Datebook Listings
A state-by-state rundown of museum and
gallery exhibitions, craft fairs and more.
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COLORADO SPRINGS
COLORADO SPRINGS
FINE ARTS CENTER,
719-624-5581
“Life as Legend: Marilyn
Monroe” May 3-July 5: Featuring
captivating images from
Monroe’s life.
DENVER
DENVER ART MUSEUM,
720-865-5000
“Inspiring Impressionism”
now-May 25: More than 90
works that focus on the relationship
between the Impressionists
and the Old Masters. “Gee’s
Bend: The Architecture of the
Quilt” now-July 6: Colorful quilts
of corduroy and denim from
African-American women in an
isolated community.
TRANSLATIONS GALLERY,
303-629-0713
“Ordinary Alchemy” May
9-June 7: Presents work that
incorporates ordinary materials
such as branches, clay and
fibers.
PISMO FINE ART GLASS,
303-333-2879
Annual Bead Invitational May
2-31: Work by the world’s top
bead artists. Gerry Newcomb June 6-27: Cast glass wall installations
and sculptures.
DURANGO
SORREL SKY GALLERY,
970-247-3555
Spring Gallery Walk May 9:
Featuring jewelry artist Doug
Magnus.
GOLDEN
ROCKY MOUNTAIN QUILT
MUSEUM, 303-277-0377
“Sisters in Cloth: A Collection
of Works by African
American Textiles” May 6-July
12: Traditional to contemporary
quilt styles.
BROOKFIELD
BROOKFIELD CRAFT
CENTER, 203-775-4526
Annual Silent Auction Exhibition May 13-June 1: An array
of items surrounding the theme
of a vessel. “Journey of Discovery:
Work by Students of
Brookfield Craft Center” June
15-Aug. 3: Featuring more than
50 works in all mediums.
HARTFORD
WADSWORTH ATHENEUM
MUSEUM OF ART,
860-278-2670
“Impressionists by the Sea”
now-May 11: Major traveling
exhibition featuring more than 50
paintings.
“Making a Splash:
American Beach Fashions,
1850-1920” now-July 12.
OLD LYME
THE FLORENCE GRISWOLD
MUSEUM, 860-434-5542
“Impressionist Giverny:
American Painters in France,
1885-1915” May 3-July 27: Featuring
selections from the Terra
Foundation for American Art.
WILMINGTON
DELAWARE ART MUSEUM,
302-571-9590
“The Baroque World of
Fernando Botero” now-June
8: Work by the sculptor, painter
and draftsman.
“Garry Knox
Bennett: Call Me Chairmaker”
June 28-Sept. 21: Features 52
original designs by a contemporary
studio furniture maker
master.
DELAWARE CENTER FOR
THE CONTEMPORARY
ARTS, 302-656-6466
“Zip-Cloth Project” now-May
18: New work by Morgan Kennedy.
“Groom Room” now-June
15: New work by Sonya Clark.
WINTERTHUR MUSEUM,
302-888-4600
“K Is for Kids” now-July 13:
Alphabetical introduction to Winterthur’s
collection of decorative
art objects.
DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA
CORCORAN GALLERY OF
ART, 202-639-1700
“The American Evolution: A
History through Art” now-
July 28: American paintings and
sculpture.
CROSS MACKENZIE
CERAMIC ARTS,
202-333-7970
Carole Bolsey now-May 14:
Paintings and ceramics.
“Flow”
May 16-June 18: New work by
Hyun Kyung Yoon. Trompe l’Oeil
Show June 20-July 29 and Sept.
1-17: Group show in clay that
will fool the eye.
NATIONAL GALLERY OF
ART, 202-737-4215
“In the Forest of Fontainebleau:
Painters and Photographers from Corot to Monet”
now-June 8: Some 100 paintings,
pastels and photographs.
“Max
Ernst: Illustrated Books” now-
Sept. 6: Highlighting 19 rarely
seen novels by Ernst.
PHILLIPS COLLECTION,
202-387-2151
“Degas to Diebenkorn: The
Phillips Collects” now-May 25:
Approximately 100 works that
represent significant developments
in painting, photography
and sculpture.
“Diebenkorn in
New Mexico” June 21-Sept. 7:
Featuring some 40 works from
a pivotal 30-month period in
New Mexico, including paintings,
works on paper and a rare metal
sculpture.
SMITHSONIAN AMERICAN
ART MUSEUM,
202-633-1000
“Celebrating the Lucelia Artist
Award, 2001-2006” now-June
22: Showing work by artists
recognized for their exceptional
talent. “Aaron Douglas: African
American Modernist” May
9-Aug. 3: Rarely seen works
including 40 paintings and 30
works on paper.
SMITHSONIAN’S ARTHUR
M. SACKLER GALLERY,
202-663-1000
“Falnama: The Book of
Omens” now-May 17: Extraordinary
Islamic manuscripts.
“Yellow Mountain: China’s
Ever-Changing Landscape”
May 31-Aug. 24: Featuring 17thcentury
wood block prints.
SMITHSONIAN’S FREER
GALLERY OF ART,
202-633-1000
“Tales of the Brush Continued:
Chinese Paintings with
Literary Themes” now-July
27: Mythical scenes depicted in
paintings and text.
