News Releases

HMA TO HOST “CLASSES & WORKSHOPS EXHIBITION”

Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 307

Release Date: May 11, 2012

The Huntington Museum of Art will present a Classes & Workshops Exhibition from May 15-May 20, 2012, featuring the work of artists who have participated in recent classes and workshops in HMA’s studios.

An opening reception takes place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 15, 2012. Admission is free.

Recent classes and workshops have focused on pottery, watercolor, figure drawing, photography, and pastels.

For more information on events at HMA, visit www.hmoa.org or call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.

“MODERN MEXICO” EXHIBIT TO GO ON VIEW AT HMA

Release Date: May 09, 2012

The Huntington Museum of Art will present an exhibit titled Modern Mexico: Works from the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, Auburn University from May 12 to Aug. 5, 2012.

The exhibit will highlight a selection of 40 prints and paintings, dating from 1900-2000, from the collection of the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art at Auburn University. The exhibit is part of HMA’s continued collection-sharing venture with regional and southern museums.

The art of modern Mexico has its beginnings in the satiric black and white prints of José Guadalupe Posada (1852-1913), and two of his energetic prints accompany this show. His highly circulated graphic work influenced successive generations of activist artists, especially during and following the first socialist revolution (1910-1920).

Among those influenced were “Los Tres Grandes” muralists, José Clemente Orozco, Diego Rivera, and David Alfaro Siqueiros, who in the 1930s began a lithographic revival, prompting a number of artists to begin examining, through printmaking, their pre-Hispanic roots as Mexicans, as well as issues of social justice and politics. All three are represented with powerful lithographs. One of the most active print collectives was the Taller de Grafica Popular (People’s Graphic Workshop), founded in 1937 in Mexico City and in existence through 1953. Seven prints from the suite titled Mexican People by member artists will be on view, as well as other works by members of the group.

Rufino Tamayo, Francisco Zuniga, and Francisco Corzas Chávez, who turned away from social commentary and concentrated on their individual styles are each represented by strong works. Prints and paintings by Alejandro Colunga, Francisco Toledo, Ismael Vargas and Jorge López Garcia, all younger Mexican artists, bring the viewer up to the 21^st century. Also on view will be a selection of prints by a number of international artists who were drawn to the Mexican art scene, including Edith Bry, Leonora Carrington, and Jean Charlot.

This exhibit is sponsored by Macy’s, the Isabelle Gwynn and Robert Daine Exhibition Endowment, the West Virginia Division of Culture and History, and West Virginia Commission on the Arts. This program is presented with financial assistance from the West Virginia Division of Culture and History, and the National Endowment for the Arts, with approval from the West Virginia Commission on the Arts.

For more information on exhibits and events at HMA, visit www.hmoa.org or call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.

HMA TAKING REGISTRATIONS FOR 2012 SUMMER CAMPS

Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 307

Release Date: May 09, 2012

Registration is under way for 2012 summer camps at the Huntington Museum of Art.

HMA has a long tradition of hosting summer camps and is offering elementary art camp, middle school/high school clay camp, nature camp and a West African music and art camp this year.

Elementary art camp for students entering kindergarten through fifth grade in the fall will offer painting, drawing and working with clay. Students will be divided into age-appropriate groups. Elementary Art Camp Week I runs July 9-13. Elementary Art Camp Week II runs July 16-20.

Middle School/High School Clay Camp is a two-week camp for students entering grades six through 12. Students will learn hand-building, wheel throwing, surface design and firing techniques. The camp runs June 18-22 and June 25-29.

Nature Camp will allow students to explore HMA’s trails and creeks to observe plants and animals native to our region and also will include hands-on lab activities. Nature Camp Week I for grades three through six runs July 16-July 20 and Nature Camp Week II for grades three through six runs July 23-July 27.

West African Music and Art Camp for students entering fifth through ninth grade will feature West African drumming, dancing and art and include a final showcase performance for the campers to demonstrate what they have learned. The camp runs June 18-22.

Each summer camp runs Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Registration per camp per child is $100 for Museum Members and $120 for non-Members per week. Camp enrollment must be completed one week prior to camp beginning.

Extended camp hours are available with extended morning hours from 8 to 9 a.m. and extended afternoon hours from 3 to 5 p.m. Registration fee for extended hours per child per camp for pre-camp is $15 per week and $20 per week for post camp. Pre-camp and post-camp combined will cost $30 per week per camper. Students need to bring their own lunches, drinks, and snacks. There are no refunds for cancellations.

To register, sign up online at www.hmoa.org or call HMA’s Education Department at (304) 529-2701, Ext. 311. Camp spaces are limited and fill up on a first-come, first-served basis.

HMA is fully accessible.

HMA to Host Doodle 4 Google 2012 ™ WV Finalists Exhibit

Public can vote for winning doodle until May 10, 2012, at http://goo.gl/RcJvF

Release Date: May 07, 2012

May 2, 2012

HUNTINGTON, W.Va.– After more than 114,000 submissions coast to coast for this year’s Doodle 4 Google ™ contest, the public has the opportunity to vote for their favorite doodle from May 2-10, 2012, at http://goo.gl/RcJvF

The winning doodler will take home a $30,000 college scholarship and a $50,000 technology grant for his or her school. Even more exciting, the winning artwork will be featured on Google’s homepage. Check out google.com/doodle4google for all the details.

The Huntington Museum of Art will host the Doodle 4 Google 2012 ™ WV Finalists Exhibit from May 22-June 26, 2012. An opening reception for the exhibit begins at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 22, 2012. Admission is free.

General admission to HMA will be free throughout the run of the Doodle 4 Google ™ WV Finalists Exhibit, which will feature 10 West Virginia finalist doodles. The theme for this year’s competition is “If I could travel in time, I’d visit...”

Through its Museum Making Connections Education Outreach programs, the Huntington Museum of Art reaches more than 20,000 children each year with professionally taught art experiences.

The Huntington Museum of Art will celebrate its 60^th anniversary in November 2012. HMA’s hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. HMA is closed to the public on Mondays. HMA is fully accessible. For more information, visit www.hmoa.org or call (304) 529-2701.

“PORTFOLIO 2012” OPENING RECEPTION SET FOR APRIL 14

Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 307

Release Date: April 13, 2012

Highlighting more than 170 pieces of artwork by middle and high school students from West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio, the Portfolio 2012 student art exhibition honors the young artists during a public reception at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 14, 2012, at the Huntington Museum of Art. Admission to the opening reception is free.

Participating high schools include Chesapeake, Fairland, Paul G. Blazer, Huntington, Hurricane, Ravenswood, St. Joseph, Sherman, Spring Valley, Symmes Valley, Tug Valley, Wayne and Winfield.

Participating middle schools include Barboursville, Beverly Hills, Burch, Chesapeake, Enslow, Guyan Valley, Hurricane, McKell, Our Lady of Fatima Parish School, Russell, Verity, Winfield and Wurtland.

The exhibition runs through May 13, 2012.

Portfolio 2012 is presented by HMA in partnership with the Marshall University College of Fine Arts, with additional support from the West Virginia Division of Culture and History and the West Virginia Commission on the Arts.

HMA hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. General admission is $5 per person or $18 for a family of four or more. Admission is free on Tuesdays and to Museum Members and school tours. For more information, visit www.hmoa.org or call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.

OPENING RECEPTION SET FOR “SOURCES AND INFLUENCES” EXHIBIT

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Release Date: April 10, 2012

The Huntington Museum of Art will host the opening reception for Sources and Influences: Contemporary Clay Artists, Mentors and Students at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 22, 2012.

Ceramic artist Warren MacKenzie will give his Walter Gropius Master Artist Public Presentation followed by a reception. Admission to the April 22 opening is free.

Walter Gropius Master Artist Randy Johnston will present a demonstration-only workshop during this exhibit from April 20-22. Visit www.hmoa.org or call (304) 529-2701 for workshop fee information.

An exhibit of works by MacKenzie and Johnston remains on view at HMA through May 6, 2012.

HMA is celebrating the 20^th Anniversary of the Walter Gropius Master Artist Series in 2012. Ceramic artist and teacher Kathleen Kneafsey has served as artist-in-residence at the Huntington Museum of Art for the past 10 years and is responsible for selecting the country’s top ceramic artists to visit Huntington as part of the Walter Gropius Master Artist Workshop Series. Thanks to her ongoing efforts, the museum’s small clay studio has grown, the workshop program has gained national stature, and HMA’s contemporary ceramics collection has expanded with each visiting artist. Kneafsey’s bold vision and commitment to ceramics education continues with Sources and Influences: Contemporary Clay Artists, Mentors and Students.

Sources and Influences explores the connections, tangible and intangible, between mentors and students within the current studio ceramics community in the U.S., beginning with a single, representative work by each of the 22 clay artists who have participated in the Walter Gropius Master Artist Workshop Series. In keeping with the theme, each of the artists has selected two additional ceramists to display work alongside their own: an artist they consider their mentor, and another whom they have mentored. The exhibit will present a total of 66 works, both functional and sculptural. Three generations of potters are represented, from early vanguards of the studio pottery movement to those just beginning their career in clay. Professional give-and-take remains, as it always has, an important vehicle to transmit ideas concerning technique and aesthetic; however, among these ceramic artists, camaraderie often extends beyond direct instruction in the studio. Sources and Influences is rooted in the power of these relationships to shape not only a career, but a life – in clay.

This exhibit is generously sponsored by The Herald-Dispatch, Isabelle Gwynn and Robert Daine Exhibition Endowment, In Memory of Dr. Paul Ambrose, In Honor of Milton and Jane Herndon, In Honor of Helen and Bob Massullo, In Memory of Mary Etta Hight, In Memory of James B. Hoey, In Memory of See-More (English Bull Terrier 4/25/2005-11/9/2010), West Virginia Division of Culture and History, and West Virginia Commission on the Arts.

This program is presented with financial assistance from the West Virginia Division of Culture and History, and the National Endowment for the Arts, with approval from the West Virginia Commission on the Arts.

The Walter Gropius Master Artist Series is funded through the generosity of the Estate of Roxanna Y. Booth, who wished to assist in the development of an art education program in accordance with the proposals of Walter Gropius, who designed the Museum’s Gropius Addition, as well as the Gropius Studios.

HMA is fully accessible. For more information, visit www.hmoa.org or call (304) 529-2701.

KATHLEEN KNEAFSEY TO SPEAK AT MARCH 2012 TUESDAY TOUR

Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 307

Release Date: March 23, 2012

Huntington Museum of Art Visual Artist in Residence Kathleen Kneafsey will lead a gallery walk through the new HMA exhibit titled Sources and Influences: Contemporary Clay Artists, Mentors and Students at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 27, 2012. Admission is free. Refreshments will be served.

Sources and Influences: Contemporary Clay Artists, Mentors and Students explores the connections, tangible and intangible, between mentors and students within the current studio ceramics community in the U.S., beginning with a single, representative work by each of the 22 clay artists who have participated in the Walter Gropius Master Artist Workshop Series. In keeping with the theme, each of the artists has selected two additional ceramists to display work alongside their own: an artist they consider their mentor, and another that they have mentored. The exhibit will present a total of 66 works, both functional and sculptural.

The opening reception for this exhibit begins at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 22, 2012, with Warren MacKenzie giving his Walter Gropius Master Artist Public Presentation followed by a reception. Admission to this opening reception is free. Walter Gropius Master Artist Randy Johnston will present a demonstration-only workshop during this exhibit from April 20-22. Visit www.hmoa.org or call (304) 529-2701 for workshop fee information.

Ceramic artist and teacher Kathleen Kneafsey has served as artist-in-residence at the Huntington Museum of Art for the past 10 years. She is responsible for selecting the country’s top ceramic artists to visit Huntington as part of the Walter Gropius Master Artist Workshop Series. Thanks to her ongoing efforts the museum’s small clay studio has grown, the workshop program has gained national stature, and HMA’s contemporary ceramics collection expands with each visiting artist.

This exhibit is generously sponsored by The Herald-Dispatch, Isabelle Gwynn and Robert Daine Exhibition Endowment, In Memory of Dr. Paul Ambrose, In Honor of Milton and Jane Herndon, In Honor of Helen and Bob Massullo, In Memory of Mary Etta Hight, In Memory of James B. Hoey, In Memory of See-More (English Bull Terrier 4/25/2005-11/9/2010), West Virginia Division of Culture and History, and West Virginia Commission on the Arts.

HMA is fully accessible. For more information, visit www.hmoa.org or call (304) 529-2701.

HMA TO WELCOME ARTIST TANJA SOFTIĆ

Release Date: March 21, 2012

The Huntington Museum of Art will welcome Tanja Softić as a Walter Gropius Master Artist in March.

An exhibit of Softić’s work continues at HMA now through April 29, 2012. She will speak about her work at 7 p.m. March 29, 2012, at HMA. Admission is free and a reception follows. Softić will facilitate a workshop titled “Scratch, Burnish, Rock: Experiments in Mezzotint and Drypoint” from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 30-April 1, 2012, at HMA. Call (304) 529-2701 for workshop fee information.

A Bosnian of Muslim heritage, Tanja Softić grew up in Sarajevo where she received her undergraduate diploma in painting from the Academy of Fine Arts of the University of Sarajevo in 1988. While completing graduate studies in printmaking at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Va., (M.F.A. 1992), the Bosnian War erupted in her homeland half a world away, permanently altering the course of her life. Displaced and unable to return, Softić forged ahead, an émigré artist in a new environment and culture: the United States.

Softić’s works on paper explore the nature of memory, cultural identity, and national belonging experienced through the hybrid worldview of an immigrant. With a rich visual vocabulary that draws upon artistic, literary and scientific methods of inquiry, Softić creates intricately layered images full of iconography and association. Exquisitely rendered elements of landscape, microscopic life forms, architectural details and diagrams, obsolete geographical maps, astronomical charts, and anatomical fragments are combined to suggest a narrative that is deeply personal, yet easily adaptable to interpretation.

Softić is a recipient of the Pollock-Krasner Grant, National Endowment for the Arts/ Southern Arts Federation Visual Artist Fellowship and Soros Foundation – Open Society Institute Exhibition Support Grant. Her work is included in numerous collections in the U.S. and abroad, among them New York Public Library, Library of Congress Print Department and New South Wales Gallery of Art in Sydney, Australia. She participated in the 12th International Print Triennial in Krakow, Poland, and won a First Prize at the 5th Kochi International Triennial Exhibition of Prints, Ino-cho Paper Museum, Kochi, Japan, in 2002. She completed print projects at Flying Horse Press, Tamarind Institute and Anderson Ranch’s Patton Printshop. She is currently Professor of Art and Chair of the Department of Art and Art History at the University of Richmond, Richmond, Va.

