Dudley Arts 4/15-4/30

HAPPY EASTER! HAPPY PASSOVER!!

it's thesis time so we'll give you the lowdown in one chunk.

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Arts Fellow Sue Ann MA is rocking you all out with dance classes to keep you healthy, happy and warm during our strange strange weather. At least toe tapping is one thing you can count on! See below for times.

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INDIAN ARTS WORKSHOPS PLACES ARE AVAILABLE FROM MONDAY 4/17!!

Ever wanted to learn how to do Henna tattoos? glass painting? how about tie-dye? As part of the Harvard Arts Festival, Arts First, 5/4-5/7, artist, activist, and Mason Fellow Kiran Soni Gupta will be teaching classes on all these things! We have 3 types of classes and 4 slots, places are limited so reserve your place at the Dudley House Office! All are welcome, but only those located at the Longwood Campus can phone in to reserve their place. Everybody else: rush up to the 3rd floor!

5/4 3.30-5.30 Kiran Soni Gupta will be making colourful patterns in sand in the foyer of Dudley House as a display for arts first. Come see her and learn about the traditional art of Rangoli! (free)

5/5 11am- 1pm Glass Painting, I. GSL

Beautiful images that catch the light! On 5/5, 5/6 & 5/7 Ms Gupta will be teaching three sessions of a class painting course. Participants must come to all three sessions, after which they will have completed a piece of beatiful glass art work to take home. The cost of the course is $15 for three sessions!

5/5 1-2.30pm, Henna, GSL

Following the first session of her glass painting course, Kiran Gupta will be doing the first of two workshops on henna tattoo in the GSL from 1-2.30pm. Learn how to make stunning patterns on skin for a dazzling effect from simple to ornate and try it yourself! Cost: $10 per session.

5/6 11am-1pm Tie Dye Workshop, Private Dining Room

Ms. Gupta is doing a special session to teach the art of tie-dye on Saturday 5/6. All participants will leave with a piece of their own work. Cost: $15

5/6 5.30-7.30, Glass Painting II, GSL

5/7 11am-1pm, Glass Painting, III, GSL 5/7

1-2.30pm, Henna, GSL The same Henna Tattoo workshop offered again for those not able to make the Friday session. Cost: $10.

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EXHIBITIONS:

We're very excited about our Art's First "artist in residence" Kiran Soni Gupta's exhibition "India: Life in Color" which opens on 5/3 at 7.30pm. You can read more details in the calender section.

before that however...

NEW EXHIBITION:

In the Flesh: Paintings by Danielle De Feo will be appearing in the Gato Rojo Cafe over the weekend of 4/22-23. Word is some of the paintings are going to be so fresh that they'll still be wet, but they won't be by the time the closing party rolls around on 5/26! Enjoy the show, and be at the party or be square as square can be.

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CLASSES:

BHANGRA! fresh moves in our new Indian dance class.

tuesdays at 5pm in Memorial Hall basement. Sign up with the Dudley office!

The RETURN OF SALSA

the salsa classes you all know and love are back. Come shake your thing on Mondays at 9pm. Sign up with the Dudley office as always.

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Last week to see:

SPECIAL JOINT EXHIBITION WITH Dudley House IC and Literary Fellows:

I CAN'T BELIEVE WHERE YOU WENT!!!: a catalog project and exhibition of travel photos and writings from GSAS' intrepid student body:

ALL MONTH, adorning the walls of the graduate student lounge and mezzanine will be a truly astounding collection of colorful photos documenting your travels from around the world for all to see. Come add your name and title to your photo or just stop by to learn about the places your peers have been! Where did you go?

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In other news this week...

We'r e gearing up for both the SPRING SWING!!! held by our lovely social fellows in Dudley's own dining hall on SATURDAY 22nd (GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!!), and preparing a wide range of events for the ARTS FIRST FESTIVAL in MAY, including a special season of Indian Arts

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Arts@Dudley brings you all you need to be on the pulse of Arts at the graduate School of Arts and Science.

Your Dudley Arts Fellows offer you an exciting calender of events in the academic year 2005/6 including dance and art classes, exhibitions, outings and tastings.

Our cross-over events are where we team up with other Dudley teams for special events, film screenings and outings.

Our online galleries show pictures from exhibitions and events at Dudley and connect you to the work of artists around the corner and around the world.

Please see our calender for all our upcoming events and share your suggestions and comments, leave opinions and ideas and let us know what you think of our program on our online forum

Artists: click here to see the gallery spaces available at Dudley

A Dudley House production. Designed by Adoyo Owuor & Danielle De Feo (any mistakes are Danielle's fault!)