Ulrich Museum of Art - Wichita State University

Ulrich Museum Fall 2010 Events

ALL ULRICH MUSEUM EVENTS are free, open to the public, and take place at the museum unless noted otherwise. For more information about museum programs, visit www.ulrich.wichita.edu/events.

AUGUST

Ron Michael, 2010, curator of the Birger Sandzen Memorial Gallery in Lindsborg, Kansas WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 10 A.M.-11:30 A.M.
SENIOR WEDNESDAY: Looking at Kansas: Visual Artists from the Sunflower State with Ron Michael
The current presentation of the Ulrich collection asks Where Am I? Artists Explore Spaces and Places. Curator Ron Michael will examine the work of four star artists from the Sunflower State and discuss ways that the signature spaces and places of Kansas informed their artistic practice. The artists include John Steuart Curry (1897-1946), born in Dunavant, Kansas; Birger Sandzen (1871-1954), lived in Lindsborg, Kansas from 1894-1954; Henry Varnum Poor (1887-1970), born in Chapman, Kansas; and Bruce Conner (1933-2008), born in McPherson, Kansas. Michael is the curator of the Birger Sandzen Memorial Gallery in Lindsborg, Kansas. Also a practicing artist, he holds an MFA in design from the University of Kansas and an MLS in Library Management from Emporia State University. Funding for this project was provided in part by the Kansas Health Foundation in Wichita. The Kansas Health Foundation is a philanthropic organization whose mission is to improve the health of all Kansans.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 11:30 A.M.-1:30 P.M.
ULRICH/KMUW WELCOMEFEST EVENT: Carrie Nation and the Speakeasy
East patio of WSU Rhatigan Student Center
The Ulrich Museum and KMUW welcome students back to campus with music, food, art and WSU's own Formula and Baja racing teams. Skateboarders sponsored by Wichita’s skateboard shop Endless Ride fill in the lineup. Fun begins at 11:30 a.m. with Carrie Nation and the Speakeasy--described in Naked City magazine as “a five-piece, aggressive country-blues-Dixieland-bluegrass group with a Delta blues/New Orleans sound.” Formed in 2007 in Wichita, the band (including guitars, harmonica, bass, trombone, mandolin, banjo and washboard) performed gigs while running a modern-day speakeasy. Throughout the event, skateboarders from Endless Ride will demo their abilities and show the hottest professional skateboards on custom-built ramps and half-pipes. This is an RSC Days/Shocker Nights event.

Robots Family Fun Day, August 29, 2009 SATURDAY, AUGUST 28, 1-3 P.M.
FAMILY FUN DAY: Art on Speed
WSU Campus Activities Center Theater and the Ulrich Museum
Like Tom Cruise in Top Gun, do you ever feel the need--the need for speed? Maybe you wondered what moves faster than a speeding bullet? Experience Family Fun Day at the Ulrich, featuring the museum’s newest exhibition Art on Speed. Make and take home your own fast-moving spin art or race-car hat, listen to fast-paced superhero stories, meet and have your picture taken with WSU's own Formula and Baja racing teams. Test your knowledge on how quickly objects depicted in our galleries move. The day kicks off with the movie Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs at 11 a.m. at the Campus Activities Center Theater. Free for WSU Students w/ ID, $2 for WSU faculty/staff, $3 for general public, 50 cents for kids 12 and under. Family Fun Day activities at the Ulrich are from 1-3 p.m. and are free. Sponsored by WSU Student Activities Council Family Committee and the Ulrich Museum.

SEPTEMBER

David Baxter of Newman University, classical music critic for The Wichita Eagle WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 10-11:30 A.M.
SENIOR WEDNESDAY: The Science of Sound with David Baxter
Moving at 426 vibrations per second, the sound of a tuning fork can be detected by the human ear. Explore how musicians use the science of sound to design and create musical instruments from stretched skins on drums to air forced through a brass trumpet. How do different materials conduct sound, and what allows the human ear to experience these vibrations? Discover the fundamentals of instruments from around the world and how our perception of sound influenced their evolution. New England Conservatory of Music alum David Baxter also attended Cleveland Institute of Music. He has been an active international performer and teacher, with numerous recording credits to his name. Baxter currently teaches at Newman University and works with Arts Partners to provide musical outreach to K-12 students. He is the classical music critic for The Wichita Eagle.

