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X-WR-CALNAME:Opening Reception for "Heart of Hearts" (Exhibition)
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DESCRIPTION:Note: If you are interested in attending this event\, please RS
 VP here or select the "Register" button on this page.\n\nJoin us for the o
 pening of "Heart of Hearts\," our fall 2026 exhibition of archives and spe
 cial collections materials at the William H. Hannon Library. Student curat
 or Ava Lehrman will be in conversation with Karen Rapp\, director of the L
 aband Art Gallery.\n\nAva Lehrman is a graduate student at Loyola Marymoun
 t University and is in her second year of the English Department's master'
 s program in English literature. During the 2025-26 school year\, Ava was 
 the English department's graduate intern at the William H. Hannon Library\
 , where she curated the Fall/Winter 2026 exhibit\, Heart of Hearts. This a
 cademic year\, she has another internship with the library\, during which 
 she will help guide the creation of the Spring/Summer 2027 exhibit\, which
  will be curated by the students of Paul Harris's class\, "A Course about 
 Nothing".\n\nKaren Rapp is a Los Angeles-based arts leader who specializes
  in the direction and curation of academic museums and galleries. Througho
 ut her career she has been recognized for her promotion of the visual arts
  within higher education\, championing interdisciplinary connections betwe
 en campus and external communities through exhibitions and public programm
 ing. In her nearly 30-year trajectory\, she has held positions on three di
 stinct campuses. Currently\, she is the director and curator of the Laband
  Art Gallery at Loyola Marymount University. Previously\, she served as mu
 seum director of the Vincent Price Art Museum at East Los Angeles College.
  As part of her tenure there\, she directed the ambitious expansion of the
  museum facility into a stand-alone\, 40\,000-square-foot space on the col
 lege’s campus in Monterey Park. Finally\, from 1998 to 2005\, she served
  in the successive roles of assistant director\, curator\, and director of
  the Sweeney Art Gallery at UC Riverside. \n\nAbout the Exhibition\n\nCura
 ted by English Department graduate student\, Ava Lehrman\, the exhibition 
 "Heart of Hearts" invites visitors to reflect upon the human heart as a ti
 meless icon that transcends familiar recognition as holiday greeting card 
 imagery. Ava’s research reveals symbol\, ceremony\, science and coded me
 ssages that span cultures and centuries. \n\nVisitors will encounter a wid
 e variety of historical objects\, from ancient artifacts\, early printed b
 ooks and manuscripts to art works\, postcards and ephemera\, each providin
 g examples of the “Heart as Sacred and Immaculate\,” the “Heart as S
 oul\,” the “Heart as the Seat of Emotions\,” the “Heart as a Windo
 w into Human Nature” and the “Heart in Human Anatomy.” This exhibiti
 on asks us to consider the heart as an essential representative of human c
 onnection and values. \n\nAbout the William H. Hannon Library\n\nThe Willi
 am H. Hannon Library fosters excellence in academic achievement through an
  array of distinctive services that enable learners to feed their curiosit
 y\, experience new worlds\, develop their ideas\, inform their decision-ma
 king\, and inspire others. More information can be found at http://library
 .lmu.edu\n\nFor more information about this event\, contact the Outreach a
 nd Engagement team at the William H. Hannon library via email at library.o
 utreach@lmu.edu or call 310-338-5234.
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LOCATION:William H. Hannon Library\, Von der Ahe Family Suite (Library Leve
 l 3)
SUMMARY:Opening Reception for "Heart of Hearts" (Exhibition)
URL;VALUE=URI:https://cal.lmu.edu/event/opening-reception-for-heart-of-hear
 ts-exhibition
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions and Performances
CATEGORIES:Speakers and Seminars
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