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Thursday, October 17, 2024
- All dayPattern RecognitionThe 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.
- All dayPurple Thursday
- All dayShawn Smith, "Dissonant Data"Austin-based artist Shawn Smith merges nature and technology in his two- and three-dimensional work featuring life-size animals, insects and abstract self-portraits, exploring "how humans use data as a lens for looking at the anthropocene, species loss and habitat destruction." On view at Wright Gallery, Langford A, Room 212, from Sept. 16-Oct. 24. Artist talk: Sept. 26, 4-5 p.m.; reception from 5-6 p.m.
- All dayShutter and Sound: The Jazz Photography of Bob WilloughbyThis exhibition consists of 50 images taken by photographer Bob Willoughby from 1950–1960. In these vibrant photos, Willoughby's appreciation for and understanding of jazz music is apparent. "Willoughby not only had a good eye, he had a keen ear, and seemed to know when to snap at an inspired moment." – Dave Brubeck By 1950 jazz was here to stay and had migrated its unique sound from the streets of New Orleans to American cities from coast to coast. As the world changed, jazz evolved as well. One of the foremost jazz scenes was in Los Angeles, CA. Some would say it was due to the laid-back surfer culture of California, but the jazz of this region had a flavor all its own and is often considered the birth of what we know as "smooth jazz" today. Willoughby developed photos at night in his Los Angeles garage as he listened to jazz on the radio. If he heard a live broadcast from a nearby venue, he'd drop everything to go take photographs. Willoughby's photographs stand out because of their realism and immediacy. Working in difficult lighting and crowded conditions, these images are jazz improvisation made manifest: they give the viewer a sense of vibrant intimacy as he captured wistful singers, jamming musicians, and enthusiastic audiences. Willoughby photographed jazz greats such as Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Miles Davis, DaveBrubeck, and Frank Sinatra, to name just a few. A Program of Exhibits USA with Texas Commission on the Arts and The National Endowment for the Arts.
- All dayTexas A&M University Men's Tennis at ITA Texas RegionalTexas A&M University Men's Tennis at ITA Texas Regional
- All dayTransit Fall ServiceFor service information visit transport.tamu.edu/busroutes (http://transport.tamu.edu/busroutes)
- 10:00 AM4hAGLS Career Center TablingVisit the AGLS Career Center Team, pick up valuable resources, and learn about what we offer!
- 11:30 AM1hGraduate Students Data, Machine Learning, and AI ResumesThe Career Center, in cooperation with GRAD Aggies, presents the Day of Interview Etiquette and Communication. Interviewing is more than just answering questions. It requires preparation, understanding of the interview process, and follow-up. This workshop focuses on what an interviewing and selection process looks like, how to communicate with hiring managers and recruiters, interview types, and how to leave a great impression during job candidacy. Attending this event and completing the reflection is worth 1 PDU towards a GRAD Aggies Professional Development Certificate for graduate & professional students.
- 12:00 PM1hSalary Negotiations 101Learn how to research your target salary, highlight your accomplishments, and find the right words — and the confidence — to negotiate for better benefits and pay.
- 3:45 PM1h"Transmodern Primitivisms"Castro-Gómez will deliver a lecture on October 17 at 3:45pm in GLAS 311, entitled "Transmodern Primitivisms." Registration is free and open to the public. Please register here (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfE3LHPjCG3KRnoyvoI637L_VYes4Yg7khAZi_z0uW4GzkCUA/viewform). Santiago Castro-Gómez challenges the story that equality, liberty, and fraternity, the core notions of the political revolutions of the United States and France, are of European origin. Through analysis of new historical sources, he shows that republican ideals from Rousseau to Benjamin Franklin were inspired by North American Indigenous communities. The emergence of these Enlightenment ideals was the product of an intercultural intellectual exchange between Europeans and Indigenous peoples, and in this sense, we can speak of "transmodernity." This event commences the Critical Thought and the Global South Workshop, which continues with invited speakers and a roundtable on Friday, October 18th. The workshop is the inaugural event for the International Consortium of Thought from the Global South.Sponsors:Melbern G. Glasscock Center for Humanities Research, Department of Philosophy, Department of Global Languages and Cultures, College of Arts & Science, International Consortium of Thought from the Global South, Critical Theory Collective
- 4:00 PM1hPersonal Brand Exploration and ImpactThe process of getting a job/internship starts with developing your personal brand. Learn how to develop or enhance yours throughout the hiring process and on LinkedIn!
- 5:00 PM1h 30mBarbershop TalkBarbershop 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)
- 7:00 PM1h"Root and Riffcraft: Woodwind Compositions by Cornelius Boots"Boots will perform on October 17 at 7:00pm in the LAAH Black Box Theater. Innovative and beyond category, Boots has been expanding the repertoire for under-represented woodwinds – shakuhachi and bass clarinet – since 1994. Founder/composer of the world's first bass clarinet quartet, Edmund Welles, and of Black Earth Shakuhachi School, Boots continues the panstylistic, deep musicianship lineage of Duke Ellington and Eric Dolphy into the 21st century. The concert will feature solos, duos and quartets performed by Boots, Dr. Regan and Dr. Vos-Rochefort as well as bass clarinet students from Texas A&M-Kingsville campus.Featuring: Cornelius Boots Martin Regan, Professor of Music | Texas A&M - College Station Andrea Vos-Rochefort, Assistant Professor of Clarinet | Texas A&M - Kingsville Free & Open to the publicSponsors: Melbern G. Glasscock Center for Humanities Research College of Performance, Visualization & Fine Arts