Current Events
Art Into Fashion, Fashion Into Art: Expanding The Visual Field
Thursday, October 22, 2009, 6:30-8:00 PM; St. Paul Campus
Join us for our collection close-up event. Dr. Jean McElvain, GMD Assistant Curator, will reveal powerful patterns in apparel and accessories from the collection of GMD. As a complement, 20th century art historian Dr. Roslye Ultan will discuss the importance of patterns and repetitive imagery in Pop Art.
FGMD members: $25; Guests: $35; Students: $10.
To RSVP, contact Linda Hersom at herso004@umn.edu or 612.730.6751
Cocktail Reception with Yeohlee
Wednesday, November 11, 2009, 5:00-7:00 PM; JV & Company; Gaviidae Common 555 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis
Meet fashion designer Yeohlee Teng, recipient of the 2004 Cooper Hewitt national Design Award for Fashion Design and renowned for dressing the "urban nomad," and see the new YEOHLEE Spring 2010 collection. Organized by FGMD, Weisman Art Museum, and JV & Company
$50 each, space limited to 50. For ticket, contact Northrop at 612.624.2345
Design in the Dark: A Film Series
2nd Thursdays from November 2009 through April 2010, 7:00 PM; St. Paul Campus
Join us this fall for the stories behind the top fashion designers - the new Goldstein Fashion Film series presents features, documentaries, and short works on design and designers.
All films are free; Concessions at McNeal Hall will be for sale.
Thursday, December 3, 2009, 6:30-8:30 PM; St. Paul Campus
Join College of Design Dean Tom Fisher and three top design theorists/practitioners as they discuss questions related to design process and the ability of design to address the social problems of today's consumers. Organized by the Friends of GMD
FGMD Members: $25; Guests: $35; Students: $10.
To RSVP, contact Linda Hersom at herso004@umn.edu or 612.730.6751 by December 1, 2009.