There is so much going on at The Academy Art Museum in September: exhibitions, classes, lectures, and some special events too. Details below:
EXHIBITIONS
The following exhibitions are sponsored by the Talbot County Arts Council and the Maryland State Arts Council.
John Ruppert: Grounded
September 19 – November 8, 2015
(Lederer Gallery closed October 12 – 19)
Members’ Reception: September 18, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Curator-Led Tours:
Friday, September 25, 12noon
Wednesday, October 21, 12noon
Sculptor John Ruppert’s recent work on display at the Museum includes elegant shapes he forms from chain-link fabric and cast metals. As a great technician with a passion for blurring the lines between natural and man-made materials, Ruppert uses cast metals such as iron, aluminum, copper, or bronze to explore this idea. Also on exhibit are Ruppert’s large scale composite photographs. Exhibit sponsored by the C. Grimaldis Gallery.
Ken Schiano: Intuited Geometries
September 19 – November 8, 2015
Exhibition closed for AA.M. Craft Show from October 12 – 19
Members’ Reception: September 18, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
Curator-Led Tours:
Friday, September 25, 12 noon
Wednesday, October 21, 12 noon
As a painter formally trained as an architect, Ken Schiano’s skills as an artist are largely self-taught. He tends to rely heavily on architectonic principles, especially in the use of materials and process. His practice therefore has an unaffected quality. He is a staunch advocate of abstraction and is known for his intuitive sense of composition and structure. Together with an uncanny use of color and light, he creates powerful abstract presences. In the last two years Schiano has embarked on a project to re-evaluate the relationship between a painting’s image and the painting as a physical object displacing and altering space. This has led to a series of shaped paintings, in which the painted image and constructed object become inextricably linked. Schiano had a recent solo show at Massoni Art, Chestertown, MD, and continues to be featured extensively in group shows there. His work has also been exhibited at MOMA, NY, and galleries in Atlanta, GA, and in Portland, Belfast, Bangor, Rockland and Blue Hill, ME. This exhibit is sponsored by The Carla Massoni Gallery.
Japanese Prints from the Silverman Collection
Continuing through October 11, 2015
In 2014 Richard and Susan Silverman of Washington and Oxford, MD, generously donated a collection of nine contemporary Japanese prints to the Museum. Richard Silverman bought the prints in Tokyo during his “Rest & Recreation” in 1970 while on active duty with the US Army serving in Korea. They were bought mostly at the Gallery Murakami His interest in contemporary Japanese woodblock prints was the result of having to spend most of his leave indoors as a result of monsoon-like rainstorms. He visited museums and art galleries where his interest in art truly developed. In 2014, Richard and Susan Silverman of Washington and Oxford, MD, generously donated a collection of nine contemporary Japanese prints to the Museum.
Annual Members’ Exhibition
Through September 7, 2015
This exceptional tradition represents the best of the region’s artists and offers an opportunity to view the creative talents of colleagues and friends. Accepted media include drawing, painting (oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastel), graphics, photography, mixed media, film, jewelry, sculpture and other applications. Video art must be on a secure and installable display provided by the member. Each Museum member has the opportunity to show one piece.
The Working Artist Forum
September 12 – November 29, 2015
The Working Artists Forum (WAF) will present its exhibition of work in the Selections Gallery of the Museum. Since 1979, WAF has been a juried organization of working professional artists from diverse professions and geographic locations who meet monthly at the Museum for demonstrations, group critiques and lively discussions. Membership has grown from 13 original charter members to 91 members today. WAF members actively show their work on the Eastern Shore, separately and together, and have pieces in private and corporate collections throughout the United States and abroad. Although members have received numerous awards and prizes in countless competitions and shows, a strong interest remains in pro bono work for the community, and donations are made each year to the art classes in our area schools. This year’s judge is Lee Mills, an artist and member of The Artists’ Exchange in Rehoboth, DE.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Pre-Craft Show Events
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Riedel Glass Tasting: Does Shape Really Affect Taste?
Saturday, September 26, 5 p.m., $125 per person
A hands-on tasting event offers scientific explanations as to why the shape of a glass influences the bouquet and taste of wines. Riedel Glass demonstrates that shape does make a difference. Enjoy palate pleasing hors d’oeuvres while tantalizing your taste buds with wine and glass. Each reservation includes a Riedel glass set.
Lunch Under Glass
Tuesday, September 29, 11:30 a.m., $150 per person
Get your taste buds ready for an afternoon delight in the kitchen of Giancarlo Tondin at Scossa Restaurant. Enjoy unprecedented access “behind the scenes” as we watch Chef Tondin create for us his masterpiece lunch “under glass” in his award-winning kitchen. LIMITED SEATING
ARTFUL ADVENTURES
4 Outings to Delight Lovers of Culture & Good Times
Have a great time while helping to support museum programs. Sign up online at academyartmuseum.org.