SMITHSONIAN’S
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM
AND SCULPTURE GARDEN,
202-633-1000
Louise Bourgeois now-May 17:
First major survey of the avantgarde
artist since 1995. Anne
Truitt June 25-Sept. 13: First
major exhibition of Truitt’s sculpture
and 2-D works since 1974.
SMITHSONIAN’S RENWICK
GALLERY, 202-275-1500
“Ornament as Art: Avant-
Garde Jewelry from the Helen
Williams Drutt Collection”
now-July 6: Explores more than
300 pieces of contemporary
jewelry.
THE TEXTILE MUSEUM,
202-667-0441
“Blue” now-Sept. 18: A comprehensive,
cross-cultural exploration
of indigo dyeing traditions.
ZENITH GALLERY,
202-783-2963
Shelley Laffal May 2-June
1: New oil paintings. Stephen
Hansen June 6-July 6: New
work in wood.
BOCA RATON
BOCA RATON MUSEUM OF
ART, 561-392-2500
“Looking at Art: A Primer”
now-June 22: Carefully chosen
paintings, drawings, prints and
photographs that illustrate a
basic vocabulary of art terms.
DELRAY BEACH
CORNELL MUSEUM OF ART
& AMERICAN CULTURE,
561-243-7922
“Everything’s a Portrait: The
Watercolors of Dean Mitchell”
now-June 21: Retrospective
exhibit celebrates
“the beauty of
the real.”
FT. LAUDERDALE
MUSEUM OF ART
FORT LAUDERDALE,
954-525-5500
“In the Pink: Dorothy Draper,
America’s Most Fabulous
Decorator” now-June 23:
Retrospective features rarely
seen drawings, furnishings and
photographs.
GAINESVILLE
HARN MUSEUM OF ART,
352-392-9826
“Paradigms and the Unexpected:
Modern and
Contemporary Art from the
Shey Collection” now-May 18:
Painting, sculpture and drawing
from mainly American artists.
“Highlights from the Photography
Collection” now-Aug. 17:
Approximately 40 photographs.
THOMAS CENTER
GALLERIES, 352-393-8532
“Juror’s Choice: 2007 Regional
Award Winners” May
17-July 6: Featuring painting,
sculpture and mixed media.
LAKELAND
THE LAKELAND CENTER,
386-860-0092
17th Annual Christmas in July
Craft Fair July 5-6: Furniture,
pottery, jewelry, garden art and
more by 200 craft artists.
LARGO
GULF COAST MUSEUM OF
ART, 727-518-6833
“Liquid Metal: Carol Jenrette,
Jim Liccione and Bob Coon”
now-May 4: A major interior and
exterior exhibition of metalwork.
“Mysterious Clarity: Mark
Messersmith, Ray Burgraff,
Lillian Garcia-Roig” May
17-July 27: Three distinct views
of the Florida landscape.
MELBOURNE
LOPRESSIONISM
GALLERY OF FINE ART,
321-722-6000
“Textural Art” now-July 12: Art
that makes you want to touch it.
MIAMI
MIAMI ART MUSEUM,
305-375-3000
“Quisqueya Henriquez: The
World Outside” now-July 20:
A survey exhibition of conceptdriven,
psychological works.
NORTH MIAMI
THE MUSEUM OF
CONTEMPORARY ART,
305-893-6211
“Pivot Points (Part 1)”
now-May 11: Recent gifts to
the museum that represent
turning points in artists’ careers.
“Sympathy for the Devil: Art
of Rock and Roll Since 1967”
May 31-Sept. 8: Approximately
100 works.
ORLANDO
KEILA GLASSWORKS
STUDIO AND GALLERY,
321-253-2445
Third Thursdays ongoing: KGW
reveals new works in glass, while
demonstrating techniques in
the studio.
ORLANDO MUSEUM OF
ART, 407-896-4231
“Of Cloth and Culture: African
Textiles from the Norma
Canelas and William D. Roth
Collection” now-July 6: Featuring
many of the textile traditions
from the African continent.
ST. PETERSBURG
CRAFTSMAN HOUSE,
717-323-2787
Craftsman House Invitational
Teapot Show May 10-June 29:
Featuring more than 60 teapots
from top American artists. Lilly
March June 25-28: New works
in fiber.
TAMPA
SCARFONE/HARTLEY
GALLERY, UNIVERSITY OF
TAMPA, 813-253-6217
American Tapestry Alliance
Biennial 7 June 16-July 11:
Featuring an array of stimulating
works.
TECO PLAZA GALLERY,
813-251-3688
“Woven Gems” June 1-July 31:
American Tapestry Alliance smallscale
tapestry exhibition.
WEST PALM BEACH
NORTON MUSEUM OF ART,
561-832-5196
“Calder Jewelry” now-June
15: Approximately 100 pieces of
Calder’s groundbreaking jewelry.
SOUTH FLORIDA
FAIRGROUNDS,
386-860-0092
13th Annual Spring Craft Fair May 16-18: Furniture, pottery,
jewelry, garden art and more by
200 craft artists.
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