Datebook Listings
A state-by-state rundown of museum and
gallery exhibitions, craft fairs and more.
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MIDDLEBURY
MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE
MUSEUM OF ART,
802-443-3155
“Art Now: Recent Acquisitions
in Photography and Film/
Video” now-Aug. 10.
MONTPELIER
THE LAZY PEAR GALLERY,
802-223-7680
“SculptCycles” June 7-October:
A community sculpture contest.
SHELBURNE
SHELBURNE MUSEUM,
802-985-3346
“Warren Kimble’s America”
May 18-Oct. 26: Important works
from a contemporary folk artist.
“Benchmarks in Outdoor
Furniture Design” runs concurrently:
Interactive exhibit.
“Quilts
in Bloom: A Bouquet of Textiles”
runs concurrently: Dazzling
display of flower quilts.
ALEXANDRIA
POTOMAC CRAFTSMEN
GALLERY, 703-548-0935
“What Goes Around, Comes
Around” now-May 18: Fiber
interpretations of all things round.
“When Painting Is Knot” May
20-June 29: Fiber interpretations
of Gustav Klimt’s
“The Kiss.”
BARBOURSVILLE
THE NICHOLS ANNEX
GALLERY, 540-832-3565
“Figures and Still Lifes” now-
May 31: Work by three artists.
CHARLOTTESVILLE
MIGRATION: A GALLERY,
434-293-2200
“Suzanne Howes-Stevens”
May 2-June 20: New paintings.
SAGE MOON GALLERY,
434-977-9997
“Body Image/Body Essence”
now-May 23: Sculpture by John
Magnan in response to his late
wife’s experience with ovarian
cancer.
CHESAPEAKE
PORTLOCK GALLERIES AT
SONO, 757-502-4901
Peninsula Glass Guild Spring
Juried Exhibition now-June 1.
“Agustin Rojas: With Their
Own Hands” June 13-20.
FREDERICKSBURG
ART FIRST GALLERY,
540-371-7107
First Fridays ongoing: Come in
and experience the art.
BRUSH STROKES GALLERY,
540-368-0560
First Fridays ongoing: Featuring
the works of more than 20 artists
in a variety of mediums.
HAMPTON
CHARLES H. TAYLOR ARTS
CENTER, 757-727-1490
“Seven Cities Sculpture” June
20-July 20: Group exhibition of
approximately 100 sculptures.
NORFOLK
STOCKLEY GARDENS PARK,
757-625-6161
Stockley Gardens Spring Arts
Festival May 17-18: Outdoor
juried art show.
ORANGE
THE ARTS CENTER IN
ORANGE, 540-672-7311
“Paintings by John Fitzsimmons”
now-June 7.
“Exhibition
for Juneteenth” June 12-July
19: Yarn paintings by Annie
Green.
RESTON
GREATER RESTON ARTS
CENTER, 703-471-9242
17th Annual Northern Virginia
Fine Arts Festival May 17-18:
See work by 185 craftsmen
complemented by artist demonstrations.
RICHMOND
1708 GALLERY,
804-643-1708
“Forgotten Constellations”
May 2-31: Installation by Paul
Cantanese.
“Home Made” June
7-Aug. 2: Communal art event
and installation.
JOEL AND LISA HARNETT
MUSEUM OF ART,
804-289-8276
“Eating Wonderland: Recent
Work by Sue Johnson”
now-June 15: Ceramic castings
of dinnerware and popular
foodstuffs.
QUIRK GALLERY,
804-644-5450
“The Vault Project 2008:
Aleta Braun” May 1-31: Drawings,
paintings and collages.
“The Vault Project 2008: Tim
Ludwig” June 6-28: New work
in porcelain.
VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF
FINE ARTS, 804-204-2704
“Landscapes from the Age of
Impressionism” now-May 11:
Featuring 40 paintings.
ROANOKE
ART MUSEUM OF
WESTERN VIRGINIA,
540-342-5760
“Past/Present/Future: An
Audience Participation Work
in Progress” now-June 1: A
community art project.
CHESHIRE GALLERY,
540-400-8037
“Elegant with a Touch of
Whimsy” ongoing: Explore
regional and international art in a
variety of mediums.
WAYNESBORO
ARTISANS CENTER OF
VIRGINIA, 540-946-3294
“Transforming the Elements”
May 15-June 25: Juried exhibition.
BELLEVUE
BELLEVUE ARTS MUSEUM,
425-519-0742
“Mandy Greer: Dare alla
Luce” May 6-Aug. 3: Room-size
installation of sculpture and
mixed media.