HMA is fully accessible. For more information about events at HMA, visit www.hmoa.org or call (304) 529-2701.

HMA TO WELCOME ARTIST AMY CUTLER IN MARCH

Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 307

Release Date: March 15, 2012

The Huntington Museum of Art will welcome Amy Cutler as a Walter Gropius Master Artist in March.

An exhibit of Cutler’s work will be on view at HMA from March 17, 2012, through May 13, 2012. She will speak about her work at 7 p.m. March 22, 2012, at HMA. Admission is free and a reception follows. Cutler will facilitate a workshop titled “Peeling the Onion” from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 23-25, 2012, at HMA. Call (304) 529-2701 for workshop fee information.

Cutler is internationally recognized for her meticulously detailed narrative works of art – open-ended allegories that are at once whimsical, ominous and perplexing. Cutler’s gouache paintings, drawings and prints vividly depict a world populated by women, animals and hybrid-beings engaged in fantastic, dream-like activities.

Cutler was born in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., in 1974. She studied at the Staatliche Hochschule fur Bildende Kunste, Stadelschule, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, from 1994-1995; received her BFA from The Cooper Union School of Art, New York, N.Y., in 1997; and continued her studies at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in 1999. Having rapidly gained an international audience, Cutler’s work has been included in major exhibitions of contemporary art, including The Whitney Biennial in 2004 and Greater New York at PSI/MOMA in 2005. She has had solo exhibitions at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, Mo.; the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minn.; and the Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, Penn. Her paintings, drawings, and prints are included in the collections of the Hammer Museum at UCLA; the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, and New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York City, N.Y.; the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minn.; the Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, Ind., and numerous private collections. Cutler is represented by Leslie Tonkonow Artworks + Projects, New York, N.Y.

HMA is fully accessible. For more information about events at HMA, visit www.hmoa.org or call (304) 529-2701.

Deadline nears to submit art for Doodle 4 Google 2012 ™

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Release Date: February 29, 2012

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The deadline is nearing for West Virginia students to submit their artwork for the Doodle 4 Google 2012 ™ competition. Entries should be mailed in time to be received by Google by March 23, 2012.

For more information on how to enter the competition, go to http://www.google.com/doodle4google/

The Huntington Museum of Art is supporting Doodle 4 Google 2012 ™ by encouraging K-12 students in West Virginia to participate. HMA will exhibit the State Finalists’ doodles in a local exhibition from May 22-June 26, 2012. An opening reception for the exhibition takes place at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 22, 2012. HMA admission will be free throughout the run of the exhibit.

“HMA is very excited about this project as the Museum’s goal for the past 60 years of fostering creativity in children parallels perfectly with the goals in this contest. HMA is very proud to have been selected by Google to display the works of West Virginia’s top student finalists,” said Margaret Mary Layne, HMA Executive Director.

Through its Museum Making Connections Education Outreach programs, the Huntington Museum of Art reaches more than 20,000 children each year with professionally taught art experiences.

Doodle 4 Google is one of several efforts by Google to encourage and celebrate the creativity of young people by asking students to create their own Google doodle. The theme this year is “If I could travel in time, I’d visit...” Doodle 4 Google gives students a blank canvas to harness their curiosity and imagine the past, present, and/or future anywhere in the world. After all doodles have been submitted to Google by March 23rd, a team of Googlers and then guest judges -- such as Katy Perry, Phineas and Ferb creator and executive producer Jeff “Swampy” Marsh, and recording artist Jordin Sparks -- will help choose the top doodles. Then on May 2nd, Google will give the final vote to you, and one winner from each grade group will be chosen by a public vote. First prize will be awarded to the winning doodler on May 17th, and their doodle will be showcased on google.com on May 18th.

HMA RECOGNIZES 2012 MUSEUM BALL SPONSORS

Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 307

Release Date: February 24, 2012

The Huntington Museum of Art’s “A Fairy Tale” Museum Ball begins at 6 p.m. February 25, 2012, and continues until midnight. All available tickets for the event have been sold.

HMA would like to recognize the corporate table sponsors for the Museum Ball.

Gold Level sponsors include Cabell Huntington Hospital; CSX; Dr. David Denning; Dutch Miller Chevrolet-Hyundai; Edward Tucker Architects, in Memory of E. Keith Dean, AIA; Guyan International; HIMG Ultimate Health Services, Inc.; Huddleston Bolen, LLC; Jenkins Fenstermaker, PLLC; Moses Automotive; Steel of West Virginia; Structures, Inc.; and WSAZ NewsChannel 3.

Silver Level sponsors include American Electric Power; BB&T; Creative Kitchens; Hayflich & Steinberg, CPAs, PLLC; HIMG Ultimate Health Services, Inc.; Huntington National Bank; Jarrett Construction; Marshall University Office of the President & the Marshall University Foundation; Neighborgall Construction Company; Scott Orthopedic Center, Inc.; Silling Associates, Inc.; St. Mary’s Medical Center; State Electric Supply Company, Inc.; Tri-Data, Inc.; University Physicians & Surgeons; and Verizon.

The Huntington Museum of Art will be beautifully decorated for the Museum Ball, which will take place inside the Museum with dinner being served by Wellington’s.

The cocktail reception and high-end silent auction begin at 6 p.m. Dinner will be served at 8 p.m. Dancing to the music of The Company begins at 9 p.m.

This year’s high-end silent auction will feature art and other luxury items.

Chair for the 2012 Museum Ball is Halcyon Moses; Vice Chair is Dayna Massie. The Museum Ball is a black tie event. Valet parking is available courtesy of Cabell Huntington Hospital.

The Museum Ball is a major fund-raiser for the Huntington Museum of Art.

Money raised by the Museum Ball goes toward general operating expenses. HMA is fully accessible.

West Virginia residents may obtain a summary of the registration and financial documents from the Secretary of State, State Capitol, Charleston, WV 25305. Registration does not imply endorsement.

SATURDAY KIDSART IS FREE EACH WEEK AT HMA

Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 307

Release Date: February 16, 2012

Saturday KidsArt takes place each Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Huntington Museum of Art in Studio 5. Admission is free thanks to the sponsorship of Heiner’s, with additional support from B’Nai B’rith Lodge No. 795. It is not necessary to pre-register for Saturday KidsArt.

Saturday KidsArt offers children in kindergarten through fifth grade a different art activity each week with art instruction and one hour of movement with Jeslyn Performing Arts Center teachers. Younger children are welcome to attend if accompanied by a parent or guardian.

For more information about events at HMA, visit www.hmoa.org or call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.

“A FAIRY TALE” MUSEUM BALL SET FOR FEBRUARY 25, 2012

Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 307

Release Date: January 25, 2012

The Huntington Museum of Art’s “A Fairy Tale” Museum Ball begins at 6 p.m. February 25, 2012, and continues until midnight.

The Huntington Museum of Art will be beautifully decorated for the event which will take place inside the Museum with dinner being served by Wellington’s.

The cocktail reception and high-end silent auction begin at 6 p.m. Dinner will be served at 8 p.m. Dancing to the music of The Company begins at 9 p.m.

HMA 2012 Museum Ball Committee Chair is Halcyon Moses. Vice chair is Dayna Massie.

The Museum Ball is a black tie event. Valet parking is available courtesy of Cabell Huntington Hospital.

The Museum Ball is a major fund-raiser for the Huntington Museum of Art. Money raised by the Museum Ball goes toward general operating expenses. Guest tickets are $200 per person. For more information or to reserve seats or corporate tables, contact Anna Lafferre at (304) 529-2701, Ext. 327. Guest tickets can be purchased online at www.hmoa.org.

HMA is fully accessible.

West Virginia residents may obtain a summary of the registration and financial documents from the Secretary of State, State Capitol, Charleston, WV 25305. Registration does not imply endorsement.

HMA PLANS JANUARY TUESDAY TOUR FOR ADULTS

Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 307

Release Date: January 23, 2012

The Huntington Museum of Art is offering a guided tour of Macy’s Presents Haiti to Huntington: A Journey of Color at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. Refreshments will be served. Admission is free.

Macy’s Presents Haiti to Huntington: A Journey of Color features Haitian works from HMA’s Winslow Anderson Collection and explores the idea that the bright, bold colors of Haiti are reflected in many of the glass designs created by the late Winslow Anderson for Blenko Glass.

HMA is offering guided tours for adults with Tuesday Tours on the fourth Tuesday of each month. The program was scheduled to run through October 2011, but has been expanded to run each month of the year. Tuesday is HMA’s free admission day and HMA is open on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

For more information on events at HMA, visit www.hmoa.org or call (304) 529-2701. The Huntington Museum of Art is fully accessible.

Haiti to Huntington: A Journey of Color is presented by Macy’s, with additional generous support from the West Virginia Division of Culture and History, the West Virginia Commission on the Arts, and the Isabelle Gwynn and Robert Daine Exhibition Endowment.

Huntington Museum of Art Teams up with Doodle 4 Google 2012 ™

Release Date: January 18, 2012

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Huntington Museum of Art today announced that it will be supporting Doodle 4 Google 2012 ™ by encouraging K-12 students in West Virginia to participate and exhibiting the State Finalists’ doodles in a local exhibition from May 22-June 26, 2012. An opening reception for the exhibition takes place at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 22, 2012. Museum admission will be free throughout the run of the exhibit.

Through its Museum Making Connections Education Outreach programs, the Huntington Museum of Art reaches more than 20,000 children each year with professionally taught art experiences.

“HMA is very excited about this project as the Museum’s goal for the past 60 years of fostering creativity in children parallels perfectly with the goals in this contest. HMA is very proud to have been selected to display the works of West Virginia’s top student finalists,” said Margaret Mary Layne, HMA Executive Director.

HARVEY LITTLETON WORKS TO GO ON DISPLAY AT HMA

Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 307

Release Date: January 04, 2012

The 50th anniversary of studio glass art in America is being observed in 2012. To celebrate this milestone and recognize talented artists, the Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass (AACG), a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to further the development and appreciation of art made from glass, has initiated more than 100 glass demonstrations, lectures and exhibitions that will take place in museums, galleries and art centers across the country throughout 2012.

The Huntington Museum of Art will participate in this celebration with a small exhibit in the Museum’s Glass Gallery of six early glass sculptures by Harvey Littleton from the Museum’s permanent collection. This exhibit titled Harvey Littleton: Celebrating the 50^th Anniversary of the Glass Studio Movement will be on view from Jan. 14 through Nov. 18, 2012, at HMA.

The American Studio Glass movement began with two glass workshops held at the Toledo Museum of Art in 1962. The workshops were taught by Harvey K. Littleton, who, along with scientist Dominick Labino, introduced a small furnace built for glassworking that made it possible for individual artists to work in independent studios. Glass programs were then established by Littleton at the University of Wisconsin, at the California College of the Arts by Marvin Lipofsky, and later at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), led by artist Dale Chihuly, to name but a few.

This exhibit at HMA is sponsored by the West Virginia Division of Culture and History, West Virginia Commission on the Arts, and the Isabelle Gwynn and Robert Daine Exhibition Endowment.

HMA is fully accessible. For more information, visit www.hmoa.org or call (304) 529-2701.

HMA TO DISPLAY TABLE TOP BRONZE SCULPTURES

Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 307

Release Date: January 04, 2012

An exhibit titled Table Top Bronze Sculptures by Women Artists will go on view Jan. 14 at HMA and continue through May 13, 2012, in HMA’s Virginia Van Zandt Great Hall.

HMA has a superb collection of small-scale, “table top” bronzes by American women artists working in the last decades of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century.

Most of these women were contemporaries of one another. Many of them worked in a realistic style and used the lost wax casting method to depict women in various poses and attitudes. Most of these works come from the collections of Herbert Fitzpatrick, and Arthur and Ruth Dayton (The Daywood Collection).

This small exhibition will provide a look at these pioneering sculptresses who at the time were working in a medium dominated by male artists. The exhibit includes work by the following artists: Doris Porter Caesar, Abastenia St. Leger Eberle, Harriet Whitney Frishmuth, Anna Hyatt Huntington, Chana Orloff, Edith Bardetto Parsons, Marguerite Stix, Grace Helen Talbot, and Bessie Potter Vonnoh.

This exhibit is sponsored by the West Virginia Division of Culture and History, West Virginia Commission on the Arts, and the Isabelle Gwynn and Robert Daine Exhibition Endowment.

HMA is fully accessible. For more information, visit www.hmoa.org or call (304) 529-2701.

HMA SCHEDULES DECEMBER TUESDAY TOUR

Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 307

Release Date: December 15, 2011

The Huntington Museum of Art is offering a guided tour of the Art on a Limb exhibit of holiday trees decorated with ornaments made by local artists at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 27. Refreshments will be served. Admission is free.

For more information on events at HMA, visit www.hmoa.org or call (304) 529-2701. The Huntington Museum of Art is fully accessible.

HMA TO PRESENT CONTEMPORARY PRINT EXHIBIT

Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 307

Release Date: December 07, 2011

The Huntington Museum of Art presents a new exhibit from its permanent collection titled Fifty Years of Contemporary Prints 1960-2010. This exhibit goes on view Dec. 10, 2011, and runs through Feb. 19, 2012.

This exhibit will explore prints from the past five decades and will present outstanding examples of work by well-known artists, including Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, Jim Dine, Helen Frankenthaler, Keith Haring, Chuck Close, Jennifer Bartlett, John Baldessari, Yvonne Jacquette, and Willie Cole, among others.

This exhibit is sponsored by the West Virginia Division of Culture and History, West Virginia Commission on the Arts, and the Isabelle Gwynn and Robert Daine Exhibition Endowment.

For more information on exhibits at HMA, visit www.hmoa.org or call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.

HMA TO PRESENT WORKS BY LENNY LYONS BRUNO

Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 307

Release Date: November 14, 2011

The Huntington Museum of Art will present an exhibit titled Lenny Lyons Bruno: Coal Camp Series 2000-2010 from Nov. 19, 2011, through Feb. 19, 2012.

