Art á la Carte | Free Video Series
Join us every Wednesday at 12:15p for a series of informative programs focusing on the arts. Participants are encouraged to bring lunch of pick up something from The Palette café. Coffee, tea, and cookies are provided. All programs are held in the FIA’s Isabel Hall.
Building Pharaoh’s Chariot
Wednesday, April 24
12:15pm
Location: Isabel Hall
Some historians claim that the chariot launched a technological and strategic revolution, the secret weapon behind Egypt’s greatest era of conquest: the New Kingdom. But was the Egyptian chariot really a revolutionary design? 60 min.
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A Garden in Cairo | The Village Architect
Wednesday, May 1
12:15pm
Location: Isabel Hall
Double Feature
A Garden in Cairo – Cairo, a city of 16 million, is one of the most densely populated in the world, with only one square foot of green space per person prior to 2005. His Highness the Aga Kahn saw the need to relieve this congestion. The result is Al-Azhar...
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Melbourne Reborn | The Art & Science of Renzo Piano
Wednesday, May 8
12:15pm
Location: Isabel Hall
Double Feature
Melbourne Reborn – See how leadership and vision transformed Melbourne’s cityscape. Rob Adams, Melbourne’s director of design and urban environment, demonstrates how the city first sought livability, then sustainability, and how the two are inextricably intertwined. 30 min.
The Art & Science of Renzo Piano – San Francisco’s California Academy of Sciences...
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New Orleans – The Water Line | Super Use
Wednesday, May 15
12:15pm
Location: Isabel Hall
Double Feature
New Orleans – The Water Line – This story profiles community leaders fighting to rebuild New Orleans’ Lower 9th Ward. 30 min.
Super Use – Architecten’s work suggests not only a new kind of aesthetic and functionality in sustainable architecture, but also a new approach to design. 30 min.
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Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive
Wednesday, May 22
12:15pm
Location: Isabel Hall
Explore the rich palette of Edgar Allan Poe’s evocative imagery and sharply drawn plots to tell the real story of the notorious author. 85 min.
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Tolkien & Lewis: Myth, Imagination & the Quest for Meaning
Wednesday, May 29
12:15pm
Location: Isabel Hall
Notable scholars of mythology and literature challenge viewers to draw their own conclusions about the meaning of life and the role that mythology and imagination play in determining belief. 60 min.
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