Smithsonian American Art Museum
February is over and March has begun, which means that Spring is almost here! While warmer temperatures and greenery may elude us in Washington for a few weeks yet, you can still get your fill of verdant (albeit imaginary) landscapes in the surreal, dream-like paintings of contemporary artist Inka Essenhigh, who will be discussing her work this Thursday. And with Civil War Family Day and a performance by the Left Bank Concert Society also on offer, we have plenty of ways to enjoy the turning of the season!

-- Courtney  
   
This Week's Featured Programs
Visit our online calendar for more information
  
Inka Essenhigh, Spring (detail), 2006
Inka Essenhigh, Spring (detail), 2006 


Is This Art? Open Discussion
Tuesday, March 5, 6 - 7pm
Baffled by a lot of contemporary art? Feel like you don't "get it"? Join us for a new series of gallery talks focused solely on modern and contemporary art. Guided Looking is facilitated by a museum staff member. Open Discussion encourages free-flowing conversation and debate. 
Lincoln Gallery, 3rd Floor

America: "Though a Female Lens"  - Gallery Talk 
Thursday, March 7, 12:30 pm 
Trace the story of women in America through artworks that reflect moments in our history as seen from a female perspective.  From colonial portraiture to contemporary works, art can help us understand how the past looks when we take women's lives into account. 
Meet in the G Street Lobby 

James Dicke Contemporary Artist Lecture - Inka Essenhigh 
Thursday, March 7, 7 - 8 pm 
Artist Inka Essenhigh discusses "Cartoons and Myths: Reviving Pan and Diana for the 21st Century" as she describes her influences, the evolution of her work, and the road to what interests her today - the creation of paintings that show an inner visionary world of the imagination. This inaugural lecture honors James F. Dicke II, the museum's former Commission Chair, for his outstanding leadership and contributions to the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
McEvoy Auditorium
 
Civil War Family Day 
Saturday, March 9, 11:30 am - 3 pm 
Join the troops who have set up camp in the Kogod Courtyard for an afternoon of crafts, games, and music, including silhouette art, period photography, and a scavenger hunt, all inspired by activities popular during the Civil War. 
Kogod Courtyard   

Steinway Series: Left Bank Concert Society 
Sunday, March 10, 2013, 3 - 4:30 pm 

Through its Steinway Series the museum presents concerts that showcase classical chamber music performed by the finest musicians in the region. The concerts feature the museum's Steinway Concert Grand model D piano. This week, clarinetist Paul Cigan and pianist Audrey Andrist join members of the Left Bank Quartet in presenting Paul Moravec's Pulitzer Prize-winning Tempest Fantasy; Jan�c˘ek's passionate String Quartet No. 1, "Kreutzer Sonata"; and Dvo˘r�k's beloved String Quartet in F, Op. 96, "American."

*Free tickets (required) are available in the G Street lobby thirty minutes before each program.*

 

Ongoing Programs

Sketching: Draw and Discover
Tuesdays at 2:30 p.m.
American Art Museum

Behind-the-Scenes Introduction to the Lunder Conservation Center
Wednesdays at 3 p.m.
American Art Museum

Art + Coffee
Thursdays through Sundays at 1:30 p.m. Check the online calendar for featured speakers.
American Art Museum

Highlights of the American Art Museum  Daily at 12:30 p.m. and 2 p.m.
American Art Museum

Highlights of the Renwick Gallery  Weekdays at 12 p.m., weekends at 1 p.m.
Renwick Gallery 
 

 

Image credit: Inka Essenhigh, Spring (detail), 2006, oil, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Crown Equipment Corporation, (c) 2006 Inka Essenhigh

 

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