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The Kalamazoo Institute of Arts' Sightlines Publication - Summer 2013
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SUMMER 2013
exhibitions
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director’s message
Kia 2012/2013 board of directorsNancy Springgate, PresidentLinda Dunn, First Vice PresidentWilliam DeNooyer, Second Vice PresidentBrian Hudson, TreasurerSharon Anderson, SecretaryCourtenay VanderMolen, Past PresidentSusan Bowers, At LargeRon Kitchens, At Large
Larry Bell, Sydney Ellis, Michele Fabi, Curt Hartman, Cynthia Kole, Pam Mansager, Harvey Myers, Peggy Napier, Mike Ouding, Priscilla Pedraza, Gonzalo Rodriguez, Jr., Frank Sardone, Janet Scherzinger, Julie Sullivan, Phillip Torrence, Michelle Tombro Tracy, Billee Lightvoet Ward, Janet Wolf, N. Perry Wolfe
MostpeoplethinkoftheKIAasaspecialresourceforlearningaboutart,takingclasses,enjoyingspecialeventsandthelike.Butitcanserveanotherspecialrole–asadestinationforextraordinarygifts.Thesecomingmonths,inparticular,wearepresentinganassortmentofopportunitiestogetthatperfectgiftforyourspecialsomeone.StockupforMother’sDay,GraduationandFather’sDayintheKIAGalleryShopbypurchasinglocallymadeceramics,cards,one-of-a-kindjewelryandmanyotherexcitingitems.YouwillalsohavethechancetohuntthroughgentlyusedmerchandiseandpurchaseuniquetreasuresattheKIAGarageSaleonMay31andJune1.Andofcoursewewillbehostingthehighlightofthesummer,the62ndAnnualArtsFair,whereyoucangetoriginalartworkfromsomeofthebestartisansinthecountry.
AKIAmembershipmakesforareallyspecialgiftaswell.Anyofoureightlevelsofmembershipgivefreeadmissiontoourgalleries,butsomeoftheupper-levelmembershipswillmakeyourlovedoneamemberat600othermuseums!Inaddition,amembershipprovidesdiscountsonourspecialevents,lectures,classesandGalleryShoppurchases.Italsoyields$20discountsoneveryclassintheKirkNewmanArtSchool,wherewearehostinganarrayofclassesandprogramsforallages.YourlovedonecouldbethenextCézanneinourwatercolorcoursesorgethis/herhandsdirtyinourMudintheMorningclass!Plus,amem-bershipwillkeepthatspecialsomeoneapprisedoftheKIA’suniqueprograms,likeourSundayFundayeventonMay5,wherethewholefamilycanmakecreativemasterpiecesoutofducttape,andouruniquesummercampexperiencesforages4-16.
Icantellyoufromfirst-handexperience,thesegiftopportu-nitiesaresuretoimpress.Plusthey’llsupporttheKIA’sabilitytopresentthemanywonderfulclasses,programsandeventsthatyouwillreadaboutinthefollowingpages.Andifyouneedanyshoppingassistance,pleasedon’thesitatetocall.
Sincerely,JimBridenstineExecutive Director
Hours: Tuesday-Saturday: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.Sunday: noon-5 p.m. Monday and holidays: closed
This publication is supported in part by the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs.
cover photo: MimuraChikuho,Hope,2004.Bamboo(madake),rattan,lacquer.Photo©SusanEinstein
KIAGalleryShop:LaVieParisienneNecklace
byCatherinePopesco
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news and notes
Hours: Tuesday-Saturday: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.Sunday: noon-5 p.m. Monday and holidays: closed
This publication is supported in part by the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs.
cover photo:
Art & All That JazzMay 24, 5:30-7:30 p.m.Members:Free,GeneralAdmission:$5Don’tmissourArt&AllThatJazzevent,featuringagreatnightofmusicbySteveKamerlingandBarryRoss,toursoftheKIA’sexhibitions,snacksandacashbar.
