EXHIBITIONS
These exhibitions are sponsored by the Talbot County Arts Council and the Maryland State Arts Council.
Robert Rauschenberg: ROCI Works from the National Gallery of Art
Through March 6, 2016
Curator-Led Tour: Tuesday, February 9, 12 noon
As one of America’s most iconic 20thcentury artists, Rauschenberg (1925 – 2008) was a painter and graphic artist whose early works anticipated the Pop Art movement. He is best known for his Combines of the 1950s, in which nontraditional materials and objects were employed in innovative combinations. Robert Rauschenberg: ROCI Works from the National Gallery of Art is the first exhibition of ROCI artworks in Maryland. The Rauschenberg Overseas Culture Interchange (ROCI, pronounced “Rocky,” the name of the artist’s pet turtle) was established in 1985 to enable and support Rauschenberg’s collaborations with artisans and workshops abroad and to promote world peace and understanding. Over a six-year period, Rauschenberg created works in host countries all over the world to be included in exhibitions in each country and donated a work of art to each location. The various exhibition catalogues included contributions by local poets, writers, and journalists.
Announced at the United Nations in December 1984, ROCI involved the artist making and presenting work while traveling with a team of assistants through 11 countries, including China, Tibet, the U.S.S.R. and former East Germany, as a way to foster cross-cultural dialogue. Some works remained in their original sites as gifts and others traveled with the ROCI team to be shared with future participants. Rauschenberg personally funded the project, which concluded with the exhibition Rauschenberg Overseas Culture Interchange of over 125 works at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, in 1991, attracting 414,000 visitors.
Robert Rauschenberg:
Kyoto, Sri Lanka, and Thai Drawings
Through March 6, 2016
Curator-Led Tour: Tuesday, February 9, 12 noon
“Rauschenberg: Kyoto, Sri Lanka, and Thai Drawings” is the first of two exhibitions featuring works by Robert Rauschenberg. As one of America’s most iconic 20thcentury artists, Rauschenberg (1925 – 2008) was a painter and graphic artist whose early works anticipated the Pop Art movement. He is best known for his Combines of the 1950s, in which non-traditional materials and objects were employed in innovative combinations. Curator Anke Van Wagenberg has worked closely with David White, Senior Curator at the Rauschenberg Foundation in New York. The Foundation agreed to loan 17 ROCI-related drawings, made by the artist in Thailand, Sri Lanka and Kyoto, Japan. A new aspect of the exhibition is The ROCI Road to Peace: Experiments in the Unfamiliar and the involvement of Nicole Bray, graduate of the MA Contemporary Art program at Sotheby’s Institute of Art, New York, and winner of the inaugural Rauschenberg Foundation Emerging Curator Competition (2015). Bray will bring The ROCI Road to Peace: Experiments in the Unfamiliar to the Museum as a contemporary extension of the exhibition.
AAM Faculty Exhibition
Through March 6, 2016
The Museum’s Faculty Exhibition features artworks created by 14 of the Museum’s instructor artists and represents the institutions broad range of class offerings. Works in a variety of media including drawing, painting, printmaking, ceramics, digital art and photography will be on display. Exhibiting instructors will include Paul Aspell, Katie Cassidy, Rosemary Cooley, Heather Crow, Constance Del Nero, George Holzer, Matthew Hillier, Susan Horsey, Joan Machinchick, Patrick Meehan, Diane Mullaly, Christopher Pittman, Lynn Reynolds and Sahm Doherty-Sefton. Many of the award-winning faculty artists have exhibited nationally and their works have been included in museum collections around the world, and featured and reviewed in prestigious arts journals and magazines.
John Ruppert: Grounded
Continuing through March 31, 2016
Sculptor John Ruppert’s recent work on display at the Academy Art 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. This is evident in the set of Pumpkins displayed in the Museum’s front yard, which are cast in various metals. At first glance it is hard to distinguish between the different types of metal. Ruppert’s cast Pumpkins are in several collections on the West and East Coasts, including Grounds for Sculpture, Trenton, NJ, and now in Easton. He is represented by C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, MD; John Davis Gallery, Hudson NY; Eight Modern, Santa Fe, NM; and was the first Distinguished Visiting Artist for SANDBOX at Washington College, in Chestertown, MD. Ruppert investigates the relationship between natural systems and human decision making.
