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art exhibits

Oct 14
Thu
Stone Carving Demonstration
“Gandharan Stone Carving: A Living Art of Pakistan.” Ghulam Mustafa and his son Mohammad Iftikhar Ahmed, of Pakistan, give a rare demonstration of the stone-carving techniques of ancient Gandhara, Pakistan. North entrance, Elvehjem Museum of Art grounds, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Information: 262-5696, jkenoyer@wisc.edu.
Oct 15
Fri
Stone Carving Demonstration
“Gandharan Stone Carving: A Living Art of Pakistan.” Ghulam Mustafa and his son Mohammad Iftikhar Ahmed, of Pakistan, give a rare demonstration of the stone-carving techniques of ancient Gandhara, Pakistan. North entrance, Elvehjem Museum of Art grounds, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Information: 262-5696, jkenoyer@wisc.edu.
Oct 16
Sat
Stone Carving Demonstration
“Gandharan Stone Carving: A Living Art of Pakistan.” Ghulam Mustafa and his son Mohammad Iftikhar Ahmed, of Pakistan, give a rare demonstration of the stone-carving techniques of ancient Gandhara, Pakistan. North entrance, Elvehjem Museum of Art, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Information: 262-5696, jkenoyer@wisc.edu.

Elvehjem Museum of Art
“Perspectives: African Art from the Bareiss Family Collection.” Third Floor Mezzanine, April 29, 2004-May 29, 2005. Information: 263-2246, nmustapich@lvm.wisc.edu.
Memorial Library Special Collections
“Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature.” National Library of Medicine and the American Library Association traveling exhibit features six sections dealing with the literary, scientific and ethical aspects of Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein.” Special Collections, 976 Memorial Library, Sept. 1-Oct. 15. Information: 262-3243, yschofer@library.wisc.edu.
Knapp House’s Inaugural Exhibit
“Comedy of Art.” Monday-Friday by appointment, Saturday and Sunday noon-5 p.m. 130 E. Gilman St., Sept. 1-Oct. 27. Information: 213-6468, knapphouseart@yahoo.com.
Steinhauer Trust Gallery
“A Year in the Arboretum.” The four seasons are celebrated with a series of photographs taken at the Arboretum throughout 2003 by members of the Friends of the Arboretum Nature Photography Group. Arboretum Visitor Center, 1207 Seminole Highway, Sept. 1-Oct. 29. Information: 263-7888.
Japanese Print Exhibition
“Frank Lloyd Wright and Japan.” View images of Wright’s work in Japan, such as the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo and around 30 of the 2,200 Japanese prints he collected in Japan that are now in the Elvehjem’s collection. Mayer Gallery, Elvehjem Museum of Art, Sept. 4-Nov. 7. Information: 263-2246, nmustapich@lvm.wisc.edu.
Glassy Surface of a Lake
Xu Bing combines traditional crafts, techniques and materials with contemporary conceptualism. Based on elements of language, including Chinese characters and English letters. Elvehjem Museum of Art, Sept. 4-Nov. 28. Information: 263-2246, nmustapich@lvm.wisc.edu.
Wisconsin Union Art Exhibition
Silk screen posters, representing some of the events that took place in the Wisconsin Union Theater since its opening in 1939. Theater Gallery, Memorial Union, Sept. 5-Oct. 5. Information: 262-7592, art@union.wisc.edu.
Wisconsin Union Art Exhibition
“Flora.” Sigrid Steiger Fanale. Floral photographs by this Madison-based artist illuminate the Memorial Union’s newest gallery. Lakefront on Langdon Gallery, Memorial Union, Sept. 5-Oct. 5. Information: 262-7592, art@union.wisc.edu.
Wisconsin Union Art Exhibition
“Heavy Metal/Graceful Forms.” Bruce Niemi. Stainless steel and bronze. These powerful yet graceful forms emit balance, energy and strength. Porter Butts Gallery, Memorial Union, Sept. 10-Oct. 10. Information: 262-7592, art@union.wisc.edu.
Wisconsin Union Art Exhibition
“Words Becoming Art.” Mike Koppa brings his art to life in books and reveals his interest in words as art. Class of 1925 Gallery, Memorial Union, Sept. 10-Oct. 10. Information: 262-7592, art@union.wisc.edu.
Library Exhibit
“David Woodward: Literary Selections on Cartography.” Various works of the late David Woodward, geography professor and proprietor of Juniper Press. They range from broadsides by the Juniper Press to a project detailing the history of cartography. Second floor and Special Collections, Memorial Library, Sept. 15-Oct. 15.
Wisconsin Union Art Tour
Self-guided tour of the art collection in Memorial Union. Flyers available in the gallery spaces or at Essentials Information Desk on the first floor Sept. 23-Dec. 23. Information: 262-5969, schmoldt@wisc.edu.
Raymond Dugan’s Bayeux Tapestry
Replica of historic embroidery from the Middle Ages chronicling the conquest of England by William the Conqueror of Normany in 1066. Design Gallery, Human Ecology, 1300 Linden Drive, Sept. 24-Oct. 24. Information: 262-8815.
Library Exhibit
“A Progressive Conversation Party.” Kohler Art Library is hosting an exhibit of books made by the Bone Folders’ Guild. These creations demonstrate 1950s etiquette, when the game of sparkling conversation was considered a social art. Oct. 1-31. Information: 263-2256, lkorenic@library.wisc.edu.
Wisconsin Union Art Exhibition
“Voices of the Future Honoring the Past.” Art from scholarship competitors of the 22nd Annual American Multicultural Student Leadership Conference will be on display for a juried competition. Class of 1925 Gallery, Memorial Union, Oct. 8-10. Information: 262-7592, art@union.wisc.edu.
Kailyn and the Cactus
Graduate students’ ceramic sculpture exhibition. Rachel Telfer’s work is abstract and organic, while Ryan Myers’s work includes figurative pieces and wheel-thrown vessels. East High School gallery, 2222 E. Washington Ave., Oct. 11-Nov. 8. Information: 262-0951, rltelfer@wisc.edu.
Art Exhibit/Lecture Series
“Christiane Clados: Reconstructing the Pre-Columbian World.” Anthropologist/artist Clados paints reconstructions based on archaeological finds in Mesoamerica and the former Inca lands of South America. Commonwealth Gallery, 100 South Baldwin St., Oct. 19-25. Information: 262-2811, nforster@facstaff.wisc.edu.