“Illuminating Knowledge: Creating a Major Stained Glass Installation at Utah Valley University.”
With Tom Holdman, Artist; Matthew Holland, Utah Valley University President; Cybele Maylone, Urban Glass Executive Director; Kate McPherson, UVU Professor of English; and Rebecca Allan, Moderator.
Monday October 17th AT THE GENERAL SOCIETY LIBRARY,
5:30-6:30 pm Exhibition Viewing,
6:30 pm Panel Discussion and Reception.
The first Artisan Lecture of the Fall will be a panel discussion, “Illuminating Knowledge: Creating a Major Stained Glass Installation to Foster Engaged Learning at Utah Valley University.” The program will discuss the creation of Roots of Knowledge, a significant new work of stained glass, which will soon be installed in the library at Utah Valley University (UVU) in Orem, and also touch upon the production of contemporary stained glass in New York City.
Conceived by Utah artist and former UVU student, Tom Holdman, and UVU President Matthew Holland, the work was commissioned to celebrate the 75th anniversary of what is today the largest public university in the state. It will anchor an undulating wall of windows in the library, 10 feet high by 200 feet long, and comprising 60,000 pieces of glass. In this program, Mr. Holdman and President Holland will speak about its evolution and development as a fusion of art, education, and public space. Cybele Maylone, Executive Director of Urban Glass in Brooklyn, will give a short introductory lecture, followed by a panel discussion with Tom Holdman and Kate McPherson, UVU professor of English, from the Roots of Knowledge team. The moderator will be Rebecca Allan, artist and former director of public programs at Bard Graduate Center.
Concurrently, from October 12-17, there will be an exhibition of six original windows from the Roots of Knowledge project, on The General Society Balcony, beside the John M. Mossman Lock Collection.
Exhibition Viewing Hours, General Society Balcony (Free admission):
Wednesday, Oct 12 – 11am to 6 pm
Thursday, Oct 13 – 11am to 6 pm
Friday, Oct 14 – 11am to 5 pm
Saturday, Oct 15 – 11 am to 5 pm (during OPEN HOUSE NEW YORK)
Monday, Oct 17 – 11am to 8.30 pm ($10 suggested contribution for attending the panel discussion)
For more information about Roots of Knowledge project, please contact Michelle Prince, mprince@thatcherandco.com.
20 WEST 44th Street (BETWEEN 5TH AND 6th AVENUES), New York City
Admission: a suggested $10 contribution. Advance reservations are recommended. To reserve your place, please email meg.stanton@generalsociety.org. Admission to the exhibition is free.
This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council. Additional promotional support is provided by the New York Landmark Conservancy.
