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January 15, - March 20, 2010, East Gallery
Indiana Impressionism
from the collection of Bob and Ellie Haan
Containing Indiana's most significant and beloved artists of the 19th and 20th centuries, the historic Indiana art collection of Bob and Ellie Haan is the largest and most important of its kind in the country. The exhibition will feature some of the best known names in historic Indiana art. Among them, T. C. Steele, Otto Stark, William Forsyth, J. Ottis Adams, Richard Gruelle, Ada Schultz and Edward K. Williams.
January 15, - March 20, 2010, McDonald Gallery
Arne Kvaalen: A retrospective
Atist, Arne Kvaalen, born and raised in Montana, lives in West Lafayette where he has retired after 29 years of teaching art at Purdue University. About his art, he says, “Landscape always has been my primary concern. In my early years it was the Western land from which I came. But in the last decades I have discovered the land along the Wabash. It is lush and verdant in contrast to the West, a gift of God to feed the world and inspire artists.” Many of the works in this exhibition will come from regional private collections, and will include paintings in oil and acrylic along with his most recent creations in powdered pigment and pastels.
January 15 - May 1, 2010, Weil Permanent Collections Gallery
Three Dimentional Art
from the Permanent Collection
A special collection within the permanent collection at the Art Museum of Greater Lafayette is the Ted Pritsker Collection of American Art Pottery which includes many works by our founder, Laura Anne Fry, a designer at Rookwood Pottery before coming to Lafayette at the beginning of the 20th Century. The works of several regional potters including Scott Frankenberger, Audry Rossman, and the Unzicker Brothers along with a few other three dimensional surprises will be featured.
January 15 - March 17, Shook Gallery
Lorie Amick and Students
Watercolor, taught by Lorie Amick, is one of our most popular classes at the Art Museum. The Art Museum is happy to have this opportunity to highlight the accomplishments of Lorie and the artists that study with her.
April 5 - May 8 East and McDonald Galleries
New Artists 2010
2010 marks the 31st year for this partnership between the Epsilon Chapter of Tri Kappa and the Art Museum of Greater Lafayette. This juried show highlights the best work by area high school students in 11 different mediums. Works are submitted by art teachers. A professional art juror then selects entries. This is one of our most popular shows, bringing in 2,500 visitors each spring.
The following high schools will be invited to submit works: Attica High School, Benton Central High School, Central Catholic High School, Concord High School, Crawfordsville Sr. High School, Faith Christian High School, First Assembly Christian Academy, Frontier High School, Jefferson High School, McCutcheon High School, Rossville High School, Seeger Memorial High School, West Lafayette High School, Wm Henry Harrison High School
May 7 - July 31, Shook Gallery
Women Artists Yet to be Discovered
Susan Woodson of Helen Magazine conceived this exhibition which will feature two and three dimensional works by local women artists who are trying to gain recognition as professionals. Susan will bring her own creative influence to the exhibit which she will curate.
June 4 - October 1, Weil Permanent Collections Gallery
Summer and Fall Scenes
from the Permanent Collection
The Art Museum of Greater Lafayette has over 860 artworks in its permanent collection. The community treasure is highlighted by frequently changing exhibitions in the Weil Gallery. This exhibition will feature landscapes in their summer and autumn glory.
June 4 - October 1, Weil Permanent Collections Gallery
Go Figure:
Creatively Transforming our Environment
An invitational exhibition featuring figurative works in two and three dimensions from found and recycled materials. It will be an exciting and amusing exhibit curated by the always creative Linda Vanderkolk.
May 21 - September 4, McDonald Gallery
A Salute to Saturday Evening Post:
America's Oldest News Magazine
In the 1950s and early 1960s, millions of Americans gazed at The Saturday Evening Post from the privacy of their own homes and could see their own reflection within the art that was created for the covers. During this period, The Post commissioned America’s foremost artists to illustrate the news among them: Norman Rockwell, John Clymer, Stevan Dohanos, John Falter, George Hughes, and Amos Sewell. The Saturday Evening Post artists recorded changing American culture and traditions, from the re-statement of the Four Freedoms and political battles to the rituals of family life from holidays, to summer love, the adventures of childhood and the changing vistas of the American landscape. Thirty works from the collection of The Saturday Evening Post form the basis of this exhibition.
August 13 - October 16, Shook Gallery
Susan Doster & her Students
Susan Doster teaches both Oil Painting and Portrait Sculpture at the Art Museum of Greater Lafayette. The Art Museum is happy to have this opportunity to highlight the accomplishments of Susan and the artists that study with her.
September 24 - January 8, East and McDonald Galleries
Indiana Art Club Annual Members Exhibition
The Indiana Artists Club was organized on January 23, 1917 by forty-six artists and patrons including such notables as T.C. Steele, William Forsyth, Otto Stark, Carl Graf, and Marie Goth. The group represents professional artists rather than a group of persons interested in art. The Indiana Art Club is recognized forcultural and educational projects of fine arts though out Indiana's public schools and colleges and is responsible for the preservation of the T.C. Steele Memorial and the murals at Wishard Hospital.
October 22 - January 15, Weil Permanent Collections Gallery
Tamarind Prints: 24 Artists' Impressions
A recent gift to the Art Museum from Elaine Perlman, this lovely addition to the permanent collection, is a portfolio of prints from 24 artists from the Tamarind Press. This will be the first time these prints have been exhibited.