Michael C. Carlos Museum

10 AM
“Enigmatic and Anonymous: Allegorical Prints Attributed to the Monogrammist AC”
Brooks Rich
Associate Curator of Old Master Prints
National Gallery of Art

11 AM
"Man’s Choice between Good and Evil. Religious Allegories in Antwerp Printmaking c. 1570-1584”
Yvonne Bleyerveld
Senior Curator of Prints and Drawings, ca. 1500-1800
RKD — Netherlands Institute for Art History

Noon
Lunch Break

1 PM
“Speaking Otherwise: Allegory and the Depiction of Difference in Karel van Mander’s Confusio Babylonica”
Lisa Rosenthal
Associate Professor of Art History
School of Art and Design
University of Illinois 

2 PM
“Political Allegories in the Dutch Republic”
Maureen Warren
Curator of European and American Art before 1850
Krannert Art Museum
University of Illinois

3 PM
"Steadfast towards the Bridegroom: Parabolic Allegory in Jan Saenredam's The Wise and Foolish Virgins (1606)"
Alexandra Zigomalas
Graduate Student
Art History Department
Emory University

4 PM
“Feeling One’s Way to a New Body and Soul: Impassioned Allegory in Thomas Sailly, S.J.’s Thesaurus of Prayers and Spiritual Exercises of 1609”
Walter S. Melion
Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Art History, Emory University
Co-curator, Through a Glass, Darkly: Allegory and Faith in Netherlandish Prints from Lucas van Leyden to Rembrandt.

The Lovis Corinth Colloquiums are funded by a bequest by Kay Corinth, daughter-in-law of Lovis Corinth (1858-1925), the German Expressionist painter.

THIS PROGRAM IS FULL AND NO ADDITIONAL RESERVATIONS MAY BE TAKEN.

Poet Daniel Bosch was a student of Derek Walcott's at the time the Nobel Prize-winning author was writing his masterwork, Omeros. Though the poem references characters from Homer's Iliad, Walcott's intention is much greater than a reworking of a familiar tale. Over five weeks (November 11, 18, & 25 and December 2, & 9), Bosch, a lecturer in Emory's English Department, will lead readers through Walcott’s American epic, seeking to come to terms with pressing questions Omeros raises about the function of verse narrative in the late 20th century. Each meeting will feature in-depth examination of artistic choices Walcott made in light of his ambition to write freely in the languages and genres of empire.

Fee: $100 for Carlos Museum members; $125 for nonmembers, which includes the cost of the book.

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Space is limited, and registration is required by calling 404-727-6118.

Cacao, the plant from which cocoa and chocolate are made, has been cultivated, consumed, and coveted in the Americas for thousands of years. Museum docents will lead tours of the Art of the Americas galleries to view the chocolate vessels from the Maya and the Aztec. Xocolatl Small Batch Chocolate, located just down the road at Krog Street Market, will demonstrate chocolate production from harvest of the cacao, through fermentation, to the delicious final project, highlighting their farm partners in Nicaragua, where cacao is still grown today. A variety of their small-batch chocolates will be available for sale. In the studio, families can grind cacao pods, chilies, and cinnamon to create their own “drink of the gods” and make a cylindrical vessel especially for chocolate inspired by the Maya.

THIS EVENT HAS FILLED AND WE ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTING RESERVATIONS.

For more information, please contact Alyson Vuley at 404-727-6118.

Fee: $8 for Carlos Museum members; $15 for nonmembers for both children and adults. Children 5 and under are free. Space is limited, and online registration is required.

The story of Princess Gie Gie and her long daily trek for water is based on high-fashion model Georgie Badiel’s childhood experience growing up in Burkina Faso. After hearing the story and looking closely at a Makonde water vessel, a finely-decorated clay vessel from Mozambique, children will head to the studio to make clay pinch pots. Proceeds from the sale of this book support the work of the Georgie Badiel Foundation, which builds wells in Burkina Faso and other countries in Africa.

For preschoolers and kindergarteners with an accompanying adult. For more information, contact Alyson Vuley at 404-727-0519 or avuley@emory.edu.

This program is free, but registration is required online.

The painting of the Jain cosmic man on view in the Asian galleries beginning October 12 is a visual representation of the Jain conception of the universe. Children will look closely at the painting, exploring the various realms inhabited by humans and other beings. Then they will move to the studio to create their own painted version of the cosmos with artist and illustrator Ande Cook.

For children ages 8-12. Fee: $15 for Carlos Museum members; $20 for nonmembers. Online registration is required.

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Minor White provocatively declared “candid” photography a “dead end.” White’s alternative to the subject “caught unawares” was what he called the “camera-conscious” approach. In a lecture titled “From Expression to Creation: Minor White’s Staged Photography,” Todd Cronan, associate professor of Art History, discusses how White attempted to give narrative form to still photography. Looking closely at his 1948 handmade book of 32 photographs, “The Temptation of St. Anthony Is Mirrors,” Cronan argues that it was White’s early and longstanding engagement with the theater that fundamentally changed the course of his work. Moving from caught to conscious photography, White’s staged scenes opened up an influential course for the future of photographic practice.

The allegorical prints in the special exhibition Through a Glass, Darkly were made with intaglio techniques in which the image was incised or scratched into a copper plate or other surface before inking the plate, layering with paper, and running through an etching press. After exploring the prints in the exhibition, visit the studio to try your hand drypoint, an intaglio process, and then print your image using the press!

Sunday FUNday is a free, drop-in event for all families. No registration is required.

