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Audrey Handler, Glass Craftsperson
12:00 PM – -- - From the University Lectures Program archive.

Art in Public Places/Environmental Art - Paolo Soleri
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - A pioneer in the field of arcology, Soleri was born and educated in Turin, Italy. Between 1947 and 1949 he worked as an apprentice under Frank Lloyd Wright. In 1970 he presented a one-man show at the Corcoran Gallery of art in Washington and has also had his work exhibited at the whitney Museum of American Art in New York and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago. Soleri is known not only as an architect and sculptor, but as an author. his most recent works include Arcology: The City in the Images of Man(1969) and The Mesa City Sketchbook(1971). Part of the National Affairs Series: Art in America Today - A Public Matter.

Eskimo Art - Alistair Macduff
12:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - A Scotsman, Alistair macduff did not become aware of Eskimo art until the late 1950's and early 1960's. Alma Houston, an authority on the Eskimo people, convinced macduff to move to Canada to work with her and the Innuit people. Macduff has assembled a number of Eskimo exhibits and has priced and evaluated sculpture for this market worldwide. Part of the National Affairs Series: Art in America Today - A Public Matter.

Craftsperson on Campus: Kristin Anderson, Craftswoman in Metals
10:00 AM – North Lobby, Carver Hall - Kristin is currently working as a craftsperson supporting herself by selling her works in gold and silver. her specialty is enameling which is the media she will demonstrate here. Part of the National Affairs Series

Dimension 5-WOI-TV
10:00 PM – Channel 5 - A panel of institute participants will address the issues focusing on the symposium's theme, "Art in America Today: A Public Matter". Moderator: Betty Lou Varnum. Part of the National Affairs Series

Made in America - John Kouwenhoven
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Born in Younkers, New York, Kouwenhoven received his bachelors from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. He later received his MA and PhD from Columbia University. Kouwenhoven has served as a member of the Bennington College Literary Faculty and as assistant editor to Harper's Magazine. Part of the National Affairs Series: Art in America Today - A Public Matter.

Film: Claes Oldenburg
12:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - This film documents the work, ideas and lifestyle of one of this country's most important contemporary artists. The successful modern artist is viewed in many ways by society: celebrity, magical tycoon, a pries-like figure, show business personality, or charlatan. This visually beautiful film explores the role of the artist in our society, through an informal study of Oldenburg. Part of the National Affairs Series

Craftsperson on Campus: Mary Weisgram, Craftswoman in Clay
10:00 AM – North Lobby, Carver Hall - Mary was Ceramist-in-Residence at the Des Moines Art Center from 1976-73. She has taught at the Kansas City (Mo.) Art Institute and continues to teach ceramics students at the Octagon Art Center, Ames. Since 1973 she has been full-time studio potter. Part of the National Affairs Series

The Critic and Art - Harold Rosenberg
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Born in Brooklyn, New York, Rosenberg attended City College of New York and St. Lawrence University. he is Art critic of The New Yorker and author of Art on the Edge, Discovering the Present, The De-Definition of Art Willem deKooning, Artworks and Packages, Anxious Object, The Tradition of the News and Arshile Gorky. The most recent is an Abrams books on Barnett Newman to be published in spring, '78. During World War II he served as Deputy Chief of the Domestic Radio Bureau, OWI, and as Consulting Expert to the US Treasury. he has lectured thorught the United States on the arts and the critic's place in the arts. Abroad his articles have been published in Encounter, Les Temps Modernes, Tempo Presente, Preuves. His books have regularly been translated into French, Italian, Spanish and Japanese. Rosenberg has received many honorary degrees. Part of the National Affairs Series: Art in America Today - A Public Matter.

Film: American Art of the Sixties
12:00 PM – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union - The film focuses on the diverse tendencies found in the work of American painters and sculptors during the 1960's. Characterizing the 1960's as an explosive, revolutionary decade, the film appropriately assumes a staccato beat, switching from Minimal Art to Pop to happenings and Post Painterly Abstraction. Narrated by Barbara Rose. Part of the National Affairs Series