Sponsoredby:
KIA Garage SaleMay 31, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.June 1, 8 a.m.-noonMembers-Only Hours: May 30, 5-7 p.m.PaintingandsculpturegivewaytotreasuresandcollectiblesonMay31andJune1whentheKIAGarageSalefillstheinstitute’sKirkNewmanArtSchool.It’sacan’t-misseventforbargainhunters,withnoshortageofhard-to-finditems.ProceedssupportfreeprogrammingattheKIA.
May 18-19
Wrap Yourself in the Colors of Spring! Silk,linenandcottonscarvesstartingat$28.MembersreceiveadiscountonallGalleryShoppurchases.
Meet the KIA’s New Marketing and Public Relations CoordinatorPhilMeadehasthepleasureofspreadingthewordabouttheKIAandourprograms.Philcomesfromamarketing,publicrelationsandmembershippositionattheUrbanInstituteforContemporaryArtsinGrandRapids.HehasalsoworkedasaprofessionalphotographerataGrandRapids-basedstudio,DykehousePhotography,wherehephotographedforclientssuchasMake-A-WishFoundation,CatholicCharitiesofWestMichiganandDavenportUniver-sity.AgraduateofGrandValleyStateUniversitywithmajorsinphotographyandadvertising/publicrelations,PhilisanativeofGrandRapids,whereheliveswithhiswife,Jessica.Heenjoystraveling,sports,moviesand,ofcourse,art.
PhiljoinedtheKIAonFebruary4.HereplacedFarrellHowe,whomovedtoamarketingandpublicrelationspositionattheKalamazooPublicLibrary.
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High School Area Show 2013 May 18-June 9Reception: May 17, 5-7 p.m. (Awards presentation at 6 p.m.)This annual juried exhibition celebrates the work of high school artists (18 years or younger, grades 9-12) residing in Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Kalamazoo, St. Joseph and Van Buren counties.Sponsored by:
West Michigan Area Show 2013 June 8-August 31Reception: June 14, 5:30-7:30 p.m. (Awards presentation at 6:30 p.m.)Sincethe1960s,thisannualexhibitionhasshowcasedtheexceptionalworkofareaartistsinallmediums.Thejuror,whoselectsworkandawardsprizes,isGrahamW.J.Beal,director,presidentandCEOoftheDetroitInstituteofArts.
Sponsoredby:
2012SignatureArtistsCooperativeAwardWinner:AmeliaFalk, “Hearing, which, by the motion of the air, informs us of the motion of sounding or vibrating bodies”. Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin,archivalinkjetprint
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CONTINUING…
Extended by popular demand:Sight and Feeling: Photographs by Ansel Adams through June 23, 2013
Reflections: African American Life from the Myrna Colley-Lee Collection through May 26, 2013
Young Artists of Kalamazoo County through May 8, 2013
Modern Twist: Contemporary Japanese Bamboo Art June 22-September 15Throughtheworkof16contemporaryart-ists,Modern Twistexplorestheinnovativeshapethatbambooarthastakensincethemid-20thcentury.Theseartistshavechallengedaestheticconventionsbyex-perimentingwithnonfunctional,sculpturalforms,andhavepushedtheirmediumtonewlevelsofconceptandtechnique.
BambooartisauniquelyJapanesephenomenon.Asearlyasthe8thand9thcenturies,bambooobjectswereusedinBuddhistrituals,teaceremoniesandikebana(Japaneseflowerarranging).Bambooartisahighlydemandingmediumthatrequiresyearsofstudyunderthetutelageofabamboomaster.
UematsuChikuyu, Sound of Wind,1991.Bamboo(madake),rattan,lacquer.
Photo©SusanEinstein.
TheexhibitioniscuratedbyDr.AndreasMarks,DirectorandChiefCuratoroftheClarkCenterforJapaneseArtandCulture,Hanford,California,andcirculatedbyInternationalArtsandArtists.
SupportedbytheE.Rhodes&LeonaB.CarpenterFoundation,NomuraFoundation,JapanFoundation,LosAngelesandtheSniderFamilyFund.