Visitors to the Huntington Museum of Art will have the opportunity to meet the artist from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011, during Holiday Open House at HMA. Holiday Open House features music and dance performances, a visit from Santa, children’s art activities, refreshments and more. Admission to Holiday Open House is free, but visitors are encouraged to bring cans of food for the Huntington Area Food Bank and warm clothes for the Cridlin Food & Clothing Pantry.

Artist Lenny Lyons Bruno was born in a West Virginia coal camp in 1947. The Coal Camp Series is a visual narrative of those early years.

A self-taught artist, Lenny Lyons Bruno, who now resides in Lexington, Va., shares her memories in large paintings that incorporate a wide range of materials including quilts, photographs, ledgers and found objects often dating back to that era. Her sculpture follows the same theme, everyday objects reconfigured into iconoclastic forms that create a sense of nostalgia and wonder.

While layered and complex, her paintings and sculpture have enormous emotional impact for the viewer, one that encourages a personal journey of discovery.

This exhibit is sponsored by the West Virginia Division of Culture and History, West Virginia Commission on the Arts, and the Isabelle Gwynn and Robert Daine Exhibition Endowment.

HMA’s hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday; and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. HMA is closed to the public on Mondays. Admission is free on Tuesdays and $5 per person or $18 for a family of four or more on other days.

For more information on events at HMA, visit www.hmoa.org or call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.

MACY’S PRESENTS “HAITI TO HUNTINGTON” EXHIBIT AT HMA

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Release Date: November 11, 2011

A new exhibit titled Macy’s Presents Haiti to Huntington: A Journey of Color opens Saturday, Nov. 12, 2011, and continues through Feb. 12, 2012, at the Huntington Museum of Art.

This exhibit features Haitian works from HMA’s Winslow Anderson Collection and explores the idea that the bright, bold colors of Haiti are reflected in many of the glass designs created by the late Winslow Anderson for Blenko Glass.

This exhibit will also showcase five Haitian paintings recently acquired for HMA’s Collection with endowment funds left by Winslow Anderson.

This exhibit is presented by Macy’s, with additional generous support from the West Virginia Division of Culture and History; the West Virginia Commission on the Arts; and the Isabelle Gwynn and Robert Daine Exhibition Endowment.

For more information on exhibits at HMA, visit www.hmoa.org or call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.

“FROM RUGS TO RICHES” RECEPTION IS DEC. 4, 2011

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Release Date: November 09, 2011

A new exhibit titled From Rugs to Riches: Treasured Textiles from the Permanent Collection continues at the Huntington Museum of Art through February 19, 2012.

An opening reception for this exhibit coincides with HMA’s Holiday Open House from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011, with demonstrations of spinning, weaving, knitting and quilt piecing, in addition to Holiday Open House’s music and dance performances, a visit from Santa, refreshments, and more. Admission to the opening reception is free.

After Feb. 19, 2012, From Rugs to Riches: Treasured Textiles from the Permanent Collection will take a break and return to run from March 3, 2012, to April 1, 2012. In the almost 60 years of the Museum’s existence, a wide range of beautiful textiles have been given to the Museum by generous donors forming a substantial “collection within a collection.”

From Rugs to Riches: Treasured Textiles from the Permanent Collection displays a wide variety of textiles from all over the world including French tapestries; Near Eastern Prayer Rugs; American quilts, coverlets and hooked rugs; Chinese and Japanese robes; Native American beaded items; Pre-Columbian Peruvian weavings and bags; paisley shawls and tie-dyed fabric from India; and French and American bags from the 1920s.

This exhibit is sponsored by The Herald-Dispatch, West Virginia Division of Culture and History; the West Virginia Commission on the Arts; and the Isabelle Gwynn and Robert Daine Exhibitions Endowment.

For more information on events at HMA, visit www.hmoa.org or call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.

MUSEUM SHOP PLANS HOLIDAY PREVIEW FOR NOV. 8, 2011

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Release Date: October 31, 2011

The Museum Shop at the Huntington Museum of Art offers its annual Holiday Preview from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011. Refreshments will be served.

Holiday gift and decorating items will be highlighted along with artwork by regional artists. In addition, The Museum Shop features jewelry, art books, purses, scarves, educational children’s items, cards and stationery, and much more.

For more information, visit www.hmoa.org or call (304) 529-2701. The Huntington Museum of Art is fully accessible.

West Virginia residents may obtain a summary of the registration and financial documents from the Secretary of State, State Capitol, Charleston, WV 25305. Registration does not imply endorsement.

HMA’S TUESDAY TOUR FEATURES HALLOWEEN THEME

Release Date: October 21, 2011

A Halloween-themed evening and excerpts read aloud from J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter” books will take place at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011, during the Tuesday Tour at the Huntington Museum of Art. The event is free and ghoulish goodies will be served as refreshments.

HMA’s docents, who are trained volunteer tour guides, will be on hand to give tours of several of HMA’s permanent art galleries and read “Harry Potter” excerpts in relation to the art on display.

For more information on events at HMA, visit www.hmoa.org or call (304) 529-2701. The Huntington Museum of Art is fully accessible.

OCTOBER 30 GALLERY WALK PLANNED AT HMA

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Release Date: October 20, 2011

A gallery walk through the exhibit titled Mary H. & J. Churchill Hodges Present On Inland Waters: Steamboats and the Ohio River 1811-2011 will take place at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30, 2011. Admission to this gallery walk is free.

Gerald W. “Jerry” Sutphin will lead the gallery walk and be available to answer questions for visitors. Sutphin is the co-curator of the HMA steamboat exhibit along with HMA Senior Curator Jenine Culligan. The exhibit, which continues through Nov. 6, 2011, features photographs, paintings, drawings, memorabilia and more. The Rivers Institute at Hanover College, Hanover, Indiana, is spearheading the 2011 year of steamboat celebrations.

Mary H. and J. Churchill Hodges Present “On Inland Waters: Steamboats on the Ohio River 1811-2011,” which received generous additional support from the West Virginia Humanities Council; West Virginia Division of Culture and History; West Virginia Commission on the Arts; the Isabelle Gwynn and Robert Daine Exhibition Endowment; North Gate Business Park; Huntington District Waterways Association; Neal F. Harper; In Memory of Mr. and Mrs. John P. Boylin; In Memory of Thomas C. Bullington; In Memory of Frank Eugene Duba, Ph.D. 1967-2010; In Memory of Howard and Arthinia Ellis; In Memory of John E. Jenkins, Jr.; In Memory of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Glick; In Memory of Miriam Greenstein; In Memory of Edward H. Lafferre; In Memory of Sallie Mossman Manassah; In Memory of Mary M. Maphet; In Memory of Wilhelmina Moore: Struggles Going Upstream; In Memory of Byron and Ruth Walling; and In Memory of Mrs. Harry (Betty) Wolfe, Jr.

For more information on events at HMA, visit www.hmoa.org or call (304) 529-2701. The Huntington Museum of Art is fully accessible.

HMA TO WELCOME ARTIST MARY BUCHANAN IN NOVEMBER

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Release Date: October 12, 2011

Printmaker and contemporary quiltmaker Mary Buchanan will visit the Huntington Museum of Art for a workshop and public presentation in November.

An exhibit of Buchanan’s work titled “Vanishing Stories” goes on view at HMA from October 15 through December 11, 2011.

Buchanan will speak about her work at 7 p.m. Thursday, November 3, 2011. Admission to the public presentation is free and a reception follows. Buchanan will conduct a workshop titled “Creating Narrative in the Contemporary Quilt” from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. November 4-6, 2011. For workshop fees, please contact (304) 529-2701.

Although formally trained as a printmaker, Buchanan began to explore quilt-making in 1996, intrigued by the process, history and tradition of the medium. She was subsequently awarded a 3 ½-year, grant-funded residency as part of the Dominion Therapy Program at Westminster Canterbury, Richmond, Va., designed to bring studio art experiences to seniors with memory impairments. The lasting impressions of this tenure continue to inform the content of her work. Buchanan’s embroidered and quilted textiles function as visual metaphors for the disordered relationships of person, place, and time that accompany Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia.

Buchanan received her B.F.A., cum laude, in 1993 from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University. She has exhibited her work in numerous juried and solo exhibitions, most recently at the Zig Zag Gallery, The Plains, Va., and has taught many textile workshops and classes. Buchanan currently resides and works in Richmond, Va., where she is earning a graduate degree in interdisciplinary studies at Virginia Commonwealth University.

For more information on events at HMA, visit www.hmoa.org or call (304) 529-2701. The Huntington Museum of Art is fully accessible.

“GOING BLIND” DOCUMENTARY FILM TO BE SHOWN AT HMA

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Release Date: October 04, 2011

“Going Blind,” a documentary film by Joseph Lovett, a former producer for TV’s “20/20,” will be shown at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 12, 2011, in the Huntington Museum of Art’s Grace Rardin Doherty Auditorium.

A question-and-answer session with Lovett and a reception will follow the showing of the film. Admission is free thanks to the generous sponsorship of The James H. and Alice Teubert Foundation. The movie is being provided by the Cabell County Public Library.

The movie seeks to educate people about various causes of vision impairment and how to cope or help others cope with the loss of sight.

For more information on the movie, visit www.goingblindmovie.com. For additional information on events at HMA, visit www.hmoa.org or call (304) 529-2701. The Huntington Museum of Art is fully accessible.

GALLERY WALK PLANNED AT HMA FOR SEPTEMBER 27

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Release Date: September 23, 2011

A Gallery Walk through the exhibit titled Mary H. & J. Churchill Hodges Present On Inland Waters: Steamboats and the Ohio River 1811-2011 will take place at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011, during the Tuesday Tour for adults at the Huntington Museum of Art. The event is free and refreshments will be served.

Gerald W. “Jerry” Sutphin will lead the gallery walk and be available to answer questions for visitors. Sutphin is the co-curator of the steamboat exhibit at HMA along with HMA Senior Curator Jenine Culligan.The Rivers Institute at Hanover College, Hanover, Indiana, is spearheading the 2011 year of steamboat celebrations.

Originally, the Sept. 27, 2011, Tuesday Tour was scheduled to present a DVD titled “Two Hundred Years of Steamboating 1811-2011,” which is written and produced by Gerald W. “Jerry” Sutphin. The DVD will be available that evening for those who wish to view it.

HMA is offering guided tours for adults with Tuesday Tours on the fourth Tuesday of each month. The program was scheduled to run trough October 2011, but has been expanded to run each month of the year. Tuesday is HMA’s free admission day and HMA is open on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

For more information on events at HMA, visit www.hmoa.org or call (304) 529-2701. The Huntington Museum of Art is fully accessible.

MUSEUM DAY 2011 IS SEPTEMBER 24

Release Date: September 23, 2011

CONTACT:

Adam Daley, The Rosen Group, for Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day

646.695.7043/ .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

John Gillispie, Huntington Museum of Art

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HuntingtonMuseum of Art Offers Free Admission on

Smithsonian Magazine’s Seventh Annual Museum Day

--Museum Day 2011 Poised to be Largest to Date--

HUNTINGTON, W.VA.— On Saturday, September 24, 2011, the Huntington Museum of Art will participate in the seventh annual Museum Day. The Huntington Museum of Art will join participating museums and cultural institutions nationwide to open their doors free of charge to all visitors who download the Museum Day Ticket from Smithsonian.com. Museum Day is a celebration of the dissemination of knowledge to anyone and everyone interested, without a price tag, emulating the free admission policy of the Smithsonian Institution’s Washington, D.C.-based facilities.

With support from CITGO, Museum Day 2011 is poised to be the largest to date, outdoing last year’s record-breaking event. In 2010, museum goers downloaded 227,747 tickets resulting in more than 500,000 museum-goers visiting over 1,300 venues in all 50 states, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico.

The Huntington Museum of Art is located on 52 acres and features a tropical plant conservatory and permanent exhibits of Ohio Valley Glass, Near Eastern art and artifacts, antique firearms, and British silver and portraits.

This year Susan G. Komen for the Cure® is participating in Museum Day and museum visitors will be encouraged to donate to this leading global breast cancer organization.

The Museum Day Ticket is available to download at http://www.smithsonian.com/museumday. A list of participating museums is available at http://www.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/venues/. Visitors who present the official pass will gain free admission for two people to participating museums and cultural venues. One ticket is permitted per household, per email address. For more information about Smithsonian magazine Museum Day 2011 and links to participating museums’ and supporters’ sites, please visit Smithsonian.com/museumday.

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SEPTEMBER TUESDAY TOUR SLATED AT HMA

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Release Date: September 21, 2011

A 30-minute DVD related to the exhibit titled Mary H. & J. Churchill Hodges Present On Inland Waters: Steamboats and the Ohio River 1811-2011 will be shown at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011, during the Tuesday Tour for adults in the Grace Rardin Doherty Auditorium at the Huntington Museum of Art.

Docents will also be available to discuss the steamboat exhibit with visitors following the presentation of the DVD titled “Two Hundred Years of Steamboating 1811-2011,” which is written and produced by Gerald W. “Jerry” Sutphin. Admission to the event is free and refreshments will be served.

Sutphin is the co-curator of the steamboat exhibit at HMA. The Rivers Institute at Hanover College, Hanover, Indiana, is spearheading the 2011 year of steamboat celebrations.

For more information on events at HMA, visit www.hmoa.orgor call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.

HMA TO OPEN “ON INLAND WATERS” EXHIBIT

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Release Date: September 07, 2011

The Huntington Museum of Art will host an exhibit titled Mary H. and J. Churchill Hodges Present “On Inland Waters: Steamboats on the Ohio River 1811-2011” from Sept. 10 to Nov. 6, 2011.

An opening reception for this exhibit begins at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011, at HMA with a 30-minute performance by The Musical Arts Guild featuring a medley from “Showboat” and other river-related songs. A gallery walk with exhibit co-curator Jerry Sutphin and a reception follow the musical performance.

This year – 2011 – marks the 200^th anniversary of the first steamboat to successfully navigate the Ohio River and eventually travel down the Mississippi (then referred to as western waters) to New Orleans.

Photographs and steamboat ephemera portraying the different types of steamboats which plied the Ohio River from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati for the past two hundred years, selected from the extensive collection of river/steamboat historian Jerry Sutphin, who co-curated the exhibit, will be the focus. Paintings, drawings and decorative arts either depicting steamboats, or associated with use on steamboats, pulled from the collection of the Huntington Museum of Art, and other public and private collections will also be on view. The River Institute at Hanover College, Hanover, Indiana, is spearheading this year of celebrations.

