Article Archive for February 2010
BETWEEN HERE AND THERE: Modern and Contemporary Art from the Permanent Collection at Miami Art Museum
In preparation for the move its new, expanded facility at Museum Park, Miami Art Museum will present the first, long-term installation of its growing Permanent Collection in the museum’s largest exhibition space, the 9,000 square foot Upper Level Gallery. BETWEEN HERE AND THERE: Modern and Contemporary Art from the Permanent Collection, opening Sunday, February 28, 2010, will remain in place with periodic changes until MAM moves to the new museum, scheduled for completion in 2013. The ... Read More
SPLASH: IAIA 2010 BFA Exhibition
Open March 5, 2010 through May 13, 2010 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm This exhibit highlights the work of students receiving their bachelor of fine arts degrees from IAIA, including: Kit Julianto Sarah Ferber Toneh Chuleewah Amber Johnson Dwayne Manuel Elizabeth Smith Joanne Morales Meghan Begay Taylor Hurley Natasha Wagner Sherry Farrell Racette, a 2009-2010 scholar at the School for Advanced Research will guest curate. A special opening reception will be held Friday, March 5 from 5:00 to 7:00 ... Read More
P. H. Polk Photographs Capture Ordinary to Extraordinary in Tuskegee
To Make a Picture: The Photography of P. H. Polk from the Paul R. Jones Collection, on exhibit at the Birmingham Museum of Art open through May 23, explores the life’s work of Prentice Herman (P. H.) Polk (1898-1985). Polk was a Bessemer, Alabama native who became one of the most important African-American photographers of the 20th century. The 28 silver gelatin photographic prints in this exhibition are from the renowned Paul R. Jones collection of African-American art. To Make a Picture ... Read More
Consider the Lilies Exhibition at the McManus Art Gallery and Museum
‘Consider the lilies’ – to celebrate the opening of the new McManus Art Gallery and Museum this showcase of around 50 Scottish masterpieces from 1910 – 1980 will open to the public on the Official Opening Day – 28th February 2010. Most of the leading artists of the period are featured, including Edward Baird, John Bellany, the Scottish Colourists, Stanley Cursiter, John Duncan, Will Maclean, Alberto Morrocco and James McIntosh Patrick, highlighting the best of ... Read More
Erie Art Museum Presents Ethnic Heritage Ensemble in Concert
The Erie Art Museum Contemporary Music Series presents a special concert of the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble on Wednesday March 3, 2010 at 8 p.m. at the Erie Art Museum in the second floor annex. After 35 years, the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble is still serving their special brand of 21st century Griot music to people worldwide. The Chicago Tribune writes the trio is “harmonically provocative and rhythmically seductive,” and they consistently deliver jazz that combines ancestral wisdom, ... Read More
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Presents Modeling Devotion: Terracotta Sculpture of the Italian Renaissance
Open through May 23, 2010 • Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston Organized by Alan Chong, William and Lia Poorvu Curator of the Collection, and Valentine Talland, Senior Objects Conservator BOSTON, MA – In Italy during the Renaissance (around 1400 to 1600), an innovative form of sculpture was developed using fine clay that was shaped and modeled before being fired in a kiln. Called terracotta in Italian (meaning “baked earth”), this type of sculpture often has been overlooked ... Read More
Cowboy Boots and Art at the New Mexico Museum of Art
Sole Mates: Cowboy Boots and Art celebrates the art of the West and views cowboy boots as important symbols of western life. The exhibition includes paintings, drawings, postcards, advertisements, sculptures, video imagery, and of course boots. The images define changing aspects of the West, from 1880 to the present. The exhibition includes more than 130 objects and pairs of boots that investigate freedom, neliness, gender, fashion, allure and contemporary art. The exhibition opens May 14, ... Read More
El Paso Museum of Art Announces Spring Classes for 2010
The El Paso Museum of Art announces spring classes in life drawing, polymer clay jewelry, paper jewelry, fabric and wire necklaces, and crochet cuffs, bracelets and bangles. These are adult classes for ages 15 years old and up. Please call 915.532.1707 ext 27 or go online at www.elpasoartmuseum.org for more information. Thursdays, April 1 – May 27 Life Drawing, 5:30-8:30pm – Self-guided $5 per session for Museum Members/$10 per session for non-members For students ages 18 years old and ... Read More
Royal Exhibition at the Dutch Railway Museum
This year, the Dutch Railway Museum will be organising a major international exhibition on royal trains under the title: Royal Class, regal journeys. For the first time ever, historical royal trains from all over Europe can be seen in a single exhibition. All these magnificent trains provide a unique impression of the luxurious style in which European royalty once travelled. Royal Class, regal journeys will be open from 15 April through 5 September 2010 in the Dutch Railway Museum in ... Read More
Museum of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Launches New Online History Resource
The Museum of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society has launched a brand new on-line resource for pupils at Key Stage 3 and 4. Health Histories uses primary source material to allow students to investigate pharmacy history in the 20th century. Written with the British Dental Museum, the project was inspired by the discovery that both pharmacy and dentistry get little mention in the history of medicine taught in secondary schools. Primary sources are provided alongside suggested activities and ... Read More
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