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  DEPARTMENT OF FINE ARTS

  EVENTS:  February-March 2017
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The Department of Fine Arts coordinates the University Concert Choir, Cut Time (vocal ensemble), The University Theatre, the University Concert Band, the Music Industry Ensemble, the University String Ensemble, and the Fine Arts Chamber Recital Series.

In addition, the Department stages the music, dance and theatre performances brought in by the University Artist Series and maintains the Art Gallery Series featuring a varied rotating program of two- and three-dimensional art exhibits in Hyman Fine Arts Center galleries.

All of these events are open to the general public and main campus events are free of charge.

Visit the Francis Marion University Performing Arts Center website for information about this great new venue. The PAC is now bringing professional music, dance, theatre and family entertainment to the Florence community.

Maps & Driving Directions
Arts Events Calendar
Art Gallery Series
Performing Arts Center
Performing Arts Highlights
FMU Choral Program
FMU Instrumental Program
FMU University Theatre

Blue Bird
February 15-18, 2017
Blue Bird by Liza Lentini, directed by professor L. Dawn Larsen.
The University Theatre.
7:30 pm Wednesday - Friday; 2:00 pm Saturday.
Performing Arts Center, Downtown Florence.

Chris Berg
March 2, 2017
Christopher Berg, classical guitar.
Francis Marion University Artist Series Recital.
7:30 pm, Kassab Recital Hall, Hyman Fine Arts Center.
Free admission, no advance reservations.


Aaron Collier
January 10 - February 16, 2017
Drawings by Aaron Collier.
Sculpture by Ellen Emerson Yaghjian.

Francis Marion University Art Gallery Series.
8:30 am - 5:00 pm Mon-Fri, Hyman Fine Arts Center Gallery.

Department of Fine Arts
Francis Marion University
P.O. Box 100547
Florence, SC 29502
843-661-1385  (Hyman Fine Arts Center)
843.661.4444  (Performing Arts Center)
843-661-4622  (University Switchboard)
http://departments.fmarion.edu/finearts

Visual and Performing Arts Events
Music, Theatre, Art & Film!
Andy Timmons
February 9, 2017
Andy Timmons, guitar.
Francis Marion University Artist Series Recital.
7:30 pm, Kassab Recital Hall, Hyman Fine Arts Center.
Free admission, no advance reservations.


February 2017

February 7, 2017
Hieronymus Bosch: Touched By The Devil. Pieter Van Huystee. Netherlands. 2016. 89 mins.
A team of Dutch art historians crisscrosses the globe to examine the bizarre paintings of the Renaissance master Bosch in order to prepare a 500th Anniversary exhibition in his home town. They use modern technology such as infrared cameras to examine sketches beneath the paint and reveal the artist’s secrets.
FMU Cinema Series.

3:35 & 7:30 pm, Lowrimore Auditorium, Cauthen Educational Media Center.


February 9, 2017
Andy Timmons, guitar.
Francis Marion University Artist Series Recital.
7:30 pm, Kassab Recital Hall, Hyman Fine Arts Center.
Free admission, no advance reservations.

February 12, 2017
The Evening Sky
.
University Astronomy Program.
3
:00 pm, Dooley Planetarium, Cauthen Educational Media Center.

February 15-18, 2017
Blue Bird by Liza Lentini, directed by professor L. Dawn Larsen.
The University Theatre.
7:30 pm Wednesday - Friday; 2:00 pm Saturday.
Performing Arts Center, Downtown Florence.

(Call PAC Box Office 843-661-4444 between 12pm and 5pm Mon-Fri for Theatre seating availability.)

February 20-25, 2017
South Carolina Chamber Music Festival.
Dr. Paolo André Gualdi, artistic director.
Department of Fine Arts and Lecture Series.
Performing Arts Center, Downtown Florence.

(Call
PAC Box Office 843-661-4444 for reservations.)

February 21 - March 30, 2017
Abstract Sculptural Works by Albert Sperath.
Photography by Bridget Kirkland.
Francis Marion University Art Gallery Series.
8:30 am - 5:00 pm Mon-Fri, Hyman Fine Arts Center Gallery.

