An all-day symposium is being held on May 3rd in conjunction with the exhibition Leaving for the Country: George Bellows at Woodstock (April 13-June 22), both organized by the Memorial Art Gallery in Rochester, NY. National Book Award winner Joyce Carol Oates will be the keynote speaker in an all-day symposium examining Bellows's Woodstock years. In addition to novels and short stories, Oates is the author of George Bellows: American Artist (Ecco Press, 1995). Joining her are four other scholars: * Virginia M. Mecklenburg, senior curator at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, speaks on "Bellows before Woodstock" * Mark White, assistant professor of art history at Oklahoma State University, discusses "Bellows's Women: History as a Feminine Construction" * Marjorie B. Searl, MAG chief curator and exhibition co-curator speaks on "Why Woodstock?" * Ronald Netsky, chair of the art department at Nazareth College and exhibition co-curator speaks on "Bellows's Woodstock Landscapes and the Question of Modernism" Saturday, May 3, 9 am-4 pm $15; members $12; students $10; optional lunch buffet $15 If you would like to register please call 585-473-7720, ext. 3072 or email [log in to unmask] For more information call 585-473-7720, ext. 3072 or visit our website at http://mag.rochester.edu/look/exhibitions. This symposium is sponsored by the Gallery Council, with additional support from the New York Council for the Humanities, a state program of the National Endowment for the Humanities. ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).