Support for Sunday FUNdays is provided by The David R. Clare and Margaret C. Clare Foundation and Emory Point.

In 2010, the late Thalia N. Carlos purchased a 5th-century BC red-figure column krater with an image of Orpheus among the Thracians in honor of Atlanta Symphony Director Robert Spano.

Enjoy afternoon tea and scones as Curator of Greek and Roman Art Ruth Allen discusses the story of Orpheus and its ongoing resonance from Gluck’s 1752 opera Orfeo ed Euridice to the Tony award-winning smash hit Hadestown.

This event is free and open to the public.

Bent Frequency presents Many Voices featuring internationally acclaimed bass, Nicholas Isherwood, and the Emory University Composition studio of Adam Mirza. Hosted by Emory University's Michael C. Carlos Museum.

Due to available space in the lower galleries, LIMITED tickets will be available!

The event will begin at 7:00pm in the Museum’s lower galleries. Emory music students in Prof. Adam Mirza’s class Mediated Sound have created a series of sound installations that respond to particular objects in the Museum’s permanent collection. The installations sonify the material and expressive voices of other people, from distant times and places around the world.

Beginning at 7:30pm, wander the lower galleries to hear a series of intimate performances by Bent Frequency, Nicholas Isherwood, and composer Jue Wang. At 8:30pm, join us upstairs in Ackerman Hall for the final performances of the concert.

Many Voices features sound installations by Emory University student composers, Abdallah Al-Obaidi, Luc Carbonneau, Bella Dodd, Chris Fenger, Ahmet Sirrik, and Candace Suh as well as music by Jue Wang, Fredric Rzewski, Cathy Berberian, Judith Shatin, Adam Mirza, Iannis Xenakis, and Eve de Castro-Robinson.

Since its formal establishment on Emory’s Atlanta campus in 1919, the Michael C. Carlos Museum has become one of the premier museums in the Southeast. The museum holds one of the most comprehensive collections in the region with artwork from ancient Egypt, Nubia, and the Near East; Greece and Rome; the Americas; Africa; and Asia as well as a collection of works on paper from the Renaissance to the present.

Through world-class permanent collections and special exhibitions, innovative programming, and one-of-a-kind opportunities to engage with art firsthand, the Carlos Museum serves Emory University and the Atlanta community as a dynamic interdisciplinary center that cultivates literacy in the arts and fosters understanding of diverse religions and civilizations.

Recommended Parking:
Fishburne Parking Deck

Under the image of a painting of the Jain cosmic man, children will hear the story of Mahavira, the twenty-fourth spiritual leader of the Jain religion, who was born a prince in India more than 2,600 years ago. He gave up his earthly possessions and lived a life devoted to teaching peace, compassion, and forgiveness, inspiring Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr. and many others in nonviolence. Children will use beautiful papers to create cards to give as gifts in this season of peace and kindness.

For preschoolers and kindergarteners with an accompanying adult. For more information, contact Alyson Vuley at 404-727-0519 or avuley@emory.edu.

This program is free, but registration is required online here.

Old St. Nick himself returns to the Carlos to introduce some of his favorite classical works and give treats to good listeners.

This program is free and open to the public. No registration is required.

After exploring ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs and learning about the tools of the scribe—palettes, papyrus, and pigments—with teaching artist Lakeem Winborne, children will create their own hieroglyphic writings on papyrus with reed pens. Drop-off workshop for children ages 8 to 12 years.

THIS EVENT HAS FILLED, AND REGISTRATIONS ARE NO LONGER BEING ACCEPTED.

Fee: $15 for members; $20 for nonmembers. Space is limited, and online registration is required.

From January 14 through 22, Abhishek Singh will be in residence, creating a
painting in various locations around the city that will take its place alongside his other works in the Carlos Museum's exhibition Transcendent Deities of India: The Everyday Occurrence of the Divine when it is complete.

The subject of the “live painting” is the multiple forms of the elephant-headed
god Ganesha. Singh’s representations of the deity are informed not only by his deep knowledge of Indian culture and religion but also by his understanding of the essential role the majestic animals play in the ecosystem of India.

Come and watch Abhishek work, ask questions about his process and imagery, and be moved by his technical facility and the immediacy of his images. 

Click here for a complete listing of live-painting times and locations. 

From January 14 through 22, Abhishek Singh will be in residence, creating a
painting in various locations around the city that will take its place alongside his other works in the Carlos Museum's exhibition Transcendent Deities of India: The Everyday Occurrence of the Divine when it is complete.

The subject of the “live painting” is the multiple forms of the elephant-headed
god Ganesha. Singh’s representations of the deity are informed not only by his deep knowledge of Indian culture and religion but also by his understanding of the essential role the majestic animals play in the ecosystem of India.

Come and watch Abhishek work, ask questions about his process and imagery, and be moved by his technical facility and the immediacy of his images. 

Click here for a complete listing of live-painting times and locations. 

From January 14 through 22, Abhishek Singh will be in residence, creating a
painting in various locations around the city that will take its place alongside his other works in the Carlos Museum's exhibition Transcendent Deities of India: The Everyday Occurrence of the Divine when it is complete.

The subject of the “live painting” is the multiple forms of the elephant-headed
god Ganesha. Singh’s representations of the deity are informed not only by his deep knowledge of Indian culture and religion but also by his understanding of the essential role the majestic animals play in the ecosystem of India.

Come and watch Abhishek work, ask questions about his process and imagery, and be moved by his technical facility and the immediacy of his images. 

Click here for a complete listing of live-painting times and locations.