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October 1, 2011–January 1, 2012
Mississippi Watercolor Society Grand National Watercolor Exhibition
Public Corridor
This annual presentation includes works from across the country in various water-based mediums, organized in conjunction with the Mississippi Watercolor Society.
Free to the public.
October 8–December 11, 2011
Rembrandt: Beyond the Brush
The Donna and Jim Barksdale Galleries for Changing Exhibitions
Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669) was not only a master painter—he was a prolific, exceptional printmaker who garnered respect for his prints within his own lifetime. Thirty-five etchings are on display, illustrating both secular and biblical scenes.
$5 adults, $4 seniors, $3 students (includes admission to Mississippi Invitational and Skating exhibitions)
August 20-September 11, 2011
Art by Choice
The Donna and Jim Barksdale Galleries for Changing Exhibitions
Back by popular demand, the New Collectors Club with the Mississippi Museum of Art presents Art by Choice, a sale of artworks to benefit MMA’s acquisition of new art and Museum operations (artwork is sold on consignment). The Museum has curated a selection of museum-quality works by artists associated with Mississippi as well as works from galleries in New York, Boston, and New Orleans.
The exhibition is scheduled for August 20 – September 11. The art sale will continue through September 11.
Art By Choice is sponsored by Metropolitan Bank.
May 7–August 28, 2011
Pieces and Strings: Mississippi Cultural Crossroads 23rd Annual Quilt Contest and Exhibition
Public Corridor
This annual presentation of award-winning quilts is on loan from Mississippi Cultural Crossroads, Port Gibson. Mississippi Cultural Crossroads sponsors Crossroads Quilters, a group that displays and sells its one-of-a-kind handmade quilts at the Crossroads Building in Port Gibson. Free to the public.
June 25–August 21, 2011
Our Neighborhood
Trustmark Grand Hall
In June 2011, the Mississippi Museum of Art, in collaboration with Midtown Partners, worked with fourteen rising fifth graders from Brown Elementary School on the Our Neighborhood Project. Using their own neighborhood of Midtown Jackson as artistic inspiration, students explored, reflected, and expressed their talents through a variety of media, including watercolor, printmaking, and documentary photography. Twenty-six of their photographs are on view in this delightful exhibition.
Free to the public.
February 19 – July 17, 2011
The Orient Expressed: Japan’s Influence on Western Art, 1854-1918
The Donna and Jim Barksdale Galleries for Changing Exhibitions
The Orient Expressed, the eleventh presentation of The Annie Laurie Swaim Hearin Memorial Exhibition Series, explores the cultural phenomenon known as Japonisme, through the presentation of more than 200 works of art from the 19th and early 20th centuries. First identified by French art critic Philippe Burty in 1872, Japonisme became a worldwide movement that deeply impacted the visual arts and continues to inspire to this day. Visitors to The Orient Expressed will be offered a rare opportunity to view paintings, prints, and decorative arts from some of the most prestigious private and public collections in Europe, and throughout the United States. Highlights in the exhibition include paintings by Paul Gauguin, Pierre Bonnard, Mary Cassatt, William Merritt Chase, James Sidney Ensor, James McNeill Whistler as well as decorative pieces by Gorham Manufacturing Company, Rookwood Pottery, and Tiffany and Company among many others. This preeminent exhibition is curated by distinguished scholar Gabriel P. Weisberg and will be accompanied by a full-color catalogue available for purchase in The Museum Store.
February 19–July 17, 2011
Kyoto Views: The Art of Randy Hayes
The Donna and Jim Barksdale Galleries for Changing Exhibitions
Mississippi-native Randy Hayes’ recent interest in Japan actually began on the Mississippi Gulf Coast after finding a Japanese style house heavily damaged by Hurricane Katrina. At the time he was working on a series that compared the area with ruins in other parts of the world. The diptych Pass Christian/Kyoto from the Ruins series was the impetus for Kyoto Views. This body of work is based on the artist’s photographs of Kyoto. Hayes incorporates an array of imagery from East and West, often borrowing from traditional Japanese printmaking aesthetics, and elegantly combining layers of images in oil on photographs.
