For All the World to Hear Featured on WJZ

Feb 12, 2013 / 1 minute of reading

“What we take for granted now has not always been that way. Someone had to pay for that. It cost dearly. Some people gave their lives and careers,” says Robert Houston, discussing the battle for equality during the American civil rights movement in an interview with WJZ. Robert Houston is one of ten storytellers involved in the CADVC community outreach project, For All the World to Hear: Stories from the Struggle for Civil Rights, and one of a number of people, including project coordinator Sandra Abbott of the CADVC, interviewed in a segment for CBS Baltimore. The feature relates the For… Continue Reading For All the World to Hear Featured on WJZ

For All the World to Hear is NEH’s Featured Project

Feb 1, 2013 / 1 minute of reading

For All the World to Hear sponsor, the National Endowment for the Humanities, has selected the CADVC outreach program as its “Featured Project”. The NEH’s website describes the program, and discusses its connection the exhibition currently on display in the CADVC, For All the World to See: Visual Culture and the Struggle for Civil Rights. Learn more about For All the World to Hear at foralltheworldtohear.org.

Arbutus Patch Highlights Upcoming Baltimore Dance Project Performances

Feb 1, 2013 / 1 minute of reading

This week the Arbutus Patch highlighted Baltimore Dance Project’s upcoming 30th anniversary performances as the first concerts to be held in the Performing Arts and Humanities Building Theatre. The article also mentions UMBC Dance faculty and company directors, Carol Hess and Doug Hamby, as well as dances to be performed by UMBC Department of Dance Instructor and Baltimore Dance Project principle dancer, Sandra Lacy. Read “Dance Performances to Celebrate Baltimore Dance Project Anniversary”. Baltimore Dance Project is a dance company that focuses on visually stunning and complex inter-disciplinary and collaborative works. Performances will be held February 7-9 at 8pm each… Continue Reading Arbutus Patch Highlights Upcoming Baltimore Dance Project Performances

“The City of Devi” Reviewed in the Washington Post

Jan 31, 2013 / 1 minute of reading

On January 29, the Washington Post praised “The City of Devi” by Manil Suri, professor of mathematics, in a review by Ron Charles. Proclaiming it “the best sex comedy of the year about nuclear war between India and Pakistan,” Charles commends the book for the fact that it “never dips toward cynicism, never loses its essential sweetness, no matter how cruel or kooky the action… the whole story manages to keep hurtling along toward a surprisingly tender ending.” “Even amid the wondrous variety of contemporary Indian fiction, Suri’s work stands apart, mingling comedy and death, eroticism and politics, godhood and… Continue Reading “The City of Devi” Reviewed in the Washington Post

For All the World to Hear Storyteller in Baltimore Magazine

Jan 29, 2013 / 1 minute of reading

Janice Grant, Civil Rights activist and storyteller in the Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture’s touring humanities project, For All the World to Hear: Stories from the Struggle for Civil Rights, was interviewed for Baltimore Magazine this month. Grant speaks candidly about her experiences growing up in segregated Maryland, and the interview not only provides insight into her life at the time of the Civil Rights Movement, it provides a snapshot of what one can expect to hear at For All the World to Hear. Read the interview at Baltimore Magazine. For All the World to Hear, is a community outreach… Continue Reading For All the World to Hear Storyteller in Baltimore Magazine

For All the World to Hear Featured in Maryland Humanities Council Blog

Jan 24, 2013 / 1 minute of reading

The Maryland Humanities Council featured the Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture’s current humanities project, For All the World to Hear: Stories from the Struggle for Civil Rights, organized by Sandra Abbott, CADVC, in collaboration with Harriet Lynn, in their blog this Monday. The article gives an overview of the performance, and comments of the effective quality of the participants’ moving, emotional stories. Read the article at the Maryland Humanities Council’s website: “Marylanders at the Front Lines for Freedom” For All the World to Hear, is a community outreach project that features approximately a dozen area seniors who speak, write,… Continue Reading For All the World to Hear Featured in Maryland Humanities Council Blog

For All the World to See Mentioned in Baltimore Office of Promotion & Arts Blog

Jan 17, 2013 / 1 minute of reading

For All the World to See: Visual Culture and the Struggle for Civil Rights, the exhibition currently on display in the Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture was mentioned earlier today in Baltimore Arts, the blog of the Baltimore Office of Promotion and Arts. Visit the blog: baltimorearts.org

Library Purchases ARTstor and ScienceDirect’s Freedom Collection

Jan 11, 2013 / 1 minute of reading

The Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery is pleased to announce the addition of two electronic collections for the UMBC community. ARTstor Digital Library provides access to over one million images in the arts, architecture, humanities and sciences. These images are hi-resolution and may be downloaded and used for classroom and research purposes. ScienceDirect’s Freedom Collection contains the full text of over 1,700 social science, science, medical, and technology journals published by Elsevier. See the Library’s website for more information about these resources. Thanks to the Office of the Provost for its continued support of the Library.

For All the World to See Receives Positive Review from Sun

Jan 11, 2013 / 1 minute of reading

The exhibition currently on display in the Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture, For All the World to See: Visual Culture and the Struggle for Civil Rights received praise in the Sun article released today, “Using Images to Change History” written by Lionel Foster. Read the article here: “Using Images to Change History: UMBC exhibit shows how African-Americans have portrayed themselves and how they have been portrayed by others” The author reviews For All the World to See by speaking about the exhibition’s impact on him personally, and discussing the ability certain objects have to captivate its audiences. He also… Continue Reading For All the World to See Receives Positive Review from Sun

For All the World to Hear Featured in Baltimore Beacon

Jan 7, 2013 / 1 minute of reading

The Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture’s oral history project, For All the World to Hear: Stories of the Struggle for Civil Rights, is featured on the front page of this month’s Beacon. The article explores the nature of the project and features interviews with its coordinator and CADVC Curator of Collections and Outreach, Sandra Abbott, and two speakers, Shirley and John Billy, whose harrowing story is detailed within the piece. The related gallery exhibition currently on display in the CADVC, For All The World to See: Visual Culture and the Struggle for Civil Rights, is also mentioned. Read the article, “Civil… Continue Reading For All the World to Hear Featured in Baltimore Beacon

Department of American Studies Receives Grant

Jan 2, 2013 / 1 minute of reading

The department of American studies has received a civic engagement grant from the Maryland Humanities Council for the project, “Looking Forward from the 45th Anniversary of the Catonsville Nine Actions.”Civic Engagement Grants support public programs that promote informed dialogue and civic engagement about critical issues identified by the grant applicant. The Catonsville Nine were nine activists who burned draft files to protest the Vietnam War. On May 17, 1968 they went to the draft board in Catonsville, Maryland, took 378 draft files, brought them to the parking lot, poured home-made napalm over them, and set them on fire. The project… Continue Reading Department of American Studies Receives Grant

Command Z Featured as Top Ten Art Show of 2012 by City Paper

Dec 12, 2012 / 1 minute of reading

Command Z: Artists Working with Phenomena and Technology curated by Lisa Moren, presented by the Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture last spring was featured today as one of the top ten art exhibitions of 2012 by City Paper. The show, described as one that “reawakened our sense of wonder and possibility,” was alongside exhibitions presented by the Contemporary Museum, Open Space, Nudashank and others. Command Z also made the top ten list of Baker award-winning artist, Gary Kachadourian. See the list here: “2012 Top Ten Art Shows.” Image: Leçon de Piano, Lisa Moren and Jocelyn Robert.