Category: Museums and galleries

  • The Shape of Things at the Missoula Art Museum

    I recently visited the Missoula Art Museum in Missoula, Montana, and was quite impressed with the galleries and the exhibitions. My favorite was “The Shape of Things: New Approaches to Indigenous Abstraction.” Four Native artists were invited to participate in printmaking residencies supported by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Each artist visited…

  • Beadwork Adorns the World

    From the Museum of International Folk Art in Sante Fe, “Extraordinary how a small glass bead from the island of Murano (Venice, Italy) or the mountains of Bohemia (Czech Republic) can travel around the world, entering into the cultural life of people far distant. Glass beads are the ultimate migrants.  Where they start out is…

  • I’m doing a show!

    The opportunity was excellent, and the timing wasn’t bad; I’m working more now than I used to, but I still have some free time, and there’s lots of lead time. I will be in the St. Louis Park Art Fair on Saturday, September 22nd. It’s a first-time show made possible by a St. Louis Park Arts…

  • Joyce Scott at Grounds For Sculpture

    Joyce Scott has the exhibition “Harriet Tubman and Other Truths” on display now at Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton, New Jersey until April 1, 2018. The description from the website: “In her most comprehensive exhibition to date, artist Joyce J. Scott weaves narratives with brightly colored tiny glass seed beads, sleekly sensuous and luxurious Murano…

  • Renewing What They Gave Us: Native American Artists in Residence at the Minnesota History Center

    At the Minnesota History Center until April 22, 2018 is this exhibition by Native American Artists and their apprentices, “Renewing What They Gave Us.” This exhibition is in conjunction with the Native American Artist-in-Residence Program (NAAIR), exposing the selected artists to traditional works in the Minnesota Historical Society Collection. There are two minute videos about each…