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2008 EXHIBITS & PROGRAMS
SEASONAL EXHIBITS 2008
Percy L. Manser: Grandeur and Light, March 15 to July 6
Percy Manser (1886-1973), an outstanding regionalist of his day, lived and worked in Hood River, Oregon between 1917 and his death in 1973. Born and educated in England, he moved to the Hood River Valley by way of Canada to become a fruit farmer. Inspired by the grandeur of the mountains and valleys of the region, he began to paint landscapes that quickly became widely popular with residents throughout the Columbia River Gorge. Today his work is still admired and can be found in numerous private and public collections, including the U.S. General Services Administration Collection at the Portland Art Museum, Oregon Historical Society, and Maryhill Museum of Art. The year 2008 marks the 60th anniversary of the first solo exhibition of his work at Maryhill and the museum is commemorating it with a retrospective of the artist’s work that includes more than 40 paintings, photographs and documents.
Outdoor Sculpture Invitational, May 10 to October 31
This annual exhibit in the museum’s sculpture garden presents large-scale works by some of the Pacific Northwest’s most noted sculptors including Gregory Glynn, Stuart Jacobson, Alisa Looney, David Miller, Dennis Peacock, Mylan Rakich and Tom Urban. The Invitational began in 1996 to complement the museum’s Auguste Rodin Gallery and to showcase contemporary Northwest sculpture. Also on view, is work from the permanent collection by Julian Voss-Andreae, Tom Herrera, Mel Katz, Heath Krieger, Jill Torberson, Jeff Weitzel and Leon White. At the eastern edge of the grounds is the site specific sculpture Maryhill Overlook by noted Portland architect Brad Cloepfil. The work was commissioned by the museum in 1997 and is the focal point of the museum’s Lewis and Clark Overlook and Native Plant Garden.
Andy Warhol and Other Famous Faces, July 19 to November 15
During the 1960s American artist Andy Warhol (1928-1987) began to explore the iconic status of everyday objects such as his images of Campbell's soup cans and his portraits of such notable personalities as Marilyn Monroe and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. The work he produced established Warhol as the rising star in what was to become known as the Pop Movement. In the 1970s his fascination with portraiture grew and he began producing dozens of vibrant portraits that had a lasting effect on popular culture and art. This exhibit includes portraits by Warhol of The Beatles, Sitting Bull, General Custer, Geronimo, Queen Elizabeth II, Jimmy Carter, Marilyn Monroe, Liza Minnelli, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, and the emblematic Campbell's Soup Can (Tomato). Also shown are portraits by artists Jennifer Bartlett, Chuck Close, Osvaldo Salas Freire, Red Grooms, Jasper Johns, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami, Mel Ramos, Robert Rauschenberg, and Tom Wesselman. They portray Elvis Presley, Charlie Chaplin, Vincent Van Gogh, Ernest Hemingway, John and Robert Kennedy, and others.
Saturday March 15, 2008, 1:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Season Opening
Join us as we open Maryhill Museum of Art’s 69th season with the exhibit Percy L. Manser: Grandeur and Light. The day’s events conclude with an opening Gala for members and friends of the museum.
Lecture and Gallery Walk, 2:30 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.
First at 2:30 p.m. join Manser scholar Jim Tindall for his program titled Percy Manser, the Man and His Art. The program is a result of Tindall’s in-depth study of the artist over the past decade. Then at 4:00 p.m. Lee Musgrave, curator of the exhibit, leads a gallery walk to discuss the exhibit and work on view.Family Fun Day: All About Collage, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Express your creativity through the art of “collage” with award winning art educator, Mary Cooper. Using basic art techniques, you will make a landscape based upon your unique use of color, line, balance and perspective.
Saturday May 10, 2008, 9 a.m. to Noon
En Plein Air! Painting Workshop with Eric Jacobsen
En plein air is a French expression meaning "in the open air." Join Columbia Gorge award winning artist Eric Jacobsen in the gardens at Maryhill for an introduction to en plein air painting! Space is limited to fifteen students for this four-hour long workshop. Eric Jacobsen is a “plein air” painter and his true inspiration is the amazing beauty that he sees in nature. He takes his oils wherever he goes, setting up on site, and working until his painting is finished. Eric shows his work nationally and has won several awards including the Yankee Magazine Robb Sagendorph Memorial Award from the Copley Society in Boston, the Award of Merit at the Oil Painters of America Northwest Regional Exhibition held at the Howard/Mandville Gallery in Kirkland, Washington, and was honored as one of the Top 16 Emerging Artists of 2001 by Arts & Antiques Magazine. Eric was born and raised in New England and currently resides with his wife, son and daughter in Hood River, Oregon where he paints and teaches. The cost is $50. Workshop participants provide their own materials. A suggested materials list will be provided. Advanced registration is required.
