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February 14, 2008
Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 17
HUNTINGTON MUSEUM OF ART’S TRAILS IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
TO BEGIN ITS THIRD AND FINAL PHASE ON FEBRUARY 18, 2008The Huntington Museum of Art is announcing the commencement of the third and final phase of its Trails Improvement Project. The first two phases were completed over past summers with the aid of AmeriCorps and other volunteers.
The third phase entails more substantial upgrades to the existing trails such as bridge replacements and improvements as well as increasing run-off control and safety factors. It will also involve moving the existing trailhead and completely redeveloping it.
The new trailhead will be located close to the McCoy Road entrance to the Museum and will involve a sensory butterfly garden, a quarter-mile long, accessible, sensory trail funded in part by the Teubert Foundation for the Blind and a new primitive trail connecting to the existing trails. The new garden will be named the Steelman Butterfly Garden in honor and memory of the family of Nada Steelman, a longtime volunteer, docent and supporter of the Museum, who is now deceased. The new primitive trail will be named the Dr. Raymond L. Busbee Connector. Dr. Busbee has been involved for many years as a volunteer for the Museum trails system.
The Steelman Butterfly Garden and the accessible, sensory trail are designed as a holistic mind/body experience for the visually and physically impaired. Upon completion the Museum trails will provide a safe, accessible natural environment for hikers, nature lovers, health enthusiasts, students and teachers and those with visual and physical impairments.
“The Museum has a strategic imperative to offer services and experiences to the entire population and we are especially pleased to be able to provide the accessible portions of this project to the public,” said Margaret Mary Layne, HMA Executive Director. “Plans for the Trails Improvement Project have been years in the making under the direction of Senator Bob Plymale, Chairman of the Museum’s Board Trails Committee, and the funding we have received is restricted for this specific purpose.”
HMA’s trails will be closed for these renovations by Hager Construction, which was awarded the bid on the project, starting Feb. 18, 2008. The existing trails will reopen as soon as the work on that section is completed. It is anticipated that the remaining work will be completed in May 2008.
This project includes funding from the Federal Highway Administration’s Recreational Trails Program administered by the West Virginia Department of Transportation, Division of Highways. Other support comes from the Teubert Foundation for the Blind, the Foundation for the Tri-State Community, Alcon Manufacturing, LTD, the Mansbach Foundation, the American Foundation for the Blind, In Memory of Othel Rogers by Mrs. Rose Marie Riter, Mrs. Nada Steelman, and the Estate of Lucile Martin. The Museum wishes to extend its heartfelt gratitude to all sponsors for this project. For more information on the nature trail systems at HMA, please call (304) 529-2701.
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February 11, 2008
Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 17
BLUETRANE TO PERFORM ON FEBRUARY 24
AT HUNTINGTON MUSEUM OF ARTIn honor of Black History Month, Bluetrane will present a jazz concert at 2 p.m. Sunday, February 24, at the Huntington Museum of Art’s Grace Rardin Doherty Auditorium as part of the ongoing Music at the Museum series. Admission to the concert is free.
Bluetrane’s personnel include the following Marshall University faculty members: Saxophonist Ed Bingham, Director of Jazz Studies; Trumpeter Martin Saunders, Director of Combos; Mike Stroeher, Teacher of Trombone and Music Education; Sean Parsons, Teacher of Jazz Piano and instructor of improvisation, history and theory; Mark Zanter, Bass and guitar, head of Theory and Composition at Marshall; and Steve Hall, Teacher of Percussion and director of the Percussion Ensemble and the African Drumming and Dance ensemble.
The program on February 24 will feature compositions from Bluetrane’s first CD “Things I’ve Herd” (contemporary pieces written and arranged by group members) and standard tunes from the “American Songbook.”The Music at the Museum Series was founded in 2000 by the efforts of the Huntington Museum of Art, Janet Ensign Bromley, and the Marshall University Department of Music.
For more information on events at HMA, visit www.hmoa.org or call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.
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January 29, 2008
Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 17
“AMERICAN MUSICAL IMPRESSIONISM” PERFORMANCE
SCHEDULED FOR FEB. 10, 2008, AT HUNTINGTON MUSEUM OF ARTAn “American Musical Impressionism” Performance with Dr. Vicki Stroeher of Marshall University, will take place at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, in the Huntington Museum of Art’s Grace Rardin Doherty Auditorium. Admission is free.
Dr. Stroeher is Assistant Professor of Music History & Theory at MU and Coordinator of the Music History & Literature area. She will lead the audience during a musical presentation on “American Musical Impressionism” in conjunction with HMA’s showing of Painting the Beautiful: American Impressionist Paintings from the James Michener Museum of Art.
Dr. Stroeher’s presentation will be punctuated with recorded musical examples and live music by her MU colleagues. Dr. Stroeher earned her Ph.D. in Musicology with secondary specialization in theory from the University of North Texas in 1994. Dr. Stroeher is currently the Allegheny Chapter representative to the American Musicological Society Council. From 2005 to 2007 she served as its president.
At the heart of the issue of American Musical Impressionism is whether it is truly an American style, having been cultivated by composers who had turned toward Europe for their model. This lecture presentation will explore how musical Impressionism manifested itself in America and how it was received by the audiences of its day, searching for an answer to the question of how a style borrowed from Europe becomes American.
Painting the Beautiful: American Impressionist Paintings from the Michener Art Museum Collection features works by Edward Redfield, John Folinsbee and George Sotter, among other Pennsylvania Impressionist painters, and continues at HMA through March 16, 2008.
This exhibit is generously sponsored by the West Virginia Commission on the Arts, Cabell Huntington Hospital, St. Mary’s Medical Center, Exhibits USA, Richardson’s Printing Corporation, Huntington Mall Complex, and The Earl and Nancy Heiner Donor Advised Fund of the Foundation for the Tri-State Community, Inc. This exhibit is a program of Exhibits USA, a national division of Mid-America Arts Alliance and The National Endowment for the Arts. An exhibition organized by the James A. Michener Art Museum and toured by Exhibits USA.HMA is fully accessible.
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January 29, 2008
Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 17
THE HUNTINGTON MUSEUM OF ART
TAKING REGISTRATIONS FOR CLASSESRegistration 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. 21. HMA is fully accessible.
Here is the class schedule:
Figurative Sculpture
Tuesdays, March 11- May 13 (10 sessions)
Instructor: Carter Seaton
7-9 p.m.
Studio 4
$100 Members; $120 Non-MembersIntroduction to Mold Making and Casting
Wednesdays, March 19- May 7 (8 sessions)
Instructor: Mark Earnhart
6:30-9 p.m.
Studio 2
$110 Members (materials fee included); $135 Non-Members (materials fee included)Watercolor
Wednesdays, March 19 – May 7 (8 sessions)
10 a.m.- 1 p.m.
Instructor: Lisa Walden
Studio 2
$120 Members; $150 Non-MembersWatercolor
Thursdays, March 20 –May 8 (8 sessions)
7-10 p.m.
Instructor: Lisa Walden
Studio 2
$120 Members; $150 Non-MembersIntroduction to Printmaking
Wednesdays, February 20 – April 9 (8 sessions)
6:30-8:30 p.m.
Instructor: Andrea Anderson
Studio 5
$85 Members; $110 Non MembersTraditional Darkroom Photography & Experimentation
Wednesdays, January 30 – March 19 (8 sessions)
Instructor: Larry Rees
6:30-8:30 p.m.
Studio 3
$90 Members; $110 Non-MembersBeading Tips and Finishing Techniques
Saturdays, February 23-March 15 (4 sessions)
Instructor: Susan Shields
10 a.m.- Noon
Studio 2
$55 Members; $75 Non-Members
Additional $15 supply feeFigure Drawing
Mondays, February 18 – April 7 (8 sessions)
6-9 p.m.
Instructor: Andrea Anderson
Studio 1
$110 Members; $130 Non-Members
Includes Model FeeHand Building and Wheel Throwing for Adults
Mondays, January 14 –March 31 (12 sessions)
6-8 p.m.
Instructor: Kathleen Kneafsey
Studio 4
$125 Members; $150 Non-MembersOpen Studio Night
Wednesdays, January 16- April 2 (12 sessions)
6-8 p.m.
Monitor: Kathleen Kneafsey
Studio 4
$10 Per Evening
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January 17, 2008
Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 17
PAINTING THE BEAUTIFUL: AMERICAN IMPRESSIONIST PAINTINGS
FROM THE MICHENER ART MUSEUM COLLECTION TO BEGIN
RUN AT HUNTINGTON MUSEUM OF ART ON JANUARY 27, 2008The Huntington Museum of Art will host 25 American Impressionist paintings from the James A. Michener Art Museum beginning Jan. 27 and continuing through March 16, 2008.
Painting the Beautiful: American Impressionist Paintings from the Michener Art Museum Collection features works by Daniel Garber, Edward Redfield, John Folinsbee and George Sotter, among other Pennsylvania Impressionist painters.
An opening presentation by Brian H. Peterson, senior curator of the James A. Michener Art Museum, begins at 2 p.m. Sunday, January 27, during a combined opening for this exhibit and Blenko: West Virginia’s Gift to the World. A reception follows.
Painting the Beautiful: American Impressionist Paintings from the Michener Art Museum Collection originates from the James A. Michener Art Museum in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Thanks to a recent major gift of 60 works from a prominent collector, the Michener holds the world’s most extensive public collection of Pennsylvania Impressionist paintings. The artworks are accompanied by the major publication Pennsylvania Impressionism, co-published by the Michener Museum and the University of Pennsylvania Press. The book is edited and principally authored by the curator, Brian H. Peterson, who has more than 20 years of experience as a curator, critic, artist, and arts administrator in the Philadelphia area.
This exhibit is generously sponsored by the West Virginia Commission on the Arts, Cabell Huntington Hospital, St. Mary’s Medical Center, Exhibits USA, Richardson’s Printing Corporation, Huntington Mall Complex, and The Earl and Nancy Heiner Donor Advised Fund of the Foundation for the Tri-State Community, Inc. This exhibit is a program of Exhibits USA, a national division of Mid-America Arts Alliance and The National Endowment for the Arts.An exhibition organized by the James A. Michener Art Museum and toured by Exhibits USA.
HMA is fully accessible.
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January 17, 2008
Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 17
BLENKO: WEST VIRGINIA’S GIFT TO THE WORLD
COMES TO HUNTINGTON MUSEUM OF ARTIn memory of glass designer Winslow G. Anderson, more than 100 pieces of Blenko glass go on display on Jan. 27 at the Huntington Museum of Art in an exhibit titled Blenko: West Virginia’s Gift to the World.
A combined opening reception for this exhibit and Painting the Beautiful: American Impressionist Paintings from the Michener Art Museum Collection begins at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 27. A reception follows and a door prize of a Blenko vase valued at $2,500 and donated by Richard Blenko will be given away to someone in attendance.
Blenko: West Virginia’s Gift to the World continues on view at HMA through May 4, 2008. Organized by the West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Blenko: West Virginia’s Gift to the World features glass from the collections of the West Virginia State Museum, the Huntington Museum of Art, the Blenko Factory collection, and private collections. This exhibit is traveling around the state and has already been to the Cultural Center in Charleston.
