Calendar
Exhibitions
July 27 - 28, 2012
Beneski Museum of Natural History, Amherst College
Smith College Museum of Art
- Shared Inspiration: The David R. and Muriel Pokross Collection
Shared Inspiration: The David R. and Muriel Pokross Collection celebrates a generous gift from the family of Muriel Kohn Pokross, class of 1934, and David R. Pokross. The Pokross Collection is comprised mainly of paintings, drawings, and prints by major artists of the post-World War II period. The collection displays a strong inclination towards figuration – even many of the abstract works subtly engage the figure – and emotional connection. - Jay Bolotin: The Jackleg Testament
"The Jackleg Testament Part I: Jack and Eve" is a one-of-a-kind animated, operatic film derived from the crisply styled woodcuts of artist, composer, and performer Jay Bolotin. The film, which reinterprets the story of Adam and Eve as a dark, provocative tale in which Eve is lured from the Garden of Eden by a Jack-in-the-Box, is accompanied by the 40 woodcuts used by the artist to create the images in the film. - outside the [box]
Given its power both to conceal and display its contents, a box is an object that entices curiosity. Utilitarian or decorative, small or large, a box may serve many purposes. Outside the [Box] is the culminating, collaborative project by students in the 2012 Smith College Summer Institute in Art Museum Studies (SIAMS). Drawn from the permanent collection of SCMA, the 33 works on view include contemporary sculpture, traditional decorative art objects, and works on paper.
Yiddish Book Center
Events
Friday, July 27, 2012
Mead Art Museum at Amherst College
- It's Cool at the Mead: Summer Gallery Conversations at the Museum
Join us Thursdays at 2:00 p.m. and Fridays at 11:00 a.m. from June 21 - August 24 for curatorial gallery talks featuring selections of the Mead's permanent collection.
Smith College Museum of Art
Saturday, July 28, 2012
Mead Art Museum at Amherst College
- It's Cool at the Mead: Summer Gallery Conversations at the Museum
Join us Thursdays at 2:00 p.m. and Fridays at 11:00 a.m. from June 21 - August 24 for curatorial gallery talks featuring selections of the Mead's permanent collection.