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October 08, 2009

  

Glass sculptor artist in CSU Summer Arts spotlight Thursday

Therman StatomTherman Statom, whose large-scale glass sculptures have earned wide acclaim, will lecture on his artistry at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 17, at the Conley Lecture Hall as part of the California State University Summer Arts program at Fresno State.

CSU Summer Arts annually offers two-courses at Fresno State taught by masters in theater, dance, music, visual arts, creative writing, new media and arts education. Most guest artists present a public event and their students end each course with a public performance or presentation.

Also scheduled during the third week of public events in this 23rd Summer Arts season is a screening of the documentary “Ars Medicina” at 7 p.m. Monday, July 14, at the Conley Lecture Hall in the University Business Center at Fresno State.

The new documentary from Bklyn2LA productions and MEDiA OFFLiNE follows several Los Angeles-based physicians on a journey of personal discovery and compassion in rural Guatemala. Medical teams set up a surgical camp in Solola, a breathtakingly beautiful but distressingly poor community, and work around the clock for five days to help hundreds of people who come for free medical aid.

Following are other Summer Arts public events the week of July 13:

David Shiner

Guy Livingston

Stefan Poetzsch

Therman Statom

Juan Serrano

  • Acclaimed flamenco guitarist Juan Serrano was joined by his son, Juani Serrano, for a concert at 7 p.m. Sunday, July 13, in Fresno’s Tower Theatre presented as part of the California State University Summer Arts program. The New York Times calls Juan Serrano, a retired California State University, Fresno faculty member, a “breathtaking technician who can wring rhythmic dance fury out of fandangos and zapateados. He is a lyric sentimentalist, who can make the strings cry.”

  • Animator Charles Zembillas lectures at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 15 at the Conley Lecture Hall.

  • Author Steven Church, an assistant professor of English at Fresno State, will read from his book, “The Guinness Book of Me: A Memoir,” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 16 at the Fresno Art Museum.

  • Artist Therman Statom will lecture on glass sculpture at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 17 at the Conley Lecture Hall.

  • Flamenco guitarist Jesus Montoya will perform in concert at 8 p.m. Thursday, July 17, at the Concert Hall in the Music Building on campus.

  • Violinist and violist Stefan Poetzsch and pianist Guy Livingston will play New European Music at 7 p.m. Friday, July 18, at the Concert Hall.

  • Professional clown David Shiner will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday, July 19, at the John Wright Theatre in the Speech Arts Building.

For a list of all Summer Arts Program events and for ticket information, please visit www.csusummerarts.org.