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Mulvane Art Museum Newsletter
May 2016
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The Mulvane Art Fair Is Coming Up!
Did you know that you can now pre-order your Mulvane
purchase individual tickets for June 4 & 5 or buy a bundle of five
tickets for $30. If you'd like to become a member of the Mulvane
 and gain free entry into the Fair, you can do that on the same webpage. When you become a member, you won't need to purchase tickets, and your entry into the Fair will be free both days. Remember that whether you're purchasing tickets or purchasing a membership, you are supporting the Mulvane Art Museum exhibitions, education programs, ArtLab and outreach initiatives.
The Mulvane Art Fair 2016 will feature the work of nearly one hundred artists, live music, a lineup of food trucks, and the ArtLab Outdoors. The Mulvane Art Fair is a two day summer event for the whole family, where adults can browse and purchase art and kids can make their own art in the ArtLab Tent.
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Exhibitions
Be sure to check out these exciting exhibitions currently in the galleries at the Mulvane Art Museum. The Juried Ceramics Exhibition and Glenda Taylor's Prairie Memories will be ending May 14th.
2016 Juried Ceramics Exhibition
March 15 - May 14
Glenda Taylor: Prairie Memories
March 15 - May 14
Marydorsey Wanless Retrospective
March 18 - July 2
Boom: American Printmaking 1960-2000
April 1 - July 2
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Upcoming Events
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Held in conjuction with the
Marydorsey Wanless Retrospective Exhibition:
Reflections on Photography (Brown Bag & Gallery Talk)
May 12, 12:00 noon
Join us for a conversation with Marydorsey Wanless, Judith Sabatini and Dan Coburn.
Tri-Color Gum Bichromate over Cyanotype Demonstrations by Marydorsey Wanless
May 17, 12:00 noon - 1:30pm
A Light for the Past, A Light for the Future
May 28, 1 - 4pm, All Ages
Create a unique floating lantern in the ArtLab to memorialize those that have gone before us.
2016 Mulvane Art Fair
June 4 & 5, 10am - 4pm
Klassics for Kids Family Day
June 11, 1 - 4pm, All Ages
Visit the exhibition Klassics for Kids, then come to the ArtLab to create your masterpieces using printmaking, drawing, painting and more! Learn more about the artists' techniques and stories.
FREE!
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From The Collection
Lonnie Powell, b. 1941
Nigger Go Home, 1968
acrylic on canvas
Anonymous Gift in Memory of
Reverend Richard Charles Wempe
Lonnie Powell was active in the Civil Rights movement. His 1968 painting refers to the artist's experience as a member of the first class to integrate Central High School in Kansas City in 1955. The painting depicts an African-American youth with a furrowed brow and darkened, deep-set eyes. According to the artist, black students were forced to endure both verbal and physical assaults: "Going to school for the first year was like going to war."
Powell's painting invites the viewer to experience the world of his subject. We are drawn into the realm of a young, black man, who is confronted by a cruel society complete with evidence of intentional acts of racial intimidation. The young man invites the viewer to look into his eyes and understand his life and experiences. Do you know me? Do you care about me? Look into my eyes. Try to understand me and my life. Does my life matter? The message on the wall forces us to pay attention and to ponder the brutal and violent world of this American childhood. As a form of protest, Powell's work challenged the brutality of racism and Jim Crow in 1968. The visual power of the painting continues to command an answer in 2016. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Lonnie Powell is a graduate of Lincoln University, Jefferson City, where he studied with the late James Dallas Parks. He taught art in the Kansas City school district for thirty years.
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Summer Classes
Spend your 2016 summer at the Mulvane ArtLab! We have all kinds of summer art classes for children, teens, college students and adults! You can register for summer classes right NOW on our website but first, read about some of the classes you can experience in our ArtLab this summer.
Class: Super Heroes & Manga Mania
Ages: 10-12 years old (& Up) Limit 10
Dates: June 13-17
Times: 10 am-12 noon
Instructors: Tom Anderson and Deanna Toenjes
Description: Super heroes use special powers to fight evil forces. They inspire people to be brave and good and honest and true. Manga heroes save the day too! You will develop and design super heroes and manga illustrations from your own imagination using drawing and painting, and you will create a sculpture using the ideals you choose. Your sculpture will be formed on half-torso shirt mannequins.
