BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//International Museum of Surgical Science - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:International Museum of Surgical Science X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://imss.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for International Museum of Surgical Science REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20220313T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20221106T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20230312T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20231105T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20240310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20241103T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230428T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230428T210000 DTSTAMP:20260403T130230 CREATED:20230330T041953Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230330T041953Z UID:16553-1682708400-1682715600@imss.org SUMMARY:Solitary Vices: Solo Bassoon Performance by Ben Roidl-Ward DESCRIPTION:Ben Roidl-Ward presents “Solitary Vices\,” a concert of new works for bassoon that reimagine the instrument’s sonic capabilities.\n\n\nDoors open at 6:30PM. Concert begins at 7PM. The Museum will close at 9:30PM. \nBen Roidl-Ward presents “Solitary Vices\,” a concert of new works for bassoon that reimagine the instrument’s sonic\, technical\, and expressive capabilities. These pieces are the result of close collaboration between Roidl-Ward and the featured composers\, and illustrate his continued commitment to championing the work of living composes and building a new repertoire for his instrument. The program will feature world premieres by Liza Lim\, Pierce Gradone\, Osnat Netzer\, and Pablo Rubino\, as well as the Chicago premiere of Yi-Ting Lu’s solo work Taxidermy. \nSolitary Vice* by Pierce Gradone \nBoat Song* by Liza Lim \nMonoblogue* by Osnat Netzer \nDualismos* by Pablo Rubino \nTaxidermy by Yi-Ting Lu \n \n*indicates world premiere performance \n \nFeaturing Dominik Belavy\, baritone and Isidora Nojkovic\, cello. \n*** \nAccessible accommodations include a ramp entrance and elevator. If you need additional accessibility options please contact us at info@imss.org. \nPARKING AND DIRECTIONS: https://imss.org/plan-your-visit/#nav \nQuestions? Contact us at info@imss.org. \n\n\nAbout the Artist: \nRecently named one of 23 artists who are “changing the sound of classical music” by the Washington Post\, bassoonist Ben Roidl-Ward will join the faculty of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign as Assistant Professor of Bassoon in Fall of 2023. He also serves as Principal Bassoonist of the Chicago Sinfonietta\, Second Bassoonist of the Illinois Symphony\, Solo Bassoonist of Ensemble Dal Niente\, and Contemporary Leader of the Lucerne Festival in Switzerland. Ben’s dedication to working with and advocating for composers of his generation has led him to commission numerous works featuring the bassoon\, and he has participated in the premieres of over 125 compositions to date. In demand as a guest artist\, he has performed with leading ensembles around the country\, including the Chicago Symphony\, the New York Philharmonic\, and the International Contemporary Ensemble\, and has presented masterclasses at Northwestern University and the Oberlin and Peabody Conservatories\, among others. Ben earned his DMA from Northwestern University\, where he studied with David McGill and researched methods of notating multiphonics. Previously\, he studied with Ben Kamins at Rice University\, George Sakakeeny at the Oberlin Conservatory\, and Francine Peterson in the Seattle area. URL:https://imss.org/program/solitary-vices-solo-bassoon-performance-by-ben-roidl-ward/ LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230429T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230429T164000 DTSTAMP:20260403T130230 CREATED:20230402T001821Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240618T031328Z UID:16581-1682784000-1682786400@imss.org SUMMARY:Angel Abcede Book Reading: House of Nurses: An American Journey DESCRIPTION:Come see author Angel Abcede read from his latest book on Filipino-American nurses called\,\nHouse of Nurses: An American Journey. URL:https://imss.org/program/angel-abcede-book-reading-house-of-nurses-an-american-journey-3/ LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230503T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230503T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T130230 CREATED:20230322T204816Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230322T204816Z UID:16520-1683136800-1683144000@imss.org SUMMARY:Opening Reception for Remembrance & Renewed Hope DESCRIPTION:In Celebration of Nurses Month\, join us for the opening reception of the new exhibit\, Remembrance & Renewed Hope\n\n\nHektoen Nurses and Humanities and the International Museum of Surgical Science are delighted to announce the new exhibit: Remembrance & Renewed Hope\, on view for the month of May in the Museum’s historic Library in honor of Nurses Month. The Museum’s library features a long antique green table and chairs. This exhibition will feature fourteen place settings for a Nurse’s dinner table display. Nine of the settings feature past nursing leaders (Remembrance) and five are current nursing leaders (Renewed Hope). The displays are created by a group of nurses who are also practicing artists. Discover each artist’s interpretation of these important nurse figures. \nFeatured nurses will include: \n\nFlorence Nightingale (D)\nMary Seacole (D)\nClara Barton (D)\nIldaura Murillo-Rohde (D)\nThe 1964 student nurses from South Chicago Community Hospital Nursing school (D)\nLuther Christman (D)\nAnne Zimmerman (D) Executive Director of the Illinois Nurses Association (INA)\nSharon Cahill\, BSN\, RN (D)\nKrystal Hanrahan\, MSN\, RN (D)\nJanice Phillips\, PhD\, CENP\, FAAN (A) Director of Nursing Research & Health Equity at Rush University Medical Center\nMary McDermott\, BSN\, MSN\, EdD\, FAAN (A)\nKristin Ramsey\, MSN\, MPPM\, RN\, NE-BC (A) Senior VP\, Quality\, NMHC\, Wood-Prince Family Chief Nurse Executive\, NMH/NMG\nBarb Holmes Gobel\, MS\, RN\, ACDN\, FAAN (A) Associate Director of Professional Practice and Development & Magnet Program Director\nLauren Underwood\, MSN\, RN\, MPH (A) Democratic Party Communication Chair\, Democratic Representative IL in Congress 2023\n\nArtists include: \n\nSedane Henderson PCT\nMa. Eliza Micha Alcantara RN\nAlyssa Hudik RN\nJanessa Anguiano RN\nJohn Smisek RN\nAlyssa Saklak RN\nMaria Zaragoza LPN\nMarcela Gomez RN\nJohana Hernandez RN\nSonja Will\, Administrator\nSophie Oracz\, RN\nCora Palmer\, RN\n\nGuest Speakers related to the arts and humanities as well as workshops and conversations among nurse artists will be scheduled. \nLearn more: https://imss.org/remembrance-renewed-hope/ \n ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ \nLight refreshments are included and alcohol will be served to guests with proof of age. Alcohol served to guests 21+\, ID required. \nAccessible accommodations include a ramp entrance and elevator. If you need additional accessibility options or wheelchair seating please contact us at info@imss.org. \nParking and Directions can be found here: https://imss.org/plan-your-visit/ \n\n\n\nAbout the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses Chicago Chapter #317: AMSN(Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses) Chicago chapter #317 was founded in 2008 at Northwestern Memorial Hospital by a team of 12 dedicated nurses\, who are still committed to excelling Medical-Surgical Nursing care in the city Chicago! \nAbout Hektoen Nurses and the Humanities: Nurses & the Humanities was founded in June 2006 to present programs that demonstrate and encourage the healing power of the arts and the humanities for caregivers and their patients. Programs addressing diverse themes of nursing and the humanities (art\, literature\, history\, philosophy\, music\, theater\, and dance) have various formats\, including lectures\, workshops\, classes\, and excursions. The programs are geared towards nurses\, caregivers\, medical professionals\, and nursing students\, but are open to the general public. \nThe Hektoen Institute Nurses and Humanities Advisory Committee provides humanistic\, creative and interactive educational opportunities to clinicians. We endeavor to expand imaginative horizons and to explore the arts as a source of healing for the self and for providing compassionate and holistic care to others. Our interactive arts-focused programs offer opportunities to network outside the healthcare arena and to explore the untapped healing potential of creativity. \n\n\n\nThis project is partially supported by a CityArts Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events. \n\n\n\nThe International Museum of Surgical Science acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council Agency. URL:https://imss.org/program/opening-reception-for-remembrance-renewed-hope/ LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230504T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230504T183000 DTSTAMP:20260403T130230 CREATED:20230324T094819Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230324T094819Z UID:16533-1683221400-1683225000@imss.org SUMMARY:Our Words\, Our Truths by Dr. Ada Cheng DESCRIPTION:“Our Words\, Our Truths: Storytelling for Collective Identity and Community Engagement” is a workshop by acclaimed storyteller\, Dr. Ada Cheng\n\n\nOur Words\, Our Truths: Storytelling for Collective Identity and Community EngagementBy Dr. Ada Cheng \n5:30-6:30PM CST \nThis eclectic presentation will map out my own journey as an Asian American and immigrant storyteller and delineate how my personal stories reflect and mirror the urgent social concerns of our time. It also includes my experiences as a storytelling producer\, who engages in community-based storytelling. This workshop aims at providing community builders with the foundational skill set to build intimate communities through storytelling. \nThe workshop includes the following components: \nI. Why is storytelling important to our understanding of personal and collective experiences? \nII. How can we use personal stories to critically reflect urgent social issues of our time\, such as racism\, xenophobia\, gender-based violence\, etc.? \nIII. What does community-based storytelling mean? How do we use personal storytelling for collective identity formation and community engagement? \nIV. How can we strategically use storytelling to address the issue of equity\, beyond diversity and inclusion? \nPROGRAM TOPICS \n\nAsian American\nStorytelling\nHistory\nAnti-Racism\nAmerica\nImmigration\nIntersectionality\nEquity\n\n___________________________________________________________________________________________________ \nFAQ: \nThe presentation takes approximately 45 minutes\, with extra time at the end for Q&A\, making it approximately one hour. \nThis event is open to all ages. \nParking and Directions can be found here: https://imss.org/plan-your-visit/#nav \nAn elevator and wheelchair accessible entrance is available. For additional accessibility accommodations please contact info@imss.org. \nQuestions? Contact us at info@imss.org \n\n\n\nAn educator-turned artist\, storyteller\, and creator\, Dr. Ada Cheng has utilized storytelling to illustrate structural inequities\, raise critical awareness\, and build intimate communities. Committed to amplifying and uplifting marginalized voices\, she has created numerous storytelling platforms for BIPOC and LGBTQIA community members to tell difficult and vulnerable stories. Since she resigned from her tenured position in sociology at DePaul University in 2016\, she has been featured at storytelling shows and performed her two solo performances at theaters\, universities\, and conferences across the nation. \nDr. Cheng has partnered with numerous community organizations for her storytelling platforms\, including Chinese American Museum of Chicago\, National Cambodian Heritage Museum\, Japanese American Service Committee\, i2i: Invisible to Invincible Asian Pacific Islander Pride of Chicago\, and Center on Halsted. She features community members as tellers and brings these events to community spaces for critical engagement and alliance building. Dr. Cheng has been a Road Scholar since 2019. She currently teaches at both Northwestern University and Dominican University. Her interests encompass academia\, storytelling/performance\, and advocacy. \nLEARN MORE AND FOLLOW ADA \nWebsite \nA Path to Conscientious Storytelling: An Interview with Ada Cheng \nFacebook \nInstagram \n\n\nThis program is presented as a part of the Illinois Humanities 2023 – 2024 Road Scholars Speakers Bureau \n\n\n\nIllinois Humanities is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Illinois General Assembly \, as well as by contributions from individuals\, foundations and corporations. \nAny views\, findings\, conclusions\, or recommendations expressed by speakers\, program participants\, or audiences do not necessarily reflect those of the NEH\, Illinois Humanities\, IACA\, our partnering organizations\, or our funders. URL:https://imss.org/program/our-words-our-truths-by-dr-ada-cheng/ LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230505T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230505T120000 DTSTAMP:20260403T130230 CREATED:20230417T203349Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230417T203349Z UID:16826-1683280800-1683288000@imss.org SUMMARY:The Next Generation in Biomedical Visualization DESCRIPTION:UIC students present their annual exhibit on biomedical visualization\n\n\nBiomedical Visualization is where art\, life science\, and medicine meet technology for visual communication. This exhibition highlights the next generation of artists from the Biomedical Visualization Graduate Program at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). Their work appeals to various audiences\, empowering and educating viewers on the intersection of medicine\, life science\, communication technology\, visual learning\, education science\, and biocommunications research. Mediums vary from illustrations\, animations\, and interactive programs\, such as virtual reality or augmented reality. The diversity in media speaks to those trained in Biomedical Visualization\, for they harness the ability to dissect the evolving discoveries in both science and healthcare\, striving to communicate these advancements through visual pieces. \n \nAbout the Biomedical Visualization Graduate Program at UIC: Founded in 1921 by Professor Thomas Smith Jones\, the Biomedical Visualization program at the University of Illinois at Chicago is the second oldest accredited school of its kind and one of only five accredited graduate programs in North America providing professional training for careers in the visual communication of life science\, medicine\, and healthcare. With a renowned faculty and a curriculum that keeps pace with advances in science and technology\, UIC’s Biomedical Visualization program attracts graduate students from various disciplines\, including medicine\, life science\, art\, sculpture\, digital media\, and computer science. \n \n \nArtists: \nLuca Brunozzi\, Caroline Chatfield\, Odelia Cheng\, April Damon\, Nina Eckstein\, Lauren Elder\, C.S. Garcia Martinez\, Amy Hoang\, Madeleine Howell-Moroney\, Dalena Huynh\, Aven Jones\, Hannah Koffman\, SoYoung Kwon\, Clara Lee\, Joseph Majalca\, Laurel Moore\, Lauren Muskara\, Delilah Przybyla\, Kat Ruff\, Sydney Sieh-Takata\, Eliza Stierle\, Katherine Tran \n \nExhibition Coordinators: \nLauren Muskara\, MS; Delilah Przybyla\, MS; Eliza Stierle\, MS \n \nAccessibility Coordinator: \nMagic Smith\, BS\, BA \n___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ \n \nAccessible accommodations include a ramp entrance and elevator. If you need additional accessibility options please contact us at info@imss.org. \n \nPARKING AND DIRECTIONS: https://imss.org/plan-your-visit/#nav \n \nQuestions? Contact us at info@imss.org. \n\n\n\nAbout the Contemporary Arts Program: The International Museum of Surgical Science supports a commitment to contemporary art and artists through exhibitions and programs that use the frame of contemporary artistic practice to examine new perspectives in medical-surgical science and our relationship to the body. The Museum’s Contemporary Arts Initiative includes rotating exhibitions of contemporary art\, as well as an ongoing Artist in Residence program. \n\n\nThe International Museum of Surgical Science acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council Agency. \n\n\n\nThis project is partially supported by a CityArts Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events. URL:https://imss.org/program/the-next-generation-in-biomedical-visualization/ LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230507T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230507T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T130230 CREATED:20230412T193331Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230412T193331Z UID:16693-1683468000-1683478800@imss.org SUMMARY:Meet & Greet and Performance: Florence Nightingale DESCRIPTION:Join us for a remarkable event with Megan Wells as she performs the story of Florence Nightingale\, the founder of modern nursing.