Frost Art Museum | Event Calendar

Saturday Aug. 22, 2009 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.	Frost Family Day Join us on Saturday, August 22, 2009 for free museum tours and creative activities at The Patricia and Phillip Frost Art Museum. Event includes fun activities for families including mask-making, portraiture, face painting, creative games, music, and light snacks. Also explore our new Kenan-Flagler Family Discovery Gallery ranked by Miami New Times as the "Best Place for Kids to Unleash Their Creativity." Frost Family Day is free and open to the public from 11am-3pm.
Wednesday Sept. 2, 2009 12 p.m. - 3 p.m.	The Frost welcomes FIU students back to school. Free tours and giveaways for new students.
Wednesday Sept. 2, 2009 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.	Target Wednesday After Hours: The Miami Paintings, Geoffrey Olsen, exhibition opening reception and the Isadora Duncan Dance Ensemble. Geoffrey Olsen, exhibition opening reception and the Isadora Duncan Dance Ensemble. Geoffrey Olsen was the graduate director and senior painting professor in the Department of Art and Art History until his passing in 2008. This exhibition is a retrospective of his works, inspired by the landscape and legends of his homeland of Great Britain. Isadora Duncan Dance Ensemble, the Miami-based company which is the fifth generation to perpetuate Isadora’s legacy as the mother of Modern Dance. Target Wednesday After Hours are free and open to the public and take place from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. one Wednesday each month. For more information please contact the Education Department at 305.348.6963.
Wednesday Sept. 9, 2009 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.	Docent Open House
Saturday Sept. 26, 2009 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.	Smithsonian Museum Day
Friday Oct. 9, 2009 6 p.m. - 9 p.m	Exhibition Opening The Missing Peace: Artists Consider the Dalai Lama Lacuna in Testimony, Navjot Altaf En Vista, Mirta Gomez and Eduardo del Valle
Wednesday October 14, 2009 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.	Target Wednesday After Hours: Eduardo del Valle and Mirta Gómez, meet the artists of En Vista Navjot Altaf, meet the artist of Lacuna in Testimony traditional Indian dance performance Eduardo del Valle and Mirta G ómez, the Cuban-born husband and wife team, have worked collaboratively for more than thirty years, receiving international acclaim for their photographs of subjects in a state of flux. The first monograph of their work is a three-part photographic essay focusing on the metamorphosis of the vernacular domestic architecture in the Yucatán Peninsula, México. This exhibition will focus on their new research captured in photographs.Navjot Altaf’s video installations reflect her interest in a broad range of art media, societal issues and social unrest. She lives and works in Mumbai, India. Target Wednesday After Hours are free and open to the public and take place from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. one Wednesday each month. For more information please contact the Education Department at 305.348.6963.
Friday Oct. 23, 2009 8 p.m.	Steven & Dorothea Green Critics’ Lecture Series Dr. Robert Thurman Robert Thurman is Professor of Indo-Tibetan Buddhist Studies in the Department of Religion at Columbia University, President of Tibet House US, a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and promotion of Tibetan civilization, and President of the American Institute of Buddhist Studies. The New York Times recently hailed him as "the leading American expert on Tibetan Buddhism." The first American to have been ordained a Tibetan Buddhist monk and a personal friend of the Dalai Lama for over 40 years, Professor Thurman is a passionate advocate and spokesperson for the truth regarding the current Tibet-China situation and the human rights violations suffered by the Tibetan people under Chinese rule. His commitment to finding a peaceful, win-win solution for Tibet and China inspired him to write his latest book, Why the Dalai Lama Matters: His Act of Truth as the Solution for China, Tibet and the World, published in June of 2008.
Wednesday Nov. 4, 2009 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.	Target Wednesday After Hours: The Mystical Arts of Tibet and Dr. Nathan Katz lecture. Target Wednesday After Hours are free and open to the public and take place from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. one Wednesday each month. For more information please contact Curatorial Coordinator, Catalina Jaramillo at 305.348.6674
Thursday Dec. 3, 2009 12 p.m. - 7 p.m.	Department of Art and Art History Master Mystery Art Show Ritz Carlton Hotel, South Beach The annual postcard display, created by community and university artists, will be on view starting at noon. The show benefits the university’s MFA in visual arts program.
Sunday Dec. 6, 2009 9:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.	Breakfast In The Park with Michele Oka Doner Celebrate Art Basel Miami Beach with The Frost Art Museum at the 7th Annual Breakfast in the Park. This official Art Basel event includes tours of the Sculpture Park at FIU, light breakfast, and an informal lecture by renowned artist Michele Oka Doner, who has a piece in the exhibition, The Missing Peace: Artists Consider the Dalai Lama.
Wednesday Dec. 16, 2009 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.	Target Wednesday After Hours: Bachelor of Fine Arts student and Entertainment to be announced Exhibition opening reception and walk-through. Target Wednesday After Hours are free and open to the public and take place from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. one Wednesday each month. For more information please contact the Education Department at 305.348.6963.