The first conference on East German painting, printmaking and performance art will include sixteen international scholars from England, France and Germany, who will share research about East German culture 25 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall for the Transatlantic Institute for the Study of East German Art conference.

The conference will take place Sept. 15 to 17 at the Memorial Union and the College of Design.

Schedule:

Sept. 15: 7:30 to 9 p.m. Design Auditorium — Stephen Brockmann, of Carnegie Mellon University, presents his keynote address “Reconstructing East German Culture” 

Sept. 16: 8:45 to 11 a.m. Memorial Union Gallery — East German Art in the Early Years

11:15 a.m. to 12:35 p.m. Memorial Union Gallery — Socialist Realism and Modern Art in East Germany

2 to 4 p.m. Memorial Union Gallery — Cultural Politics in East Germany

8 to 10:30 p.m. Design Auditorium — Film screening of “Goya or the Hard Way to Enlightenment” directed by Konrad Wolf

Sept. 17: 8:45 to 11 a.m. Memorial Union Gold Room — Women Artists and Performance Art in East Germany

11:15 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Memorial Union Gold Room — East German Art Today

3 to 4 p.m. Memorial Union Gold Room — Discussion on the future of the study of East German art

All events are free and open to the public.