Fourth generation owner, Richard Blenko, along with Charles Morris, Director of Collections and Exhibitions at the West Virginia State Museum, curated the exhibit by selecting museum pieces for the exhibition so as to represent significant periods in the company’s history. The works range from the 1930s to the current day and include almost 20 pieces by designer Winslow Anderson, who worked at Blenko from 1947 to 1953. Other pieces include a tangerine vase by designer Joel Philip Myers, ruby glass for the Washington Cathedral, several West Virginia Statehood bowls, a Ronald Reagan Inaugural dinner vase and the Country Music Association annual award for which Blenko is the sole producer.
West Virginia Commissioner of Culture and History Randall Reid-Smith conceived the idea of traveling the exhibition to various venues throughout the state. “Blenko is one of the last remaining major glass producers so we want to honor their magnificent contribution,” he said.
Support for presenting Blenko: West Virginia’s Gift to the World at the Huntington Museum of Art comes from the West Virginia Division of Culture and History/West Virginia Commission on the Arts, Cabell Huntington Hospital, Glass Club of Huntington, the Huntington Mall Complex, an Anonymous Donor, Susann Apgar, Carolyn Bagby, Jim & Kim Becker, Rick & Marty Blenko, Steve & Nancy Canterbury, Ann Conjura & Rodger Blake, Jack Bourdelais, Ken Devlin & Jackie Hersman, Betsy Gerber, Lisa & Michael Krasnow, Bob & Poochie Myers, Dan & Kathy O’Hanlon, Rick Pulcrano, The Purple Moon, Dave Revell & Lynda Holup, Dr. John A. Sazy, John Walden, and The Earl and Nancy Heiner Donor Advised Fund of the Foundation for the Tri-State Community, Inc.
HMA is fully accessible.
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Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 17
HUNTINGTON MUSEUM OF ART MUSEUM BALL TO TAKE PLACE ON JANUARY 19, 2008, WITH "UNA SERATA ITALIANA" THEME
The Huntington Museum of Art's "Una Serata Italiana" Museum Ball begins at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 19, 2008, and continues until midnight.
The Huntington Museum of Art will be beautifully decorated for "An Italian Evening." The event will take place inside the Museum.
The cocktail reception and high-end auction begin at 6:30 p.m. Sumptuous food stations by Wellington's of Scarlet Oaks will open at 7:30 p.m. Dancing to the music of Big Planet Soul begins at 9 p.m.
This year's high-end auction will feature wine, trips and luxury items.
Chairman for the 2008 Museum Ball is Katrina Mailloux and co-chair is Deborah Conaty. 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 goes toward general operating expenses. Guest tickets are $200 per person and Patron tickets are $250 per person. For more information or to reserve seats or corporate tables, contact Sandy Stone at (304) 529-2701, Ext. 37. HMA is fully accessible.
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November 19, 2007
Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 17
VIDEO ARTIST MARY LUCIER SCHEDULED TO VISIT
HUNTINGTON MUSEUM OF ART AS GROPIUS ARTIST
The Huntington Museum of Art will welcome video art pioneer Mary Lucier as the third of three Walter Gropius Master Artists for Fall 2007.
"Floodsongs," a large-scale, multi-channel environmental installation by Mary Lucier, continues through Jan. 13, 2008, at HMA. Lucier will speak about her work at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 29. Admission is free to the lecture and a reception follows. Lucier will also conduct a three-day workshop from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 30-Dec. 2 titled "The Poetic Forms of Video Art." The workshop is full.
Born in Bucyrus, Ohio, Lucier worked in a variety of media including sculpture, photography and performance before turning to video in 1973. Her work involves installations of image and sound, which are best described as "immerse environments."
"Floodsongs" was commissioned by the North Dakota Museum of Art after the 1997 Red River flood and fire in the town of Grand Forks, North Dakota. "Floodsongs" has been shown at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
Mary Lucier's "Floodsongs" is sponsored by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, the West Virginia Humanities Council, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Huntington Mall Complex, Best Buy, and the Walter Gropius Master Artists Series. "Floodsongs" is the fourth video exhibition in A Year of Video at HMA titled "Video: Beyond the Frame."
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. HMA is fully accessible.
For more information, call (304) 529-2701.
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Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 17
HUNTINGTON MUSEUM OF ART SET TO HOST
HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE ON DECEMBER 2, 2007;
MUSIC & DANCE GROUPS SLATED TO PERFORM
The Huntington Museum of Art offers its annual gift to the community with Holiday Open House from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, December 2, 2007. Admission is free, but visitors are encouraged to bring cans of food to benefit the Huntington Area Food Bank.
Holiday Open House features festive decorations, a visit from Santa, children's art activities, entertainment, and refreshments.
Here is the entertainment schedule: Sixteenth Street Baptist Church Mass Choir performs at 1 p.m.; B'Nai Sholom Choir at 1:30 p.m.; Cabell Midland Collegium Musicum at 2 p.m.; Arrival of Santa Claus at 2 p.m.; Excerpts from "The Nutcracker" by Huntington Dance Theatre at 2:30 p.m.; River Magic Chorus at 3 p.m.; and Huntington High School Chamber Choir at 3:30 p.m.
From 1 to 4 p.m., children's art activities will be presented in the Education Gallery.
The holiday tree at HMA will be decorated by the Huntington Council of Garden Clubs. HMA's volunteers are in charge of refreshments.
For more information, call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.
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October 11, 2007
Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 17
HUNTINGTON MUSEUM OF ART TO HOST
TRIP TO DAYTON ART INSTITUTE ON NOV. 9The Huntington Museum of Art's Fitzpatrick Society is hosting a motor coach day trip to the Dayton Art Institute on Nov. 9, 2007.
The motor coach will leave HMA's parking lot at 8 a.m. Nov. 9 and is scheduled to arrive in Dayton three and a half hours later. First stop is lunch in the Dayton Art Institute's Cafe Monet. After lunch, enjoy a tour through the exhibition THE ROMAN WORLD: Religions and Everyday Life, which includes more than 140 objects from everyday life and religious ritual, dating from the fifth century B.C.E. to the fifth century C.E. The artifacts include mosaics, sculptures, textiles, glass, jewelry and coins. At the heart of THE ROMAN WORLD is Tree of Paradise: Jewish Mosaics from the Roman Empire, an exhibition that broke attendance records when it debuted in Brooklyn, New York.
The collection of The Dayton Art Institute includes important Oceanic art, Asian art, and American fine and decorative art, and is rated as "superb in quality" by the American Association of Museums.
Cost for the trip is $50 per person for Fitzpatrick Society Members; $60 per person for Museum members; and $70 per person for non-members. Cost includes transportation, snacks, lunch, and admission ticket.
Space is limited to 55 people. For further information or to sign up, please contact Jenine Culligan at (304) 529-2701, Ext. 26. Payment is due by Oct. 26, 2007, after which no refunds can be made unless your space can be filled.
HMA is fully accessible.
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October 10, 2007
Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 17
CERAMIC ARTIST MICHAEL CONNELLY SLATED TO VISIT
HUNTINGTON MUSEUM OF ART AS GROPIUS ARTIST IN OCTOBERThe Huntington Museum of Art will welcome ceramic artist Michael Connelly in October as the second of three Walter Gropius Master Artists for Fall 2007.
An exhibit of Connelly's work continues through Nov. 4 at HMA. Connelly will speak about his work at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18. Admission is free to the lecture and a reception follows. Connelly will also conduct a three-day workshop from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 19-21 titled "Lidded Vessels." For workshop fees, call (304) 529-2701.
Connelly is a studio potter in Philadelphia, as well as the head of Ceramics at Montgomery College.
He received his M.F.A from Alfred University. He has taught and presented lectures and workshops at various venues nationally and internationally, including classes at Alfred University, Haystack School for Crafts, Alberta College of Art and Design, Archie Bray Foundation and Penland School of Crafts.
His utilitarian pottery is in the permanent collections of the China Yaoware Museum, the Schein-Joseph International Museum of Ceramic Art and Asheville Art Museum.
The Fall 2007 Walter Gropius Master Artist Series continues with video artist Mary Lucier visiting HMA in late November and early December.
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. HMA is fully accessible. For more information, call (304) 529-2701.
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October 2, 2007
Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 17
CHAMBER MUSIC FOR WINDS AND PIANO CONCERT
TAKES PLACE OCT. 14 AT HUNTINGTON MUSEUM OF ARTThe Music at the Museum Series presents a concert of Chamber Music for Winds and Piano at 2 p.m. Oct. 14 at the Huntington Museum of Art's Grace Rardin Doherty Auditorium. Admission is free.
Musicians featured include Donald Williams, clarinet; Stephen Lawson, French horn; Yesim Dikener, piano; and Kay Lawson, bassoon.
The concert will spotlight three distinctly different style periods - Late Classic, Romantic, and Twentieth Century Modern.
The concert will include "Concert-Trio" by late 18th century composer Bernard Crusell; "Suite No. 2" for clarinet, bassoon and piano by 20th century American composer Alec Wilder; and "Trio, Opus 274" by Carl Reinecke for piano, clarinet and horn.
All four musicians performing in the Oct. 14 concert at HMA are colleagues from the Marshall University Department of Music and members of the Huntington Symphony Orchestra. Williams is the Music Artist in Residence at HMA.
For more information on events at HMA, call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.
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September 24, 2007
Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 17
HUNTINGTON MUSEUM OF ART TO OPEN EXHIBIT
FEATURING ARTWORK FROM REGIONAL COLLECTORSThe Huntington Museum of Art will unveil an exhibit of artwork borrowed from collectors in the Tri-State region during a special opening reception from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 28.
HMA's Fitzpatrick Society will host the reception, which is free to the public. The exhibit of artwork from regional collectors is titled Passionate Gatherings/Private Worlds: Works from Tri-State Collections, which will remain on view through Dec. 30, 2007.
Passionate Gatherings/Private Worlds: Works from Tri-State Collections will feature artwork ranging from ancient to contemporary. A few examples of the works to be on display include milk glass, Blenko glass, and cameo glass; British silver of the 17th and 18th century; a spoon by American patriot and silversmith Paul Revere; four etchings by James McNeil Whistler; academic paintings by Cincinnati School artists John Twachtman, James Hopkins, and Elizabeth Nourse; photographs by Tico Herrera and John Caperton; African masks and sculpture; contemporary paintings by Kathleen Norris, Felize Sharpe, and Jason Chengrian; and works by Abstract Expressionist artists Norman Bluhm, John Grillo, and Mary Abbott.
Passionate Gatherings/Private Worlds: Works from Tri-State Collections will truly offer something for everyone as does The Collection of Alex E. Booth, Jr., which will also be celebrated during the opening reception on Sept. 28. This exhibit, which features works by John Singer Sargent, George Wesley Bellows, and Georges Braque, among others, continues through Jan. 13, 2008.
Passionate Gatherings/Private Worlds: Works from Tri-State Collections is sponsored by Cabell Huntington Hospital, HMA's Fitzpatrick Society, The Katherine & Herman Pugh Exhibitions Endowment, and the Huntington Mall Complex.
