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Calendar of Events
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Saturday March 13, 2010 • Second Saturday Studios
Fun with a Brush
Developed for children ages 7-10, these fun-filled 2-hour art classes ignite creative experimentation while teaching fundamental art techniques.
Bring your paint shirt! In this class, you'll view interesting paintings in the exhibition Concerning the 1930s in Art: Paintings from the Schoen Collection. In this studio, you will use real artist paint and artist's canvas to make your very own masterpiece!
Registration is required. Call 724/837-1500 ext. 10 for more information.
Download flyer with registration form
Time : 12:30 PM - 2:30 PM
Cost : $20 or 2 classes for $32
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Wednesday March 17, 2010 • Brown Bag Lecture
Conserving Our Paper Heritage
Historic works on paper (documents, prints, posters, etc) serve as important records of the places, events and people that have shaped our world. In 2008, The Westmoreland acquired the Joy and R. David Brocklebank Fraktur Collection. Fraktur is the German word that refers to a stylized, highly decorative watercolor or watercolor-and-ink painting often bearing elaborate calligraphy and standardized motifs. This collection of over 250 German folk-art documents consist mainly of birth and baptismal records (geburts and taufschein) but also include house blessings, writing examples and narratives. These works contain the genealogical record of the early immigrants to our region.
Please join paper conservator Janet English Heller as she describes the painstaking process of assessing and repairing these delicate documents as the museum prepares to make them available for public view. You'll also learn some tips on how to properly care for and display your own valuable paper treasures.
Conservator Janet English Heller holds a B.A. in Art History and Chemistry from Oberlin College in Oberlin, OH and an M.A., Certificate of Advanced Study in Art Conservation from the State University of New York in Cooperstown. She has worked as a conservator for the Intermuseum Laboratory in Oberlin, the Pacific Rim Conservation Center in Honolulu, HI, and the National Museum of American History at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. In 1994 she founded Special Collections Conservation Services, Inc. (SCCS) specializing in the conservation of paper and parchment. She has been a Professional Associate of the American Institute for Conservation since 1992.
Time : 12:00PM
Cost : Free
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Saturday March 20, 2010 • Family Day Special Event
"Won't You Be My Neighbor?" Day
It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood to celebrate the life of Fred Rogers! Celebrate at The Westmoreland with a day of family fun. See a fire truck in the museum parking lot, learn how to make chocolate candy, take a guided tour of the museum, listen to stories, create your own artwork, and play American Art Bingo! All ages are welcome!
The Girl Scouts of Western PA will collect canned goods for the Westmoreland County Food Bank – please bring a non-perishable food item to donate.
Call 724/837-1500 ext. 10 or visit www.wmuseumaa.org for more information.
Time : 11:00AM - 3:00PM
Cost : Free
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Thursday March 25, 2010 • Thursday Evenings at the Westmoreland
The 1930s: A Decade of Change
Collector Jason Schoen will host a gallery talk of his exhibition, Concerning the 1930s in Art: Paintings from the Schoen Collection. Schoen will share his perspective on American art created in the 1930s, his personal experiences about living with his collection, and the relationships he developed with the artists whose work he collected. The first painting of the Depression era entered the personal collection of Schoen in 1979, and marked a turning point in the way he collected art of the period. "My goal was to create a collection of regional art which seen in its totality can serve as a study collection and introduction to an era, as a slice of life and a window onto an important period in American art."
Schoen has a B.A. degree in art history from the University of Texas. He attended one of the first symposiums on social-realism under Ken Prescott and has done graduate American Art studies at the University of Arizona, Tucson. He chose the University of Arizona because of the Leonard C Pfeiffer Collection, one of the most important collections of American scene paintings at a university museum. His personal collection, Coming Home, American Art 1930-1950, has been exhibited at seven museums in the south. Schoen has lectured on American scene painting at Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, Ga.; Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia; Lowe Art Museum, The University of Miami; Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, Tenn. He has vigorously pursued his passion for collecting American art of the 1930s and 1940s for more than 25 years. Free program.
Call 724/837-1500 ext. 10 for more information.
Caption: Carl Frederick Gaertner (1898-1952)
Night in Pittsburgh, 1938, oil on canvas, 36 x 49 inches
Collection: Jason Schoen, Princeton, NJ, Courtesy of the Georgia Museum of Art
Time : 7:00PM
Cost : Free
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Saturday April 10, 2010 • Imagine With Me!
