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“ART, LIFE, & NEW YORK CITY: THE ART CAPITAL OF THE WORLD?”
ANN ARBOR, Mich., March 17, 2006-International artist, Serdar Arat, will conduct a slide lecture entitled, “Art, Life, & New York City: The Art Capital of the World?” as part of Concordia University- Ann Arbor’s cua2rts lecture series. The event will be held on Thursday, March 23 at 7:30 p.m. in the Riverside Conference Room in the lower level of the Student Union.
This slide lecture will focus on art and life in New York City and explore the myth and reality of “The Art Capital of the World” through the work of several prominent artists, new developments in art and technology, galleries and museums, and the overall impact of the New York art world on artists and public alike. The lecturer, Serdar Arat, is an artist who lives, works, and exhibits his work in NY City as well as nationally and internationally since 1980, and is a professor of art and the director of Concordia Gallery at Concordia College in Bronxville, NY. This lecture is free and open to the public. For more information call (734)995-4612.
The cua2rts program, which launched fall 2005, strives to make Concordia a regional destination for the arts while stimulating the artistic, intellectual and creative experiences of Concordia students and community.The program includes art exhibitions, concerts, lectures, dance performances, book reviews and theatrical performances by artists from around the world and Concordia’s own students and faculty.
Concordia University – Ann Arbor is a liberal arts institution of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. With a distinctly Christian environment and an academic community dedicated to excellence, CUAA offers a broad range of undergraduate and graduate degree programs. CUAA is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA) and by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). CUAA is listed as one of
America’s Best Private Colleges®. For more information on CUAA, visit:
www.cuaa.edu.
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