Mud + Corn + Stone + Blue Panel Discussion with Exhibiting Artists

Mud + Corn + Stone + Blue Panel Discussion with Exhibiting Artists

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Date: Saturday, February 28, 2026 | 12:30pm-4:30pm About the Program: About the Program: 12:30 – 1:00: Join a tour of the exhibition with Blaffer Director & Chief Curator, Dr. Laura Augusta and Rubin Center Assistant Curator of Practice, Henry Alfonso Schulte 1:00 – 2:15: Reflections on histories of farming & creative practice in the Great Plains. With: The New Farmers …

FRANCIS & ANTHONY ALMENDAREZ: NAVIGATING THE ARCHIVES WITHIN, Co-presented by Aurora Picture Show, Blaffer Art Museum, and Lawndale Art Center

Francis & Anthony Almendarez : Navigating the Archives Within

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Date: Thursday, February 19, 2026 | 7:30pm Format: This experimental live performance and media work by Francis and Anthony Almendárez explores distinctions between official narratives, marginalized histories, and subjective memories, while it blends and remixes them. Incorporating archival and original imagery, readings, and improvised music, Navigating the Archives Within is both a unique expression of the artists’ personal history and …

Mud + Corn + Stone + Blue: Director’s Talk with Artists Francis & Anthony Almendárez

Director’s Talk with Artists Francis & Anthony Almendárez

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Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2026 | 4pm-5:30pm Format: Join Blaffer Director & Chief Curator Dr. Laura Augusta in an exhibition walk-through and informal conversation with two artists represented in the exhibition, Mud + Corn + Stone + Blue. Brothers Francis and Anthony Almendárez are frequent collaborators, whose work has taken many forms, including collaborations, performances, screenings, workshops, and exhibitions presented …