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Creating Freedom: From Post-Revolutionary to Post-Communist Art in Hungary

"Creating Freedom: From Post-Revolutionary to Post-Communist Art in Hungary -- Selection of Forty Years of Hungarian art from the Nancy G. Brinker Collection." The exhibition features a selection of paintings by contemporary Hungarian artists created since 1956 from the collection of Nancy G. Brinker, founder of the Susan G. Komen Foundation for the Cure. Exhibition hours through Dec 11 are: 11 a.m.–5 p.m., Tuesdays-Fridays; 1 p.m.–5 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays.

1:00pm on Sunday, November 29th 2009

http://www.bu.edu/cfa/visual-arts/galleries/sherman/

Absolution of the Wind: Photographs by Emily Corbato

Exhibition of the works by photographer Emily Corbato. The solo exhibition entitled “Absolution of the Wind" includes photographs from her series: "ocean scapes" cloud series ("in the beginning…") trees series ("absolution of the wind...") branches mirrored on the water's surface ("reflections") These four portfolios, united through their title theme, were taken on Plum Island, MA, where Corbató maintains her studio and was first inspired to become a photographer. Earlier images are presented along with two new portfolios shown here for the first time. Exhibition on display through December 21, 2009. Gallery hours: Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.–10 p.m.; Sat. 9 a.m – 9 p.m Sun. 3–9 p.m. The Rubin-Frankel Gallery is made possible by the generous donations of Mr. and Mrs. Irving and Felicia Rubin, parents of Marvin, Steven Rubin CGS ’89 SMG ‘91, and Betti Rubin Jacobson CAS ’95. It is located on the second floor of the Florence and Chafetz Hillel House at Boston University.

3:00pm on Sunday, November 29th 2009

http://www.bu.edu/hillel/gallery/current.html

Absolution of the Wind: Photographs by Emily Corbato

9:00am on Monday, November 30th 2009

http://www.bu.edu/hillel/gallery/current.html

Absolution of the Wind: Photographs by Emily Corbato

9:00am on Tuesday, December 1st 2009

http://www.bu.edu/hillel/gallery/current.html

Drawing Toward Home: Designs for Domestic Architecture from Historic New England

An exhibition featuring drawings of New England houses dating from the eighteenth through the twentieth centuries, depicting an array of building types, including estates, modest single-family houses, summer cottages, and even a typical triple-decker Boston apartment building. This exhibition was organized by Historic New England and is supported by The Humanities Foundation at Boston University. On display November 18, 2009 through January 17, 2010.

10:00am on Tuesday, December 1st 2009

http://www.bu.edu/cfa/visual-arts/galleries/stone/

Creating Freedom: From Post-Revolutionary to Post-Communist Art in Hungary

11:00am on Tuesday, December 1st 2009

http://www.bu.edu/cfa/visual-arts/galleries/sherman/

Phantom

Phantom is a multimedia installation by Canadian-based artists Alan Dunning and Paul Woodrow as part The Einstein’s Brain Project, an ongoing collaboration between artists and scientists who use various methods to examine human consciousness and constructions of the body. Created specifically for the 808 Gallery, Phantom will encompass a room-size video projection and sound components that appropriate strategies found in paranormal psychology and pattern recognition, to explore ideas about how we construct our world. On display November 17, 2009 through January 17, 2010.

11:00am on Tuesday, December 1st 2009

http://www.bu.edu/cfa/visual-arts/galleries/808/

Absolution of the Wind: Photographs by Emily Corbato

9:00am on Wednesday, December 2nd 2009

http://www.bu.edu/hillel/gallery/current.html

Drawing Toward Home: Designs for Domestic Architecture from Historic New England

10:00am on Wednesday, December 2nd 2009

http://www.bu.edu/cfa/visual-arts/galleries/stone/

Creating Freedom: From Post-Revolutionary to Post-Communist Art in Hungary

11:00am on Wednesday, December 2nd 2009

http://www.bu.edu/cfa/visual-arts/galleries/sherman/

Phantom

11:00am on Wednesday, December 2nd 2009

http://www.bu.edu/cfa/visual-arts/galleries/808/

Picture AIDS Gallery Opening

Display of the finalists from "Picture AIDS," an art competition for AIDS Activism and HIV/AIDS Awareness that is open to the entire BU community. Original artwork relating to the themes of HIV/AIDS, Human Rights and Universal Access in the following media: drawings, paintings, photography, graphic design. Prizes for top three finalists will be determined by popular vote. Artwork should be respectful and appropriate for all groups and ages. Submission deadline is November 24, 5 p.m. at the Community Service Center, 775 Commonwealth Avenue, 4th floor (GSU). As part of World AIDS Week, the art will be on display during regular office hours through December 4. Admission is free and open to the public. Info: PictureAIDS@gmail.com.

5:00pm on Wednesday, December 2nd 2009

GSU Howard Thurman Center, 775 Commonwealth Avenue (lower level)

http://sites.google.com/site/pictureaids/