie : Director: Jane Campion

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: August 19, 2011 - August 20, 2011. Film Screening, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Jane Campion's darkly-comedic family drama focuses on the precarious relationship between two twenty-something sisters Kay and Sweetie, and the surreal banality of their everyday life.

Last Train Home : Director: Lixin Fan

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: August 26, 2011 - August 27, 2011. Film Screening, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. The Chinese New Year holiday brings about an annual 130 million person migration of workers from the cities back to their home villages, which is often the only chance most factory workers have to reunite with their families. Shot over several years, Lixin Fan's documentary Last Train Home, chronicles this migration through the story of a particular family's cycle of reunion and separation.

The Woodmans: Director: C. Scott Willis

Fri, 2 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: September 2, 2011 - September 3, 2011. Film Screening, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. C. Scott Willis' documentary focuses on the life and work of photographer Francesca Woodman, who committed suicide in 1981 at the age of 22, with interviews from her parents, both artists as well. The interwoven result is a film which examines parent-child relationships coupled with the pressures of the art world.

Even the Rain : Director: Iciar Bollain

Fri, 9 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: September 9, 2011 - September 10, 2011. Film Screening, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. A film director (played by Gael Garcia Bernal) arrives in Bolivia to make a revisionist film about the conquest of Latin America. His production, which relies heavily on extras cast from the local population, runs smoothly until a massive protest erupts concerning the privatization of the local water supply.

A Screaming Man : Director: Mahamet-Saleh Haroun

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: September 16, 2011 - September 17, 2011. Film Screening, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. In present day Chad, Adam, a 60-year-old former swimming champion, is about to lose his job as pool man at a local hotel. Strained personal relationships coupled with the psychological and social scars of a nation in engulfed in an endless civil war play themselves out in Mahamet-Saleh Haroun's A Screaming Man.

Paris, Texas: Director: Wim Wenders

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: September 23, 2011 - September 24, 2011. Film Screening, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Travis (Harry Dean Stanton) is found wandering the Texas desert with no recollection of who he is. Rescued by his bother, the two journey back to Los Angeles. Travis thus begins putting his life together and reconciling with his wife and son, who he walked out on four years prior.

Broken Embraces: Director: Pedro Almodovar

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: October 14, 2011 - October 15, 2011. Film Screening, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. A blind writer, Harry Caine, is revisited by a scandal from 14 years prior, when he was still known as Mateo Blanco. Almodovar's Broken Embraces, jumping from past to present, unravels the mystery of Harry Caine's life, telling a story of love, deception, and loss.

Tabloid: Director: Errol Morris

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: October 21, 2011 - October 22, 2011. Film Screening, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Academy Award winning documentary filmmaker Errol Morris tells the story of Joyce McKinney, former Miss Wyoming. Arrested in England with the charge of kidnapping and imprisoning a Mormon Missionary, McKinney became an overnight tabloid sensation in 1977.

Pan's Labyrinth: Director: Guillermo del Toro

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: October 28, 2011 - October 29, 2011. Film Screening, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Serving as a parable of the horrors of the Spanish Civil War, Pan's Labyrinth blends reality and fantasy in telling the story of Ophelia. The young step daughter of a fascist officer, Ophelia, escapes the realities of post-civil war Spain through her imaginary world.

Gabi on the Roof in July : Director: Lawrence Michael Levine

Fri, 4 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: November 4, 2011 - November 5, 2011. Film Screening, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. This new microbudget indie film has the press seeing hints of past film greats Rohmer, Cassavettes and Allen: “Gabi on the Roof in July is hipster Rohmer, with locovorism and nudism adding spice to laziness. It’s a celebration and critique of that stage of life when one travels in packs and sleeps in piles, like hamsters.”—MetroActive.

Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow: Director: Sophie Fiennes

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: November 18, 2011 - November 19, 2011. Film Screening, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Sophie Fiennes' meditative documentary follows the work of painter and sculptor Anselm Kiefer in his derelict silk factory art studio. Weaving tunnels and labyrinths connect the factory to the surrounding woodlands, as the multiple acres of the artist's grounds are transformed by the surrounding paintings and sculptures into an artistic project in and of itself.

Bal (Honey) : Director: Semih Kaplanoglu

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: November 25, 2011 - November 26, 2011. Film Screening, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. A young boy, Yusuf, lives with his family in the remote forests of the Rize Province, near the Black Sea. When his father does not return home from collecting honey, Yusuf ventures out into the wilderness to search for him.

Incendies: Director: Denis Villeneuve

Fri, 9 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: December 9, 2011 - December 10, 2011. Film Screening, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Filmmaker Denis Villeneuver adapts a play by Wajdi Mouawad, which tells of twins who unravel a family mystery after the death of their mother. The two journey to the Middle East, to search for their father who they had believed to have been dead for years.

General Orders No. 9: Director: Robert Persons

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: December 16, 2011 - December 17, 2011. Film Screening, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Director Robert Persons charts growth and decay in the state of Georgia with his lyrical documentary General Orders No. 9. The film presents a natural history of the state, as well as the transformations of Georgia's landscape through urban development and habitat destruction.

