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. 

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.

This 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.

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Presenters:Elizabeth Carlino, Ph.D. Candidate | Geography "Anticipating Insecurity: A political ecology of climate adaptation and water rights in South Africa" Jyotsna Vaid, Professor | Psychological & Brain Sciences/Women's & Gender Studies "The Committee on South Asian WomenBulletin(1983-1996):Origins, Themes, Legacy"Abstracts:CarlinoThe increasing frequency and intensity of climate change impacts has called into question how adaptation and mitigation planning engenders further environmental injustices. This paper examines how South Africa's climate change plans shifts understandings of the right to water and how Apartheid-era policies are reified through contemporary approaches to water governance. Through a critical analysis of legal cases and policy documents, this work demonstrates how the right to water becomes imbricated with notions of insecurity in attempts to adapt to the impacts of climate change and it considers what this means for a future marked by climate uncertainty and transformation.VaidTheCOSAWBulletinwas the firstpublicationof its kindin north Americaand in South Asia.Over its 13years, this grassroots feminist publication became arecognized entityin academic and activist circlesalike.From modest beginnings, it grew in size, scope, and in the range and depth ofthe issues itcovered.Many of theBulletin'scontributors and supporters went onto become highly visibleandinfluentialindiverse fields.In this project I aim tounderstand how theBulletincarved out a space toarticulatefeminist concernsfrom a South Asian lens,what led to its formation, how the publication wassupported andsustained, what kinds of issues it addressed, and what mightbe its legacy.For scholars ofSouth Asia this project addresses anunderstudiedaspect of South Asian feminist history.Moregenerally,the project seeks to situate this diasporicpublication, and reflections around it,withincontemporary discussions ofracialization,sexuality,transnational feminism,displacement, and thepolitics of belonging.   Chair: Priya Jain  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.

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