June 2013 Toledo Museum of Art Program Highlights
Witness to Hunger June 28–Aug. 9, Community Gallery This photographic exhibition illuminates the often unseen stories of those who experience hunger on a daily basis. Community members were led through a series of workshops on how fine art and journalistic photography can communicate powerful messages. Photographed and juried by local residents facing the reality of hunger, the images offer a window into the challenges and triumphs of their world. Presented in partnership with American Frame, The Andersons, Eric Eggly Photography, Food for Thought, PointSeven Inc., ProMedica, Toledo Portrait and Toledo School for the Arts. Free admission. Continuing Exhibitions Crossing Cultures: The Owen and Wagner Collection of Contemporary Aboriginal Australian Art from the Hood Museum of Art April 12–July 14, Canaday Gallery The first major exhibition of Aboriginal Australian art in this region for a quarter century, Crossing Cultures: The Owen and Wagner Collection of Contemporary Aboriginal Australian Art from the Hood Museum of Art features 120 works of contemporary Indigenous art from Australia. The works, most created since 2000, represent the many art-making practices of Aboriginal peoples across the Australian continent, including acrylic paintings on canvas, earthen ochre paintings on bark, as well as sculpture and photography. Organized by the Hood Museum of Art, the Toledo showing is made possible by TMA members with the support of the Ohio Arts Council through a sustainability grant from the National Endowment of Arts. Free admission. The companion catalog is available. Prints by Australian Artists: The Bicentennial Folio May 3–July 21, Gallery 18 and Director’s Conference Room In tandem with the Crossing Cultures: The Owen and Wagner Collection of Contemporary Aboriginal Australian Art from the Hood Museum of Art exhibition, the Toledo Museum of Art will display a compendium of prints that reflect the multi-cultural nature of Australian society. The prints, on loan from a private collector, were commissioned by the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra and issued in 1988 to mark the 200-year anniversary of the country’s settlement. The artists invited to produce images for the project ranged from descendants of Australia’s first inhabitants to more recent arrivals from other parts of the world. Four of the prints are on view in the Director’s Conference Room adjacent to Libbey Court, while the majority can be seen in Gallery 18. Free admission. Symbols, Stories & Social Justice April 19–June 13, Community Gallery University of Toledo art students explored how Aboriginal Australian artists express their relationship to the land, use symbolic meanings throughout their works and address social justice issues. In conjunction with the Crossing Cultures: The Owen and Wagner Collection of Contemporary Aboriginal Australian Art from the Hood Museum of Art exhibition, the students created their own personal symbols and explored their own narratives, hidden meanings and personal attachments to the land. Free admission. Native Lands and Other Stories April 19–June 13, Community Gallery In conjunction with Crossing Cultures: The Owen and Wagner Collection of Contemporary Aboriginal Australian Art from the Hood Museum of Art, participants in the Toledo Museum of Art ArtReach workshops examined how Aboriginal Australian art celebrates one’s native land. Some used aerial views of the Toledo region—including the Maumee River, farmland and urban downtown—as inspiration to paint their own native land. Others used their personal stories to illustrate narratives, much like the Aboriginal tradition of explaining origins through art. Free admission. Patterns on Paper May 3–July 21, Works on Paper Gallery With approximately 120 works of art by multiple artists from the Toledo Museum of Art’s collection, Patterns on Paper explores the use of repetition, elaboration and ornamentation to enhance visual pleasure. Free admission. Special Events and Presentations FREE Meet Me at TMA: Art and Glass from the Libbeys June 1: 1 p.m., Glass Pavilion Visitors with early stage memory loss and their companions are invited to view works of art that belonged to the Toledo Museum of Art founders Edward Drummond and Florence Scott Libbey, and later donated to the Museum. Registration for the special tour is requested but not required. To register, call the Alzheimer’s Association, Northwest Ohio Chapter at 419-537-1999 or 1-800-272-3900. This monthly program is sponsored in part by Health Care REIT. FREE First Saturday of the Month: Culture Crossroads Special Program This three-part series (May 4, June 1, July 6) will engage participants in a deeper experience with the materials, methods and concepts used by artists represented in Crossing Cultures: The Owen and Wagner Collection of Contemporary Aboriginal Australian Art from the Hood Museum of Art. Take part in one or more of the free sessions. Registration for each session is required and space is limited. To register, call 