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 6 P.M.
FINAL FRIDAY TROLLEY: WSU Art Lovers Unite!
Kick off your Final Friday arts experience at WSU’s own art museum before boarding the trolley to downtown. Check your vision in the politically relevant Hindsight is Always 20/20 exhibition, or discover what really is faster than a speeding bullet in Art on Speed. Create your own spin-art or just kick back and enjoy the art and refreshments before catching the trolley to downtown. Sponsored by WSU Student Activities Council Arts Committee and the Ulrich Museum.

Gordon Parks Members' Opening Party, January 23, 2010 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2, 7-9 P.M.
MEMBERS’ OPENING PARTY
Meet, mingle and celebrate the 2010 fall exhibitions. Rally with the designers, drivers and cars that comprise the WSU School of Mechanical Engineering Formula and Baja race teams fresh from summer competitions in Las Vegas and California. As always at Ulrich openings, expect the unexpected and be part of the art tribe in Wichita. To make a reservation (free for Ulrich Museum members and WSU students, $7 for general public), call (316) 978-3664 or e-mail ulrich@wichita.edu.

OCTOBER

Tim Brown, host of 'This Week in Kansas' on KAKE Channel 10 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 12-1 P.M.
PANEL DISCUSSION: So What? What’s at Stake in the Fall 2010 Elections in Kansas?
WSU Rhatigan Student Center Fireplace Lounge
Speakers: Tim Brown, Ken Ciboski, Thomas Docking and Karl Peterjohn
This fall we will vote for a new governor, U.S. senator and U.S. Congress representative, to say nothing of the secretary of state and other key political posts in Kansas. How might the outcome of the election impact our lives and point Kansas in a new direction? Come hear veterans of Kansas politics talk about the fall elections and what significance they hold for our future in Wichita and our state. Moderator will be Tim Brown, host and producer for the TV program This Week in Kansas on KAKE Channel 10, which brings community leaders to the table for discussion about that week’s pressing events. Panelists include Ken Ciboski, WSU associate professor of political science; Thomas Docking, Wichita attorney and former Kansas lieutenant governor; and Karl Peterjohn, Sedgwick County commissioner, 3rd District. So What? relates to the Ulrich fall exhibition Hindsight is Always 20/20. This event is co-sponsored by the WSU Political Science Club and the WSU College Democratic Socialists.

