Augustana Center for Visual Culture
Four Artists, Four Visions: Claire Hedden
Claire Hedden, one of the artists featured in the current "Four Artists, Four Visions" exhibition at the Augustana Teaching Museum of Art, will talk about her work.
Why the Teaching Museum of Art is different
The Augustana Teaching Museum of Art works with academic departments to join art with other fields, says director Claire Kovacs. And that makes it different from other art museums.
Guerrilla Girls will stir up audiences Jan. 18
The Guerrilla Girls will share their methods of challenging sexism and racism in the arts, politics and culture in a free, public presentation at 7 p.m. Jan. 18 in Centennial Hall.
'Blacksmith' highlights Lundahl collection presentation Sept. 6
Quad-City Times columnist Alma Gaul spotlights "The Blacksmith," a painting by Swedish immigrant Frank Lundahl that is part of the collection at the Augustana Teaching Museum of Art. Museum director Claire Kovacs will deliver a talk on Lundahl and "The Blacksmith" on Sept. 6.
Celebrating 30 years of Women's and Gender Studies at Teaching Museum of Art
The Augustana Teaching Museum of Art exhibitions celebrate the 30th anniversary of the women's and gender studies program at Augustana with two special exhibitions.
Lundahl exhibit features landscapes and the 'everyday'
WVIK interviews Claire Kovacs, director of the Augustana Teaching Museum of Art, about "A Place Called Home: Frank Lundahl and the Quad Cities" on display through Feb. 12. Lundahl made a living painting interior murals, but the exhibit includes paintings Lundahl created for himself.
'Frank Lundahl and the Quad Cities' Nov. 18-Feb.12
The Augustana Teaching Museum of Art will present work by a local artist in "A Place Called Home: Frank Lundahl and the Quad Cities" Nov. 18, 2015–Feb. 12, 2016. Lundahl (1858-1932) was a Swedish-American artist born in Rock Island. A painter of interior murals by trade, his works in Augustana's collection focus on the world around him, calling attention to the everyday beauty of the region.