KIA's Sightlines Publication - Summer 2013

SUMMER 2013

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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

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cover photo: MimuraChikuho,Hope,2004.Bamboo(madake),rattan,lacquer.Photo©SusanEinstein

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news and notes

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This publication is supported in part by the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs.

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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

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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,[email protected].

programs


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,[email protected].

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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KIA's Sightlines Publication - Summer 2013