Admission is $12 adults, $10 seniors, $6 students (includes admission to The Orient Expressed exhibition)
March 19–June 12, 2011
Breach of Peace: Portraits of the 1961 Freedom Riders
Trustmark Grand Hall
It has been fifty years since the historic summer of 1961 when hundreds of Americans converged on Jackson, Mississippi, to fight for civil rights and challenge the state’s segregation laws. Of the Freedom Riders, 328 were arrested and charged with “breach of peace.” This powerful exhibition Breach of Peace: Portraits of the 1961 Freedom Riders shares journalist and photographer Eric Etheridge’s project of the same name (www.breachofpeace.com). All 328 mug shots are prominently installed in the Museum alongside sixteen contemporary portraits of Riders.
Free to the public.
The law firm of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC is the lead sponsor of the exhibition. Support is also provided by the Foundation for the Mid South, AT&T, and Sally and Dick Molpus. Breach of Peace is also sponsored by Yates Construction, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, Southern Poverty Law Center, Wise Carter Child & Carraway, and Carroll Warren & Parker.
February 5–March 27, 2011
The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards of 2011 Mississippi Regional Competition
Public Corridor
The Mississippi Museum of Art hosts this annual Mississippi Regional Competition for students in grades 7-12 from throughout the Mississippi region. All artworks and writing winning at the regional level are exhibited prior to national competition, where Gold Key regional winners are eligible to compete. Free Admission.
December 5, 2010 - January 9, 2011
Bethlehem Tree: Younger Foundation Crèche Collection
Trustmark Grand Hall
Jewell Younger Graeber of Marks, Mississippi, lovingly acquired the figures in this magnificent display over more than twenty years, in order to share the collection with the children of Mississippi. The installation in the Museum’s Trustmark Grand Hall includes more than 150 authentic and scarce eighteenth-century figures, and includes beloved religious figures Mary, Joseph, and the Three Magi, along with numerous angels and townspeople. Free Admission.
Sponsored by BKD, LLP CPAs and Advisors
September 25, 2010 - January 16, 2011
Oraien Catledge: Photographs of Cabbagetown
The Donna and Jim Barksdale Galleries for Changing Exhibitions
Beginning in 1980, and for more than 20 years, Oraien Catledge captured in his black and white photographs the inhabitants and surroundings of the neglected industrial area near downtown Atlanta known as Cabbagetown. His direct, unflinching images, reminiscent of the Great Depression work of Walker Evans, comprise a compelling visual record of an era and way of life that have vanished with modernization. By the time he stopped photographing in the rapidly gentrifying area, he had compiled a remarkable inventory of more than 50,000 negatives. This exhibition includes approximately eighty of those compelling images. A hard-bound book featuring Catledge’s photographs is published by the University of Mississippi Press and edited by Richard Ford and Constance Lewis, and is available for purchase in the Museum Store. Click here for more information about this exhibition.
September 25, 2010 - January 16, 2011
River and Reverie: Paintings of the Mississippi by Rolland Golden
The Donna and Jim Barksdale Galleries for Changing Exhibitions
The forty-five paintings included in River and Reverie are reminders that for much of his life, from his birthplace of New Orleans to his current residence in Natchez, Rolland Golden has lived near the Mississippi River and drawn upon it as a source of inspiration. Golden’s evocative riverscapes depict the iconic body of water at various times of day, and from many vantage points along its long, winding banks. Through the artist’s eyes, the viewer sees the great river as it courses through the land: from atop a high bluff, while blanketed in fog; beyond the trees and dense foliage, shimmering at sunset; or aglow at sunrise, beyond small-town shops and stores that lead to the riverfront. This exhibition is sponsored by Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC.
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October 2, 2010 - January 2, 2011
Mississippi Watercolor Society Grand National Watercolor Exhibition
Public Corridor
This annual presentation includes works from across the country in various water-based mediums, organized in conjunction with the Mississippi Watercolor Society.
