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UNIVERSITY NEWS - MARCH 2004
MEDIA CONTACT: Marie York
FAU Hosts Lecture by Artist Michael Singer
JUPITER, FL (March 24, 2004)
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Florida Atlantic University's
MacArthur campus in Jupiter will host a lecture by artist
Michael Singer, Eminent Scholar in the Dorothy F. Schmidt
College of Arts and Letters, on Monday, March 29 at 7 p.m.
Singer's topic will be "Imagining Howard Park: Designing a
Park for South Florida's Unique Environment." The lecture
will be held in the MacArthur Campus auditorium located at
5353 Parkside Drive, Jupiter. An opening reception prior to
the lecture will be held from 5:30 - 7 p.m. in the MacArthur
Library Atrium.
Singer has received numerous awards
including fellowships from the National Endowment for the
Arts and the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation. His works
are part of public collections in the United States and
abroad, including the Australian National Gallery,
Canberra; Guggenheim Museum, New York and the Metropolitan
Museum of Art, New York.
An interactive exhibit, Imagining
Howard Park, will be on display at FAU's library in Jupiter
through April 11. The exhibit, Imagining Howard Park, has
been made possible through a grant sponsored by the Palm
Beach County Cultural Council and funded through the
Florida State ARTS license plate. Singer, the recipient of
the grant, is known for creating public art that questions
assumptions about community space and infrastructure
design. His work often leads to new understandings of
community planning and the implementation of model
projects. The design and program opportunities identified
in Imagining Howard Park are the result of a dedicated team
effort led by the artist.
The exhibit will be on display at
FAU's MacArthur campus through April 11. Hours are Monday
through Thursday 9 a.m. - 10 p.m., Friday 9 a.m. - 5:30
p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. and Sunday 12:30 - 9 p.m.
Both the lecture and reception are
free and open to the public. For reservations or
information, call 561-799-8000.
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