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The sixth annual Women+ in Theatre Conference is FREE and virtual and will be held on August 14, 2021. This year's conference theme is Transforming to an Anti-Racist Theatre. We are excited to welcome Nicole M. Brewer, founder of Anti-Racist Theatre, who will tackle questions on how we move forward in transforming theatre to be a liberated place for all.

Additional sessions for the day  include a keynote breakdown, featuring panelists and open group discussion; Shirley's Speed Networking; Project Sharing, an open discussion of how the pandemic has changed our industry; Virtual Performances from the winners of our contest; and a Happy Hour. Registrants will also have the opportunity to register in our online directory by sharing their contact information.

Hosted by Rep Stage, the mission of the Women+ in Theatre Conference is to provide an opportunity for women+ theatre practitioners to network with one another and develop strategies that further the cause of gender equity within the industry and beyond. We continue to honor the memory of our friend and committee member, Dr. Shirley Basfield Dunlap by continuing this work.

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Thank you to our friends at Parlights! This year's conference is made possible through their generous support.

Arts Collective's LIVE Q & A: Inside the Magic
"Talkin' Movies with Marie & Mike"

featuring Marie Westhaver and Mike Giuliano

Date & Time: Monday, August 16, 7:30pm
View this Free, Live, Virtual Event on HCC’s Arts Collective’s Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/artscollectivehcc (AC’s Facebook Page is public. A Facebook account is not needed to view during or after.)
A *free* 45-minute virtual conversation – including opportunities for you to weigh in with questions, too!

If movies are your thing, you'll love AC's "LIVE Q&A - Inside the Magic: Talkin' Movies with Marie & Mike" virtual event here on Facebook on Monday, August 16 at 7:30pm! AC will be "Talkin' Movies" with our fellow Humanities Department colleagues, two fabulous HCC film instructors and cinema experts! Get the inside scoop on HCC's exciting film classes offered this fall, as well as hear about Marie and Mike's favorite films, incredible projects, etc.!

Plan a watch party and join us for this super fun 'Talkin' Movies" chat with Marie, Mike & AC!

Rep Stage Off Stage
Thursdays in July, 12:00p.m.
FREE, Registration Required

In a special partnership with the Howard County Library System, Rep Stage-Off Stage is a series of "behind the scenes" discussions with theatre artists sharing their craft and process in creating a theatrical production. The conversations will be facilitated by Joseph W. Ritsch, Rep Stage's Producing Artistic Director, and feature a rotating panel of artists, cumulating in a special panel discussing Anti-racism. These events will be presented virtually, at noon on Thursdays in July.

July 8: Directing for the Theatre
July 15: Designing for the Theatre
July 22: Playwriting
July 29: Anti-Racism in the Theatre Industry

Registration:
https://howardcc.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_34C3gmFAQfWT_gYVh7iaKw

August 30 - November 22, 2021

Reception: Saturday, September 25, 2021 6:00 p.m. -8:00 p.m.
Gallery Hours: 10 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. daily.
Artist Lecture: View on YouTube

“Technicolor Familiar: Illustrations by E. K. McDonnell” is an exhibition of recent drawings by local artist Emma Kramer McDonnell. The exhibition features a selection of McDonnell’s intimate, small-scale illustrations inspired by Surrealism, pop culture, and Western Esotericism. The Richard B. Talkin Family Art Gallery is located on the first floor of the McCuan Hall.

technicolor familiar encapsulates the current iteration of McDonnell's personal art practice. The name was adopted in 2018 to reflect the evolution taking place in her artwork; "technicolor" for highly saturated palettes, and "familiar" for creatures connected to magic and the occult. Anachronistic in style and symbolism, Technicolor Familiar exists somewhere between surrealism, pop art, medieval altarpieces, and Western esotericism. This new body of work draws inspiration from the (un)natural world, astrology, alchemy, dreams and the subconscious. 

Emma K. McDonnell has been a practicing illustrator for nearly a decade, providing original artwork for theatre companies up and down the East Coast, including Pig Pen Theatre Co., Third Rail Projects LLC, and HCC's very own Arts Collective. As a fine art illustrator, Emma primarily works with traditional media, combining bold colors and delicate mark-making to generate small-scale, intimate illustrations. Emma received an AA in Studio Art from HCC and a BFA in Illustration from the Art Institute of Boston, and had been applying her formal visual art education to creative jobs in the performing arts ever since. 

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August 30 - November 22, 2021

Reception: Saturday, September 25, 2021 6:00 p.m. -8:00 p.m.
Gallery Hours: 10 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. daily.
Artist Lecture: View on YouTube

“Technicolor Familiar: Illustrations by E. K. McDonnell” is an exhibition of recent drawings by local artist Emma Kramer McDonnell. The exhibition features a selection of McDonnell’s intimate, small-scale illustrations inspired by Surrealism, pop culture, and Western Esotericism. The Richard B. Talkin Family Art Gallery is located on the first floor of the McCuan Hall.

technicolor familiar encapsulates the current iteration of McDonnell's personal art practice. The name was adopted in 2018 to reflect the evolution taking place in her artwork; "technicolor" for highly saturated palettes, and "familiar" for creatures connected to magic and the occult. Anachronistic in style and symbolism, Technicolor Familiar exists somewhere between surrealism, pop art, medieval altarpieces, and Western esotericism. This new body of work draws inspiration from the (un)natural world, astrology, alchemy, dreams and the subconscious. 

Emma K. McDonnell has been a practicing illustrator for nearly a decade, providing original artwork for theatre companies up and down the East Coast, including Pig Pen Theatre Co., Third Rail Projects LLC, and HCC's very own Arts Collective. As a fine art illustrator, Emma primarily works with traditional media, combining bold colors and delicate mark-making to generate small-scale, intimate illustrations. Emma received an AA in Studio Art from HCC and a BFA in Illustration from the Art Institute of Boston, and had been applying her formal visual art education to creative jobs in the performing arts ever since. 

View Exhibition Catalog