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Thursday, April 6

Apr

MFA Thesis Exhibition: Hamish Jackson & Andrew McAllister

Arts/Entertainment

Reception on April 6 from 5-7PM

Hamish Jackson:
Tea Time with the Devil began with the hypothesis that I could create a diverse palette of glazes from one local material. I chose to base my experiments on a granite from Devil’s Playground in western Utah. I collected its bones, hauled them back to USU and crushed them into powder. Each glaze contains at least 50% of the Devil’s granite.This palette resulted from much trial and error — mostly error. Between 2020 and 2023, I ran thousands of glaze tests to formulate and hone these surfaces.

Why this place and material?
The wild landscape of Devil’s Playground captured my imagination and made me want to keep returning. I am truly grateful to this landscape and its rocks. The granite contains a high percentage of silica, as well as some feldspar and mica. Once powdered, it melts into a celadon glaze without adulteration. This was a good starting point: a blank (albeit grey) canvas for experiments.

Why tea wares?
As an Englishman and a walking stereotype, I love tea. Tea brings people together. By sharing tea, we make time to stop, reflect and connect. I am fascinated by the world’s diverse tea traditions and their accompanying ceramic tools. Tea Time with the Devil is inspired by the distinct tea traditions of England, Japan, China, and the American South.

9:00 am - 5:00 pm | Chase Fine Arts Center, Tippetts and Eccles Galleries | More Info

Apr

USU and U with Dr. Rick Woodford

Arts/Entertainment

Tune into USU and U this week as we hear from Dr. Rick Woodford from Uintah County District!

9:00 am - 9:30 am | More Info

Apr

Communitas Lecture Series: Dan Hicks

Arts/Entertainment

Dan Hicks FSA, MCIfA (born 1972) is Professor of Contemporary Archaeology at the University of Oxford, Curator at the Pitt Rivers Museum, and a Fellow of St Cross College, Oxford. Dan works on the material and visual culture of the human past, up to and including the modern, colonial, contemporary and digital world, and on the history of Archaeology, Anthropology Art, and Architecture. His curatorial work has ranged widely, and most recently included the co-curated exhibition and book Lande: the Calais “Jungle” and Beyond in 2019.

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Russell/Wanlass Performance Hall | More Info

Apr

Utah Symphony: Florence Price Concerto

Arts/Entertainment

Discover groundbreaking African American composer Florence Price’s exquisite and romantic Piano Concerto—unearthed in recent years and championed by Michelle Cann, who gave its New York Philharmonic premiere and has since introduced it to audiences across the country. Then, hear how Shostakovich broke barriers with his Symphony No. 10, when he was finally free to express his unrestrained response to Stalin’s regime in an impassioned outpouring.

8:00 pm - 10:00 pm | Chase Fine Arts Center, Daines Concert Hall | More Info

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