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Written by Susan Horan
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Monday, 18 July 2011 13:12 |
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ART TALKS AT FIGGE
Talks highlights techniques used to make chairs and environmental art
“How was it made?” is a question that one hears frequently when looking at art. Learn how several chairs in the Figge Art Museum special exhibition The Art of Seating: 200 Years of American Chair Design were made at an art talk at 7 pm Thursday, July 14. Mark Holmes, associate professor of Art at Knox College, will present the talk. In addition to his work as a sculptor, Holmes spent 15 years designing and making furniture (including chairs) as the owner of -ism Furniture in Chicago. He received his MFA in Sculpture from Yale University.
The Art of Seating will be on view at the Figge through September 4. The exhibition is developed by the Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville and the Jacobsen Collection of American Art, and organized by International Art & Artists, Washington, D.C. For additional exhibition-related programs, please visit the Figge website at www.figgeart.org.
Also this Thursday, at 6pm visiting artist Aurora Robson will talk about her work, Up Drop, which is installed on Level 1. The sculpture is made from plastic debris (PET bottles) caps, rivets, tinted polycyrlic and steel armature. Robson's intricate and remarkable hanging structures are created from all manner of discarded plastic waste. This work complements the current exhibition, Water Views by providing an interesting counterpoint to the idyllic waterscapes ofWater Views
Robson will be featured in the fall installation, Everything All at Once Forever, opening September 24 in the Orientation Gallery on Level 1. The installation will feature plastic debris sculptures created specifically for the Figge installation. These new individual pieces will complement Up Drop, a work borrowed from the Gallery 212 in Colorado. Together they will create a space for the audience to explore the works on an intimate level.
Admission to the museum and tour is $7. Admission is free to Figge members and institutional members.
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Written by German American Heritage Center
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Monday, 18 July 2011 10:50 |
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Dear Friends of the German American Heritage Center:
As you may know, the GAHC will be hosting a traveling exhibit entitled "The Fiery Trail: Iowa and the Civil War". We are asking for your assistance with this exhibit
sometime between July 28 and August 7. We need people to man the exhibit and help answer questions from visitors. Each tour of duty will last three hours and following are the times where we need you help:
Thursday, July 28 10 - 1, 1 - 4, and a special event at 6:30 p.m. for members only.
Friday, July 29 4 to 7 p.m.
Saturday, July 30 4 to 7 pm
Monday, August 1 10 to 1, 1 to 4, and 4 to 7
Wednesday, August 3 4 to 7
Friday August 5 10 to 1. 1 to 4, and 4 to 7
Saturday, August 6 10 to 1, 1 to 4, and 4 to 7
Sunday August 7 12 to 4
There will be a drop-in orientation for volunteers on Wed July 27 4 - 6 pm
Please contact us at 563-322-8844 if you can help us to make this a meaningful experience for visitors to the GAHC.
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Written by Dawn Wohlford-Metallo
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Monday, 11 July 2011 13:40 |
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WHERE: Quad City Arts Center Gallery, Rock Island
EXHIBITION DATES: July 15- August 26, 2011
RECEPTION: Friday, July 15, 7-9 pm
FREE
From July15 through August 26, 2011 Quad City Arts presents “The Artist in You Group Exhibition.” The public is cordially invited to attend the opening reception on July15th from 7-9 pm at Quad City Arts’ Rock Island Gallery. The reception is free and open to the public.
“The Artist in You” is the 4th biennial exhibition for emerging and accomplished artists living within a 250-mile radius of the Quad Cities. 28 artists were chosen to be part of this group exhibit, presenting a total of 37 works of art. Quad City Arts received 96 entries for the competition for which each artist received a written constructive critique of their submission by a panel of three outside jurors, all professional artists. Awards will be announced and awarded at 8 pm on July 15th during the opening reception.
The Quad City Arts Center Gallery is located at 1715 Second Avenue in the Arts and Entertainment District of Rock Island. Gallery hours are Tuesday-Friday 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturday 11 a.m.–5 p.m. All Quad City Arts programs are funded in part by Festival of Trees; Quad City Arts Partners; and operating grants from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency; and the Iowa Arts Council, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs. Quad City Arts is a nonprofit local arts agency dedicated to the growth and vitality of the Quad City region through the presentation, development and celebration of the arts and humanities. For more information, contact Dawn Wohlford-Metallo 309-793-1213X108. |
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Written by Dawn Wohlford-Metallo
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Friday, 08 July 2011 12:09 |
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WHAT: Quad City Arts Art @ the Airport
WHEN: now through August 31st
WHERE: Quad City International Airport Gallery, 2200 69th Ave. , Moline , IL
WHO: Steve Banks, painting & sculpture and Aaron Tinder, painter
In July and August, Art @ the Airport features sculptures and paintings by
Steve Banks of Davenport is an artist whose work is about finding meaningful identity and individuality within popular culture. In his work, he strives to make energetic images that explore relationships and interactions through compositional juxtapositions. His image-making process is fueled by curiosity regarding the process of partial cultural assimilation. Bank’s images address how the search for individuality often leads to how we attempt to form interpersonal connections while our souls simultaneously float in an isolating sea of cultural white noise.
Aaron Tinder of Indianola , Iowa , is an artist and professor at Grand View University . His work revolves around the exploration of personal narratives as a resident of the rural Midwest and how they collide with political and social themes. Tinder’s work combines multiple layers of images and symbols which are forced to reconcile into compositions filled with spatial tension; encouraging a visual narrative-based conversation.
Both of these artists address the human connection to culture; popular, political and social. Once focuses on the personal narrative as a Midwest resident, while the other focuses on the overall complex of identity and culture for the general public.
Don’t miss this is exhibit just because you don’t have a plane to catch-the lights in the gallery are always on and the airport offers free parking for the first hour. Meet a friend for lunch and enjoy the art! Quad City International airport gallery is easy to access with one hour of free parking to allow plenty of time to browse the exhibit.
Quad City Arts is a nonprofit local arts agency dedicated to the growth and vitality of the Quad City region through the presentation, development, and celebration of the arts and humanities. All Quad City Arts programs are funded in part by Festival of Trees, Quad City Arts Partners and operating grants from the Illinois Arts Council (a state agency) and the Iowa Arts Council, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs. This gallery and exhibit is generously sponsored by the Quad City International Airport.
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Written by Susan Horan
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Thursday, 07 July 2011 12:07 |
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Tour special exhibition of American Chairs with docents
The Figge Art Museum presents the art talk “Goldilocks’ Dilemma” at 7 pm Thursday, July 7. The talk is offered in conjunction with the special exhibitionThe Art of Seating: 200 Years of American Chair Design. Sandy Fritz, Judie Lance, Lois Nichols, Stephanie Rapahel-Nakos will talk about their favorite chairs: a Shaker rocking chair (c.1840), an office chair designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for his Johnson Wax Company building in Racine, Wisconsin, and a “Texas Longhorn Chair” (ca. 1890) made with actual horns. The talk lasts 30 minutes.
The Art of Seating will be on view at the Figge through September 4. The exhibition is developed by the Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville and the Jacobsen Collection of American Art, and organized by International Art & Artists, Washington, D.C. For additional exhibition-related programs, please visit the Figge website at www.figgeart.org.
Admission to the museum and tour is $7. Admission is free to Figge members and institutional members.
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