Annapolis, Eastern Shore and Baltimore/DC Events - Openings

 

Wednesday, February 10, 2010 - Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Selected Photographs from the Gift of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts 

In 2008, the University Galleries was awarded a grant from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Photographic Legacy Program in conjunction with the 20th anniversary of the foundation. Through the grant 159 original Polaroid photographs and gelatin silver prints were selected for SU by Jenny Moore, curator of the Photographic Legacy Program. The collection includes a number of nudes, portraits of movie stars and anonymous folks, New York disco and street scenes, rock stars and Warhols world travels. The photographs were selected by SUs exhibit curator, Linda Shipp, to illustrate Warhols process and take viewers back and forth between his art, his work and his life. Among the works are celebrity author Truman Capote; actresses Jane Fonda, Elizabeth Taylor and Pia Zadora; basketball star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar; artist Peter Halley; Welsh musician John Davies Cale and American rock musician Lou Reed. At Atrium Gallery, Salisbury University, Salisbury. Gallery Hours: Mon.-Wed., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Free. 410-548-2547.

Thursday, February 11, 2010 - Sunday, April 11, 2010

Josef Albers: Innovation and Inspiration 

presents more than sixty works spanning the artist’s 50-year career, many of which are on view for the first time. Supplementing the installation are key objects on loan from the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation. The exhibition encompasses the artist’s distinguished career, from his years teaching at Germany’s famed Bauhaus and Black Mountain College in North Carolina, through his influential role as chairman of the art department at Yale University. At Hishhorn Museum & Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C. Open daily 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. 202-633-1000.

Friday, February 12, 2010 - Saturday, April 17, 2010

A Complex Weave: Women and Identity in Contemporary Art 

Co-curated by Dr. Martin Rosenberg of Rutgers University, Camden and Dr. J. Susan Isaacs of Towson University. This exhibition presents the work of 16 artists of diverse backgrounds who address aspects of identity, including nationality, ethnicity, gender, and religion. At Center for the Arts Gallery, Towson University, Towson. Opening Reception Thursday, Feb. 11, 7:30-9 p.m. 410-704-ARTS.

Friday, February 12, 2010 - Sunday, May 09, 2010

Framing the West: The Survey Photographs of Timothy H. O'Sullivan 

is the first major exhibition devoted to this remarkable photographer in almost three decades and features more than eighty photographs and stereographs by O'Sullivan, including a notable group of King Survey photographs from the Library of Congress that rarely have been on public display since 1876. At Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C. 202-633-7970.

Friday, February 12, 2010

George Washington to David Stuart, November 30, 1785 

On November 30, 1785 George Washington wrote to David Stuart, a trusted associate and stepfather to Washington’s grandchildren. “If we consider ourselves, or wish to be considered by Others as a United people, why not adopt the measures that are characteristic of it—Act as a Nation. . .” Through an examination of this letter the exhibition reveals Washington's active role in the political debates of the day leading up to the Constitutional Convention. The letter remained in the Stuart family until last year, when through a donation of Dr. Peter Buck, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History acquired the document. This is the first time this letter has been on public display. At National Museum of American History, Washington, D.C. 202-633-1000.

Friday, February 12, 2010 - Saturday, July 31, 2010

The Art of Living: Textile Furnishings from the Permanent Collection 

will highlight the historical and cultural breadth of The Textile Museum's collection through the display of textile furnishings, including hangings, rugs, chair covers, cushions and other materials made in societies ranging from the late Roman Empire and colonial Peru to Edo-period Japan and Victorian Britain. The varied furnishing textiles in the exhibition, made to provide protection, comfort, color and pattern in homes from the ancient Mediterranean world to 20th-century America, document the lifestyles enjoyed by their original owners as well as the technical and artistic accomplishments of their creators. At The Textile Museum, Washington, D.C. Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun., 1-5 p.m. Free. 202-667-0441.

Friday, February 12, 2010 - Friday, February 12, 2010

Valentine's Opening Reception and Fundraiser for Haiti 

at Leonard Tourne Gallery, 54 Maryland Avenue, Annapolis, Maryland. 6-9 p.m. 212-219-2656.

Saturday, February 13, 2010 - Friday, April 02, 2010

Artwork of Paul Landry 

Paul Landry's artwork pleases not only the eye but the heart and mind as well. He is truly a master of romantic imagery. Landry's paintings embody the most engaging of all emotions, nostalgia. His work triggers memories and feelings from the past. Although different for each individual, the nostalgia that is brought about from Landry's paintings will take you back to a moment of peace and quiet beauty. Viewers should expect to see the lush seaside gardens, cozy and quiet cottages, and beautiful ocean shores that define all of Landry's paintings. At Annapolis Marine Art, 110 Dock St., Annapolis. www.annapolismarineart.com. 410-263-4100.

Saturday, February 13, 2010 - Sunday, April 25, 2010

Faster than the Eye Can See: Photographs by Harold Edgerton 

A pioneer of ultra-high-speed photography, Dr. Harold Edgerton changed the way we see. Hisphotographs stop time, allowing us to witness the moment when a drop of milk plops into a glass or a bullet passes through a playing card. Produced with his invention, the strobe light, Edgerton’s photographs are more than demonstrations of technology. These lush and colorful prints will amaze and delight viewers of all ages. At Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, Delaware. Wed.-Sat., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. & Sun., noon-4 p.m. 302-571-9590.

Sunday, February 14, 2010 - Sunday, May 23, 2010

Cézanne and American Modernism 

explores how Cézanne transformed modern art in America. The show features 16 stunning paintings and watercolors by the French master alongside a wide range of works by more than 30 American artists, from Marsden Hartley and Maurice Prendergast to Alfred Stieglitz and Man Ray. At Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. 443-573-1700.

Sunday, February 14, 2010 - Sunday, May 09, 2010

Japanese Cloisonné Enamels 

The Stephen W. Fisher collection of Japanese cloisonne´ enamels is one of the finest in the world. Comprised largely of pieces created during Japan’s "golden age" of decorative art production, this collection features many intricately adorned vases, boxes, and trays worked in gold, silver, and dazzling colored enamels. At The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 410-547-9000.

Monday, February 15, 2010 - Saturday, March 20, 2010

Portals 

Featuring photographs by Michael Kahn, paintings by Susan Tessem and Andras Bality, and sculpture by Claire McArdle, Mary Anne Turley-Emett and Jill Watson. At Massoni Art, Chestertown. Reception March 5, 5-8 p.m. 410-778-7330.

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