\n\n\nMeet & Greet 2-3PM\nPerformance 3-5PM\nJoin us for a remarkable evening with Megan Wells as she performs the story of Florence Nightingale\, the founder of modern nursing\, at the International Museum of Surgical Science. Be swept away into the noteworthy history of Nightingale during the Crimean War. This enchanting evening will include live period music\, and many photographic opportunities with Florence Nightingale. \n \nMegan Wells is a story artist and a theater artist.  She creates the warm intimacy of storytelling\, and more. Megan infuses characters with living souls and delivers the experience with delicious theatrical timing. An award-winning storyteller\, Megan performs in museums and symphonies\, enhances education for thousands of children\, entertains families in festivals and libraries\, and helps executives\, actors and storytellers craft powerful stories to effect change. She is the recipient of the Circle of Excellence Award\, National Storytelling Network\, the Joseph Jefferson Award for Direction\, the Education Press\, the Distinguished Achievement Award\, CD FIRE IN BOOMTOWN\, the Parent’s Choice GOLD\, CD FIRE IN BOOMTOWN\, and the Parent’s Choice 25 best of 25 years\, CD FIRE IN BOOMTOWN. URL:https://imss.org/program/meet-greet-and-performance-florence-nightingale/ LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230511T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230511T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T130230 CREATED:20230412T193332Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240618T031417Z UID:16696-1683824400-1683835200@imss.org SUMMARY:Fireside Chat: Judith A. Paice: Lessons for Our Future DESCRIPTION:In Celebration of Nurses Month\, join us for a fireside chat by Judith A. Paice!\n\n\nFireside Chat\nJudith Paice: Lessons for Our Future\n5PM – 6PM Wine & Cheese Reception \n6PM – 7PM Fireside Chat ” Pain: Lessons For Our Future” \n7PM – 8PM Questions & Answers \nPain is universal and protective for our survival; those rare individuals who experience no pain live very short lives. Yet\, pain is also greatly feared. Persistent pain can destroy lives and livelihoods\, and costs our society greatly in lost productivity and medical expenses. Pain relief is best achieved by multimodal therapies that include pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic approaches; however\, access to many these measures has been limited\, leading to over-reliance on medications. A perfect (or rather\, imperfect) storm of many challenges in our world has led to misuse of these agents\, particularly opioids. As a result\, treatment of pain has been overshadowed by the challenges associated with opioids and substance use disorder. This fireside chat will include brief remarks followed by a discussion with all participants that will address historical perspectives along with lessons for our future. \n*** \nHektoen Nurses and Humanities and the International Museum of Surgical Science are delighted to announce the exhibit: Remembrance & Renewed Hope\, on view for the month of May in the Museum’s historic Library in honor of Nurses Month. The Museum’s library features a long antique green table and chairs. This exhibition will feature fourteen place settings for a Nurse’s dinner table display. Nine of the settings feature past nursing leaders (Remembrance) and five are current nursing leaders (Renewed Hope). The displays are created by a group of nurses who are also practicing artists. Discover each artist’s interpretation of these important nurse figures. \nFeatured nurses will include: \n\nFlorence Nightingale (D)\nMary Seacole (D)\nClara Barton (D)\nIldaura Murillo-Rohde (D)\nThe 1964 student nurses from South Chicago Community Hospital Nursing school (D)\nLuther Christman (D)\nAnne Zimmerman (D) Executive Director of the Illinois Nurses Association (INA)\nSharon Cahill\, BSN\, RN (D)\nKrystal Hanrahan\, MSN\, RN (D)\nJanice Phillips\, PhD\, CENP\, FAAN (A) Director of Nursing Research & Health Equity at Rush University Medical Center\nMary McDermott\, BSN\, MSN\, EdD\, FAAN (A)\nKristin Ramsey\, MSN\, MPPM\, RN\, NE-BC (A) Senior VP\, Quality\, NMHC\, Wood-Prince Family Chief Nurse Executive\, NMH/NMG\nBarb Holmes Gobel\, MS\, RN\, ACDN\, FAAN (A) Associate Director of Professional Practice and Development & Magnet Program Director\nLauren Underwood\, MSN\, RN\, MPH (A) Democratic Park Communication Chair\, Democratic Representative IL in Congress 2023\n\nArtists include: \n\nSedane Henderson PCT\nMa. Eliza Micha Alcantara RN\nAlyssa Hudik RN\nJanessa Janquian RN\nJohn Smisek RN\nAlyssa Saklak RN\nMaria Zaragoza LPN\nMarcela Gomez RN\nJohana Hernandez RN\nSonja Will\, Administrator\nSophie Oracz\, RN\nCora Palmer\, RN\n\nGuest Speakers related to the arts and humanities as well as workshops and conversations among nurse artists will be scheduled. \nLearn more: https://imss.org/remembrance-renewed-hope/ \n ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ \nLight refreshments are included. \nAccessible accommodations include a ramp entrance and elevator. If you need additional accessibility options or wheelchair seating please contact us at info@imss.org. \nParking and Directions can be found here: https://imss.org/plan-your-visit/ \n\n\nAbout the speaker: \nJudith A. Paice\, PhD\, RN\, FAAN \nJudith Paice\, PhD\, RN is the Director of the Cancer Pain Program in the Division of Hematology-Oncology and a Research Professor of Medicine\, Northwestern University; Feinberg School of Medicine. A current member of the NIH HEAL Initiative and past president of the American Pain Society\, Dr Paice’s clinical work and research has been in the relief of pain associated with cancer. She was one of the original consultants in the End of Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) and has traveled extensively to educate health care professionals in six of seven continents regarding cancer pain relief and palliative care. \n\n\n\n\nAbout the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses Chicago Chapter #317: AMSN(Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses) Chicago chapter #317 was founded in 2008 at Northwestern Memorial Hospital by a team of 12 dedicated nurses\, who are still committed to excelling Medical-Surgical Nursing care in the city Chicago! \nAbout Hektoen Nurses and the Humanities: Nurses & the Humanities was founded in June 2006 to present programs that demonstrate and encourage the healing power of the arts and the humanities for caregivers and their patients. Programs addressing diverse themes of nursing and the humanities (art\, literature\, history\, philosophy\, music\, theater\, and dance) have various formats\, including lectures\, workshops\, classes\, and excursions. The programs are geared towards nurses\, caregivers\, medical professionals\, and nursing students\, but are open to the general public. \nThe Hektoen Institute Nurses and Humanities Advisory Committee provides humanistic\, creative and interactive educational opportunities to clinicians. We endeavor to expand imaginative horizons and to explore the arts as a source of healing for the self and for providing compassionate and holistic care to others. Our interactive arts-focused programs offer opportunities to network outside the healthcare arena and to explore the untapped healing potential of creativity. \n\n\n\nThis project is partially supported by a CityArts Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events. \n\n\n\nThe International Museum\n of Surgical Science acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council Agency. URL:https://imss.org/program/fireside-chat-judith-a-paice-lessons-for-our-future-2/ LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230512T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230512T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T130230 CREATED:20230419T190339Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230419T190339Z UID:16895-1683914400-1683921600@imss.org SUMMARY:Opening Reception: BODIES III DESCRIPTION:Art students from three prestigious schools around the world respond to the prompt: “Bodies.”\n\n\nStudents in Megan Euker’s Design\, Sculpture\, and Digital Fabrication classes at the Accademia di Belle Arti Siracusa/MADE (Mediterranean Arts and Design); University of South Florida; and School of the Art Institute of Chicago created works in response to a single word prompt: “Bodies.” Using the collections at the International Museum of Surgical Science for inspiration\, students began identifying medical or bodily constraints that could be alleviated through a specifically designed assistive device. Through a process of in-depth research and prototype testing\, students created preliminary designs intended to increase accessibility\, promote healthy behaviors\, create comfort and improve safety. After consulting with medical professionals and undergoing critiques\, they modified their ideas and remade their objects at full scale. \nThese designed objects create a social impact by making it easier for all kinds of bodies to move through the world. They also spark new questions: what mental and physical constraints do our bodies place on us all? What are the best uses of designed objects in the fields of health\, medicine\, and surgery? And how do you design your own environment to fit your day-to-day needs? Works in this exhibition explore these fundamental ideas of ability and the body. \n\n\n___________________________________________________________________________________________________ \nLight refreshments are included and alcohol will be served to guests with proof of age. Alcohol served to guests 21+\, ID required. \nAccessible accommodations include a ramp entrance and elevator. If you need additional accessibility options or wheelchair seating please contact us at info@imss.org. \nParking and Directions can be found here: https://imss.org/plan-your-visit/ \n\n\n\nJosseline Melgar\, YOU GOT THIS\, 2022 \n\n\nAbout the Contemporary Art Program: The International Museum of Surgical Science supports a commitment to contemporary art and artists through exhibitions and programs that use the frame of contemporary artistic practice to examine new perspectives in medical-surgical science and our relationship to the body. The Museum’s Contemporary Arts Initiative includes rotating exhibitions of contemporary art\, as well as an ongoing Artist in Residence program. \n\n\nAbout the Curator: \nMegan Euker is an Italian and American artist/designer and a two-time U.S. Fulbright recipient to Italy (Fellow\, 2008-9 to Florence and scholar\, 2022-23 to Sicily). \nShe comes from a background in art and design\, obtaining MFA and BFA degrees from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC). Euker is the Project Manager at San Rocco Therapeutics and has also taught at SAIC\, USF in Tampa\, Florida\, the Siena Art Institute\, Italy\, and MADE in Sicily\, among other universities. Additionally\, Euker is the agent for Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author Patrick Girondi and his band\, Patrick Girondi & the Orphan’s Dream. \nEuker has exhibited artwork internationally at galleries (represented by Linda Warren Projects since 2008) and museums\, including a solo exhibition “The Cure” at The International Museum of Surgical Science” (IMSS) in Chicago. This exhibition showcased current issues in orphan diseases\, especially Sickle Cell Disease and Beta Thalassemia. She has additionally curated three exhibitions of her students work at the (IMSS)\, featuring medical devices created under her mentorship. \n\n\n\nAbout the Artists (Name\, Title of piece\, Birthplace):\n \n \nAndrea Miccio\n \nChair/Walker\n \nMilazzo (IT)\n \n \nAndrea Miccio was born in Milazzo (Me) in 1997. After graduating from art school\, a few years later he and his brother opened a furniture showroom and began studying product design in Syracuse.\n \n \nAshton Bedlack\n \nHear Clear Gear\n \nSt. Petersburg\, USA\n \n \nSaint Petersburg\, Florida based artist\, Ashton Bedlack\, has been exploring sculpture and printmaking in her time at the University of South Florida. She has begun honing in on sculpture in the last year\, focusing on using repurposed materials and other mixed media. In her senior year\, she is working to discover the numerous ways in which we can recycle what many would call “trash” into something new and beautiful.\n \n \nDawn Sebastian\n \nMotivational Mood Mirror\n \nDan Diego\, USA\n \n \nDawn M Sebastian graduated with an A.A. Studio Arts from Hillsborough Community College in 2019 with a focus on photography and printmaking and in 2022\, B.A. Studio Arts\, University of South Florida with a focus in sculpture and video arts and film.\n \n \nDean Yoo\n \nHeart Ring\n \nSeoul\, South Korea\n \n \nDean Yoo is a sophomore at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He was born in 2003 and raised in Seoul\, South Korea. Dean loves to draw and paint with playful colors and use different types of mediums to create artworks. He plans to become a professional headphone and speaker designer after he graduates from SAIC.\n \n \nErin Elliott\n \nSugar Decay\n \nBrandon\, USA\n \n \nErin Elliott is a Bachelor of Arts student at the University of South Florida studying drawing and sculpture graduating in 2024. She is currently enrolled in her junior year. Born in 1999 in Brandon\, Florida\, Erin enjoys creating whimsical and colorful artworks in many different mediums. She plans to work in professional illustration of children’s books and graphic novels. This is her first professional museum exhibition.\n \n \nGiulia Gringeri\n \nImagine; Happy Pain\n \nSiracusa (IT)\n \n \nAfter classical studies\, Giulia dedicated herself to entrepreneurship in the tourism sector. After attending a tourism economics course in Milan\, she worked as a receptionist in various hotels. Today\, she is the owner of a hotel located in the historic center of Syracuse. In 2020\, driven by the desire to deepen her knowledge of the world of design\, she decided to enroll in the Arts Academy in Syracuse.\n \n \nIsabella Saglimbene\n \nPacco\n \nSiracusa (IT)\n \n \nIsabella Saglimbene was born in Syracuse in 1998. She attended the Federico II di Svevia Hotel Institute\, where she dedicated herself to pastry-making\, later working in various restaurants. Among her many interests\, she has always cultivated the attention for Product and Interior design\, which prompted her to enroll at the Academy of Fine Arts in Syracuse. She is currently in her final year and her goal is to continue studying to work in the field of design.\n \n \nJosseline Melgar\n \nYOU GOT THIS\n \nChicago\, USA\n \n \nJosseline Melgar was born in Chicago\, Illinois; she is a senior BFA student at the University of South Florida’s School of Art and Art History. She works in both sculptural and digital media and plans on pursuing residency opportunities and her Masters degree in sculpture after graduation. Josseline’s work has been included in group exhibitions at Hillsborough Community College\, USF\, and the Heiress Gallery in St. Petersburg\, FL.\n \n \nMay Griffin\n \nModel of A Heart\n \nTampa\, USA\n \n \nMay Griffin was born in 2002 and raised in Tampa\, Florida\, where she is currently in her third year of being a studio art major at the University of South Florida. During her time at USF\, she has discovered her passion for creating three-dimensional artwork\, which led to the creation of her piece Model of A Heart. She hopes to continue working in sculpture after graduation and eventually attend graduate school.