For more information on events at HMA, visit www.hmoa.org or call (304) 529-2701. The Huntington Museum of Art is fully accessible.

HMA TO HOST DOCENT OPEN HOUSE ON SEPTEMBER 6

Release Date: August 31, 2011

The Huntington Museum of Art invites anyone interested in becoming a docent to Docent Open House on Tuesday, Sept. 6, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Admission is free. Refreshments will be served.

A docent is someone who volunteers time to lead schoolchildren and museum visitors on guided tours. No prior experience or background in art is required. If you like art of any kind, if you enjoy sharing your knowledge, and if you can spend 90 minutes a week getting a free art education, this could be the program for you! Docents work with HMA’s Education Department and receive training on HMA exhibits on Monday mornings.

Those interested in attending the informational Docent Open House and learning more about the HMA docent program should call Cindy Dearborn in HMA’s Education Department at (304) 529-2701; or send an e-mail to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

For more information on events at HMA, visit www.hmoa.org. HMA is fully accessible.

HMA TO WELCOME CERAMIC ARTIST VAL CUSHING

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Release Date: August 25, 2011

The Huntington Museum of Art will welcome ceramic artist Val Cushing as a Walter Gropius Master Artist in September. Cushing will speak about his work at 7 p.m. Sept. 8, 2011. Admission to the public presentation is free and a reception follows.

An exhibit of Cushing’s work is on view in HMA’s Virginia Van Zandt Great Hall from Aug. 27 through Oct. 23, 2011.

Cushing will present a three-day workshop at HMA from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 9-11, 2011, titled “A Sixty Year Path in the Clay World.” For workshop fees, please call (304) 529-2701.

Cushing, considered one of the foremost contemporary ceramic artists in the United States, creates functional pottery and sculptural ceramic vessels using forms, colors and textures that are inspired by nature.

Born in Rochester, N.Y., in 1931, Val Cushing received a B.F.A. in 1952 and an M.F.A. in 1956 from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University. After 41 years of teaching pottery and technical courses concerning clays, glazes and related subjects, he retired from Alfred in 1997 and was designated “professor emeritus”. Cushing was a founding member and former president of the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts, as well as a Fellow of the American Craft Council.

During his career, Cushing received a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship, a Fulbright grant for teaching and research, and has given more than 250 lectures, workshops and demonstrations around the world. Cushing’s pottery has been featured in more than 300 exhibitions and numerous one-person shows. Cushing’s work is in many prestigious public and private collections.

For more information on events at HMA, visit www.hmoa.org or call (304) 529-2701. The Huntington Museum of Art is fully accessible.

FALL CLASS REGISTRATION UNDER WAY AT HMA

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Release Date: August 25, 2011

August 25, 2011

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FALL CLASS REGISTRATION UNDER WAY AT HMA

Registration is under way for fall classes and workshops at the Huntington Museum of Art. Register online at www.hmoa.org or call (304) 529-2701. The Huntington Museum of Art is fully accessible.

The following classes are for adults:

Open Studio Figure Drawing

Wednesdays, September 21- November 9 (8 sessions)

6:30-9:30 p.m.

Monitor: Eric Walden

Studio 1

$45 Members; $60-Non Members

Includes Model Fee

One-Day Felt Making Workshop

Saturday, September 24 (1 Session)

10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Instructor: Kate McComas

Studio 2

$60 Members (Materials fee included); $80 Non Members (Materials fee included)

Wednesday Watercolor

Wednesdays, September 21- November 9 (8 sessions)

10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Instructor: Lisa Walden

Studio 2

$120 Members; $145 Non-Members

Thursday Watercolor

Thursdays, September 22- November 10 (8 sessions)

6:30-9:30 p.m.

Instructor: Lisa Walden

Studio 2

$120 Members; $145 Non-Members

Basic Photographic Techniques

Wednesdays, September 7- October 12 (6 sessions)

Instructor: Larry Rees

6-8 p.m.

Studio 3

$65 Members; $80 Non-Members

Intermediate/Advanced Photographic Techniques

Thursdays, September 8- October 13 (6 sessions)

Instructor: Larry Rees

6-8 p.m.

Studio 3

$65 Members; $80 Non-Members

Hand Building and Wheel Throwing for Adults

Mondays, September 12- November 14 (10 sessions)

6-8 p.m.

Instructor: Kathleen Kneafsey

Studio 4

$125 Members; $150 Non-Members

Open Studio Night (clay and printmaking)

Wednesdays, September 14-November 16 (10 sessions)

6-8 p.m.

Monitor: Kathleen Kneafsey

Studios 4 & 5

$10 per evening

Plate-O-Matic/Image Transfer (Clay Making, Surface Design)

Thursdays, October 13- November 17 (6 sessions)

Instructor: Jason Kiley

6-8:30 pm

Studio 4

$70 Members; $85 Non-Members

Portraiture in Pastel

Thursdays, September 8 – October 27 (8 sessions)

Instructor: Gerry Enrico

6-9 p.m.

Studio 1

$110 Members; $130 Non-Members

Includes model fee

Illustrating the Exotic: Contemporary Botanical Drawing

Tuesdays, September 13-November 1 (8 sessions)

6-8 p.m.

Instructor: Michelle Strader

$80 Members; $100 Non-Members

The following classes are for children or for children and adults to take together:

Hooray for the Holidays

Wednesdays, October 26- November 16 (4 sessions)

6-7:30 p.m.

Instructor: Kathleen Kneafsey

Studio 4

$40 (pair) Members; $60 (pair) Non-Members

Drawing for Kids (Ages 8-12)

Saturdays, September 3- October 1 (5 sessions)

11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Instructor: Ashley Browning

$40 Members; $60 Non Members

Let’s Play in the Mud!

Home School Art at the Museum

Wednesdays, September 14- October 19 (6 sessions)

Instructor: Kathleen Kneafsey

11 a.m. -12.30p.m.

Studio 5

$50 Members; $70 Non-Members

HMA TO WELCOME ROBERT KUSHNER IN SEPTEMBER

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Release Date: August 20, 2011

The Huntington Museum of Art will welcome decorative artist Robert Kushner as a Walter Gropius Master Artist in September. Kushner will speak about his work at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15, 2011. Admission to the public presentation is free and a reception follows.

Kushner will present a three-day workshop titled “Conjuring Beauty” from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 16-18, 2011. For workshop fee information, call (304) 529-2701.

An exhibit of Kushner’s work is on view at HMA from Aug. 20 through Oct. 16, 2011, and includes large-scale paintings and an installation of 451 small drawings.

Kushner is considered a founder of the Pattern and Decoration movement of the early 1970s. He is arguably the most significant decorative artist working today. His large-scale, ornate, floral paintings are harmonic interplays of abstraction and representation – complex compositions layered with masterfully depicted flowering plants and organic material. The artist uses repetition and symmetry to structure his work, employing bold geometric forms, grids and patterns to balance the spontaneity of his expressive, often calligraphic brushwork. Metallic leaf is often applied using traditional Japanese and European gilding methods.

Kushner’s paintings synthesize a wide variety of Eastern and Western source materials and techniques to form a rich, multilayered, highly finished work, reflective of Kushner’s pursuit of the “fully resolved” art object.

Born in Pasadena, Calif., in 1949, Kushner received a B.A. in visual arts with honors from the University of California at San Diego in 1971. He currently resides and works as a full-time studio artist in New York, N.Y. Kushner’s cross-cultural investigations have taken him around the world, exhibiting nationally and internationally at countless venues, such as the Kunsthallen Brandts, Odense, Denmark; Yoshiaki Inoue Gallery, Osaka, Japan; and the Wistariahurst Museum, Holyoke, Mass. Kushner’s work is also represented in numerous private and public collections including: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, N.Y.; The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, Penn.; and the Galleria degli Ufizzi, Florence, Italy. Kushner is represented by DC Moore Gallery in New York City.

For more information on events at HMA, visit www.hmoa.org or call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.

HMA PLANS TUESDAY TOUR FOR ADULTS FOR AUGUST

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Release Date: August 16, 2011

A special tour for adults of the Beautiful Obsolescence exhibit at the Huntington Museum of Art will take place at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 23. Admission is free and refreshments will be served.

HMA is offering guided tours for adults with Tuesday Tours on the fourth Tuesday of each month through October 2011. Tuesday is HMA’s free admission day and HMA is open on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

The Beautiful Obsolescence exhibit continues on view at HMA through Aug. 28, 2011, and features objects from HMA’s permanent collection that were once considered in style, but that have fallen out of fashion, such as walking sticks, match safes, tea caddies, oil and kerosene lamps, sugar chests, mourning jewelry, chocolate pots, vinaigrettes, samplers, homespun cloth, rag and hooked rugs, and glass specialty items such as salt cellars, cup plates, celery vases, and spooners.

This exhibit is sponsored by the West Virginia Division of Culture and History, West Virginia Commission on the Arts and the Isabelle Gwynn and Robert Daine Exhibition Endowment.

For more information on events at HMA, visit www.hmoa.org or call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.

Macy’s Presents Hilltop: Books Only at HMA on Aug. 20 & 21

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Release Date: August 05, 2011

Macy’s presents Hilltop: Books Only on Aug. 20 and 21, 2011, at the Huntington Museum of Art.

Visitors to Hilltop: Books Only will also find used videos, DVDs, CDs, and more. The event takes place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20, and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 21. Hilltop: Books Only is a major fund-raiser for the Huntington Museum of Art. Admission is $5 on Saturday and free on Sunday courtesy of Macy’s.

The Museum Shop will be having a special sale during the two days of Hilltop. In addition, author Carter Taylor Seaton will sign copies of her latest book titled “amo, amas, amat … an unconventional love story” from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 20, and 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 21. Author Don Hatfield will sign copies of his collection of stories titled “A Pocketful of Cinders” from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20.

Book lovers of all ages are bound to discover a number of items they want to take home with them at Macy’s Presents Hilltop: Books Only. Volunteers and HMA staff members sort and arrange the used books by categories for two weeks prior to the event. You’ll find children’s books, mysteries, romances, textbooks, art books, and much more plus a smaller number of used videos, DVDs, and CDs.

HMA will accept used books right up until the day before the sale. Books can be dropped off at HMA’s Loading Dock. If you have a large number of books, you can arrange for someone to come and collect them by calling (304) 529-2701.

Macy’s presents Hilltop: Books Only, which is also sponsored by West Virginia Fairs and Festivals.

For more information on events at HMA, visit www.hmoa.org or call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.

West Virginia residents may obtain a summary of the registration and financial documents from the Secretary of State, State Capitol, Charleston, WV 25305. Registration does not imply endorsement.

DAYWOOD COLLECTION MASTER PRINTS TO GO ON VIEW

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Release Date: August 03, 2011

The Huntington Museum of Art will present Master Prints from The Daywood Collection from Aug. 6 through Nov. 27, 2011.

The prints in this exhibition are selected from the remarkable Daywood Collection, assembled from the 1920s through the early 1960s by Arthur S. and Ruth Woods Dayton, lifelong residents of West Virginia. The Daywood Collection, rich in paintings, drawings, prints, sculpture and glass, was donated to the Huntington Museum of Art in 1967.

The print collection contains works by renowned printmakers working mostly in the late 19^th and early 20^th centuries, both in the United States and Europe. The collection is rich in works by American artists Kerr Eby, John Taylor Arms, Childe Hassam, Frank Benson, Levon West, Joseph Pennell and Stow Wengenroth, as well as British artists Sir Francis Seymour Hayden, James Abbott McNeil Whistler, Sir David Young Cameron, and James McBey. A few examples by important old master artists such as Rembrandt van Rijn, and Jacques Callot are also part of the collection.

The exhibition includes a variety of printmaking techniques, including etching, drypoint, aquatint, and lithography.

This exhibit is generously sponsored by the West Virginia Division of Culture and History, West Virginia Commission on the Arts, and the Isabelle Gwynn and Robert Daine Exhibition Endowment.

For more information on exhibits and events at HMA, visit www.hmoa.org or call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.

HMA SCHEDULES JULY TUESDAY TOUR FOR ADULTS

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Release Date: July 20, 2011

A special tour for adults of the Native American Weavings and Jewelry from the Kennedy Museum of Art, Ohio University, Athens exhibit at the Huntington Museum of Art will take place at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 26. Admission is free and refreshments will be served.

The Native American Weavings and Jewelry from the Kennedy Museum of Art, Ohio University, Athens exhibit at HMA features about 40 weavings and 45 jewelry pieces from the Edwin L. and Ruth E. Kennedy Southwest Native American Collection, which includes nearly 700 textiles and more than 2,400 jewelry items of predominantly Navajo, Hopi, and Zuni origin.

This exhibit is sponsored by the West Virginia Division of Culture and History, West Virginia Commission on the Arts, and the Isabelle Gwynn and Robert Daine Exhibition Endowment.

For more information on events at HMA, visit www.hmoa.org or call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.

HUNTINGTON MUSEUM OF ART REOPENS TRAILS TO PUBLIC

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Release Date: July 07, 2011

The Huntington Museum of Art has announced that its trail system has reopened to the public following work to repair damage caused by storms and several weeks of rainy conditions.

Maps of HMA’s nature trails are available online at www.hmoa.org and at the front reception desk. HMA encourages visitors to walk the trail system in pairs or groups.

For more information on the Huntington Museum of Art, visit www.hmoa.org or call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.

HMA TO HOST NEW EXHIBIT; D.Y. BEGAY TO SPEAK JULY 17

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Release Date: July 01, 2011

The Huntington Museum of Art will host Native American Weavings and Jewelry from the Kennedy Museum of Art, Ohio University, Athens from July 2 through October 30, 2011.

An opening reception for the exhibit takes place from 2 to 4 p.m. July 17, 2011. Artist D.Y. Begay, whose work is included in the exhibit, will present The Dr. Lawrence B. & Shirley Gang Memorial Lecture at 2 p.m. A reception follows. Admission to the opening lecture and reception is free.