April 10 - September 12, 2010
Herb and Dorothy: A Glimpse into Their Extraordinary Collection
The Donna and Jim Barksdale Galleries for Changing Exhibitions
The Vogel Collection has been characterized as unique among collections of contemporary art, both for the character and breadth fo the objects and for the individuals who created it. Herbert Vogel spent most of his life working as an employee of the United Sates Postal Service, and Dorothy Vogel was a reference librarian at the Brooklyn Public Library, New York. By setting their collecting priorities about those of personal comfort, the couple used Dorothy's salary to cover the expenses of daily life and devoted Herbert's salary to the acquisition of contemporary art. In 1991, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., began its association with the couple, and has acquired many works from the Vogel Collection to share with the nation. The Fifty Works for Fifty States gift program of contemporary art is a collaboration between the Vogels, the National Gallery of Art, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Institute of Museum and Library Services to distribute 2,500 works of art from the Vogel Collection to one museum in each of the fifty states. The Mississippi Museum of Art was selected as a beneficiary of this program, and is proud to share with the public the fifty pieces presented to its permanent collection. This exhibition is sponsored by Ross & Yerger Insurance, Inc. Click the title above for more information on this exhibition
August 14 - September 12, 2010
Art by Choice
The Donna and Jim Barksdale Galleries for Changing Exhibitions
Back by popular demand, the New Collectors Club with the Mississippi Museum of Art presents Art by Choice, a sale of artworks to benefit the MMA's acquisition of new art and Museum operations. MMA has curated a selection of museum-quality works by artists associated with Mississippi as well as works from galleries in New York, Boston, Memphis, and New Orleans. And for the first time, artworks from the estate of prominent arts patron Theo Inman Vaughey will be available in a public sale and auction. The art will be available to purchase on the evening of Saturday, August 28 ($50 per person, reservations required, open to the public), and on the afternoon and evening of September 11 (free admission). MMA welcomes sale inquiries during regular Museum hours beginning August 29.
April 10 - August 1, 2010
On the Wall/Off the Wall: Modern American Masterpieces from the Permanent Collection
The Donna and Jim Barksdale Galleries for Changing Exhibitions
This exhibition presents a fascinating array of some fifty paintings, drawings, prints, sculpture, and photographs by 20th-21st century artists, and reveals some of the many fresh aesthetic directions the avant-garde has taken. Drawn from the Mississippi Museum of Art’s permanent collection, it also demonstrates a long-standing commitment to exhibiting and collecting the finest examples of American contemporary art. Among the artists included are Ida Kohlmeyer, Dennis Oppenheim, Peter Dean, John Alexander, Jonathan Santlofer, and Darra Keeton. Among those creators with Mississippi roots are Sam Gilliam, Ke Francis, Ed McGowin, George Wardlaw, and Valerie Jaudon. This exhibtion is sponsored by Watkins, Ludlam, Winter and Stennis P.A.
April 10 - August 1, 2010
The Luxury of Exercise: Small Sculpture and Works on Paper by Claudia DeMonte
The Donna and Jim Barksdale Galleries for Changing Exhibitions
This exhibition features more than fifty works by artist Claudia DeMonte from her recent series on exercise. For more than thirty years, DeMonte has been interested in understanding the role of women in the world today. Her latest concept is based on the idea “that only in a wealthy country like ours do women have such abundance… of food, time, $$, to actually have the 'luxury' to exercise”. DeMonte creates hand carved familiar objects like running shoes and dumbbells that are covered in small pewter trinkets reminiscent of milagros, a traditional Catholic good-luck charm. Her works are humorous and powerful in presenting the reality of women’s choices in modern society.
May 8 - August 1, 2010
Pieces and Strings: Mississippi Cultural Crossroads 23rd Annual Quilt Contest and Exhibition
Public Corridor
This annual presentation of award-winning quilts is on loan from Mississippi Cultural Crossroads, Port Gibson. Mississippi Cultural Crossroads sponsors Crossroads Quilters, a group that displays and sells its one-of-a-kind handmade quilts at the Crossroads Building in Port Gibson.