Mansion Magnificence: Tour America’s Versailles
Wednesday, September 23 $150 per person
Talk about a house tour! Following a $39 million renovation, the breathtaking Nemours Mansion (102 rooms) and surrounding gardens define beauty and glamour. The 300-acre country estate belonged to industrialist/philanthropist Alfred I. DuPont, who lavishly endowed it to ensure its grandeur for generations. You will be enchanted by a three-hour small-group tour of Nemour’s sumptuous spaces. Then the bus will whisk you to spectacular Mount Cuba for a luscious lunch catered by the Wilmington Club, followed by a tour of the fall foliage majesty of Mount Cuba. Ticket price includes transportation, all tickets, lunch, and nibbles to make the round-trip a delight.
LECTURES
2015 – 2016 Kittredge-Wilson Speaker Series
Additional information online at www.academyartmuseum.org. Lectures begin at 6p.m.
Series Ticket (4) Lectures: $50 Members, $65 Non-Members
Individual Tickets: $15 Members, $20 Non-members
The Parthenon Enigma: A New Understanding of the West’s
September 25
Joan Breton Connelly, Ph.D., Professor of Classics and Art History at New York University
Most Iconic Building and the People Who Made It
ARTS EXPRESS BUS TRIPS
Isamu Noguchi at Brooklyn Botanic Garden
In collaboration with Adkins Arboretum
Wednesday, September 30, 7 a.m. –8 p.m.
Fee: $125 Members, $150 Non-members (includes transportation, driver gratuity and admission)
Register by September 2 to ensure trip meets minimum.
Join Adkins Arboretum and the Academy Art Museum for a return trip to the Brooklyn Botanical Garden to see what the New York Times calls the “garden’s first significant foray into the art world.” In celebration of the Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden’s 100th anniversary, BBG will exhibit a selection of outdoor sculpture by renowned Japanese-American artist Isamu Noguchi.
ADULT CLASSES
Fall Open House
Saturday, September 12
10a.m. – 3p.m., FREE
A day of Mini-Classes and Demonstrations promoting the Adult Classes for fall. Instructors participating include: Paul Aspell, Katie Cassidy, Heather Crow, Matthew Hillier, Scott Kane, Diane DuBois Mullaly, Patrick Meehan, Joan Machinchick, Christopher Pittman, Lynn Reynolds, and Sahm Doherty Sefton.
Saturdays en Plein Air!
Mentor: Diane DuBois Mullaly
Monthly, Last Saturday of each month, August – October
10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
FREE to Museum Members
The Dynamic Figure: A Classical Approach
Instructor: Robert Liberace
Monday through Wednesday, September 28 – September 30,
10a.m. – 4p.m.
Cost: $495 Members, $535 Non-members (plus modeling fee)
Off site
Basic Drawing
Instructor: Katie Cassidy
6 weeks: September 15 – October 27 (no class September 29)
Tuesdays, 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Cost: $200 Members, $230 Non-members
Figure Drawing
Instructor: Patrick Meehan
6 weeks: September 24 – November 5 (no class October 15)
Thursdays, 1:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Cost $210 Members, $240 Non-members (plus modeling fee)
Pastel Painting: Fundamentals and Beyond
Instructor: Katie Cassidy
6 weeks: September 16 – October 28 (no class September 30)
AND November 4 – December 16 (no class November 25/Thanksgiving break)
Wednesdays: 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Cost per session: $200 Members, $230 Non-members
Hybrid Class: Colored Pencil and Acrylics
Instructor: Constance Del Nero
4 weeks: September 18 – October 9
Fridays, 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Cost: $130 Members, $160 Non-members
Small Paintings in Oil
Instructor: Matthew Hillier
6 weeks: September 19 – October 31 (no class October 17)
Saturdays, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Cost: $210 Members, $240 Non-members
Take the Plunge! Oil Painting Startup
Instructor: Diane DuBois Mullaly
4 weeks: September 16, 23, 30, October 7
Wednesdays, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Cost $165 Members, $195 Non-members
Color Monday! – How to Mix More Colors from Your Paint
Instructor: Diane DuBois Mullaly
Mini-Workshop, September 28
Monday, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Cost: $65 Members, $95 Non-members
Watercolor: Clean Color and Whites
Instructor: Heather Crow
[email protected] or 410-310-5615
6 weeks: September 15 – October 20
Tuesdays, 1 – 3:30 p.m.
Cost: $215 members, $245 Non-members
Introduction to Bookbinding
Instructor: Lynn Reynolds
2 Weeks: September 17 and 24
Thursdays, 10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Cost: $110 Members, $140 Non-members
Intermediate and Advanced Potter’s Wheel
Instructor: Paul Aspell
Two 6 week sessions: September 14 – October 19
AND November 9 – December 14, 2015
Mondays, 1 – 3 p.m.
Cost: $195 Members, $225 Non-members each session
Intermediate/Advanced Pottery
Instructor: Paul Aspell
Two 6 week sessions: September 14 – October 19
AND November 9 – December 14, 2015
Mondays, 9:30 – 11:30 a.m.
Cost: $195 Members, $225 Non-members each session
Intermediate and Advance Hand Building Pottery
Instructor: Paul Aspell
Two 6 week sessions: September 16 – October 21
AND November 11 – December 16, 2015
Wednesdays, 1 – 3 p.m.