Paintings and Puppets
Developed for children in pre-school/kindergarten and their favorite adult, these 90-minute art classes are a fun way to spark creativity and connect with your child.
See some of the artwork in the museum, then imagine what could happen next in the paintings! You'll bring characters to life in the studio, where you'll make a fun puppet to take home!
Registration is required. Call 724/837-1500 ext. 10 for more information.
Download flyer with registration form
Time : 11:00AM - 12:30PM
Cost : $20 or 2 classes for $32
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Tuesday April 13, 2010 • Coffee & Culture at The Frick
Picturing the American Scene of the 1930s
At the Frick Art & Historical Center:
Barbara Jones, Chief Curator, Westmoreland Museum of American Art
The decade of the 1930s was a tumultuous one, fraught with the Great Depression, the Dust bowl and the war in Europe. Barbara Jones examines the artistic attitudes of this period in American art and how these concerns were reflected in a full-range of stylistic interpretations.
Location:
Frick Art & Historical Center
Lexington Education Center
7227 Reynolds Street Pittsburgh PA 15208
Frick program details| Call 412-371-0600 to register.
Time : 10:00AM
Cost : $8 Frick/Westmoreland members; $10 nonmembers
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Wednesday April 14, 2010 • Brown Bag Lecture
Hard Times: Reaching Out to Americans in the Great Depression
Pam St. John, director of education at the Frick Art & Historical Center, will discuss 1934: A New Deal for Artists, an exhibition from the Smithsonian American Art Museum currently at the Frick until April 25 and the impact of the New Deal on the art and artists of that time.
With a B.S. in Elementary Education and graduate work towards a M.A. in education at Penn State University, Pam St. John has worked in the field of museum education for more than 20 years. She has been a member of the education staff at the Frick since 1997, serving as Director of Education since 2005 where she oversees a staff of six program administrators, 25 museum educators and 32 docents.
Time : 12:00PM
Cost : Free
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Thursday April 22, 2010 • Thursday Evenings at the Westmoreland
When Art Worked: The New Deal, Art, and Democracy
Historian Roger G. Kennedy will discuss the New Deal's mobilization of artists, including filmmakers, painters, photographers, landscape designers, architects, and composers who were responsible for bringing the nation together during the Great Depression. He is the author of a new book with the same title, "When Art Worked: The New Deal, Art and Democracy" published in 2009, and will be available for a book signing following his lecture.
Born in St. Paul, Minn., in 1926, Kennedy received his B.A. degree from Yale University and his law degree from the University of Minnesota Law School. He served in the 1950s as special assistant to the U.S. Attorney General, to the U.S. Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, and to the U.S. Secretary of Labor. He was also a White House correspondent for NBC, appearing on his own NBC radio series and in the first NBC television documentaries. In the 1960s, Kennedy was chairman of the Executive Committee of the Northwestern Bank of St. Paul, Minn., before becoming vice president of investments for the University of Minnesota. In 1970, he became vice president of finance at the Ford Foundation and in 1978 was made vice president of the arts. From 1979 to 1992, he was director (now director emeritus) of the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC. Following, he served as director of the National Park Service from 1993 through 1997. Free program.
The presentation of When Art Worked: The New Deal, Art, and Democracy is supported in part by the Frick Art & Historical Center and presented in conjunction with The Westmoreland's Concerning the 1930s in Art: Paintings from the Schoen Collection.
Caption: Louis Freund (1905-1999) Transcontinental Bus, 1936 Oil on panel, 25 ¼ x 31¼ inches
Collection: Jason Schoen, Princeton, NJ, Courtesy of the Georgia Museum of Art
Time : 7:00PM
Cost : Free
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Saturday April 24, 2010 • An American Marketplace Shop Event
Spring Artist Fair
20-25 artists will be showcased in the lower lobby and McKenna Gallery. Features jewelry, woodenware, felt flowers, pottery, glass art, handmade cards and stationery, painted artwork originals and prints, and fraktur items. We will also be giving away a $200 gift basket during the event!
Time : 11:00AM - 3:00PM
Cost : Free
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Saturday May 15, 2010 • Special Event
Appraisal Day hosted by Garth’s Auctions
At 11 AM, there will be a talk titled Family Heirlooms & Fabulous Finds: How to Tell Your Trash From Treasure by Garth's Auctions President Amelia Jeffers of Delaware Ohio, covering buying and selling at auction and managing your collection in this economic market. Walk-in appraisals on decorative arts, paintings, prints, works on paper, pottery, glass, porcelain, and jewelry begin at 11:30 with last entry at 3:30 PM.