Admission to HMA is $5 per person or $18 for a family of four or more. Admission is free on Tuesdays, to Museum Members and school tours. For more information on events at HMA, call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.
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September 10, 2007
Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 17
HUNTINGTON MUSEUM OF ART TO INCREASE
ADMISSION FEE BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 12;
TUESDAYS WILL REMAIN FREE TO PUBLICThe Huntington Museum of Art is increasing its general admission fee to $5 per person or $18 for a family of four or more beginning Sept. 12, 2007.
With the exception of the two-month run of Life as a Legend: Marilyn Monroe, general admission at HMA has been $3 per person or $10 for a family of four or more since July 1, 2004.
Admission will remain free to Museum Members and school and day-care tour groups. Admission will remain free on Tuesdays when HMA is open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Guests of members of the President's Club will also be admitted free of charge.
Also, admission remains free to many programs and events at HMA, including the opening reception from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 28, for The Alex E. Booth, Jr., Collection and Passionate Gatherings/Private Worlds: Works from Tri-State Collections.
Anyone with questions about the admission fee is encouraged to call HMA at (304) 529-2701 for more information. HMA is fully accessible. Life as a Legend: Marilyn Monroe is curated by Artoma, Hamburg, Germany; and toured by International Arts & Artists, Washington, D.C.
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September 10, 2007
Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 17
LIFE AS A LEGEND: MARILYN MONROE EXHIBIT CONCLUDES
AT HUNTINGTON MUSEUM OF ART; DRAWS 6,816 VISITORSIn less than two months, the Life as a Legend: Marilyn Monroe exhibit at the Huntington Museum of Art attracted 6,816 visitors.
The exhibit of more than 200 paintings, prints, and photographs of Marilyn Monroe opened with a Preview Party on July 13 and wrapped up its run at HMA on Sept. 9. The exhibit is scheduled to appear in eight U.S. venues with its next stop in Sioux City, Iowa.
From pin-ups and on-set photographs to pop art and contemporary paintings, Life as a Legend: Marilyn Monroe explores the many sides of one of America's most famous and intriguing cultural icons. Artists whose work is included in the exhibit include Andy Warhol, Douglass Kirkland, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Bernard of Hollywood, Sam Shaw, Bert Stern, Eve Arnold, Antonio de Felipe, and Volker Hildebrand.
This exhibit is curated by Artoma, Hamburg, Germany; and circulated by International Arts & Artists, Washington, D.C.
Local support for the exhibit came from Macy's, the Huntington Mall Complex, T.K. Dodrill Jewelers, The Lazare Diamond®, and the West Virginia Division of Culture and History/West Virginia Commission on the Arts. For more information on events at HMA, call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.
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September 10, 2007
Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 17
HUNTINGTON MUSEUM OF ART TO HOST PORTRAITIST
DIANE EDISON AS WALTER GROPIUS MASTER ARTISTThe Huntington Museum of Art will welcome portraitist Diane Edison in September as the first of three Walter Gropius Master Artists for Fall 2007.
An exhibit of Edison's work titled Black and White: Diane Edison will open Sept. 15 and continue through Nov. 11 at HMA. Edison will speak about her work at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20. Admission is free to the lecture and a reception follows. Edison will also conduct a three-day workshop from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 21-23 titled "The Inward and Outward Gaze: Creating a Self-Portrait." For workshop fees, call (304) 529-2701.
Born in Piscataway, New Jersey, in 1949, Diane Edison currently works as a Professor of Painting and Drawing at the University of Georgia's Lamar Dodd School of Art. Edison earned a BFA degree from the School of Visual Arts in New York, studied at the renowned Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Maine, and received her Master of Fine Arts degree in painting from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia in 1986. Her work has been included in numerous solo exhibitions at venues including Georgia's Columbus Museum and the Nexus Contemporary Art Center and has been exhibited in more than 70 group exhibitions at such institutions as Forum Gallery in New York, the Southeast Center for Contemporary Art in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles. Permanent collections that hold Edison's work include Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, Georgia, the Leeway Foundation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the Arkansas Arts Center Foundation Collection in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Diane Edison is represented by George Adams Gallery in New York. Black and White: Diane Edison was organized by George Adams Gallery, where it was exhibited before traveling to the Greenville County Museum of Art in South Carolina, and to HMA.
The Fall 2007 Walter Gropius Master Artist Series continues with ceramic artist Michael Connelly visiting HMA in October and video artist Mary Lucier visiting HMA in late November and early December.
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. HMA is fully accessible. For more information, call (304) 529-2701.
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September 6, 2007
Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 17
HUNTINGTON MUSEUM OF ART TO OFFER
A VARIETY OF ART CLASSES THIS FALLRegistration is under way for several art classes being offered this fall at the Huntington Museum of Art. To register for a class, contact Brad Boston in HMA's Education Department at (304) 529-2701, Ext. 17. HMA is fully accessible.
Here are the classes being offered:
Watercolor
Wednesdays, September 26 - November 14 (8 sessions)
10 a.m-1 p.m. in Studio 2
Instructor: Lisa Walden
$120 Members; $150 Non-MembersWatercolor
Thursdays, September 27 -November 15 (8 sessions)
7-10 p.m. in Studio 2
Instructor: Lisa Walden
$120 Members; $150 Non-MembersIntroduction to Printmaking
Wednesdays, September 12- October 31 (8 sessions)
6:30-8:30 p.m. in Studio 5
Instructor: Andrea Anderson
$85 Members; $110 Non MembersTraditional Darkroom Photography & Experimentation
Tuesdays, September 18- November 6 (8 sessions)
6:30-8:30 p.m. in Studio 3
Instructor: Larry Rees
$90 Members; $110 Non-MembersMixed Media and Collage
Instructor: Jordan Sheils
Thursdays, September 27 - November 1 (6 sessions)
6-8 p.m. in Studio 5
$70 Members; $95 Non-MembersTotally Tubular and R.A.W. Beading
Saturdays, September 29 - October 20 (4 sessions)
10 a.m.-Noon in Studio 2
Instructor: Susan Shields
$55 Members; $75 Non-MembersFigure Drawing
Mondays, September 10- October 29 (8 sessions)
6-9 p.m. in Studio 1
Instructor: Andrea Anderson
$110 Members; $130 Non-Members
Includes Model FeeHand Building and Wheel Throwing for Adults
Mondays, September 10- November 26 (12 sessions)
6-8 p.m. in Studio 4
Instructor: Kathleen Kneafsey
$125 Members; $150 Non-MembersBeaded Socks!
Mondays, September 24-October 15 (4 sessions)
6-8 p.m. in Studio 2
Instructor: Joyce Clark
$45 Members; $65 Non-Members
Additional $35 for supplies.Open Studio Night
Wednesdays, September 12- November 28 (12 sessions)
6-8 p.m. in Studio 4
Monitor: Kathleen Kneafsey
$10 Per Evening
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Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701
HUNTINGTON MUSEUM OF ART OPENS
DOORS IN SEARCH OF VOLUNTEERSThe Huntington Museum of Art invites art-loving volunteers to an Open House
on Tuesday, September 11, at 6 p.m.The Museum is searching for volunteer guides to lead groups on artistic
adventures by serving as docents during the school year. Both art and nature
volunteer docents are needed. Docents work with HMA’s Education Department
and receive training on each exhibit on Mondays. HMA’s nature docents will
meet on Tuesdays during September and October.Those interested in attending the informational Open House should call HMA’s
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August 17, 2007
Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 17
HUNTINGTON MUSEUM OF ART TO HOST
TRIP TO CHICAGO FROM OCT. 11-14, 2007The Huntington Museum of Art is hosting a three-night, two-day motor coach trip to Chicago from Oct. 11-14, 2007.
The trip includes door-to-door transportation to the Merchandise Mart Fall International Antiques Fair; a tour of The Art Institute of Chicago; and an Architecture River Cruise - leaving ample time in the evening for theatre, concerts, shopping, dining, or relaxing back at the Hilton Chicago Hotel.
Cost is $500 per person for Fitzpatrick Society Members; $600 per person for Museum Members; and $700 per person for non-museum members (all double occupancy rates). Cost includes: round-trip transportation; snacks and lunch en route and door-to-door transportation within Chicago to sites on the itinerary; three nights in Chicago at the Hilton Chicago (double occupancy ); admission ticket to Merchandise Mart International Antique Show; admission and tour of the Art Institute of Chicago; ticket for Architecture River Cruise; and the services of two escorts from the Huntington Museum of Art. All meals while in Chicago, and personal items such as telephone calls, laundry, and alcoholic beverages are not included in the cost.
Space is limited to 50 people. For further information, daily itinerary and to sign up, please contact Jenine Culligan at (304) 529-2701, Ext. 26. Payment is due by September 24, 2007, after which, no refunds can be made unless your space can be filled.
HMA is fully accessible.
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July 25, 2007
Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 17
SATURDAY KIDSART AT HUNTINGTON MUSEUM OF ART
TO FEATURE BIRDHOUSE PROJECT ON JULY 28, 2007Representatives from the American Institute of Architects will be visiting Saturday KidsArt at the Huntington Museum of Art from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 28, for a birdhouse project.
Saturday KidsArt takes place each week from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Huntington Museum of Art in the Children's Education Gallery. Admission is free thanks to the sponsorship of Heiner's.
KidsArt offers children in kindergarten through fifth grade a different art activity each week with supervision and guidance by art instructors. Younger children are welcome to attend if accompanied by a parent or guardian.
For more information about events at HMA, call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.
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July 24, 2007
Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 17
MACY'S PRESENTS "HILLTOP: BOOKS ONLY"
ON AUG. 18 AND 19 AT HUNTINGTON MUSEUM OF ARTMacy's presents Hilltop: Books Only on Aug. 18 and 19, 2007, at the Huntington Museum of Art. Hilltop has moved from the weekend following Labor Day and has returned to its roots of being a used book sale.
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. 18, and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 19. 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.
Book lovers of all ages are bound to discover a number of items they want to take home with them at Hilltop: Books Only. Volunteers and HMA staff members sort and arrange the 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 music cassettes, records, and CDs.
As a special offer on August 18 and 19 during Hilltop: Books Only, the Huntington Museum of Art will waive admission fees to the blockbuster exhibit Life as a Legend: Marilyn Monroe courtesy of Macy's. Life as a Legend: Marilyn Monroe is curated by Artoma, Hamburg, Germany; and toured by International Arts & Artists, Washington, D.C.
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 for you by calling (304) 529-2701.
HMA would like to acknowledge longtime Hilltop friends: Macy's, The Herald-Dispatch, WSAZ NewsChannel 3, Kindred Communications and West Virginia Division of Culture and History/West Virginia Commission on the Arts.
For more information on events at HMA, call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.
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July 24, 2007
Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 17
LIFE AS A LEGEND: MARILYN MONROE EXHIBIT CONTINUES
AT HUNTINGTON MUSEUM OF ART THROUGH SEPT. 9More than 1,300 people have visited the Huntington Museum of Art since July 13 to see Life as a Legend: Marilyn Monroe.