Saturday May 17, 2008, 11:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Members’ Day at Maryhill
Discover Maryhill all over again on this day honoring the museum, its founders, members and friends.
Drive the historic Maryhill Loops Road, 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
In honor of Sam Hill, the museum is opening the historic Maryhill Loops Road for automobiles and the public is invited to drive the historic Maryhill Loops Road. Free!Family Fun Day: All About Landscapes, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Be inspired by landscapes of the Gorge created by Percy Manser and other traditional and contemporary images of the natural world. Next, create your own landscape using oil pastels. The museum educator and volunteers will be on hand to guide you.Manser and Dolph — Mid-Columbian Men of Art, 2:00 p.m.
Maryhill presents Jim Tindall’s radio play showcasing the special relationship artist Percy Manser had with Clifford Dolph, the director of Maryhill Museum of Art from 1938 to1970.Outdoor Sculpture Invitational, 4:00 p.m.
This annual exhibit celebrates its 13th year with a garden walk with curator Lee Musgrave and the participating artists.
Saturday and Sunday June 14 & 15, 2008
The Car is King at Maryhill
Maryhill Museum of Art, the Goldendale Motorsports Association and the Society of Vintage Racing Enthusiasts present a weekend of activities where the car really is king.
On Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. the museum’s east lawn is chock full of dozens of classic, sport and customized cars exhibited at the Concours de Maryhill. The event is an open car show and anyone with a special car may enter. The show has a number of competition categories including best original, classic, hot rod and muscle car. A highlight of the show is the grand entry of the vintage race cars competing in the Hill Climb race on Sunday.
Food, wine and beer vendors will be on hand for lunch and treats throughout the day. The event concludes with the presentation of the car show awards.
At 1:00 p.m. the museum presents the Classic Fruit & Veggie Car Races for kids of all ages. Fantastically engineered cars designed and made by children from fruits and vegetables compete on a 12 foot ramp for thrills and chills.
On Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. vintage sports cars from the 1930s to 1960s race singly in a three-mile timed race up the historic Maryhill Loops Road. Spectators can view the hill climb race from both the Highway 97 Overlook and from designated viewpoints along the race route. The race is organized by the Society of Vintage Racing Enthusiasts of Seattle and only their approved cars and drivers will be competing. Food venders will be on hand for lunch and treats throughout the day.
Saturday June 21, 2008, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Dancing with Loïe
Maryhill Museum of Art is pleased to present a day-long dance festival in honor of one of its founders, modern dance pioneer Loïe Fuller (1862-1928). Activities include dance performances and programs on Loïe Fuller that illuminate her life and work. For families the museum has prepared a special dance and art-making program that will focus on Loïe Fuller’s art. A highlight of the day is an out-of-the-ordinary evening performance by Jody Sperling and Time Lapse Dance of New York.
Presentations & Performances at Maryhill, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Presentations will be made by Jody Sperling of Time Lapse Dance of New York, author Ann Cooper Albright who will lecture on her new book, Traces of Light: Absence and Presence in the Work of Loïe Fuller, and Jessica Lindberg, who will be discussing her work on Loïe Fuller as presented in her new DVD Loïe Fuller in The Light Fantastic. Performances inspired by Loïe include those by Ann Cooper Albright, Maranee Sanders and others.Family Fun Day at Maryhill: All About Loïe Fuller, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Loïe Fuller was a favorite subject of the great printmakers of France and their printed images made her famous throughout the world. In this exciting program, families are invited to explore her life and times through dance and art. The museum will provide the music and the costumes so that families can first try some of the moves found in Loïe’s dances such as the Butterfly, Fire and Serpentine. Then using this experience as inspiration, families can first draw, then hand-print, their own image of Loïe. The resulting small prints will be visions of movement, unlike any other.An Evening with Loïe, 7:00 p.m.