\n \n \nMonica Palazzolo\n \nLuc’è\n \nSiracusa (IT)\n \n \nMonica Palazzolo was born in Syracuse (SR) in 2001. After attending high school for the arts\, she decided to continue her studies at the MADE Program Academy of Fine Arts in Syracuse\, where she began studying design.\n \n \nSara Sanfilippo\n \nSugarTOO\n \nCatania (IT)\n \n \nSara Sanfilippo is a student in the 3rd year of Design at the Academy MADE Program in Syracuse (SR). After graduating from the artistic high school in ‘art of furniture and wood’ she decided to continue her path in design. Her greatest interest is aimed at the world of jewelry up until now\, although has always carried out large-scale projects.\n \n \nShauna Miller\n \nTendon Management\n \nTampa\, USA\n \n \nShauna Miller is a senior studio art major at the University of South Florida specializing in 3D arts. She mostly works in fabric and ceramics\, and will pursue a masters of craft in the future. She plans to start a bespoke fashion line between her BFA and masters programs.\n \n \nValentina Parlato\n \nManOcchio\n \nSiracusa (IT)\n \n \nValentina Parlato was born in Sicily in 1990 and went to the scientific high school of Siracusa. She worked as a real estate agent in Ortigia’s Island; developing a passion in real estate design\, she got the real estate license. In 2018 she began her career at the Academy of Fine Arts MADE Program. In 2019 two of her works were included in local exhibitions. She’s currently designing a new personal collection.\n \n \nVictoria Mercado-Lues\n \nAttach a Patch\n \nTampa\, USA\n \n \nVictoria Mercado-Lues is working towards getting her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Studio Arts with a concentration in Ceramics at the University of South Florida. She is currently working at USF’s Contemporary Art Museum and hopes to get her work curated for museums and work as a freelance artist. As a queer Mexican American woman\, Victoria’s identity plays a large role in their art.\n \n \n\n\nThank you to the support from San Rocco Therapeutics \n\n\n\nThank you to the support from the SAIC Wellness Center \n\n\n\nThis project is partially supported by a CityArts Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events. \n\n\n\nThe International Museum of Surgical Science acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council Agency. URL:https://imss.org/program/opening-reception-bodies-iii/ LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230513T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230513T130000 DTSTAMP:20260403T130230 CREATED:20230412T193332Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240618T031414Z UID:16697-1683975600-1683982800@imss.org SUMMARY:Fireside Chat and Afternoon Tea: Rachel Gage: Leverage Your Best Self DESCRIPTION:In Celebration of Nurses Month\, join us for a fireside chat by Rachel Gage!\n\n\nRachel Gage: Leverage Your Best Self\nTea will be served\n*** \nHektoen Nurses and Humanities and the International Museum of Surgical Science are delighted to announce the exhibit: Remembrance & Renewed Hope\, on view for the month of May in the Museum’s historic Library in honor of Nurses Month. The Museum’s library features a long antique green table and chairs. This exhibition will feature fourteen place settings for a Nurse’s dinner table display. Nine of the settings feature past nursing leaders (Remembrance) and five are current nursing leaders (Renewed Hope). The displays are created by a group of nurses who are also practicing artists. Discover each artist’s interpretation of these important nurse figures. \nFeatured nurses will include: \n\nFlorence Nightingale (D)\nMary Seacole (D)\nClara Barton (D)\nIldaura Murillo-Rohde (D)\nThe 1964 student nurses from South Chicago Community Hospital Nursing school (D)\nLuther Christman (D)\nAnne Zimmerman (D) Executive Director of the Illinois Nurses Association (INA)\nSharon Cahill\, BSN\, RN (D)\nKrystal Hanrahan\, MSN\, RN (D)\nJanice Phillips\, PhD\, CENP\, FAAN (A) Director of Nursing Research & Health Equity at Rush University Medical Center\nMary McDermott\, BSN\, MSN\, EdD\, FAAN (A)\nKristin Ramsey\, MSN\, MPPM\, RN\, NE-BC (A) Senior VP\, Quality\, NMHC\, Wood-Prince Family Chief Nurse Executive\, NMH/NMG\nBarb Holmes Gobel\, MS\, RN\, ACDN\, FAAN (A) Associate Director of Professional Practice and Development & Magnet Program Director\nLauren Underwood\, MSN\, RN\, MPH (A) Democratic Party Communication Chair\, Democratic Representative IL in Congress 2023\n\nArtists include: \n\nSedane Henderson PCT\nMa. Eliza Micha Alcantara RN\nAlyssa Hudik RN\nJanessa Anguiano RN\nJohn Smisek RN\nAlyssa Saklak RN\nMaria Zaragoza LPN\nMarcela Gomez RN\nJohana Hernandez RN\nSonja Will\, Administrator\nSophie Oracz\, RN\nCora Palmer\, RN\n\nGuest Speakers related to the arts and humanities as well as workshops and conversations among nurse artists will be scheduled. \nLearn more: https://imss.org/remembrance-renewed-hope/ \n ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ \nLight refreshments are included. \nAccessible accommodations include a ramp entrance and elevator. If you need additional accessibility options or wheelchair seating please contact us at info@imss.org. \nParking and Directions can be found here: https://imss.org/plan-your-visit/ \n\n\n\nAbout the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses Chicago Chapter #317: AMSN(Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses) Chicago chapter #317 was founded in 2008 at Northwestern Memorial Hospital by a team of 12 dedicated nurses\, who are still committed to excelling Medical-Surgical Nursing care in the city Chicago! \nAbout Hektoen Nurses and the Humanities: Nurses & the Humanities was founded in June 2006 to present programs that demonstrate and encourage the healing power of the arts and the humanities for caregivers and their patients. Programs addressing diverse themes of nursing and the humanities (art\, literature\, history\, philosophy\, music\, theater\, and dance) have various formats\, including lectures\, workshops\, classes\, and excursions. The programs are geared towards nurses\, caregivers\, medical professionals\, and nursing students\, but are open to the general public. \nThe Hektoen Institute Nurses and Humanities Advisory Committee provides humanistic\, creative and interactive educational opportunities to clinicians. We endeavor to expand imaginative horizons and to explore the arts as a source of healing for the self and for providing compassionate and holistic care to others. Our interactive arts-focused programs offer opportunities to network outside the healthcare arena and to explore the untapped healing potential of creativity. \n\n\n\nThis project is partially supported by a CityArts Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events. \n\n\n\nThe International Museum of Surgical Science acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council Agency. URL:https://imss.org/program/fireside-chat-and-afternoon-tea-rachel-gage-leverage-your-best-self/ LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230517T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230517T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T130230 CREATED:20230412T193332Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230412T193332Z UID:16698-1684342800-1684353600@imss.org SUMMARY:Meet & Greet and Performance: Clara Barton DESCRIPTION:Join us for a remarkable event with Megan Wells as she performs the story of Clara Barton\, the founder of the American Red Cross.\n\n\nMeet & Greet 5-6PM\nPerformance 6-8PM\nJoin us for a remarkable evening with Megan Wells as she performs the story of Clara Barton\, the founder of the American Red Cross\, at the International Museum of Surgical Science. Be swept away into the noteworthy history of Clara Barton during the American Civil War. This enchanting evening will include live period music\, and many photographic opportunities with Clara Barton. \n \nMegan Wells is a story artist and a theater artist.  She creates the warm intimacy of storytelling\, and more. Megan infuses characters with living souls and delivers the experience with delicious theatrical timing. An award-winning storyteller\, Megan performs in museums and symphonies\, enhances education for thousands of children\, entertains families in festivals and libraries\, and helps executives\, actors and storytellers craft powerful stories to effect change. She is the recipient of the Circle of Excellence Award\, National Storytelling Network\, the Joseph Jefferson Award for Direction\, the Education Press\, the Distinguished Achievement Award\, CD FIRE IN BOOMTOWN\, the Parent’s Choice GOLD\, CD FIRE IN BOOMTOWN\, and the Parent’s Choice 25 best of 25 years\, CD FIRE IN BOOMTOWN. URL:https://imss.org/program/meet-greet-and-performance-clara-barton/ LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230518T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230518T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T130230 CREATED:20230412T193332Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240618T031415Z UID:16700-1684431000-1684440000@imss.org SUMMARY:Fireside Chat and Book Signing: Carolyn Smeltzer DESCRIPTION:In Celebration of Nurses Month\, join us for a fireside chat by Carolyn Smeltzer!\n\n\nFireside Chat: Carolyn Smeltzer\nDiploma Nursing and Nursing Remembered through the eyes of Evanston Hospital School of Nursing (1898-1984)\nCarolyn will discuss her newest book\, Evanston Hospital School of Nursing (1898-1984)\, and copies will be for sale in the Museum Store.\n*** \nHektoen Nurses and Humanities and the International Museum of Surgical Science are delighted to announce the exhibit: Remembrance & Renewed Hope\, on view for the month of May in the Museum’s historic Library in honor of Nurses Month. The Museum’s library features a long antique green table and chairs. This exhibition will feature fourteen place settings for a Nurse’s dinner table display. Nine of the settings feature past nursing leaders (Remembrance) and five are current nursing leaders (Renewed Hope). The displays are created by a group of nurses who are also practicing artists. Discover each artist’s interpretation of these important nurse figures. \nFeatured nurses will include: \n\nFlorence Nightingale (D)\nMary Seacole (D)\nClara Barton (D)\nIldaura Murillo-Rohde (D)\nThe 1964 student nurses from South Chicago Community Hospital Nursing school (D)\nLuther Christman (D)\nAnne Zimmerman (D) Executive Director of the Illinois Nurses Association (INA)\nSharon Cahill\, BSN\, RN (D)\nKrystal Hanrahan\, MSN\, RN (D)\nJanice Phillips\, PhD\, CENP\, FAAN (A) Director of Nursing Research & Health Equity at Rush University Medical Center\nMary McDermott\, BSN\, MSN\, EdD\, FAAN (A)\nKristin Ramsey\, MSN\, MPPM\, RN\, NE-BC (A) Senior VP\, Quality\, NMHC\, Wood-Prince Family Chief Nurse Executive\, NMH/NMG\nBarb Holmes Gobel\, MS\, RN\, ACDN\, FAAN (A) Associate Director of Professional Practice and Development & Magnet Program Director\nLauren Underwood\, MSN\, RN\, MPH (A) Democratic Party Communication Chair\, Democratic Representative IL in Congress 2023\n\nArtists include: \n\nSedane Henderson PCT\nMa. Eliza Micha Alcantara RN\nAlyssa Hudik RN\nJanessa Anguiano RN\nJohn Smisek RN\nAlyssa Saklak RN\nMaria Zaragoza LPN\nMarcela Gomez RN\nJohana Hernandez RN\nSonja Will\, Administrator\nSophie Oracz\, RN\nCora Palmer\, RN\n\nGuest Speakers related to the arts and humanities as well as workshops and conversations among nurse artists will be scheduled. \nLearn more: https://imss.org/remembrance-renewed-hope/ \n ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ \nLight refreshments are included. \nAccessible accommodations include a ramp entrance and elevator. If you need additional accessibility options or wheelchair seating please contact us at info@imss.org. \nParking and Directions can be found here: https://imss.org/plan-your-visit/ \n\n\n\nAbout the Authors: \nCarolyn Hope Smeltzer and Barbara Ann McQuillan\, 1972 EHSN graduates\, are proud of their education and realize the historical value of the program. Having graduated 50 years ago\, they are passionate about preserving the school’s history and capturing classmates’ memories. Their desire to keep alive EHSN history enables past generations of diploma graduates to cherish their own memories and future generations of nurses to look back on past teaching practices. This book will elicit familiar fond memories for all who attended or taught in any diploma school of nursing. \n\n\n\nAbout the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses Chicago Chapter #317: AMSN(Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses) Chicago chapter #317 was founded in 2008 at Northwestern Memorial Hospital by a team of 12 dedicated nurses\, who are still committed to excelling Medical-Surgical Nursing care in the city Chicago! \nAbout Hektoen Nurses and the Humanities: Nurses & the Humanities was founded in June 2006 to present programs that demonstrate and encourage the healing power of the arts and the humanities for caregivers and their patients. Programs addressing diverse themes of nursing and the humanities (art\, literature\, history\, philosophy\, music\, theater\, and dance) have various formats\, including lectures\, workshops\, classes\, and excursions. The programs are geared towards nurses\, caregivers\, medical professionals\, and nursing students\, but are open to the general public. \nThe Hektoen Institute Nurses and Humanities Advisory Committee provides humanistic\, creative and interactive educational opportunities to clinicians. We endeavor to expand imaginative horizons and to explore the arts as a source of healing for the self and for providing compassionate and holistic care to others. Our interactive arts-focused programs offer opportunities to network outside the healthcare arena and to explore the untapped healing potential of creativity. \n\n\n\nThis project is partially supported by a CityArts Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events. \n\n\n\nThe International Museum of Surgical Science acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council Agency. URL:https://imss.org/program/fireside-chat-and-book-signing-carolyn-smeltzer/ LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230519T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230519T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T130230 CREATED:20230510T013430Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230510T013430Z UID:17150-1684519200-1684526400@imss.org SUMMARY:Opening Reception: The Life and Deaths of The Mels (Here Lie the Bones) DESCRIPTION:Join us for the opening of Mel Keiser’s newest exhibit: The Life and Deaths of the Mels (Here Lie the Bones).