Artsfest 2014

Events - April 12, 2014

03 Apr

Lower Gallery: Faculty and Students: Fables, Fairy Tales, and Physics

Thursday, April 3rd, 2014 - Sunday, April 27th, 2014    
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Butler faculty members Gautam Rao and Stephen Nyktas display works from their catalogues that relate to the Butler ArtsFest theme of Fables, Fairy Tales, and [...]
03 Apr

Upper East Gallery: Petronio Bendito—Color Code: Algorithms and Expressions

Thursday, April 3rd, 2014 - Sunday, April 27th, 2014    
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Petronio Bendito, Brazilian Intermedia Artist and Associate Professor of Visual Communications Design at Purdue University, explores computational processes to generate expressive color palettes while raising [...]
03 Apr

Upper West Gallery: Angela Lopez—Mythical States

Thursday, April 3rd, 2014 - Sunday, April 27th, 2014    
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
The narrative watercolor and multimedia paintings of Chicago-based artist Angela Lopez explore power struggles and concepts of evil. Related events: Tibetan Buddhist Art, lecture by [...]
09 Apr

The Two Maples

Wednesday, April 9th, 2014 - Sunday, April 13th, 2014    
7:00 pm
April 9, 7:00 p.m. PREVIEW April 10, 7:00 p.m. PREVIEW April 11, 7:00 p.m. April 12, 7:00 p.m. April 13, 2:00 p.m. Butler Theatre will [...]
12 Apr

Butler Community Arts School—Children’s Percussion

Saturday, April 12th, 2014    
10:00 am
Community concert will feature children from the Butler Community Arts School, community partners, and students from the Butler Percussion Ensemble. Fun for the whole family!
12 Apr

Martin Kuuskmann: Mini-Recital and Master Class

Saturday, April 12th, 2014    
10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Hear more music performed by bassoon virtuoso Martin Kuuskmann in a mini-recital, and gain insights into his approach to music making as he works with [...]
12 Apr

Butler Percussion Ensemble

Saturday, April 12th, 2014    
11:00 am
What instrument defines Physics better than percussion—the act of creating sound by striking, scraping, or shaking! The Butler Percussion Ensemble will perform Critical Mass by Matt Moore; Music [...]
12 Apr

Readings by Butler MFA Writers

Saturday, April 12th, 2014    
2:00 pm
Butler Master of Fine Arts candidates read original fiction, non-fiction, and poetry.
12 Apr

Märchen Madness: A Tournament of Tales

Saturday, April 12th, 2014    
4:00 pm
Butler first-year students compete with their own silver-screen adaptations of lesser-known fairy tales.
12 Apr

Jazz with Donny McCaslin

Saturday, April 12th, 2014    
7:30 pm
The great jazz saxophonist Donny McCaslin joins the Butler Jazz Ensemble for a sparkling night! Best known for his incisive twists and emotionally charged solos, [...]