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from the issue of September 2, 2004
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Quilt artist to visit campus
Quilt artist Ellen Oppenheimer will visit UNL from Sept. 15-19 with the exhibition "Complex Pattern: The Quilts of Ellen Oppenheimer" in the Robert Hillestad Textiles Gallery. The exhibition and the artist's presentations spotlight her studio work and her work as an artist-in-residence in many California public schools and community arts centers. "The Quilts of Ellen Oppenheimer" will be at the Hillestad Textiles Gallery from Sept. 13 to Oct. 8.
Oppenheimer will present a free public lecture at 5 p.m. Sept. 17 in the auditorium of the Home Economics Building on East Campus. In her talk, Oppenheimer will concentrate on the development of her work over 30 years and will discuss the work she is now pursuing. A reception will follow in the Hillestad Textiles Gallery.
Oppenheimer will lead a special afternoon workshop for graduate and undergraduate students in teacher and arts education areas as well as for teachers in the Lincoln Public Schools system. This workshop, planned for 1-4 p.m. Sept. 17, will be a chance to discuss strategies for integrating quilt activities in classroom curricula. This workshop is free but advance registration is required.
Oppenheimer's work is included in the collections of the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C., the Museum of Arts and Design in New York and the Oakland Museum in Oakland, Calif., among others.
Funding to support Oppenheimer's exhibition, workshop and lectures has been provided by the Department of Textiles, Clothing and Design, the UNL Research Council, the UNL Convocations Committee and the Lincoln Arts Council.
For more information, contact Michael James, professor in the Department of Textiles, Clothing and Design, at 472-0289, or by e-mail at mjames2@unl.edu.
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