Join us for an evening of art and conversation as we kick-off yet another exciting semester and celebrate the opening of our spring 2024 exhibition Never Spoken Again: Rogue Stories of Science and Collections. Curated by David Ayala-Alfonso, Never Spoken Again reflects on the birth of modern collections and the art institutions that sustain them.
Event is free and open to all. Light hors d’oeuvres and refreshment will be served. Plenty of parking will be available in the UVM Votey Lot on the west side of the Museum starting at 5:00PM.
Special Video Screening | Never Spoken Again
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24 at 2:00-3:00PM
Join us for an hour-long screening of video artworks accompanying the exhibition, Never Spoken Again: Rogue Stories of Science and Collections. Curated by David Ayala-Alfonso and produced by Independent Curators International (ICI), the exhibition and screenings bring together artists whose works open up critique of material culture, iconography, and political ecologies.
Visit the Learning Studio to explore artworks and objects from the Fleming Museum’s Founding Collections, learn about the Museum’s history, and discuss how collecting has changed since 1932.
The Museum's Founding Collections encompass both the art and objects acquired by the University before the Museum’s opening in 1931 and the early curatorial vision that shaped the collection's growth in its first few decades of operation. We'll also exhibit works that speak to the shifting perspectives of managing and adding to a teaching collection.
Open during regular visiting hours.
Curator Tour and Pop-Up Exhibit | Never Spoken Again
SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 2:00–3:30PM
Join the Fleming Museum’s Curator of Collections and Exhibitions, Kristan M. Hanson, and Manager of Collections and Exhibitions, Margaret Tamulonis for a public tour of the Never Spoken Again: Rogue Stories of Science and Collections exhibition.
Following the tour, guests may visit the Learning Studio to explore additional artworks and objects from the Fleming Museum’s Founding Collections. The Museum's Founding Collections encompass both the art and objects acquired by the University before the Museum’s opening in 1931 and the early curatorial vision that shaped the collection's growth in its first few decades of operation. We'll also exhibit works that speak to the shifting perspectives of managing and adding to a teaching collection.
Event is free and open to all.
Image: Ulrik López, Summon Song I (detail), Mayan screaming vase, 2018-2019. Object replicas, fabricated archeological site, and sound. Courtesy the artist, with support from the Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grant.
School of the Arts Dance Performance | TERRESTRIALS: life on the ground
FRIDAY, MARCH 22, 7:00-8:00PM
In partnership with the School of the Arts, TERRESTRIALS: life on the ground, a dance and music performance featuring three original works by UVM Professor Paul Besaw in collaboration with an amazing team of musicians and dancers will take over the Marble Court. Don't miss this incredible collaboration with an amazing team of musicians and dancers: Julian Barnett, Clare Byrne, Hye-Won Hwang, Matt LaRocca, Julie Peoples-Clark, D. Thomas Toner, Avi Waring, and Willow Wonder.
Event is free and open to all, a reservation is required. Doors open at 6:30 pm. Please present registration confirmation upon arrival at the Museum's front desk.
See video artworks accompanying the exhibition, Never Spoken Again: Rogue Stories of Science and Collections. Curated by David Ayala-Alfonso and produced by Independent Curators International (ICI), the exhibition and screenings bring together artists whose works open up critique of material culture, iconography, and political ecologies.
Event is free and open to all. Full program details coming soon.
Pop-Up Exhibit | Look to the Sky! An Eclipse-Inspired Collection
TUESDAY, APRIL 2 THROUGH SATURDAY, APRIL 6
Ahead of Vermont’s first Total Solar Eclipse since 1932, visit the Fleming Museum’s Learning Studio to see artworks and objects from the Fleming Collection related to space, the heavens, and all things out of this world.
Open during regular visiting hours. Please note, the Fleming Museum of Art will be closed on Monday, April 8, the day of the eclipse.