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Maryhill Arts Festival Offers Art, Music, Theater & More
Grounds of Maryhill Museum of Art are the Setting for August 6-7 Arts Festival
(Goldendale, Wash., July 28, 2011) – Can you imagine a better place to stroll an arts festival than
Maryhill Museum of Art? Held under a canopy of shade trees in the museum’s sculpture garden, the festival takes place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, August 6, and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, August 7. Admission to the festival is FREE.
The festival features artists displaying and selling art in a variety of media, including painting, jewelry, woodworking, ceramics, glass, and more. Live music, food vendors, and hands-on art activities for families are also on tap. There will be a free performance of Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Nothing,” with the Portland Actors Ensemble, on Saturday evening at 7 p.m.
The younger set can explore their creativity under the Maryhill Art Tent, which will offer free, drop-in art activities, or take part in a hands-on solar viewing demonstration using filtered telescopes. This fun and educational activity is being offered by the Goldendale Astronomy Club.
The Arts Festival is also a great time to enjoy Maryhill’s grounds as a whole – visitors can peruse the museum’s growing permanent collection of outdoor sculpture as well as works on temporary view by featured Northwest artists Daniel Duford, John Mayo and Joseph Warren. Inside the museum, visitors will find the special exhibition
Beside the Big River: Images and Art of the Mid-Columbia Indians.
On Saturday, August 6 at 7 p.m. there will be a free performance of Shakespeare’s beloved comedy “Much Ado About Nothing.” Pull up a picnic blanket or folding chair and prepare to be transported by The Portland Actors Ensemble. This talented cast and crew present an annual Shakespeare-in-the-Parks program throughout Portland. Judy Lackstrom and Robert Morrow have sponsored the presentation at Maryhill.
DAILY SCHEDULE:
Family Fun: Under the Big Tent | 1 to 4 p.m. daily
Explore your creativity at the Maryhill Art Tent with free drop-in art activities open to all ages. On Family Fun days youth under 18 are admitted to the museum free all day with one paid adult admission.
Solar Viewing! | 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily
The Goldendale Astronomy Club will give visitors an opportunity to view the sun through specially filtered telescopes.
Much Ado About Nothing | 7 p.m., Saturday, August 6
Sit back and enjoy Portland Actors Ensemble Shakespeare-in-the-Parks production of “Much Ado About Nothing” in our Outdoor Sculpture Garden. Made possible through a generous donation from Judith Lackstrom and Robert Morrow.
The museum proper will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily during the Arts Festival. Permanent exhibits include a large collection of works by Rodin, European and American paintings, objects d'art from the palaces of the Queen of Romania, Orthodox icons, unique chess sets, the renowned Théâtre de la Mode as well as an extensive Native American collection. More information at
www.maryhillmuseum.org.
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ABOUT MARYHILL MUSEUM OF ART:
Housed in a glorious Beaux Arts mansion on 5,300 acres high above the Columbia River, Maryhill Museum of Art opened to the public May 13, 1940 and today remains one of the Pacific Northwest’s most enchanting cultural destinations. The museum was founded by Northwest entrepreneur and visionary Sam Hill, who purchased the property and began building the house with dreams of establishing a Quaker farming community. When that goal proved untenable, Hill was encouraged by friends Loie Fuller, Queen Marie of Romania, and Alma de Bretteville Spreckles to establish a museum.
Maryhill Museum of Art boasts a world-class permanent collection, rotating exhibitions of the highest caliber, and dynamic educational programs that provide opportunities for further exploration by visitors of all ages. On view are more than 80 works by Auguste Rodin, European and American paintings, objects d'art from the palaces of the Queen of Romania, Orthodox icons, unique chess sets, and the renowned Théâtre de la Mode, featuring small-scale mannequins attired in designer fashions of post-World War II France. Baskets of the indigenous people of North America were a collecting interest of Hill; today the museum’s Native American collection represents nearly every tradition and style in North America, with works of art from prehistoric through contemporary.
Maryhill’s Outdoor Sculpture Garden features more than a dozen large-scale works by Northwest artists. The Maryhill Overlook is a site-specific sculpture by noted Portland architect Brad Cloepfil; nearby are Lewis and Clark interpretive panels. Four miles east of Maryhill is a life-sized replica of Stonehenge, Stonehenge Memorial, which Sam Hill built to memorialize local men who perished in World War I. Nearby, the Klickitat County War Memorial honors those who have died in the service of their country since World War I.
The museum was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. In 2001 the museum was listed as an official site of the National Historic Lewis and Clark Trail and in 2002 was accredited by the American Association of Museums.
VISITOR INFORMATION:
Maryhill Museum of Art is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., March 15 to November 15. Admission is $9 for adults, $8 for seniors, $3 for youth age 7-18 and free for children 6 and under. Family admission is $25 to admit 2 adults, plus related children under the age of 18. The Family Rate will be extended to grandchildren, nephews and nieces. Admission to the Stonehenge Memorial is free; it is open from 7:00 a.m. to dusk daily.
Sandwiches, salads, espresso drinks, cold beverages, and freshly baked desserts and pastries are available at Café Maryhill from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily; the Museum Store features art and history books, jewelry, Native American crafts and other mementos.
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. For further information, visit
www.maryhillmuseum.org.
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