Article Archive for March 2010
Bellevue Arts Museum to showcase glass collection of John & Joyce Price
Bellevue, WA – This spring, Bellevue Arts Museum offers visitors a rare opportunity to experience the private collection of Seattle-based art collectors John and Joyce Price. On view through August 8, 2010, Eyes for Glass: The Price Collection focuses on one aspect of the Prices’ broad collecting activities: works whose common denominator is glass whether it be blown, cast, engraved, fused, slumped, carved, painted or in combination with non-glass materials. Joe David, Whaler’s Spirit, 2006, Red ... Read More
Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present at The Museum of Modern Art
The Museum of Modern Art presents “Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present”, the first large-scale scale American museum retrospective of the artist’s groundbreaking performance work, open through May 31, 2010. Internationally recognized as a pioneer and key figure in performance art, Marina Abramović (Yugoslav, b. 1946) uses her own body as subject, object, and medium, exploring the physical and mental limits of her being. The exhibition traces Abramović’s prolific career with approximately ... Read More
The Museum of Contemporary Art Denver (MCA Denver) Appoints Curator
DENVER, – The Museum of Contemporary Art Denver (MCA Denver) has announced the appointment of Nora Burnett Abrams as Associate Curator. Abrams comes to MCA Denver from New York City, where she was working on her Ph.D. at the Institute of Fine Arts. Since August 2009, Abrams has been assisting with exhibitions at MCA Denver as an adjunct curator, working from her home in New York until her move to Denver at the beginning of this year. “Nora brings both impeccable academic credentials and an outstanding ... Read More
Women on Stamps at The National Postal Museum
The Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum presents parts three and four of its four-part online exhibit series “Women on Stamps” in celebration of Women’s History Month.Many women have left their “stamp” on history. Beginning with the first image of women on a stamp in 1893, the United States has issued hundreds of postage stamps honoring the accomplishments and achievements of women in America. This featured collection is the first in a series focusing on the accomplishments of women featured on ... Read More
Birthday Celebrations in Chinese Art to be Theme of New Installation at Metropolitan Museum
A new installation at The Metropolitan Museum of Art explores themes of birthday celebrations and long life in Chinese art. Drawn entirely from the Museum’s collection and promised gifts, and on view in The Florence and Herbert Irving Galleries for Chinese Decorative Arts, Celebration: The Birthday in Chinese Art showcases more than 50 works—paintings, garments, and decorative art objects—depicting the birthday and longevity themes that were pervasive in China especially during the Ming (1368–1644) ... Read More
The Frost Art Museum to unveil Knight Foundation Virtual Gallery
MIAMI,FL – The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum at Florida International University (FIU) will unveil the Knight Foundation Virtual Gallery during its popular program Target Wednesday After Hours. This event, free and open to the public, will take place March 24, 2010 “Through the grant from The Knight Foundation, museum visitors will be able to experience the objects in our collection and the virtual gallery will serve as an entertaining and educational tool,” said Carol Damian, ... Read More
New Leadership at Contemporary Jewish Museum
David Levine to Succeed Longtime Board Chair Roselyne Chroman Swig San Francisco, CA, – At the March 11, 2010 meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Contemporary Jewish Museum, a story of continuity and change will unfold as 40-year-old David Levine officially steps into his new role as Chair of the Board, succeeding one of San Francisco’s most prominent leaders and longtime Museum Chair, Roselyne “Cissie” Swig. Swig has held this position over 6 1/2 years, fearlessly leading the Museum through its ... Read More
High Point Museum Offers Junior Interpreter Training Program
Are you interested in history? Like to dress up? And are you between the ages of 10 and 13? Well, then the High Point Museum has something for you. This summer, the Museum will train young people to serve as Junior Interpreters in the historical park. The idea is to provide local youth with an opportunity to serve the community through volunteer service while learning about our community’s heritage. “Our Junior Interpreters are a wonderful addition to our programs,” Sarah DeYoung, Museum Educator, said. ... Read More
Currency Museum of the Bank of Canada Exhibition
The Currency Museum of the Bank of Canada opened By All Accounts: 75 Years of Central Banking, an exhibition that looks at the Bank and its history from the perspective of outside observers-journalists, cartoonists, headline writers, economists, politicians, government-appointed commissions, and the Canadian public. Canada’s central bank opened its doors on 11 March 1935, in the midst of the Great Depression. Over the next 75 years, each of the Bank’s governors was faced with challenges unique to his ... Read More
Longtime Art Museum Development Professional Paul Johnson Appointed Deputy Director for Development at the Brooklyn Museum
Longtime fundraising professional Paul Johnson has been appointed Deputy Director for Development at the Brooklyn Museum following an intensive search. Mr. Johnson will assume his new position, which will report to Museum Director Arnold L. Lehman, in mid-April. Dr. Lehman, who personally conducted the search, states, “We are delighted to welcome Paul Johnson to the Brooklyn Museum, especially at this challenging time for the not-for-profit cultural community. Paul’s breadth of experience on behalf of art ... Read More
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