Toledo Museum of Art September 2010 Program Highlights
The Psychedelic 60s: Posters from the Rock Era
Through Sept. 12, 2010, Canaday Gallery Organized by the Toledo Museum of Art, this exhibition of 150 posters on loan from the Houston Freeburg Collection features 50 posters representing the height of black light designs. The artists include Wes Wilson, considered the father of the 1960s rock poster movement, as well as Stanley Mouse, Alton Kelly, Victor Moscoso, Gary Grimshaw, Lee Conklin and many others. Their innovative use of text, psychedelic colors and coded messages visually defined American music in the years 1966-1971 and helped to promote such musicians as Jimi Hendrix, the Grateful Dead, Led Zeppelin, Fleetwood Mac, Big Brother & the Holding Company and Joan Baez, among others. The exhibition and related programming is made possible in part by KeyBank. Free admission.
Athena Art Society
Sept. 3–Oct. 3, Community Galleries Since 1903 the Athena Art Society has nurtured local women artists. This exhibition features work in a variety of media by some of the 65 members of this invitation-only group. Free admission.
Travelers Through Ancient Lands
Sept. 10, 2010–Feb. 6, 2011, Works on Paper Galleries Nineteenth century imagery of Northern Africa—primarily Egypt—and the Middle East are displayed in this exhibition on loan from the Royal-Athena Galleries in New York. Travelers Through Ancient Lands features a set of 103 watercolors by Charles Hamilton Smith (1776–1859), and photography by Francis Frith (1822–1898), Felix Bonfils (1831–1885), and Antonio Beato (about 1825–1900) among others. Half of the Smith watercolors will be exhibited when the show opens in September, and the second half go on display in November. Free admission.
Special Events
FREE Visiting Glass Artist Demonstration: Michael Schunke
Sept. 3: 6 p.m. presentation, GlasSalon, 7–10 p.m. demonstration, Hot Shop, Glass Pavilion Michael Schunke began blowing glass more than 20 years ago as a student at Temple University in Philadelphia. He worked closely with maestro Lino Tagliapietra early in his career, and is now recognized internationally in his own right as a virtuoso glassblower. A former visiting professor at Toyama Institute of Glass (Japan), he also is a past fellow at the Creative Glass Center of America (New Jersey) and currently serves on its board. His work is in the permanent collections of the Ebeltoft Museum of Glass and the Toyama Museum of Glass. Schunke owns and operates Nine Iron Studios in Pennsylvania, producing limited-production pieces, private commissions and one-of-a-kind sculpture.
2445 Series: The Art of Seduction TMA’s final 2445 Series event of the year, The Art of Seduction, takes place from 7–10 p.m.Friday, Sept. 10 at the Glass Pavilion. Watch local notables paint a still life on-site and check out live mannequins sporting designs by Amy Foreman. See traditional Indian belly dancing plus glassblowing demonstrations. Savor sumptuous snacks including a chocolate tasting. And in a feast for the ears, a double treat: the sultry sounds of Tom Turner and the Slow Burn featuring Kelsey Sczesney, and progressive tunes spun by NYC DJ Ben Cohen. Tickets ($20 members/$25 nonmembers) include signature potions by event sponsor Heidelberg Distributing. The 2445 Series is co-sponsored by the Toledo City Paper. Call (419) 254-5771 ext. 7432 for tickets or purchase at the door as quantities last.
FREE Featured Local Glass Artist Demonstration
7–10 p.m., Glass Pavilion Sept. 24: Brent Young
Meet Me at TMA
This free monthly program is designed to provide a meaningful Museum visit for people experiencing the early stages of memory loss and their companions. This month’s tour at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, offers a behind-the-scenes look at the Toledo Museum of Art. Reservations are suggested but not required. For information, call the Alzheimer’s Association-Northwest Ohio Chapter at (419) 537-1999.
Wine Tasting
Join us from 7–9:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 24, for a drop-in wine tasting at the Glass Pavilion. Enjoy four wines, light snacks and a view of the Hot Shop ($15 members/$20 nonmembers).
Music Performances
FREE Great Performances in the Great Gallery Series
The Museum hosts Great Performances in the Great Gallery at 3 p.m. on Sunday afternoons. The series features music faculty and students from the University of Toledo and the Bowling Green State University College of Musical Arts. This month’s performances include:
Sept. 12: UT Faculty Member Alice Petersen (violin) and Friends University of Toledo music faculty member Alice Peterson is a violinist in the Toledo Symphony and plays viola in the Scandia String Quartet. For this program of instrumental and vocal music from both the early and late baroque period, she will be playing a baroque violin, with certain features different from the modern instrument. Appearing with her will be soprano Carol Goodman, soprano; Donald Jackson, recorder; Barbara Craig and Sandra Kellogg, harpsichord.