419-255-8000, ext. 7432. June 1: 2 p.m. Be inspired by a close-looking tour of Crossing Cultures: The Owen and Wagner Collection of Contemporary Aboriginal Australian Art from the Hood Museum of Art to experiment with art materials and methods that are presented in the exhibition and based on the local environment. Masters Series Evening June 6: 4–6 p.m., Museum Café Those attending the Master Series program at the Toledo Museum of Art can enjoy music and refreshments in the Museum Café prior to the presentation. The Museum Store will be open as well. Tickets for the pre-lecture food and one drink ($15 members/$20 nonmembers) can be purchased at the main Information Desk or call 419-255-7000, ext. 7448. FREE Masters Series Presentation: Wally Caruana: Australian Art Today June 6: 6 p.m., Peristyle Wally Caruana, former senior curator of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art at the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra (1984–2001), will discuss contemporary Aboriginal Australian art in the context of the Will Owen and Harvey Wagner Collection of Aboriginal Australia Art. Caruana is the author and editor of several books and catalogues on Indigenous Australian Art. The Masters Series is sponsored in part by the TMA Ambassadors. FREE Gallery Talk: Crossing Cultures June 8: 2 p.m., meet in Libbey Court Will Owen, art collector and influential blogger of Aboriginal Art & Culture: An American Eye (www.aboriginalartandculture.wordpress.com), discusses the works of art donated from his private collection to the Crossing Cultures: The Owen and Wagner Collection of Contemporary Aboriginal Australian Art from the Hood Museum of Art exhibition. FREE Program: Seeing the Light: Tiffany Windows of Woodlawn Cemetery June 9: 2 p.m., Woodlawn Cemetery and Glass Pavilion The Toledo Museum of Art and Historic Woodlawn will present a tour of the stunning Louis Tiffany windows and their original structures. Those who register will meet at Woodlawn Cemetery for a walking tour of the original mausoleums that held the windows and then visit the Museum’s Glass Pavilion to see the windows. Many Louis Tiffany windows located in cemeteries across the country were lost to vandals and thieves in the last century. To protect these windows, Woodlawn Cemetery removed them and now they are currently on display at the Museum. Space is limited and registration is required. Register by calling 419-255-8000, ext. 7432. Participants are responsible for transportation. FREE Program: A Brush with Art June 14: 1 p.m., Herrick Lobby Sponsored in part by Health Care REIT, this program is for visitors with early stage memory loss and their companions. Today’s topic is the Museum’s sculpture galleries. Registration for is requested but not required. To register, call the Alzheimer’s Association, Northwest Ohio Chapter at 419-537-1999 or 1-800-272-3900. FREE Lecture: Australian Animals June 14: 7:30 p.m., Little Theater Representatives of the Toledo Zoo and Toledo Museum of Art will present a fascinating look at the animals of Australia as seen in the Zoo’s Wild Walkabout: Wonders from Down Under and the Museum’s Crossing Cultures: The Owen and Wagner Collection of Contemporary Aboriginal Australian Art from the Hood Museum of Art exhibitions. FREE Presentation: Visiting Artist April Surgent June 28: 6 p.m., GlasSalon Seattle-based glass artist April Surgent will discuss her week-long Guest Artist Pavilion Project (GAPP) residency. She’ll also talk about engraving and cold-working techniques, which are methods of shaping and manipulating glass without using heat. The public also is invited to watch her at work that day from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Glass Pavilion Hotshop. Surgent’s glass panels and vessels are executed in cool colors and often convey snapshots of urban life in a detached, objective manner. Surgent studied at the Australian National University in Canberra. In 2009, she received a Neddy Fellowship from the Tacoma Art Museum and the New Talent Award through Urban Glass. Most recently, she was awarded the National Science Foundation’s Antarctic Artist Fellowship. FREE Performance Club Friday Music June 7: 6:30–9:30 p.m., Cloister Enjoy bluegrass music performed by The Swamp Kings. Cash bar available. FREE Films Film: Crocodile Dreaming June 7: 7:30 p.m., Little Theater Crocodile Dreaming (2007, 25 min.) tells the story of estranged half-brothers Burrimmilla and Charlie, who struggle against their jealousy and distrust for one another. When the brothers finally come together, they are confronted by the spirit of their mother. She leads them to the special creation place and opens up the possibility of restoring harmony in the natural world. Note to viewers: This film contains some violent scenes that may be disturbing, particularly for children. Film: Bran Nue Dae June 21: 7:30 p.m., Little Theater Loosely based on one of Australia’s most beloved and popular musicals, Bran Nue Dae (2009, 88 min.) is a foot-stomping tour-de-force centering on the romantic adventures of a young Aboriginal Australian