Garth's Auctions has been a national force in the world of antiques and fine art since its founding by Garth Oberlander in the early 1950s. A dynamic company that has kept pace with an evolving industry, Garth's remains a trusted resource for discerning buyers. With a reputation for integrity and customer service unmatched in the marketplace, Garth's pool of clientele has grown one relationship at a time, strengthened under each phase of leadership. Today Garth's is well known for the cutting edge marketing and aggressive public relations strategies spearheaded by Jeff and Amelia Jeffers that serve both sellers and buyers so well by bringing international attention to their corner of Central Ohio.
Cost: $20 (includes talk and verbal appraisal of one item; $5 each additional item; limit 3 items).
Call 724/837-1500 ext. 10 for more information.
Pictured: Amelia Jeffers
Time : 11:00AM - 4:00PM
Cost : $20 - includes talk & verbal appraisal of one item
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Sunday May 16, 2010 • Special Event
Paul Binai: Pulp Nation Closing Reception
Join us as we celebrate the Paul Binai: Pulp Nation Walsh Gallery exhibition.
Binai regards his work solely as a reflection of the emotional tone of the present day. His themes often portray the harsher aspects of life that have become so much a part of our contemporary culture exploited through the media.
Time : 3:00PM - 5:00PM
Cost : Free
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Monday June 14, 2010 - 06/18/2010 • Summer Art Camp
Art Discovery
Developed for children ages 7-9.
You'll love experimenting with different art materials in this fun class! Make sculptures, paint with unusual materials and tour The Westmoreland's Juried Biennial exhibition. Explore the SeaScape Aquarium at the Carnegie Science Center and create our own seascape in the studio.
Art Camps are Monday – Friday from 8:45 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
To Register: 724-837-1500 ext. 10 or education@wmuseumaa.org
Time : 8:45 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Cost : Members $125, Non-members $140
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Monday June 21, 2010 - 06/25/2010 • Art Camp
Critter Creations
Developed for children ages 7-9.
Explore the world of animals through art! You'll use paint, cut paper and even clay to make some cool real and imaginary animals. Check out the animal sculptures in The Westmoreland, then get up close to some wild animals on our trip to The Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium!
Art Camps are Monday – Friday from 8:45 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
To Register: 724-837-1500 ext. 10 or education@wmuseumaa.org
Time : 8:45AM - 3PM
Cost : Members $125, Non-members $140
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Monday June 28, 2010 - 07/02/2010 • Art Camp
Awesome Art Everyday
Developed for children ages 7-9.
Make art you can use! Artists will create a decorative box, explore weaving, and even make some wearable art! On a visit to the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, you'll see some contemporary art and work in their studio to make a contemporary piece of your own. You'll explore the art of design on a tour of The Westmoreland's decorative arts.
Art Camps are Monday – Friday from 8:45 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
To Register: 724-837-1500 ext. 10 or education@wmuseumaa.org
Time : 8:45AM - 3PM
Cost : Members $125, Non-members $140
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Monday July 19, 2010 - 07/23/2010 • Art Camp
Pencil, Brush and Beyond
Developed for children ages 10-12.
Explore drawing, painting and printmaking in new and exciting ways! You'll sketch in the galleries, create a painting on canvas, and make some interesting art prints. At the August Wilson Center for African American Culture, we'll see the exhibition and learn about some awesome artists.
Art Camps are Monday – Friday from 8:45 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
To Register: 724-837-1500 ext. 10 or education@wmuseumaa.org
Time : 8:45AM - 3PM
Cost : Members $125, Non-members $140
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Monday July 26, 2010 - 07/30/2010 • Art Camp
Mixed Media and Sensational Sculpture
Developed for children ages 10-12.
Use clay, recycled materials, paint and collage in this exciting class! During a tour of The Westmoreland, you'll discover interesting techniques artists use to create their work. Learn about some amazing architecture and design your own building on our trip to Polymath Park.
Art Camps are Monday – Friday from 8:45 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
To Register: 724-837-1500 ext. 10 or education@wmuseumaa.org
Time : 8:45AM - 3PM
Cost : Members $125, Non-members $140
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