The Dalles-Wahtonka High School Auditorium in The Dalles, Oregon
General Admission is $10/Museum Members $7
Maryhill Museum of Art is pleased to present a Jody Sperling/Time Lapse Dance production of La Noir, Dance of the Elements, and the premier of the new work, Ghosts, all inspired by the mesmerizing spectacles of Loïe Fuller’s dances. The Company gives a postmodern twist to vintage genres, from the mesmerizing fin de siècle spectacles of Loïe Fuller, to contemporary dance inspired by Loïe Fuller. Artistic Director Jody Sperling — a choreographer, performer and dance scholar — combines research with imagination, to craft inventive, visually lush and often humorous dances. Sperling's luminous works in the style of early modern dancer Loïe Fuller are a mainstay of the repertory. They involve an integration of choreography, music and visual design. The company has two musical directors: composer Quentin Chiappetta who has created many original scores for Sperling's choreography; and pianist Jeffrey Middleton who has selected, arranged and performed a wide selection of classical music for the Fuller-inspired work. The Artistic Director also collaborates closely for each new piece with costume designer Michelle Ferranti and lighting designer David Ferri, a two-time Bessie-award-winner. The Company’s repertory offers a variety of sensibilities, from the lush and lyrical, to the humorous and acrobatic. Active since 2000, Jody Sperling/Time Lapse Dance has been presented at many venues, locally, nationally and internationally. Smart, funny, seductive and gorgeous, the work offers a unique perspective that thoroughly engages audiences everywhere.Presenters and Performers: A dancer, choreographer and dance scholar based in New York City, Jody Sperling has gained an international reputation as an expert on Loïe Fuller and as an interpreter of Fuller's style of dancing. Sperling has lectured and performed at colleges, universities, festivals and conferences in the United States, Canada, Ireland, Italy and Russia. Sperling's interest in Loïe Fuller began in 1997 with The Butterfly Dance, a collaboration with film choreographer and dance historian Elizabeth Aldrich, commissioned by the Library of Congress. Since then she has created five Fuller-inspired solos. Ann Cooper Albright is Associate Professor of Dance at Oberlin College, where she teaches dance, performance studies and women's studies courses. She is co-editor, with Ann Dils, of Moving History/Dancing Cultures: A Dance History Reader (2001). Jessica Lindberg is currently on the dance faculty at Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas, Texas. She recreated Fuller’s Fire Dance as her MFA thesis. Her work included specially made costumes and innovative lighting effects pioneered by Loïe. In recognition of her work, Lindberg received the prestigious Edward F. Hayes Graduate Research Forum award in 2003. A DVD produced to accompany the thesis contains a live performance and four studio performances with Lindberg, along with Lindberg’s research about Fuller’s life and art. Her new DVD Loie Fuller in The Light Fantastic is due to be released in early 2008. Maranee Sanders, dancer and performer, was in the Dance Department at Portland State University. Currently she teaches musical theater and dance classes for pre-kindergarten to adult, studies masks and mask-making, and teaches mask-making workshops in the Northwest. She and her husband own Collins View Dance and Art Center in Portland.
Saturday July 19, 2008, 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Famous Faces
The exhibit Andy Warhol and Other Famous Faces opens to the public, and is cause for this exciting Family Fun Day. In the evening the museum is presenting the work of another famous face, W.B. Yeats. So come for the day, bring a picnic dinner and join the fun.
Family Fun Day: All About Andy Warhol, 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
You can be a famous face too! Inspired by the portraits in the exhibit Andy Warhol and Other Famous Faces this program will help you to make your own self-portrait prints using Andy Warhol’s “blotted line technique.” As a commercial artist in New York in the 1950’s, Andy used this technique to create illustrations of everything from his early advertising work to his whimsical drawings of animals.Monoprint Workshop with Frank Janzen, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Mono-printing is a painterly method in printmaking that is essentially a printed painting. The characteristic of this method is that no two prints are alike. The beauty of this media is also in its spontaneity and its combination of printmaking, painting and drawing mediums. This in-depth mono-print printmaking workshop is taught by master-printmaker Frank Janzen from Crow’s Shadow’s Institute for the Arts. Crow's Shadow's first full-time resident master printer, Frank is an artist in his own right, working mainly in printmaking and painting, and has collaborated with numerous artists of note throughout the United States, Canada and South Africa to create limited edition lithographs. Founded by artist James Lavadour and a group of supporters in 1992, Crow's Shadow Institute for the Arts is a non-profit art facility designed to bring technology, instruction and cultural exchange to artists on the Umatilla Indian Reservation in Eastern Oregon. Cost is $50 plus a $10 materials fee.Picnic on the Grounds, 5:00 to 6:30 p.m.
