Rodman Hall

Events

HOT TALKS!
The Truth About Art Theft

Thursday, February 4, 7 pm

On August 21, 1911 an Italian carpenter named Vincenzo Peruggia pulled the Mona Lisa off the wall of the Louvre. On March 18th, 1990 two thieves dressed in police uniforms ransacked the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston plucking a Vermeer and twelve other treasures. In 2003 when Saddam Hussein fell from power, a group of Iraqi citizens looted the Iraq National Museum. Edvard Munch's painting The Scream has been stolen twice. These are just a few examples of many art thefts in the world, some never solved. Join in a provocative evening of discussion on art theft with specialists in the field who will explore topics such as: Who steals art? Why? How do museums, galleries, police and government agencies get these treasures back?

Participants:
Simon Houpt, author of Museum of the Missing and arts and culture columnist for The Globe and Mail
Robert Marentette, Director of Security, Art Gallery of Hamilton
Graham P. Ospreay, Forensic Document Examiner and Forgery Analyst

Moderator:
Shirley Madill, Director, Rodman Hall Art Centre

Admission: $8/Members, $10/General, Free/Students

Save the date for upcoming HOT TALKS!
Thursday, March 4, 2010, 7 pm - Mark Kingwell: Art and Philosophy

VERVE

Friday, February 12, 8 - 11 pm

Single or saddled, by choice or by chance, Rodman Hall shows you the love this Valentine's Day.

Feathers fly in a DIY artfest inspired by Maria Fernanda Cardoso: Fashion and Mimesis
Guest Curator Gary Genosko gets down with haute couture emus
DJ Marinko spins a mix tape of love songs sweet and sour

Admission: $10/Members, $12/General

With smashing art, extraordinary music and fabulous drinks, VERVE is a chance to dress up and turn out for mixing and mingling with culture after a long workweek.

Maria Fernanda Cardoso, Reversible A Headpiece (detail), 2006-2008, Lambda print on photographic paper, Edition 1/3 + 1AP.

The Great Canadian Beaver Ball

Friday, March 12, 8 - 11 pm

Get 'em while they're hot! For a third year, Brock University students have created hundreds of Beaver Ball artist multiples to be sold from classic Northern Beaver vending machines for a mere $2. The new crop is created by students in Visiting Artist Professor Catherine Heard's Foundation Studio and Thematic Studies in Integrated Media classes and students in Professor Linda Steer's Appropriation class. Come out for music by Tebley Serf and special performances throughout the evening, plus a chance to get in on the action by making your own pint-size artist's book.

Admission: $5/Members, $6/General, Free/Students

Ally Brinsmead, 2008.

The Main Event

Friday, April 23, 8 - 11 pm

The art comes down, the ring goes up!

Getting you ready for Graeme Patterson's Grudge Match, premiering this May at Rodman Hall, we're putting artists and curators in the ring. Everything you know and love about wrestling (think pile drivers, superslams, DDTs, and foam fingers) collides with contemporary art, right in the gallery. Featuring a roster of wrestlers you won't believe until you see it, including Graeme Patterson vs. Duncan MacDonald, plus David Fancy wielding the megaphone and fan-favourite Derek Knight as referee, this is one royal art rumble you can't miss.

If you're an artist or curator itching to get in the ring, contact Marcie at 905.688.5550, ext. 5804 or marcie.bronson@brocku.ca.

Admission: $ 20/Members, $25/General