Christy Davis, owner of Davis Preservation in Topeka, Kansas WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 10-11:30 A.M.
SENIOR WEDNESDAY: Pediments and Impediments: Kansas History Through Architecture with Christy Davis
Preservationist Christy Davis will offer a new look at Kansas history through the untold stories of the state’s historic buildings and the intriguing people who built them. In what way did past economic cycles affect construction? How did the cultural heritage of town founders influence community planning and development? In Wichita, these issues have contemporary relevance given the renovation of the historic Broadview Hotel near the river, a restoration project on which Davis is consulting. She is owner of Davis Preservation in Topeka, Kansas, a private historical preservation consulting firm. She holds a master’s in public history from Wichita State University and a bachelor’s in history from Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas. She has held many posts, including acting division director and assistant division director for Cultural Resources of the Kansas State Historical Society.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 11 A.M.-1 P.M.
TRICK OR TRUNK
WSU Rhatigan Student Center parking lot (rain location: RSC Shocker Square)
Celebrate Halloween early at Wichita State University with special trick--and treats. Speed is this year's theme, so have your picture taken with the WSU School of Mechanical Engineering Formula and Baja race cars and their designers, drivers and engineers. If you prefer a slower speed, stop by and see the Ulrich Museum golf cart--specially decorated for the holiday. Afterward, check out the newest Ulrich exhibition Art on Speed. Trick or Trunk is $1 per child of WSU student or faculty/ $3 for child of general public; free admission for adults accompanying a child. Ulrich Museum admission is free.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24, 6:30 P.M.
CLOSING NIGHT GALA: Films on the Fringe
Film screening at Wiedemann Hall and gala party follows at Ulrich Museum
The eighth annual Tallgrass Film Festival--Films on the Fringe--will take place October 22-24 in and around downtown Wichita. The Closing Night Gala Screening at WSU features a newly remastered print edition of Charlie Chaplin's The Kid (1921) with a live musical performance of an original orchestral score by Wichita native Arri Simon in WSU’s magnificent Wiedemann Hall. The Closing Night Gala party follows at the Ulrich Museum of Art for the third year. Tickets are $25 per person and available at www.tallgrassfilmfest.com. Admission to the event is free for Ulrich Museum members and WSU students, faculty and staff with ID.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 6 P.M.
ARTIST DIALOGUE: R. Luke DuBois and Steve Dietz
Net Work: The Art of Mining Data and Meaning
210 McKnight Art Center West (WSU School of Art and Design)
What happens when computer science, mathematics, pop culture and contemporary art meet? Join artist R. Luke DuBois and new media specialist Steve Dietz in a discussion to find out. The two will examine DuBois’ artistic work as a composer, performer, video artist and programmer. Specifically, they’ll talk about his project and Ulrich fall exhibition Hindsight is Always 20/20, an artwork that uses algorithmic data to mine State of the Union addresses for clues to the nature and evolution of American political rhetoric. Such exploration of the structure of culture is a constant in DuBois’ work. In addition to American politics as articulated in presidential speeches, he has investigated popular music as defined by the Billboard Hot 100 list, female beauty as presented by Playboy magazine, and the history of movies as canonized by the Academy Awards. A composer, performer, video artist and programmer, DuBois holds a Ph.D. in music composition from Columbia University and has collaborated on interactive performance, installation and music production work. He comes to Wichita from New York City where he teaches at the Brooklyn Experimental Media Center at NYU’s Polytechnic Institute. Steve Dietz is a new-media curator and artistic director of the O1SJ Biennial in San Jose, California, and Northern Lights.mn. He founded the Walker Art Center’s New Media Initiatives department and online gallery plus mnartists.org providing access, recognition and benefits to artists.

NOVEMBER

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 6 P.M.
SPEAKING ON SPEED: Buz Carpenter
Breaking the Sound Barrier
WSU Campus Activities Center Theater
SR-71 pilot Adelbert "Buz" Carpenter returns to Kansas to recount his adventures cracking the sound barrier. The U.S. SR-71 aircraft combined speed, agility and stealth, zooming at Mach 3 (over three times faster than the sound barrier). Also known as the Blackbird, the SR-71 holds the record for the fastest, air-breathing, manned aircraft. Carpenter will show film clips and images as he discusses his years and mastery of this phenomenal plane and its spectacular speed. A retired United States Air Force colonel, Carpenter piloted the SR-71 as an aircraft commander and instructor pilot. When not in the cockpit, he worked as a Pentagon programmer for the F-117, B-2, and F-22 aircrafts. He has served as an F-4E Fighter Squadron Commander in Germany and a Wing Commander during Desert Storm. Carpenter graduated from the United State Air Force Academy in 1967 and currently is a docent at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. This event is co-sponsored by the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center and the Wichita Aero Club.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 10-11:30 A.M.
SENIOR WEDNESDAY: The Essential Eisenhower with Daniel D. Holt
The exhibition Hindsight is Always 20/20 provides an objective look at the history of the United States through presidential State of the Union speeches. President Dwight D. Eisenhower never forgot his Kansas roots or his hometown of Abilene. How important was Eisenhower's Kansas heritage in the overall measure of this great American hero? This presentation focuses on the odyssey of a young man and soldier to international statesman. Daniel Holt is an author and former director of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum.

DECEMBER

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 4 P.M.
DANCE PERFORMANCE: Speed Between the Lines
The choreography, created by WSU dance faculty Denise Celestin, Sabrina Vasquez, Amy Baker and Nick Johnson and performed by WSU dance students, celebrates everyday gesture as it morphs into physical theater and dance. In conjunction with the Ulrich exhibition Art on Speed, the choreography riffs on the artwork on view.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 5-6 P.M.
MEET-THE-ARTISTS RECEPTION
Join the Ulrich to congratulate the fall 2010 WSU School of Art and Design Master of Fine Arts students Eriberto Biera (painting) and Amy Chen (painting). Artists talk about their work in the MFA Thesis Exhibition at 5:30 p.m. with a welcome from Barry Badgett, director of the School of Art and Design.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, AND WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 11:30 A.M.-1:30 P.M.
WSU FINALS FRENZY: Ulrich Spa Getaway
Relax away the stresses of finals with free back and hand massages, soothing tunes, hot teas and refreshments in the galleries.