\n\n\nThe Life and Deaths of The Mels (Here Lie the Bones) \nby Artist Mel Keiser \nMay 19\, 2023 – July 9\, 2023 \nOpening Reception: Friday\, May 19\, 2023 6:00pm – 8:00pm Free \nIn her work\, multidisciplinary artist Mel Keiser claims that she has been several different “mels” since she was born. During her life\, there have been (and will continue to be) discrete moments of self-change. However\, in her work this is not just a state of identity flux; no\, Keiser looks at these moments of change as the birth of a new mel and the death of the old. \nIn her ongoing project\, The Life and Deaths of The Mels\, Mel grieves for her deceased past selves. Borrowing from traditional funeral rituals\, Keiser processes the grief—and sometimes relief—of burying past versions of herself. \nWe invite you to explore Mel’s work installed at IMSS from May 20 to July 9 in three places: the first-floor Welcome Room (1F)\, the fourth-floor Temporary Gallery (4C)\, and outside in the museum’s parkway. While you may come to see how Mel died and what it was like\, you may leave asking yourself how many times you\, yourself\, have died. And how many times you’ve been born anew. \nHeader Image: Melissa-Louise-Keiser’s effigy and casket\, made with John Preus. Aspen wood and cotton. Image credit: Clarissa Bonet. \n\n\n___________________________________________________________________________________________________ \nLight refreshments are included and alcohol will be served to guests with proof of age. Alcohol served to guests 21+\, ID required. \nAccessible accommodations include a ramp entrance and elevator. If you need additional accessibility options or wheelchair seating please contact us at info@imss.org. \nParking and Directions can be found here: https://imss.org/plan-your-visit/ \n\n\nAbout the Contemporary Art Program: The International Museum of Surgical Science supports a commitment to contemporary art and artists through exhibitions and programs that use the frame of contemporary artistic practice to examine new perspectives in medical-surgical science and our relationship to the body. The Museum’s Contemporary Arts Initiative includes rotating exhibitions of contemporary art\, as well as an ongoing Artist in Residence program. \n\n\nAbout the Artist: \nMel Keiser (b.1985\, 2003\, 2007\, 2007\, 2011\, 2014\, 2018\, 2020) is an artist who uses installation\, performance\, object-making\, writing\, and social practice to study the intersections between non-linear identity\, grief and ritual\, and institutional epistemology. Her work is a form of autotheory\, devised from a series of long-form\, interrelated projects that feature frequent and diverse collaborations with fellow artists. \nKeiser is the founder of the Death Studies Research Group at Northwestern University’s Kaplan Institute of Humanities with artist Jeanne Dunning\, medical educator Catherine Belling\, medical practitioner Joshua Hauser\, and historian Sean Hanretta. She also co-founded the artist writing group\, between the tongue and the taste with Matthew Goulish in 2017. \nKeiser received grants from the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events\, Northwestern University’s Center for Interdisciplinary Research in the Arts\, and the Judith Dawn Memorial Foundation. Her work has been exhibited at Wedge Projects\, Filter Space\, Martha Schneider Gallery\, and Segal Design Institute at Northwestern University. Her written work has appeared in the peer-reviewed Performance Philosophy Journal and a special issue of ASAP/J about autotheory. \n\n\n\nThe Life and Deaths of The Mels: Here Lie the Bones is partially supported by an Individual Artists Program Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events\, as well as a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency\, a state agency through federal funds provided by the National Endowment for the Arts. It is also funded by The Graduate School Center for Interdisciplinary Research in the Arts\, Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities\, and Weinberg College at Northwestern University. Finally\, the project is also supported by the Judith Dawn Memorial Fund and Wedge Projects.\n \n\n\nThis project is partially supported by a CityArts Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events. \n\n\n\nThe International Museum of Surgical Science acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council Agency. URL:https://imss.org/program/opening-reception-the-life-and-deaths-of-the-mels-here-lie-the-bones/ LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230523T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230523T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T130230 CREATED:20230412T193333Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240618T031417Z UID:16701-1684863000-1684872000@imss.org SUMMARY:Fireside Chat: Misty Kirby-Nolan DESCRIPTION:In Celebration of Nurses Month\, join us for a fireside chat by Misty Kirby-Nolan!\n\n\nFireside Chat: Misty Kirby-Nolan\nReflections on the Pursuit of Excellence at the Intersection of the Pandemic & Civil Unrest\n***\nHektoen Nurses and Humanities and the International Museum of Surgical Science are delighted to announce the exhibit: Remembrance & Renewed Hope\, on view for the month of May in the Museum’s historic Library in honor of Nurses Month. The Museum’s library features a long antique green table and chairs. This exhibition will feature fourteen place settings for a Nurse’s dinner table display. Nine of the settings feature past nursing leaders (Remembrance) and five are current nursing leaders (Renewed Hope). The displays are created by a group of nurses who are also practicing artists. Discover each artist’s interpretation of these important nurse figures. \nFeatured nurses will include: \n\nFlorence Nightingale (D)\nMary Seacole (D)\nClara Barton (D)\nIldaura Murillo-Rohde (D)\nThe 1964 student nurses from South Chicago Community Hospital Nursing school (D)\nLuther Christman (D)\nAnne Zimmerman (D) Executive Director of the Illinois Nurses Association (INA)\nSharon Cahill\, BSN\, RN (D)\nKrystal Hanrahan\, MSN\, RN (D)\nJanice Phillips\, PhD\, CENP\, FAAN (A) Director of Nursing Research & Health Equity at Rush University Medical Center\nMary McDermott\, BSN\, MSN\, EdD\, FAAN (A)\nKristin Ramsey\, MSN\, MPPM\, RN\, NE-BC (A) Senior VP\, Quality\, NMHC\, Wood-Prince Family Chief Nurse Executive\, NMH/NMG\nBarb Holmes Gobel\, MS\, RN\, ACDN\, FAAN (A) Associate Director of Professional Practice and Development & Magnet Program Director\nLauren Underwood\, MSN\, RN\, MPH (A) Democratic Party Communication Chair\, Democratic Representative IL in Congress 2023\n\nArtists include: \n\nSedane Henderson PCT\nMa. Eliza Micha Alcantara RN\nAlyssa Hudik RN\nJanessa Anguiano RN\nJohn Smisek RN\nAlyssa Saklak RN\nMaria Zaragoza LPN\nMarcela Gomez RN\nJohana Hernandez RN\nSonja Will\, Administrator\nSophie Oracz\, RN\nCora Palmer\, RN\n\nGuest Speakers related to the arts and humanities as well as workshops and conversations among nurse artists will be scheduled. \nLearn more: https://imss.org/remembrance-renewed-hope/ \n ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ \nLight refreshments are included. \nAccessible accommodations include a ramp entrance and elevator. If you need additional accessibility options or wheelchair seating please contact us at info@imss.org. \nParking and Directions can be found here: https://imss.org/plan-your-visit/ \n\n\n\nAbout the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses Chicago Chapter #317: AMSN(Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses) Chicago chapter #317 was founded in 2008 at Northwestern Memorial Hospital by a team of 12 dedicated nurses\, who are still committed to excelling Medical-Surgical Nursing care in the city Chicago! \nAbout Hektoen Nurses and the Humanities: Nurses & the Humanities was founded in June 2006 to present programs that demonstrate and encourage the healing power of the arts and the humanities for caregivers and their patients. Programs addressing diverse themes of nursing and the humanities (art\, literature\, history\, philosophy\, music\, theater\, and dance) have various formats\, including lectures\, workshops\, classes\, and excursions. The programs are geared towards nurses\, caregivers\, medical professionals\, and nursing students\, but are open to the general public. \nThe Hektoen Institute Nurses and Humanities Advisory Committee provides humanistic\, creative and interactive educational opportunities to clinicians. We endeavor to expand imaginative horizons and to explore the arts as a source of healing for the self and for providing compassionate and holistic care to others. Our interactive arts-focused programs offer opportunities to network outside the healthcare arena and to explore the untapped healing potential of creativity. \n\n\n\nThis project is partially supported by a CityArts Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events. \n\n\n\nThe International Museum of Surgical Science acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council Agency. URL:https://imss.org/program/fireside-chat-misty-kirby-nolan/ LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230528T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230528T150000 DTSTAMP:20260403T130230 CREATED:20230412T193333Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240618T031416Z UID:16702-1685275200-1685286000@imss.org SUMMARY:Fireside Chat and Closing Reception with Evelyn Perkins DESCRIPTION:In Celebration of Nurses Month\, join us for a fireside chat by Evelyn Perkins\, followed by a Closing Ceremony of the exhibition!\n\n\nTalk 1-2PM\, Evelyn Perkins: Building Your Own Nursing Legacy\nClosing Ceremony: 12-3PM\n*** \nHektoen Nurses and Humanities and the International Museum of Surgical Science are delighted to announce the exhibit: Remembrance & Renewed Hope\, on view for the month of May in the Museum’s historic Library in honor of Nurses Month. The Museum’s library features a long antique green table and chairs. This exhibition will feature fourteen place settings for a Nurse’s dinner table display. Nine of the settings feature past nursing leaders (Remembrance) and five are current nursing leaders (Renewed Hope). The displays are created by a group of nurses who are also practicing artists. Discover each artist’s interpretation of these important nurse figures. \nFeatured nurses will include: \n\nFlorence Nightingale (D)\nMary Seacole (D)\nClara Barton (D)\nIldaura Murillo-Rohde (D)\nThe 1964 student nurses from South Chicago Community Hospital Nursing school (D)\nLuther Christman (D)\nAnne Zimmerman (D) Executive Director of the Illinois Nurses Association (INA)\nSharon Cahill\, BSN\, RN (D)\nKrystal Hanrahan\, MSN\, RN (D)\nJanice Phillips\, PhD\, CENP\, FAAN (A) Director of Nursing Research & Health Equity at Rush University Medical Center\nMary McDermott\, BSN\, MSN\, EdD\, FAAN (A)\nKristin Ramsey\, MSN\, MPPM\, RN\, NE-BC (A) Senior VP\, Quality\, NMHC\, Wood-Prince Family Chief Nurse Executive\, NMH/NMG\nBarb Holmes Gobel\, MS\, RN\, ACDN\, FAAN (A) Associate Director of Professional Practice and Development & Magnet Program Director\nLauren Underwood\, MSN\, RN\, MPH (A) Democratic Party Communication Chair\, Democratic Representative IL in Congress 2023\n\nArtists include: \n\nSedane Henderson PCT\nMa. Eliza Micha Alcantara RN\nAlyssa Hudik RN\nJanessa Anguiano RN\nJohn Smisek RN\nAlyssa Saklak RN\nMaria Zaragoza LPN\nMarcela Gomez RN\nJohana Hernandez RN\nSonja Will\, Administrator\nSophie Oracz\, RN\nCora Palmer\, RN\n\nGuest Speakers related to the arts and humanities as well as workshops and conversations among nurse artists will be scheduled. \nLearn more: https://imss.org/remembrance-renewed-hope/ \n ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ \nLight refreshments are included. \nAccessible accommodations include a ramp entrance and elevator. If you need additional accessibility options or wheelchair seating please contact us at info@imss.org. \nParking and Directions can be found here: https://imss.org/plan-your-visit/ \n\n\n\nAbout the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses Chicago Chapter #317: AMSN(Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses) Chicago chapter #317 was founded in 2008 at Northwestern Memorial Hospital by a team of 12 dedicated nurses\, who are still committed to excelling Medical-Surgical Nursing care in the city Chicago! \nAbout Hektoen Nurses and the Humanities: Nurses & the Humanities was founded in June 2006 to present programs that demonstrate and encourage the healing power of the arts and the humanities for caregivers and their patients. Programs addressing diverse themes of nursing and the humanities (art\, literature\, history\, philosophy\, music\, theater\, and dance) have various formats\, including lectures\, workshops\, classes\, and excursions. The programs are geared towards nurses\, caregivers\, medical professionals\, and nursing students\, but are open to the general public. \nThe Hektoen Institute Nurses and Humanities Advisory Committee provides humanistic\, creative and interactive educational opportunities to clinicians. We endeavor to expand imaginative horizons and to explore the arts as a source of healing for the self and for providing compassionate and holistic care to others. Our interactive arts-focused programs offer opportunities to network outside the healthcare arena and to explore the untapped healing potential of creativity. \n\n\n\nThis project is partially supported by a CityArts Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events. \n\n\n\nThe International Museum of Surgical Science acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council Agency. URL:https://imss.org/program/fireside-chat-and-closing-reception-with-evelyn-perkins/ LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230531T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230531T203000 DTSTAMP:20260403T130230 CREATED:20230522T150330Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230522T150330Z UID:17289-1685559600-1685565000@imss.org SUMMARY:Low Strung Chicago Concert DESCRIPTION:IMSS presents “Low Strung\,” a group of classically-trained musicians turned rock-cello rebels from Yale University!\n\n\nDoors open at 6:30PM. Concert begins at 7PM. The Museum will close at 9:00PM. \nFounded in 2006\, Low Strung has quickly become a sought-after musical phenomenon with a unique sound and stage presence. Low Strung’s ever-expanding repertoire spans from The Beatles to Beyoncé\, and showcases unlikely musical encounters\, such as The Eagles meets Beethoven in a chilling all-cello take on Hotel California. Low Strung has performed in the David Geffen Hall in NYC\, Universal Studios in Singapore and the opening of the MGM National Harbor Resort & Casino in Maryland alongside the Blue Man Group. One of their favorite concerts was in Atlanta\, at an underground nightclub: check it out here. \n*** \nAccessible accommodations include a ramp entrance and elevator. If you need additional accessibility options please contact us at info@imss.org. \nPARKING AND DIRECTIONS: https://imss.org/plan-your-visit/#nav \nQuestions? Contact us at info@imss.org. URL:https://imss.org/program/low-strung-chicago-concert/ LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230601T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230601T213000 DTSTAMP:20260403T130230 CREATED:20230426T131844Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230426T131844Z UID:17009-1685640600-1685655000@imss.org SUMMARY:Film Screening and Panel Discussion: N of 1 DESCRIPTION:Join us for a screening of N of 1\, followed by a panel discussion with the Director!\n\n\n5:30 – 6:30 PM Reception with light food and refreshments\n6:30 – 8:00 PM Film Screening in the Hall of Murals\n8:00 – 9:00 PM Panel Discussion with Director Bernard Friedman\, Artist and Scholar Megan Euker\, and Jacob Taunton\, whose story is featured in the film.\nDoors will close at 9:30 PM.\nSometimes\, in medicine\, innovation can come from unexpected sources. N of 1 follows a striking mix of characters on an international journey to save the life of Kayte\, a 26-year-old from Alabama\, whose doctors had run out of options for treating her rare\, highly lethal liver cancer. Via a Facebook group for the few people in the world sharing her diagnosis\, Kayte connects with Howard\, a Canadian electronics businessman with no medical training\, who has doubled in his spare time as a patient advocate\, often scouring medical journals to understand cancer better to help patients like her. Howard recruits for Kayte a pioneering immunologist from Israel and renowned transplant surgeon from England to travel to India\, where Kayte will undergo a first-of-its-kind procedure to save her life\, and possibly dramatically advance traditional cancer treatment as we know it. This experimental treatment\, a partial bone marrow transplant followed by a live liver transplant\, may have pushed the regulatory boundaries of evidence-based medicine. But when you’re an N of 1 — a singular patient\, dying from a very rare and little researched disease — in the words of Kayte\, to get to a cure\, “someone has to be the first to say ‘I’ll try it.’” \nFilm website: https://www.nof1film.com/ \nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/Nof1film \nInstagram: @nof1film \n*** \nLight refreshments are included and alcohol will be served to guests with proof of age. Alcohol served to guests 21+\, ID required. \nAccessible accommodations include a ramp entrance and elevator. If you need additional accessibility options or wheelchair seating please contact us at info@imss.org. \nParking and Directions can be found here: https://imss.org/plan-your-visit/ \n\n\n\nAbout the Director Bernard Friedman: \nBernard Friedman is founder and creative director of the Los Angeles based documentary production company\, Flying Mind. He directed the feature documentary “N of 1” (2019)\, an inquiry into the nature of innovation as understood through the story of a novel approach to cancer\, and the short film “American Homes” (2012)\, an animated 1000-year history of residential architecture in North America that includes interviews with notable figures in the world of architecture and design. He also produced the feature documentary “Bogalusa Charm” (2017)\, a study of the changing American South which premiered at Slamdance\, and he is an executive producer for “Bending the Arc” (2017)\, the story of a group of young med students who spark an international revolution in rural health care\, which premiered at Sundance. Bernard is the author of the book\, The American Idea of Home\, published by the University of Texas Press. \n\n\nAbout Megan Euker: \nMegan Euker is an Italian and American artist/designer and a two-time U.S. Fulbright recipient to Italy (Fellow\, 2008-9 to Florence and scholar\, 2022-23 to Sicily). \nShe comes from a background in art and design\, obtaining MFA and BFA degrees from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC). Euker is the Project Manager at San Rocco Therapeutics and has also taught at SAIC\, USF in Tampa\, Florida\, the Siena Art Institute\, Italy\, and MADE in Sicily\, among other universities. Additionally\, Euker is the agent for Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author Patrick Girondi and his band\, Patrick Girondi & the Orphan’s Dream. \n\n\nAbout Jacob Taunton: \nJacob Taunton is the older brother and living donor for Kayte Hollingsworth\, whose story is featured in the documentary N of 1. As Kayte’s living donor\, Jacob underwent apheresis\, saphenous vein donation\, bone marrow donation and liver donation. He is married with two children\, currently living in North Carolina. URL:https://imss.org/program/film-screening-and-panel-discussion-n-of-1/ LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230603T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230603T133000 DTSTAMP:20260403T130230 CREATED:20230519T233359Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230519T233359Z UID:17269-1685793600-1685799000@imss.org SUMMARY:BODIES III Curator Tour with Megan Euker DESCRIPTION:Bodies III curator Megan Euker will give a personal tour of the exhibition and be available for questions and discussion.