Toledo Museum of Art July Program Highlights
Exhibitions
92nd Annual Toledo Area Artists Exhibition
July 9–Aug. 22, Works on Paper Galleries Organized by the Toledo Museum of Art and the Toledo Federation of Art Societies, the Toledo Area Artists exhibition has celebrated northwest Ohio’s vibrant artistic community for more than nine decades. Each year’s juried show features a new eclectic mix of approximately 100 works. Free admission.
Arts Gone Wild Exhibition
July 16–Aug. 15, Community Galleries Fifteen regional non-profit arts and cultural institutions, including TMA, collaborate each summer to present Arts Gone Wild, a showcase of the region’s cultural offerings that introduces audiences to opportunities with which they may be unfamiliar. This year, Arts Gone Wild organizations create installations representing their groups. Free admission.
The Psychedelic 60s: Posters from the Rock Era
Through Sept. 12, Canaday Gallery Join us on a trip back to a golden age of concert poster design that continues to influence artists today. The 150 posters on loan from the Houston Freeburg Collection, including 50 posters representing the height of black light designs, visually define American music in the years 1966–1971. The artists, who were influenced by such movements as art nouveau, surrealism, pop and op art, include legendary Wes Wilson, considered the father of the 1960s rock poster movement; giants Stanley Mouse and Alton Kelly; Victor Moscoso, creator of the Family Dog logo; Detroit graphic designer Gary Grimshaw, and Lee Conklin, who made more than 30 posters to promote acts at San Francisco’s legendary Fillmore concert hall. The exhibition and related programming are made possible in part by KeyBank. Free admission.
Out of Sight
Through Aug. 29, Gallery 18
Have you ever wondered what is behind that closed cabinet door, or on the back of a painting? This exhibition features works of art from the Toledo Museum of Art collection with details that are hidden from normal view or that were designed to be deliberately hard to find. Sometimes what is hidden comes as a complete surprise, such as the watercolor on the back of Picasso’s Woman with a Crow, and the animal hidden on the bottom of a Libbey glass punch bowl. Free admission.
Presentation and Glass Demonstration by Keke Cribbs and Ross Richmond
July 9 Presentation: 6 p.m., Little Theater July 9 Demonstration: 7–10 p.m., Hot Shop: Frit, Powder and Enamel Techniques Keke Cribbs is a self-taught, experimental artist who has worked with many glass techniques including reverse painting, creating glass mosaics using fired enamels, engraving, sandblasting, and hot powder pickups in the blowing studio. Ross Richmond creates blown and sculpted glass objects that are typically narrative, and he works mainly with figurative elements and symbolic objects. The work of both artists, who reside in Washington state, can be found in galleries around the country. FREE
Bastille Day Dinner
Wednesday, July 14: 7 p.m., Glass Pavilion Courtyard Enjoy a five-course dinner en plein air with paired French wines and a presentation by Larry Nichols, the William Hutton Curator of European and American painting and sculpture before 1900. Seating is limited. Tickets ($100 members/$115 nonmembers) are all-inclusive and can be purchased by calling (419) 254-5771, ext. 7432.
Featured Local Glass Artist: Steve Kemmerley
July 23: 7–10 p.m., Glass Pavilion Watch Steve Kemmerley create hot sculpted glass with powdered surface decorations. FREE
Presentation: What Can’t You See? July 30: 7:30 p.m., Little Theater Join Ed Hill, works on paper assistant, and Steve Nowak, director of education and community outreach, as they discuss the clues that help determine an object’s authenticity. What evidence that’s out of sight can shed light on whether artwork is old or new, real or fake? Learn some fascinating ways to make discoveries about your own silver, porcelain, furniture, and paper works of art. FREE
Arts Gone Wild Presentations
July 16: Enjoy the talents of the Toledo Ballet, the Toledo School for the Arts and a Native American program as well as spinning and carded wool demonstrations from Sauder Village during It’s Friday, supported by Fifth Third Bank. See the Museum’s website at www.toledomuseum.org for times and specific locations. FREE
Free Summer of Love Film Series
Summer of Love
July 9: 9 p.m., Little Theater In the summer of 1967, thousands of young people from across the country flocked to San Francisco's Haight Ashbury district to join in the hippie experience, only to discover that what they had come for was already disappearing. This documentary film examines the Summer of Love from the perspective of the people who lived through that notorious time.
Monterey Pop
July 23: 9 p.m., Little Theater The Monterey International Pop Music Festival, held in June 1967, was a widely promoted and heavily attended multi-day rock festival that became the template for future music festivals and established California as a focal point for American counterculture. This film features the live musical performances of artists such as the Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Who, Big Brother & the Holding Co. with Janis Joplin, the Mamas and the Papas, and many others.
Free Musical Entertainment
6:30–9:30 p.m., Peristyle Terrace July 2: Blind Bobby Smith & Princess Tiona (rock/folk) July 9: Fallen Spikes (Velvet Underground cover band) July 16: Hep Cat Revival (swingin’ pop) July 23: Pat Lewandowski (folk) July 30: Beatles Acoustic Night with Elixer
Free Tours
Exhibition Tour: Out of Sight July 9: 6 and 6:30 p.m., meet in Libbey Court
Meet Me at TMA: Outside Sculpture Garden July 10: 1:30 p.m. This month’s behind-the-scenes tour for those dealing with mild memory loss and their companions features art in TMA’s outdoor sculpture garden. Reservations are recommended but not required. Call the Alzheimer’s Association, Northwest Ohio Chapter at (419) 537-1999.