Ohio University possesses a unique and culturally significant collection of southwest Native American art thanks to the generosity of Ohio University alumnus and museum namesake Edwin L. Kennedy. This collection, known as the Edwin L. and Ruth E. Kennedy Southwest Native American Collection, includes nearly 700 textiles and more than 2,400 jewelry items of predominantly Navajo, Hopi, and Zuni origin. HMA’s Senior Curator Jenine Culligan worked with the Kennedy Museum’s Curator Petra Kralickova and other staff to select 40 weavings and approximately 45 jewelry pieces to bring to Huntington for the exhibit. The collection includes both historic and contemporary weaving and jewelry pieces.

Navajo weaving has a rich history encompassing more than 500 years. The Kennedy collection spans the three major periods of Navajo weaving from Classic and Late Classic wearing blankets, 1650-1865, through the Transitional period, 1865-1895, with some stunning Germantown pieces, to the Contemporary, 1895-1990. The Kennedy Museum’s collection contains the largest single collection of Navajo sand painting textiles in existence. The collection includes the sand painting designs used in six traditional ceremonial healing practices: the Beautyway, Waterway, Bead Chant, Great Star Chant, Hailway, and Coyoteway.

This exhibit is sponsored by the West Virginia Division of Culture and History, West Virginia Commission on the Arts, and the Isabelle Gwynn and Robert Daine Exhibition Endowment.

For more information on events at HMA, visit www.hmoa.org or call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.

HMA CONSERVATORY TOUR TO TAKE PLACE ON JUNE 28

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Release Date: June 23, 2011

Plants that produce items used for foods and beverages will be in the spotlight at 7 p.m. June 28 during the Tuesday Tour for adults at the Huntington Museum of Art. Admission for the conservatory tour is free.

Refreshments will be served and will feature the types of foods that can be found growing on banana plants, papaya trees, and other tropical plants in HMA’s C. Fred Edwards Conservatory.

For more information on events at HMA, visit www.hmoa.org or call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.

HMA TRAILS CLOSED FOR REPAIRS

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Release Date: June 06, 2011

The Huntington Museum of Art has announced that its trail system is closed indefinitely while repairs are being made.

Work is under way to repair damage caused by recent storms and several weeks of rainy conditions. When the repairs have been made, the trails will reopen to the public.

For more information on the Huntington Museum of Art, visit www.hmoa.org or call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.

HMA TO OPEN CALDER EXHIBIT ON JUNE 4

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Release Date: June 01, 2011

The Huntington Museum of Art will present the exhibit titled CALDER from June 4 through Aug. 7, 2011.

The exhibit features works by Alexander Calder (1898-1976) from the University of Kentucky Art Museum; Doris Ulmann Galleries, Berea College, Berea, Ky.; and the Huntington Museum of Art.

Featuring more than a dozen works, CALDER will explore the work of the artist through his mobiles, lithographs and large-scale “tapestries.”

Works include 12 lithographs on loan from the University of Kentucky Art Museum from the Our Unfinished Revolution portfolio, 1975, and a mobile titled The Star, executed in 1960. Also on view in the exhibit are two large-scale “tapestries” on loan from Doris Ulmann Galleries at Berea College in Berea, Ky. HMA will add the mobile from its collection titled Red G from 1963, a lithograph titled Pyramids, 1971, and a large-scale fiber wall hanging from 1975.

Alexander Calder is one of the most beloved American artists of the 20^th century. His small and large-scale works are instantly recognizable, accessible to multiple generations, and full of bright color and lyrical shapes. He was a master artist in both two and three dimensions, known for his prints, wire work and jewelry as well as his “mobiles” and “stabiles.”

This exhibit is sponsored by the West Virginia Division of Culture and History, West Virginia Commission on the Arts and the Isabelle Gwynn and Robert Daine Exhibition Endowment.

For more information on events at HMA, visit www.hmoa.org or call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.

HMA TO PRESENT BEAUTIFUL OBSOLESCENCE EXHIBIT

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Release Date: May 31, 2011

The Beautiful Obsolescence exhibit continues on view at the Huntington Museum of Art through Aug. 28, 2011, and features objects from HMA’s permanent collection.

The exhibit, which opened May 28, features items that were once considered in style, but that have fallen out of fashion, such as walking sticks, match safes, tea caddies, oil and kerosene lamps, sugar chests, mourning jewelry, chocolate pots, vinaigrettes, samplers, homespun cloth, rag and hooked rugs, and glass specialty items such as salt cellars, cup plates, celery vases, and spooners.

This exhibit is sponsored by the West Virginia Division of Culture and History, West Virginia Commission on the Arts and the Isabelle Gwynn and Robert Daine Exhibition Endowment.

HMA hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday; and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. HMA is closed to the public on Mondays. Admission is free on Tuesdays and $5 per person or $18 for a family of four or more on other days.

For more information on events at HMA, visit www.hmoa.orgor call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.

HMA TO PARTICIPATE IN BLUE STAR MUSEUMS

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Release Date: May 31, 2011

Today the Huntington Museum of Art announced the launch of Blue Star Museums, a partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, and more than 1,300 museums across America to offer free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day 2011. Leadership support has been provided by MetLife Foundation through Blue Star Families.

The complete list of participating museums is available at www.arts.gov/bluestarmuseums.

HMA is closed to the public on Mondays and offers free admission to everyone on Tuesdays, so the program officially begins on Wednesday, June 1, although HMA currently has a policy offering free museum admission to active duty military personnel and their families indefinitely inspired by participating in Blue Star Museums last year.

“Blue Star Museums may be the program at the NEA of which I am proudest,” said NEA Chairman Rocco Landesman. “Blue Star Museums recognizes and thanks our military families for all they are doing for our country, and simultaneously begins young people on a path to becoming lifelong museum-goers.”

“Last year the success of the inaugural year of the Blue Star Museums program showed that partnerships between the nation’s museum and military communities area a natural,” said Blue Star Families Chairman Kathy Roth-Douquet. “We are thrilled that 300,000 military family members visited our partner museums in the summer of 2010. We hope to exceed that number this year as the military community takes advantage of the rich cultural heritage they defend and protect every day. We appreciate the NEA and the nation’s museums who chose to partner with us. We also are grateful to our friends at the MetLife Foundation, the lead supporter of the Blue Star Museums outreach initiative, whose generous donation helps make our work possible.”

This year, more than 1,324 museums in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and American Samoa are taking part in the initiative, including more than 500 new museums this year. Museums are welcome to join Blue Star Museums throughout the summer. The effort to recruit museums has involved the partnership efforts of The American Association of Museums, the Association of Art Museum Directors, the Association of Children’s Museums, and the American Association of State and Local History. This year’s Blue Star Museums represent not just fine arts museums, but also science museums, history museums, nature centers, and 70 children’s museums. Participants include The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, Va., The Children’s Museum & theatre of Maine in Portland, Maine, the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium in Dubuque, Iowa, the Chinese American Museum in Los Angeles, Calif., the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Wash., and the Toy and Action Figure Museum in Pauls Valley, Okla.

Blue Star Families is a national, nonpartisan, nonprofit network of military families from all ranks and services including guard and reserve, with a mission to support, connect and empower military families. In addition to morale and empowerment programs, Blue Star Families raises awareness of the challenges and strengths of military family life and works to make military life more sustainable. Membership includes military spouses, children and parents as well as service members, veterans and civilians. For more information, visit http://www.bluestarfam.org.

The National Endowment for the Arts was established by Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government. To date, the NEA has awarded more than $4 billion to support artistic excellence, creativity, and innovation for the benefit of individuals and communities. The NEA extends its work through partnerships with state art agencies, local leaders, other federal agencies, and the philanthropic sector. To join the discussion on how art works, visit the NEA at arts.gov.

HMA’s hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday; and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. HMA is closed to the public on Mondays. HMA is fully accessible. For more information, visit www.hmoa.org or call (304) 529-2701.

TOUMA NEAR EASTERN COLLECTION CATALOG DEBUTS

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Release Date: May 19, 2011

The Huntington Museum of Art has published “Touma Near Eastern Collection,” a catalog highlighting selected art and artifacts from HMA’s Touma Collection, which features close to 400 objects.

The publication of the catalog was fully funded through the generosity of Drs. Joseph B. and Omayma Touma, whose gift of their magnificent Near Eastern Collection went on view in its own permanent gallery at HMA in October 1998.

The full-color catalog features more than 90 pages of essays and beautiful photographs of highlighted items from the Touma Near Eastern Collection, which includes glass, rugs, ceramics, manuscripts, metalwork, paintings, scientific instruments, weaponry, and armor. The book was designed by HeuleGordon, Inc., of Grand Rapids, Mich.

“The catalog will be disseminated to museums and art libraries throughout the country, which will enhance the national reputation of HMA’s permanent collection and highlight that HMA is one of only a handful of American museums with a collection of Near Eastern Art,” said Margaret Mary Layne, HMA Executive Director.

The catalog is available in soft cover for $29.95 plus tax and hard cover for $35.95 plus tax in The Museum Shop at HMA.

The catalog offers more than 100 object essays by Sue D’Auria, a former associate curator at HMA; a foreword by HMA Executive Director Margaret Mary Layne; a “History of the Touma Collection” by HMA Senior Curator Jenine Culligan; an Introduction by Dr. Joseph B. Touma; and an essay titled “The Traditional Arts of Everyday in the Near East” by Dr. Walter B. Denny, a noted scholar in the field.

The catalog features photographs by Mary S. Rezny and Mike Keller. The book was edited by Marshall University Professor of English Michele Schiavone.

For more information on HMA, visit www.hmoa.org or call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.

WOOD TURNER ERVIN JONES TO SPEAK AT HMA

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Release Date: May 18, 2011

Wood turner Ervin Jones will speak during the Tuesday Tour for adults on May 24 at 7 p.m. at the Huntington Museum of Art. Admission is free.

Jones will take questions from visitors and talk about his own work during the guided tour at HMA, where Turning Wood into Art: The Jane and Arthur Mason Collection is on view through June 19, 2011. TheTurning Wood into Art: The Jane and Arthur Mason Collection exhibit is organized by the Mint Museum of Craft + Design, Charlotte, North Carolina. The showing in Huntington is part of a two-and-a-half year national tour developed and managed by Smith Kramer Fine Art Services, an exhibition tour development company in Kansas City, Missouri.

For more information on events at HMA, visit www.hmoa.org or call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.

HMA ACCEPTING SUMMER CAMP 2011 REGISTRATIONS

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Release Date: May 12, 2011

Registration is under way for 2011 summer camps at the Huntington Museum of Art.

HMA has a long tradition of hosting summer camps and is offering elementary art camp, middle school/high school clay camp, theater camp, nature camp and pitter patter art this year.

Theater Camp with actor/playwright Jonathan Joy will emphasize imagination, cooperation, concentration, voice and expression.All students will write, direct and perform in their own plays. Theater Camp for grades two through five is July 18-22. Theater Camp for grades six through nine is July 25-29.

Nature Camp will allow students to explore HMA’s trails and creeks to observe plants and animals native to our region and also will include hands-on lab activities. Nature Camp Week I for grades three through six runs July 11-July 15 and Nature Camp Week II for grades three through six runs July 25-July 29.

Extended camp hours are available with extended morning hours from 8 to 9 a.m. and extended afternoon hours from 3 to 5 p.m. Registration for extended hours per child per camp for pre-camp is $15 per week and $20 per week for post camp. Pre-camp and post-camp combined will cost $30 per week per camper. Students need to bring their own lunches, drinks, and snacks. There are no refunds for cancellations.

To register, sign up online at www.hmoa.org or call HMA’s Education Department at (304) 529-2701, Ext. 311. Camp spaces are limited and fill up on a first-come, first-served basis.

Pitter Patter Art is a program for children ages 18 months to pre-kindergarten, who must be accompanied by a parent or caregiver. Stories and games will begin each class and daily theme. Pitter Patter Art runs from 9 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. July 25-29. The cost for Pitter Patter Art is $40 for Museum Members and $50 for non-Members.

HMA is fully accessible.

HMA TO PRESENT “INTO THE WOOD” EXHIBIT

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Release Date: May 12, 2011

The Huntington Museum of Art will present “Into the Wood: Woodblock Prints from the Permanent Collection” from May 14 through July 24, 2011, in the Isabelle Gwynn and Robert Daine Gallery.

This exhibition will feature approximately 70 prints from the Museum’s permanent collection, presenting a wide range of woodblock techniques and styles.

Highlights in the exhibit include an early 17^th century woodblock print by Flemish artist Christoffel Jegher, executed after a painting by Peter Paul Rubens; a series of Japanese Ukiyo-e prints by Utagawa Kunisada; woodcuts by Winslow Homer for Harper’s Weekly Magazine executed during the Civil War; wood engravings by Asa Cheffetz and Thomas Nason; a white line print by Blanche Lazzell; and large scale woodcuts by John Buck and Louisa Chase, among many others.

This exhibit is generously sponsored by the West Virginia Division of Culture and History, West Virginia Commission on the Arts and the Isabelle Gwynn and Robert Daine Exhibition Endowment.

For more information on events and exhibits at the Huntington Museum of Art, visit www.hmoa.org or call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.

HMA TO PRESENT LECTURE ON ATTRACTING BUTTERFLIES

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Release Date: April 21, 2011

Dr. Mike Beck will present a free lecture titled “Gardening for Butterflies” from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, April 23, in the Huntington Museum of Art’s Studio 2.

Beck is the C. Fred Edwards Conservatory Director for the Huntington Museum of Art.

Plants to help attract butterflies will be available for purchase at the lecture.

For more information on events at HMA, visit www.hmoa.org or call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.

HMA TO OFFER TUESDAY TOURS FOR ADULTS

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Release Date: April 15, 2011

The Huntington Museum of Art will offer guided tours for adults with Tuesday Tours on the fourth Tuesday of the month beginning in April 2011.

Tuesday is HMA’s free admission day and HMA is open on Tuesdays from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

The first Tuesday Tour is scheduled to take place at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 26, 2011, with a look at how the Huntington Museum of Art got its start with a generous donation of 52 acres of land and some beautiful works of art. After the tour, light refreshments will be served. The tour and the refreshments are both free.

Tuesday Tours in 2011 will be offered on the fourth Tuesday of the month this April through October. Meet at the front reception desk in HMA’s Virginia Van Zandt Great Hall.

For more information on events at HMA, visit www.hmoa.org or call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.

Portfolio 2011 highlights more than 140 works of art by students from West Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio

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Release Date: April 14, 2011

Highlighting more than 140 pieces of artwork by middle and high school students from West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio, the Portfolio 2011 student art exhibition honors the young artists during a public reception at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 16, 2011, at the Huntington Museum of Art. Admission to the opening reception is free.