\n\n\nStudents in Megan Euker’s Design\, Sculpture\, and Digital Fabrication classes at the Accademia di Belle Arti Siracusa/MADE (Mediterranean Arts and Design); University of South Florida; and School of the Art Institute of Chicago created works in response to a single word prompt: “Bodies.” Using the collections at the International Museum of Surgical Science for inspiration\, students began identifying medical or bodily constraints that could be alleviated through a specifically designed assistive device. Through a process of in-depth research and prototype testing\, students created preliminary designs intended to increase accessibility\, promote healthy behaviors\, create comfort and improve safety. After consulting with medical professionals and undergoing critiques\, they modified their ideas and remade their objects at full scale. \nThese designed objects create a social impact by making it easier for all kinds of bodies to move through the world. They also spark new questions: what mental and physical constraints do our bodies place on us all? What are the best uses of designed objects in the fields of health\, medicine\, and surgery? And how do you design your own environment to fit your day-to-day needs? Works in this exhibition explore these fundamental ideas of ability and the body. \n\n\n\n___________________________________________________________________________________________________ \nMeet at the front desk for the tour. \nAccessible accommodations include a ramp entrance and elevator. If you need additional accessibility options or wheelchair seating please contact us at info@imss.org. \nParking and Directions can be found here: https://imss.org/plan-your-visit/ \n\n\nAbout the Contemporary Art Program: The International Museum of Surgical Science supports a commitment to contemporary art and artists through exhibitions and programs that use the frame of contemporary artistic practice to examine new perspectives in medical-surgical science and our relationship to the body. The Museum’s Contemporary Arts Initiative includes rotating exhibitions of contemporary art\, as well as an ongoing Artist in Residence program. \n\n\nAbout the Curator: \nMegan Euker is an Italian and American artist/designer and a two-time U.S. Fulbright recipient to Italy (Fellow\, 2008-9 to Florence and scholar\, 2022-23 to Sicily). \nShe comes from a background in art and design\, obtaining MFA and BFA degrees from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC). Euker is the Project Manager at San Rocco Therapeutics and has also taught at SAIC\, USF in Tampa\, Florida\, the Siena Art Institute\, Italy\, and MADE in Sicily\, among other universities. Additionally\, Euker is the agent for Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author Patrick Girondi and his band\, Patrick Girondi & the Orphan’s Dream. \nEuker has exhibited artwork internationally at galleries (represented by Linda Warren Projects since 2008) and museums\, including a solo exhibition “The Cure” at The International Museum of Surgical Science” (IMSS) in Chicago. This exhibition showcased current issues in orphan diseases\, especially Sickle Cell Disease and Beta Thalassemia. She has additionally curated three exhibitions of her students work at the (IMSS)\, featuring medical devices created under her mentorship. \n\n\n\nAbout the Artists (Name\, Title of piece\, Birthplace):\n \n \nAndrea Miccio\n \nChair/Walker\n \nMilazzo (IT)\n \n \nAndrea Miccio was born in Milazzo (Me) in 1997. After graduating from art school\, a few years later he and his brother opened a furniture showroom and began studying product design in Syracuse.\n \n \nAshton Bedlack\n \nHear Clear Gear\n \nSt. Petersburg\, USA\n \n \nSaint Petersburg\, Florida based artist\, Ashton Bedlack\, has been exploring sculpture and printmaking in her time at the University of South Florida. She has begun honing in on sculpture in the last year\, focusing on using repurposed materials and other mixed media. In her senior year\, she is working to discover the numerous ways in which we can recycle what many would call “trash” into something new and beautiful.\n \n \nDawn Sebastian\n \nMotivational Mood Mirror\n \nDan Diego\, USA\n \n \nDawn M Sebastian graduated with an A.A. Studio Arts from Hillsborough Community College in 2019 with a focus on photography and printmaking and in 2022\, B.A. Studio Arts\, University of South Florida with a focus in sculpture and video arts and film.\n \n \nDean Yoo\n \nHeart Ring\n \nSeoul\, South Korea\n \n \nDean Yoo is a sophomore at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He was born in 2003 and raised in Seoul\, South Korea. Dean loves to draw and paint with playful colors and use different types of mediums to create artworks. He plans to become a professional headphone and speaker designer after he graduates from SAIC.\n \n \nErin Elliott\n \nSugar Decay\n \nBrandon\, USA\n \n \nErin Elliott is a Bachelor of Arts student at the University of South Florida studying drawing and sculpture graduating in 2024. She is currently enrolled in her junior year. Born in 1999 in Brandon\, Florida\, Erin enjoys creating whimsical and colorful artworks in many different mediums. She plans to work in professional illustration of children’s books and graphic novels. This is her first professional museum exhibition.\n \n \nGiulia Gringeri\n \nImagine; Happy Pain\n \nSiracusa (IT)\n \n \nAfter classical studies\, Giulia dedicated herself to entrepreneurship in the tourism sector. After attending a tourism economics course in Milan\, she worked as a receptionist in various hotels. Today\, she is the owner of a hotel located in the historic center of Syracuse. In 2020\, driven by the desire to deepen her knowledge of the world of design\, she decided to enroll in the Arts Academy in Syracuse.\n \n \nIsabella Saglimbene\n \nPacco\n \nSiracusa (IT)\n \n \nIsabella Saglimbene was born in Syracuse in 1998. She attended the Federico II di Svevia Hotel Institute\, where she dedicated herself to pastry-making\, later working in various restaurants. Among her many interests\, she has always cultivated the attention for Product and Interior design\, which prompted her to enroll at the Academy of Fine Arts in Syracuse. She is currently in her final year and her goal is to continue studying to work in the field of design.\n \n \nJosseline Melgar\n \nYOU GOT THIS\n \nChicago\, USA\n \n \nJosseline Melgar was born in Chicago\, Illinois; she is a senior BFA student at the University of South Florida’s School of Art and Art History. She works in both sculptural and digital media and plans on pursuing residency opportunities and her Masters degree in sculpture after graduation. Josseline’s work has been included in group exhibitions at Hillsborough Community College\, USF\, and the Heiress Gallery in St. Petersburg\, FL.\n \n \nMay Griffin\n \nModel of A Heart\n \nTampa\, USA\n \n \nMay Griffin was born in 2002 and raised in Tampa\, Florida\, where she is currently in her third year of being a studio art major at the University of South Florida. During her time at USF\, she has discovered her passion for creating three-dimensional artwork\, which led to the creation of her piece Model of A Heart. She hopes to continue working in sculpture after graduation and eventually attend graduate school.\n \n \nMonica Palazzolo\n \nLuc’è\n \nSiracusa (IT)\n \n \nMonica Palazzolo was born in Syracuse (SR) in 2001. After attending high school for the arts\, she decided to continue her studies at the MADE Program Academy of Fine Arts in Syracuse\, where she began studying design.\n \n \nSara Sanfilippo\n \nSugarTOO\n \nCatania (IT)\n \n \nSara Sanfilippo is a student in the 3rd year of Design at the Academy MADE Program in Syracuse (SR). After graduating from the artistic high school in ‘art of furniture and wood’ she decided to continue her path in design. Her greatest interest is aimed at the world of jewelry up until now\, although has always carried out large-scale projects.\n \n \nShauna Miller\n \nTendon Management\n \nTampa\, USA\n \n \nShauna Miller is a senior studio art major at the University of South Florida specializing in 3D arts. She mostly works in fabric and ceramics\, and will pursue a masters of craft in the future. She plans to start a bespoke fashion line between her BFA and masters programs.\n \n \nValentina Parlato\n \nManOcchio\n \nSiracusa (IT)\n \n \nValentina Parlato was born in Sicily in 1990 and went to the scientific high school of Siracusa. She worked as a real estate agent in Ortigia’s Island; developing a passion in real estate design\, she got the real estate license. In 2018 she began her career at the Academy of Fine Arts MADE Program. In 2019 two of her works were included in local exhibitions. She’s currently designing a new personal collection.\n \n \nVictoria Mercado-Lues\n \nAttach a Patch\n \nTampa\, USA\n \n \nVictoria Mercado-Lues is working towards getting her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Studio Arts with a concentration in Ceramics at the University of South Florida. She is currently working at USF’s Contemporary Art Museum and hopes to get her work curated for museums and work as a freelance artist. As a queer Mexican American woman\, Victoria’s identity plays a large role in their art.\n \n \n\n\nThank you to the support from San Rocco Therapeutics \n\n\n\nThank you to the support from the SAIC Wellness Center \n\n\n\nThis project is partially supported by a CityArts Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events. \n\n\n\nThe International Museum of Surgical Science acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council Agency. URL:https://imss.org/program/bodies-iii-curator-tour-with-megan-euker/ LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230603T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230603T133000 DTSTAMP:20260403T130230 CREATED:20230519T233359Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230519T233359Z UID:17270-1685793600-1685799000@imss.org SUMMARY:BODIES III Curator Tour with Megan Euker DESCRIPTION:Bodies III curator Megan Euker will give a personal tour of the exhibition and be available for questions and discussion.\n\n\nStudents in Megan Euker’s Design\, Sculpture\, and Digital Fabrication classes at the Accademia di Belle Arti Siracusa/MADE (Mediterranean Arts and Design); University of South Florida; and School of the Art Institute of Chicago created works in response to a single word prompt: “Bodies.” Using the collections at the International Museum of Surgical Science for inspiration\, students began identifying medical or bodily constraints that could be alleviated through a specifically designed assistive device. Through a process of in-depth research and prototype testing\, students created preliminary designs intended to increase accessibility\, promote healthy behaviors\, create comfort and improve safety. After consulting with medical professionals and undergoing critiques\, they modified their ideas and remade their objects at full scale. \nThese designed objects create a social impact by making it easier for all kinds of bodies to move through the world. They also spark new questions: what mental and physical constraints do our bodies place on us all? What are the best uses of designed objects in the fields of health\, medicine\, and surgery? And how do you design your own environment to fit your day-to-day needs? Works in this exhibition explore these fundamental ideas of ability and the body. \n\n\n\n___________________________________________________________________________________________________ \nMeet at the front desk for the tour. \nAccessible accommodations include a ramp entrance and elevator. If you need additional accessibility options or wheelchair seating please contact us at info@imss.org. \nParking and Directions can be found here: https://imss.org/plan-your-visit/ \n\n\nAbout the Contemporary Art Program: The International Museum of Surgical Science supports a commitment to contemporary art and artists through exhibitions and programs that use the frame of contemporary artistic practice to examine new perspectives in medical-surgical science and our relationship to the body. The Museum’s Contemporary Arts Initiative includes rotating exhibitions of contemporary art\, as well as an ongoing Artist in Residence program. \n\n\nAbout the Curator: \nMegan Euker is an Italian and American artist/designer and a two-time U.S. Fulbright recipient to Italy (Fellow\, 2008-9 to Florence and scholar\, 2022-23 to Sicily). \nShe comes from a background in art and design\, obtaining MFA and BFA degrees from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC). Euker is the Project Manager at San Rocco Therapeutics and has also taught at SAIC\, USF in Tampa\, Florida\, the Siena Art Institute\, Italy\, and MADE in Sicily\, among other universities. Additionally\, Euker is the agent for Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author Patrick Girondi and his band\, Patrick Girondi & the Orphan’s Dream. \nEuker has exhibited artwork internationally at galleries (represented by Linda Warren Projects since 2008) and museums\, including a solo exhibition “The Cure” at The International Museum of Surgical Science” (IMSS) in Chicago. This exhibition showcased current issues in orphan diseases\, especially Sickle Cell Disease and Beta Thalassemia. She has additionally curated three exhibitions of her students work at the (IMSS)\, featuring medical devices created under her mentorship. \n\n\n\nAbout the Artists (Name\, Title of piece\, Birthplace):\n \n \nAndrea Miccio\n \nChair/Walker\n \nMilazzo (IT)\n \n \nAndrea Miccio was born in Milazzo (Me) in 1997. After graduating from art school\, a few years later he and his brother opened a furniture showroom and began studying product design in Syracuse.\n \n \nAshton Bedlack\n \nHear Clear Gear\n \nSt. Petersburg\, USA\n \n \nSaint Petersburg\, Florida based artist\, Ashton Bedlack\, has been exploring sculpture and printmaking in her time at the University of South Florida. She has begun honing in on sculpture in the last year\, focusing on using repurposed materials and other mixed media. In her senior year\, she is working to discover the numerous ways in which we can recycle what many would call “trash” into something new and beautiful.\n \n \nDawn Sebastian\n \nMotivational Mood Mirror\n \nDan Diego\, USA\n \n \nDawn M Sebastian graduated with an A.A. Studio Arts from Hillsborough Community College in 2019 with a focus on photography and printmaking and in 2022\, B.A. Studio Arts\, University of South Florida with a focus in sculpture and video arts and film.