January Events

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Taryn Jones
– January 7, 2012Posted in: News and Events, Uncategorized

A few events happening in the US during the month of January! Enjoy!

January 12 – Boston (Snow Day: January 14)

Vocalist Maria Lyudko and Clarinetist Georges Devdariani

The Museum of Russian Icons hosts a wonderful evening of music performed by the Russian-born trio of Maria Lyudko (soprano), Georges Devdariani (clarinet) and Yevgenia Semeina-Maroyan (piano).  In 2008, Ms. Lyudko was awarded the honorary title, “Meritorious Artist of the Russian Federation.”

This exceptional performance will include works by Rimski-Korsakov, Tchaikovski, Rubinstein, famous songs and grand opera arias.

Jan 12 – 7 PM

Jan 14 – 4 PM
Tickets: $12, members; $15, nonmembers. Limited seating.
Advance ticket purchase is recommended at (978) 598-5000 x17.

January 14 – Minneapolis

The Museum of Russian Art in conjunction with the Mayflower Church plays host to this fun and educational day of clay making co-taught by The Museum of Russian Art and the Northern Clay Center!  Explore the styles and techniques of Trypilian ceramic artists.

Modern ceramic pot in traditional Trypillian style

Curatorial staff will reveal some of the secrets to the simple beauty of this ancient work and then you will have a chance to create a pot of your own. You will be encouraged to try some Trypillian surface decoration. Bring your creative friends and learn the basics of handbuilding technique. Your pots will be ready to pick up at the Northern Clay Center two weeks later. Space is limited.  Reservations are required and will be taken on a first come, first serve basis.

Jan 14 – 4-6 pm, ages 18 and up – FREE

January 25 – New York

The Brooklyn Public Library and Dweck Center hosts another

Mikhail Khodorkovsky in 2001

installment in their Russian Film Series. German filmmaker Cyril Tuschi examines Russian political power games in this sympathetic documentary portrait of the persecuted Russian oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky, who ran afoul of the former Russian president Vladimir Putin. The former owner of Yukos petroleum company was imprisoned in 2003 on fraud and tax-evasion charges and remains in jail today.

January 28 – Minneapolis

Lecture:  The Art and Archaeology of the Scythians–Iranian Speaking Nomads of the Eurasian Steppe

Matthew Canepa (Ph.D. University of Chicago) is intrigued by topics of cross-cultural interaction in pre-modern visual cultures. His research tends to focus on the intersection of art, ritual and power in the Mediterranean and ancient Iranian worlds.

In addition to seminars on historiography and theory, Canepa teaches courses in the art and archaeology of ancient Iran, Hellenistic Asia and the late Roman empire.

Contact the Museum of Russian Art for more information (612.821.9045)

January 28 – New York

Brooklyn’s Central Library and Dweck Center hosts another installment in their Russian Literary Series.

Alexander Genis

Alexander Genis is a Russian American writer, columnist, cultural historian and consummate traveler and cook. In his essays, he always aims to peel away the layers of preconceptions and uncover the true nature of his subjects: traditions, food, texts, stereotypes.

Jan 28 – 4 PM. This program is in Russian. Please RSVP for tickets by calling 718-230-2222. Limit 2 per person.

Taryn Jones graduated in 2008 from the University of Victoria (Canada) with her BA in history and anthropology. During that time, she also studied Russian and art history, and was heavily involved with the university’s Russian Studies course union. In January 2012, she will begin her studies at the University of British Columbia in a double Master’s program in library and archival science. Ideally, she would like to work in a gallery or museum’s library or archive. She has traveled throughout Russia on numerous occasions, and first studied in St Petersburg in 2007. In 2009, she traveled across the country, beginning at the Mongolian border and going westwards towards St Petersburg. In recent years, she has studied art history and museum studies in St Petersburg with SRAS. Most recently, she wrote articles for SRAS’s “Cheap Eats” feature and interned in the Youth Education Center of the State Hermitage, where she researched artists, edited English-language texts and translated Russian texts to English. Taryn’s specific artistic interests are the Wanderers, Socialist Realism and photography.
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Taryn Jones graduated in 2008 from the University of Victoria (Canada) with her BA in history and anthropology. During that time, she also studied Russian and art history, and was heavily involved with the university’s Russian Studies course union. In January 2012, she will begin her studies at the University of British Columbia in a double Master’s program in library and archival science. Ideally, she would like to work in a gallery or museum’s library or archive. She has traveled throughout Russia on numerous occasions, and first studied in St Petersburg in 2007. In 2009, she traveled across the country, beginning at the Mongolian border and going westwards towards St Petersburg. In recent years, she has studied art history and museum studies in St Petersburg with SRAS. Most recently, she wrote articles for SRAS’s “Cheap Eats” feature and interned in the Youth Education Center of the State Hermitage, where she researched artists, edited English-language texts and translated Russian texts to English. Taryn’s specific artistic interests are the Wanderers, Socialist Realism and photography.