One may say “art is in the eye of the beholder” and
yet, that is debatable since one person’s opinion is only as good as the
information it is based on. Monday, July 25, Grinnell Regional Medical Center’s
Senior Education Program will welcome Dale Fisher the Curator of Education at
the University of Iowa Museum of Art. Fisher will discuss the debate regarding
the definition of art and the perplexing part it plays in education and
everyday life. He will cover the major constants and variables that are inherent
to the spiritual, social, and historical function of art throughout human
history.
Fisher received his BS in Art Education and a BFA in
painting, from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He received his MFA from
Arizona State University. After completing the MFA program, Fisher worked as a museum
educator at the University of Missouri-Columbia Museum of Art and Archaeology
where he served on the faculty of the School of Fine Arts. He is currently curator
of education at the UI Museum of Art, and lecturer in the UI Museum Studies and
Art Education programs.
Fisher’s intent for this presentation is to get the
audience to look beyond their personal tastes when considering what art is.
“My goal is as ambitious as opening up a whole new way
of seeing for some, or for others, as simple as facilitating the viewer of art
to look a little closer than perhaps they otherwise would have prior to the
discussion,” explains Fisher. “It is an ongoing challenge that depends on the
audience having an open mind, a judicious temperament, and a willingness to
explore ideas.”
This program is free and open to the public. It will
be held at 10 a.m. in the Drake Community Library, with refreshments beginning
at 9:30 a.m.
Parking is available at the Drake Community Library,
along Park Street, on Fifth Avenue, and in the First Presbyterian Church
parking lot. Seniors needing transportation may call GRMC Communications and
Development at 641-236-2593 by the Thursday before the program.
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