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AmericanStyle: Issue 61
Issue 61

Datebook Listings
A state-by-state rundown of museum and gallery exhibitions, craft fairs and more.

Letter to The Editor

Top 25 Arts Destinations

Studio Art Glass
A Special Advertising Supplement to AmericanStyle / June 2008

Readers Survey

 

OHIO

AKRON

AKRON ART MUSEUM, 330-376-9185
“A Shared Vision: The Fred and Laura Ruth Bidwell Photography Collection” now- May 25.
“California as Muse: The Art of Arthur and Lucia Mathews” June 21-Sept. 7: Paintings, furniture and decorative objects.

CANTON

LAZARS ART GALLERY OF FINE AMERICAN CRAFT, 800-400-8351
“Clyde Singer’s America” May 1-June 30: Exhibition and sale of the nationally known artist.
“The Art of Clay” runs concurrently: Salt- and wood-fired stoneware vessels by David Mosbacher.

CINCINNATI

CINCINNATI ART MUSEUM, 513-721-ARTS
“Rembrandt: Three Faces of the Master” now-May 21: Features three landmark paintings from the Louvre Museum in Paris.
“Masterpiece Quilts from the Shelburne Museum” now-June 1: Explores 40 heirloom American quilts.

CLEVELAND

MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART CLEVELAND, 216-421-8671
Jean Luc Mylayne May 30-Sept. 7: Philosophical meditations on birds in photography.

COLUMBUS

COLUMBUS MUSEUM OF ART, 614-221-4848
“Great Expectations: Aristocratic Children in European Portraiture” now-June 8.
“New to the Collection: Contemporary Art and Photography” May 23-Sept. 28: Recent acquisitions.

DOWNTOWN RIVERFRONT, 614-224-2606
Columbus Arts Festival June 6-8: Pairs fine artists and craftspeople with a medley of entertainment, art activities and food.

WEXNER CENTER FOR THE ARTS, 614-292-0330
“Jeff Smith: Bone and Beyond” May 10-Aug. 3: Selection of original comics and drawings.

DUBLIN

COFFMAN PARK, 614-889-7444
“Titration” now-Aug. 30: Featuring five sculptures by artists from all over the U.S. in a one-year outdoor exhibit.

DUBLIN ARTS COUNCIL, 614-889-7444
“Botanical Impressions: Works by Paula Zinsmeister” now-June 13.

PORTSMOUTH

SOUTHERN OHIO MUSEUM, 740-354-5629
“On a Platter: Utility, Beauty, Humor and Innovation through the Ages” June 6-Aug. 25: Featuring five contemporary artists.

ZANESVILLE

ZANESVILLE ART CENTER, 740-452-0741
John Yan Sun
now-May 31: New paintings.

OKLAHOMA

OKLAHOMA CITY

INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS OF OKLAHOMA GALLERY, 405-340-8634
Fiberworks 2008 June 6-27: 30th annual juried fiber exhibition featuring quilts, baskets, felt, needlework, paper, weaving and more from Oklahoma artists.

OKLAHOMA CITY MUSEUM OF ART, 405-236-3100
“Brett Weston: Out of the Shadow” now-May 18: First major retrospective of Weston’s photographs.
“Roman Art from the Louvre” June 19-Oct. 12: Featuring 184 masterpieces.

OREGON

GRANTS PASS

GRANTS PASS MUSEUM OF ART, 541-479-3290
“Wild Horses by Elissa Kline” June-July: New photography.

PORTLAND

BULLSEYE GALLERY, 503-227-0222
Jane Bruce
now-May 17: New glass sculpture. Group Show May 27-Aug. 2: Featuring seven gallery artists.

BUTTERS GALLERY, 503-248-9378
Ted Katz
May 1-31: Abstract paintings. Stephanie Weber June 5-28: New work in glass.

HOFFMAN GALLERY, OREGON COLLEGE OF ART & CRAFT, 503-297-5544
Undergraduate Thesis Exhibition May 1-June 15.

MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY CRAFT, 503-223-2654
“Framing: The Art of Jewelry” now-May 11: An investigation into art jewelry.
“Generations: Ken Shores” now-July 23: Retrospective of Shores’ work.

PORTLAND ART MUSEUM, 503-226-2811
Richard Deacon
now-June 1: A monumental sculpture by the celebrated British artist.

SALEM

MARY LOU ZEEK GALLERY, 503-581-3229
“Different Spokes” Altered Bike Show May 6-31: 20 artists will transform, paint or alter a bike, turning it into sculpture. Deborah DeWit Marchant June 3-28: Recent paintings.

PENNSYLVANIA

CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS

THE STONEWALL GALLERY AT THE CAMPBELL POTTERY STORE, 814-734-8800
“Woven Together” May 17-June 15: 11 fiber artists exhibit their work.