Class: Introduction to Ink Drawing
Ages: Teen & Adult
Dates: June 13-17
Times: 1 pm-3 pm
Instructor: Theresa Shetlor-Logan
Description: Elegant! You will use a variety of colors of ink to create elegant drawings that feature lines, tones and washes.
Class: Make Art With Me! Music & Art
Ages: Adult with Child Art Class for ages 4-6
Dates: June 13-17
Times: 10 am-12 noon
Instructor: Katie Hammond
Description: Some artists like to make art about music, some artists make music while they create art! Look at works of art in the Klassics for Kids exhibition to see images like Jacques Callot's, Flute and Tambourin. Discover expressive ways to make art inspired by tunes, rhythms and songs!
Class: Art Scientists
Ages: 7-9 years old
Dates: June 13-17
Times: 10 am-12 noon
Instructor: Kris Oursler
Description: What do artists and scientists have in common? Creativity? Imagination? Ingenuity? Vision? Grit? Explore the unique connection between art and science while you experiment and create your own artworks. See Bat Spinning at the Speed of Light by Claes Oldenburg in the Klassics for Kids exhibition!
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Ceramic birdbath created by TARC students
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TARC and the Mulvane
The Mulvane's extensive outreach programming brings art to the Boys and Girls Clubs, adult cancer survivors and at-risk youths, but we also provide art education for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Since 2012, the Mulvane has had a partnership with TARC, Shawnee County's most experienced provider of support to the disabled. Our Teaching Artist, Eileen Glennon, works with TARC's students to bring art into their lives and, here's what she had to say about her experience with them.
Explain a bit about the partnership between TARC and the Mulvane.
Eileen Glennon: I visit TARC twice a week on behalf of the Mulvane Art Museum. This is the third year of the program. I bring all kinds of art supplies, and we do a wide variety of art projects using a lot of different media. We paint, do mixed media and draw; we've worked with tin and copper doing repousse. We've mosaic tiled a bird bath, made sculptures out of clay, made paper mache animals and wrapped them in yarn. We've also used wool roving to learn felting and so much more.
What does art mean to the students at TARC?
EG: I think the students enjoy art class for a number of reasons. One, is it is social and enjoyable. Another reason is that they are often surprised by their own talent. There are so many talented artists in our group, and being good at something builds confidence and self esteem.
What changes do you see in the students because of art and/or the art programs (either in the short-term and/or long-term)?
EG: The changes I see are all related to confidence and a feeling of ease when it comes to art projects. I think in the beginning I saw more hesitation and uncertainty when it came to working on something unfamiliar or with unfamiliar media. Now I feel that every one is confident that step by step we can all succeed, and that I am there to help them succeed.
What does art means to you through working with the TARC students?
EG: I love bringing art to this group at TARC. I'm always refreshed and happy when I see us all working on the same 'project' with so many different results - different mark making, different ways of expressing their art, from realistic to abstract, different palettes; each is such an unique expression or mark of that individual.
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 Staff Profile Q & A: Cindy Rose, Gallery Attendant
- Describe your role at the Mulvane: I am a gallery attendant. I get to greet our guests and talk about our exhibits.
- What would you do for a career if you weren't doing this? Writing for a major magazine.
- Favorite part of working at the Mulvane? I love the exhibit openings, and I also love talking to all the people who come to visit the Mulvane.
- Best career lesson you've learned so far? Not to take myself so seriously: "enjoy the journey."
- Favorite food? Anything Italian.
- Least favorite food? That's easy-liver.
- What hobby are you passionate about? Watching great foreign films.
- If you could be an apprentice to any artist in history or present day, who would it be and why? Leonardo DaVinci. I would like to go back to that period in time and learn anything from him.
- Favorite painting? Gustav Klimt's "Mother and Child."
- What is your favorite piece of art in the Mulvane collection? Right now Glenda Taylor's sculpture exhibit is up, and I really enjoy her youth and aging figures.
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Welcome New and Renewed Members!
Donna LaLonde, Chip and Pam Munk
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