Year: 2017

Hawn Gallery presents Piecing It Together

The Hawn Gallery presents:  Piecing It Together Danielle Kimzey, Mary Laube & Christopher Reno On view March 31 – May 28, 2017 Opening Reception: Friday, April 7th from 6-8 p.m. at the Hawn Gallery, Hamon Arts Library Piecing It Together features works by Danielle Kimzey, Mary Laube, and Christopher Reno. These three painters share an interest…Continue Reading Hawn Gallery presents Piecing It Together

Losing a friend

  On January 6, 2017, a great friend of the Southern Methodist University Archives, Joe Redwine Patterson died. “Joe Red,” for those of you who were lucky enough to know him, was a walking, talking one-man promoter for “SMU school spirit.” Joe graduated from SMU with a B.A. in Philosophy in 1948, with an M.A….Continue Reading Losing a friend

An Interview with Hawn Gallery Exhibiting Artist, Dylan Glynn

Dylan Glynn: After Order, After Disorder, now on view at the Hawn Gallery through March 12th, features animated shorts, digital prints, paintings, and works on paper by Toronto-based artist, Dylan Glynn. In the following interview, Dylan discusses the melding of his animation and painting practices, his vision for this body of work and exhibition, and…Continue Reading An Interview with Hawn Gallery Exhibiting Artist, Dylan Glynn

CUL Digital Collections Update: February 2017

In February 2017, SMU’s Central University Libraries uploaded 426 items into CUL Digital Collections. Highlights include: 68 items from the George W. Cook Dallas/Texas Image Collection as part of the TexTreasures FY2017 grant program, sponsored by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission and funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Photographs include…Continue Reading CUL Digital Collections Update: February 2017

On View: Dylan Glynn: After Order, After Disorder

Dylan Glynn: After Order, After Disorder On view until March 12th, 2017 in the Hawn Gallery After Order, After Disorder presents a selection of Dylan Glynn’s paintings, works on paper, digital prints, and animated shorts. Glynn, whose practice is rooted in formal life drawing, has developed an ethereal style that captures a fantastical naiveté. Expansive…Continue Reading On View: Dylan Glynn: After Order, After Disorder

Interview with Dr. Rick Worland on G. William Jones & the Tyler Black Film Collection

In 1991, UNT Press published a book, Black Cinema Treasures: Lost and Found, by G. William Jones, Professor of Cinema and Video in the Meadows School of the Arts.  The book, which includes a forward by actor and director Ossie Davis, focuses on a rich trove of films created by pioneer African American filmmakers for Black…Continue Reading Interview with Dr. Rick Worland on G. William Jones & the Tyler Black Film Collection

Hawn Gallery Exhibition Artist, Dylan Glynn, Visits Meadows Art Class

The day before the opening of Dylan Glynn’s exhibition, After Order, After Disorder at the Hawn Gallery, the artist visited Arthur Peña’s Intermediate Painting class to speak with Meadows School of the Arts students. Dylan showed works from his wide-ranging practice – drawings, paintings, digital prints, and animated films – and discussed the trajectory of…Continue Reading Hawn Gallery Exhibition Artist, Dylan Glynn, Visits Meadows Art Class

CUL Digital Collections Update: January 2017

In January 2017, SMU’s Central University Libraries uploaded 383 items into CUL Digital Collections. Highlights include: 155 items from the George W. Cook Dallas/Texas Image Collection as part of the TexTreasures FY2017 grant program, sponsored by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission and funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Highlights include…Continue Reading CUL Digital Collections Update: January 2017

WFAA Newsfilm Collection: Political Highlights from 1970

The subject of this week’s “Look what I found in the WFAA Newsfilm Collection”  is very appropriate given this last week of the inauguration and presidential politics in the media. The clips from the film collection are a series of interviews with former President George H. W. Bush.  [wpvideo NCCwAcpU] In 1970, after serving two terms in the…Continue Reading WFAA Newsfilm Collection: Political Highlights from 1970

Hawn Gallery presents Dylan Glynn: After Order, After Disorder

The Hawn Gallery presents: Dylan Glynn: After Order, After Disorder On view January 27th – March 12th, 2017 Opening Reception: Friday, January 27th from 6-8 p.m. at the Hawn Gallery, Hamon Arts Library After Order, After Disorder features animated shorts, digital prints, paintings, and works on paper by Toronto-based artist, Dylan Glynn. Glynn, whose practice…Continue Reading Hawn Gallery presents Dylan Glynn: After Order, After Disorder