The exhibit of more than 200 paintings, prints, and photographs of Marilyn Monroe continues at HMA through Sept. 9. The exhibit is scheduled to appear in eight U.S. venues.
From pin-ups and on-set photographs to pop art and contemporary paintings, Life as a Legend: Marilyn Monroe explores the many sides of one of America's most famous and intriguing cultural icons. Artists whose work is included in the exhibit include Andy Warhol, Douglass Kirkland, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Bernard of Hollywood, Sam Shaw, Bert Stern, Eve Arnold, Antonio de Felipe, and Volker Hildebrand.
Life as a Legend: Marilyn Monroe has a mature theme. Admission to HMA during the run of the exhibit is $8 per person or $25 for a family of four or more. Admission is free on Tuesdays and to Museum members.
This exhibit is curated by Artoma, Hamburg, Germany; and circulated by International Arts & Artists, Washington, D.C. HMA is fully accessible.
Local support for the exhibit comes from Macy's, the Huntington Mall Complex, T.K. Dodrill Jewelers, The Lazare Diamond®, and the West Virginia Division of Culture and History/West Virginia Commission on the Arts. For more information on events at HMA, call (304) 529-2701.
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June 29, 2007
Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 17
LIFE AS A LEGEND: MARILYN MONROE EXHIBIT COMING
TO HUNTINGTON MUSEUM OF ART FROM JULY 14-SEPT. 9
This one-of-a-kind Million Dollar Ice Cream Cone art object, created by Lazare Kaplan International and Bruster's Real Ice Cream, has a retail value of $1 million and is for sale. The art object will be on view at HMA from 7 to 9 p.m. July 13, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 14, and noon to 5 p.m. July 15. More than 200 paintings, prints, and photographs of Marilyn Monroe come to the Huntington Museum of Art when Life as a Legend: Marilyn Monroe opens on July 14. The exhibit, which is scheduled to appear in eight U.S. venues, continues at HMA through Sept. 9.
On opening day, July 14, three Marilyn Monroe movies will be shown at no additional charge in HMA's Grace Rardin Doherty Auditorium. "The Seven Year Itch" runs at 11 a.m. "Some Like It Hot" will be shown at 1 p.m. And "The Misfits" will hit the screen at 3 p.m. Admission on opening day is $8 per person.
A Preview Party presented by T.K. Dodrill Jewelers and The Lazare Diamond® on July 13 from 7 to 9 p.m. is a fund-raiser to help partially cover the expense of bringing the exhibit to Huntington. Tickets to the Preview Party, which features Broadway star Beth McVey giving her impersonation of Marilyn Monroe, are $125 per person. Call (304) 529-2701.
A Million Dollar Ice Cream Cone art object created by Lazare Kaplan International and Bruster's Real Ice Cream will be on display at HMA during the July 13 Preview Party, and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 14, and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, July 15. This one-of-a-kind diamond cone art object has a retail value of $1 million and is for sale. Even after the Million Dollar Ice Cream Cone leaves, a diamond display will remain on view for a limited time courtesy of T.K. Dodrill Jewelers and The Lazare Diamond®.
From pin-ups and on-set photographs to pop art and contemporary paintings, Life as a Legend: Marilyn Monroe explores the many sides of one of America's most famous and intriguing cultural icons. Artists whose work is included in the exhibit include Andy Warhol, Douglass Kirkland, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Bernard of Hollywood, Sam Shaw, Bert Stern, Eve Arnold, Antonio de Felipe, and Volker Hildebrand.
Life as a Legend: Marilyn Monroe has a mature theme. Admission to HMA during the run of the exhibit is $8 per person or $25 for a family of four or more. Admission is free on Tuesdays and to Museum members.
This exhibit is curated by Artoma, Hamburg, Germany; and circulated by International Arts & Artists, Washington, D.C. HMA is fully accessible.
Local support for the exhibit comes from the Huntington Mall Complex, T.K. Dodrill Jewelers and The Lazare Diamond®. For more information on events at HMA, call (304) 529-2701.
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June 26, 2007
Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 17
LAST DAY FOR VIEWERS TO SEE EXHIBITION 280
IS JULY 1 AT HUNTINGTON MUSEUM OF ARTExhibition 280, a regional, juried exhibit, is ending its run at the Huntington Museum of Art on Sunday, July 1, and features 130 works by 93 artists from West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.
The exhibit went on view April 21 and more than 400 people attended the opening reception on May 5.
Exhibition 280 first began in 1953 and has provided regional artists with a consistent venue for having their artwork exhibited in a professional setting. The exhibit began small, with the eligibility reaching out to artists living in an 80-mile radius of Huntington, then went to 180-mile radius, then 280, alternating years presenting “on-the-wall” (2-dimensional) works, and “off-the-wall” (3-dimensional) works. Since 2003, the exhibition is open to all media and all artists who are older than 18 and live in West Virginia and the states that border it.
Jurors for Exhibition 280 were David Butler, the Executive Director of the Knoxville Museum of Art; Mark Masuoka, Executive Director and Chief Curator at the Bemis Center, Omaha, Nebraska; and Michael Rush, author of New Media in Late 20th-Century Art and Video Art, and Director of the Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University.
Exhibition 280 is generously sponsored by The Art Store, Cabell Huntington Hospital, Guyan International, Huntington Mall Complex, National Endowment for the Arts, Pendleton Art Center, Dr. and Mrs. Nazem Abraham, Charles and Pamela Bowen, Elizabeth Caldwell, Philip E. Cline, Mr. and Mrs. Lake and Louise Polan, III, Matthew W. Smith, Drs. Joseph B. and Omayma Touma in Memory of Dr. Marion C. Korstanje, Mrs. Sydney V. Turnbull, and the West Virginia Division of Culture and History/West Virginia Commission on the Arts.
For more information, call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.
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June 12, 2007
Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 17
SUMMER CAMP REGISTRATION UNDER WAY
AT HUNTINGTON MUSEUM OF ARTThe Huntington Museum of Art continues to take registrations for summer camps. Each camp runs Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Extended morning hour from 8 to 9 a.m. and extended afternoon hours from 3 to 5 p.m. are available at additional charges.
Art Camp Week I for fourth and fifth grades is offered July 9-13. Cost is $100 for Members and $120 for non-Members.
Art Camp Week II for fourth and fifth grades is offered July 16-20. Cost is $100 for Members and $120 for non-Members.
The two-week Middle School/High School Clay Camp is offered June 18-22 and June 25-29. Cost for this two-week camp is $200 for Museum Members and $240 for non-Members.
Theater Camp for students in fourth through seventh grades is offered July 9-13. Cost is $100 for Members and $120 for non-Members.
Theater Camp for students in eighth through twelfth grades is offered July 30-Aug. 3. Cost is $100 for Members and $120 for non-Members.
Nature Camp for students in third through sixth grades is offered July 30-Aug. 3. Cost is $100 for Members and $120 for non-Members.
To register for a camp, call HMA’s Education Department at (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.
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June 1, 2007
Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 17
JEAN EDWARD SMITH TO GIVE TALK AND SIGN COPIES
OF "FDR" AT HUNTINGTON MUSEUM OF ART ON JUNE 5
Jean Edward Smith, author and John Marshall Professor of Political Science at Marshall University, will present a lecture on "FDR," his latest book on Tuesday, June 5, at 7 p.m. at the Huntington Museum of Art. A reception and book signing will follow. Admission is free and everyone is welcome.
Copies of "FDR," which is a Random House Hardcover book, will be available for sale in The Museum Shop.
Smith, who was a Pulitzer finalist in 2002 for his book "Grant," has written a comprehensive biography of Franklin Delano Roosevelt detailing his birth in 1882 and continuing to his death in Warm Springs, Georgia, in 1945. Other topics and events covered in the book include Pearl Harbor, wartime conferences with Churchill and Stalin, the president's health, The New Deal, the legislative reforms of the Hundred Days, and the confidence that Roosevelt brought to the nation.
Smith has written a dozen books, including biographies of Chief Justice John Marshall and General Lucius D. Clay. Smith is a graduate of Princeton and Columbia universities and taught at the University of Toronto for 35 years. He joined the faculty at Marshall University in 1999 and divides his time between Huntington and Berlin.
For more information on events at HMA, call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.
May 29, 2007
Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 17
TICKETS GO ON SALE JUNE 1 FOR PREVIEW PARTY
FOR LIFE AS A LEGEND: MARILYN MONROE AT HMATickets for the July 13 Preview Party for Life as a Legend: Marilyn Monroe will go on sale at the Huntington Museum of Art at 9 a.m. Friday, June 1, which was Monroe’s birthday.
Only 200 tickets at $125 each are available and will be sold on a first-call, first-sold basis. The tickets will only be sold on weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Huntington Museum of Art in person or by calling (304) 529-2701. Cash, check, and most major credit card orders will be accepted.
The July 13 Preview Party from 7 to 9 p.m. will feature Broadway star Beth McVey giving her own impersonation of Marilyn Monroe, music by the Scott Milam Quartet and HMA Musical Artist in Residence Don Williams, and champagne and hors d’oeuvres. The Preview Party, which is a red carpet affair, will give 200 people bragging rights as the first to see the blockbuster exhibit at the Huntington Museum of Art.
Funds raised for the Preview Party, which is black tie optional, will help HMA partially fund the cost of Life as a Legend: Marilyn Monroe, which will be at HMA from July 14 through September 9. The exhibit is curated by Artoma, Hamburg, Germany; and toured by International Arts & Artists, Washington, D.C.
For more information on events at HMA, visit www.hmoa.org or call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.
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May 16, 2007
Contact: Chris Hatten, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 23
AUTHOR TO SIGN COPIES OF NEW BOOK
AT HUNTINGTON MUSEUM OF ARTLongtime Marshall University faculty member and glass collector Dorothy Daugherty will sign copies of her new book Celery Vases: Art Glass, Pattern Glass, and Cut Glass (Schiffer Publishing, 2007) at the Huntington Museum of Art Library on Sunday, May 20, at 2 p.m.
Daugherty will also present a brief program on glass celery vases and her collecting experiences.
Books are available for purchase at the Museum Shop, and the public is invited to attend the event. For more information, call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.
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May 14, 2007
Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 17
“AN AFTERNOON WITH THE MUSIC OF PAUL WHEAR”
SET FOR MAY 20, 2007, AT HUNTINGTON MUSEUM OF ARTThe Huntington Museum of Art has scheduled “An Afternoon with the Music of Paul Whear” concert for Sunday, May 20, at 2 p.m. in HMA’s Grace Rardin Doherty Auditorium. Admission is free.
The concert focuses on the music of Paul Whear and his recent election to the Library of Congress and is the second in a series at HMA to present the music of West Virginia composers.
It will include the first performance of a new work, “A Proverb” written for the Huntington-based choral group, RENAISSANCE, a 20-piece voice ensemble that performs throughout the year across the community.
The Kingsbury Woodwind Quintet from the Music Department at Marshall University will play a multi-movement work by Paul and will join RENAISSANCE in a work for Chorus and woodwinds. Music for string quartet by Paul Whear will be played by an ensemble headed by Dr. Reed Smith, principal violinist with The Huntington Symphony Orchestra and a professor of music at MU. The performance will also include a solo for unaccompanied cello played by Karen Becker.