\n \n \nDean Yoo\n \nHeart Ring\n \nSeoul\, South Korea\n \n \nDean Yoo is a sophomore at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He was born in 2003 and raised in Seoul\, South Korea. Dean loves to draw and paint with playful colors and use different types of mediums to create artworks. He plans to become a professional headphone and speaker designer after he graduates from SAIC.\n \n \nErin Elliott\n \nSugar Decay\n \nBrandon\, USA\n \n \nErin Elliott is a Bachelor of Arts student at the University of South Florida studying drawing and sculpture graduating in 2024. She is currently enrolled in her junior year. Born in 1999 in Brandon\, Florida\, Erin enjoys creating whimsical and colorful artworks in many different mediums. She plans to work in professional illustration of children’s books and graphic novels. This is her first professional museum exhibition.\n \n \nGiulia Gringeri\n \nImagine; Happy Pain\n \nSiracusa (IT)\n \n \nAfter classical studies\, Giulia dedicated herself to entrepreneurship in the tourism sector. After attending a tourism economics course in Milan\, she worked as a receptionist in various hotels. Today\, she is the owner of a hotel located in the historic center of Syracuse. In 2020\, driven by the desire to deepen her knowledge of the world of design\, she decided to enroll in the Arts Academy in Syracuse.\n \n \nIsabella Saglimbene\n \nPacco\n \nSiracusa (IT)\n \n \nIsabella Saglimbene was born in Syracuse in 1998. She attended the Federico II di Svevia Hotel Institute\, where she dedicated herself to pastry-making\, later working in various restaurants. Among her many interests\, she has always cultivated the attention for Product and Interior design\, which prompted her to enroll at the Academy of Fine Arts in Syracuse. She is currently in her final year and her goal is to continue studying to work in the field of design.\n \n \nJosseline Melgar\n \nYOU GOT THIS\n \nChicago\, USA\n \n \nJosseline Melgar was born in Chicago\, Illinois; she is a senior BFA student at the University of South Florida’s School of Art and Art History. She works in both sculptural and digital media and plans on pursuing residency opportunities and her Masters degree in sculpture after graduation. Josseline’s work has been included in group exhibitions at Hillsborough Community College\, USF\, and the Heiress Gallery in St. Petersburg\, FL.\n \n \nMay Griffin\n \nModel of A Heart\n \nTampa\, USA\n \n \nMay Griffin was born in 2002 and raised in Tampa\, Florida\, where she is currently in her third year of being a studio art major at the University of South Florida. During her time at USF\, she has discovered her passion for creating three-dimensional artwork\, which led to the creation of her piece Model of A Heart. She hopes to continue working in sculpture after graduation and eventually attend graduate school.\n \n \nMonica Palazzolo\n \nLuc’è\n \nSiracusa (IT)\n \n \nMonica Palazzolo was born in Syracuse (SR) in 2001. After attending high school for the arts\, she decided to continue her studies at the MADE Program Academy of Fine Arts in Syracuse\, where she began studying design.\n \n \nSara Sanfilippo\n \nSugarTOO\n \nCatania (IT)\n \n \nSara Sanfilippo is a student in the 3rd year of Design at the Academy MADE Program in Syracuse (SR). After graduating from the artistic high school in ‘art of furniture and wood’ she decided to continue her path in design. Her greatest interest is aimed at the world of jewelry up until now\, although has always carried out large-scale projects.\n \n \nShauna Miller\n \nTendon Management\n \nTampa\, USA\n \n \nShauna Miller is a senior studio art major at the University of South Florida specializing in 3D arts. She mostly works in fabric and ceramics\, and will pursue a masters of craft in the future. She plans to start a bespoke fashion line between her BFA and masters programs.\n \n \nValentina Parlato\n \nManOcchio\n \nSiracusa (IT)\n \n \nValentina Parlato was born in Sicily in 1990 and went to the scientific high school of Siracusa. She worked as a real estate agent in Ortigia’s Island; developing a passion in real estate design\, she got the real estate license. In 2018 she began her career at the Academy of Fine Arts MADE Program. In 2019 two of her works were included in local exhibitions. She’s currently designing a new personal collection.\n \n \nVictoria Mercado-Lues\n \nAttach a Patch\n \nTampa\, USA\n \n \nVictoria Mercado-Lues is working towards getting her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Studio Arts with a concentration in Ceramics at the University of South Florida. She is currently working at USF’s Contemporary Art Museum and hopes to get her work curated for museums and work as a freelance artist. As a queer Mexican American woman\, Victoria’s identity plays a large role in their art.\n \n \n\n\nThank you to the support from San Rocco Therapeutics \n\n\n\nThank you to the support from the SAIC Wellness Center \n\n\n\nThis project is partially supported by a CityArts Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events. \n\n\n\nThe International Museum of Surgical Science acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council Agency. URL:https://imss.org/program/bodies-iii-curator-tour-with-megan-euker-2/ LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230611T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230611T160000 DTSTAMP:20260403T130230 CREATED:20230521T150413Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230521T150413Z UID:17279-1686495600-1686499200@imss.org SUMMARY:Karen Anderson: "The Marginalization of African Beauty Through History" DESCRIPTION:Artist Karen Anderson will speak on the history of African beauty and how it has been redefined.\n\n\nMore Than a Color: The Marginalization of African Beauty Through History by Karen Anderson \n3pm – 4pm CST \n \nThis presentation takes participants on a walk-through history telling the stories of some women who many may not know. Anderson will speak about the women of color in 1760 French America who figured out how to legally free themselves from slavery only to be bound by government laws\, women like Sarah Baartman who had to choose between being a circus oddity or a slave\, and how women like Sarah Breedlove and Ann Malone changed the way women of African descent saw themselves—how these women redefined beauty. Anderson will also reflect on a recent development: our society has started to see women of color as beautiful.\n \n \nAnderson will illuminate history filled with women of color who refused to view themselves through social limitation. She hopes to inspire others to decide for themselves what beauty is.\n \n \nPROGRAM TOPICS\n \nAfrican American\n \nWomen\n \nHistory \n________________________________________________________________________________________________________ \nFAQ:\n \n \nThe presentation takes approximately 45 minutes\, with extra time at the end for Q&A\, making it approximately one hour.\n \n \nThis event is open to all ages.\n \n \nParking and Directions can be found here: https://imss.org/plan-your-visit/#nav\n \n \nAn elevator and wheelchair accessible entrance is available. For additional accessibility accommodations please contact info@imss.org.\n \n \nQuestions? Contact us at info@imss.org \n\n\n\nKaren J. Anderson is an artist\, writer\, photographer\, publisher\, and filmmaker. She uses a variety of methods to uplift\, inform and educate African Americans and people of color.\n \n \nAnderson’s artwork is about life and the people who live it. The images tell stories that can inform to the way of life in the community\, uplift with the beauty that comes from the community and educate the rest of the world about the community.\n \n \nAnderson has an MA in New Art Journalism from the School of the Art Institute in Chicago. She presented her paper\, “More Than A Color: The Marginalization of African American Beauty” at the 2021 National Conference of Black Political Scientists. It was published in the Roots Work Journal. Her article “Best Trip Ever” was published in Chicken Soup For the Soul I’m Speaking Now in 2021. \nLEARN MORE AND FOLLOW KAREN\n \n@uppcreative\n \n \nWebsite\n \nTwitter\n \nInstagram\n \nFacebook\n \n@blackgyrlart\n \n \nInstagram\n \nFacebook \n\n\n\nAm I Beautiful\, 2020\, Digital\, 9 x 8 in.\, Drawn by Karen Anderson \n\n\nThis program is presented as a part of the Illinois Humanities 2023 – 2024 Road Scholars Speakers Bureau \n\n\n\nIllinois Humanities is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Illinois General Assembly \, as well as by contributions from individuals\, foundations and corporations.\n \n\n \nAny views\, findings\, conclusions\, or recommendations expressed by speakers\, program participants\, or audiences do not necessarily reflect those of the NEH\, Illinois Humanities\, IACA\, our partnering organizations\, or our funders. URL:https://imss.org/program/karen-anderson-the-marginalization-of-african-beauty-through-history-2/ LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230611T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230611T160000 DTSTAMP:20260403T130230 CREATED:20230521T150413Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230521T150413Z UID:17278-1686495600-1686499200@imss.org SUMMARY:Karen Anderson: "The Marginalization of African Beauty Through History" DESCRIPTION:Artist Karen Anderson will speak on the history of African beauty and how it has been redefined.\n\n\nMore Than a Color: The Marginalization of African Beauty Through History by Karen Anderson \n3pm – 4pm CST \n \nThis presentation takes participants on a walk-through history telling the stories of some women who many may not know. Anderson will speak about the women of color in 1760 French America who figured out how to legally free themselves from slavery only to be bound by government laws\, women like Sarah Baartman who had to choose between being a circus oddity or a slave\, and how women like Sarah Breedlove and Ann Malone changed the way women of African descent saw themselves—how these women redefined beauty. Anderson will also reflect on a recent development: our society has started to see women of color as beautiful.\n \n \nAnderson will illuminate history filled with women of color who refused to view themselves through social limitation. She hopes to inspire others to decide for themselves what beauty is.\n \n \nPROGRAM TOPICS\n \nAfrican American\n \nWomen\n \nHistory \n________________________________________________________________________________________________________ \nFAQ:\n \n \nThe presentation takes approximately 45 minutes\, with extra time at the end for Q&A\, making it approximately one hour.\n \n \nThis event is open to all ages.\n \n \nParking and Directions can be found here: https://imss.org/plan-your-visit/#nav\n \n \nAn elevator and wheelchair accessible entrance is available. For additional accessibility accommodations please contact info@imss.org.\n \n \nQuestions? Contact us at info@imss.org \n\n\n\nKaren J. Anderson is an artist\, writer\, photographer\, publisher\, and filmmaker. She uses a variety of methods to uplift\, inform and educate African Americans and people of color.\n \n \nAnderson’s artwork is about life and the people who live it. The images tell stories that can inform to the way of life in the community\, uplift with the beauty that comes from the community and educate the rest of the world about the community.\n \n \nAnderson has an MA in New Art Journalism from the School of the Art Institute in Chicago. She presented her paper\, “More Than A Color: The Marginalization of African American Beauty” at the 2021 National Conference of Black Political Scientists. It was published in the Roots Work Journal. Her article “Best Trip Ever” was published in Chicken Soup For the Soul I’m Speaking Now in 2021. \nLEARN MORE AND FOLLOW KAREN\n \n@uppcreative\n \n \nWebsite\n \nTwitter\n \nInstagram\n \nFacebook\n \n@blackgyrlart\n \n \nInstagram\n \nFacebook \n\n\n\nAm I Beautiful\, 2020\, Digital\, 9 x 8 in.\, Drawn by Karen Anderson \n\n\nThis program is presented as a part of the Illinois Humanities 2023 – 2024 Road Scholars Speakers Bureau \n\n\n\nIllinois Humanities is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Illinois General Assembly \, as well as by contributions from individuals\, foundations and corporations.\n \n\n \nAny views\, findings\, conclusions\, or recommendations expressed by speakers\, program participants\, or audiences do not necessarily reflect those of the NEH\, Illinois Humanities\, IACA\, our partnering organizations\, or our funders. URL:https://imss.org/program/karen-anderson-the-marginalization-of-african-beauty-through-history/ LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230623T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230623T220000 DTSTAMP:20260403T130230 CREATED:20230602T154818Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230602T154818Z UID:17458-1687550400-1687557600@imss.org SUMMARY:Evening Concert: Ghost Voice DESCRIPTION:Ghost Voice performs in our historic mansion!\n\n\nGhost Voice is a Chicago-based trio of pedal steel (Tom McGettrick)\, Wurlitzer 200 electric piano (Alison Hinderliter)\, and upright bass (Jeff Parker) playing a range of excerpts of classical works\, from Villa-Lobos’ Bachianas 5 Aria to Bach’s Agnus Dei Aria from the mass in b minor. \n \nTom McGettrick arranges the pieces\, which he began working on when his first child was born as a way to make quiet music around a baby as well as to explore the pedal steel’s possibilities beyond country. Alison Hinderliter (Scotland Yard Gospel Choir\, The Handcuffs) and Jeff Parker (Joel Paterson\, Rick Sherry\, Chicago Cellar Boys)\, bring their classical training and extensive band experience\, giving these works the expert playing they deserve and the popular touch that the audience deserves. \n \nSoundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/theghostvoice \n \n*** \nAccessible accommodations include a ramp entrance and elevator. If you need additional accessibility options or wheelchair seating please contact us at info@imss.org. \nParking and Directions can be found here: https://imss.org/plan-your-visit/ URL:https://imss.org/program/evening-concert-ghost-voice/ LOCATION:1524 N Lake Shore Dr\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230624T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230624T160000 DTSTAMP:20260403T130230 CREATED:20230527T233316Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240618T031318Z UID:17366-1687618800-1687622400@imss.org SUMMARY:“Hear\, Here: Where Real and Fictional Death Meet” DESCRIPTION:Meet the artist whose bones are in our parlor.\n\n\nArtist Mel Keiser introduces you to the decade-long project she’s brought into the halls of the museum\, The Life and Deaths of The Mels. You’ll see how one little question—when am I not me?—brought her to the doors of an anatomist\, a woodcarver\, a stonecutter\, a filmmaker\, and a funeral director. You’ll see how these collaborations became the project\, even as they produced objects—objects Keiser would eventually use to hold a funeral. A funeral to bury the self she no longer is.\n \n \n \nFrom here\, you and Keiser will pivot from the fiction of her practice into the reality of her life\, where her research in death\, dying\, and grief transforms from an arm’s-length study into an act of resistance. And ultimately\, perhaps\, as a salve she could place over the wound of grief. \n*** \nAccessible accommodations include a ramp entrance and elevator. If you need additional accessibility options or wheelchair seating please contact us at info@imss.org. \nParking and Directions can be found here: https://imss.org/plan-your-visit/ \n\n\n\nAbout the Artist: \nMel Keiser (b.1985\, 2003\, 2007\, 2007\, 2011\, 2014\, 2018\, 2020) is an artist who uses installation\, performance\, object-making\, writing\, and social practice to study the intersections between non-linear identity\, grief and ritual\, and institutional epistemology. Her work is a form of autotheory\, devised from a series of long-form\, interrelated projects that feature frequent and diverse collaborations with fellow artists.