During the opening reception, Kathleen Kneafsey, HMA Visual Artist in Residence, will present a critique of the show. A reception follows.

The exhibition runs through May 15, 2011.

Portfolio 2011 is presented at HMA in partnership with the Marshall University College of Fine Arts.

REPORTER DAVE LAVENDER TO LEAD HMA TRAIL TOUR

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Release Date: April 13, 2011

The Huntington Museum of Art will host Herald-Dispatch reporter Dave Lavender for a nature trail tree identification tour at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 17, 2011.

This event is in conjunction with the Turning Wood into Art: The Jane and Arthur Mason Collection exhibit, which opened at HMA on April 9 and continues through June 19, 2011.

The Turning Wood into Art: The Jane and Arthur Mason Collection exhibit is organized by the Mint Museum of Craft + Design, Charlotte, North Carolina.The showing in Huntington is part of a two-and-a-half year national tour developed and managed by Smith Kramer Fine Art Services, an exhibition tour development company in Kansas City, Missouri. A beautiful, fully illustrated catalogue accompanies the exhibition, and will be available in the Museum Shop.

Turning Wood into Art features 65 objects and is divided into five thematic areas related to the medium of wood: Material Aesthetics, Process and Image, Storytelling, Design, and Tree Life. Works by 40 artists from around the world are showcased. For more information on events at HMA, visit www.hmoa.org or call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.

This exhibit is generously sponsored by Anonymous; The Herald-Dispatch; The following members of the West Virginia Forestry Association in Memory of Jim C. Hamer: W.M. Cramer Lumber Company, The Jim C. Hamer Company, Laurel Creek Hardwoods, Inc., & Columbia West Virginia Corp.; John and Tully Kellner; In Memory of Antonio J. TriaTirona; In Memory of Mr. and Mrs. Charles O. Sullivan; In Memory of Mary Etta Hight; In Memory of Marietta (Casey) Ball; In Memory of June Hopson Templeton; In Memory of J. Prichard Hicks; In Memory of Jesse Fox Perry; In Memory of Mr. James A. Tweel; In Memory of John L. Thomas, Sr.; In Memory of Charles H. Tucker; In Memory of Mary Eliner Morgan; In Memory of Lavelle T. Jones; West Virginia Division of Culture and History and West Virginia Commission on the Arts.

HMA TO HOST EXHIBIT OF TURNED-WOOD OBJECTS

Opening reception for "Turning Wood into Art: The Jane and Arthur Mason Collection" set for April 10

Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 307

Release Date: April 01, 2011

The Huntington Museum of Art will host Turning Wood into Art: The Jane and Arthur Mason Collection from April 9 through June 19, 2011.

An opening reception for the exhibit takes place from 1 to 4 p.m. April 10 with wood-turning and wood-carving demonstrations, children’s activities, and refreshments. Admission to the opening reception is free.

Turning Wood into Art features 65 objects and is divided into five thematic areas related to the medium of wood: Material Aesthetics, Process and Image, Storytelling, Design, and Tree Life. Works by 40 artists from around the world will be showcased, including Stephen Hogbin, Po Shun Leong, and Hans Weissflög. The collection encompasses the work of influential artists in the field such as James Prestini, Bob Stocksdale, Rude Osolnik, Edward Moulthrop, and Mel Lindquist, as well as the next generation of turners to emerge, such as David Ellsworth and Mark Lindquist. Together, they have played a strong role in shaping the international field of woodturning.

In connection with the exhibit, a nature trail tree identification tour with Herald-Dispatch reporter Dave Lavender takes place at 3 p.m. April 17. For more information on events at HMA, visit www.hmoa.org or call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.

HMA HOSTS “THE FIGURE” EXHIBIT THROUGH MAY 1, 2011

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Release Date: March 28, 2011

Spanning five centuries, an exhibit titled “The Figure” continues in the new Isabelle Gwynn and Robert Daine Gallery at the Huntington Museum of Art through May 1, 2011.

The exhibit, which comes from HMA’s permanent collection and opened on March 5, focuses on works on paper by artists using the human figure as the primary or secondary subject in their work.

The exhibit showcases works by 17^th century old master printmakers such as Albrecht Durer, Hendrik Goltzius and Rembrandt van Rijn in addition to contemporary art by Philip Pearlstein, Mel Ramos, Robert Longo, Keith Haring, and Leslie Dill.

Also included are original drawings by Jean François Millet, Pablo Picasso, George Bellows, Peggy Bacon, Thomas Hart Benton, and Wade Schuman; watercolors by Winslow Homer, and Marie Laurencin; and prints by George Catlin, Thomas Rowlandson, Honore Daumier, James Abbott McNeil Whistler, Marc Chagall, Henri Matisse, John Sloan, and many others.

This exhibit is sponsored by the West Virginia Division of Culture and History, West Virginia Commission on the Arts and the Isabelle Gwynn and Robert Daine Exhibition Endowment.

For more information on exhibits at HMA, visit www.hmoa.org or call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.

HMA RECOGNIZES MUSEUM BALL CORPORATE SPONSORS

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Release Date: March 11, 2011

The Huntington Museum of Art’s “Dancing through the Seasons” Museum Ball begins at 6 p.m. March 19, 2011, and continues until midnight.

HMA would like to recognize the corporate table sponsors for the Museum Ball.

Gold Level sponsors include American Electric Power; Cabell Huntington Hospital; Dutch Miller Chevrolet-Hyundai; Huddleston Bolen LLP; Moses Automotive Network; Scott Orthopedic Center, Inc.; Steel of West Virginia; and Ultimate Health Services, Inc.

Silver Level sponsors include: BB&T; Brickstreet Insurance; Dr. and Mrs. David Denning; Edward Tucker Architects, Inc.; Hayflich & Steinberg, CPAs, PLLC; Huntington National Bank; Jenkins Fenstermaker, PLLC; Marshall University; Miller Investment Group; RAM Network Services, LLC; Delegate Doug Reynolds; Silling Associates, Inc.; State Electric Supply Company, Inc.; Ultimate Health Services, Inc.; University Physicians & Surgeons, Inc.; and WSAZ NewsChannel 3.

The Huntington Museum of Art will be beautifully decorated for the Museum Ball, which will take place inside the Museum with dinner being served by Chef Mike Bowe of Huntington Prime.

The cocktail reception and high-end silent auction begin at 6 p.m. Music by Laura Evans & Company will be presented during the reception. Dinner will be served at 8 p.m. Dancing to the music of Big Planet Soul begins at 9 p.m.

This year’s high-end silent auction will feature trips and other luxury items.

Co-Chairs for the 2011 Museum Ball are Gretchen Dascoli and Julia Mathisen. The Museum Ball is a black tie event. Valet parking is available courtesy of Cabell Huntington Hospital.

The Museum Ball is a major fund-raiser for the Huntington Museum of Art.

Money raised by the Museum Ball goes toward general operating expenses. Guest tickets are $200 per person. For more information or to reserve seats or corporate tables, contact Anna Lafferre at (304) 529-2701, Ext. 327. HMA is fully accessible.

West Virginia residents may obtain a summary of the registration and financial documents from the Secretary of State, State Capitol, Charleston, WV 25305. Registration does not imply endorsement.

ARTIST SOOK JIN JO TO VISIT HUNTINGTON MUSEUM OF ART

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Release Date: March 09, 2011

The Huntington Museum of Art will welcome artist Sook Jin Jo as the second of two visiting Walter Gropius Master Artists this winter/spring. An exhibition of work by Sook Jin Jo will be on view at HMA from April 2-May 29, 2011.

Jo will speak about her work at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 14, 2011. Admission to the public presentation is free. She will present a three-day workshop titled “Visualizing our Memories, Dreams & Wishes: Collaborative Site-Specific Installation” from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 15 through 17. For information on workshop fees and registration information, contact Brad Boston at (304) 529-2701.

Sook Jin Jo, who was born in Gwangju, Korea, received two M.F.A. degrees: one from Hong-Ik University, Korea, and one from the Pratt Institute, New York. Jo moved to New York City in 1988. She is known primarily for her work with wood, although in the past 20 years she has also produced drawings, collages, photographs, sculptural assemblages, performances and site-specific installations. In her work, Jo strives to evoke a spiritual, meditative and contemplative response in the viewer’s experience of them. She has exhibited internationally since 1984, and has been the subject of 27 solo exhibitions in the United States, Europe and Asia. Her public installations include permanent installations in downtown Los Angeles (commissioned by the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs), the Global Arts Village in New Delhi, India, and the Stone Quarry Art Park in Cazenovia, N.Y. Her work can be found in private and public collections in the U.S. and around the world.

Sook Jin Jo’s visit to HMA follows a recent visit by ceramic artist Alleghany Meadows as part of the Walter Gropius Master Artist Series. The Walter Gropius Master Artist Series is funded through the generosity of the Estate of Roxanna Y. Booth, who wished to assist in the development of an art education program in accordance with the proposals of Walter Gropius, who designed the Museum’s Gropius Addition, as well as the Gropius Studios.

For more information on events at HMA, visit www.hmoa.org or call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.

HMA TO HOST CERAMIC ARTIST ALLEGHANY MEADOWS

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Release Date: February 06, 2011

The Huntington Museum of Art will welcome ceramic artist Alleghany Meadows this February as the first of two visiting Walter Gropius Master Artists this winter/spring. An exhibition of work by Meadows is on view at HMA through March 13, 2011.

Meadows will speak about his work at 7 p.m. Thursday, February 10, 2011. Admission to the public presentation is free. He will teach a three-day workshop titled “Exploring the Domestic Landscape: Form and Meaning in Pottery” from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. February 11 through 13. For information on workshop fees and registration information, contact Brad Boston at (304) 529-2701.

Meadows is a studio potter in Carbondale, Colorado. He received his M.F.A. from Alfred University, apprenticed with Takashi Nakazato, Karatsu, Japan, received a Watson Foundation Fellowship for field study of potters in Nepal, and was an artist in residence at Anderson Ranch Arts Center. He has presented lectures and workshops nationally and internationally.

Following Meadows’ visit as part of the Walter Gropius Master Artist Series at HMA, artist Sook Jin Jo will visit HMA in April to create a site-specific installation.

“Dancing through the Seasons” Museum Ball is March 19 at HMA

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Release Date: January 28, 2011

The Huntington Museum of Art’s “Dancing through the Seasons” Museum Ball begins at 6 p.m. March 19, 2011, and continues until midnight.

The Huntington Museum of Art will be beautifully decorated for the event which will take place inside the Museum with dinner being served by Chef Mike Bowe of Huntington Prime.

The cocktail reception and high-end silent auction begin at 6 p.m. Music by Laura Evans will be presented during the reception. Dinner will be served at 8 p.m. Dancing to the music of Big Planet Soul begins at 9 p.m.

This year’s high-end silent auction will feature trips and other luxury items.

Co-Chairs for the 2011 Museum Ball are Gretchen Dascoli and Julia Mathisen. The Museum Ball is a black tie event. Valet parking is available courtesy of Cabell Huntington Hospital.

The Museum Ball is a major fund-raiser for the Huntington Museum of Art.

West Virginia residents may obtain a summary of the registration and financial documents from the Secretary of State, State Capitol, Charleston, WV 25305. Registration does not imply endorsement.

HMA TO SHOW MACY’S PRESENTS AMERICAN ARTISTS OF COLOR

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Release Date: January 11, 2011

“Macy’s Presents American Artists of Color” from Jan. 15 through April 10, 2011, at the Huntington Museum of Art.

An opening reception for both “Macy’s Presents American Artists of Color” and the exhibit titled “Elaine Blue: The Performance” will take place from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011. The opening reception will feature a poetry reading of works by Elaine Blue, read by Carolyn Thomas, who is an actress, writer and director. Refreshments will be served following the poetry reading. Admission to the opening reception is free.

“Elaine Blue: The Performance” opened on Dec. 18, 2010, and continues through April 10, 2011, at HMA. The exhibit by Blue, who is a Huntington resident and Clarksburg native, features recent work by the artist.

“Macy’s Presents American Artists of Color” features works from HMA’s permanent collection by artists such as Henry Ossawa Tanner, Yasuo Kunioshi, and Enrique Chagoya.

“American Artists of Color” is presented by Macy’s, which is also a sponsor for “Elaine Blue: The Performance.” Both “Macy’s Presents American Artists of Color” and “Elaine Blue: The Performance” are sponsored by the Marshall University Division of Multicultural Affairs, Carolyn Bagby, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, and West Virginia Commission on the Arts.

For more information on events at HMA, visit http://www.hmoa.org or call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.

HMA TAKING REGISTRATIONS FOR CLASSES

Contact: Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 307

Release Date: January 07, 2011

Registration is under way for several classes being offered this spring at the Huntington Museum of Art. To register for a class, please contact Brad Boston at (304) 529-2701, Ext. 311, or go online at http://www.hmoa.org. HMA is fully accessible.

Here is the class schedule:

Open Studio Figure Study
Wednesdays, March 2 – April 20 (8 sessions)
6:30-9:30 p.m.
Monitor: Eric Walden
Studio 1
$45 Members; $60 Non-Members; Includes Model Fee

In Open Studio Figure Study you will enjoy the benefits of working with a live model. Bring whatever materials you prefer. Since this is an open studio, there will be no instruction. A monitor will be present for oversight.

Watercolor
Wednesdays, March 23 – May 18 (9 sessions)
10 a.m. -1 p.m.
Instructor: Lisa Walden
Studio 2
$120 Members; $145 Non-Members

Using step-by-step methods, beginning participants will learn new techniques and methods to enhance their skills. Advanced watercolorists will have the opportunity to work in an arts environment with like-minded colleagues. Participants provide their own materials. Materials list will be handed out in the first class session. Class size limited to 15 participants.

Basic/Intermediate Photographic Techniques
Wednesdays, March 16 – April 20 (6 sessions)
6-8 p.m.
Instructor: Larry Rees
Studio 3
$65 Members; $80 Non-Members

This intensive workshop will cover a broad range of valuable information for photographers: how to use your equipment; composition/lighting/presentation and traditional darkroom/digital darkroom/macro photo. Also included will be brief lectures and off-site field trips. Participants can use either 35 mm or digital cameras.