RENAISSANCE will also perform “Love thou thy Land” from Paul Whear’s major
choral works, “The Chief Justice” written for the bicentennial year celebration of the founding of our country. This work was performed at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., in 1976. It remains one of Whear’s favorite pieces.The concert is being presented in conjunction with Exhibition 280, a regional, juried exhibit on view at HMA through July 1, 2007. Exhibition 280 is generously sponsored by The Art Store, Cabell Huntington Hospital, Guyan International, Huntington Mall Complex, National Endowment for the Arts, Pendleton Art Center, Dr. and Mrs. Nazem Abraham, Charles and Pamela Bowen, Elizabeth Caldwell, Philip E. Cline, Mr. and Mrs. Lake and Louise Polan, III, Matthew W. Smith, Drs. Joseph B. and Omayma Touma in Memory of Dr. Marion C. Korstanje, Mrs. Sydney V. Turnbull, and the West Virginia Division of Culture and History/West Virginia Commission on the Arts.
For more information on events at HMA, visit call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.
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May 10, 2007
Contact: John Gillispie/Megan Jude, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 17
HUNTINGTON MUSEUM OF ART TO HOST KAREN KUNC
FOR PRINTMAKING LECTURE, WORKSHOP, AND EXHIBIT
The Huntington Museum of Art is hosting printmaker Karen Kunc as a Walter Gropius Master Artist for a lecture, workshop, and exhibit of her work this May.
An exhibit of work by the artist goes on view May 17 and continues through July 1, 2007. Karen Kunc speaks about her work on Thursday, May 17, at 7 p.m. at HMA. A reception follows. Admission is free.
A three-day workshop titled “Color Woodcut Printmaking” with Karen Kunc will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, May 18, through Sunday, May 20. To register or for information on workshop fees, contact (304) 529-2701.
Karen Kunc received a Master of Fine Arts from Ohio State University in 1977 and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1975 from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. She is the Cather Professor of Art at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln, where she has taught since 1983. She has also exhibited both nationally and internationally and has taught numerous printmaking workshops around the world. Her woodblock and other prints have been in more than 100 exhibitions throughout the United States and Europe. Her work is in a number of important public collections including the Museum of Modern Art, New York City; National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.; and the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C. Her awards include the Nebraska 2000 Governor’s Arts Award, Artist of the Year, and a Fulbright Scholarship for research travel to Finland in 1996.
Kunc is the third of three visiting Walter Gropius Master Artists at HMA this spring. She follows ceramic artist Mike Vatalaro and illustrator Joseph A. Smith, who visited HMA in March. 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.
For more information on events at HMA, call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.
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May 9, 2007
Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 17
SATURDAY KIDSART AT HUNTINGTON MUSEUM OF ART
IS A FREE ACTIVITY EACH WEEK FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTSSaturday KidsArt takes place each week from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Huntington
Museum of Art in the Children’s Education Gallery. Admission is free thanks
to the sponsorship of Heiner’s.KidsArt offers children in kindergarten through fifth grade a different art activity each week with supervision and guidance by art instructors. Younger
children are welcome to attend if accompanied by a parent or guardian.For more information about events at HMA, call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.
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April 19, 2007
Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 17
HUNTINGTON MUSEUM OF ART TO OFFER
SUMMER ART CLASSES FOR ADULTSThe Huntington Museum of Art is offering summer art classes for adults and registration is under way.
Here are the three courses being offered:
Digital Photography & Computer Techniques on Wednesdays, June 6- June 27, (4 sessions), from 6:30-8:30 p.m. with instructor David Fattaleh in Studio 3. Cost is $65 for HMA Members and $80 for Non-Members. The photography and digital techniques class will consist of photography lectures on: Composition, Seeing the Light, People, Wildlife, and Macro Photography. Also, each class will learn and practice computer digital techniques using Adobe PhotoShop and Adobe Photo Elements. Four computers are provided and students are encouraged to bring their own laptop computers if desired.
Sculpting: Just When You Thought It Was Safe To Go Outside... on Wednesdays, June 6- July 25 (8 sessions), 6-8 p.m. in Studio 4. Cost is $95 for HMA Members and $120 for Non-Members. This class will push the limits of handbuilding to create large-scale sculpture for both indoors and out. Students will use clay specific to this application as well as explore various sculptural ceramic surfaces. This class is for beginners to advanced levels.
Hand Building and Wheel Throwing for Adults on Mondays, June 11- July 30, (8 sessions), 6-8 p.m. with instructor Kathleen Kneafsey in Studio 4. Cost is $95 for HMA Members and $120 for Non-Members. Participants will be 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.
To register for a class, call Brad Boston at 529-2701, Ext. 21. HMA is fully accessible.
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Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 17
EXHIBITION 280 GOES ON VIEW APRIL 21 AT HUNTINGTON MUSEUM OF ART;
OPENING RECEPTION AND VIDEO JAM SCHEDULED FOR MAY 5, 2007
x 48 inches.Exhibition 280, a regional, juried exhibit, returns to the Huntington Museum of Art on April 21 and features 130 works by 93 artists from West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.
The exhibit goes on view April 21 and continues through July 1, 2007. An opening reception for the exhibition is planned for Saturday, May 5, at 5:30 p.m. A Video Jam screening of video art takes place Saturday, May 5, at 2:30 p.m.
Exhibition 280 first began in 1953 and has provided regional artists with a consistent venue for having their artwork exhibited in a professional setting. The exhibit began small, with the eligibility reaching out to artists living in an 80-mile radius of Huntington, then went to 180-mile radius, then 280, alternating years presenting “on-the-wall” (2-dimensional) works, and “off-the-wall” (3-dimensional) works. This year marks the introduction of Video Jam, a video art component of Exhibition 280. Since 2003, the exhibition is open to all media and all artists who are older than 18 and live in West Virginia and the states that border it.
Jurors for Exhibition 280 include David Butler, the Executive Director of the Knoxville Museum of Art; Mark Masuoka, Executive Director and Chief Curator at the Bemis Center, Omaha, Nebraska; and Michael Rush, author of New Media in Late 20th-Century Art and Video Art, and Director of the Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University.
Three $2,000 cash award winners selected by the jurors and a Purchase Award winner chosen by HMA will be announced at the opening reception on May 5.
Exhibition 280 is generously sponsored by The Art Store, Cabell Huntington Hospital, Guyan International, Huntington Mall Complex, National Endowment for the Arts, Pendleton Art Center, Dr. and Mrs. Nazem Abraham, Charles and Pamela Bowen, Elizabeth Caldwell, Philip E. Cline, Mr. and Mrs. Lake and Louise Polan, III, Matthew W. Smith, Drs. Joseph B. and Omayma Touma in Memory of Dr. Marion C. Korstanje, Mrs. Sydney V. Turnbull, and the West Virginia Division of Culture and History/West Virginia Commission on the Arts.
For more information, call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.
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April 10, 2007
Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 17
HUNTINGTON MUSEUM OF ART ANNOUNCES AWARD WINNERS
FOR PORTFOLIO 2007 STUDENT ART EXHIBITIONThe Huntington Museum of Art has announced the names of the award-winning students who entered Portfolio 2007, an exhibit of artwork by middle-school and high-school students from West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio. The exhibit runs at HMA through May 13.
Claire Sherwood, Marshall University art professor, served as the juror for the exhibit and announced the winners during an opening reception on Sunday, April 15.
High school recognition awards went to Tabatha Watts from Wayne High School, Louis Arthur from Wayne High School, Katie Adkins from Huntington High School, and Jaala Smith from Ravenswood High School.
High School excellence awards went to Tom Nay from Ravenswood High School, Tracy Dial from Huntington High School, Daniel Earp from Wayne High School, and Bryant Garrell from Ravenswood High School.
Middle School recognition awards went to Harrison Lucas III of Winfield Middle School, Amy Klim of Our Lady of Fatima School, Shane Wireman of Russell Middle, and Angela Blatchley of Our Lady of Fatima School.
The Juror’s award went to Michelle McGettigan of Winfield High School.
High Schools participating in Portfolio 2007 include Cabell Midland, Fairland, Gilbert, Grace Christian, Hannan Senior, Huntington, Paul G. Blazer, Ravenswood, Ripley, St. Joseph, South Point, Spring Valley, Symmes Valley, Tolsia, Wayne, and Winfield.
Participating middle schools include Cammack, Hannan Junior, Ravenswood, Russell, Vinson, Winfield, and Wurtland.
Portfolio 2007 is presented at HMA in partnership with the Marshall University College of Fine 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 $3 per person or $10 for a family of four or more. Admission is free on Tuesdays and to Museum Members and school tours. For more information, call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.
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Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 17
PORTFOLIO 2007 STUDENT ART EXHIBITION OPENS
WITH RECEPTION APRIL 15 AT HUNTINGTON MUSEUM OF ARTHighlighting the artwork of middle and high school students from West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio, the Portfolio 2007 student art exhibition honors the young artists during a public reception at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 15, 2007, at the Huntington Museum of Art. Admission to the opening reception is free.
Student award winners will be recognized during the opening reception and Claire Sherwood, juror of the exhibit and Marshall University art professor, will present a critique of the show. A reception follows.
The exhibition runs through May 13.
Participating high schools include Cabell Midland, Fairland, Gilbert, Grace Christian, Hannan Senior, Huntington, Paul G. Blazer, Ravenswood, Ripley, St. Joseph, South Point, Spring Valley, Symmes Valley, Tolsia, Wayne, and Winfield.
Participating middle schools include Cammack, Hannan Junior, Ravenswood, Russell, Vinson, Winfield, and Wurtland.
Portfolio 2007 is presented at HMA in partnership with the Marshall University College of Fine 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 $3 per person or $10 for a family of four or more. Admission is free on Tuesdays and to Museum Members and school tours. For more information, call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.
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March 29, 2007
Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 17
HUNTINGTON MUSEUM OF ART SEEKS VOLUNTEERS
TO SERVE AS NATURE DOCENTS ON HMA’S TRAILSThe Huntington Museum of Art is seeking volunteers who are interested in serving as tour guides on HMA’s nature trails. An organization meeting for volunteer nature docents will take place at 3 p.m. Monday, April 9, in HMA’s Conference Room.
Anyone who is older than 18 and interesting in volunteering as a nature docent is encouraged to attend the April 9 meeting.
Two other nature docent programs are planned at HMA in April. At 1 p.m. April 16, Sally Oxley, director of Huntington Physical Therapy, will offer advice on encouraging children to become more physically fit. At 1 p.m. April 23, Randy Urian, owner of Wild Birds Unlimited, will present a program on bird identification.
For additional information on programs at the Huntington Museum of Art, call (304) 529-2701. The Huntington Museum of Art facility, which is fully accessible, is accredited by the American Association of Museums.