\n \n \nKeiser is the founder of the Death Studies Research Group at Northwestern University’s Kaplan Institute of Humanities with artist Jeanne Dunning\, medical educator Catherine Belling\, medical practitioner Joshua Hauser\, and historian Sean Hanretta. She also co-founded the artist writing group\, between the tongue and the taste with Matthew Goulish in 2017.\n \n \nKeiser received grants from the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events\, Northwestern University’s Center for Interdisciplinary Research in the Arts\, and the Judith Dawn Memorial Foundation. Her work has been exhibited at Wedge Projects\, Filter Space\, Martha Schneider Gallery\, and Segal Design Institute at Northwestern University. Her written work has appeared in the peer-reviewed Performance Philosophy Journal and a special issue of ASAP/J about autotheory. \n\n\nThe International Museum of Surgical Science acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council Agency. \n\n\n\nThis project is partially supported by a CityArts Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events. \n\n\nThe Life and Deaths of The Mels: Here Lie the Bones is partially supported by an Individual Artists Program Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events\, as well as a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency\, a state agency through federal funds provided by the National Endowment for the Arts. It is also funded by The Graduate School Center for Interdisciplinary Research in the Arts\, Alice Kaplan Institute for the Humanities\, and Weinberg College at Northwestern University. Finally\, the project is also supported by the Judith Dawn Memorial Fund and Wedge Projects. URL:https://imss.org/program/hear-here-where-real-and-fictional-death-meet-2/ LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States CATEGORIES:Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230626T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230626T190000 DTSTAMP:20260403T130230 CREATED:20230609T190328Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230609T190328Z UID:17516-1687802400-1687806000@imss.org SUMMARY:History of Gender Affirmation Surgery with Emily Chwa and Cole Roblee DESCRIPTION:Emily Chwa and Cole Roblee discuss the evolution and history of Gender Affirmation surgeries.\n\n\n6-7PM CST \nGender-affirming surgery provides life-saving care for transgender/non-binary individuals. The field has dramatically changed in the past several decades in size and scope\, but its (documented) history spans across centuries and geographic boundaries. Join us for an exploration of how the operative approaches\, accessibility\, and sociopolitical climate of gender-affirming surgery has evolved since its conception. \n*** \nParking and Directions can be found here: https://imss.org/plan-your-visit/#nav \nAn elevator and wheelchair accessible entrance is available. For additional accessibility accommodations please contact info@imss.org. \nQuestions? Contact us at info@imss.org \n\n\n\nEmily Chwa (she/her) is an MD/MPH candidate at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. She is pursuing a career in plastic and reconstructive surgery with strong interests in gender-affirming surgery. Her passion for public health led her to research collaborations with the Northwestern Medicine Gender Pathways Program and Northwestern University Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing. She has presented her work on gender-affirming care at numerous national academic conferences including the US Professional Association for Transgender Health\, the regional associate of the premier international organization focusing on global issues in transgender health. \n\n\n\nCole Roblee (he/him) is an MD candidate at Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University. He is dedicated to serving transgender and gender diverse communities as he pursues a career in plastic surgery. In his work with the Gender Pathways Program at Northwestern University\, he seeks to bring a community-informed perspective to research on gender-affirming surgery. He has collaborated with international experts\, including Dr. Loren Schechter\, to publish on the historical role of mental healthcare within the field of gender affirming care. He is also invested in LGBTQ+ healthcare education as the co-chair of the Health Professionals in Training Curricular Reform Committee of Gay & Lesbian Medical association\, the oldest and largest association of LGBTQ+ and allied health professionals. \n\n\nThey are both mentored by Dr. Sumanas Jordan\, a plastic and reconstructive surgeon at Northwestern University. She co-founded the Northwestern Medicine Gender Pathways Program\, a trailblazing approach to gender-affirming care that provides a multidisciplinary team of specialists dedicated to helping people achieve their individualized transition-related goals through surgical\, medical and mental health services. Her research team is devoted to improving health outcomes of the transgender/non-binary community and has received numerous grants to support the advancement of gender-affirming care. URL:https://imss.org/program/history-of-gender-affirmation-surgery-with-emily-chwa-and-cole-roblee-2/ LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230629T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230629T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T130230 CREATED:20230526T140457Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230526T140457Z UID:17355-1688061600-1688068800@imss.org SUMMARY:Butts: A Backstory by Heather Radke DESCRIPTION:Heather Radke presents her cheeky new book\, Butts: A Backstory now in Paperback! She will be joined by radio host Lulu Miller!\n\n\nBook Talk 6-7PM\, with book signing afterwards. \nBooks will be available to purchase in person. \n“Delving into this history\, Radke provides fresh insights into why butts hold such sway over society—and what that says about our relationships to race\, class\, gender\, and power.” —TIME “A fun\, fascinating\, and surprisingly empowering exploration of the history and cultural significance of the butt.” —*Starred Review* Library Journal \nIn this “deeply thought\, rigorously researched\, and riveting” debut (Melissa Febos\, author of Girlhood and Body Work)\, Radke presents a compelling case about how this particular part of a woman’s figure actually embodies her experience moving through the world\, and how reclaiming it can help us move forward. BUTTS legitimizes the conversation and study of something that’s been typically considered uncouth. \nWhether we love them or hate them\, think they’re sexy\, think they’re strange\, consider them too big\, too small\, or anywhere in between\, humans have a complicated relationship with butts. It is a body part unique to humans\, critical to our evolution and survival\, and yet it has come to signify so much more: sex\, desire\, comedy\, shame. A woman’s butt\, in particular\, is forever being assessed\, criticized\, and objectified\, from anxious self-examinations trying on jeans in department store dressing rooms to enduring crass remarks while walking down a street or high school hallways. But why? In Butts: A Backstory\, reporter\, essayist\, and RadioLab contributing editor Heather Radke is determined to find out. \nSpanning nearly two centuries\, this “whip-smart” (Publishers Weekly\, starred review) cultural history takes us from the performance halls of 19th-century London to the aerobics studios of the 1980s\, the music video set of Sir Mix-a-Lot’s “Baby Got Back” and the mountains of Arizona\, where every year humans and horses race in a feat of gluteal endurance. Along the way\, she meets evolutionary biologists who study how butts first developed; models whose measurements have defined jean sizing for millions of women; and the fitness gurus who created fads like “Buns of Steel.” She also examines the central importance of race through figures like Sarah Bartmann\, once known as the “Venus Hottentot\,” Josephine Baker\, Jennifer Lopez\, and other women of color whose butts have been idolized\, envied\, and despised. \nPart deep dive reportage\, part personal journey\, part cabinet of curiosities\, Butts is an entertaining\, illuminating\, and thoughtful examination of why certain silhouettes come in and out of fashion—and how larger ideas about race\, control\, liberation\, and power affect our most private feelings about ourselves and others. \n*** \nAccessible accommodations include a ramp entrance and elevator. If you need additional accessibility options or wheelchair seating please contact us at info@imss.org. \nPARKING AND DIRECTIONS: https://imss.org/plan-your-visit/#nav \nQuestions? Contact us at info@imss.org \n\n\n\n\nAuthor Bio: \nHeather Radke is an essayist\, journalist\, and contributing editor and reporter at Radiolab\, the Peabody Award­–winning program from WNYC. She has written for publications including The Believer\, Longreads\, and The Paris Review\, and she teaches at Columbia University’s creative writing MFA Program. Before becoming a writer\, Heather worked as a curator at the Jane Addams Hull-House Museum in Chicago. \n\n\n\nLulu Miller is the author of national bestseller Why Fish Don’t Exist and the co-host of Radiolab. She is the host and creator of Radiolab’s nature spin off for kids\, Terrestrials. Her work has been published in The New Yorker\, The Paris Review\, Orion and beyond. She’s won honors from The Peabody Awards\, The National Academy of Sciences\, and The National Center on Disability and Journalism URL:https://imss.org/program/butts-a-backstory-by-heather-radke-2/ LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230708T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230708T210000 DTSTAMP:20260403T130230 CREATED:20230527T233317Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230527T233317Z UID:17368-1688842800-1688850000@imss.org SUMMARY:Melga Blank presents “Who is The Mels? An Introduction to Self-Evolution” DESCRIPTION: URL:https://imss.org/program/melga-blank-presents-who-is-the-mels-an-introduction-to-self-evolution/ LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230710T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230710T213000 DTSTAMP:20260403T130230 CREATED:20230613T013420Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230613T013420Z UID:17550-1689013800-1689024600@imss.org SUMMARY:Play Reading: Fortune and the Soapmaker DESCRIPTION:A workshop reading of the script & lyrics to this new original horror musical!\n\n\nThe performance runs approximately 2 hours and 15 minutes (6:30-8:45pm with one 10- minute intermission)\, followed by an optional talkback/feedback session with the playwright. \nJoin a team of actors as we take a casual dive into the first cold reading of this new work by playwright/songwriter James R. Wilke. Fortune and the Soapmaker is a macabre comedy horror musical that takes place in WWII Italy. It is loosely based on the life and times of real female Italian serial killer\, Leonarda Cianciulli\, who defied forensic and medical experts by the ingenious ways she disposed of her victims. Add to this murderous mother’s mix an ambitious Italian dictator\, young lovers and heroes\, and a dash of Faustian lore to complete this recipe for Italian magical realism! \nFortune and the Soapmaker delves into themes relevant to all of us\, such as confronting human mortality\, losing loved ones to disease\, war\, and chance fate\, and questioning how far one will go to save those that they love. There is even a song “Memento Mori” (“Remember You Will Die”) in the musical to remind us not of death\, but to live life to the fullest. \nLight refreshments will be provided: water\, sodas\, and Italian cookies. \n*** \nDoors open at 6:15. \nAccessible accommodations include a ramp entrance and elevator. If you need additional accessibility options or wheelchair seating please contact us at info@imss.org. \nPARKING AND DIRECTIONS: https://imss.org/plan-your-visit/#nav \nQuestions? Contact us at info@imss.org \n\n\n\n\nJames R. Wilke\, Guest Curator\, and Fabrizzio Subia\, IMSS Assistant Manager of Exhibits and Development converse within the IMSS exhibit “Medical History Today: Mpox.” (photo by Robert Dennis\, April 24\, 2023) \n\n\nAbout the Artist: \nJames R. Wilke is an accomplished writer\, director and creative artist with multiple produced original plays\, musicals\, tv and film productions and podcasts under his belt\, as well as articles in national publications and local newspapers\, and a regional Emmy Award for Outstanding Director for the magazine tv show 24/7 Chicago on NBC. \nHe was the IMSS Spring 2022 Artist-in-Residence where he developed the exhibition “Pox Americana: How Smallpox Once Plagued America & The World” on view in 2022\, as well as conducting play readings of his play adaptation of the early American historical novel A Mercy by Toni Morrison. James was also invited back to the IMSS in 2023 as guest curator of the exhibit “Medical History Today: Mpox.” \nWith lifelong passions for musical theatre and the study of his Italian heritage\, James is thrilled to return to this artform with his new work. Fortune and the Soapmaker is a show for which he has been crafting songs and scenes for many years\, presenting segments to writers’ groups\, family\, and friends\, but not until now as a full script reading with actors. James has also written music & lyrics for six other produced musicals and musical theatre review shows and is an alum of the Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Writers Workshop in New York City and New Tuners Musical Theatre Writers Program in Chicago. He holds a Bachelor of Music Degree in Voice and Musical Theatre Certificate from Northwestern University and is also a certified public accountant with a Master of Science in Accountancy from DePaul University. James can be found on Instagram at @james.r.wilke. URL:https://imss.org/program/play-reading-fortune-and-the-soapmaker/ LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230802T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230802T213000 DTSTAMP:20260403T130230 CREATED:20230722T174849Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230722T174849Z UID:18011-1691004600-1691011800@imss.org SUMMARY:SUN DIVER: music at the edges of space and silence DESCRIPTION:Join us for experimental ensemble instrumentals ft. special guest Kory Reeder!