RECOMMENDED READING
Seven Days in the Art World by Sarah Thornton

With the art market boom as a backdrop, the fundamental question explored in Seven Days is why art has become so popular. Answers are complicated and access to the art world is rarely easy. Thornton breaks through, offering well researched day-in-the-life accounts of the contemporary art scene. A smart and savvy guide. Available for purchase in the art museum shop, along with a list of other suggested art titles.

Art Museum closed for winter break
Friday, January 1 – Sunday, January 9, 2011
Kresge Art Museum

Museum closed for winter break. The University will also be closed on the first.

Art Museum Office and University Closed
Monday, January 3, 2011

The Best of Friends: The Friends of Kresge Art Museum and American Roads exhibitions open
Monday, January 10, 2011
Kresge Art Museum

Gallery Walk: The Best of Friends
Sunday, January 16, 2011, 1 pm
Kresge Art Museum

KAM education staff will lead this insightful tour of Kresge's most recent exhibition.

Art Museum is open on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Monday, January 17, 2011

Creative Kids: My Own Sketchbook! Ages 6-12
Saturday, January 22, 2011, 1-3 pm
Kresge Art Museum

Embellish a sketch book to make your very own masterpiece. Cost is $3 for museum members and $4 for general public. Class size is limited so participants must pre-register and pre-pay. For more information contact the museum's educator, Cari Wolfe at 517-884-0653 or wolfeca1@msu.edu.

Department of Art & Art History Research Lecture: Jon Frey - North of the Bath, West of the Fortress: A Report on the 2008-2010 Study Seasons at Isthmia
Monday, January 24, 2011, 7 pm
Room 108, Kresge Art Center

Since 2008, study of the partially excavated remains of the Hexamilion where it intersects with the ancient site of Isthmia has revealed a number of interesting details concerning the site in its Roman and Greek phases. Frey will discuss the results of the last three seasons of research as well as plans for future study at the site.

Department of Art & Art History Guest Lecture: The Heads of State
Tuesday, January 25, 2011, 7 pm
Room 107, S. Kedzie Hall

The Heads of State is the award-winning design and illustration studio of Jason Kernevich and Dustin Summers. Known for a restrained graphic style, they produce work for a wide range of clients including: Wired Magazine, Penguin, and Wilco. Currently, both teach at Tyler School of Art.

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Lecture: Tours of Heaven and Hell in Early Christianity
Presenter: Chris Frilingos, Associate Professor, Religious Studies
Thursday, January 27, 2011, 6:30 pm
Kresge Art Museum

Paradise Lost by John Martin (British, 1789-1854), a series of 24 mezzotints included in the exhibition, provides the lecture foundation. Long before Milton and Dante, early Christian authors wrote about the landscapes and inhabitants of heaven and hell. Apocalypses (from the Greek term for "revelation") of the first and second centuries of the Common Era, relate the details of otherworldly journeys. Professor Frilingos will discuss canonical and extracanonical examples, including the Book of Revelation and the Apocalypse of Peter. For early Christians, these sources exposed the ties that bind this world and the next.

Party: Hats Off to Friends!
Saturday, January 29, 2011, 7-9 p.m.
Kresge Art Museum

Visit the Upcoming Friends Events page for full details.