Press Release: 7-01-09

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Press Release 7-01-09: Openings, Closings, and Events plus Reminders (once a month listings for longer running exhibitions that are not closing in the next couple of weeks)

We are making changes to many of the museum page layouts to make them easier for our visitors to navigate. The museums that provide a lot of information will now have three pages: their main page, a page for exhibition descriptions and a page for their events. Plus we are adding a map to each page. This will take a while to get finished. Some are done, but there are many to go. We appreciate your patience.

Have a Terrific 4th of July!!!!

Anvil Shoot

For a real old fashioned Independence Day Celeberation go to the Museum of Appalachia. One of their many activities is the Anvil shoot! Sometimes the anvil reaches the treetops (that's what looks like a bird in the picture).

Openings, Closings, and Events
See Exhibitions page to see a sample photos of current and upcoming shows.

Winter Park, FL Cornell Fine Arts Museum at Rollins College *Portrait of a Lady: Selections from the Permanent Collection* Through August 30 *Studio Art Biennial (Exhibition of Faculty Art)* Through August 30 *Andy Warhol: Personalities* June 5 - January 3, 2010 Events

Miami Beach, FL The Wolfsonian–Florida International University *STREAMLINED: FROM AIRPLANES TO ARCHITECTURE* IN THE MUSEUMS' RARE BOOK AND SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARY VESTIBULE Through July Beauty on the Beach: A Centennial Celebration of Swimwear Opens July 10 - Oct. 11 Sun Stroke Stimulus Opens July 10 - Oct. 11 Events

West Palm Beach, FL Norton Museum of Art Off the Wall: The Human Form in Sculpture May 23 - Sept. 6 *Roman Vishniac: Selections from The Vanished World* March 7- July 26 *Disney: The Music Behind the Magic 1928-Today* June 6 ― Sept. 6 Events

Augusta, GA Morris Museum of Art Southern Eccentric: Paintings by Larry Connatser May 2-August 16 Stories to Tell, Memories to Keep: Folk Art in the South May 16 - August 30 Event

Paducah, KY The National Quilt Museum European Art Quilts V thru August 10 *News Winds from Asia, Closes July 7!!!!* *Best of Show: 25 Years of Quilting Excellence* Closes July 6!!!!

Owensboro, KY Owensboro Museum of Fine Art *THE NEW REALITY: The Frontier of Realism in the 21st Century* June 14-July 19 Event

Louisville, KY Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft *Andréa Keys: Ceramic Sculpture* Closes July 6!!!! *The Wind in Your Hair: Vintage Motorcycles* July 18 to September 19
Louisville Visual Art Association *A Ballad for Kenya* June 5 - July 26
The Speed Art Museum Beyond the Log Cabin: Kentucky’s Abraham Lincoln June 28- Sept. 6 Ed Hamilton’s Lincoln June 28- Sept. 6 English Silver from the Age of Matthew Boulton The James C. Codell, Jr. Collection Through August 2 *African Art at the Speed* Through July The Private Eye: Photographic Highlights from the Henry V. Heuser, Jr. Collection June 7 - September 13 Events

Lexington, KY The Art Museum at the University of Kentucky Kentucky Folk: Art from the UK HealthCare Collection July 11 - September 20

Paris, KY Hopewell Museum *Waco and the Bybees: Central Kentucky Art Pottery from 1900-1935* Event

New Orleans, LA New Orleans Museum of Art Mnemonic Devices: Rachel Jones and David Webber June 6th - Aug. 23rd Marcus Coates: Animal Instincts June 10th- Aug. 23rd FLOATULENTS: Inflatable Photographs by Martin Von Haselberg June 10th- Sept. 20th The Mind's Eye: Without Subject Matter, What Does the Artist See? May 16th - Oct. 11th With a Little Help from Our Friends: Recent Accessions in the Decorative Arts June 20th - Oct. 18th The Art of Caring A Look at Life through Photography May 16 - Oct. 11 Women Artists in Louisiana, 1825-1965: A Place of Their Own Through September 13 Events
Ogden Museum of Southern Art *Arthur Q. Davis: Legacy of a Modern Architect* Closes July 19 *Timex All-Star Jazz Show 1958: Photographs by Jerry Dantzic* Closes July 19 *Charleston Renaissance* Ongoing Walter Inglis Anderson: Watercolors from the Collection of Wesley and Norman Galen Ongoing Events

