A Closer Look Lecture Series
The School of Creative Arts presents a diverse group of artists, art historians and critics in its Closer Look Lecture Series. This series engages the Fort Wayne Community and the Tri-state region in the analysis of specific art forms and artists in a variety of mediums.
All Closer Look lectures and performances are free to the public. This year's series is made possible in part by Canon Explorers of Light, the Advertising Federation of Fort Wayne, Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne, the Indiana Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts.
About Hunger & Resilience
ARTIST’S LECTURE BY MICHAEL NYE
AUGUST 28, 6 P.M.
NORTH CAMPUS AUDITORIUM
University of Saint Francis
2702 Spring Street, Fort Wayne, IN
In tandem with his exhibition in the Weatherhead Gallery, Michael Nye will discuss the process and insprirations behind his photography. Nye lives in downtown San Antonio. He practiced law for ten years before pursuing photography full time. Recipient of a Mid-America National Endowment for the Arts grant in photography, and a Kronkosky Foundation grant, he participated in two Arts America tours in the Middle East and Asia, and has exhibited and lectured widely inmuseums and universities, includingMorocco, India and Mexico. His journeys to photograph around the world included projects in Russian Siberia, Iraq after the first Gulf War, Palestine, China, and Labrador. His photography and audio exhibitions, Children of Children (stories of teenage pregnancy) and Fine Line: Mental Health/Mental Illness have traveled to over 130 cities in the United States and continue to tour. This program is made possible by Barnes & Thornburg LLP and Community Harvest Food Bank. http://www.michaelnye.org/