Inspired by the exhibition In Praise of Shadows, AAM presents a program of short experimental films showcasing cinema’s poetry of shadows. Films will be projected in their original format, including 16mm film, and introduced by Ryan Conrath, programmer and Associate Professor of Film at Salisbury University, in conversation with AAM Curator Mehves Lelic.
Films:
Black Girl as a Landscape (Sondra Perry, 2010, 10 min.)
Immer Zu (Janie Geiser, 1997, 8.5 min.)
Image (Shadow) (Nobuhiro Aihara, 1987, 8.5 min.)
Arnulf Rainer (Peter Kubelka, 1960, 7 min.)
Black Hole Space Debt (Stephen Wardell, 2022, 14 min.)
This program is free, but we kindly ask that you register in advance.
Thursday, May 14, 2026 | 6 PM
May 14, 2026
May 14, 2026
Lecture: Esteban del Valle – 2026 Artist-in-Residence
May 19, 2026 - Jun 2, 2026
May 19, 2026
Jun 2, 2026
Art History Lecture Series with Professor Ben Tilghman
Friday, May 22, 2026 | 4-6 PM
May 22, 2026
May 22, 2026
Member Reception & Preview: Under the Mexican Sky
Saturday, May 23, 10:30AM -3:30PM
May 23, 2026
May 23, 2026