Events at Reed
Welcome to the Reed College events site! All events listed below are open to the public and are free, unless noted otherwise.
MAY
Through June 3
Cooley Gallery Exhibition: Lorna Bieber, Image Myths
Tuesday–Sunday, noon–5 p.m., Cooley Art Gallery
American photographer Lorna Bieber creates enigmatic images and immersive photographic installations that emerge through the careful study and delicate transformation of pre-existing images appropriated from both common and esoteric sources. One of the most beautiful and haunting things about Lorna Bieber’s photographs is the pull of time that they embody, the way that one is drawn into and through them, as on a journey. The photographs begin with found images; they originate in an unknown place, at an indeterminate moment, and through someone else’s eyes, and are then embraced by the psyche of the artist through intense looking, and careful arranging. Areas of each image are singled out and altered in relationship to the whole, and this creates a vision of place that feels strangely composited like the landscape of a dream. Surely part of the reason that we know we have seen or visited these places before, is because the hand of the artist summons us into the work. Roland Barthes referred to this as the punctum of the image, the mysteriously charged space of affinity. Like myths, Bieber’s photographs engender shared memories, both real and fantastical. An illustrated publication accompanies the exhibition, with an introduction by curator Stephanie Snyder and an essay by art historian Doris Chon, and is available free of charge at the Cooley Gallery. (Image: Lorna Bieber, (detail) Bush,1999; courtesy of the artist.)
Through August
Hauser Library Exhibition
Calligraphy at Reed
8:30 a.m.–5 p.m., Monday–Friday; 8:30 a.m.–noon, Friday, June 8–August 10; in the library flat and wall cases west of the circulation desk.
The calligraphy that Lloyd Reynolds taught at Reed from the late 1930s through 1969 remains a strong presence in college life. This exhibition sheds some light on the history of calligraphy at Reed and the impact of Reynolds' teaching, using a selection of his letterforms, correspondence, and student work from the library's special collections. After Reynolds retired, Robert Palladino taught calligraphy at Reed until 1984. Since then, calligraphy has been taught to Reed students during Paideia and to schoolchildren through the Cooley Gallery education outreach program. It also has been celebrated at Reunions and in major exhibitions curated by alumni and by gallery director Stephanie Snyder ’91 and archivist Gay Walker ’69.
SUMMER
June 25–29
Calligraphy Northwest International Calligraphy Conference
Noon–5 p.m.
Public events for the conference include the following exhibitions:
• Faculty Exhibition and Write:Bind:Hold (show of calligraphic books), Vollum lounge
• Catich Stones of Incised Roman Capitals, Hauser Library
Father Edward Catich (1906-1979) was one of the world’s finest calligraphers, an international authority on stone incising, typography and the foremost authority on the Roman alphabet, its origin, nature and history. Alphabet stones are on loan from the Portland Art Museum.
•Memorabilia from the Lloyd J. Reynolds Archive, Hauser Library
Lloyd J. Reynolds (1902-1978) was an internationally known calligrapher, professor of English and Art History at Reed College, Oregon’s Calligrapher Laureate, author of Italic Lettering & Handwriting and Weathergrams.
June 25–July 29
Concert Series: Chamber Music Northwest
Chamber Music Northwest presents its 42nd annual summer festival. Concerts are Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays at 8 p.m., with a final concert, “Baroque Concerto Night,” on July 29 at 3 p.m. Free half-hour, musical conversations begin at 7 p.m. and at 2 p.m. for the final concert. Pre-concert catering is furnished by Bon Appétit. For the final concert, catering is post-concert. Open rehearsals are at 11 a.m. on June 27, July 6, July 11, July 18, and July 27. Informal Q&A sessions conclude each rehearsal. Supervised children age 7 and up are welcome to attend. Tickets: single tickets go on sale May 14 and are priced $15–50; subscription prices are $10–45. Senior Rush (65+ years) is 30 minutes prior to each concert; any available ticket may be purchased for $20 (call ahead for availability). Student tickets, for ages 7 and up, require valid full-time ID; seating is in sections A or B. Student subscriptions are available at $10 per ticket or $15 per single ticket. Order by phone, 503/294-6400; by email; or online.