NOTE! Many different organizations use our public spaces for their programs; this calendar lists only museum programming. If the event you seek is not listed here, most likely it's because the event is not ours. Please visit the web site of the sponsoring organization for more information, thank you.

2013

Sunday, May 19, 1:30-3:00 p.m.
Drawing from the Masters
(All dates: May 19, Jun 9 & 23, Jul 14 & 28)
Enjoy afternoons of informal drawing instruction as guest artist Ian O’Brien leads you through the Meadows Museum’s galleries. Each session will provide an opportunity to explore a variety of techniques and improve drawing skills. Designed for adults and students ages 15 and older, and open to all levels of experience. Free with regular museum admission. Attendance is limited to 20 on a first-come, first-served basis. Drawing materials will be available, but participants are encouraged to bring their own sketchpads and pencils. 
For more information call Carmen Smith at 214.768.4677 or e-mail mcarmens@smu.edu.

Thursday, May 23, 6:00 p.m.
Thursday Evening Lecture Series
(All dates: May 2, 9, 16, and 23)
Martín Rico and His Place in the 19th-century Landscape Tradition
Nancy Cohen Israel, Art Historian, Owner of Art à la Carte
Landscapes. Traditionally, they provided a painting’s background, either as a foreboding wilderness or personal territory to be ruled. Beginning in the early 19th century, landscapes, in all their majesty or quietude, became their own subject matters. It is against this backdrop that Martín Rico painted many different types of landscapes, from his native Spain to those of France and Italy. In conjunction with the collaborative exhibition between the Meadows Museum and the Museo Nacional del Prado, Impressions of Europe: Nineteenth Century Vistas by Martín Rico, this four-week series will look at the landscape traditions of these countries and see how Rico’s work is a product of these different topographies and cultures.
$40 for the four-part series; free for museum members, SMU faculty, staff, and students. Space is limited and advance registration is required. For more information and to register, please call 214.768.2740. Bob and Jean Smith Auditorium

Thursday, June 6, 6:00 p.m.
Evening Lecture
Collecting Rico in America
Mark A. Roglán, Director, Meadows Museum
The famed American author Willa Cather once wrote about a character in a 1906 story who visited Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Hall and “eventually sat down before a blue Rico and lost himself.” We invite you to learn why Martín Rico’s art was so popular in America, and how the work of this 19th-century Spanish artist came to be acquired by many museums across the United States.
Free and open to the public, no reservations required. Priority seating for Museum members until
5:40 p.m. Bob and Jean Smith Auditorium

Saturday, June 8, 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Family Day
Immerse yourself in the spirit of Venice during family day at Meadows Museum. Stroll through the galleries featuring vibrant works in our special exhibition Impressions of Europe: Nineteenth-Century Vistas by Martín Rico. Bring your friends and neighbors and participate in activities and performance for visitors of all ages.
Free and open to the public; call 214-768-4677 for more information.

Sunday, June 9, 1:30-3:00 p.m.
Drawing from the Masters
(All dates: May 19, Jun 9 & 23, Jul 14 & 28)
Enjoy afternoons of informal drawing instruction as guest artist Ian O’Brien leads you through the Meadows Museum’s galleries. Each session will provide an opportunity to explore a variety of techniques and improve drawing skills. Designed for adults and students ages 15 and older, and open to all levels of experience. Free with regular museum admission. Attendance is limited to 20 on a first-come, first-served basis. Drawing materials will be available, but participants are encouraged to bring their own sketchpads and pencils. 
For more information call Carmen Smith at 214.768.4677 or e-mail mcarmens@smu.edu.

Sunday, June 23, 1:30-3:00 p.m.
Drawing from the Masters
(All dates: May 19, Jun 9 & 23, Jul 14 & 28)
Enjoy afternoons of informal drawing instruction as guest artist Ian O’Brien leads you through the Meadows Museum’s galleries. Each session will provide an opportunity to explore a variety of techniques and improve drawing skills. Designed for adults and students ages 15 and older, and open to all levels of experience. Free with regular museum admission. Attendance is limited to 20 on a first-come, first-served basis. Drawing materials will be available, but participants are encouraged to bring their own sketchpads and pencils. 
For more information call Carmen Smith at 214.768.4677 or e-mail mcarmens@smu.edu.

Sunday, Jul 14, 1:30-3:00 p.m.
Drawing from the Masters
(All dates: May 19, Jun 9 & 23, Jul 14 & 28)
Enjoy afternoons of informal drawing instruction as guest artist Ian O’Brien leads you through the Meadows Museum’s galleries. Each session will provide an opportunity to explore a variety of techniques and improve drawing skills. Designed for adults and students ages 15 and older, and open to all levels of experience. Free with regular museum admission. Attendance is limited to 20 on a first-come, first-served basis. Drawing materials will be available, but participants are encouraged to bring their own sketchpads and pencils. 
For more information call Carmen Smith at 214.768.4677 or e-mail mcarmens@smu.edu.

Sunday, Jul 28, 1:30-3:00 p.m.
Drawing from the Masters
(All dates: May 19, Jun 9 & 23, Jul 14 & 28)
Enjoy afternoons of informal drawing instruction as guest artist Ian O’Brien leads you through the Meadows Museum’s galleries. Each session will provide an opportunity to explore a variety of techniques and improve drawing skills. Designed for adults and students ages 15 and older, and open to all levels of experience. Free with regular museum admission. Attendance is limited to 20 on a first-come, first-served basis. Drawing materials will be available, but participants are encouraged to bring their own sketchpads and pencils. 
For more information call Carmen Smith at 214.768.4677 or e-mail mcarmens@smu.edu.

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