A Flowering Tree: Designed by Jeff Cain

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: November 11, 2011 - January 7, 2012. Jeff Cain designed this installation in response to the opera’s central theme of transformation and for the theatrical lighting and performer’s interaction to facilitate that transformation. When Kumudha became a tree she could sing standing on the stump with her body becoming the space between the stump and the hanging wire tree. When she was human, she would perform on the floor and the tree canopy would remain suspended and unlit with her magical potential silhouetted against the ceiling.

The Mill and the Cross: Director: Lech Majewski

Fri, 6 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: January 6, 2012 - January 7, 2012. Film Screening, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. From Lech Majewski, one of Poland’s most acclaimed filmmakers, comes a visually inspired re-staging of Pieter Bruegel’s epic 1564 painting Way to Calvary, presented alongside the story of its creation.

The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu : Director: Andrei Ujica

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: January 20, 2012 - January 21, 2012. Film Screening, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Director Andrei Ujica poured over 1,000 hours of footage, including state propaganda, newsreels and home movies, to complete a film about the former Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu. The resulting "avant-documentary" presents the story of Ceausescu's rise and fall as well as the history of the media manipulation that made it possible.

The Interrupters : Director: Steve James

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: January 27, 2012 - January 28, 2012. Film Screening, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. The Interrupters tells the moving and surprising stories of three Violence Interrupters who try to protect their Chicago communities from the violence they once employed. This film is an unusually intimate journey into the stubborn persistence of violence in our cities.

Higher Ground : Director: Vera Farmiga

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: February 10, 2012 - February 11, 2012. Film Screening, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Vera Farmiga’s directorial debut depicts the landscape of a tight-knit spiritual community thrown off-kilter when one of their own begins to question her faith. The film tells the story of a thoughtful woman’s struggles with belief, love, and trust.

Into the Abyss: Director: Werner Herzog

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: February 17, 2012 - February 18, 2012. Film Screening, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Werner Herzog's examination of the "moral chaos" of state executions takes convicted killer Michael Perry as its subject, and includes interviews with his victim's relatives, the prison's chaplain, as well as a former prison executioner. The result is a film that looks at why people kill and why the state does as well.

Metropolis : Director: Fritz Lang

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: February 24, 2012 - February 25, 2012. Film Screening, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Fritz Lang's classic silent-film Metropolis presents a futuristic mega-city in which the elite live above the clouds in endless luxury and the working class toil and labor underground. The early sci-fi feature, notable for its innovations in camera technique and special effects, ultimately tells a love story in the wake of class struggle and technological oppression.

Octubre: Director: Daniel Vega Vidal & Diego Vega Vidal

Fri, 2 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: March 2, 2012 - March 3, 2012. Film Screening, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. October is the purple month in Lima, when the grey city’s somber tones give way to processions celebrating the Lord of Miracles. The film’s restrained painterly cinematography tracks the throngs of devotees who light candles and follow the processions, each in search of their own miracle. And the camera picks out Clemente, a small time loan shark with a penchant for hookers, solitude, money lending and nothing else. Returning home one day, Clemente finds a newborn baby left in his bed. Clemente hires his neighbor, Sofia, an October worshipper, to help care for the child. With Sofia and the baby sharing his home, Clemente discovers emotional attachments he never thought he had.

Once Upon a Time in Anatolia: Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan

Fri, 9 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: March 9, 2012 - March 10, 2012. Film Screening, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. A police commissioner, a prosecutor, a doctor, and the murder suspect go searching for the victim in the Anatolian countryside in the dead of night. As details of the crime begin to come out, the mystery seems only to grow deeper.

Certified Copy : Director: Abbas Kiarostami

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: March 16, 2012 - March 17, 2012. Film Screening, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Abbas Kiarostami's first film outside of Iran is the story of an art gallery owner, who after attended a lecture on authenticity and fakery in art, invites the speaker on a tour of her native Tuscan countryside. Initially mistaken for husband and wife, the pair decided to keep their act going throughout the day, playing the part of a long married couple.

You Are All Captains : Director: Oliver Laxe

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: March 23, 2012 - March 24, 2012. Film Screening, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. Oliver Laxe's docu-drama stars the director himself, playing the part of a 'neocolonialist' filmmaker. Laxe travels to Tangiers to hold film making workshops for underprivileged children, but soon begins to focus children's efforts on his own film. The kids begin to resist Laxe's project and challenge the entire dynamic of filmmaker/subject, and turn the project in on itself.

Melancholia : Director: Lars von Trier

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

On view from: March 30, 2012 - March 31, 2012. Film Screening, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM. The title of von Trier's Melancholia refers to both, the name of a rogue planet that appears to be on a collision course with Earth, and the crippling depression of the film's protagonists Justine. Broken up into two parts, the film moves from Justine's severe depression and disastrous wedding reception into her sister all-consuming anxiety about the potential apocalypse.