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Plein Air Artists Set to Capture Columbia Gorge Splendor During 2021 Paint Out
Beginning July 26, close to 40 artists will descend on the Columbia River Gorge with easels, paint and brushes in hand to find the perfect vista from which to capture the incredible beauty of the region. With last year’s edition of Pacific Northwest Plein Air in the Columbia River Gorge paused due to the pandemic, artists are eager to get back to this annual tradition.
Searching for Beauty: A Collaboration with the Aristides Atelier
The COVID Pandemic’s icy fingers reached into every institution worldwide…even museums and art schools. Quickly we had to rethink learning, seeing, making, and sharing. All these months later, there is a light at the end of this challenging tunnel and artist’s views of this time are revealed through pigment on canvas.
Self. Family. Space. Light. Mythology. Love. Death. Patriotism. These concepts are explored and reflected in this year’s collaboration between Juliette Aristides Atelier at Gage Academy in Seattle and Maryhill Museum of Art. SEARCHING FOR BEAUTY: Artists Views through the Lens of 2020/2021 will be exhibited through July 18 in the museum’s M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust Education Center.
Teachers As Artists — An Artful Connection with Washington Art Education Association & Tacoma Art Museum
Teachers As Artists is an annual exhibition that showcases the work of regional art educators, and is presented in collaboration with Washington Art Education Association and Tacoma Art Museum. The theme in 2021 is Connections, inviting artists to explore ways we connected to our family, our world, and our emotions during a time when we were forced to separate from those very things.
Photographs by Cara Romero and Will Wilson Added to Maryhill’s Collection
Maryhill’s collections grow through donation and purchase. Recently, the museum purchased a pair of photo prints by celebrated Indigenous photographers Cara Romero and Will Wilson.
Jeanne Lanvin & the Théâtre de la Mode
Lanvin’s career as a couturier began in 1909, when she joined the Syndicat de la Couture. She contributed designs to the 1945 and 1946 editions of the Théâtre de la Mode.
The Théâtre de la Mode: The Forgotten Décors
A closer look at décors for Théâtre de la Mode exhibits in Europe in 1945 and North America in 1946 shows that the sets differed and included lost designs by George Geffroy, George Wakhévitch, Jean-Denis Malclès and Emilio Terry.
Artist Molly Gaston Johnson: Exquisitely Connected to Maryhill!
Serendipity led New Jersey-based printmaker Molly Gaston Johnson to Maryhill Museum of Art; now she’s leading a visual art community-building experience that has connected artists of all ages and abilities from across the US and beyond.
Exploring The Influence of Women: A Maryhill Museum and Aristides Atelier Collaborative Exhibition
Curator of Education, Louise Palermo, looks closely at some of the works featured in “Influence of Women,” an online exhibition of student and graduate paintings from the Aristides Atelier, at Gage Academy of Art in Seattle, WA.
Add a Dash of Maryhill to Your Memorial Day Weekend
We’ve been serving this classic, no-fuss potato salad at Maryhill for more than 30 years — now you can make it at home!
Sick Fashion
If you recently purchased fabric to create the perfect “statement” anti-coronavirus face mask, history beat you to the “fashioned by disease” punch. In fact, many aesthetics that define “beauty” in today’s market were formed by epidemics of the past. Let’s take a closer look at some historical fashion trends influenced by disease.
11 Maryhill-centric Films to Enjoy Now
With Maryhill’s diverse collection as inspiration, we’ve pulled together a watch list for both the big and small screen.
Exquisitely Connected: A Visual Art Community-Building Experience
Maryhill is excited to launch Exquisitely Connected, a national visual art community-building experience, and we invite you to take part! Similar to The Exquisite Gorge Project, this initiative is also inspired by...