Jeffery Weitzel, The Grace Blue. Collection of Maryhill Museum of Art, Goldendale, Washington. Photography Scott Thompson, 2007.
70th Anniversary Season
Exhibition:
Outdoor Sculpture GardenMay 15 through October 3, 2010
Saturday, May 15
Founders’ Day & 70th Anniversary Celebration
Celebrate Maryhill’s 70th year by honoring the museum’s legacy, its founders, members and friends. Exhibit opening: Outdoor Sculpture
Maryhill founders, top: Sam Hill (1857–1931); left to right: Loïe Fuller (1862–1928), Queen Marie of Romania (1875–1938), Alma de Bretteville Spreckels (1882–1968).
Annual Meeting of the Membership, 1 p.m.
Join us to learn about Maryhill Museum’s programs, projects and accomplishments. Members will elect officers and there will be presentations and awards.
Founders’ Day Program, Celebrating 70 Years, 2 to 4 p.m.
Maryhill means many things to many people — it’s an icon of Washington state, a fine art treasure trove, home to local and regional history, and has provided inspiration to untold numbers of visitors. Hear remarks and reminiscences from Sam Reed, Washington Secretary of State; Bonnie Beeks, president of the Klickitat County Historical Society; Pat Courtney Gold, Wasco Basketry Weaver and Artist; Michael Oros, president, Romanian American Society; and Elizabeth Ives Hunter, Executive Director, Cape Cod Museum of Art, Boston.
Family Fun: Marshmallow Sculptures, 1 to 4 p.m.
Using Maryhill’s dynamic collection of outdoor sculpture as inspiration, kids are invited to use toothpicks and marshmallows to create their own sculptural masterpiece.
Family Fun days children under 17 are admitted to the museum free all day with one paid adult admission.
Sculpture Garden Walk, 4 p.m.
Explore Maryhill’s outdoor sculpture collection with a garden walk led by curator Steve Grafe and some of the artists whose work is on view. A reception for artists will follow. The Outdoor Sculpture exhibition is sponsored by Bill and Cathy Dickson.
The Northwest Wine Auction, 6 p.m.
Don’t miss the opportunity to add some exceptional Washington and Oregon wines to your cellar and support Maryhill Museum of Art at the same time. See following entry.