December 19, 2009 - March 14, 2010
Jim Henson's Fantastic World
The Donna and Jim Barksdale Galleries for Changing Exhibitions
Jim Henson’s Fantastic World offers a rare glimpse into the imagination and creative genius of the multi-talented innovator and creator of beloved characters like Kermit the Frog, Big Bird, and hundreds of others. From the beginning, the Mississippi-native expressed his ideas in incredible bursts of invention, through a variety of visual forms, clever dialogue, songs, comic bits, and animation. This exhibition presents original artwork, including drawings and cartoons, as well as other objects like puppets and movie props, all of which reveal the brilliant mind of their creator. Click the exhibition title for more information. Jim Henson’s Fantastic World is organized by The Jim Henson Legacy and SITES, in cooperation with the Henson Family; The Jim Henson Company; The Muppets Studio, LLC; and Sesame Workshop. The exhibition is made possible by The Biography Channel. Additional support has been provided by The Jane Henson Foundation and Cheryl Henson. This exhibition is sponsored locally by Donna and Jim Barksdale, BancorpSouth, Jackson Convention and Visitors Bureau, The Clarion-Ledger, Sanderson Farms, Children's Medical Group, Greenville - Washington County CVB, the Jim Henson Delta Boyhood Exhibit, BKD, Mitchell Distributing, Planters Bank, Delta Council, McDonald's and Regions Bank. Click here for a complete list of programs and events associated with the Henson exhibition. Click the title above for more information about this exhibition.
November 27, 2009 - January 10, 2010
Bethlehem Tree: Younger Foundation Crèche Collection
Trustmark Grand Hall
Jewell Younger Graeber of Marks, Mississippi, lovingly acquired the figures in this magnificent display over more than twenty years, in order to share the collection with the children of Mississippi. The installation in the Museum's Trustmark Grand Hall includes more than 150 authentic and scarce eighteenth-century figures, and includes beloved religious figures Mary, Joseph, and the Three Magi, along with numerous angels and townspeople. This exhibition is sponsored by Home-Land Title Real Estate Services.
August 1 - November 29, 2009
Mississippi Invitational
The Donna and Jim Barksdale Galleries for Changing Exhibitions
Initiated in 1997, this exhibition is the seventh to survey recent developments by artists living and working across the state and includes work in diverse materials. Selected by New York-based curator, author, art critic and practicing artist Peter Plagens, the exhibition is organized by the MMA and accompanied by an illustrated catalogue for purchase. The artists are Duncan Baird, Cleveland; Brent Fogt, Jackson; Marita Gootee, Starkville; Philip R. Jackson, Oxford; David Lambert, Jackson; Annabelle Meacham, Senatobia; Christopher Miner, Jackson; Mathew Grant Puckett, Jackson; Lee Renninger, Gulfport; and Amanda Sparks, Jackson. This exhibition is sponsored by The Hiatt-Ingram Fund of the Community Foundation of Greater Jackson/Jane and Wood Hiatt and additional support provided by Balch & Bingham LLP and Fischer Galleries. Click the exhibition title for more information.
August 1 - November 29, 2009
Name Change: One Artist - Twelve Personas - Thirty-Five Years
The Donna and Jim Barksdale Galleries for Changing Exhibitions
Thornton Modestus Dossett is the eighth name Ed McGowin legally adopted between October 1, 1970 and March 20, 1972. Ed went on to legally change his name a total of twelve times in this period. A world traveler, McGowin has immersed himself in cultures removed from the Western art styles and sought to approach art more directly, borrowing from tribal and ethnic traditions. Part of this eclectic approach has been rejecting the typical development usually expected from an artist and experimenting with new personas as a way of keeping close to a direct involvement with the viewer. A native of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, McGowin has taught at the University of Southern Mississippi, the Corcoran School of Art, and the State University of New York. He has had more than 100 solo exhibitions and is well known for his public site-specific sculptures.