Sponsoredby:
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exhibitions
For and Against Modern Art: The Armory Show + 100 June 29-September 29Reception: June 28
A Precious Artistic Moment: Paintings by Catherine Hinkle June 22-September 15Reception: June 28ThepaintingsofCatherineHinkle(1926-1974)areabstract“colorexperiences.”HinklestudiedartatChicago’sInstituteofDesignwithLazloMoholy-Nagy,whocalledherhis“littlecolorgenius.”Inherbriefcareer,Hinklecreatedabodyofworkthat,tothisday,exploresthespiritualaspectsofnon-objectiveart.Astheartistwrote,“thekeytounderstandingmyworkisnottoseewhatispainted,butrathertofeelit.”SelectedworksintheexhibitionarefromthecollectionofMarilynHinkle,madepossiblethroughthegeneroussupportofTishLoveless.
The1913International Exhibition of Modern Art,referredtonowassimplytheArmoryShow,wasthefirstmajorexhibitionofmodernartintheUnitedStates.Alongsidetraditionalrealisticart,thestylesoftheEuropeanavant-gardeshockedmanyAmericanviewersand
inspiredAmericanartists.Manyoftheworksthatwerecontroversialthenseemunremarkablenow,buttheintensity—andpolarity—ofthecriticalreceptionhaddeepramificationsintheartworld.Whilesomepeoplereveledinthenewexpression,manywerevociferously
opposedtoexternalideasandoffendedbyunfamiliarimagery.ThisexhibitionfocusesontheworkandartistsfeaturedintheArmoryShow,withspecialemphasisontheChicagovenue.TheexhibitionisorganizedbytheDePaulArtMuseum,Chicago,withsupportfromtheTerraFoundationforAmericanArt.
Sponsoredby:
PhilipLeslieHale, Art Students,1913,oiloncanvasonpanel.CollectionoftheKalamazooInstituteofArts,
GiftofElizabethUpjohnMasonandLowellB.Mason,Jr.
CatherineHinkle,Scintillation,1949,oiloncanvas.MarilynHinklecollection.
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collection highlight
A rare catch for the collection
Thistrouthangingonaboardisafishoutofwater—inmorewaysthanone.Asasomewhatatypicalexampleofthetrompe-l’oeilgenrebyanartistknownforlandscapepainting,onecouldsaythepieceisararecatch. Trompe-l’oeil(literally,“fooltheeye”)isacategoryofstill-lifepaintingpopularinAmericabetween1880and1900.Theconvincingillusionofadoororverticalboardoccupyingthesurfaceofthepictureplaneforcesrealisticallypaintedobjectsoutintothespaceoftheviewer.Thesensationmusthavecaptivated19th-centuryAmericansmuchliketheexperienceoftoday’s3-Dmovie. Populartrompe-l’oeilvariationspicturedadoortowhichwereaffixedhuntingequipment,game,creasedpapers,andotherobjectstoenhancetheillusion.GraftonTylerBrown’smorespareapproachdirectsattentiontothetrout’sroseblushandspottedskin,architecturalhead,anddelicatelyfanningfins.Againstthepaintedwood-grainbackground,Brown’stroutisnotpresentedasatrophyofthefisherman’sprowessorevenofthepainter’svirtuosity,butanativecreatureoftheAmericanwilderness. Insomeways,BrownlivedtheiconicAmericanstory:ayoungmanheadswesttoseekopportunity.BrownwasamongnumerousAfricanAmericanmenwhoparticipatedinthe19th-centurywaveofwestwardexpansion.AthomeinPhiladelphia,Brownhadtrainedasadraughtsmanandlithogra-pher—aburgeoning,commercialfieldinthelate19thcentury.Withhisskills,hewashiredinNevada,thenCalifornia,inthemid-1850stodrawmaps,viewsofgold-miningtownsandothergrowingsettlements.BrownisrecognizedasthefirstblackartistworkingprofessionallyintheAmericanWest. AfterowningalithographybusinessinSanFran-ciscoforseveralyears,BrownmovedontoCanadatoassistinageographicalsurvey.Troutwaspaintedin1886,ayearoftransition,whenBrownmovedfromCanadatoPortland,Oregon,shiftinghisfocusfromcommercialworktolandscapepainting.Whilehislife’sworkforover20yearshadbeenwitnesstotheenvironmentaleffectsofwestwardexpansion,BrownhadbecomeinterestedinthepreservationofAmer-ica’snaturalbeauty.HeappliedhisskilltopaintingscenicviewsofOregon,WashingtonandYellowstone,forwhichheisbestknown.
