ADULT PROGRAMMING LECTURE SERIES | PHILIP NICKEL

ADULT PROGRAMMING LECTURE SERIES | PHILIP NICKEL

SAA is excited to present two free lectures by local Art History teacher Philip Nickel on March 7 and March 21 both lectures are from 6:00 P.M. to 7:30 P.M.  Philip has been teaching Art History for the last 22 years at Sprague High School.  He describes his experience with developing an art history program at Sprague as a unique opportunity that’s been incredibly rewarding, adding that, “Having been dragged to museums from the time I could walk, I discovered that art history was a natural outgrowth of my political, literary, and cultural interests.”

We are kicking off our adult programming with this two-part art history lecture series with additional programming and workshops to be announced this spring. You may register for one or both sessions.

Session 1: Identity Politics – Power and Authority

MARCH 7, 2025

6:00 P.M. – 7:30 P.M.

This section will survey art as a political statement of power and authority. It considers how governments and leaders express concepts to a public and how that messaging can be interpreted

Examples:

  • Flavian Amphitheater / Pantheon
  • Houdon’s Washington / Greenough’s Washington
  • Henry VIII / Martin Luther
  • President Obama / King George
  • Oregon State Capitol / Governor Portraits
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Session 2: Identity Politics – Resistance and Rebellion

MARCH 21, 2025

6:00 P.M. – 7:30 P.M.

This section will survey art as a form of rebellion against power and authority. It considers how individuals express resistance to a variety of forms of power and how art is used to question authority.  Special attention is paid to contemporary artworks.

Examples:

  • Kara Walker / Lorna 
  • SimpsonYinka 
  • Shonebare
  • Basquiat
  • Ai Weiwei
  • Paul Revere’s Boston Massacre
  • Guerilla Girls
  • Richard Serra’s 
  • Abu Ghraib
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