Circles in the Sand: Aboriginal Art from Australia’s Central Desert
April 27 through September 9, 2012 United-Legard Galleries Opening Reception: Thursday, April 26Public 6-8 pm cover image: William Sandy, Bush Tucker Dreaming, 1988, acrylic on canvas (c) 2012 Aboriginal Artists Agency, Sydney About the Exhibition 8Circles in the Sand: Aboriginal Art from Australia’s Central Desert in the Kluge-Ruhe Collection includes work from three desert communities – Papunya, Yuendumu and Balgo – each with their own distinct history and style of painting. In putting together this exhibition, Kluge-Ruhe ...
Color Me Bad: Animation, Pop, Satire
March 9 through August 12, 2012 United Company Regional Art Gallery Opening Reception: Thursday, March 8 Public, 6-8pm Image credit: Peter Morgan, Voyage of the H.M.S. Frankfurter, 2010, ceramic and metal Click here to view the gallery Guide About the Exhibition The idea of an aesthetic fusion of popular culture with Appalachian vernacular in many ways invites a calamity of principles and taste. Brian Clinebell, Peter Morgan, and Jessica Walker grew up in Abingdon at the end ...
Dress Up: A Regional Portrait of Childhood
December 16, 2011 through May 13, 2012 Price-Strongwell Galleries Opening Reception: Thursday, December 15Public 6-8 pm Image: Children's Fashions for May, Peterson's Ladies National Magazine, May 1880, from the William King Museum Permanent Collection Click here to view the Gallery Guide About the Exhibition In conjunction with the 2012 program MINDS WIDE OPEN: Virginia Celebrates Children in the Arts, William King Museum will playfully evoke the lives and adventures of children growing up in Southwest Virginia and ...
Hazel Larsen Archer: Black Mountain College Photographer
November 18, 2011 through April 8, 2012 United-Legard Galleries Opening Reception: Thursday, November 17Public 6-8 pm Image: Hazel Larson Archer, R Buckminster Fuller, Summer 1948, vintage gelatin silver print, courtesy of the Estate of Hazel Larsen Archer About the Exhibition When Hazel Larsen arrived at Black Mountain College for the 1944 Summer Institute, the college was host to gifted artists in many disciplines. Under the influence of her mentor Josef Albers, the young photographer developed a ...