Bring your favorite picnic foods and something for the peacocks too! Enjoy the spectacular views of the Columbia River Gorge.W.B. Yeats at Stonehenge, 7 p.m.
Come see this dramatic presentation under a full moon at Stonehenge! Keith Scales, Artistic Director of the Oregon Greek Theater, is bringing to regional audiences the work of the well-known 19th century Irish poet, W.B. Yeats. The program includes two short plays by Yeats titled The Cat and the Moon and At the Hawks Well. Both plays are full of Irish wit and magic. The program will begin with some readings, music and dance. T.S. Eliot described Irish writer William Butler Yeats (1865–1939) as "...the greatest poet of our time -- certainly the greatest in this language and, as far as I am able to tell, in any language..." Yeats was also a remarkable playwright who’s strange and powerful dramas still stand as landmarks in the development of European theatre. Yeats was largely responsible for a cultural renaissance in Ireland at the turn of the 20th century. In 1923 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Monday through Friday July 21-25, 2008, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Daily
Summer Art Institute: The Printed Page
This weeklong Institute is available to everyone. Taught at Maryhill, the week features lectures, study of original art and hands-on art studio sessions. The art of printmaking is the special theme, and the focal point of the week will be the exhibit Andy Warhol and Other Famous Places from the Collection of Jordan Schnizter and his Family Foundation. The Art Institute is co-taught by artist Alice Bonham and Colleen Schafroth, executive director of Maryhill Museum of Art. Besides printmaking, Bonham is also a watercolorist and graphic designer. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Art and Graphic Design from Oregon State University and has extensive experience teaching children and adults in the Columbia Gorge. Recently, she has been the Director of the Cathedral Arts Program at Trinity Cathedral in Portland where she directed Trinity's Arts Program including instructional art classes for children and adults, fine art exhibits, a crafts festival and summer art camps for children. Schafroth is an award winning educator who has published and developed educational materials for Maryhill and helped to develop and co-teach the Art Institute since it began in 1993. Special guests include Mary Cooper, a national consultant in art education and a classroom teacher for over thirty years. The Art Institute is also honored to be hosting Artistic Director of the Oregon Greek Theatre, Keith Scales who will be presenting a program on writing and literature. Field trips and special events make this an unforgettable learning experience. Maryhill’s Summer Art Institute is in its 15th year of providing participants teaching strategies to bring art into the classroom and personal enriching experiences in the arts. Cost is $175 for non-credit, $195 for 30 clock hours, or $325 for three credit hours. Fee includes all materials and supplies. Credit is through the Graduate School of Education/Continuing Education, Portland State University.
Thursday Evening July 24, 2008, 7 p.m.
Andy Warhol, Postmodern Persona
Art critic Sue Taylor will present Andy Warhol, Postmodern Persona in a public lecture that highlights Andy Warhol and his impact on art and pop culture. Before becoming a professor of art history at Portland State University, Sue Taylor was a museum curator and newspaper art critic. Devoted to the study of modern and contemporary art, she has written articles, encyclopedia entries, and exhibition and book reviews for American Art, American Craft, Art Journal, Art News, Chicago Sun-Times, Dialogue, New Art Examiner and the Oregonian. She is corresponding editor from Portland for Art in America. Professor Taylor’s book on German-born Surrealist Hans Bellmer, The Anatomy of Anxiety (MIT Press), appeared in 2000. Scholarly essays on Jackson Pollock and Grant Wood followed, both from a psychological perspective. Her essay "Grant Wood's Family Album" won the Smithsonian’s Patricia and Philip Frost Prize for 2005. She is the recipient of grants and fellowships from the American Association of University Women, Georgia O’Keeffe Museum Research Center, American Psychoanalytic Association and Society for the Preservation of American Modernists.
Saturday August 2, 2008, 3:00 to 7:00 p.m.
Andy Warhol and Other Famous Faces Exhibit Opening
Delve into American pop culture with the exhibit Andy Warhol and Other Famous Faces from the Collection of Jordan D. Schnitzer and his Family Foundation. Activities include a spellbinding introduction to the collection by Jordan D. Schnitzer and gallery walk with curator Lee Musgrave. Afterwards, join us for a festive opening reception at the museum.
