CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
Todd McGrain with plaster models for bronze sculptures in the 2008 Rochester Biennial.
3rd Rochester Biennial
July 13–September 14, 2008
in the Grand Gallery
The Rochester Biennial is an invitational exhibition of work by six contemporary regional artists working in a variety of media. Largely dedicated to mid-career artists with a demonstrated commitment to their craft, the show also includes one artist selected on the strength of his or her entry in the previous year’s juried Rochester Finger-Lakes Exhibition.
The artists selected for 2008 are Ronald Gonzalez (Johnson City) with mixed media installations; Sue Huggins Leopard (Rochester) with artist’s books; Susan Lakin (Rochester) with photographs; Todd McGrain (Ovid) with bronze sculpture and drawings; Juan Perdiguero (Oswego) with drawings; and Melissa Sarat (Preble) with paintings.
- Ithaca sculptor Todd McGrain speaking on the "Lost Bird Project"
Thursday, July 17, 11 am - photographer Susan Lakin
Thursday, July 24, 11 am - Juan Perdiguero of Oswego
Thursday, Sept 4, 11 am - Melissa Sarat of Preble, NY
Thursday, September 11, 11 am
This exhibition is underwritten by the Elaine P. and Richard U. Wilson Foundation and by gifts in memory of Diane Holahan Grosso.
Creative Workshop teacher Sarah Hart copying Rembrandt's Portrait of a Young Man in an Armchair (far right); photographed by Gary Graham.
How to...: Considering the Process
June 30–August 15, 2008
in the Lucy Burne Gallery, Creative Workshop
Discover the intricate balancing act of ideas, materials and techniques that results in a work of art. Follow the processes used by artists working in five media taught at the Creative Workshop: oil painting, enamel jewelry, ceramics, drawing and watercolor. Sarah Hart’s copying of the Gallery’s Portrait of a Young Man in an Armchair by Rembrandt, a rare opportunity overseen by the Gallery’s curatorial department, is documented in photographs by Gary Graham. Ceramics teacher Paul Harp is photographed from the initial wedging of clay through the final glazing of a pot in a photographic series by Larry Merrill. Yvonne Cupolo is also recorded step-by-step as she creates a piece of enamel jewelry in Larry Merrill’s photos. Drawings from Marilyn Feinberg’s class following the Nicolaides method of drawing and watercolors from Jeanne Lindsay’s class document some fascinating two-dimensional art processes.
View "How to Paint Like Rembrandt," photos by Gary Graham documenting Sarah Hart's copying project, with commentary by Sarah Hart.
View "How to Make Ceramics," photos by Larry Merrill documenting Paul Harp demonstrating the the traditional processes of making a wheel thrown vessel and a handbuilt piece.
View "How to Make an Enamel Pendant:" Yvonne Cupolo, jeweler and jewelry instructor, walks us through the steps of traditional enamel, photographed by Larry Merrill.
View work from Marilyn Feinberg's drawing class and Jeanne Lindsay’s Intermediate/ Advanced Watercolor class.
The Burne Gallery is only open when the Creative Workshop is open, Monday through Thursday evenings until 9, no weekends in the Summer.
Creative Workshop Faculty Show
June 23–July 30, 2008
at The Gallery at One Bausch & Lomb Place (company headquarters)
Building hours
6 am-7 pm weekdays, 8 am-2 pm Saturday (585.338.6010)
Exhibit opening Thursday, June 26 5:30 p.m
Faculty exhibit of recent representative works including: stunning jewelry pieces by Lori Cooley, Yvonne Cupolo, Alicia Fink; ceramics by Paul Harp, Shelly Green Stoler and Peggy LaHair-Edmunds; bronze and “rock” sculptures by Dejan Pejovic and Lindsay Caruthers; an artist’s book by Marlene Seidman; a beautiful scarf hand-woven by Mimi Smith; and paintings and drawings by Fred Lipp, Alice Gold, Dick Kane, Jean Lindsay, Marilyn Feinberg, Sarah Hart, Tom Carpenter, Abby Lammers, Paul Nugent, Phyllis Bryce Ely, Alice Chen, Heather Garrand, McNevin Hayes, John Kastner, Nicole Maynard, g.a. sheller, Carol Kase, Lisa Pelletier-Meyers and Rachael Baldanza.
Inner Coffin of Pa-debehu-Aset (Egypt, 4th century BCE), detail. Marion Stratton Gould Fund.
Protected for Eternity: The Coffins of Pa-debehu-Aset
Ongoing
in the Gill Discovery Center
Journey back in time to ancient Egypt. Explore a world ruled by gods and goddesses. Unlock the secrets of the hieroglyphs. Learn about the elaborate processes and magical rituals intended to protect body and spirit alike. The journey begins with the Memorial Art Gallery's latest interactive installation for all ages, Protected for Eternity: The Coffins of Pa-debehu-Aset.
The installation showcases one of the most significant MAG acquisitions ever-a pair of coffins that once held the mummy of an Egyptian official of the 4th century bce. Pa-debehu-Aset's lavishly decorated anthropoid coffin (shown here) was unveiled in 2001 to much media fanfare. Protected for Eternity: The Coffins of Pa-debehu-Aset also displays his equally colorful outer coffin, antiquities from the Gallery's collection and a mummy and other objects on long-term loan from the Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA.
This installation is made possible by funding from Dan and Dorothy Gill. Additional support has been provided by the Museum Loan Network, a program administered by MIT's Office of the Arts, funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and The Pew Charitable Trusts; and by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts; the New York Council for the Humanities, a state program of the National Endowment for the Humanities; and the Davenport-Hatch Foundation, Inc.