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 or pick up something from The Palette Café.
Mexico & Peru: A Hidden Race
Wednesday, September 22
12:15pm
Location: Isabel Hall
Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the almost unknown history of the significant black populations of Mexico and Peru. The two countries together received far more slaves than did the United States.
Art à la Carte is a series of informative programs focusing on the arts. Offered free of charge on Wednesdays at 12:15p, participants are encouraged...
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When Worlds Collide: The Untold Stories of the Americas after Columbus
Wednesday, September 29
12:15pm
Location: Isabel Hall
This program is a highly imaginative exploration of one of the most intriguing epochs in human history: when the “Old World” first encountered the “New World.” 90 min.
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Orozco Man of Fire
Wednesday, October 6
12:15pm
Location: Isabel Hall
This program is a visually arresting and whimsical documentary portrait of Mexican muralist José Clemente Orozco (1883–1949), whose dramatic life, iconoclastic personality, and dynamic painting changed the way we see art and politics. 60 min.
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Rivera in America
Wednesday, October 13
12:15pm
Location: Isabel Hall
This program tells the story of the great Mexican muralist’s travels in the United States, the epic work that he created here, and his lasting effect on American artists. 60 min.
Art à la Carte is a series of informative programs focusing on the arts. It is offered free of...
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Rivera in America
Wednesday, October 13
12:15pm
Location: Isabel Hall
This program tells the story of the great Mexican muralist’s travels in the United States, the epic work that he created here, and his lasting effect on American artists.
Art à la Carte is a series of informative programs focusing on the arts. Offered free of charge on Wednesdays at 12:15p, participants are encouraged to...
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Black in Latin America: Brazil: A Racial Paradise
Wednesday, October 20
12:15pm
Location: Isabel Hall
In Brazil, Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores how this “rainbow nation” is waking up to its legacy as the world’s largest slave economy. 60 min.
Art à la Carte is a series of informative programs focusing on the arts. It is offered free of charge on Wednesdays at 12:15p...
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Seven Wonders of Brazil
Wednesday, October 27
12:15pm
Location: Isabel Hall
Journey into the heart of Brazil with host Robert Beckford to explore the incredible spiritual diversity of Brazil, a melting pot of African beliefs, indigenous Indian rituals, and the folk Catholicism of the southern Europeans. 60 min.
Art à la Carte is a series of informative programs focusing on the arts...
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Medicine Woman
Wednesday, November 3
12:15pm
Location: Isabel Hall
She was America’s first Native doctor, breaking barriers of race and gender to heal her traumatized people. A century later, Native women from many tribes follow in the footsteps of Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte.
Art à la Carte is a series of informative programs focusing on the arts. Offered free of...
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Navajo Code Talkers of World War II
Wednesday, November 10
12:15pm
Location: Isabel Hall
During World War II, a group of Native American Marines devised an unbreakable code that helped the United States maintain the upper hand in its battles against Japan.
Art à la Carte is a series of informative programs focusing on the arts. Offered free of charge on Wednesdays at 12:15p, participants are encouraged to bring lunch...
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The Warrior Tradition
Wednesday, November 17
12:15pm
Location: Isabel Hall
Today’s program chronicles the astonishing, heartbreaking, inspiring, and largely untold story of Native Americans in the United States military, from their own points of view.
Art à la Carte is a series of informative programs focusing on the arts. Offered free of charge on Wednesdays at 12:15p, participants are encouraged to bring...
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A History of American Indian Achievement
Wednesday, November 24
12:15pm
Location: Isabel Hall
Join American Indian Tyler Christopher as he chronicles the saga of the American Indian from an untold perspective.
Art à la Carte is a series of informative programs focusing on the arts. Offered free of charge on Wednesdays at 12:15p, participants are encouraged to bring lunch or pick up something from The...
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Van Briggle: Art of Clay
Wednesday, December 1
12:15pm
Location: Isabel Hall
Collectors worldwide revere the graceful art nouveau designs and satin matte finish of Artus Van Briggle’s fine molded pottery.
Art à la Carte is a series of informative programs focusing on the arts. Offered free of charge on Wednesdays at 12:15p, participants are encouraged to bring lunch or pick up something from The Palette...
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Elbert Hubbard: An American Original
Wednesday, December 8
12:15pm
Location: Isabel Hall
Elbert Hubbard founded the Roycroft artisan community in East Aurora, New York after he threw away his lucrative career at the forefront of business and advertising. There, he championed the ideals of the Arts & Crafts Movement.
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Craft in America: Holiday
Wednesday, December 15
12:15pm
Location: Isabel Hall
Today’s program embraces familiar and new winter celebrations as part of our American experience with the handmade. Celebrate some of our most important cultural and religious customs and get inspired to discover your own creativity.
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