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Kennedy Museum of Art Virtually Showcases Emerging High School Artists
By: Emily Votaw
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The 2020 Emerging Artists annual high school photography showcase at the Kennedy Museum of Art was already going to be a bit different from past exhibitions: for the first time the exhibition would be juried by Ohio University professors Laura Larson of the School of Art + Design and Gary Kirksey of the School of… Read More
Family Art Encounters, March 22
Family Art Encounters Sunday, March 22 2 – 4 pm Join us this March for weaving in the museum! Based on the Kennedy’s rich collection of Navajo weavings, our activity engages pattern, color, and a process of creating you might not have tried before: weaving. A practice shared by many cultures, our project engages the… Read More
Family Art Encounters, February 23
Family Art Encounters Sunday, February 23 2 – 4 pm Finger-paint as Mosaic Instructor: Peilian Wu Artist Peilian Wu is back to facilitate our February open studio program! Inspired by the exhibition in the main galleries Picture the World: Burhan Doğançay as Photographer, this workshop will build on the images in the exhibition where people… Read More
Curator Walk and Talk & Opening Reception, Saturday, February 1
You are cordially invited to attend opening events Saturday, February 1 Pattern and Disruption: Diné Lifeways and Embedded Mathematics Curator Walk and Talk, with Guest Curators Henry Fowler, Sally Fowler and Bob Klein 2:00 – 3:00 PM Opening Reception 3:00 – 4:30 PM Family activities will be available during the reception
Family Art Encounters, Sunday, January 26
Have you ever thought about how much doors can vary all over the world? Artist Burhan Doğançay used doors as a theme and a metaphor in both his photography and mixed media work. Visit the exhibition Picture the World: Burhan Doğançay as Photographer and the Green Door in the Visual Literacy Gallery and join us… Read More
Family Art Encounters, Sunday, December 8
Family Art Encounters Sunday, December 8 (NOTE date change) 2 – 4 pm Lanterns, Candleholders & Window Decorations! As we prepare for winter and various December holidays, join us to create functional and decorative celebrations of light. Use our jars or bring your own special one to decorate. Join us any time during open studio… Read More
Collectors Walk & Talk: Christine Miles & Aaron Smith, Thursday, December 5, 5:30 – 6:30 PM
Collector Walk & Talk with Christine Miles and Aaron Smith Today Thursday, December 5 5:30 – 6:30 PM Join us in the exhibition Reflective Objects: Collectors and Their Collections Light refreshments afterwards hosted by Friends of Kennedy Museum of Art
Collector Talks, with Terrance Reimer & Meta Van Nostran
Collector Talks Thursday, November 7 5:30 – 6:30 pm Terrance Reimer: “Collecting Photobooks: Affordable Collectibles that are Soaring in Value” Meta Van Nostran: “How One Collection Leads to Another” Join us in the exhibition Reflective Objects: Collectors and Their Collections
Children Explore History and Museum at Screening Event
New PBS Kids program Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum debuts November 11 ATHENS, OH – Children from around the area got a chance to experience a new PBS Kids series both on screen and in real life. WOUB Public Media’s Learning Lab hosted a special screening of the series Xavier Riddle and the Secret… Read More
Collector Walk & Talk with Christine Miles and Aaron Smith
Join collectors Christine Miles and Aaron Smith in the exhibition Reflective Objects: Collectors and Their Collections for a Collector Walk & Talk Thursday, October 24, 5:30 – 6:30 PM Light refreshments afterwards hosted by Friends of Kennedy Museum of Art
Sunday Family Art Encounters with Guest Curator Katherine Hammond
FAMILY ART ENCOUNTERS with Guest Curator Katherine Hammond OPEN STUDIO 2 – 4 PM October 6 Join us for the October Art Encounters family open studio! Guest curator Katherine Hammond will describe how she selected objects from Kennedy Museum of Art collections for an exhibition about storytelling with objects. She will guide participants in a… Read More
Curator Walk & Talk with Katherine Hammond at Kennedy Museum of Art
Curator Walk & Talk with Katherine Hammond Recent Acquisitions: Storytelling Through Practices of Collecting Thursday, September 26 5:30 – 6:30 pm
Artist Carrie Mae Weems Headed to OU Jan. 22-25
By: Emily Votaw
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Carrie Mae Weems is one of the most respected and accomplished contemporary artists of our time. Her work, which spans over the course of three decades, incorporates a multitude of mediums to explore the consequences of power, family relationships, political systems, sexism, racism, and history. On Friday, January 11, the Kennedy Museum of Art will… Read More
’50 Year Journey: Ron Kroutel Paintings’ Opens at The Ridges Jan. 20
A retrospective exhibition featuring 36 works spanning the career of Ron Kroutel, Emeritus Professor of Art at Ohio University’s School of Art + Design, will open January 20 and run through April 22, 2018 at the Kennedy Museum of Art, located at 100 Ridges Circle, Athens, OH 45701. The opening reception is planned for Friday,… Read More
Kennedy Art Museum of Art Opens ‘Land & Sea: Visions of New England’
The Kennedy Museum of Art, Lin Hall, 100 Ridges Circle, Athens, celebrates its twentieth anniversary year with a new exhibition of American landscape paintings titled “Land & Sea: Visions of New England,” guest curated by Jody Lamb, associate dean of the College of Fine Arts. The exhibition is on view Jan. 13 through April 16… Read More
Kennedy Museum Announces Spring ’15 Exhibits
The Kennedy Museum of Art is premiering several new exhibits this spring with a culminating opening reception celebration scheduled for Friday, Feb. 6 from 6-8 p.m. Many of the participating artists will be at the reception, including a live performance from Gregory Hatch. Drinks and hors d’oeuvres will be provided by the museum. Featured through… Read More
Letterpress Posters, Native American Jewelry Available At Kennedy Museum
The Kennedy Museum of Art will host a cash and carry event from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 4. The event offers the opportunity for museum attendees to own an original letterpress poster by Lyrics of My People exhibition artist Amos Paul Kennedy Jr., who will sign and sell the posters directly from the Kennedy… Read More