Hand Building and Wheel Throwing for Adults
Mondays, February 14 – April 18 (10 sessions)
6-8 p.m.
Instructor: Kathleen Kneafsey
Studio 4
$125 Members; $150 Non-Members

Participants are exposed to a wide variety of methods used to create both functional as well as sculptural ceramic pieces. All levels are welcome. Intermediate and more advanced students will learn new techniques and improve skills through the use of the potter’s wheel, extruder and various hand building methods. Surface decoration and glazing techniques will also be explored.

Open Studio Night
Wednesdays, February 16 – April 20 (10 sessions)
6-8 p.m.
Monitor: Kathleen Kneafsey
Studio 4
$10 per evening

Open Studio enables artists to work on their own, making great things with clay! Spend the evening working on the potter's wheel, hand building or extruding and enjoy good conversation with other clay enthusiasts.

Since this is an open studio, not a class, there is no instruction or pre-registration. Participants may attend any night/nights they desire. Fees will be collected each night of attendance. Open Studio is not recommended for beginners. Beginners should consider attending Hand Building & Wheel Throwing for Adults on Monday evenings.

Plate-O-Matic/Image Transfer
(Clay Making, Surface Design)
Thursdays, March 17 – April 21 (6 sessions)
Instructor: Jason Kiley
6-8:30 pm
Studio 4
$70 Members; $85 Non-Members

During this class you will experience a variety of surface decoration techniques on clay. Even if you have never worked with clay, you can expect to create beautiful plates, colorful bowls, imaginative wall decorations, and more. Some of the techniques you will learn are: transfer tracing, stenciling, wax resist design and sticker-resist methods. The use of slips and underglaze will give you bright and colorful surface design.

Portraiture in Pastel
Thursdays, March 3 – April 21 (8 sessions)
Instructor: Gerry Enrico
6-9 p.m.
Studio 1
$110 Members; $130 Non-Members
Includes model fee

During this drawing class students will gain proficiency with pastels and portraiture. Four class sessions will be spent drawing from a photograph and four class sessions will be spent drawing from a live model. Both processes offer different skill development, thus providing a comprehensive experience in working with pastels to draw portraits.

Photoshop Basics
Saturdays, February 19- March 26 (6 sessions)
Instructor: Sherry Powell
10:30-12:30
Studio 3
$70 Members; $85 Non-Members

Class participants will learn to manipulate digital photographs or artwork with the fun features of Photoshop CS5. In this basic level class, students will learn how to layer, puppet warp, photo edit and create you own realistic digital paintings.

The Who, What, How and Why of Art.
Homeschool Art Class
Home school art at the Museum
Wednesdays, March 2 – April 6 (6 sessions)
Instructor: Kathleen Kneafsey
11 a.m. -12.30 p.m.
Studio 5
$40 Members; $60 Non-Members

Did you ever see a work of art and wonder, “Who did that?” or “Why?”? Students will explore those questions and come up with answers as they create their own works of art using the same methods and materials as famous artists. Fun will be had by all as we follow in the footsteps of some of the masters of art to create our own masterpieces.

HMA DISPLAYING WATERCOLORS FROM PERMANENT COLLECTION

Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 307

Release Date: December 29, 2010

The Huntington Museum of Art presents an exhibit titled “Water + Color,” which features watercolor works from its permanent collection, through Feb. 20, 2011.

This exhibit, which went on view on Dec. 4, 2010, in HMA’s new Isabelle Gwynn and Robert Daine Gallery, features such artists as Winslow Homer, Edward Hopper, and Charles Burchfield.

Watercolor painting became popular in the United States in the mid-19th century, and The American Society of Painters in Watercolor (now the American Watercolor Society) was established in 1866. Winslow Homer, who had a natural, innate talent for this difficult media, was one of America’s earliest proponents of the medium. He began using watercolor on a regular basis in 1873 during a summer in Gloucester, Massachusetts.

The impact of these paintings was revolutionary, and soon watercolors were used, often exclusively, by artists throughout the 20th century.

This exhibition is generously sponsored by the Isabelle Gwynn and Robert Daine Exhibitions Endowment Fund; John and Patty Anderson In Honor of Margret Anderson; In Honor of Charles J. Clausen; In Honor of James A. and Patricia B. Shope; West Virginia Division of Culture and History and the West Virginia Commission on the Arts.

For more information on HMA, visit http://www.hmoa.org or call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.

Huntington Museum of Art Set to Host Holiday Open House on December 5, 2010; Music and Dance Groups Slated to Perform

Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 307

Release Date: November 09, 2010

The Huntington Museum of Art offers its annual gift to the community with Holiday Open House from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, December 5, 2010. Admission is free, but visitors are encouraged to bring cans of food to benefit the Huntington Area Food Bank and warm clothes for the Cridlin Food and Clothing Pantry.

Holiday Open House features Art on a Limb exhibit of trees with hand-painted palettes and ornaments designed by local artists, a visit from Santa, children’s art activities, entertainment, and refreshments.

Here is the entertainment schedule: Tri-State Youth Orchestra performs at 1 p.m.; Cabell Midland Collegium Musicum performs at 2 p.m.; Santa Claus arrives at 2 p.m.; Excerpts from “The Nutcracker” by Huntington Dance Theatre will be presented at 2:30 p.m.; B’Nai Sholom Choir performs at 3 p.m.; and Cabell Midland Choir performs at 3:30 p.m.

Children’s art activities will be presented in the Education Gallery.

The Huntington Council of Garden Clubs will decorate the holiday tree in HMA’s Virginia Van Zandt Hallway. Several local artists will create hand-painted palettes and ornaments to decorate trees throughout HMA as part of the exhibit Art on a Limb. HMA’s volunteers are in charge of refreshments.

For more information, call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.

Ron Meyers to Teach Pottery Workshop November 12-14 at Huntington Museum of Art

Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 307

Release Date: November 08, 2010

The Huntington Museum of Art will welcome ceramic artist Ron Meyers this November as the third of three visiting Walter Gropius Master Artists this fall. An exhibition of his work is on view at HMA through Nov. 21, 2010.

Meyers will speak about his work at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010. Admission to the public presentation is free. He will teach a three-day workshop titled “Making Gestural Pots” from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 12 through 14. For information on workshop fees and registration information, contact Brad Boston at (304) 529-2701.

Meyers has been making functional tableware from red earthenware clay for 40 years. He received his MFA in ceramics from the School for American Craftsmen, Rochester Institute of Technology and both a B.S. and M.S. in art education from the State University of New York at Buffalo. From 1967-1972 he taught at the University of South Carolina, Columbia. He then went on to teach at the University of Georgia in Athens where he retired as Professor Emeritus.

Meyers’ visit as part of the Walter Gropius Master Artists Series at HMA follows an October visit by printmaker and bookbinder Catherine LeCleire and a September visit by photographer Jon Yamashiro.

The Walter Gropius Master Artists Series is funded through the generosity of the Estate of Roxanna Y. Booth, who wished to assist in the development of an art education program in accordance with the proposals of Walter Gropius, who designed the Museum’s Gropius Addition, as well as the Gropius Studios. For more information on events at HMA, call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.

Huntington Museum of Art to Host Folk Art Exhibit Through February 27, 2011

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Release Date: November 04, 2010

The Huntington Museum of Art will host Red River: The Narrative Works of Edgar Tolson, Carl McKenzie, Earnest Patton, and Donny Tolson from November 6, 2010, through February 27, 2011.

All four artists featured in this exhibition were born, raised, and lived their lives in an area roughly comprising the Red River watershed in Wolfe and Powell counties, Kentucky. Larry Hackley, Guest-Curator for this exhibit, and longtime, Kentucky-based folk art dealer and collector, wrote in the accompanying catalogue essay: “Red River was assembled to illustrate the connections, influences, styles, sources, and evolutions of the four major sculptors of the Campton School.”

At least 10 carved wooden sculptures by each of the artists are showcased with the focus on multi-figural, narrative tableaus. Scenes from everyday life and stories from the Bible comprise most of the subject matter.

Edgar Tolson (1904-1984) was one of the first folk artists from the region to receive national recognition in the late 1960s. A large number of his sculptures explore the theme of “The Fall of Man” and six of his Garden of Eden sculptures are on view.

Carl McKenzie (1905-1998) was aware of Tolson’s carvings, and the notoriety they received, however, works by McKenzie differ in their carving style and surface treatment. One of his favorite subjects was Noah’s Ark.

Earnest Patton (b. 1935), is a cousin of Edgar Tolson, and it was Edgar who taught him basic carving techniques. Although stylistic similarities are evident, Earnest employs a different assembly technique and pulls more of his subject matter from personal memories and family events.

Donny Tolson (b. 1958), youngest son of Edgar Tolson, has witnessed and been more directly influenced by the influx of the outside world into Eastern Kentucky. His carving style is more precise and delicate when compared to the elder Tolson, and includes both religious subject matter and people from history and contemporary popular culture.

This exhibit was organized by the Kentucky Folk Art Center at Morehead State University with support from the Kentucky Arts Council. It premiered at the Kentucky Folk Art Center, then traveled to the Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, Louisville, Kentucky. A fully illustrated catalogue accompanies the exhibition with works borrowed from both private collections and public institutions, including the Kentucky Folk Art Center, Morehead, Kentucky; Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, Louisville, Kentucky; UK Healthcare, Lexington, Kentucky; and HMA.

This exhibit is sponsored by the West Virginia Division of Culture and History and the West Virginia Commission on the Arts.

Musicial Arts Guild

“Going Places with the Musical Arts Guild” concert to take place November 9 at HMA

Release Date: October 27, 2010

“Going Places with the Musical Arts Guild” is a free concert being presented at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010, at the Huntington Museum of Art. Ron Short is directing the performance which will feature traveling songs such as “Chattanooga Choo Choo,” “Fly Me to the Moon,” “Wabash Cannonball,” and “Sleigh Ride,” among others. The concert will take place in HMA’s Grace Rardin Doherty Auditorium. For more information on events at HMA, call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.

The Museum Shop Offers Holiday Preview on Nov. 2, 2010, at Huntington Museum of Art

Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 307

Release Date: October 26, 2010

The Museum Shop at the Huntington Museum of Art offers its annual Holiday Preview from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010. Refreshments will be served.

Holiday gift, food, and decorating items will be highlighted along with artwork by regional artists. In addition, The Museum Shop features jewelry, art books, purses, scarves, educational children’s items, cards and stationery, and much more.

For more information, call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.

Documentary Film “Herb and Dorothy” to Be Shown at 2 P.M. October 24 at Huntington Museum of Art

Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 307

Release Date: October 18, 2010

The documentary film Herb and Dorothy, which looks at the incredible story of art collectors Herb and Dorothy Vogel, will be shown on October 24, 2010, at 2 p.m. in the Huntington Museum of Art’s Grace Rardin Doherty Auditorium. Admission to the film is free.

The documentary is being shown in conjunction with the HMA exhibit titled The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection: Fifty Works for Fifty States. This exhibit, which is on view through Nov. 28, 2010, shows for the first time at HMA the 50 works gifted to HMA from New York collectors Dorothy and Herbert Vogel, with the help of the National Gallery of Art, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

The best-known aspects of the Vogel Collection are minimal and conceptual art, but the works donated to HMA also explore numerous directions of the post-minimalist period, including works of a figurative and expressionist nature. This exhibition was organized with assistance from summer intern Amy Ochsner, who is working on her M.A. in Museum Studies from Syracuse University.

The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection: Fifty Works for Fifty States exhibit is generously sponsored by the Isabelle Gwynn and Robert Daine Exhibitions Endowment Fund, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, and West Virginia Commission on the Arts.

For more information on events at HMA, call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.

Huntington Museum of Art to host opening reception for Curator’s Choice: Charles Jupiter Hamilton on Oct. 15

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Release Date: October 12, 2010

The Huntington Museum of Art opens the exhibit Curator’s Choice: Charles Jupiter Hamilton with a reception from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 15. Admission to the opening reception is free. The exhibit runs through Jan. 2, 2011.

Charles Jupiter Hamilton will speak about his work during a gallery walk at 6 p.m. Oct. 15. Hamilton is best known for his energetic, highly expressive acrylic canvases, hand-built sculptures, carved and painted wall reliefs, and self-pulled wood block prints. His work meticulously fills empty space with dots, swirls, Greek-key and other design elements. A simplified analysis would describe his style as a cross between psychedelic art of the 1960s and the work of indigenous tribal art such as that of aboriginal peoples of Australia.

In fact, his work has been referred to as “new world primitivism.” His sculptures often incorporate colorful marbles and other found materials. Each work is narrative to a degree, and often autobiographical. His art often includes interesting perspectives, including bird’s-eye views that compress a wide area of territory into a single image, whether it is a room full of people, a baseball diamond, or an entire town. This unique perspective is the first clue that one is seeing the world filtered through the eyes of a visionary artist. His website conveniently sums up his work with the following: “His art seduces the viewers, encouraging them to search past the work’s surface, beyond the intricacy of the design, to reveal images within images: animated figures, crooked visions of the world, snakes, fish and his trademark, dogs and demons; it’s a teeming spectacle.

It’s the “Big Idea” that goes straight to the nervous system.”

Some of Hamilton’s many influences include: growing up on a small dairy farm with a Hungarian mother, brother and strong-headed sisters; his travels and service as a Gunner’s Mate Petty Officer with the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War; studying art history and painting at UNC-Chapel Hill; painting and traveling in Mexico, Central America, India and the United States; and his thirty plus years at home among the “wildlife” of West Virginia.

His art has been exhibited and collected across the United States, including Charleston, Boston, New York, Tampa, Miami, San Diego, Raleigh, Los Angeles, Savannah, Atlanta, Washington, D.C., Baltimore and Chicago. It adorns offices, museums and homes around the world, and has been used for album covers and books of poetry.

To help further promote artists from Eastern Kentucky, Southern Ohio, and West Virginia, the Museum began a biennial series of exhibitions in 2004 called “Curator’s Choice”. To date the series has presented solo exhibitions featuring the work of Robert Hutton (2004), Paula Clendenin (2006), and Darryl Halbrooks (2008).