LECTURES
Magnificent Movie Music II
Presented by Dr. Rachel Franklin
Dates: Thursdays, February 25, March 3, 10 & 17, 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
This lecture series is a sequel to last spring’s wildly successful Symphony Study course on film music. The lectures will delve into the hidden heartbeat of film, the score, and marvel at how the viewer’s entire emotional experience is driven by a subconscious response to the music. From the very advent of talkies, composers concealed behind the screen action have subtly shaped our view of world events, national identity and personal relationships. Participants will enjoy a deeper musical excursion into four much loved genres of film music: Westerns, Comedy, History and Romance.
ARTS EXPRESS BUS TRIPS
Opera Philadelphia
Cold Mountain: A Love to Move Mountains
Sunday, February 7, Matinee Performance
ADULT CLASSES
Monthly Coffee and Critique
Mentors: Katie Cassidy and Diane DuBois Mullaly
February 5, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
How to Tame Your Camera – Beginning Photography
Instructor: Sahm Doherty-Sefton
3 weeks: February 9, 16, and 23
Tuesdays: 6 – 8 p.m.
iPhone Class
Instructor: Scott Kane
2 Days: Wednesday, February 3 and 10
Time: 6 – 8 p.m.
Running Your Smart Home on Your Android or iPhone Smartphone
Instructor: Scott Kane
1 Day: February 17
Wednesdays, 6 – 8 p.m.
Leap Year Challenge!
29 Small Watercolors in 29 Short Days
Instructor: Heather Crow
Tuesday Afternoon: February 16, 23, and March 1, 8, & 15
Time: 1 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Book ‘Em: How to Tame Your Photos
Instructor: Lynn Reynolds
1 Day Workshop: February 25
Thursday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Micro-Workshop – How to Varnish and Frame Your Oil or Acrylic Painting
Instructor: Diane DuBois Mullaly
Saturday February 27, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Field Trips for Grownups
Instructor: Constance Del Nero
Monday, February 29, 6 – 8 p.m.
CHILDREN’S CLASSES
Cartooning Made Easy!
Students in grades 4 through 8
Instructor: Chris Pittman
Monday & Wednesdays, February 8, 10, 15, 17, 22 & 24
Time: 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
After-School Art Club
The Art Club focuses on a variety of media, including painting, printmaking, 3-D wire construction, collage, pastels, and graphite, while also teaching stylistic secrets of famous artists. Each club meeting includes a planned activity and/or a free choice project, with creative guidance available every step of the way. If your child wants to develop new skills and confidence, the Art Club is the perfect fit!
Winter Art Club
Eight Thursdays, January 14-March 3 (Students can join at any time; fees will be prorated)
3:45 – 5:00 p.m.
Children’s Craft Saturdays at the Museum
Come join the Museum staff for an afternoon of holiday crafts. We will create one or more seasonal projects that children can take home to keep or give as gifts. Color your holiday with fun! Parents are welcome to stay and work with their children. Family craft time is a great way to bond.
Craft Saturday: Valentine’s Day
Saturday, February 6, 2016, 1-3 p.m.
Cost: $5
Homeschool Sessions Continue
Late Winter Session: February 19 – April 8 (Note that there are NO classes on March 25)
Instructors: Constance Del Nero for ages 6 to 9 years (Drawing Studio) and Susan Horsey for ages 10+ (Painting Studio)
The Museum offers art classes for the area’s home-schooled children, ages 6 and up. Classes focus on fine art techniques and materials. A variety of media will be explored. Students visit the Museum’s exhibitions when appropriate. All classes meet on Fridays from 1:00–2:30 pm. New this year: The winter/spring home-school semester will be broken up into two 6-week sessions. Also, siblings attend for 1/3 off!
For further information on any exhibitions, classes, or programs or to register, visit academyartmuseum.org or call 410-822-2787.
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