couple set against their spectacularly beautiful homeland. FREE Glassblowing Demonstrations June 1 and 2: 1, 2 and 3 p.m., Glass Pavilion June 4, 5 and 6: 2 p.m., Glass Pavilion June 7: 2, 7, 8 and 9 p.m., Glass Pavilion June 8 and 9: 1, 2 and 3 p.m., Glass Pavilion June 11, 12 and 13: 2 p.m., Glass Pavilion June 14: 2, 7, 8 and 9 p.m., Glass Pavilion June 15 and 16: 1, 2 and 3 p.m., Glass Pavilion June 18, 19 and 20: 2 p.m., Glass Pavilion June 21: 2, 7, 8 and 9 p.m., Glass Pavilion June 25, 26 and 27: 2 p.m., Glass Pavilion June 28: 2, 7, 8 and 9 p.m., Glass Pavilion June 29 and 30: 1 p.m., Glass Pavilion Art Hours Create your own glass objects during a one-hour session at the Glass Pavilion®. Purchase tickets ($15 members/$30 nonmembers; no refunds) in person or by phone during Museum hours starting the Tuesday before each session. Adults and children 14 and older accompanied by an adult are welcome. To register, call 419-254-5771 ext. 7448. Create a Glass Flower June 1 and 2: 4 and 5 p.m., Glass Pavilion June 7: 6, 7 and 8 p.m., Glass Pavilion June 8 and 9: 4 and 5 p.m., Glass Pavilion June 14: 6, 7 and 8 p.m., Glass Pavilion June 15 and 16: 4 and 5 p.m., Glass Pavilion June 21: 6, 7 and 8 p.m., Glass Pavilion June 28: 6, 7 and 8 p.m., Glass Pavilion June 29 and 30: 4 and 5 p.m., Glass Pavilion FREE Public Tours Crossing Cultures Exhibition June 1: 2 p.m., meet in Libbey Court June 7: 8 p.m., meet in Libbey Court June 9: 2 p.m., meet in Libbey Court June 14 and 21: 8 p.m., meet in Libbey Court June 23: 2 p.m., meet in Libbey Court June 28: 8 p.m., meet in Libbey Court June 29: 2 p.m., meet in Libbey Court Family Time Tour June 2: 1 p.m., meet in Libbey Court or Family Center Collection Connections to Crossing Cultures June 2: 2 p.m., meet in Libbey Court June 7: 7 p.m., meet in Libbey Court June 8 and 16: 2 p.m., meet in Libbey Court June 21: 7 p.m., meet in Libbey Court June 22: 2 p.m., meet in Libbey Court June 28: 7 p.m., meet in Libbey Court June 30: 2 p.m., meet in Libbey Court Baby Tour June 14: 6 p.m., meet at Family Center Watch your child respond to colorful paintings and learn ways to facilitate early visual literacy skills. Parents and caregivers with infants up to 18 months are welcome for the lively 30-minute tour. FREE Family Center Activities For children 10 years of age and younger accompanied by an adult, art activities in the Family Center are made possible in part with support from The Andersons. Bird’s Eye View! June 2: Noon to 5:30 p.m. June 4 and 6: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 7: 3:30–8 p.m. Design an aerial view of the neighborhood or landscape around you using colorful shapes, lines and patterns. Nothing but Line! June 9: Noon to 5:30 p.m. June 11 and 13: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 14: 3:30–8 p.m. Use one continuous line to fill your page with interesting patterns. Scratch Art! June 16: Noon to 5:30 p.m. June 18 and 20: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 21: 3:30–8 p.m. Use special scratch art paper to make lines and patterns. Animal Patterns! June 23: Noon to 5:30 p.m. June 25 and 27: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 28: 3:30–8 p.m. Explore the many patterns found in nature and make your own animal with distinctive patterns. Visiting Artist in the Family Center: Justin Overholt June 28: 6–7 p.m., Family Center On the last Friday of each month, meet some of the local artists who inspire us and see how they create art in different mediums. This month, see Justin Overholt demonstrate a variety of techniques that he uses to create patterns and textures found in nature and animals. Color Explosion! June 30: Noon to 5:30 p.m. Experiment with a variety of printmaking techniques and make your own color and pattern explosions. # # # Note: Events are subject to change. Check the Museum’s online calendar at www.toledomuseum.org for the updates.For images, contact Teri Sharp, public relations manager, at 419-254-5082 or [email protected], or Kelly Fritz Garrow, director of communications, at 419-255-8000, ext. 7408, or [email protected]. The Toledo Museum of Art is a nonprofit arts institution funded through individual donations, foundation grants, corporate sponsorships, and investments. The Ohio Arts Council helps fund programs at the Toledo Museum of Art through a sustainability grant program that encourages economic growth, educational excellence, and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans. Admission to the Museum is free. The Museum is open Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Friday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sunday, Noon to 6 p.m.; closed Mondays and major holidays. Friday evening hours are made possible by Fifth Third Bank. The Museum is located at 2445 Monroe Street at Scottwood Avenue, just west of the downtown business district and one block off I-75 with exit designations posted. For general information, visitors can call 419-255-8000 or 800-644-6862, or visit www.toledomuseum.org.
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