9:00 AM
Registration/
Browse the WCA galleries

11:00 AM
Welcome

11:15 AM
Inception: The Birth & Evolution of the WCA Haitian Collection
Clarence Alling, former Director
Ann Enderlein, daughter of founders of collection
Cammie Scully, WCA Director
Kent Shankle, WCA Curator

12:00 PM
Lunch
A fixed price meal for conference
participants will be available for
purchase in Peterson Town Hall

1:15 PM
Origins & Intersections: A Survey
of Haitian & Afro-Caribbean Art
Dr. Sarah Clunis, Assistant Professor of Art, Cornell College

2:15 PM
Break

2:30 PM
Binding Energies: Witches, Fetishes,
and Kongo Political Technologies
in Early Haitian Vodou
Dr. Patrick Malloy, Professor of Cultural Anthropology,
Hawkeye Community College

4:00 PM
View exhibition at University
of Northern Iowa Gallery of Art:
Haitian Art from the WCA Collection

Welcome
Darrel Taylor, Gallery Director

4:30 PM
View exhibition at University
of Northern Iowa Museum:
Visions of Africa: Art & Ritual

Welcome
Dr. Sue Grosbol, Director
Kim Taylor, Collections Manager

5:30 PM
Return to WCA

7:00-9:00 PM
Opening Reception
Dedication of New Acquisitions
Haitian Market
Music by Rafo


S A T U R D A Y
September 27, 2008

9:30 AM
Registration

10:30 AM
Welcome

10:45 AM
Intersections & Connections:
Sequined Arts of Haiti
Tina Girouard, Artist & Author of Sequined Arts of Haiti

12:00 PM
Lunch
A fixed price meal for conference
participants will be available for
purchase in Peterson Town Hall

1:30 PM
Connections in Sound & Motion:
An Introduction to Haitian Music & Dance
Rafo, Musician & Musical Director for "Haitian Congo"

2:30 PM
Break

2:45 PM
Directions: Atis Rezistants,
the Sculptors of the Gran Rue
Bill Bollendorf, Owner, Gallerie Macondo

3:45 PM
Break

4:00 PM
Roundtable Discussion

5:00 PM
Break

7:00 PM
Haitian Banquet
Haitian Market


S U N D A Y
September 28, 2008

8:00 AM
Depart from Waterloo

10:30 AM
Arrive at Figge Art Museum
Guided tour of Haitian Art Galleries
and time to browse

12:00 PM
Depart from Figge

12:30 PM
Lunch
Iowa Machine Shed Resturant
(on your own)

1:30 PM
Depart for Marion

3:00 PM
View exhibition of Haitian Art
(on loan from the WCA) at
Lowe Park Art Center

3:45 PM
Depart for Independance

4:30 PM
Cocktails at Devon's on the River,
view works by Edouard Duval-Carrie

5:30 PM
Depart for Waterloo

6:00 PM
Return to WCA

M O N D A Y
September 29, 2008

8:00 AM
Depart from Waterloo
(box lunch provided en route)

12:30 PM
Arrive Milwaukee Art Museum

1:00 PM
Tour of MAM Haitian Collection
Free time to browse in Museum

3:00 PM
Depart for Chicago

5:00 PM
Arrive in Chicago
Enjoy wine and light Haitian Food at Itiah Gallery

6:00 PM
Depart for Hotel

6:30 PM
Check in at Best Western University Plaza Free time in Chicago
(hotel is located 2 blocks from El train and with in walking distance of many resturants and the lakefront)

T U E S D A Y
September 30, 2008

7:00-8:30 AM
Continental breakfast available at hotel
($5.95 per person)

9:00 AM
Depart from hotel

9:30 AM
Visit house/gallery of Dr. Marilyn Houlberg
View outstanding colletion of flags and sculptures

10:30 AM
Depart for Downtown

11:00 AM
Visit Nicole Gallery of Haitian Art
(Current exhibit will include works by Bigaud, Benoit, Enguerrand-Gourgue, Duffaut and others)

11:30 AM
Lunch
(on your own with time to browse in gallery district)

1:00 PM
Depart for Oak Park

1:30 PM
Visit Ridge Art to see work by
Bien-Aime among others

2:00 PM
Depart for Waterloo

7:00 PM
Arrive back at Waterloo Center for the Arts

Please note: This schedule is intended as a guide and may be subject to change.