According to Americans for the Arts (https://www.americansforthearts.org/events/national-arts-and-humanities-month), "October is National Arts & Humanities Month (NAHM)—a collective recognition of the importance of culture in America. NAHM was launched by Americans for the Arts more than 30 years ago as National Arts Week in honor of the twentieth anniversary of the National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities. In 1993, it was reestablished by Americans for the Arts and national arts partners as a month-long celebration, with goals of: FOCUSING on equitable access to the arts at local, state, and national levels; ENCOURAGING individuals, organizations, and diverse communities to participate in the arts; ALLOWING governments and businesses to show their support of the arts; and RAISING public awareness about the positive impact of the arts and humanities in our communities and lives. The arts are a national asset and should be available everywhere to everyone—and while a majority of the public believes this based on public opinion polling and other research, it's often not their default way of thinking about the arts. National Arts & Humanities Month is an opportunity for everyone to help change public perception and promote the crucial role of the arts and humanities in promoting individual wellbeing, addressing trauma, connecting cultures, highlighting inequities, and making our communities healthier and stronger."

Presenters:Tanner Ogle, Ph.D. Candidate | History"Re-Forming Rebels: Bute, Wilkes, and theScottishHighlands in Anti-Jacobite Conspiracy(1759-1765)"Kim Kattari, Associate Professor | Performance, Visualization & Fine Arts "Drone-Based Music, Transformative Experiences, and Activism" Abstracts:OgleImperial historians have oftendiscounted conspiracies ofScots in the imperial government between the 1760s and 1770sas mere polemicor as ethnic prejudice. In analyzing thePatriotMovement fostered by John Wilkes, Inot only contendthat these fears merit seriousconsideration, butargue that this movement's'Scotophobia'would be better understood as anti-Jacobitismgrounded in living memory.Revealing importantperceptionsabout Scottish imperial officials,Wilkitepropagandacentered not on Scotland, but on Highlanders who were blamed by both Scots andtheEnglish for theJacobite Rebellion of 1745.Thisresearchnot only contributes to scholarship on the origins of the American Revolution,itargues that the Jacobite Rising was a formative moment for the BritishEmpire, andrevealsanimportantstrain of 'highlandization'.Kattari I settled onto the floor as the first notes of the Drone Not Drones event wafted to my ears from the strike of a gamelan gong. From tambura to synthesizer, drum to accordion, Bulgarian chorus to powwow song, a musical drone was sustained for 28 continuous hours over the course of more than 45 performing groups. Drawing on my ethnographic research, I'll consider how the long-form event facilitated transformative experiences that allowed participants to reflect on the destruction caused by military drones and imagine a world at peace. This presentation offers new ways of thinking about drone-based music as a vehicle for exploring dystopia and utopia, a sonic medium for personal healing, and a catalyst for activist engagement.   Chair: Juan Alonzo | English  Please note that this is not a lecture, and thus, is not suited for class attendance. The Colloquium Series is intended to provide the presenter with a forum to discuss their research and receive feedback from colleagues and peers.

Houston Carson of local wrestling promotion Lions Pride Sports will be hosting a special Lorefest-themed match featuring wrestler characters created by student groups, including gimmicks, costumes, storylines and more. The Pride's full-size ring will be set up in the LAAH Courtyard in easy view of all three floors of the building.

She made a name for herself as a professional artist at a time when the art world was marginalizing women. She was one of the few female faculty members at the Art Institute of Chicago prior to World War II, becoming an innovative teacher known for mentoring her students. During her over 30-year teaching career she influenced generations of art history students, embracing modernism, introducing them to African art, and instilling her constant drive to explore new things into her students. Join us for a Gallery Talk & Reception on Nov. 7, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. in the Stark Galleries with guest speaker Victoria Hennessey Cummins, Ph.D.   This exhibition represents the eighth installation in the Texas Art Project (https://uart.tamu.edu/texasartproject/) series.

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. 

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