DOYLESTOWN

JAMES A. MICHENER ART MUSEUM, 215-340-9800
“Outdoor Sculpture Program: Susan Opie” now-June 22: Featuring very mobile, very animal sculptures.

ERIE

ERIE ART MUSEUM, 814-459-5477
“Ancient Alloy: Bronzes from the Collection” now-June 30: Survey of work in bronze.

GREENSBURG

MUSTARD SEED GALLERY, 724-835-0900
“Ashes to Ashes”
now-May 17: Francine Zajac explores ash glazes.

WESTMORELAND MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, 724-837-1500 The Westmoreland Juried Biennial
May 11-June 8: Showcase of regional art.

KUTZTOWN

DOWNTOWN KUTZTOWN, 888-674-6136
Kutztown Folk Festival
June 28-July 6: Featuring fine folk art, traditional crafts, quilts and six stages of entertainment.

MANAYUNK

MAIN STREET, 215-482-9565 19th Annual Manayunk Arts Festival
June 28-29: Featuring 275 artists from across America.

PHILADELPHIA

THE CLAY STUDIO, 215-925-3453
“Small Favors: Benefit Exhibition and Sale” May 2-18: Original ceramic arts exhibition.
“The Industrial Hand: Tableware Design” now-June 1: Solo exhibition of Heather Mae Erickson.
“Shu Mei Chan: New Work” May 23-June 29.

GALLERY 908 AT PHILADELPHIA GLASS WORKS, 215-627-3655
Student Juried Exhibition
May 17-July 14: A collection of glass from Philadelphia-area universities.

PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART, 215-763-8100
“Frida Kahlo” now-May 18: More than 40 paintings juxtaposed with self-portraits.
“Turned and Thrown: English Pottery, 1660-1820” now- June 1: More than 50 works of delftware, stoneware and earthenware.

SNYDERMAN-WORKS GALLERY, 215-238-9576
“Ron Meyers: Animal Dance” May 2-June 15: Solo ceramics exhibition.
“Chris Giffin: Rejected and Reclaimed” runs concurrently: Objects and jewelry.

WEXLER GALLERY, 215-923-7030
“In-Between” May 2-June 28: Group show that explores the transitory nature of relationships, self-perception, emotion and mortality.

WOOD TURNING CENTER, 215-923-8000
“7 Visions: Wood as Fiber” now-May 17: Takes a different look at the tree in art.
“Echo Lake: Learning through Sharing” June 6-July 19: Experimental objects.

PHOENIXVILLE

BARNSTONE GALLERY, 610-917-0140
“Erica Brown: After the Fire” now-May 31: Encaustic and mixed-media work.
“Scott Corkran: Contemporary Jewelry Designs” May 2-June 28.

PITTSBURGH

BOX HEART GALLERY, 412-687-8858
Shawn Watrous and Kyle Houser
now-May 24: New paintings and ceramics. Eighth Anniversary Exhibition May 27-June 21: A group show.

CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF ART, 412-622-3131
“Ecology.Design.Synergy” now-June 1: Architecture that merges sustainable materials and engineering.
“Life on Mars” 2008 Carnegie International May 3-Jan. 11, 2009: Featuring 40 international artists who contemplate what it means to be human today.

MATTRESS FACTORY, 412-231-3169
“Inner and Outer Space” now- Jan. 11, 2009: Nine artists test the limitations of metaphorical and physical space.

PITTSBURGH CENTER FOR THE ARTS, 412-361-0873
Pittsburgh Biennial 08 May 3-Aug. 24: A continuum of visual arts from still to moving images, complemented by a cinema program and art performances.

PITTSBURGH GLASS CENTER, 415-365-2145
“Glass and Steel: Art Transcends Industry” May 2-Sept. 5: Invitational show.

POINT STATE PARK, 412-281-8723
Three Rivers Arts Festival
June 6-22: Outdoor juried fine arts and crafts show.

SOCIETY FOR CONTEMPORARY CRAFT, 412-261-7003
“Voices” now-June 7: Presents the work of 23 ceramic artists focusing on the theme of the figure.

SPACE GALLERY, 412-325-7723
“Pittsburgh Now” now-June 13: A survey of the breadth of current Pittsburgh art.

WAYNE

WAYNE ART CENTER, DAVENPORT GALLERY, 610-688-3553
Plein Air Festival Exhibition 2008
May 17-June 13: More than 30 artists will paint Delaware Valley landscapes.

RHODE ISLAND

PROVIDENCE

BERT GALLERY, 401-751-2628
“Painter Gordon Peers: Transformation During the War Years” now-June 30.

Rhode Island School of Design Museum , 401-454-6500
“Styrofoam” now-July 20: Artists explore the medium.

 

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