Highlands, NC The Bascom *The Three Potters: Bringle, Hewitt and Stuempfle* Closes July 11 *Helen Frankenthaler and the Color Field Painters* June 18–August15



Asheville, NC Asheville Art Museum Mapping the Mountains: The Photographs of George Masa Closes July 5!!!! *Response and Memory: The Art of Beverly Buchanan* May 8 – September 13 Tradition/Innovation: American Masterpieces of Southern Craft & Traditional Art May 22 – August 23, 2009 Events

Fayetteville, NC Fayetteville Museum of Art *North Carolina Living Treasures, Clay works by Norm Schulman and Cynthia Bringle* May 15th - July12th NEWCOMER SHANNON STAMEY AT GALLERY 208 June 12th - August 30 Events

Durham, NC Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University DAVID ROBERTS AND THE HOLY LAND Through Nov. 29 THE PAST IS PRESENT: CLASSICAL ANTIQUITIES AT THE NASHER MUSEUM Through Nov. 29 Christian Marclay: Video Quartet Through July 26 Beyond Beauty: Photographs from the Duke University Special Collections Library July 2-Oct. 18 Events

Wimington, NC The Cameron Art Museum GWATHMEY SIEGEL: Inspiration and Transformation June 22 - *Winning IDEAs: Selected Product Designs 2008* Through Oct. 25 KALEIDOSCOPE: Changing Views of the Permanent Collection Through May 9, 2010
Columbia, SC Columbia Museum of Art Cleve Gray: Man and Nature June 26 - Sept. 27 Events

Memphis, TN Children's Museum of Memphis *Top Secret: Mission Toy* June 13-Sept. 13 Events
Memphis Brooks Art Museum* *Contempt for the New* Closes July 5!!!! The Prints of Jacob Lawrence, 1963 – 2000 June 20 – Sept. 8 Events * Brooks is now closed Mondays AND Tuesdays

Clarksville, TN Customs House Museum and Cultural Center Cold War Clarksville Through July Events

Nashville, TN Cheekwoood Botanical Garden & Museum of Art A Lens with a Conscience Through Sept. 20 *Tennessee Abstract Painters* Through Sept. 20 The Matilda Geddings Gray Foundation Collection of Faberge Ongoing *William Edmondson: The Hand and the Spirit* Through Jan. 3, 2010 Events
Frist Center for the Visual Arts Museums in the 21st Century: Concepts, Projects, Buildings May 29–Aug. 23, 2009 Upper-Level Galleries Chuck Close Prints: Process and Collaboration June 26–Sept. 13 Events
The Parthenon *HIDDEN GEMS: A HISTORY OF COLLECTING AT THE PARTHENON* Closes July 11
Tennessee Art League July Exhibits Event

Oak Ridge, TN Children's Museum of Oak Ridge Through the Lens Closes July 19

Norris, TN Museum of Appalachia Indepence Day Exhibitions July 4 Event

Knoxville, TN Blount Mansion Quilt Show featuring the Smoky Mountain Quilters July 1-31 Event
The Emporium Center for Arts & Culture *Smoky Mountain Visions* Closes July 30!!!! *Iron Clad* June 5 - July 30
The Ewing Gallery of Art & Architecture University of Tennessee Knoxville JIAS JAPAN INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS SOCIETY Closes July 2!!!! Read Sherries Blog about the JIAS opening

Fort Worth, TX Kimbell Art Museum European Art East Gallery Current *Asian Art* North Gallery Current Butchers, Dragons, Gods & Skeletons plus Film Installations by Philip Haas Inspired by Works in the Collection July 18-October 25 Events

Dallas, TX Dallas Museum of Art Private Universes May 22 – August 30 Private Universes: Media Works June 14 - November 8 Willie Doherty: Requisite Distance May 24 - August 30 Summer Spotlight Events
Meadows Museum SMU Diego Rivera: The Cubist Portraits, 1913-1917 June 21 - Sept. 20 Events

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Home page and/or Index page to see which museums recently updated their page and on what date. Look for the new photos tag.
- Museums and galleries that have joined in the past month are listed at the top of the column on the Home page
Blog
Events page for openings, receptions, other museum activities
Exhibitions page to see a list and thumbnail photos of current shows. Check a particular museum's website (available on its page on our site) for all its activities and exhibitions.

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Tom Carris
Art Museum Touring.com
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