2010-07-28

U.S.A. - ASHEVILLE-NORTH CAROLINA - HANDS IN HARMONY - TIM BARNWELL


Hands in Harmony is a photographic exploration of the makers of Appalachian folk music and traditional handcrafts by photographer Tim Barnwell. The exhibition includes approximately 30 black-and-white photographic portraits of well-known figures in the Appalachian music and crafts communities and images of some who are not as well known.
The images are drawn from Barnwell's three decades in photography. They speak to the beauty and uniqueness of handmade objects and their creators as well as the musical heritage carried on by the traditional musicians of the region.
Barnwell (1955 - ) was born in Franklin, North Carolina. He started taking photographs at age 10, when he bought a camera from his uncle. He served as Executive Director of the Appalachian Photographic Workshops based in Asheville, NC from 1980 to 1988. Barnwell's background is photojournalism: he has had over 60 articles and 1,000 photographs published to date.
Barnwell's work has been widely exhibited and is in the permanent collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Asheville Art Museum, the New Orleans Museum of Art, the Greenville County Museum of Art, Western Carolina University, Mars Hill College and R.J. Reynolds Industries. His book, Hands in Harmony: Traditional Crafts and Music in Appalachia was published by W.W. Norton Books in fall 2009 and is available in the Museum Shop.


Asheville Art Museum 14.05.2010 - 10.10.2010


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2010-07-21

U.S.A. - BOULDER-COLORADO - TONY ORTEGA


Denver artist Tony Ortega has long been renowned for chronicling the richness of the Hispanic experience. He utilizes his signature style of bold coloration, simplified forms, anonymous figures and cultural icons to explore community life, family, urban and rural sectors, youth culture, popular culture and cultural politics. Paramount in his artistic intent is the discovery of the relationship between humans and their circumstances. In a country where demographics are rapidly changing, issues of multiculturalism and hybridity are tantamount. Much of this exhibition deals with those who have crossed and continue to cross the borders, to secure a better life, obtain work, and to ensure the welfare and safety of their families. To Ortega the border is porous, with layered implications.
Through monotypes, serigraphs, charcoal drawings and a mural installation we get a glimpse of the melding of histories, traditions, culture and politics of our ever expanding and diversified population. Additionally, Ortega will create murals in collaboration with students from “I Have A Dream” Foundation of Boulder County and The Family Learning Center. Following their display at BMoCA during the exhibition, the murals will be on view at the Boulder Public Library and Denver Public Library. This exhibition is organized in connection with the Denver Biennial of the Americas 2010. Additional support comes from the Boulder Arts Commission and the Kevin Luff Family Fund.



Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art 11.06.2010 - 11.09.2010



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2010-07-14

U.S.A. - BANGOR-MAINE - BOTH SIDES OF THE CAMERA - PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE COLLECTION OF JUDITH ELLIS GLICKMAN


Acclaimed Maine photographer Judith Ellis Glickman has worked on both sides of the camera: as a photographer and as the subject of her father’s photographs. UMMA is pleased to feature a selection of over 40 black and white photographs from Glickman’s private collection. Major photographic luminaries will be showcased, including Edward Steichen, Margaret Bourke-White, Edward Weston, Dorothea Lange, William Klein and Jerry Uelsmann. In addition, the exhibition includes works by photographers with connections to Maine such as George Daniell, Melonie Bennett, Todd Webb and Paul Caponigro. Photographs include seductive still-lifes, transcendent landscapes and portraits that reflect Glickman’s unique vision, broad interests and background as a fine art photographer.



University of Maine Museum of Art 25.06.2010 - 18.09.2010




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2010-07-07

U.S.A. - GRAND RAPIDS-MICHIGAN - DUTCH UTOPICA: AMERICAN ARTISTS IN HOLLAND 1880-1914



Dutch Utopia: American Artists in Holland, 1880-1914 is organized by the Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, Georgia, in association with the Singer Laren Museum, the Netherlands. This exhibition is made possible through the generous support of the Terra Foundation for American Art and the Henry Luce Foundation, with major additional support provided by the Telfair Academy Guild and the Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.



Grand Rapids Art Museum 21.05.2010 - 15.08.2010



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