Pre Eclipse Events
The Sun, Moon, and Pancakes: Photographers, Art and the Heavens
Wednesday, March 27, 2024 at 5:30 PM
Marsh Room, Billings Library
As Vermont looks ahead to the solar eclipse, Bill McDowell, professor of photography in UVM’s School of the Arts, will talk about art photographers who have used the sun, moon, and night sky as subjects.
Professor McDowell teaches photography courses at all levels and is especially interested in teaching about photobooks and the poetic document in photography. His photographs and artist books are represented in the collections of numerous universities and museums. His publications include Banner of Light: The Lily Dale Photographs, Ashes in the Night Sky, and Ground. McDowell’s project, Roxham Road to North Elba, connects contemporary asylum seekers crossing from New York into Canada with the Underground Railroad and contemporary abolitionism. Ashes in the Night Sky and Ground are available in Silver Special Collections.
The presentation is sponsored by Silver Special Collections and the School of the Arts at UVM.
The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Silver Special Collections at uvmsc.uvm.edu or 802-656-2138.
April 1 onward, Williams Hall lobby
Students from Perspectives on Art Making class will display small sand mandalas inspired by the Tibetan Buddhism idea of “World in Harmony.”
ECLIPSE DAY, Monday April 8th:
Free moonpies and SoA eclipse stickers @ Williams Hall and Royall Tyler Theatre
11:30-11:45am - A Capella ensemble, Viridescent
11:45-12:00pm - Play on themes of light and dark
12:00-12:20pm - UVM Vocal Jazz Ensemble
12:20-12:35pm - Play on eclipse themes
12:35-1:00pm - Music Ensemble and Dance Students, audience participation encouraged!
The eclipse begins at 2:14 PM and totality is 3:26 – 3:29 PM. Visit UVM’s Space Grant Consortium eclipse page for more information and other campus events!
