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Two Special Exhibits: Rembrandt and Historic Maps
Rembrandt, Beggars receiving alms at the door of a house, 1648, etching, collection of John Villarino
March 11 - April 29, 2008
Sordid and Sacred: The Beggars in Rembrandt's Etchings
A national touring exhibition of 35 rare etchings created by the master between 1629 and 1654. This exhibition was organized by Landau Traveling Exhibitions. Generously sponsored by Grizzly Riders International.
Meloy Gallery
Miracles and Myths: Mapping the World from 1572 to 1921
Discover how maps made the world "go round." Collector Bill Caras' maps will invite you to marvel at the stunning accuracies, the persistent fantasies and the historical developments detailed in his 40 original maps.Paxson Gallery
FREE PUBLIC LECTURES:
•Tuesday, March 18, 7pm, Meloy Gallery, PARTV Center: Bill Caras, Map Collector, "Mapping the World from the Mediterranean to Montana"
•Tuesday, April 15, 7pm, Meloy Gallery, PARTV Center : Dr. Valerie Hedquist, UM Professor of Art History and Art Criticism, "The Place of the Beggar in Dutch Society and Art"
•Tuesday, April 22, 7pm, Meloy Gallery, PARTV Center: Panel Discussion with Minkie Medora, Maxine Jacobson, Aaron Brock,and Dr. Valerie Hedquist, "Hunger and Poverty at Home: Current Reality in Missoula and Montana"
Henricus Hondius (Dutch), America Septentrionalis, 1639, engraving, collection of Bill Caras
The Montana Museum of Art & Culture has received several generous loans of major modernist works from private collections, viewable at two campus locations.
In the UM Mansfield Library lobby through April 9, 2008 is Colonne de Rêve (Dream Column), by surrealist Jean Arp (1886-1966). Mansfield Library hours vary throughout the school year. Please contact the library for open hours at 243-6866 or at www.lib.umt.edu.
Two works are on view in the UM President's Office Lobby:
The President's Office Lobby, located in Main Hall is open to the public Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm, except on holidays.
•E.O.W. on her Blue Eiderdown, by British artist Frank Auerbach (b. 1931) will be on view through May 15, 2008.
•White Relief (2), by British artist Ben Nicholson (b. 1894), just arrived and is available for public viewing through May 15, 2008.
Images from left to right:
Jean Arp, Colonne de Rêve, limestone and bronze, 1958, 61.5"x 14" x 5"
Frank Auerbach, E.O.W. on her Blue Eiderdown, oil on board, 1965, 12" x 15.75"
Ben Nicholson, White Relief (2), oil on carved board, 1935, 15.5" x 6.5"
Winona LaDuke, February 26, 2008
Winona LaDuke spoke to packed crowds on Monday Feb. 25 and Tuesday Feb. 26. Her presentations highlighted the traveling Impacted Nations exhibit that just departed from MMAC.
LaDuke addressed the ongoing struggles for tribal sovereignty and the need for cross-cultural dialogue, emphasizing the power that art has to promote understanding.
Jaune Quick-To-See Smith, Chief Seattle Series: Ozone,
acrylic, mixed media on paper, 1991, 19 ½” x 20”
Impacted Nations, a traveling exhibition of contemporary Native American art that appeared at the Montana Museum of Art & Culture at The University of Montana through Feb. 26, provoked a variety of responses from visiting students. Below are some of the comments that came from fourth graders at K. William Harvey Elementary School in Ronan, Montana after a recent tour of the exhibit:
“Thank you for inviting us to your beautiful art museum. I haven’t ever been in a place like that before. That was the best art I have ever seen.” (Jordan)
“Thank you for letting all of the fourth grade of K. William Harry Elementary come to your Art Museum. I just hope maybe we could come again another time because my classmates and I would like to see some more of the artwork in the museum. Thank you very much.” (Tyra)
“I really like all of the art that you let us come and see. I really do think that the museum is nice and the pictures are all colorful. You can tell what the person was thinking about in all of the pictures. Thank you.” (Keely)
“Thank you for letting Ronan fourth graders come to see all of the pictures in the art museum. I liked the bowls made from different things.” (Micaela)
Thanks to the support of our wonderful donors, MMAC serves as a center of interdisciplinary learning and visual exploration for The University of Montana and Montana's communities. The Museum relies on the support of individuals and welcomes gifts at all levels. If you have questions about making a gift, please contact Barbara Koostra at 406.243.2019 or museum@umontana.edu, or Ric Thomas at 406.243.5615 or email ric.thomas@mso.umt.edu. Click here to give online.
MONTANA MUSEUM OF ART & CULTURE
Meloy and Paxson Galleries
UM PARTV Center
Gallery Hours: Tues. - Thurs. 11am - 3pm; Fri. - Sat. 4 - 8:30pm
FREE PARKING available near NW corner of PARTV Center
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