IncontrasttoBrown,someprominentartistsoftheperiodproducedlandscapesthatenhancedtheWest’sromanceandidyllicmajesty—underscoringthebelief,knownasManifestDestiny,thatAmericanexpansionacrossthecontinentwasadestinyordainedbyGod.Brown’smorereserved,naturalisticstyle—revealedinhislandscapesandthisrarestilllife—mayhavedevelopedfromseveralfactors:hisenvironmentaloutlook,hisexperienceasaminorityinAmericancultureandahabitofaccuratedetail,gainedfromhisartistictraininginlithography.
-Karla Niehus, Assistant Curator of Exhibitions and Collections
GraftonTylerBrown,Trout,1886,oiloncanvas.
CollectionoftheKalamazooInstituteofArts,Museum
Purchase.2012.62
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Public Tours Sundays at 2 p.m. Freewithgalleryadmission
May5 Young Artists of Kalamazoo County
May12 Mother’sChoice-HappyMother’sDay
May19 Reflections: African American Life from the Myrna Colley-Lee Collection
May26 High School Area Show
June2 The Arts of China and Japan
June9 West Michigan Area Show
June16 Father’sChoice-HappyFather’sDay
June23 A Precious Artistic Moment: Paintings by Catherine Hinkle
June30 Modern Twist: Contemporary Japanese Bamboo Art
Get the Picture! Gallery TalksSelect Thursdays at noonFreewithgalleryadmission
May16 HiramPowers’sGeorge Washington andFrederickMacMonnies’sNathan Hale
June20 HenryOssawaTanner’sThe Visitation
July18 JackBeal’sSense of Smell
HenryOssawaTanner,The Visitation,ca.1909-1910,oiloncanvas.GiftofRondaStrykerandWilliamJohnston,2005.11
programs
Sunday Funday: Duct Tape! May 5, 2-4 p.m.FreeadmissionComeondownforsomestickyfunwithducttape!CreategiftsforMother’sDayorsomethingforyourselfwiththecoolestcraftmaterialaround.Materialsareprovided.
SundayFunday
Art League Lecture: Impressionism, Fashion and ModernityMay 8, 7 p.m. Art League members: Free, KIA members: $10, General Admission $12, Students: $3
Dr.MargaretFarrwillhelpusappreciatetheImpressionism, Fashion and ModernityexhibitthatopensattheArtInstituteofChicagoinJune.Thiswillbeanopportunitytogaininsightsonhowartandfashioninfluenceeachotherandourlives.
Art League DepARTure: Art Institute of ChicagoJune 27Art League members: $110, KIA members: $130, General Admission $160EnjoyafabuloustriptoChicagotoviewtheImpressionism, Fashion and Modernismexhibiton.Tobookyourseatcall375-9302.ThedeadlineisMay15.
Japanese Culture with WMU Soga Center for Japanese CultureJuly 13, 1-4 p.m. Free admissionJoinusforafunafternoonasweexploreJapaneseart,clothingandfoodwithstaffandvolunteersfromtheWMUSogaCenterforJapaneseCulture.Theactivitiesarefreeforvisitorsofallages;regularadmissionfeesfortheModern Twistexhibitionwillapply.
Interested in becoming a KIA Docent? CometoaninformationalmeetingonJune11,5:30-6:30p.m.intheKIABoardRoom.Questions?ContactMichelleat(269)349-7775,ext.3162ormichelles@kiarts.org.
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ARTbreakTuesdays at noonFreeadmissionBrownbagluncheswelcome!Findfullprogramdescriptionsatkiarts.org/events.
Sponsor:
May 7:TheFifthChakra:ArtandMusicbyBrookeLaRucheArtistandmusicianBrookeLaRucheexploresthecreativeaspectsoftheFifthorThroatChakra,theenergycenterintraditionalHinduspiritualityassoci-atedwiththeauthenticexpressionofinnertruth.