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March 19, 2007
Contact: John Gillispie/Megan Jude, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 17
HUNTINGTON MUSEUM OF ART TO HOST JOSEPH A. SMITH
FOR ILLUSTRATION LECTURE, WORKSHOP, AND EXHIBITThe Huntington Museum of Art is hosting storybook illustrator Joseph A. Smith as a Walter Gropius Master Artist for a lecture, workshop, and exhibit of his storybook illustrations this March.
An exhibit of work by the artist went on view March 17 and will continue through May 13, 2007. Joseph A. Smith will speak about his work at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 29, at HMA. A reception will follow. Admission is free.
A three-day workshop titled “Visualization for the Artist” with Smith will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, March 30, through Sunday, April 1. To register or for information on workshop fees, contact (304) 529-2701.
Joseph A. Smith, born in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, illustrated his first book for a national publisher during his junior year of high school. He graduated from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, and later returned to Pratt for graduate studies after serving time in the U.S. Army. His drawings and paintings have been featured in more than 25 books, including his own authored Circus Train, Goblins in Green by Nicholas Heller, and several adult books including Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad. Smith’s editorial illustrations and political cartoons have been included in several top news periodicals, including Time and The New York Times. As a Professor of Fine Arts at Pratt Institute, Smith currently resides in Easton, Pennsylvania.
Smith is the second of three visiting Walter Gropius Master Artists coming to HMA this spring. He follows ceramic artist Mike Vatalaro, who visited HMA earlier in March. Nebraska-based printmaker Karen Kunc will visit HMA in May.
For more information on events at HMA, call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.
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.
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February 23, 2007
Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 17
CERAMIC ARTIST MIKE VATALARO TO SPEAK
ON MARCH 1 AT HUNTINGTON MUSEUM OF ARTThe Huntington Museum of Art is hosting ceramic artist Mike Vatalaro as a Walter Gropius Master Artist for a lecture, workshop, and exhibit of his work this March.
An exhibit of work by Vatalaro went on view in January and continues through March 11, 2007. Vatalaro will speak about his work at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 1, at HMA. A reception will follow. Admission is free.
A three-day workshop titled “Reconsidering Form, Axis, Proportion & Expression in Vessel Making” with Vatalaro will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, March 2, through Sunday, March 4. To register or for information on workshop fees, contact (304) 529-2701.
Vatalaro has been a professor of art in ceramics at Clemson University since 1976 and is currently serving as interim chair of the Department of Art. He received his MFA from the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University. He has conducted numerous workshops and has had his work recognized in both national and international venues.
Vatalaro is the first of three artists in HMA’s Spring Walter Gropius Master Artist Series. Storybook illustrator Joseph A. Smith will visit HMA on March 29 and Nebraska-based printmaker Karen Kunc will visit HMA on May 17.
For more information on events at HMA, call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.
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.
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February 16, 2007
Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 17
HUNTINGTON MUSEUM OF ART OFFERING A VARIETY
OF ADULT ART CLASSES DURING NEXT FEW MONTHSThe Huntington Museum of Art is currently taking registrations for the following adult art classes:
Figure Drawing
Wednesday, March 7- April 25 (8 sessions)
6-9 p.m.
Instructor: Bruce Bowersock
Studio 1
$110 Members; $130 Non-Members; Includes Model FeeModeling the Portrait in Clay
Tuesdays, March 6-May 10 (10 sessions)
7-10 p.m.
Instructor: Carter Taylor Seaton
Studio 4
$110 Members; $130 Non-Members; Materials IncludedExploring the Art of Paper
Tuesdays, March 6- April 10 (6 sessions)
6:30-9:30 p.m.
Instructor: Jordan Sheils
Studio 5
$95 Members; $115 Non-Members; Materials IncludedWatercolor
Wednesdays, March 21- May 16 (9 sessions)
10 a.m.- 1 p.m.
Instructor: Lisa Walden
Studio 2
$110 Members; $130 Non-MembersWatercolor
Thursdays, March 22- May 17 (9 sessions)
7-10 p.m.
Instructor: Lisa Walden
Studio 2
$110 Members; $130 Non-MembersTraditional Darkroom Photography
Tuesdays, March 13-May 1 (8 sessions)
Instructor: Barbara Murdock
7-9 p.m.
Studio 3
$80 Members; $100 Non-MembersIntroduction to Carving
Thursdays, March 22-May 10 (8 sessions)
Instructor: Jason Thompson
6-8 p.m.
$90 Members; $110 Non-Members; Tools/Materials IncludedNature Collage
Tuesdays, April 3- May 22 (8 sessions)
5-8 p.m.
Instructor: Deborah Berry
Studio 2
$100 Members; $120 Non-MembersBezels with Freeform Beading
Saturdays, March 10-March 31 (4 sessions)
2-4 p.m.
Instructor: Poochie Myers
Studio 3
$50 Members; $60 Non-MembersMixed Media and More
Saturdays, March 10-April 14 (6 sessions)
10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Instructor: Poochie Myers
Studio 2
$80 Members; $110 Non-MembersThe Journal as Art
Thursdays, March 8-April 26 (8 sessions)
6-8:30 p.m.
Instructor: Staci Leech
Studio 3
$90 Members; $110 Non-MembersRaku Anyone?
Wednesdays March 14-April 4 (4 sessions)
Instructor: Kathleen Kneafsey
6-8 p.m.
Studio 4
(Additional fee of $10 for 25 lbs. of clay and $10 for tool kits)
$60 Members; $70 Non-MembersThe Knitted and Felted Wild Woman Purse
Tuesdays, March 6-March 27 (4 sessions)
Instructor: Joyce Clark
6-8 p.m.
Studio 2
$45 Members; $55 Non-MembersTo register for a class or for more information, call Brad Boston at (304) 529-2701, Ext. 21. HMA is fully accessible.
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February 8, 2007
Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 17
VIDEO ART LECTURE BY MICHAEL RUSH ON FEBRUARY 13 TO HELP
HUNTINGTON MUSEUM OF ART LAUNCH YEAR OF VIDEO EXHIBITSThe Huntington Museum of Art will launch A Year of Video Exhibits at 6 p.m. Tuesday, February 13, when Michael Rush presents The Lawrence B. and Shirley Gang Memorial Lecture on Video Art. Admission is free.
The lecture and opening reception will mark the first of four video art exhibits coming to the Huntington Museum of Art in the next year.
Macy’s presents Lorna Simpson’s Easy to Remember as the first video art exhibition during A Year of Video at HMA. The exhibit continues its run until April 22, 2007, at HMA.
As a conceptual photographer and videographer, Brooklyn-based Lorna Simpson has been creating works that deconstruct identity for more than 20 years. Easy to Remember, 2001, is comprised of a grid featuring 15 pairs of lips moving to the humming of Richard Rodger’s love song of the same name. The viewer is directed to confront sensual, moving lips, with melancholic sounds. The instinct is to mentally construct the rest of the face, to identify unique features and syncopation in the lips, and to recall a memory or a certain mood.
Macy’s presents Lorna Simpson’s Easy to Remember, which is sponsored by American Association of University Women, the West Virginia Humanities Council, the National Endowment for the Arts, Huntington Mall Complex, and Best Buy.
Upcoming video art exhibits including Bill Viola’s Ascension from May 5, 2007, through July 15, 2007; Peter Sarkisian’s Dusted from Aug. 4, 2007, through Oct. 14, 2007; and Mary Lucier’s Floodsongs from Nov. 3, 2007, through Jan. 14, 2008.
For more information on events at HMA, call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.
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February 8, 2007
Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 17
“A BRIEF HISTORY OF PIANO JAZZ CONCERT” TO HIGHLIGHT
OPENING OF SELECTIONS FROM BLACK ART EXPO 2007 AT HMABilly Foster will present a concert titled “A Brief History of Piano Jazz” at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 11, at the Huntington Museum of Art as part of the opening reception for Selections from Black Art Expo 2007: Artful Expressions of the Black Experience.
An awards ceremony and a reception will follow the concert. Admission is free.
The concert of piano jazz will trace the development of its style and substance from its birth in ragtime through stride styles and four beat music to today’s multifaceted applications. Foster is a jazz pianist and educator. HMA Music Artist in Residence Don Williams will join in the discussion of styles and players with Foster.
Selections From Black Art Expo 2007 will be on display beginning Sunday, February 11, and running through March 11, 2007. A new element to this year’s exhibit features quilt squares made by students in HMA’s After School programs.
Black Art Expo was founded by the African-American sorority Delta Sigma Theta in an effort to provide regional African-American artists with a venue for their work, and has been a Huntington tradition for many years. HMA began partnering with Delta Sigma Theta in 1999 in order to offer artists the opportunity to have their work shown at a major arts institution. Each year, Black Art Expo is juried, and the selected works exhibited at HMA.
Selections From Black Art Expo 2007 is generously sponsored by Cabell Huntington Hospital, Huntington Mall Complex, and the West Virginia Division of Culture and History/West Virginia Commission on the Arts.
For more information on events at HMA, call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.
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Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 17
HUNTINGTON MUSEUM OF ART & MARSHALL UNIVERSITY
COLLABORATE ON BUFFALO SCULPTURE PROJECT
The Huntington Museum of Art and Marshall University have collaborated on a large-scale public sculpture project called the BuffalART Series. The first work in the series is by artists Robin Hammer and Chris Dutch of Charleston. Bids are being taken on the sculpture as a fund-raiser for the Huntington Museum of Art.
The project combines the idea of Marshall University’s mascot with HMA’s focus on fostering local artists and promoting creativity and artistic expression. The sculpture was unveiled on Sept. 9 at HMA’s Hilltop Festival. Anyone interested in bidding on the sculpture should contact Stephen Samples, HMA’s Director of Development, at (304) 529-2701.Goals for the BuffalART Series include fostering regional artists, displaying the work throughout Huntington and planning for an exhibit of multiple sculptures in the future.
“We hope that prior to the new owner taking possession of the buffalo that it will be displayed in a prominent location in Huntington for a short period,” said Margaret Mary Layne, HMA Executive Director. “Long-range plans involve the possibility of bringing the sculptures back to Huntington maybe in 10 or 20 years to do a full-fledged exhibit of them. You know, the Herd is back kind of thing, maybe at Ritter Park, at the Museum or in a downtown location.”
The BuffalART project allows HMA to work on several long-range objectives at the same time.
“The Museum has a strategic imperative to foster artists and creativity,” Layne said. “This project allows us to do just that. Each year we will employ an artist to take the basic Fiberglass buffalo form and turn it into a work of art. You will see from this year’s sculpture that the sky is the limit.”
Similar sculpture projects have been successful in cities such as Cincinnati and Lexington.
“Large-scale public art projects such as this have served as a community development tool in other cities,” Layne said. “The Museum is proud to be able to bring the BuffalART Series to the Tri-State Region and to all the Herd fans throughout the country.”
For more information, click here and/or call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.
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January 17, 2007
Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 17
HUNTINGTON MUSEUM OF ART SCHEDULES
“A MUSICAL ROMANCE WITH THE LANDSCAPE” CONCERTThe Huntington Museum of Art will present “A Musical Romance with the Landscape” concert at 2 p.m. Sunday, January 28, in connection with the showing of A Romance with the Landscape: Realism to Impressionism exhibit. Admission to the concert is free.
