2010 Arts Gone Wild Returns July 16–Aug. 15
Arts Gone Wild, the annual summer event sponsored by 15 Toledo area arts and cultural organizations, comes to the Toledo Museum of Art this summer with a new twist. Instead of a two-day festival, the Museum is hosting a month-long exhibition of objects and materials from the participating organizations.
The Arts Gone Wild exhibition opens in the Community Gallery with a special It’s Friday celebration on July 16. The exhibit continues through Aug. 15.
The unique exhibition is not a typical fine art exhibition but instead will feature multi-media “vignettes” representing the work of each organization. Displays may include video clips of performances, theatre costumes, musical scores, books, photographs or original artwork.
In addition, participating groups have been invited to present a performance piece at the Museum during the run of the exhibition.
From 1 to 8 p.m. on Friday (July 16) in Libbey Court, Nancy Lewis, a Native American interpreter for Sauder Village, will invite visitors to learn about Northwest Ohio in 1803. She will be weaving a traditional native bag and visitors will be able to make cordage bracelets. In addition, Chereen Thompson will demonstrate spinning. Visitors will be able to touch different types of fibers as well as try their hands at carding wool, drop spindles and spinning on a wheel.
Urban Jazz Collective will perform from 7–8 p.m. that day in the Great Gallery. The talented students from the Toledo School for the Arts have performed in various venues in the Toledo area including Murphys and Manhattan’s.
Later, from 8–9 p.m. in the Great Gallery, the Toledo Ballet will present Aquarius, from the musical Hair, and Flow, a contemporary piece. The music for Flow is a song titled “Ketto” by Bonobo.
Admission is free to the Museum and to all of the Arts Gone Wild activities.
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