September 2 – November 2, 2008
Thirty-seven paintings chronicle life in the upper Midwest in the first part of the 20th century. Subjects include the waters, land, cities, daily life, industry, history and identity. Like much of American realistic scene painting elsewhere in the country, many Great Lakes artists represented in this loan exhibition from the Flint Institute of Arts recorded faithfully people at work and play, revealing traditional and changing ways of life.
Sponsor: Program in American Studies, MSU

September 2 – October 19, 2008
Twenty-five drawings by Edgar Yaeger (1904–1997) for his Michigan murals, drawn from the Kresge Art Museum collection, trace his working method from early sketches to more finished ideas. Sketches for his Public Lighting Commission Building in Detroit (1940, destroyed in the 1970s) allow a reconstruction of his murals, only a part of which (Thomas Edison’s Laboratory, now in the MSU Union) still exists. In conjunction
with the national celebration of the 75th anniversary of the New Deal.

November 8 – December 12, 2008
Studio faculty in the Art and Art History Department will exhibit painting, sculpture, photography, ceramics and installations.

January 12 – March 15, 2009
To celebrate KAM’s 50th anniversary, over 100 objects from the expanding collection will be on view with emphasis on acquisitions from the past decade. Among the highlights are Old Master and 19th century paintings, and works of art by Elaine DeKooning, Reuben Kadish, Chuck Close, Miriam Schapiro, Toshiko Takaezu, Yousuf Karsh, and Edward Burtynsky. The global focus includes Chinese Han dynasty ceramics
to contemporary photography; South African and Inuit prints; and Islamic miniatures.
Sponsor: Michigan State University Federal Credit Union

March 21 – April 5, 2009
Sponsor: MSU Graduate School

April 13 – April 26, 2009
Sponsor: Student Book Store

May 2 – July 31, 2009
This exhibition will feature approximately 20 nationally-known Michigan artists who work in a range of mediums.

September 8 – October 18, 2009
In honor of Lansing’s newest sister city, Asan City in South Korea, this celebration has two parts:

Gods, Demons and Generals: Icons of Korean Shamanism, an exhibition of late 19th-early 20th century paintings of spirits and deities plus several photographs, organized by the Korea Society, New York. It explore the shamanic tradition that has informed Koreans’ world view and their belief system, past and present.

Contemporary Korean Traditions: an exhibition of three contemporary Korean artists whose work is grounded in artistic traditions, such as ceramics and pogaji, the art of wrapping.