“A Musical Romance with the Landscape” will feature Chamber Music for Winds and Piano. Musicians performing include HMA Music Artist in Residence Donald Williams on clarinet; Kay Lawson on bassoon; Steve Lawson on French horn; and Yesin Dikener on piano. The concert will feature music by Mozart, Beethoven, Francis Poulenc and Alec Wilder.
A Romance with the Landscape: Realism to Impressionism explores key developments in the treatment of landscape painting in 19th century France and brings together exemplary works from many of the Tri-State region’s private and public collections. Artists featured include Camille Pissarro, Paul Gauguin, Charles-Francois Daubigny, and Julien Dupre. An opening reception for the exhibit begins at 7 p.m. Tuesday, January 30, 2007, with a Gallery Walk by HMA Associate Curator Cate Hammond.
To illustrate the widespread influence of 19th century French artistic trends, American Impressionism: A French Connection accompanies A Romance with the Landscape, highlighting the tradition of American Impressionism.
A Romance with the Landscape highlights selections from the permanent collections of both the University of Kentucky Art Museum and the Huntington Museum of Art. Other public institutions lending to the exhibition include Berea College in Berea, Kentucky, and The Speed Museum of Art in Louisville. The remaining works are on loan from private collections.
The exhibition was co-curated by Janie Welker, Curator of Exhibitions and Collections at the University of Kentucky Art Museum, and art historian Linda Stratford, Lily Scholar at Asbury College in Wilmore, Kentucky.
This exhibition and catalogue were made possible by a generous grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, a federal agency. Other sponsors include the Huntington Museum of Art Fitzpatrick Society, Richardson’s Printing, The Katherine & Herman Pugh Exhibitions Endowment, and the Huntington Mall Complex.
For more information on events at HMA, call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.
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January 17, 2007
Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 17
HUNTINGTON MUSEUM OF ART MUSEUM BALL
TO TAKE PLACE ON FEBRUARY 24, 2007,
WITH “ESCAPE TO PARADISE” THEMEThe Huntington Museum of Art’s “Escape to Paradise” Museum Ball begins at 6:30 p.m.
Feb. 24, 2007, and continues until midnight.The Huntington Museum of Art will be beautifully decorated for an elegant evening. Dinner and dancing will take place in a fully enclosed, heated tent attached to the Museum. The C. Fred Edwards Conservatory will be open so visitors may visit a tropical rainforest atmosphere.
The cocktail reception and high-end silent auction begin at 6:30 p.m. Dinner by Wellington’s of Scarlet Oaks will be served at 8 p.m. Dancing to the music of Big Ray and the Kool Kats begins at 9 p.m.
Chairman for the 2007 Museum Ball is Erica Cheetham and co-chair is Katrina Mailloux. 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 goes toward general operating expenses and to help HMA maintain its education outreach mission. Guest tickets are $200 per person and Patron tickets are $250 per person. For more information or to reserve seats or corporate tables, contact Sandy Stone at (304) 529-2701, Ext. 37. HMA is fully accessible.
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Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 17
A ROMANCE WITH THE LANDSCAPE EXHIBIT
COMING TO THE HUNTINGTON MUSEUM OF ARTThe Huntington Museum of Art is hosting A Romance with the Landscape: Realism to Impressionism from January 13 to April 1, 2007. An opening reception for the exhibit will take place at 7 p.m. January 30, with a Gallery Walk by HMA Associate Curator Cate Hammond.
A Romance with the Landscape: Realism to Impressionism explores key developments in the treatment of landscape painting in 19th century France and brings together exemplary works from many of the Tri-State region’s private and public collections.
The exhibition follows the transition of French artistic trends over the course of a century, beginning with the idyllic, classically inspired scenes of Jean-Victor Bertin. Rejecting such academic sensibility, Barbizon School painters including Constant Troyon and Charles-François Daubigny chose to depict actual landscapes and farm workers in their art, aligning themselves with the movement of Realism. While the dramatic impulse of Romanticism was undeniable to Salon artists such as Eugène Isabey, it was the work of the Barbizon School artists that paved the way for Impressionists such as Camille Pissarro and subsequent Post-Impressionist figures including Paul Gauguin. Amidst the evolution of these artistic styles, A Romance with the Landscape examines the development of plein air painting and explores the treatment of the figure in the landscape as it pertains to French identity during one of the most socially and politically tumultuous centuries in the country’s history.
To illustrate the widespread influence of 19th century French artistic trends, American Impressionism: A French Connection accompanies A Romance with the Landscapee, highlighting the tradition of American Impressionism.
A Romance with the Landscape highlights selections from the permanent collections of both the University of Kentucky Art Museum and the Huntington Museum of Art. Other public institutions lending to the exhibition include Berea College in Berea, Kentucky, and The Speed Museum of Art in Louisville. The remaining works are on loan from private collections.
The exhibition was co-curated by Janie Welker, Curator of Exhibitions and Collections at the University of Kentucky Art Museum, and art historian Linda Stratford, Lily Scholar at Asbury College in Wilmore, Kentucky.
This exhibition and catalogue were made possible by a generous grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, a federal agency. Other sponsors include the Huntington Museum of Art Fitzpatrick Society, Richardson’s Printing, The Katherine & Herman Pugh Exhibitions Endowment, and the Huntington Mall Complex.
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December 27, 2006
Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 17HUNTINGTON MUSEUM OF ART LOOKING FOR FANS
OF MARILYN MONROE INTERESTED IN UPCOMING EXHIBIT
Are you a fan of Marilyn Monroe? The Huntington Museum of Art wants to know who you are.
As a Marilyn fan, you will want to have the most up-to-date information on the American icon and the blockbuster exhibit about her coming to HMA this summer.
HMA is gearing up for the blockbuster show titled Life as a Legend: Marilyn Monroe, which will be on view at HMA from July 14, 2007, through Sept. 9. 2007. This exhibit features more than 200 objects including pop art, photographs, and paintings of the American icon by well known artists such as Andy Warhol, Peter Blake, Richard Avedon, and Henri Cartier-Bresson.
Fans who are interested in advance information on the exhibit and the programs that HMA is planning to present in conjunction with it may click here and sign up for a special Marilyn Monroe Mailing List. You can leave an e-mail address and/or a mailing address.
This exhibit is curated by Artoma, Hamburg, Germany; tour by International Arts and Artists, Washington, D.C.For more information on HMA, call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.
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Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 17
HUNTINGTON MUSEUM OF ART SEEKING ART ENTRIES
FOR EXHIBITION 280 REGIONAL JURIED SHOW IN 2007
Exhibition 280, a regional juried show of contemporary art, returns to the Huntington Museum of Art in 2007 and is adding a Video Jam component for artists working in straight-projection video. Video pieces with any installation component are eligible for Exhibition 280.
Exhibition 280, a juried show to be on view at HMA from April 21, 2007, to July 1, 2007, is open to artists 18 years and older, working in all media, who reside in West Virginia and the five states that border West Virginia ¾ Ohio, Kentucky, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Maryland.
The exhibition prospectus, which will provide all the information needed for artists interested in submitting work for the show, is available now. The prospectus can be printed off here online or can be obtained by sending a self-addressed, stamped business-size envelope to Jenine Culligan, in care of Exhibition 280, 2033 McCoy Road, Huntington, WV 25701. The deadline for entries is February 1, 2007.
An Exhibition 280 Video Jam takes place from 1 to 4 p.m. May 5. An opening reception for Exhibition 280 takes place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. May 5.
All entries for Exhibition 280 (except straight-projection video) will be juried by David Butler and Mark Masouka. All video entries for Video Jam will be juried by Michael Rush.
David Butler is the Executive Director of the Knoxville Museum of Art (previous Director at the Ulrich Museum of Art, Wichita State University, Kansas).
Mark Masouka is Executive Director and Chief Curator at the Bemis Center for Contemporary, Omaha, Nebraska.
Michael Rush is the author of New Media in Late 20th-Century Art and Video Art, and is Director of the Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University.
For more information on events at HMA, call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.
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December 21, 2006
Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 17
HUNTINGTON MUSEUM OF ART ANNOUNCES
ITS SCHEDULE FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASONThe Huntington Museum of Art has announced its holiday hours.
HMA will be closed Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Day.
Normal hours for the Huntington Museum of Art 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.
For more information about events at HMA, visit www.hmoa.org or call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.
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November 13, 2006
Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 17
SATURDAY KIDSART AT HUNTINGTON MUSEUM OF ART
IS A FREE ACTIVITY EACH WEEK FOR ELEMENTARY STUDENTSSaturday KidsArt takes place each week from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Huntington Museum of Art in the Children’s Education Gallery. Admission is free thanks to the sponsorship of Heiner’s.
KidsArt offers children in kindergarten through fifth grade a different art activity each week with supervision and guidance by art instructors. Younger children are welcome to attend if accompanied by a parent or guardian.
For more information about events at HMA, call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.
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November 7, 2006
Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 17
HUNTINGTON MUSEUM OF ART AND THE POLAN FAMILY TO DEDICATE
THE HUNTINGTON MUSEUM OF ART TOWER BY DALE CHIHULY ON NOV. 11The Polan Family and the Huntington Museum of Art will dedicate a new, commissioned, site-specific glass sculpture by renowned artist Dale Chihuly at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11. The Polan Family is giving the artwork to HMA in honor of Dorothy Lewis Polan and Lake Polan, Jr. Following the dedication, a reception takes place. Admission is free and the public is invited.
The sculpture, which is about six feet wide and 10 feet tall, is comprised of 352 individual pieces. It went on view to the public on Friday, Oct. 27. Named The Huntington Museum of Art Tower, the new work graces the center of The C. Fred Edwards Conservatory, which observed its 10th anniversary this year.
The Huntington Museum of Art Tower was commissioned from Hawk Galleries in Columbus, Ohio. The sculpture joins more than 4,000 pieces of glass already in HMA’s permanent collection of 11,000 objects, which includes two early Chihuly glass works from the 1970s.
“Dale Chihuly is a genius – a phenomenon with glass,” said HMA Senior Curator Jenine Culligan. “He, along with his team of assistants, has stretched the boundaries of glass sculpture, taking it to a new level of possibilities. His late 20th and early 21st century baroque masterpieces can and should be compared to works by the great artists from the past. We are very excited to have this beautiful work on permanent view in the Museum, and expect a marked increase in visitors to HMA to view this important work. We thank the Polan Family for their generous gift and for sharing this magnificent work with their community.”
Visitors to the dedication will see the effect of special lighting on the artwork being dedicated. “The sculpture is best viewed, and most dramatic at night, thanks to special lighting,” Culligan said.
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. Admission is free on Tuesdays and $3 per person or $10 for a family of four or more on Wednesday through Sunday. HMA is closed to the public on Mondays. HMA is fully accessible. For more information, call (304) 529-2701.---
Contact: John Gillispie/Cindy Schnably, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 17
HUNTINGTON MUSEUM OF ART SET TO HOST
HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE ON DECEMBER 3, 2006;
MUSIC & DANCE GROUPS SLATED TO PERFORMThe Huntington Museum of Art offers its annual gift to the community with Holiday Open House from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, December 3, 2006. Admission is free, but visitors are encouraged to bring cans of food to benefit the Huntington Area Food Bank.