\n\n\nDoors open at 7:00PM. The concert will be approximately 60-70 minutes without intermission. The Museum will close at 9:30PM. \nA meditative\, long-form performance at the edge of space and silence will be presented by Sun Diver: a new instrumental quartet featuring Chicago locals Noah Jenkins\, Ben Zucker\, and Jack Langdon and the Denton\, Texas-based Kory Reeder \n*** \nAccessible accommodations include a ramp entrance and elevator. If you need additional accessibility options or wheelchair seating please contact us at info@imss.org. \nParking and Directions can be found here: https://imss.org/plan-your-visit/ \n\n\n\nNoah Jenkins is a composer and violinist/violist from Oregon now living in Chicago. Much of his recent work is inspired by the listening interactions of chamber music\, the immersive potentials of drone music\, and a fascination with psychoacoustic phenomena\, rational intonation\, and field recordings. \nNoah’s music has been honored by leading ensembles of the contemporary music community including the Los Angeles Philharmonic\, Wild Up\, Mivos Quartet\, and Wet Ink. Noah holds a Ph.D. in Composition and Music Technology from Northwestern University\, as well as degrees in violin performance and composition from the University of Oregon. \n\n\n\nJack Langdon is a musician\, video artist\, and writer. He creates work that heightens our attention towards commonplace sounds\, images\, and narratives—reassembling things we take for granted into strange\, elusive constructions. His works are stark and expansive\, drawing inspiration from the landscape and folk modernisms of the American Midwest. As a musician\, Jack performs on a variety of keyboard and string instruments as well as composes concert music. His films focus on landscape\, the built environment\, and people\, and he writes on the political economy of cultural production. \n​His concert music has been presented and supported by Klangspuren Schwaz\, Darmstädter Ferienkurse\, Composers Conference\, the Fromm Foundation\, and Northwestern University\, and has been performed by Yarn/Wire\, Left Coast Chamber Ensemble\, Miroslav Beinhauer\, Current Resonance\, Talea Ensemble\, Jack Yarbrough\, and Ensemble Dal Niente\, He has recorded alongside Anthony Vine\, Weston Olencki\, Kelley Sheehan\, Webb Crawford\, and Taylor Ho Bynum. His recordings have been released by Sawyer Editions and Lobby Art Records. His written work has been published by Sound American\, Cacophony\, and Shred Magazine. \n​Jack was raised in Keyeser\, Wisconsin and currently lives in Chicago\, Illinois. He belongs to the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians and is of German\, English\, French\, and Ojibwe descent. \n\n\n\nKory Reeder is an American composer and performer whose music is often introspective and atmospheric\, investigating ideas of objectivity\, place\, immediacy\, situation\, and interaction with pieces ranging from symphonic works to text scores and computer-assisted improvisations. Described as “one of the most captivating composers in modern classical music” (Dallas Observer)\, Kory’s music is performed frequently around the world in concert halls\, festivals\, academic settings\, basements\, and bars across North and South America\, Asia\, Australia\, and Europe. A dedicated collaborator\, he has frequently worked with opera\, theater\, and dance programs\, as well as noise\, free-improv\, and new media artists on projects ranging from video collaborations to 3-hour performance art works. \nWith a catalog of over 100 programmed works\, his music has been released on Edition Wandelweiser Records\, where one may also find scores of his work\, as well as Petrichor Records\, Sawyer Editions\, Sawyer Spaces\, Impulsive Habitat\, and Another Timbre\, with upcoming releases planned for 2023 on Full Spectrum Records. \nKory is from Nebraska and currently resides in Texas where he is an active performer. He received his PhD from the University of North Texas where he taught courses in composition\, electronic music\, rock music\, music as politics\, and vaporwave and directed the University Electronics Ensemble\, and the Free Improv Ensemble. He is a former student of Antoine Beuger\, Anthony Donofrio\, Sungi Hong\, Joseph Klein\, Mikel Kuehn\, Elainie Lillios\, and Darleen Cowles Mitchel\, and holds a Bachelor of Music degree in composition from the University of Nebraska at Kearney\, and a Master of Music in composition from Bowling Green State University. Kory runs/operates Sawyer Editions\, a small-batch label specializing in contemporary\, experimental\, and improvised music\, especially of new and unreleased artists and the Sawyer Spaces imprint focusing on field recordings and soundscape composition. \n\n\n\nBen Zucker lives for acts of creative juxtaposition and speculation. As an intentionally wide-ranging composer/performer\, he has contributed to experimental scenes across North America and Europe. Performance highlights include working with musicians including Anthony Braxton\, Gareth Davis\, Myra Melford\, Karen Borca\, Vocal Constructivists\, Rinde Eckert\, and the San Francisco Choral Artists\, frequent appearances as an ensemble contributor\, and bandleader of experimental jazz quartet Fifth Season and creative music collective Mad Myth Science. \nTheir ““stirring compositions” (Chicago Reader) have received awards and performances by ensembles including the Mivos Quartet\, Los Angeles Percussion Quartet\, Khorikos\, Ensemble Dal Niente\, and Chicago Composers Orchestra\, and appeared at DOCNYC\, the Darmstadt Fereinkurse\, Steppenwolf Theater\, Trinity College Dublin\, Nordic Percussion Festival\, Ostrava New Music Days\, and Ear Taxi Festival. He has been acclaimed as a “master of improvisation” (IMPOSE Magazine) and “more than a little bit remarkable” (Free Jazz Blog) for solo albums released on labels including Whitelabelrecs\, Dinzu Artefacts\, ears&eyes records\, Slow Tone Collages\, and A Red Thread. \nFollowing studies at Bennington College\, Wesleyan University (BA)\, Brunel University (MA)\, and Northwestern University (PhD)\, they currently live in Chicago. Current life includes ongoing freelance performing and composing\, a\nnd curatorial and production work as the Vice President of New Music Chicago. URL:https://imss.org/program/sun-diver-music-at-the-edges-of-space-and-silence/ LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230804T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230804T200000 DTSTAMP:20260403T130230 CREATED:20230710T003337Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230710T003337Z UID:17840-1691172000-1691179200@imss.org SUMMARY:Opening Reception: Galina Shevchenko: We will survive as Hybrids DESCRIPTION:Artist Galina Shevchenko opens her new exhibition “We will survive as Hybrids: vernacular embodiments” on Friday\, August 4th\, 6pm – 8pm\n\n\n“Through the process of digital stitching\, animation\, video glitching and augmented reality\, I am musing with a multitude of impossibilities: non didactic\, grotesque & corporeal; transcending cultural\, anatomical & political. \nExisting in a precarious state of a cancer-previvor\, I am mediating danger\, substituting the loss\, but yet enjoying the empowerment\, becoming a cyborg. My cultural conflation: post-Soviet & Russian and my uncharted Ukrainian roots are another source of dichotomy\, inner conflict and inspiration. \nWithin my art practice I am working in cross-mediated plurality\, subverting media in my exploration of the fabric of human body\, overlapping patterned repetition of cultural archetypes\, connecting them into sequential knowledge\, creating a parallel universe and living one\, being a laboratory subject\, yet extending the liminal space and offering possibilities for survival and agency. \n My current ponderings within my state of split identity inspired me to retreat to the Mannerist allegorical tropes\, learning from one of the first feminists in history\, Venetian Florentine beauty\, alchemist and revolutionary Bianca Capello and her magnificent palazzo covered in grotesque allegorical stanzas. \nI am employing animation\, embroidery & augmented reality while sequencing my emotional endurances\, playing with archetypes\, recontextualizing proxy and actual bodies\, nurturing and extrapolating\, maintaining and holding on. \nWe will survive as Hybrids: vernacular embodiments features my current multimedia musings: sculptural\, projected\, performed\, embroidered and augmented.” \n– Artist Galina Shevchenko \n \n\n\n___________________________________________________________________________________________________ \nLight refreshments are included and alcohol will be served to guests with proof of age. Alcohol served to guests 21+\, ID required. \nAccessible accommodations include a ramp entrance and elevator. If you need additional accessibility options or wheelchair seating please contact us at info@imss.org. \nParking and Directions can be found here: https://imss.org/plan-your-visit/ \n \n\n\n\nHybrid 7.1 . Digital machine embroidery with polyneon thread on translucent polyester. 16″x22″. 2023 \n \n\n\n\nGalina Shevchenko and her sons Daniel & Roman at M Street Gallery\, Fresno CA/ on the site of her exhibit (In the Parameters of What it is to Be… curated by Jamie Nakagawa Boley) at California State University\, Fresno. February 3\, 2023. \nImage captured by Chris Lopez\, California State University\, Gallery Director \n \n\n\nAbout the Artist: \nGalina Shevchenko is a Moscow-born Chicago based\, multimedia artist and mother of 2 boys; formerly a refugee and a legalized alien; currently a naturalized citizen and an educator. Galina’s multimedia practice explores post-feminist & post-soviet identities through mediation\, digital materiality and augmented reality. Galina’s work has been featured at Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts\, Moscow; CADAF Paris; Aqua Miami International Art Fair; Berlin’s Director’s lounge video festival; Chicago Motion Graphics Festival; Hyde Park Art Center\, Chicago and numerous Chicago Art Galleries. Galina holds an MFA in studio art from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago\, she is currently a resident artist at Chicago Art Department and an Associate Professor of Art and Digital Multimedia Design at Harold Washington College. \nLearn More: http://www.galinashevchenkosequences.com/ \n \n\n\nAbout the Contemporary Art Program: The International Museum of Surgical Science supports a commitment to contemporary art and artists through exhibitions and programs that use the frame of contemporary artistic practice to examine new perspectives in medical-surgical science and our relationship to the body. The Museum’s Contemporary Arts Initiative includes rotating exhibitions of contemporary art\, as well as an ongoing Artist in Residence program. \n\n\n\nThe International Museum of Surgical Science acknowledges support from the Illinois Arts Council Agency. \n\n\n\nThis project is partially supported by a CityArts Grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs & Special Events. URL:https://imss.org/program/opening-reception-galina-shevchenko-we-will-survive-as-hybrids-2/ LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230819T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230819T170000 DTSTAMP:20260403T130230 CREATED:20230710T003339Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230710T003339Z UID:17842-1692439200-1692464400@imss.org SUMMARY:IMSS Family Day DESCRIPTION:Join us for a fun family-day filled with sensory activities and activations in the museum!\n\n\nSaturday\, August 19th\, 2023 from 10AM-5PM\n \n \nJoin us at the International Museum of Surgical Science on Saturday\, August 19th for a fun-filled\, family-focused day! There will be multisensory activities\, a scavenger hunt\, a medical history game\, and more! Your ticket will also give you access to the museum’s entire permanent exhibition\, and rotating contemporary art installations. This is the perfect opportunity for adults and kids to spend the day learning and exploring together.\n \n \nTickets are $13 for adults (ages 13+) and $7 for children under 13. Adults who wish to visit the Museum without children are also welcome and can purchase tickets at the discounted rate of $13. \n***\n \n \nAccessible accommodations include a ramp entrance and elevator. If you need additional accessibility options or wheelchair seating please contact us at info@imss.org.\n \nParking and Directions can be found here: https://imss.org/plan-your-visit/ URL:https://imss.org/program/imss-family-day-2/ LOCATION:1524 N Lake Shore Dr\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230908T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230908T213000 DTSTAMP:20260403T130230 CREATED:20230723T220330Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230723T220330Z UID:18022-1694199600-1694208600@imss.org SUMMARY:engulf-enkindle: music of György Kurtág\, Michael Hersch\, and Enno Poppe DESCRIPTION:Soprano Ah Young Hong\, bassoonist Ben Roidl-Ward\, and violinist Will Overcash present a program of chamber music in our iconic space.\n\n\nDoors open at 6:30PM. The performance will run approximately 85 minutes. The Museum will close at 9:30PM. \nSoprano Ah Young Hong\, bassoonist Ben Roidl-Ward\, and violinist Will Overcash present a program of chamber music that delves into emotional experiences to find meaning both in intensity and in stillness. The program centers around three new works by American composer Michael Hersch. His trio\, sapped from me broken – three songs after texts of Anja Utler sets texts from the German poet ‘s volume münden–entzüngeln (engulf–enkindle)\, exploring close harmonies and rapid shifts of color and texture. Hersch wrote two companion pieces for the program: across … in grief and detail – eleven figures for bassoon and violin\, which spans a range of expression from crystalline to guttural and requires the violinist to sing throughout\, and the trio Misere mei Domine – Fantasia on Music of Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck and Robert Schumann\, which weaves together haunting materials from the Dutch and German composers. The program is completed by Holz\, a solo bassoon work by German composer Enno Poppe\, and selections from György Kurtag’s Kafka Fragments\, miniatures that set German-language snippets from the Bohemian author’s diaries\, personal correspondences\, and other unpublished writings for soprano and violin. \nhttps://www.ahyounghong.com/ \nwww.benroidlward.com \nhttps://michaelhersch.com/ \nCover image: “Winter” by Christopher Cairns \n*** \nAccessible accommodations include a ramp entrance and elevator. If you need additional accessibility options or wheelchair seating please contact us at info@imss.org. \nParking and Directions can be found here: https://imss.org/plan-your-visit/ \n\n\n\nA soprano of “fearlessness and consummate artistry” (Opera News)\, Ah Young Hong has interpreted a vast array of repertoire\, ranging from the music of Monteverdi to Georg Friedrich Haas. Widely recognized for her work in Michael Hersch’s monodrama\, On the Threshold of Winter\, The New York Times praised Ms. Hong’s performance in the world premiere as “the opera’s blazing\, lone star.” Recent performances include solo appearances with violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja\, the BBC Symphony Orchestra\, Camerata Bern\, and at both the Aldeburgh and Ojai Music Festivals. Highlight concerts of 2021 and 2022 include the premiere performances in the title role of Hersch’s POPPAEA at the Wien Modern and ZeitRäume Basel Festivals\, and title role of Fang Man’s Golden Lily (excerpts) with Alarm Will Sound. Fall 2022 saw the album release of Hersch’s the script of storms with BBC Symphony Orchestra under the New Focus label. Ms. Hong is an Associate Professor in the Vocal Studies Department of The Peabody Conservatory of Music\, Johns Hopkins University. \nhttps://www.ahyounghong.com/ \n\n\n\nRecently named one of 23 artists who are “changing the sound of classical music” by the Washington Post\, Ben Roidl-Ward is the Assistant Professor of Bassoon at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He also serves as Principal Bassoonist of the Chicago Sinfonietta\, Solo Bassoonist of Ensemble Dal Niente\, and Contemporary Leader of the Lucerne Festival in Switzerland. Ben’s dedication to working with and advocating for composers of his generation has led him to commission numerous works featuring the bassoon\, and he has participated in the premieres of over 125 compositions to date. He has performed with leading ensembles around the country\, including the Chicago Symphony\, the New York Philharmonic\, and the International Contemporary Ensemble\, and has presented masterclasses at Northwestern University and the Oberlin and Peabody Conservatories\, among others. Ben earned his DMA from Northwestern University\, where he studied with David McGill and researched methods of notating multiphonics. Previously\, he studied with Ben Kamins at Rice University\, George Sakakeeny at the Oberlin Conservatory\, and Francine Peterson in the Seattle area. \nwww.benroidlward.com \n\n\n\nWilliam Overcash is a violinist and performing artist living in Frankfurt\, Germany. Overcash places great emphasis on the development of the new music genre and has made it his mission to work closely with composers locally and internationally. In recent years\, William has commissioned composers such as Jalalu-Kalvert Nelson\, Raphaël Languillat\, Andrew Stock\, Sky Macklay\, Jonah Haven\, and Christine Burke\, among others. As a performer\, William plays regularly as a member with Broken Frames Syndicate (Offenbach\, Germany)\, WolfTone (Chicago\,USA)\, Basel Sinfonietta (Basel\, Switzerland) Rothko String Quartet (Berlin\, Germany)\, and ensemble reflektor (Lüneburg\, Germany). He also often plays as a guest in the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra\, Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt\, Germany)\, and other important European orchestras and ensembles for contemporary and traditional Classical music. His recent projects have allowed him to perform in such fantastic venues as the Elbphilharmonie\, Berlin Philharmonie\, Cologne Philharmonie\, Tonhalle Düsseldorf\, Philharmonie Essen\, and the KKL Luzern. \n\n\n\n“Winter” by Christopher Cairns \n\n\n\nThis program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council\n Agency URL:https://imss.org/program/engulf-enkindle-music-of-gyorgy-kurtag-michael-hersch-and-enno-poppe/ LOCATION:International Museum of Surgical Science\, 1524 North Lake Shore Drive\, Chicago\, IL\, 60610\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=: END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR