Calendar of Events

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Inna Malinovaya (Lurye)
(Russian, born 1994)
Donald Lee, undated
Archival inkjet print
16 x 20 in.
Courtesy of Heidi Latsky Dance Inc.

EXHIBITION OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
EVERY body, EVERY mind: Honoring the 35th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act
January 28 – July 11, 2025
Emily Lowe Gallery, Behind Emily Lowe Hall, South Campus

The exhibition EVERY body, EVERY mind: Honoring the 35th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act serves as a reflection point for viewers to consider the country's progress in creating greater accessibility as well as to understand societal barriers that still exist. Signed into law in 1990 by President George H.W. Bush, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) codified the efforts of years of civil rights activists. After reversing the centuries-long history of exclusion, shifting public policy in 1973, and ultimately changing legislation, advocates continue to fight for greater visibility and accessibility to create a more just and inclusive society for every body and every mind.

The Hofstra University Museum of Art gratefully acknowledges Dan Bastian, vice president and co-founder of Progressive Orthotics and Prosthetics Inc., for his generous financial support of the exhibition.

The Museum's programs are made possible by the New York State Council for the Arts with support from the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

Admission is free.

PUBLIC PROGRAM
Exhibition Reception
Thursday, January 30, 2025
4:30-6:30 p.m.
Emily Lowe Gallery, Behind Emily Lowe Hall, South Campus

Join us in celebrating the opening of the exhibition EVERY body, EVERY mind: Honoring the 35th Anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act. Remarks at 5 p.m. by Sasha Giordano, Director, Hofstra University Museum of Art.

Light refreshments will be served.

Admission is free.
RSVP to 516-463-5672

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Mihail Chemiakin
(Russian, born 1943)
Plato Having a Dialogue with Socrates, 1999
Bronze
62 x 113.5 x 57 in.
Hofstra University Museum of Art
Gift of the Estate of Harold E. Yuker
HU99.7
Photo by Rainer DeLalio
(American, born 2003)
Hofstra University, Class of 2025
Courtesy of the artist
Printed by Michael Horowitz
Digital Imaging Group

PUBLIC PROGRAM 
Great Writers, Great Readings: Emily Rapp Black
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
2:40-4:05 p.m. 
Leo A. Guthart Cultural Center Theater, Axinn Library, First Floor, South Campus

Emily Rapp Black will read from her latest book Frida Kahlo and My Left Leg and answer questions from Professor Kelly McMasters, Dr. Craig Rustici, and members of the audience.  

Exhibition Viewing
4:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Emily Lowe Gallery, Behind Emily Lowe Hall, South Campus

After the Q&A, the event will culminate in the Emily Lowe Gallery to view the exhibition EVERY body, EVERY mind: Honoring the 35th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act and for an informal conversation with Emily Rapp Black and attendees. 

This program is funded by the Hofstra English Department, Hofstra Cultural Center, and Hofstra College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Admission is free.
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Darial Sneed
(American, ca. 1952-2018)
ON DISPLAY GLOBAL, at the United Nations for International Day of Persons with Disabilities, December 3, 2016
Archival inkjet print
20 x 30 in.
Courtesy of Heidi Latsky Dance Inc.
Printed by Michael Horowitz, Digital Imaging Group

PUBLIC PROGRAM
Performance and Discussion by Heidi Latsky Dance, Inc.
Who Am I Now?
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
6:00 – 7:30 pm
Emily Lowe Gallery, Behind Emily Lowe Hall, South Campus

Join us for a performance and critical discussion with Heidi Latsky, of Heidi Latsky Dance, Inc. (HLD) with dancers Nico Gonzales and Henry Holmes to honor Civil Rights Day. Heidi Latsky will share her recent journey through the discovery, surgery, and recovery from a benign brain tumor that had been there for 20 years. What makes her story compelling is that 55 years ago her mother had the same meningioma and she, like her daughter now, was a vital part of her mother's support system. An in-person performance featuring HLD dancers Henry Holmes and Nico Gonzales will be viewed to expose participants to the fierce vulnerability of HLD's dancers as she explains the trajectory of her career in inclusive dance. Gonzales and Holmes will also share their specific stories as people with non-apparent disabilities, with the aim of connecting with audiences who have lived with disabilities and without. The goal is to bring everyone into the conversation to discuss and explore identity, labels, the disability dance landscape, the resilience of the dance and disability communities, and non-apparent disabilities that are often so misunderstood and feared.