Holiday Open House features festive decorations, a visit from Santa, children’s art activities, entertainment, and refreshments.
Here is the entertainment schedule: Tri-Area Needle Arts members demonstrate their needlework skills from 1-4 p.m.; Tri-State Youth Orchestra, directed by Ron Caviani, performs at 1 p.m.; the Huntington Dance Theatre presents excerpts from “The Nutcracker Suite” at 1:30 p.m.; Santa Claus arrives at 2 p.m.; Cabell Midland Collegium Musicum, directed by Ed Harkless, sings and roves through museum at 2 p.m.; a performance by the Antioch Missionary Baptist Sanctuary Choir, directed by Teresa Figgins, begins at 2:30 p.m.; and, finally, a performance by the B’Nai Sholom Choir, directed by Judy Williams, begins at 3 p.m.
From 1 to 4 p.m., TANA members will be demonstrating their needlework to accompany an exhibit of their work on display at HMA from Nov. 18 through Dec. 31.
The holiday tree at HMA will be decorated by the Huntington Council of Garden Clubs. HMA’s Volunteer Guild is in charge of refreshments.
For more information, vcall (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.
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November 1, 2006
Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 17
HUNTINGTON MUSEUM OF ART TO HOST
TINA WILLIAMS BREWER & THERESA POLLEY-SHELLCROFT
FOR QUILTING LECTURE, WORKSHOP, AND EXHIBITThe Huntington Museum of Art is hosting quilt artists Tina Williams Brewer and Theresa Polley-Shellcroft as Walter Gropius Master Artists for a lecture, workshop, and exhibit of their quilts this November.
An exhibit of work by the two artists has been on display since Oct. 15 at HMA and will continue to be on view through Dec. 31, 2006. Tina Williams Brewer and Theresa Polley-Shellcroft will speak about their work at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2, at HMA. A reception will follow. Admission is free.
A three-day workshop titled Personal Story Quilts with the two Walter Gropius Master Artists will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 3, through Sunday, Nov. 5. To register or for information on workshop fees, contact (304) 529-2701.
Both Tina Williams Brewer and Theresa Polley-Shellcroft have quilts featured in Threads of Faith: Recent Works from the Women of Color Quilters Network, which opened at HMA on Oct. 15 and continues through Dec. 31, 2006.
Theresa Polley-Shellcroft is a Huntington native, who received a BS in Art Education from West Virginia State University before earning a Master’s Degree in Fine Art from Marshall University in 1971 and pursuing graduate studies in African-American and African Art at the University of Pittsburgh. Her quilts have been included in exhibitions throughout the country, including at the National Underground Railroad Museum in Cincinnati and the National Civil Rights Museum in Nashville. As a painter, she is also represented by the Amsterdam Whitney Gallery in New York. An art and art history teacher at both the high school and college levels, Polley-Shellcroft currently resides in Victorville, California.
Tina Williams Brewer, also a native West Virginian, explores color, texture, shape and personal memories in her work. She earned a BFA from the Columbus College of Art and Design in Ohio, where she worked in ceramics before discovering a passion for the African-American tradition of the story quilt. An active artist and educator in the Pittsburgh area, she has been presented with two proclamations from the Pittsburgh City Council for her outstanding work in African-American art. Brewer’s quilts have been included in such exhibitions as Stop Asking/We Exist: 25 Contemporary African American Artists at New York’s American Craft Museum and Heritage of a Stolen People: the African-American Story Quilts of Tina Brewer at the Institute of Texan Cultures in San Antonio.
For more information on events at HMA, call (304) 529-2701.
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.
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October 20, 2006
Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 17
HUNTINGTON MUSEUM OF ART TO HOST
GALLERY WALK/GOSPEL SING IN CONJUNCTION
WITH THREADS OF FAITH QUILT EXHIBITThe Huntington Museum of Art will host a Gallery Walk/Gospel Sing at 2 p.m. Sunday, October 29, in conjunction with the exhibit Threads of Faith: Recent Works from the Women of Color Quilters Network, a contemporary African-American quilt exhibit on view at HMA through December 31, 2006. Admission is free.
Community members Elder Sam Moore, the Rev. Larry Patterson, Dr. Delores Johnson, and Dr. Betty Cleckley are scheduled to lead the Gallery Walk through the Threads of Faith exhibit beginning at 2 p.m. Sunday, October 29.
Following the Gallery Walk, a Gospel Sing by members of the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church will take place. A reception sponsored by the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority will follow.
The Threads of Faith exhibit, which totals 30 quilts, examines the contemporary African-American quilt and the role that faith plays in the work of the participating artists.
For more information on Threads of Faith, call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.
Threads of Faith is part of A Year of Women events at HMA. A Year of Women sponsors include Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority; American Association of University Women; Carolyn Bagby; Bank One Foundation; Mr. and Mrs. Edgar O. Barrett; Breast Health Center at Cabell Huntington Hospital; Cabell Huntington Hospital; Mark Carbone and Ellen Cappellanti; Delta Sigma Theta Sorority; Edwards Comprehensive Cancer Center; Gannett Foundation/The Herald-Dispatch; Walter Gropius Master Artists Series; Huntington Mall Complex; Junior League of Huntington; Alfred E. Knobler; Marilyn Laufer & Tom Butler; The Macy’s Fund of the Federated Department Stores Foundation; Marshall Artists Series; Marshall University Multicultural Affairs; Marshall University Women’s Center; Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center; Callen McJunkin Gallery; Poochie and Bob Myers; Dr. Gina Puzzuoli Miller and Jeffrey Miller; The Montclaire String Quartet; National Ovarian Cancer Coalition; Clara Rose Sadler; Mary Sanders; Ann Saville; Sharing – the West Virginia Division of the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition; Verizon Yellow Pages; West Virginia Division of Culture & History/West Virginia Commission on the Arts; West Virginia Humanities Council; West Virginia State University; and West Virginia Women’s Commission.
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Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 17
HUNTINGTON MUSEUM OF ART ANNOUNCES GIFT FROM POLAN FAMILY
OF THE HUNTINGTON MUSEUM OF ART TOWER BY DALE CHIHULY
- Dale Chihuly
Following a short press conference at 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 26, 2006, the Huntington Museum of Art presented a new, commissioned, site-specific glass sculpture by renowned artist Dale Chihuly. The sculpture, which is about six feet wide and 10 feet tall, is being given in honor of Dorothy Lewis Polan and Lake Polan, Jr., as a gift from the Polan Family. The sculpture, which is comprised of 352 individual pieces, goes on view to the public on Friday, Oct. 27, during normal museum hours beginning at 10 a.m.
Named The Huntington Museum of Art Tower, the new work graces the center of The C. Fred Edwards Conservatory, which observed its 10th anniversary this year.
"This amazingly complex and beautiful glass sculpture is a perfect complement to the natural beauty of The C. Fred Edwards Conservatory," said HMA Executive Director Margaret Mary Layne. "Having such a major work as the focal centerpiece to our conservatory helps to tie HMA's art and nature missions more closely together."
The Huntington Museum of Art Tower was commissioned from Hawk Galleries in Columbus, Ohio. Tom Hawk, director of Hawk Galleries, was on hand at the press conference to discuss the new work. The sculpture joins more than 4,000 pieces of glass already in HMA's permanent collection of 11,000 objects, which includes two early Chihuly glass works from the 1970s.
"Dale Chihuly is a genius - a phenomenon with glass," said HMA Senior Curator Jenine Culligan. "He, along with his team of assistants, has stretched the boundaries of glass sculpture, taking it to a new level of possibilities. His late 20th and early 21st century baroque masterpieces can and should be compared to works by the great artists from the past. We are very excited to have this beautiful work on permanent view in the Museum, and expect a marked increase in visitors to HMA to view this important work. We thank the Polan Family for their generous gift and for sharing this magnificent work with their community."
The sculpture will be dedicated at a special ceremony and reception at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11, 2006. The Nov. 11 event is free and open to the public.
"The sculpture is best viewed, and most dramatic at night, thanks to special lighting," Culligan said. "Our Tuesday evening visitors will be in for a special and memorable experience."
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. Admission is free on Tuesdays and $3 per person or $10 for a family of four or more on Wednesday through Sunday. HMA is closed to the public on Mondays. HMA is fully accessible.For more information, call (304) 529-2701.
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October 20, 2006
Contact: John Gillispie, (304) 529-2701, Ext. 17
HUNTINGTON MUSEUM OF ART & MARSHALL UNIVERSITY
COLLABORATE ON BUFFALO SCULPTURE PROJECTThe Huntington Museum of Art and Marshall University have collaborated on a large-scale public sculpture project called the BuffalART Series. The first work in the series by artists Robin Hammer and Chris Dutch of Charleston will be on view during Marshall University Homecoming Week activities. Bids are being taken on the sculpture as a fund-raiser for the Huntington Museum of Art.
"The Museum plans to introduce one buffalo sculpture each year and unveil it at Hilltop Festival and then auction it off during MU Homecoming Week," said Margaret Mary Layne, HMA Executive Director.The project combines the idea of Marshall University's mascot with HMA's focus on fostering local artists and promoting creativity and artistic expression. The sculpture was unveiled on Sept. 9 at HMA's Hilltop Festival. Anyone interested in bidding on the sculpture should contact Stephen Samples, HMA's Director of Development, at (304) 529-2701.
"We know that there will be a lot of interest in this project," said Keith Spears, Marshall University's Vice President for Communications and Marketing. "The 'We Are Marshall' film is generating its own awareness and having the Huntington Museum of Art initiate the BuffalART series is a 'stroke' of genius. Marshall fans and art lovers from throughout the community are sure to love watching this new project unfold."
"We are excited to participate with the Huntington Museum of Art in this unique BuffalART project," said Marshall University President Stephen J. Kopp. "Bringing the arts and higher education together in Huntington helps lift both institutions to a higher level of visibility."
Goals for the BuffalART Series include fostering regional artists, displaying the work throughout Huntington and planning for an exhibit of multiple sculptures in the future.
"We hope that prior to the new owner taking possession of the buffalo that it will be displayed in a prominent location in Huntington for a short period," Layne said. "Long-range plans involve the possibility of bringing the sculptures back to Huntington maybe in 10 or 20 years to do a full-fledged exhibit of them. You know, the Herd is back kind of thing, maybe at Ritter Park, at the Museum or in a downtown location."
The BuffalART project allows HMA to work on several long-range objectives at the same time.
"The Museum has a strategic imperative to foster artists and creativity," Layne said. "This project allows us to do just that. Each year we will employ an artist to take the basic Fiberglass buffalo form and turn it into a work of art. You will see from this year's sculpture that the sky is the limit."
Similar sculpture projects have been successful in cities such as Cincinnati and Lexington.
"Large-scale public art projects such as this have served as a community development tool in other cities," Layne said. "The Museum is proud to be able to bring the BuffalART Series to the Tri-State Region and to all the Herd fans throughout the country."
For more information, call (304) 529-2701. HMA is fully accessible.
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