As part of a new research and teaching initiative focusing on the production and use of manuscript materials, the Early Modern Studies Working Group is pleased to co-sponsor a workshop with master scribe and paleography instructor Lucas Tucker at Texas A&M. During his two-day visit, Tucker will lead hands-on demonstrations of preparing and using quills, varieties of early modern writing inks, as well as the deciphering of contemporary hands. Sponsored by Early Modern Studies Working Group (Glasscock Center for Humanities Research), John and Sara Lindsey Chair of Liberal Arts, and University Libraries There are two opportunities to attend: Thursday, 26 September (1:00pm-2:15pm) and Friday, 27 September (10:20am-11:30am). An informal luncheon will be held following the final session on Friday. These events are free, but space is limited. Please RSVP to Kevin O'Sullivan (kmosullivan@tamu.edu) before Monday, 23 September, to register.

During this presentation, University Health Services will cover key definitions, practical techniques, and engage in an activity designed for self-reflection. The goal of this presentation is to reduce burnout rates among Texas A&M students by equipping them with effective stress management strategies and promoting the mental health resources available on campus.

Barbershop talks is a series of conversations that allows us to ask questions, think, and reflect in a safe space. Their will be snacks and drinks. Come join us! Attend all Barbershop Talks and earn a haircut!Barbershop Talks Series ScheduleSeptember 5, 2024: – Introductions September 19, 2024: Dr. PonJuan October 3, 2024: – Importance of voting and why does it matter. October 17, 2024: – Men in mental Health/Relationship November 7, 2024: – UPD Chief Johnson November 21, 2024: – How to dress for success Cedric and Jay December 5, 2024: – Dinner and Haircuts / Anthony with All Star Fades ( Haircuts will be free)

Kallmyer's lecture will launch CATTLELAND: a series of residencies by Kallmyer at Texas A&M that integrates the agricultural sciences, environmental studies, and the visual and performing arts utilizing live cattle, bells, and the rewilding of land they occupy. Throughout the year, CATTLELAND will foster a conversation about the significance of grazing lands through forums, rigorous inquiry, speculative proposals, exhibitions, sound installations, and handmade objects.BIOChris Kallmyer (http://www.chriskallmyer.com) is a musician working at the intersection of art, architecture, and design. Through his work he creates collective experiences driven by his interests in listening, landscape, and community. His multi-disciplinary projects have been exhibited and performed at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Walker Art Center, Pulitzer Arts Foundation, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and STUDIO TeatrGaleria in Warsaw among other spaces in America, Europe, and Asia. In 2021, he founded the Furniture Music, a design studio that creates research-based sounding goods for architectural applications. Current projects include a new collection of wind chimes for the California luminaries Commune, a granite fountain to mark the home of a blind potter, and a redwood amphitheater for an elementary school. FM is a studio where each project aims to promote social well-being through sound and the principles of bioregional design.

The concept of pattern in the arts provides artists with tools that can limit creativity or suggest new avenues for exploration. They can offer a maker innovative options to explore with their accustomed materials and techniques; at times present a designer a means of control; advance a range of new ornaments and motifs to work with; and impart a new understanding of the relation between functional and decorative form. This exhibition will look at the impact of pattern in the arts using the University Art Galleries collections. 

Some pairings are literal, such as Joyce Kilmer's famous poem, "Tree,"next to Ola McNeill Davidson's beautiful painting of a tree. Others are more metaphysical and mysterious and ask the visitor to figure out the connection.