Art History Illustrated In-Person
Join us for our "Art History Illustrated" talk series, held the third Thursday of every month at 6:30 p.m. This monthly illustrated talk series is presented by Associate Professor Brenda Edgar of the Fine Art Department at Jefferson Community and Technical College, in partnership with the Carnegie Center for Art and History.
Thursday, February 17, 6:30 PM
"Ephemera: Art That’s Not Meant to Last"
From Navajo Sandpainting and Tibetan Mandalas, to Shinto and Futurist Architecture, to Environmental and Performance art, these images and structures that are
designed with their own destruction in mind will stretch your understanding of the purpose of artistic creation.
Image: Photograph of Navajo Sandpainting ritual by J. Kosinski, as featured in the Journal of Antiques and Collectibles, August 2018.