This program was made possible with funding from the Hofstra Cultural Center, The Hofstra University Center for Civic Engagement, the interdisciplinary Disability Studies program at Hofstra University.

Seating is capped at 40 guests.
Admission is free.
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Dahomey film poster

Film Screening and Panel Discussion
DAHOMEY
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
4:20-7:20 p.m.
Student Center Theater, Student Center, North Campus

In honor of Global Justice Day, join Aashish Kumar, Professor of Radio, Television, Film, and Sasha Giordano, Director of the Hofstra University Museum of Art, for a film screening of DAHOMEY (November, 2021) and panel discussion.  From acclaimed filmmaker Mati Diop, set in November 2021, the documentary charts 26 royal treasures from the Kingdom of Dahomey that are due to leave Paris and return to their country of origin: the present-day Republic of Benin. Using multiple perspectives Diop questions how these artifacts should be received in a country that has reinvented itself in their absence. A panel discussion and Q & A will follow.

This event is sponsored by the Center for Civic Engagement and the Hofstra Cultural Center.

Admission is free.
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Brian Farrell
(American, born 1968)
Dr. Henry Viscardi, Jr., 2017-2018
Acrylic on canvas
Mural project with artist Brian Farrell and students from the Henry Viscardi School at The Viscardi Center
54 x 50 in.
In cooperation with Very Special Arts at The Kennedy Center
Courtesy of the Henry Viscardi School at The Viscardi Center

PUBLIC PROGRAM
Gallery Tour with Director Sasha Giordano
Thursday, March 27, 2025
6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Emily Lowe Gallery, Behind Emily Lowe Hall, South Campus

Join Sasha Giordano, Museum Director and Curator, for a tour of the exhibition. She will share her insights and thoughts about the exhibition, the archival documents and photographs and the artists selected.  This event is planned in conjunction with Disabilities Awareness month.

Admission is free.
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American, late 19th century
Pericles’ Funeral Oration, photogravure of painting by Philipp von Foltz, 1877
Credit Getty images

PUBLIC PROGRAM
Lecture by Jorge Daniel Torres de Veneciano, PhD
Scholar in Residence
Relocating Democracy:
In Ethics, Poetics, and Museums
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
1:00-2:30 p.m.
Emily Lowe Gallery, Behind Emily Lowe Hall, South Campus

Writers have been bemoaning the impending demise of democracy since the 2016 election. Conceived as a form of government, democracy, arguably, has become removed from its practice in politics. This lecture argues that democracy can still be found in the sphere of ethics, as well as in poetics and in curated experiences.

Veneciano has had a 30-year career as a museum professional, literary scholar, professor, and arts critic. He has edited and authored 25 books and catalogs, and has served as series editor for the University of Nebraska Press on the topic of American Transnationalism in the visual arts. He has also written on democratic theory, Latin American literature, and on the role of museums in democracy. Veneciano has taught at California State University, Los Angeles, Columbia, RISD, and Southern Methodist University. He holds a PhD from Columbia, an MFA from CalArts, and a BA from UCLA.

Seating is capped at 40 guests.
Admission is free.
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Courtesy of Bart Edelman

PUBLIC PROGRAM
Bart Edelman: A Poetic Retrospective
Thursday, May 8, 2025
5:00-6:30 p.m.
Emily Lowe Gallery, Behind Emily Lowe Hall, South Campus

Bart Edelman returns to Hofstra University for a reading from his new book, This Body Is Never at Rest: Selected Poems 1993 – 2023, published by Meadowlark Press. His literary works are archived in the University's Special Collections. This reading of Edelman’s poetry and the breadth of his work allows the audience to hear how Hofstra has been a pivotal and integral part of his development as a writer with roots that have taken shape here on campus – and beyond. 

Edelman received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Hofstra and was fortunate to study with Frank Lambasa, Leo Gurko, Stanley Brodwin, and William Hull. Collections of his work include Crossing the Hackensack, Under Damaris’ Dress, The Alphabet of Love, The Gentle Man, The Last Mojito, The Geographer’s Wife, and Whistling to Trick the Wind. He has taught at Kingsborough Community College of the City University of New York, Santa Monica College, West Los Angeles College, Long Beach City College, UCLA, and Glendale College. Most recently, he was appointed to the Affiliate Faculty in the MFA program at Antioch University, Los Angeles. Edelman served as Poet-in-Residence at Monroe College of the State University of New York.

He currently lives in Pasadena, California.

Seating is capped at 40 guests.
Admission is free.
RSVP to 516-463-5672