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News and Events | Montana Museum of Art & Culture | April 2012 |
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Tues., Wed., Sat. 12 - 3pm
Thurs. & Fri. 12 - 6pm
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INVEST IN THE ARTS | |
"It's a good business strategy to invest in the arts," says Robert Lynch, president and CEO of Americans for the Arts, Washington, D.C. "Support for the arts from government has massive returns, not only in jobs and economic impact, but in tax dollars to the federal, state, and local coffers." But, Mr. Lynch adds, "The main benefits of the arts are better thinking, better child, better town, better nation, better democracy, better world." Although some focus on practical issues more than intangible enrichment, "the beauty of supporting the arts is that you get both."
-The Christian Science Monitor : March 5, 2012
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ON VIEW THROUGH MAY 19, 2012 | |
Nadia Hironaka and
Matthew Suib:
Black Hole/Whiteout
Through May 19, 2012
A collaboration by Nadia Hironaka and Matthew Suib, Black Hole (2008) is an immersive video installation in a pitch black room, projected onto a screen accompanied by a minimal soundtrack. Whiteout (2010) is a conceptual counterpoint to Black Hole, designed for a lit room. The moving image dissolves onto the walls of the gallery, removing conventional cinematic frame boundaries.
Curiosity: Selections from the Permanent Collection
Through May 19, 2012
Meant to provoke, amuse and delight,
this exhibition will highlight seldom
seen aspects of the vast treasury of the
Montana Museum of Art & Culture Permanent Collection, which numbers nearly 11,000 objects.
Image: Popoi Pounder, MMAC Permanent Collection
Banner image: detail, Emmy Lou Packard, Tide Pool (Anemone), ca. 1952-1958
gift of Dr. Jessie S. Bierman, MMAC Permanent Collection
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MARCH HAPPENINGS | |
In March, MMAC was honored to host two outstanding lectures given in conjunction with
Curiosity: Selections from the Permanent Collection. This exhibition highlights the seldom seen objects from the vast treasury of the Montana Museum of Art & Culture Permanent Collection, which numbers nearly 11,000 objects.
Cabinet of Curiosities
On Wednesday, March 14, 2012, MMAC hosted an inspiring lecture by Dr. H. Rafael Chac�n,
UM Professor of Art and Criticism.
To view Dr. Chac�n's lecture please click here:
Dr. H. Rafael Chac�n
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Steppin' Out: The Shoemaker's Art
On Wednesday, March 28, 2012, MMAC hosted a fascinating lecture by Sharlot Battin,
Metropolitan Opera and Broadway Shoe Maker.
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HONORING HERBERT SWICK, M.D. | |
MMAC is proud to have nominated Dr. Herbert Swick for a Missoula Cultural Council Cultural Achievement Award. Said the press, "The Cultural Achievement award, honoring an individual or couple who have consistently supported the arts community in numerous ways, is awarded to Dr. Herbert Swick for his volunteerism, philanthropy and board leadership." For more information on the nomination and Dr. Swick's amazing achievements, please click here:
Herbert Swick, M.D.
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ARTWORK OF THE MONTH | |
The Montana Museum of Art & Culture is one of the state's oldest and most prominent cultural reserves. The Permanent Collection, begun in 1895, now includes nearly 11,000 original works.
The core holdings of MMAC's Permanent Collection include works of art that denote the aesthetic development of the Rocky Mountain West, historic European works, Southeast Asian collections, American Impressionist works, contemporary Native American art, important ceramics works and public art sited across the campus. Ranging from historical to contemporary, this treasury includes outstanding pieces by diverse artists.
Each month the Montana Museum of Art & Culture looks forward to highlighting artworks from the Permanent Collection.
This month's feature:
Titled: Lake Placid, no date
Artist: James Dew
Medium: acrylic on panel
Gift of Sherman Preece, MMAC Permanent Collection
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