Sept. 19: BGSU Faculty Member Nina Assimakopoulos (flute) In addition to teaching at BGSU, Nina Assimakopoulos is an accomplished artist, appearing as principal flute with the Munich City Opera and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Academy Orchestra, as well as recording CDs and performing international concerts, broadcasts and most recently, a solo debut at Carnegie Hall.
FREE Play with the Machine
Enjoy an unusual improvisational performance at 3 p.m. Sept. 26 in the Great Gallery. Play with the Machine is a studied improvisation using live and recorded instruments in conjunction with the dome of Ritter Observatory at the University of Toledo. As the dome rotates, it creates unique percussion sounds depending on the direction it moves. The musicians weave within and around the percussive ?voice? of the machinery. Jackie Lecair is an oboe professor at Bowling Green State University. Percussionist Jill Berkana has worked with Nightfire Dance Theater in Ann Arbor.
FREE Club Friday Music
6:30–9:30 p.m., Peristyle Terrace. Sept. 3: The Coosters (eclectic acoustic)
Free Glassblowing Demonstrations
Artists on the Museum’s staff give free glassblowing demonstrations in the Glass Pavilion Hot Shop. Objects created are available for purchase. This month, demonstrations will be offered at:
2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 1
2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 2
2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 3
2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 4
2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 5
2 p.m. Tuesdays, Sept. 7
2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 8
2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 9
2, 7–9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 10
1, 2 and 3 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 11
1, 2 and 3 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 12
2 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 14
2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 15
2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 16
2, 7, 8 and 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 17
1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 18
1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 19
2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 21
2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 22
2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 23
2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 24
1, 2 and 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 25
1, 2 and 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 26
2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 28
2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 29
2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 30
FREE 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 those ages 1-10 and their adult companions. Family Center activities for children, made possible in part with support from The Andersons, are free. The Family Center is open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays and from noon to 5:30 p.m. on Sundays. Visit the Museum’s online calendar at www.toledomuseum.org for each day’s activity theme.
Art Hours
Here’s a chance to play with fire! Sign up for an Art Hour at the Glass Pavilion and create your own keepsake in glass. Buy tickets ($15 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
Sept. 3: 6, 7 and 8 p.m., Glass Pavilion Sept. 10: 6, 7 and 8 p.m., Glass Pavilion Sept. 11: 4 and 5 p.m., Glass Pavilion Sept. 12: 4 and 5 p.m., Glass Pavilion
Flameworked Glass Pendants
Sept. 10: 6, 7 and 8 p.m., Glass Pavilion
Flameworked Glass Beads
Sept. 24: 6 and 7 p.m., Glass Pavilion
Create a Miniature Glass Pumpkin
Sept. 17: 6, 7 and 8 p.m., Glass Pavilion Sept. 18: 1, 2 and 3 p.m., Glass Pavilion Sept. 19: 1, 2 and 3 p.m., Glass Pavilion Sept. 24: 6, 7 and 8 p.m., Glass Pavilion Sept. 25: 4 and 5 p.m., Glass Pavilion Sept. 26: 4 and 5 p.m., Glass Pavilion
Inside Stories: Inside the Collection
Sept. 3: 6:30 and 7 p.m., meet in Libbey Court Sept.10: 6:30 and 7 p.m., meet Libbey Court Sept. 17: 6:30 and 7 p.m., meet in Libbey Court Sept. 24: 6:30 and 7 p.m., meet in Libbey Court
Free Public Tours
The Psychedelic 60s Exhibition Tours Sept. 4: 2 and 3 p.m., meet in Libbey Court Sept. 5: 3 p.m., meet in Libbey Court Sept. 11: 2 and 3 p.m., meet in Libbey Court
Family Time Tours
Sept. 5: 2 and 2:30 p.m., meet in Family Center or Libbey Court Sept. 12: 2 and 2:30 p.m., meet in Family Center or Libbey Court Sept. 19: 2 and 2:30 p.m., meet in Family Center or Libbey Court Sept. 26: 2 and 2:30 p.m., meet in Family Center or Libbey Court
Tour & Tea
Sept. 12: 3 p.m., meet in Libbey Court
OurGlass Tours
Sept. 18: 2 and 3 p.m., Glass Pavilion Sept. 25: 2 and 3 p.m., Glass Pavilion
Greatest Hits of the Collection
Sept. 19: 3 p.m., Libbey Court Sept. 26: 3 p.m., Libbey Court
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