University of Pittsburgh
April 6, 2004

University of Pittsburgh Calendar of Events, April 22-28

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The following events at the University of Pittsburgh are open to the public.

LECTURES

4/24 Pitt's Henry Clay Frick Department of the History of Art and Architecture presents Travel into Art: A Symposium in Honor of David G. Wilkins, including four lectures: Roger J. Crum, Graul Chair in Arts and Languages at the University of Dayton, "More Business Than Pleasure: Travel, Anxiety, and Art in Renaissance Florence"; Gerald L. Carr, Consulting Art Historian for Berry-Hill Galleries, N.Y., "It Is Not Too Late to Discover a New World: Frederic Church and the Philosophy of Travel"; Katheryn M. Linduff, professor in Pitt's Department of the History of Art & Architecture, "Cultural Cartography: Mapping China's World"; and Terence E. Smith, Andrew W. Mellon Professor at the University of Pittsburgh, "Artists in Transit: How World Travel Made Modern Art Contemporary." Frick Fine Arts Auditorium, 9:30 a.m.-noon. To register for the program or for more information, call 412-648-2400.

INTERNATIONAL CABARET BALL

4/24 The Nationality Council of the University of Pittsburgh will hold the 38th Annual International Cabaret Ball with music by the Lazy Day Trio. $25 per person and $15 for Pitt students. Kurtzman and Assembly rooms of the William Pitt Union,

5 p.m. For more information, call 412-624-6150.

ART EXHIBITION

4/22- Pitt's Department of Studio Arts presents the 2004 Annual Studio Arts

4/25 Student Exhibition. University Art Gallery in the Henry Clay Frick Fine Arts Building, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays and 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursdays. The exhibition is free. For more information, call

412-648-2423.

CONFERENCE

4/28 The 11th Annual Family Support Conference, Family Support: Stepping Up and Stepping Out for Strong Families and Communities, will be sponsored in part by Pitt's Office of Child Development, School of Education, and the School of Social Work. David Lawrence Hall, 3942 Forbes Ave., registration and continental breakfast begin at 7 a.m., registration fee, $70. Registration deadline, April 16. For more information, call 412-244-5420 or visit www.pitt.edu/~ocdweb.

MINI-CONFERENCE SERIES

4/23 Regional Coalition of Community Builders' Mini-Conference Series, Building Skilled Leadership, will be sponsored by the Continuing Education Office in the School of Social Work. William Pitt Union, registration and continental breakfast begin at 8:15 a.m., registration fee, $25. For more information, call 412-624-3711 or visit www.pitt.edu/~angeladv.

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