Event Calendar
If you have questions or require assistance relating to a disability, please contact the College of Liberal Arts at ventress@olemiss.edu or (662) 915-1778, or contact the phone or email that may be listed for the particular event.
In addition to the many artists the Department of Art & Art History invites to campus through student organizations they also have an established visiting artist program called Art Talks. This program creates access to artists via webcam and in-person lectures, and it provides students access to keep pace with critical thought, contemporary artistic practice, and emerging technology used in cultural production today. Margaret Vendryes, Art Historian, Artist, and Curator | mrvendryes.com Margaret Rose Vendryes entered the faculty of York College and The Graduate Center in 2000. She is the author of Barthé, A Life in Sculpture (2008). Vendryes returned to York College, in 2013, as Distinguished Lecturer in Fine Arts and Director of the York College Fine Arts Gallery after a seven-year absence during which she established a successful studio practice. As a visual artist, Vendryes is best known for her painting series The African Diva Project which merges African masks with commercial images of popular black women soloists. She is currently Chair of the Department of Performing and Fine Arts. Zoom Meeting InformationEvent Information:
Art Talk: Margaret Vendryes, Art Historian, Artist, & Curator
February 24, 2021 at 5:00 pm
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://olemiss.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIpcOCopzIuGtYAKPHbQp7w8c0Jkd8KQy2a
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.