David Filderman Gallery at Hofstra University
The Barack Obama Presidency: Hope and Change
David Filderman Gallery at Hofstra University 112 Hofstra University, Hempstead, New YorkThe exhibition focuses on issues and topics from the Obama administration: 2008 and 2012 elections, Great Recession, Health Care, Immigration, Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, Combating Terrorism, Climate Change and the Environment, and Race Relations. The exhibition includes photographs, facsimile documents, and objects on loan from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and the […]
What is a Print?
David Filderman Gallery at Hofstra University 112 Hofstra University, Hempstead, New YorkLed by director and exhibition curator Karen T. Albert, learn about the evolution of printmaking methods including an explanation of different techniques of relief, intaglio, and the planographic methods of lithography and screenprinting. Each printmaking method produces a work on paper that has an individual and identifiable quality. Admission is free. RSVP to 516.463.5672
Off the Press
David Filderman Gallery at Hofstra University 112 Hofstra University, Hempstead, New YorkA print, in the broadest definition, is a work of art comprised of ink on paper created through an indirect transfer process. Four major printmaking methods have been developed over the centuries: relief, intaglio, and the planographic techniques of lithography and screenprinting. Each printmaking method produces a work on paper that has an individual and […]
Presentation: African Art in Context
David Filderman Gallery at Hofstra University 112 Hofstra University, Hempstead, New YorkJoin us for a talk in the gallery with Veronica Lippencott, PhD., Adjunct Associate Professor of Global Studies and Geography and Director of the Africana Studies Program at Hofstra University. Professor Lippencott provides contextual information about the background and environment of West Africa/Mali, broadening our understanding and appreciation of the works of art in the […]
Reception for the exhibition “Art of the Dogon”
David Filderman Gallery at Hofstra University 112 Hofstra University, Hempstead, New YorkJoin us in celebrating the opening of the exhibition Art of the Dogon. Light refreshments will be served. Admission is free. RSVP to 516.463.5672