Saturday and Sunday August 16-17, 2008, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Daily
Maryhill Arts Festival
The Maryhill Arts Festival features over 50 artists displaying and selling art as well as live music performances, food, beer & wine vendors and hands-on art activities for families. Showcased is the Northwest Print Council which will be on hand to demonstrate various printmaking techniques and to exhibit their work. All of this takes place under a canopy of shade trees in the museum's picnic grounds.
Monday through Thursday October 13-16 &
Monday through Thursday October 20-23, 2008, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Daily
Museum Week: All About Me
Third and fourth grade classes come for one day of exploration and fun around the theme of self-expression. Students will be making self-portraits, exploring printmaking and more! Featured will be the exhibit Andy Warhol and Other Famous Faces from the Collection of Jordan D. Schnizter and his Family Foundation. Cost is $3 per student. Teachers and chaperones are free. Special bus fund assistance for schools is available.
SEASON-LONG PROGRAMS
FAMILY FUN DAYS IN 2008
Maryhill Museum of Art presents Family Fun Days designed exclusively with families in mind. Many of our Family Fun Days are part of larger events — so there is fun for everyone. Join us for one or more of these great fun days at Maryhill Museum of Art from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Participation is free for kids under the age of 17 with one adult admission.
All About Collage
Saturday, March 15, 2008
Express your creativity through the art of “collage” with award winning art educator, Mary Cooper. Using basic art techniques, you will make a landscape based upon your unique use of color, line, balance and perspective. This Family Fun Day coincides with the museum’s Opening Day programs.
All About Landscapes
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Be inspired by landscapes of the gorge created by Percy Manser as well as other traditional and contemporary images of the natural world. Next, create your own landscape using oil pastels. The museum educator and volunteers will be on hand to guide you. This Family Fun Day coincides with the museum’s annual Members’ Day programs.
All About Loïe Fuller
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Loïe Fuller was a favorite subject of the great printmakers of France and their printed images made her famous throughout the world. In this exciting program, families are invited to explore her life and times through dance and art. The museum will provide the music and the costumes so that families can first try some of the moves found in Loïe’s dances such as the Butterfly, Fire and Serpentine. Then using this experience as inspiration, families can draw then hand-print images of Loïe. The small prints that result will be visions of movement, unlike any other. This Family Fun Day coincides with the museum’s special program, Dancing with Loïe.
All About Andy Warhol
Saturday, July 19, 2008
You can be a famous face too! Inspired by the portraits in the exhibit Andy Warhol and Other Famous Faces this program will help you to make your own self-portrait prints using Andy Warhol’s “blotted line technique.” As a commercial artist in New York in the 1950’s, Andy used this technique to create illustrations of everything from his early advertising work to his whimsical drawings of animals. In the evening the museum is presenting W.B. Yeats at Stonehenge. So come for the day, bring a picnic dinner, and join the fun at Stonehenge.
Art Discovery New Ways for Families to Explore Maryhill Museum Self-Guided Activity Booklets
Daily, March 15 – November 15, 2008
Do I like this art? Why did the artist do that? What does this piece mean? How am I feeling about this gallery? A visit to Maryhill Museum invites families to question art, its meaning and its impact upon their lives. Maryhill offers a new way for families to explore our collections using Art Discovery self-guided activity booklets.
Families can learn about the museum's unique collections and history through this self-guided activity. Through Art Discovery, children and adults are given the mission to look, question and discover as they explore the museum. Program topics include Maryhill Favorites, Sculpture, Columbia River People, Percy Manser’s Art (March 15-July 6, 2008) and Famous Faces (July 19-Nov. 15, 2008). Show your completed booklet to the front desk for a free postcard! Keep the booklet as a souvenir! Art Discovery can be picked up near the front desk or in the EyeSEE Resource Room.
EyeSEE Resource Room Daily, March 15 – November 15, 2008
This child-friendly room offers a spot to reflect, look at a book, create some art, study hands-on objects, relax, explore and wonder. Here families learn and play together. Located on the upper level in a northwest gallery space, the EyeSEE Resource Room features games, special kid-friendly exhibits, art work by kids from throughout the region, and of course, the museum’s Art Discovery self-guided booklets.
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