“Sherry Markovitz:
Shimmer, Paintings
and Sculptures 1979-2006”
May 22-Sept. 7: A mid-career
retrospective of the mixed-media
artist.
BELLINGHAM
BIG ROCK GARDEN PARK,
360-676-6985
Sculpture Exhibition May
11-Sept. 30: Juried public art
exhibition.
OLYMPIA
CHILDHOOD’S END
GALLERY, 360-943-3724
“Stories, Myths & Legends”
now-May 31: Paintings, prints,
ceramics and metal boxes by 10
Washington artists.
SEATTLE
FRIESEN GALLERY,
206-628-9501
Reilly Jensen June 5-30: Oil
on canvas.
HENRY ART GALLERY,
206-543-2281
“Josiah McElheny: The Last
Scattering Surface” now-July
13: An installation that represents
the Big Bang through glass.
SEATTLE ART MUSEUM,
206-654-3100
“Roman Art from the Louvre”
now-May 11: Featuring more
than 180 pieces that span 300
years.
“Inspiring Impressionism:
Impressionists and the
Art of the Past” June 19-Sept.
21: Portraits, landscapes, still
lifes and nudes.
STONINGTON GALLERY,
866-405-4485
“An Exciting Collection” ongoing:
Experience the finest contemporary
masterworks from the
Pacific Northwest and Alaska.
TRAVER GALLERY,
206-587-6501
Jun Kaneko May 2-June 1: New
work in ceramic. Nancy Callan
and Amy Ruffert June 6-29:
New work in glass.
UNIVERSITY DISTRICT,
206-547-4417
University District StreetFair
May 17-18: The 39th annual
event features nearly 400 artists.
SPOKANE
NORTHWEST MUSEUM
OF ARTS AND CULTURE,
509-456-3931
“Contested Ground: The
Landscape Redrawn” now-Aug.
17: Featuring Pacific Northwest
artists’ explorations of our relationship
to the natural world.
TACOMA
MUSEUM OF GLASS,
866-4-MUSEUM
“Lino Tagliapietra in Retrospect:
A Modern Renaissance
in Italian Glass” now-Aug. 24:
The first exhibition to examine
the artist’s 40-year career.
TACOMA ART MUSEUM,
253-272-4258
“Renoir as Printmaker: The
Complete Works, 1878-1912”
now-June 29: Features 60 etchings
and lithographs.
TRAVER GALLERY,
253-383-3685
Dale Chihuly May 10-June 8:
Blown glass. Einar and Jamex
de la Torre June 14-July 6:
Glass and mixed media.
CHARLESTON
DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON,
304-444-7062
FestivAll 2008 June 20-29:
The city becomes a work of art,
including more than 130 performances
and exhibits.
HARPER’S FERRY
HARPER’S FERRY,
800-624-0577
37th Annual Spring Mountain
Heritage Arts & Crafts Festival June 13-15: Approximately
200 craftsmen sell their wares
and demonstrate techniques.
HUNTINGTON
HUNTINGTON MUSEUM OF
ART, 304-529-2701
“Allied Artists” May 24-June
22: Biennial exhibition of West
Virginia artists.
WISCONSIN
MADISON
Madison Museum of
Contemporary Art ,
608-257-0158
“Making the Visible Invisible:
Abstract art from MMoCA’s
Permanent Collection” now-
December: Works by contemporary
artists.
MILWAUKEE
MILWAUKEE ART
MUSEUM, 414-224-3220
“Gilbert & George” June
14-Sept. 1: Contemporary
sculpture.
OSHKOSH
THE PAINE ART CENTER,
920-235-6903
“The Impressionist Figure”
May 10-Oct. 12: Featuring
selections of French art from
the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in
Buffalo, N.Y.
RACINE
PASTICHE GALLERY AND
GIFTS, 262-637-3722
First Fridays May 9 and June
13: Come in to explore new work
in craft.
RACINE ART MUSEUM,
268-638-8300
“New, Novel and Never
Shown Before 2008: Recent
Gifts to the Collection (Part I)”
now-Aug. 10.
SHEBOYGAN
JOHN MICHAEL
KOHLER ARTS CENTER,
920-458-6144
“American Masterpieces”
now-Aug. 2: Special selection
of works by artist-environment
builders.
WAUKESHA
RIVER’S END GALLERY,
262-896-8875
“Cityscapes” now-May 31: Featuring
cityscapes and landscapes
by three artists.
“Escape to the
Sea” June 1-29: Three artists
take viewers to the sea.
WAUSAU
LEIGH YAWKEY
WOODSON ART MUSEUM,
715-845-7010
“The Age of Armor: From the
Higgins Armory Museum”
now-June 22: Elaborately etched
armor.
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