Month: January 2019

HAA Library

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After a lot of blood, sweat, and tears being shed, debates on the proper categories, and at least one back being thrown out trying to lift many, many, many art history survey books (those suckers are heavy), our library is finally open!

If you’re an HAA student you definitely want to check out the library!  The books range from survey books, to reference books, to books on a particular artist or movement.  We even have journals and catalogs.  Some of the books include ones that are used by our professors for their classes or have been donated by our professors.

While you can’t check out books, if you bring a flash drive the front desk staff can help you scan a chapter or image from a book and you’re welcome to sit and read during open hours.

We do have a few rules:

  1. Normally Open 9:30 – 4:30, Monday – Friday unless the university is closed.
  2. Please DO NOT remove any items
  3. Please no food.  Drinks are okay as long as they are in a bottle or cup with a secured lid
  4. Please put items back where you found them
  5. Please keep sound to a minimum

If you aren’t an HAA student you are still more than welcome to check out the library as well.  You may even want to take a gander at some of our books, you might find a hitherto unknown love for art history!

Want to know what we have in our library ahead of time?  You can check that out here.  The library is in our suite, Arts and Letters Hall, suite 411.

Upcoming in HAA!

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We hope that everyone had a lovely first week of classes!  All of our classes have been wonderful so far and everyone here is very excited for the rest of the quarter!

We have a few events in February (which seems to be approaching faster than it should be!) that I want to mention so that you can save the date!

The first event, taking place on Tuesday, February 5th at 5:30 is “The Fate of Art in Vienna during the Nazi Era”, a talk by Dr. Victoria Reed, who is the Monica S. Sadler Curator for Provenance at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.  This event is offered through the law school, but is co-sponsored by many departments, including our own!  This should be a fascinating talk for anyone interested in provenance research or art law.

The very next night will be our annual History of Art and Architecture Career Night!  This event will have both Dr. Joanna Gardner-Huggett, the chair of HAA, as well as Margaret McGee-Newton from the Career Center answering questions about careers options with a major or minor in art history, how the DePaul Career Center can help you as you explore those options, and other questions you may have.  You’re more than welcome to attend, even if you aren’t sure if art history is the thing for you!

The final one is that Saturday, February 9th (talk about a busy week!).  This one isn’t at DePaul, but is at one of our partner institutions, the Art Institute of Chicago.  JAM or Jobs at Art Museums is open to students as well as faculty and staff of area universities  It’s a full day of career-focused programming at AIC and will include a museum careers panel, breakout sessions with museum staff, and information on internships and job opportunities (as well as a reception!).  You can find more information here.  After learning about some awesome jobs at the HAA Career Night earlier in the week, you can get a more in-depth look at career opportunities at art museums as well as gain networking with other students, faculty, and staff from nearby institutions.

 

We can’t wait to see you at these amazing events!

Winter Quarter Classes!

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We’re back after an incredibly productive and busy holiday break!

(that’s a lie, we basically looked like this all break)

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We hope that you had a wonderful holiday break as well!

 

As we gear up for the start of Winter Quarter (classes start on January 7th, whaaaaat?) we want to tell you about some awesome classes offered in Winter that aren’t getting the love they deserve.

First up is HAA 203: Post-Colonial African Art taught by Professor Mark DeLancey!

The Demons may not be blue, but they’re still pretty cool looking!

The next course is HAA 215: Chinese Art with Professor Curt Hansman

Both of these classes promise to be amazing classes!

We have many other classes on offer as well, such as Introduction to European Art, Art and Empire in the Ancient World, and Art From 1945 – 1975.  As always, you can check what classes are being offered in a particular quarter by going here.  If you’re a History of Art and Architecture Major, it’s important to note that HAA 390: Senior Capstone is being offered in Winter as well, which is the only quarter it will be offered this year.

 

We can’t wait to see you once this quarter starts!