Press Release: 7-22-09

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Press Release 7-22-09: Openings, Closings, and Events plus Reminders (once a month listings for longer running exhibitions that are not closing in the next couple of weeks)

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Openings, Closings, and Events
See Exhibitions page to see a sample photos of current and upcoming shows. (I was "knocked down" by a little bug my wife brought home from one of the kiddies at the CMOR. Just got out of bed today. Haven't been able to take care of the Exhibition page problem yet.)

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 *Art and Design in the Modern Age: Selections from The Wolfsonian Collection* Ongoing 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* Closes July 26!!!! *Disney: The Music Behind the Magic 1928-Today* June 6 ― Sept. 6 Events

Atlanta, GA Michael C. Carlos Museum of Emory University Wonderful Things: The Harry Burton Photographs and the Discovery of the Tomb of Tutankhamun Closes July 26!!!!

Milledgeville, GA Georgia State College & University Museum Peacock’s Feet Closes July 30
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 Events

Paducah, KY The National Quilt Museum European Art Quilts V thru August 10 Hand-carved wooden quilts by artists Fraser Smith and Fay Jean Hooker combine with antique fabric quilts from the collection of Gerald E. Roy July 10 - October 6, 2009

Louisville, KY Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft *The Wind in Your Hair: Vintage Motorcycles* July 18 to September 19 Event
Louisville Visual Art Association *A Ballad for Kenya* Closes 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* Through Sept. 27

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 *Charleston Renaissance* Ongoing Walter Inglis Anderson: Watercolors from the Collection of Wesley and Norman Galen Ongoing Events

Highlands, NC The Bascom *Helen Frankenthaler and the Color Field Painters* June 18–August15 *Moulthrops: Three Generations of Woodturners* July 18–August 29 Architectural Ceramics Closes August 1 Events



Asheville, NC Asheville Art Museum Cherokee Carvers: Tradition Renewed Friday, July 10 to Sunday, December 6, 2009 *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 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 Closes July 26!!!! Beyond Beauty: Photographs from the Duke University Special Collections Library July 2-Oct. 18 Events

Columbia, SC Columbia Museum of Art Cleve Gray: Man and Nature June 26 - Sept. 27 Events

Memphis Brooks Art Museum* The Prints of Jacob Lawrence, 1963 – 2000 June 20 – Sept. 8 Events * Brooks is now closed Mondays AND Tuesdays
The Pink Palace Museum *Underground Memphis: Archaeology and the African American Experience* Through October 16 *Wrapped in Pride: Ghanaian Kente and African American Identity* May 16 - August 16

Nashville, TN Centennial Art Center Patricia Green – Paintings Roberta Winnett Harrison – Paintings and Mixed Media Timothy Weber – Clayworks in Stoneware, Raku and Mixed Media Closes July 31
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 From Washington to Warhol: Americana Redefined July 11, 2009 - January 3, 2010 Easton Selby: Rootwork July 11 - September 20 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 Dean Byington: New Works June 26–Sept. 13 Events
The Parthenon Nashville’s Soul: Images of the Sacred Photographs by Tamara Reynolds Opens July 25-October 31 East Gallery
Tennessee Art League July Exhibits

Oak Ridge, TN Children's Museum of Oak Ridge Quilts from Local Artists July 13-31 Events

Norris, TN Museum of Appalachia *Stitches & Stories: Quilts of Appalachia* Through Aug. 31

Knoxville, TN Blount Mansion Quilt Show featuring the Smoky Mountain Quilters July 1-31
The Emporium Center for Arts & Culture *Smoky Mountain Visions* Closes July 30 Works by seven local artists Closes July 31

Fort Worth, TX Kimbell Art Museum Butchers, Dragons, Gods & Skeletons plus Film Installations by Philip Haas Inspired by Works in the Collection Opening July 18-October 25 European Art East Gallery Current *Asian Art* North Gallery Current 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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A map has been added to each museum page. 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.

Check our:

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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