ArtSpeaks Series: Silence and Solitude July 10: 2 and 3 p.m., meet in Libbey Court
Tour & Tea July 11: 2 p.m., meet in Libbey Court
Inside Stories: Inside the Collection July 16: 6 and 6:30 p.m., meet in Libbey Court
Exhibition Tour: The Psychedelic 60s July 17: 2 and 3 p.m., meet in Libbey Court
Family Time Tour July 18: 2 p.m., meet in Family Center or Libbey Court
Greatest Hits of the Collection July 18: 3 p.m., meet in Libbey Court
Inside Stories: Inside the Collection July 23: 6 and 6:30 p.m., meet in Libbey Court
Exhibition Tour: Out of Sight July 24: 2 and 3 p.m., meet in Libbey Court
Family Time Tour July 25: 2 p.m., meet in Family Center or Libbey Court
Greatest Hits of the Collection July 25: 3 p.m., meet in Libbey Court
Inside Stories: Inside the Collection July 30: 6 and 6:30 p.m., meet in Libbey Court
ArtSpeaks Series: The Studio Glass Movement July 31: 2 and 3 p.m., meet in Glass Pavilion
Free Glassblowing Demonstrations
July 1: 2 p.m., Glass Pavilion Hot Shop July 2: 2, 7, 8 and 9 p.m., Glass Pavilion Hot Shop July 3: 1 p.m., Glass Pavilion Hot Shop July 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11: 2 p.m., Glass Pavilion Hot Shop July 13, 14 and 15: 2 p.m., Glass Pavilion Hot Shop July 16: 2, 7, 8 and 9 p.m., Glass Pavilion Hot Shop July 17: 1, 2 and 3 p.m., Glass Pavilion Hot Shop July 18: 1, 2 and 3 p.m., Glass Pavilion Hot Shop July 20, 21, 22 and 23: 2 p.m., Glass Pavilion Hot Shop July 24: 1, 2 and 3 p.m., Glass Pavilion Hot Shop July 25: 1, 2 and 3 p.m., Glass Pavilion Hot Shop July 27, 28 and 29: 2 p.m., Glass Pavilion Hot Shop July 30: 2, 7, 8 and 9 p.m., Glass Pavilion Hot Shop July 31: 1, 2 and 3 p.m., Glass Pavilion Hot Shop
Family Center Activities
The Family Center, located in the Museum’s education wing near the Plough Entrance, is the perfect place for children to make and take home art. Drop in for themed activities that enliven the world of art for children ages 1-10 and their adult companions. Family Center activities for children, made possible in part with support from The Andersons, are free.
Patriotic Palette! July 1: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Discover what you can do with the colors red, white and blue.
Sculpture Garden Favorites! July 6 and July 8: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Explore the Sculpture Garden and make your own sculpture out of clay.
Animals in Art! July 11: Noon to 5:30 p.m. July 13 and July 15: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Discover the many animals hidden in our galleries and learn to make some of them using household materials.
Gods & Goddesses! July 18: Noon to 5:30 p.m. July 20 and July 22: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Classic Court is full of vases that tell picture stories. Make your own version of an ancient Greek vase that tells a story.
Kings, Queens & Castles! July 25: Noon to 5:30 p.m. July 27 and July 29: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Become a knight, king or queen for the day and help design a castle in the Family Center or make your own smaller version to take home.
Art Hours
Play with fire! Explore your own creativity by signing up for an Art Hour at the Glass Pavilion. Buy tickets ($15 Museum members, $25 nonmembers; no refunds) in person or by phone during Museum hours starting the Tuesday before each session. Adults and children ages 14 and above accompanied by an adult are welcome. Call (419) 254-5771, ext. 7448.
Create a Glass Flower July 2: 6, 7 and 8 p.m., Glass Pavilion July 9: 6, 7 and 8 p.m., Glass Pavilion July 23: 6, 7 and 8 p.m., Glass Pavilion July 30: 6, 7 and 8 p.m., Glass Pavilion
Flameworked Glass Beads July 2: 6, 7 and 8 p.m., Glass Pavilion July 16: 6 and 7 p.m., Glass Pavilion July 23: 6 and 7 p.m., Glass Pavilion
Family Sandcasting July 3: 2, 3 and 4 p.m., Glass Pavilion
Swizzlesticks July 16: 6 and 7 p.m., Glass Pavilion
Glass Pendants July 30: 6 and 7 p.m., Glass Pavilion
Wine Tastings
Wine by the Glass Pavilion July 16, 23 and 30: 7–9:30 p.m., Glass Pavilion Drop in for four wines, light snacks and a view of our Hot Shop. ($15 Museum members/$20 nonmembers)
Free Hands-On Activities for All Ages
Fun with the Fourth July 2: 7–9 p.m., Museum Terrace Swirl patriotic colors together to make art that celebrates the holiday.
Paper Sculpture July 9: 7–9 p.m., Museum Terrace Create a paper sculpture inspired by the sculpture Migrating Pedmarks on the Glass Pavilion grounds.
Psychedelic Posters July 11: 2–4 p.m., Libbey Court Make your own poster in the style found in the exhibition The Psychedelic 60s.
Scratch Magic July 16: 7–9 p.m., Museum Terrace Create your own design and then scratch away the black coating to reveal the groovy colors underneath.
Doppelganger July 23: 7–9 p.m., Museum Terrace Use Jun Kaneko’s giant head sculpture Pinkerton in front of the Glass Pavilion as inspiration to make your own sculpture using air-dry clay.
Button Speak July 25: 2–4 P.M., Libbey Court Peace out! Design your own buttons to wear on your jean jacket like those popular in the 1960s. Use images from our collection as inspiration.
What’s Inside Your Amphora? July 30: 7–9 p.m., Libbey Court Create your own amphora (ancient Greek jar) using Howard Ben Tre’s sculpture as inspiration.
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