This exhibition is generously sponsored by Anonymous; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Baer, II; Ellen Cappellanti; Dolores (Dee) Cook In Memory of Willis W. Cook; Ann and Roger Day; Rebecca Frischkorn; David A. Glick In Memory of Jack & Miriam Glick; In Honor of Mr. & Mrs. Douglas R. Hardman; Gaytha and Chuck Jones; Lexa and Lawrence Lewis In Honor of Jacob Lewis, Director of Pace Prints Art Gallery in Chelsea, N.Y.; Callen McJunkin Gallery; Harvey D. Peyton; Dr. Richard C. and Eleanor Rashid; Stewart's Original Hot Dogs In Memory of Mr. & Mrs. Harry C. Mandt; John & Pat Strickland In Honor of Pat Strickland; Jennifer Wheeler In Honor of Ann Finley Wheeler; West Virginia Division of Culture and History; and West Virginia Commission on the Arts.

C. Fred Edwards Conservatory at Huntington Museum of Art to close for two days for cleaning of Chihuly artwork

Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 17

Release Date: October 06, 2010

The C. Fred Edwards Conservatory at the Huntington Museum of Art will be closed Thursday, Oct. 7, and Friday, Oct. 8, while The Huntington Museum of Art Tower by Dale Chihuly is cleaned.

The sculpture, which is about six feet wide and 10 feet tall, is comprised of 352 individual pieces and each one will be hand cleaned during this two-day period. The Huntington Museum of Art Tower by Dale Chihuly went on view to the public on Oct. 27, 2006. It graces the center of the C. Fred Edwards Conservatory, which is also home to a variety of exotic plants and beautiful orchids.

The Huntington Museum of Art Tower by Dale Chihuly was given to HMA by The Polan Family in honor of Dorothy Lewis Polan and Lake Polan, Jr. The Huntington Museum of Art Tower was commissioned through Hawk Galleries in Columbus, Ohio.

For more information on HMA, call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.

Huntington Museum of Art to Welcome Patterson Sims for Dr. Lawrence B. & Shirley Gang Memorial Lecture

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Release Date: September 27, 2010

The Huntington Museum of Art presents The Dr. Lawrence B. and Shirley Gang Memorial Lecture at 2 p.m. Sunday, October 3, 2010. Patterson Sims will speak on HMA’s strengths with the presentation of “Looking In – Looking Out: 10 Huntington Highlights.” Admission is free. A reception follows. Patterson Sims has an impressive background in the arts. His concentration has been in the modern and contemporary field with a specialty in American modernism and contemporary art. He was an American Association of Museums accreditation site visitor in 2009 during HMA’s re-accreditation. From 2001-2008, he was Director of the Montclair Art Museum. At The Museum of Modern Art he was Deputy Director for Research Support from 1996-2001. He served as Associate Director of Art and Exhibitions and Curator of Modern Art at the Seattle Art Museum. In addition he worked at the Whitney Museum from 1976-1987. He has authored books on Ellsworth Kelly, Jan Matulka, Willie Cole and Philip Pearlstein as well as writing on a wide range of artists including Viola Frey, James Surls, Georgia O’Keeffe, Ad Reinhardt and Charles Burchfield. For more information on events at HMA,call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.

A Memorial

By Jenine Culligan

Release Date: September 21, 2010

The Museum has lost a true friend with the passing of Dr. Marion C. Korstanje. He was a true philanthropist, who took great satisfaction in sharing his passion for art with others. Dr. Korstanje was an active and dedicated board member for 12 years, and a knowledgeable member of the Museum’s Collections Committee. He was a true Renaissance man, a noted ophthalmologist in Huntington, W.Va., practicing for more than 40 years, spoke many languages, loved reading, nature, travel, and art, especially Asian ceramics, natural history prints and old master prints.

Dr. Korstanje’s first donation to HMA (made in 1969, along with Dixie Franklin) was a 19th century Japanese Imari Temple Vase, which is more than six feet tall. Later, in 1996 he began to donate his exquisite and extensive collection of natural history prints, which includes many fine works by the top artists working in the field of botanical and bird prints, including Mark Catesby, John Gould, John J. Audubon, Alexander Wilson, Crispin de Passe, Gerard van Spaendonck, Pierre Joseph Redoute, and many, many others. Over the past 10 years, Dr. Korstanje donated more than 240 natural history prints to the Museum, forming a collection to rival larger institutions, and one that speaks to Dr. Korstanje’s Dutch heritage (his parents came to the U.S. from the Netherlands to establish a bulb and flower business), as well of his love of beauty and nature. This collection perfectly conveys HMA’s missions in combining nature and art. A selection of these botanical prints traveled the country from 2001-2003 in a national tour titled Exotica: Plant Portraits from Around the World.

Minerva, Venus and Juno by Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558-1617)

Just two years ago Dr. Korstanje made the decision to begin the formation of a collection of old master prints. In 2005 he bought a beautiful set of three engravings by Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558-1617) titled Minerva, Venus and Juno, from 1596; a superb woodcut by Christoffel Jegher (Flemish, 1578-1652) titled The Garden of Love, ca. 1632 (after a painting by Peter Paul Rubens); and an amazingly detailed etching by Stefano della Bella titled La Morte sul Campo di Battaglia, from 1663. In January 2007, just a month-and-a-half before his death, Dr. Korstanje donated these prints along with an etching by Giovanni Battista Piranesi (Italian, 1720-1778), two hand-colored lithographs by Joseph Wolf (British (b. Germany) 1820-1899) from Daniel Elliot’s “A Monograph on the Birds of Paradise;” a Qing Dynasty (ca. 1800) cobalt monochrome porcelain vase, and a K’angxi Dynasty (1662-1722) blue and white porcelain Lidded Jar with prunus pattern. Dr. Korstanje will be greatly missed, but his many gifts to the Museum will be cared for and exhibited in perpetuity.

Jon Yamashiro to Teach “Painted Photograph” Workshop at Huntington Museum of Art

Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 307

Release Date: September 14, 2010

The Huntington Museum of Art will welcome Jon Yamashiro as the first of three visiting Walter Gropius Master Artists this fall. An exhibition of his work is on view at HMA now through Sept. 26, 2010.

Yamashiro will speak about his work at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 23, 2010. Admission to the public presentation is free. He will teach a three-day workshop titled “Painted Photograph” from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 24-26. For information on workshop fees and registration information, contact Brad Boston at (304) 529-2701.

Much of the impetus for Yamashiro’s work comes from personal history, family situations, and cultural memories. In 2007, Yamashiro began photographing what remains of the World War II Japanese Internment camps in America. This exhibition presents works from this series taken during family visits to 10 camp sites. Started in 2007, another series that he refers to as “Imagination Portraits” uses children (his own, and others) to deal with the concept of reality in today’s high-tech world. Examples from this series will also be on view.

Yamashiro received his BFA from Washington University in St. Louis in 1985, then went on to earn an MFA in photography from Indiana University in 1991. Since the fall of 1993, he has had the privilege of teaching photography to college students at Miami University. Jon lives in Liberty, Indiana, with his wife, Jennifer, and their daughter, Lydia, and son, Luke. Last year he was the recipient of Miami University’s Alumni Association Effective Educator Award.

Upcoming Fall 2010 Walter Gropius Artists include printmaker and bookbinder Catherine LeCleire, who visits HMA in October, and ceramic artist Ron Meyers, who visits HMA in November.

For more information on events at HMA, call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.

Patricia Ann Green

Music at the Museum Event to Feature Patricia Ann Green on September 12, 2010

Release Date: September 01, 2010

Green The Huntington Museum of Art’s Music at the Museum series presents “Celebrating Music in My Life” by violinist Patricia Ann Green, accompanied by pianist Mila Markun, at 3 p.m. Sept. 12, 2010. Admission is free and a reception follows.

This concert will feature musician Patricia Ann Green playing music by Bach, Beethoven, Piston, Kreisler and an arrangement of music from Gershwin’s “Porgy & Bess.”

Ms. Green earned an A.B. Degree from Marshall University and an M.F.A. Degree from Ohio University. She has done graduate work at Syracuse University, Colorado University, Oberlin Conservatory, and Cincinnati Conservatory of Music.

In 1980, Ms. Green studied with Bela Katona at the Trinity College of Music, London, England, and in 1989 with Kato Havas in Oxford, England. She is retired from MU as an Associate Professor of Music. She has been a member of the Huntington Symphony Orchestra since its inception in 1970.

Mila Markun is Supervisor of Class Piano at Marshall University’s Department of Music. She also has a large studio of private students, and received the “Teacher of the Year” award from the West Virginia Music Teachers Association in 2005.

For more information on events at HMA, call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.

Two Exhibits Go on View August 28, 2010, at HMA

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Release Date: August 24, 2010

Two new exhibits will go on view to the public when the Huntington Museum of Art opens its doors at 10 a.m. Saturday, August 28, 2010. Recent Acquisitions: Gifts, Bequests, and Purchases 2005-2009 and The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection: Fifty Works for Fifty States exhibits will remain on view through Nov. 28, 2010.

Recent Acquisitions: Gifts, Bequests, and Purchases 2005-2009 features a selection of some of the more than 400 works either donated or purchased by HMA during the past five years. This exhibit includes two small ancient Egyptian bronze figures; old master prints; works by 20th century masters of Haitian art; Asian ceramics; American and European decorative arts, paintings, works on paper; folk art; glass; video; works by visiting Gropius workshop artists; and works by artists of this region.

The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection: Fifty Works for Fifty States will show for the first time at HMA the 50 works gifted to HMA from New York collectors Dorothy and Herbert Vogel, with the help of the National Gallery of Art, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

The best-known aspects of the Vogel Collection are minimal and conceptual art, but the works donated to HMA also explore numerous directions of the post-minimalist period, including works of a figurative and expressionist nature. This exhibition was organized with assistance from summer intern Amy Ochsner, who is working on her M.A. in Museum Studies from Syracuse University.

The documentary film Herb and Dorothy, which looks at the incredible story of the Vogels, will be shown on October 24, 2010, at 2 p.m. in HMA’s Grace Rardin Doherty Auditorium. Admission to the film is free. HMA if fully accessible.

The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection: Fifty Works for Fifty States exhibit is generously sponsored by the Isabelle Gwynn and Robert Daine Exhibitions Endowment Fund, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, and West Virginia Commission on the Arts.

Recent Acquisitions: Gifts, Bequests, and Purchases 2005-2009 is generously sponsored by the Isabelle Gwynn and Robert Daine Exhibitions Endowment Fund, West Virginia Division of Culture and History and West Virginia Commission on the Arts.

For more information on events at HMA, call (304) 529-2701.

Fitzpatrick Society Purchases Photographs for HMA’s Dean Firearms Gallery

The recently invigorated collectors’ club known as the Fitzpatrick Society at the Huntington Museum of Art, marked the end of a successful year with the acquisition of nine 19^th century photographs depicting men with firearms.

The guns in the photographs parallel (in make and model) those on display in the Museum’s Herman P. Dean Firearms Gallery.

Six of the images are Civil War tintypes, and depict Union soldiers with a Colt Army Revolver, a Colt Root Revolver, and a Colt 1851 Navy Revolver among others. Another is a rare, early cartes de visite of Comanche Warrior Hiding Bear, holding a Winchester 1866 (yellowboy) rifle.

These photographs will soon be added to the displays in the gallery. This acquisition adds to HMA’s excellent collection of antique firearms by providing visitors with a visual context, as well as adding a “human” element.

The Fitzpatrick Society has a distinguished history with HMA and is responsible for numerous acquisitions throughout the years, including prints by Yvonne Jacquette, Claude Lorraine, Jean-François Millet, Helen Frankenthaler, Pierre-Joseph Redoute, Baron Antoine-Jean Gros, and Olivia Parker, as well as a 15^th-17^th century Innuit Story Board from St. Lawrence Island.

Events for the coming year include a trip to Cincinnati on November 3, 2006, to visit the Cincinnati Art Museum for a guided tour of Waking Dreams: The Pre-Raphaelite Collection from the Delaware Art Museum, lunch, and in the afternoon to visit the recently renovated Taft Museum for a guided tour with the Museum's curator; a print weekend, which will include an evening of cocktails and comraderie with fellow collectors at a local print collector’s residence, demonstrations at the Museum of various printmaking techniques, and an evening cocktail party, and discussion with IFPDA Print Dealer Charles Young, and a trunk show of his inventory; Opening reception for Romance with the Landscape in January; and the annual meeting where Fitzpatrick Society members vote to purchase a work of art for the permanent collection, using Fitzpatrick Society dues. For more information on the Fitzpatrick Society, and to become a member, please call Senior Curator Jenine Culligan (304) 529-2701, Ext. 26.

Huntington Museum of Art to Offer Free Admission on Smithsonian Magazine’s 6th Annual Museum Day

Museum Day 2010 Poised to be Largest to Date

Contact: Alison Goldstein, The Rosen Group, for Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day
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John Gillispie, Huntington Museum of Art
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – On Saturday, September 25, 2010, the Huntington Museum of Art will participate in the sixth annual Museum Day, presented by Toyota on behalf of the redesigned 2011 Avalon.

The Huntington Museum of Art will join participating museums and cultural institutions nationwide to open their doors free of charge to all visitors who download the Museum Day Ticket from Smithsonian.com. A journey to celebrate our world’s dynamic heritage and cultural life, participating Museum Day venues emulate the free admission policy of the Smithsonian Institution’s Washington, D.C.-based facilities.

Museum Day 2010 is poised to be the largest to date, outdoing last year’s record-breaking event. More than 300,000 museum-goers and 1,300 venues in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico participated in Museum Day 2009. Last year, two million visitors logged on to http://www.smithsonian.com/museumday to learn more about the program.

Nestled on 52 acres, the Huntington Museum of Art offers something for everyone. With permanent exhibits of British silver and portraits, antique firearms, Ohio Valley glassware, and Near Eastern art and artifacts, HMA also hosts temporary and traveling exhibits. HMA is home to the C. Fred Edwards Conservatory, which showcases exotic plants and beautiful orchids.

This year, Toyota will enhance the Museum Day experience both in Smithsonian magazine and online, with elements such as the “Featured Five,” a listing that encourages visitors to learn about and visit participating museums and venues. Additionally, for each visitor who inquires about the new Toyota Avalon online, Toyota will donate $1 – up to $10,000 total – to museum programming nationwide.

The Museum Day ticket is available to download at http://www.smithsonian.com/museumday. Visitors who present the official pass will gain free admission for two people to participating museum and cultural venues. One ticket is permitted per household, per e-mail address. Listings and links to participating museums’ and sponsors’ sites can be found at http://www.smithsonian.com/museumday.

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