Cost: $195 Members, $225 Non-members each session
Beginning/Intermediate/Advanced Pottery
Instructor: Paul Aspell
Two Six Week Sessions: September 9 – October 14
AND November 4 – December 9
Wednesdays, 6 – 8 p.m.
Cost: $195 Members, $225 Non-members each session
Private Lessons in Photography or Photoshop
Instructor: George Holzer
Contact instructor for times and fees
iPhone Class
Instructor: Scott Kane
2 Days: Wednesdays, September 9 and 23 (No class on September 16)
Time: 6 – 8 p.m.
Cost: $45 Members, $75 Non-Members
Setting up a Smart Home on Your Android or iPhone Smartphone
Instructor: Scott Kane
1 Day: September 30
Wednesdays, 6 – 8 p.m.
Cost: $25 Members, $55 Non-members
Open Studio with Figure Model*
Monitor: Patrick Meehan
6 weeks: September 24 – November 5 (no open studio on October 15)
Tuesdays, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Modeling Fee: $20 (paid to monitor)
Uninstructed drawing session. The format will be a series of short poses from two to five minutes followed by a longer pose of approximately one hour. The monitor is award-winning instructor at the Academy Art Museum.
Book Arts Studio*
Studio meets on the second Sunday of each month from 1-4:00 p.m. beginning September 13
For artists who would like to experiment with book-making techniques from the simple to the fanciful. There is no designated instructor. Participants should bring all materials from home.
For additional information contact: Lynn Reynolds at 410-757-5542 or [email protected].
Open Portrait Studio*
Model fee collected weekly
Beginning September 14
Mondays: 9:30 a.m. – noon
The group meets weekly with a live model. For additional information contact Nancy Reybold at 410-822-0597 or [email protected].
Open Studio with Live Model *
Money is collected weekly to cover model fees
Beginning September 14
Mondays, 1 – 3:30 p.m.
An opportunity to study the human figure and its action, volume, structure, anatomy, design and expressive potential. For additional information contact Nancy Reybold at 410-822-0597 or
Collage Studio*
Studio meets second Saturday of each month, (except September when class meets on the 19th)
10 a.m. – 2p.m.
For those interested in collage, assemblage or fibers. Artists are invited to come and work on a project they would like to start, or have begun. There is no designated instructor. For additional information contact: Susan Steward at 410-226-5742 or [email protected]
* A Museum membership is required to attend.
PRE-SCHOOL CLASSES
NEW THIS YEAR!
Mini Masters Academy – An Early Enrichment Program for Children ages 2-4
September 8, 2015-May 13, 2016
Now accepting deposits for the 2015-2016 school year! In Partnership with the Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center, Mini Masters Academy introduces young children to new ideas through a thematic approach to learning that emphasizes relationships and the ability to make meaningful connections. The rich resources of the Academy Art Museum offer a wonderful venue for teaching these sensory explorations. The resources come in many forms, from artwork to museum professionals. The focus might be a single piece of art within a collection, an entire exhibition or a visiting artist or musician. Children learn to express their feelings and ideas as they talk about objects and works of art they see in the Museum. Mini Masters Academy embraces a child-centered approach to learning and offers activities that build awareness through sensory experiences.
Kindermusik In partnership with Chesapeake Children’s Theatre & Performing Arts Center
Classes for Babies, Toddlers, Preschoolers, Big Kids
Beginning in September 2015! Complete schedule available at: www.cctheatre.org or www.academyartmuseum.org.
CHILDREN’S & TEEN PROGRAMS
Art Plus In-Service Day Activity
Talbot County Public Schools
Ages 6-10
For information about 2016 ART PLUS in-service day opportunities at the Museum, please go to academyartmuseum.org or email Constance at [email protected]
After-School Art Club
Students in grades 4 through 7
Instructor: Susan Horsey
Eight Thursdays, September 17 – November 19 (No classes on Oct 15 or Nov 12)
3:45 – 5:00 p.m.
Cost: $115 Members, $125 Non-members
Home School Art Classes
Begins September 11
Instructor: Constance Del Nero, Ages 6 – 9 years
Instructor: Susan Horsey, Ages 10+
Cost: $90 Members, $110 Non-members
NEW THIS YEAR – Siblings attend for $60
Early Fall Session: September 11 – October 23 (NO classes on October 16)
6 to 9 years (Please do NOT register 5 year-olds in this class.)
ages 10+
Late fall session: October 30 – December 18 (NO classes on November 13 or 27)
6 to 9 years
ages 10+
Preregistration is advised as space is limited in each group.
FOR ART EDUCATORS
2015 pARTy!
Friday, September 18, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.
FREE
The pARTy! is an annual event that spotlights all things education. Come find out about ArtReach,
Portfolio Night, 2016 Student Art Exhibitions, In-Service Day Opportunities and our signature Cross-Curricular Program, “Museums in the Museum!” which got off to a great start in Dorchester County Public Schools last year. Please email Constance Del Nero, [email protected] or call her directly at 978-902-1993 for more information.
For further information on any classes or programs or to register, visit academyartmuseum.org or call 410-822-2787.
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