Ghada Amer, the distinguished resident artist at Northwestern, will be developing curriculum and working with students. Currently based in New York, she will give a slide presentation of her contemporary fiber-based installations characterized by a political subtext. Admission is free. As a partner in the Chicago Millennium Project, the Block Museum has combined its popular Conversation series with the final millennium topic Transitions. The gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.
Admission is free.
The Dittmar Memorial Gallery opened in 1972 to enhance the mission of Northwestern University by utilizing visual art as a vehicle for transmitting culture and knowledge. The gallery currently places emphasis on ethnic cultural art, art by emerging artists, art by or about women, artwork by Northwestern undergraduate and graduate art students and traveling art shows. The exhibition focuses on the contemporary life experiences of individuals from throughout the United States who survived Nazi death camps in their youth. Frequently noted in each biography is the spirit of triumph over such adversities. Del Calzo's series of survivor portraits were inspired by his visit to Dachau in 1991.