February 21, 2017
Ava DuVernay, 13th (2016) 100 mins.
Building on the success of her historical drama, Selma, Ava DuVernay’s powerful documentary, 13th, examines the 13th Amendment’s impact on the U.S.’s mass incarceration epidemic. Engrossing and challenging, 13th describes the intersections of institutionalized racism, economic exploitation, and compromised American notions of democracy. Jelani Cobb, Angela Davis, Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
The English Film Series.

5:30 pm, Lowrimore Auditorium, Cauthen Educational Media Center.


February 26, 2017
Two Small Pieces of Glass
.
University Astronomy Program.
3
:00 pm, Dooley Planetarium, Cauthen Educational Media Center.

March 2017

March 2, 2017
Christophher Berg, classical guitar.
Francis Marion University Artist Series Recital.
7:30 pm, Kassab Recital Hall, Hyman Fine Arts Center.
Free admission, no advance reservations.

March 12, 2017
Extreme Planets
.
University Astronomy Program.
3
:00 pm, Dooley Planetarium, Cauthen Educational Media Center.

March 14, 2017
Hewn Timber Cabins open for public viewing.
10:30 am - 2:30 pm (weather permitting) the second Tuesday of every month, March-November.
For more information call Karl McAlister (843) 661-1311.

March 19, 2017
Concert: Paul Thompson, tenor.
Dr. Paul Thompson joined the Francis Marion University music faculty in 2016.
4:00 pm, First Presbyterian Church, Downtown Florence.

March 24, 2017
Concert: Sarah Horick, composer and vocalist.
Florence Symphony Orchestra and Francis Marion University Artist Series Recital.
7:30 pm, Performing Arts Center, Downtown Florence.

(Call
PAC Box Office 843-661-4444 for reservations.)

March 26, 2017
Lamps of Atlantis
.
University Astronomy Program.
3
:00 pm, Dooley Planetarium, Cauthen Educational Media Center.

March 28, 2017
The Measure Of A Man. Stephane Brize. France. 2015: 93 mins.
An unemployed everyman must submit to retraining, Skype interviews, critiques and other humiliating ordeals in order to fit the new technocratic workforce system. A powerful, troubling vision of the new economic order. Vincent Lindon won Best Actor at The Cannes Film Festival. French with English subtitles.
FMU Cinema Series.

3:35 & 7:30 pm, Lowrimore Auditorium, Cauthen Educational Media Center.


March 30, 2017
Concert: Francisco Cabŕn, violin.
Francis Marion University Artist Series Recital.
7:30 pm, Performing Arts Center, Downtown Florence.

(Call
PAC Box Office 843-661-4444 for reservations.)

Full listing of this season's cultural events at Francis Marion University

The Department of Fine Arts offers major programs in Art Education, Music Industry, Theatre Arts and Visual Arts. Minors are offered music, theatre arts, visual arts, and art history. Collaterals are offered in music, theatre arts, and visual arts. Introductory courses in art and theatre are offered for nonmajors. All Francis Marion University students may pursue the introductory course in music and performance ensembles.

Students majoring in Art Education, Music Industry, Theatre Arts, and Visual Arts combine general education courses with lecture courses in art education, art, music or theatre history, and upper-level courses emphasizing studio/performance. Theatre Arts majors may specialize in performance areas or design and technical production areas. Visual Arts majors may specialize in ceramics, visual communication, painting, or photography. A Music Industry degree is offered. These major programs serve as ends in themselves as well as preparation for graduate study, related careers, and the teaching of art.

In support of the University's mission to enrich the culture of the surrounding region, members of the community having an interest in the arts are welcome to take advantage of our visual and performing arts classes as non-degree students.  Such classes include ceramics, drawing, painting, photography, acting, costume design, stagecraft, concert band, etc.

SCCMF 2014

February 20-25, 2017
South Carolina Chamber Music Festival.
Dr. Paolo André Gualdi, artistic director.
Department of Fine Arts and Lecture Series.
Performing Arts Center, Downtown Florence.

Caban

March 30, 2017
Concert: Francisco Cabŕn, violin.
Francis Marion University Artist Series Recital.
7:30 pm, Performing Arts Center, Downtown Florence.

(Call
PAC Box Office 843-661-4444 for reservations.)

Albert Spereth

February 21 - March 30, 2017
Abstract Sculptural Works by Albert Sperath.
Photography by Bridget Kirkland.
Francis Marion University Art Gallery Series.
8:30 am - 5:00 pm Mon-Fri, Hyman Fine Arts Center Gallery.