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April
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Volunteer Enrichment
Mississippi Museum of Art, The Yates Community Room
1 PM
An in-depth look at upcoming exhibitions - Herb and Dorothy: A Glimpse into their Extraordinary Collection, On the Wall/Off the Wall: Modern American Masterpieces from the Permanent Collection, and The Luxury of Exercise: Drawings and Small Sculpture by Claudia DeMonte. Volunteer Enrichment sessions are held the second Wednesday of each month at 1 pm and are open to Museum members, current Museum volunteers, and anyone interested in becoming volunteers. Please call Ivy Alley at 601.960.1515 for more information.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Jade Simmons performs "Hearing Color, Seeing Sound - Scriabin/Kandinsky"
Mississippi Museum of Art, Trustmark Grand Hall
5:30 PM hors d'oeuvres and cash bar; 6 PM program
$10 per person, free with student i.d.; tickets for sale through the MS Symphony Orchestra 601.960.1565
Jade Simmons, world famous classical pianist, performs this innovative project exploring the links between the visual and aural worlds using Alexander Scriabin’s Preludes, op. 11, and images by abstract painter Wassily Kandinsky, two master Russian artists.
Thursday, April 15
HERB & DOROTHY movie viewing
Mississippi Museum of Art, Trustmark Grand Hall
5:30 PM doors open, 6 PM movie begins
free and open to the public, cash bar
HERB & DOROTHY tells the extraordinary story of Herbert Vogel, a postal clerk, and Dorothy Vogel, a librarian, who managed to build one of the most important contemporary art collections in history with very modest means. In the early 1960s, when very little attention was paid to Minimalist and Conceptual Art, Herb and Dorothy Vogel quietly began purchasing the works of unknown artists. Devoting all of Herb's salary to purchase art they liked, and living on Dorothy's paycheck alone, they continued collecting artworks guided by two rules: the piece had to be affordable, and it had to be small enough to fit in their one-bedroom Manhattan apartment. Within these limitations, they proved themselves curatorial visionaries; most of those they supported and befriended went on to become world-renowned artists including Sol LeWitt, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Richard Tuttle, Chuck Close, Robert Mangold, Sylvia Plimack Mangold, Lynda Benglis, Pat Steir, Robert Barry, Lucio Pozzi, and Lawrence Weiner. HERB & DOROTHY is directed by first time filmmaker Megumi Sasaki. The film received the Golden Starfish Award for the Best Documentary Film and Audience Award from the 2008 Hamptons International Film Festival. It has also received Audience Awards from the 2008 SILVERDOCS Film Festival and the 2009 Philadelphia Cinefest. Palm Springs International Film Festival named HERB & DOROTHY one of their "Best of Fest" films in 2009.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Unburied Treasures
Mississippi Museum of Art, Trustmark Grand Hall
5:30 PM hors d'oeuvres and cash bar; 6 PM program
Free admission
This month's featured artwork is Pond with Trees and Fields by Olive Parker Black (1869-1948). Ann Bittick lectures on the artwork and the artist. Jacqueline Wheelock reads excerpts from her memoir, Unasked Questions. Classical compositions related to the featured artwork are performed by Marta and Danuta Szlubowska on violin and Janusz Szlubowski on piano.
May
Friday, May 7, 2010
Art Remix
Mississippi Museum of Art, Trustmark Grand Hall and Garden Patio
5 PM – 10 PM Hors d’oeuvres and cash bar
A series of premier after-hours concerts in downtown Jackson offering an intriguing mix of food, music, drinks, and of course, ART!
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Music in the City
Mississippi Museum of Art, Trustmark Grand Hall
5:15 PM hors d'oeuvres and cash bar, 5:45 PM program
Free admission, donations welcome
In partnership with St. Andrew's Cathedral, the Museum brings you a new series of free concerts one Tuesday a month. Enjoy after hours in downtown Jackson this month with Cheryl Coker, soprano in recital. This event is sponsored by Wise Carter Child & Caraway, P.A.
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Unburied Treasures
Mississippi Museum of Art, Trustmark Grand Hall
5:30 PM hors d'oeuvres and cash bar; 6 PM program
Free admission
Mildred Nungester Wolfe's piece Going Home, is this month's featured artwork. Bebe Wolfe talks about the life and art of Mildred Wolfe. Kay Barksdale reads excerpts of the writings of Ellen Douglas. Valerie Plested performs on fiddle with Don Penzian on guitar.
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