News and Events | Montana Museum of Art & Culture | May 2009
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ON VIEW THROUGH MAY 16, 2009 |
THE FRA DANA COLLECTION: PRESERVATION & CONSERVATION
This exhibition showcases recent preservation and conservation efforts of works by Fra Dana, as well as her teachers and friends William Merritt Chase, Alfred Maurer, and Joseph Henry Sharp.
CAMPUS PICKS: PERMANENT COLLECTION WORKS SELECTED BY THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY
Campus Picks is an exhibition curated by 25 individuals from across The University of Montana campus, who selected a favorite artwork from the MMAC Permanent Collection and wrote a descriptive essay.
Images: (Top) Fra Dana, Storm Coming Down, n.d., oil on canvas
(Bottom) Joseph Henry Sharp, Taos Garden, late 19th, early 20th century, oil on canvas | |
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HAPPENINGS |
Gallery Talk by Carmen Bria, Monday, May 11, 2009, 7pm, Masquer Theatre
Carmen Bria will present a Gallery Talk in conjunction with The Fra Dana Collection: Preservation & Conservation. Mr. Bria is an expert in the field of conservation of art and is the lead conservator for the Western Center for the Conservation of Fine Arts (WCCFA) in Denver, Colorado. The WCCFA performed the conservation work displayed in this exhibition. Many "before" shots accompany the revitalized artworks.
Image: Fra Dana, Wildflowers, n.d., oil on canvas
Last Month's Campus Picks Panel Discussion
The panel discussion that took place on April 23, 2009 in the Meloy Gallery featured three Campus Picks participants who "curated" the exhibition: Anne Delaney, Dept. Chair for Health Professions and Radiology Program Director, UM C.O.T.; Caitlin Finley, UM Art Student; and Monte the UM Mascot. The discussion was moderated by Bobby Tilton, UM Professor of Art Education. The discussion was fun and lively. Thank you to our panelists for doing a great job and thank you again to all of our Campus Picks participants.
Gibson Exhibition to Open at Daly Mansion on Mother's Day,
May 10, 2009
The traveling exhibition, The Original Man: The Life and Work of Montana Architect A.J. Gibson, will open this weekend at the Daly Mansion in Hamilton. The exhibition, which accompanies the book by the same title by Dr. Rafael Chac�n, professor of art history and criticism in the UM Art Department, is a collection of drawings, photographs, and miniature models of some of Gibson's buildings.
Chac�n was on hand Friday, April 23, for a members only sneak preview. Patrons loved the exhibition and many copies of the book were purchased. The exhibition will continue through October 18, 2009 at the Daly Mansion, and then will return to Missoula for its final stop at MMAC in the fall of 2010.
Read the article from the Ravalli Republic.
Image: A scale model of The University of Montana's University Hall built by A&E Architects is one of the featured pieces in an exhibit on renowned Montana architect A.J. Gibson. The exhibit will be housed at the Daly Mansion - another Gibson design - through October 18, 2009. Photograph by WILL MOSS - Ravalli Republic
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SNEAK PEAK TO AN UPCOMING EXHIBITION |
Capture the Moment:
THE PULITZER PRIZE PHOTOGRAPHS
August 7 - October 23, 2009
Image: POW returns from Vietnam and is greeted by his family on March 17, 1973 at Travis Air Force Base, California, by Slava Veder, The Associated Press
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BUILDING STORIES |
Montana Museum of Art & Culture is in the process of raising money for a building, which will serve as a new exciting gateway to the UM campus. In each issue we will highlight ways this building and the work of the museum will support our community and create enriching opportunities.
Room for Everyone
Lectures held in our gallery are currently limited to a maximum of 70 people. Last year, sadly, twice that many were turned away from a popular lecture about Rembrandt etchings. In the new building, dynamic programs and artist talks will be enjoyed by hundreds of university and community attendees.
For more information about the MMAC building project, or to discuss naming opportunities, please call Sara Portzel, Director of Development at 406.241.6894 or contact her by email at [email protected].
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