May 14: RandyBronkema:TheAmericanLandscapeKalamazoophotographerRandyBronkemadiscusseshislandscapephotographsandwhyheworksinbothblackandwhiteandcolor.
May 21:JoshuaHaas:AddingArtisticFlairtoBird&WildlifePhotographyWildlifephotographerJoshuaHaascreatesstrikingimagesofbirdsofprey.Inadditiontopresentinghiswork,hewillexplainhowevenbeginningphotographerscantakebetterpictures.
JoshuaHaas,Burrowing Owl,colorphotograph
May 28: TheLegendofBurningManLocalartistand“burner”SteveCurlexplainswhythou-sandsaredrawntoNevada’sBlackRockDeserttocreateenormousart,displayamazingtechnologyandwatchareallybigwoodenmanburn.
June 4:Matisse/Picasso: Two Giants of Modern ArtArecentdocumentaryfilmthatexplorestherivalryandmutualadmirationbetweenthetwomastersofModernart.
June 11, 18 & 25:UpCloseandPersonalwithWestMichiganArtistsEachweek,twoArea Showartistsdiscusstheirwork.MeetsomeoftheexcellentartistscurrentlyworkinginWestMichigan.Participantstobeannounced.
July 2: RoyLichtensteinAlivelydocumentaryonthelifeandtimesofPopartistRoyLichtenstein.Includediscommentarybytheartistandarareglimpseofhiscreativeapproachashedevelopsapainting.
July 9 & 16: Paris: The Luminous YearsArevealingdocumentaryfilmthatfollowshowmanyofthenowfamousfiguresintheartworldoriginallycametogetherinParis,earlyinthe20thcentury.ThefilmgoesontoshowhowthecityitselftransformedboththeartistsandtheirworkinawaythatledtothebirthofModernism.
July 23:EmilyCarrNancyPaynepresentsaportraitofthemulti-talentedCanadianpainterandwriterEmilyCarrandheruniqueinvolvementwithNativeAmericanculture.
BrookeLaRuche.Six Pointed Star,mixedmedia
Roy Lichtenstein, Sunrise, 1965, color offset lithograph. Bequest of Charlotte Collins Collection,
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arts fair
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts FairJune 7, 1-8 p.m.June 8, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Bell’s Beer GardenJune 7, 5-9 p.m.Thebeergardenwillbestagedundertheopen-airoverhangattheKIA’seastend.Thisyear’smusicalguestisTheMittenauts,amelodic,four-pieceindiefolkbandfromPlainwell.
Classic Car Cruise-InJune 7, 5-9 p.m.ShinyvintagecarswilladdtothefestivitiesonFridaynight,parkedalongSouthStreet,wheretheirproudownerswillbehappytoshowthemoffandanswerquestions.
Be a Part of ItTheKIAFairrunsonvolunteerenergy!Thisyearwe’llneedscoresofvolunteersforjobsasdiverseashelpingartistsunloadandpark,sellingrefreshmentsandpaintingkids’faces.Tosignup,pleasecontactSandyLinaburyat(269)349-7775,ext.3114,orsandyl@kiarts.org.
The62ndannualversionofKIA’slargestandlongestrunningeventreturnsJune7-8.Some50,000visitorswillturnoutforwhat’sbecomeacommunitytraditioninBronsonPark.Over190artistswillbeonhand,settingupavarietyofcolorfulartworkin13differentmediums.
TitleSponsors:
Co-Sponsors:
Expanded EntertainmentTheKIAFairfeaturesafulllineupofentertainmentattwolocales:ontheRotaryStageandingrassyspaceneartheIannelliFountainontheeastendofthepark.Performersinclude:theMichiganCloggers,theLivingStatue,KnottyBits,MaggieHudson,DanHook,SteveKamerlingandlocalschoolensembles.Toseethefulllineup,visitthefairwebpage:kiarts.org/artfair.
Artistsin13mediawillbeonhandattheKIAFair.
Returning to the fair is glass artist Mike Mikula, whose beautiful works earned him the 2012 KIA Board of Directors’ First Place Award of Excellence.
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