January 31 - March 29, 2009
The Scholastic Art Awards 2009
Public Corridor
The Mississippi Museum of Art hosts this annual Mississippi Regional Competition for students in grades 7-12 from throughout the Mississippi region. All artworks winning at the regional level are exhibited prior to national competition, where Gold Key regional winners are eligible to compete.
February 7 - July 5, 2009
Raoul Dufy: A Celebration of Beauty
The Donna and Jim Barksdale Galleries for Changing Exhibitions
Raoul Dufy’s expressive style of painting has captivated people around the world since the early twentieth century. He translated his joie de vivre into lively, colorful paintings that covered themes like the sea, horse races, flowers, and music, among others. Yet his textile designs are among his greatest work and often reflect the passions expressed in his paintings. Dufy collaborated for decades with couturier Paul Poiret, and hundreds of his nearly 5,000 textile designs were produced by leading French silk manufacturer Bianchini-Férier, many of which are still produced today. Raoul Dufy: A Celebration of Beauty presents artwork by the artist from across his career and includes more than 200 drawings, paintings, and textile designs, as well as thirteen dresses created from Dufy fabric by contemporary designers such as Mongi Guibane and Christian Lacroix. A full-color book is available for purchase.
Click here to visit Mississippi Public Broadcasting "Educator Express" to download teacher materials for this exhibition.
April 11 - July 5, 2009
Eudora Welty in New York
Public Corridor
Jackson, Mississippi-native Eudora Welty is acknowledged as one of the great authors of the twentieth century, and in more recent years her talent as a photographer has been recognized. This exhibition features photographs of Mississippi that constitute a near complete re-creation of her first solo exhibition held in 1936 at the Photographic Galleries of Lugene Opticians in New York City. In these photographs, Welty captures America in the depths of the Great Depression revealing a compassion and sensitivity towards her subjects that also became a hallmark of her writing. This exhibition is sponsored by Watkins, Ludlam, Winter, Stennis, P.A.
April 11 - July 12, 2009
American Masters of the Mississippi Gulf Coast: George Ohr, Dusti Bongé, Walter Anderson, Richmond Barthé
American Masters of the Mississippi Gulf Coast seeks to illuminate the intersection of these important artists’ lives and work and to further examine the history of the abundantly creative region of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. This traveling exhibition is organized by the Mississippi Arts Commission and is underwritten by the National Endowment for the Arts. It is the second in a series highlighting the cultural contributions of historic Mississippi personas in art, music, literature, theater, and dance. A publication on the artists and artworks in the exhibition is available for purchase. This exhibition is sponosored by Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC.
September 26, 2009 - January 3, 2010
Merriment on the Midway: Eudora Welty's State Fair Mural and Photographs
Public Corridor
Eudora Welty's colorfully-painted mural depicting Mississippi State Fair festivities is the centerpiece of this installation. Fifteen photographs taken by Welty at the traditional Mississippi event accompany the mural. Welty's fascination with the fair and the excitement of the midway come through in these images of fairgoers, animals, sideshows, and carnival rides. This exhibition is sponsored by Adams and Reese LLP, the Welty Foundation, Inc., and the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
October 3, 2009 - January 3, 2010
Mississippi Watercolor Society Grand National Watercolor Exhibition
Public Corridor
This annual presentation includes works from across the country in various water-based mediums, organized in conjunction with the Mississippi Watercolor Society.
December 6, 2011 – January 8, 2012
Bethlehem Tree: Younger Foundation Crèche Collection
Trustmark Grand Hall
Jewell Younger Graeber of Marks, Mississippi, lovingly acquired the figures in this magnificent display over more than twenty years, in order to share the collection with the children of Mississippi. The installation in the Museum’s Trustmark Grand Hall includes more than 150 authentic and scarce eighteenth-century figures, and includes beloved religious figures Mary, Joseph, and the Three Magi, along with numerous angels and townspeople. Free to the public.
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