Maryhill
Museum of Art
News
Release
July 11,
2008
Media
Contact: Leslie Wetherell
35 Maryhill Museum
Drive
Goldendale, WA
98620
509-773-3733
leslie@maryhillmuseum.org
MARYHILL ARTS
FESTIVAL SET FOR AUGUST 16 & 17
ART, MUSIC & FUN
FOR ALL
GOLDENDALE,
Washington
--- The Maryhill
Arts Festival is an exciting and uniquely Northwest experience. Held under a
canopy of trees on the grounds of Maryhill
Museum from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday, August 16 and 17, it will make for a fun-filled weekend
where art, music and food can be enjoyed by all. Admission to the festival is
free.
Over 50 talented artists from throughout the region will showcase original,
quality art alongside a special exhibition by Print Arts Northwest. Plus the
museum's annual Outdoor Sculpture Invitational exhibit, featuring nine
large-scale works, will also be on display.
"Visitors are invited to stroll through displays of beautiful paintings,
photography, jewelry, glass, ceramics, sculpture and much more," said Colleen
Schafroth, executive director. "Many of the artists will be giving art
demonstrations and there will be free art making activities for children and
exciting live music."
Hourly musical presentations on the stage include Joanie's Jazz Trio, the
Zjakanaka Marimba Band, Stillway & Bonham, Bob Kasnick, the amazing
SawCordius and others. The food court
will feature a wide selection of treats from the Lyle Hotel Restaurant, Casa El
Mirador and Café Maryhill. Several beers and wines will also be available. Family art activities this year are being
lead by artists from Print Arts Northwest - and will feature monoprints with
kids using stickers and ink. Everyone
leaves with their own handmade monoprint!
Promotional support provided by the Comfort Inn, The Dalles and KACI Radio.
Related Events: The museum will also
be open and is featuring a new exhibit, Andy
Warhol & Other Famous Faces which features contemporary portraits by
Warhol and ten other artists. 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. 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.
Related
Information: Print Arts
Northwest was founded in 1981 as the Northwest Print Council to create
opportunities to represent professional printmakers in the greater Northwest region
and to educate the general public about printmaking. Today it provides ongoing exhibitions for its
artist members, a gallery of prints, and a wide range of educational programs
for printmakers and art enthusiasts at all skill levels.
Experience
the Enchantment: About Maryhill
Museum of Art. Perched on a stunning
5,000-acre site
overlooking the scenic Columbia River Gorge, Maryhill Museum of Art contains a
world-class collection of artwork that ranges from early 20th century European
works to Native American objects. This award-winning museum, founded by
Northwest entrepreneur and visionary Sam Hill, opened to the public in
1940. Outside the museum is an Outdoor
Sculpture Garden,
Lewis and Clark interpretive panels and a life-sized replica of Stonehenge.
The museum is open
daily from 9 a.m. to 5
p.m., March 15 to November 15. Admission fees are $7 for adults, $6 for seniors
and $2 for children age 6-16. Maryhill is located off Highway 97, 12 miles
south of Goldendale, Washington. Drive times to the museum are 2
hours from Portland/Vancouver, 3.5 hours from Bend,
4 hours from Seattle, and 1.5 hours from Yakima. Visit www.maryhillmuseum.org for more
information.
Photography This
monoprint,
Woman With Attitude II, was created by
Lori McLaughlin, a member of Print Arts Northwest whose exhibition will feature
prints by several noted artists.
For a 300 dpi
resolution photo click here.
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