Ulrich Museum Fall 2010 Events ALL ULRICH MUSEUM EVENTS are free, open to the public, and take place at the museum unless noted otherwise. For more information about museum programs, visit www.ulrich.wichita.edu/events. AUGUST WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 10 A.M.-11:30 A.M. SENIOR WEDNESDAY: Looking at Kansas: Visual Artists from the Sunflower State with Ron Michael The current presentation of the Ulrich collection asks Where Am I? Artists Explore Spaces and Places. Curator Ron Michael will examine the work of four star artists from the Sunflower State and discuss ways that the signature spaces and places of Kansas informed their artistic practice. The artists include John Steuart Curry (1897-1946), born in Dunavant, Kansas; Birger Sandzen (1871-1954), lived in Lindsborg, Kansas from 1894-1954; Henry Varnum Poor (1887-1970), born in Chapman, Kansas; and Bruce Conner (1933-2008), born in McPherson, Kansas. Michael is the curator of the Birger Sandzen Memorial Gallery in Lindsborg, Kansas. Also a practicing artist, he holds an MFA in design from the University of Kansas and an MLS in Library Management from Emporia State University. Funding for this project was provided in part by the Kansas Health Foundation in Wichita. The Kansas Health Foundation is a philanthropic organization whose mission is to improve the health of all Kansans. THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 11:30 A.M.-1:30 P.M. ULRICH/KMUW WELCOMEFEST EVENT: Carrie Nation and the Speakeasy East patio of WSU Rhatigan Student Center The Ulrich Museum and KMUW welcome students back to campus with music, food, art and WSU's own Formula and Baja racing teams. Skateboarders sponsored by Wichita’s skateboard shop Endless Ride fill in the lineup. Fun begins at 11:30 a.m. with Carrie Nation and the Speakeasy--described in Naked City magazine as “a five-piece, aggressive country-blues-Dixieland-bluegrass group with a Delta blues/New Orleans sound.” Formed in 2007 in Wichita, the band (including guitars, harmonica, bass, trombone, mandolin, banjo and washboard) performed gigs while running a modern-day speakeasy. Throughout the event, skateboarders from Endless Ride will demo their abilities and show the hottest professional skateboards on custom-built ramps and half-pipes. This is an RSC Days/Shocker Nights event. SATURDAY, AUGUST 28, 1-3 P.M. FAMILY FUN DAY: Art on Speed WSU Campus Activities Center Theater and the Ulrich Museum Like Tom Cruise in Top Gun, do you ever feel the need--the need for speed? Maybe you wondered what moves faster than a speeding bullet? Experience Family Fun Day at the Ulrich, featuring the museum’s newest exhibition Art on Speed. Make and take home your own fast-moving spin art or race-car hat, listen to fast-paced superhero stories, meet and have your picture taken with WSU's own Formula and Baja racing teams. Test your knowledge on how quickly objects depicted in our galleries move. The day kicks off with the movie Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs at 11 a.m. at the Campus Activities Center Theater. Free for WSU Students w/ ID, $2 for WSU faculty/staff, $3 for general public, 50 cents for kids 12 and under. Family Fun Day activities at the Ulrich are from 1-3 p.m. and are free. Sponsored by WSU Student Activities Council Family Committee and the Ulrich Museum. SEPTEMBER WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 10-11:30 A.M. SENIOR WEDNESDAY: The Science of Sound with David Baxter Moving at 426 vibrations per second, the sound of a tuning fork can be detected by the human ear. Explore how musicians use the science of sound to design and create musical instruments from stretched skins on drums to air forced through a brass trumpet. How do different materials conduct sound, and what allows the human ear to experience these vibrations? Discover the fundamentals of instruments from around the world and how our perception of sound influenced their evolution. New England Conservatory of Music alum David Baxter also attended Cleveland Institute of Music. He has been an active international performer and teacher, with numerous recording credits to his name. Baxter currently teaches at Newman University and works with Arts Partners to provide musical outreach to K-12 students. He is the classical music critic for The Wichita Eagle. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 6 P.M. FINAL FRIDAY TROLLEY: WSU Art Lovers Unite! Kick off your Final Friday arts experience at WSU’s own art museum before boarding the trolley to downtown. Check your vision in the politically relevant Hindsight is Always 20/20 exhibition, or discover what really is faster than a speeding bullet in Art on Speed. Create your own spin-art or just kick back and enjoy the art and refreshments before catching the trolley to downtown. Sponsored by WSU Student Activities Council Arts Committee and the Ulrich Museum. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2, 7-9 P.M. MEMBERS’ OPENING PARTY Meet, mingle and celebrate the 2010 fall exhibitions. Rally with the designers, drivers and cars that comprise the WSU School of Mechanical Engineering Formula and Baja race teams fresh from summer competitions in Las Vegas and California. As always at Ulrich openings, expect the unexpected and be part of the art tribe in Wichita. To make a reservation (free for Ulrich Museum members and WSU students, $7 for general public), call (316) 978-3664 or e-mail ulrich@wichita.edu. OCTOBER TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 12-1 P.M. PANEL DISCUSSION: So What? What’s at Stake in the Fall 2010 Elections in Kansas? WSU Rhatigan Student Center Fireplace Lounge Speakers: Tim Brown, Ken Ciboski, Thomas Docking and Karl Peterjohn This fall we will vote for a new governor, U.S. senator and U.S. Congress representative, to say nothing of the secretary of state and other key political posts in Kansas. How might the outcome of the election impact our lives and point Kansas in a new direction? Come hear veterans of Kansas politics talk about the fall elections and what significance they hold for our future in Wichita and our state. Moderator will be Tim Brown, host and producer for the TV program This Week in Kansas on KAKE Channel 10, which brings community leaders to the table for discussion about that week’s pressing events. Panelists include Ken Ciboski, WSU associate professor of political science; Thomas Docking, Wichita attorney and former Kansas lieutenant governor; and Karl Peterjohn, Sedgwick County commissioner, 3rd District. So What? relates to the Ulrich fall exhibition Hindsight is Always 20/20. This event is co-sponsored by the WSU Political Science Club and the WSU College Democratic Socialists. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 10-11:30 A.M. SENIOR WEDNESDAY: Pediments and Impediments: Kansas History Through Architecture with Christy Davis Preservationist Christy Davis will offer a new look at Kansas history through the untold stories of the state’s historic buildings and the intriguing people who built them. In what way did past economic cycles affect construction? How did the cultural heritage of town founders influence community planning and development? In Wichita, these issues have contemporary relevance given the renovation of the historic Broadview Hotel near the river, a restoration project on which Davis is consulting. She is owner of Davis Preservation in Topeka, Kansas, a private historical preservation consulting firm. She holds a master’s in public history from Wichita State University and a bachelor’s in history from Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas. She has held many posts, including acting division director and assistant division director for Cultural Resources of the Kansas State Historical Society. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 11 A.M.-1 P.M. TRICK OR TRUNK WSU Rhatigan Student Center parking lot (rain location: RSC Shocker Square) Celebrate Halloween early at Wichita State University with special trick--and treats. Speed is this year's theme, so have your picture taken with the WSU School of Mechanical Engineering Formula and Baja race cars and their designers, drivers and engineers. If you prefer a slower speed, stop by and see the Ulrich Museum golf cart--specially decorated for the holiday. Afterward, check out the newest Ulrich exhibition Art on Speed. Trick or Trunk is $1 per child of WSU student or faculty/ $3 for child of general public; free admission for adults accompanying a child. Ulrich Museum admission is free. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24, 6:30 P.M. CLOSING NIGHT GALA: Films on the Fringe Film screening at Wiedemann Hall and gala party follows at Ulrich Museum The eighth annual Tallgrass Film Festival--Films on the Fringe--will take place October 22-24 in and around downtown Wichita. The Closing Night Gala Screening at WSU features a newly remastered print edition of Charlie Chaplin's The Kid (1921) with a live musical performance of an original orchestral score by Wichita native Arri Simon in WSU’s magnificent Wiedemann Hall. The Closing Night Gala party follows at the Ulrich Museum of Art for the third year. Tickets are $25 per person and available at www.tallgrassfilmfest.com. Admission to the event is free for Ulrich Museum members and WSU students, faculty and staff with ID. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28, 6 P.M. ARTIST DIALOGUE: R. Luke DuBois and Steve Dietz Net Work: The Art of Mining Data and Meaning 210 McKnight Art Center West (WSU School of Art and Design) What happens when computer science, mathematics, pop culture and contemporary art meet? Join artist R. Luke DuBois and new media specialist Steve Dietz in a discussion to find out. The two will examine DuBois’ artistic work as a composer, performer, video artist and programmer. Specifically, they’ll talk about his project and Ulrich fall exhibition Hindsight is Always 20/20, an artwork that uses algorithmic data to mine State of the Union addresses for clues to the nature and evolution of American political rhetoric. Such exploration of the structure of culture is a constant in DuBois’ work. In addition to American politics as articulated in presidential speeches, he has investigated popular music as defined by the Billboard Hot 100 list, female beauty as presented by Playboy magazine, and the history of movies as canonized by the Academy Awards. A composer, performer, video artist and programmer, DuBois holds a Ph.D. in music composition from Columbia University and has collaborated on interactive performance, installation and music production work. He comes to Wichita from New York City where he teaches at the Brooklyn Experimental Media Center at NYU’s Polytechnic Institute. Steve Dietz is a new-media curator and artistic director of the O1SJ Biennial in San Jose, California, and Northern Lights.mn. He founded the Walker Art Center’s New Media Initiatives department and online gallery plus mnartists.org providing access, recognition and benefits to artists. NOVEMBER THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 6 P.M. SPEAKING ON SPEED: Buz Carpenter Breaking the Sound Barrier WSU Campus Activities Center Theater SR-71 pilot Adelbert "Buz" Carpenter returns to Kansas to recount his adventures cracking the sound barrier. The U.S. SR-71 aircraft combined speed, agility and stealth, zooming at Mach 3 (over three times faster than the sound barrier). Also known as the Blackbird, the SR-71 holds the record for the fastest, air-breathing, manned aircraft. Carpenter will show film clips and images as he discusses his years and mastery of this phenomenal plane and its spectacular speed. A retired United States Air Force colonel, Carpenter piloted the SR-71 as an aircraft commander and instructor pilot. When not in the cockpit, he worked as a Pentagon programmer for the F-117, B-2, and F-22 aircrafts. He has served as an F-4E Fighter Squadron Commander in Germany and a Wing Commander during Desert Storm. Carpenter graduated from the United State Air Force Academy in 1967 and currently is a docent at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. This event is co-sponsored by the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center and the Wichita Aero Club. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 10-11:30 A.M. SENIOR WEDNESDAY: The Essential Eisenhower with Daniel D. Holt The exhibition Hindsight is Always 20/20 provides an objective look at the history of the United States through presidential State of the Union speeches. President Dwight D. Eisenhower never forgot his Kansas roots or his hometown of Abilene. How important was Eisenhower's Kansas heritage in the overall measure of this great American hero? This presentation focuses on the odyssey of a young man and soldier to international statesman. Daniel Holt is an author and former director of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum. DECEMBER THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 4 P.M. DANCE PERFORMANCE: Speed Between the Lines The choreography, created by WSU dance faculty Denise Celestin, Sabrina Vasquez, Amy Baker and Nick Johnson and performed by WSU dance students, celebrates everyday gesture as it morphs into physical theater and dance. In conjunction with the Ulrich exhibition Art on Speed, the choreography riffs on the artwork on view. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 5-6 P.M. MEET-THE-ARTISTS RECEPTION Join the Ulrich to congratulate the fall 2010 WSU School of Art and Design Master of Fine Arts students Eriberto Biera (painting) and Amy Chen (painting). Artists talk about their work in the MFA Thesis Exhibition at 5:30 p.m. with a welcome from Barry Badgett, director of the School of Art and Design. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, AND WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 11:30 A.M.-1:30 P.M. WSU FINALS FRENZY: Ulrich Spa Getaway Relax away the stresses of finals with free back and hand massages, soothing tunes, hot teas and refreshments in the galleries.