THE CLARK CENTER PROUDLY ANNOUNCES ITS 2009-2010 SEASON!

Museum Spotlight: The Getty Museum

The Getty Museum provides exhibits of treasures in all aspects of Art and Cultural Heritages. The Museum exhibits wonderful and captivating pieces by the Masters of Art, as well as upcoming events and and modern works, promise this will be a very interesting season for the museum. Visit The Getty Museum Website for More and Current information.

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New Photos of Napoleon and Old Paris at The Met in NY

Photography Exhibition at Metropolitan Museum Captures the Dramatic Transformation of Paris during the Rise and fall of Napoleon III

 

Exhibition Dates:         June 9–September 7, 2009

Exhibition Location:   The Howard Gilman Gallery

During the reign of Emperor Napoleon III, the narrow streets and medieval buildings of Paris gave way to the broad boulevards and grand public works that still define the urban landscape of the French capital.

Napoleon III and Paris, on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art from June 9 through September 7, 2009, portrays the quickly changing cityscape of Second Empire Paris through a presentation of approximately 35 photographs and 10 works in other media, all drawn from the permanent collection.

Spanning the period from 1851 to 1871, the installation begins with a photographic introduction to Napoleon III and his family, then traces the radical transformation of the city under the emperor and his master urban planner Baron Haussmann, and concludes with depictions of the ruins of Paris in the aftermath of the Commune.

The exhibition is made possible by The Hite Foundation in memory of Sybil E. Hite.

“The period in which modern Paris took shape—the 1850s and 1860s—coincides with the high point of French photography,” noted Malcolm Daniel, Curator in Charge of the Department of Photographs. “Many of the period’s greatest photographers found their most compelling subject matter literally at their doorstep in the dramatic transformation of Paris.”

Photographs include: The Imperial Family, Old Paris, Napoleon III’s Modern Paris, The Ruins of Paris, Napoleon III and Paris

Educational programs presented in conjunction with the exhibition include:

An evening for educators on July 24 at 4:30 p.m.; Gallery talks on June 9, June 30, July 9, July 28, August 12, and August 27 at 11 a.m.; and screenings of the documentary films.

Understanding Cities: Paris—Living Space (Arthur Ciocco, director) and The Paris Commune: 1870 (Jean-Pierre Gallo, director) on July 14 at 2 p.m., as well as Paris: Story of a City (Stan Neumann, director) on June 18 at 2 p.m. The exhibition will also be featured on the Museum’s website at ww.metmuseum.org.

VISITOR INFORMATION

Hours:

Fridays and Saturdays                                                               9:30 a.m.–9:00 p.m.

Sundays, Tuesdays–Thursdays                                                 9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

Met Holiday Mondays in the Main Building:                         May 25, 2009 - 9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

All other Mondays closed                                                          Jan. 1, Thanksgiving, and Dec. 25 closed

 

Suggested Admission (includes Main Building and The Cloisters museum and gardens on the same day)

Adults $20.00, seniors (65 and over) $15.00, students $10.00

Members and children under 12 accompanied by adult free

Advance tickets available at www.TicketWeb.com or 1-800-965-4827

For more Information (212) 535-7710; www.metmuseum.org

 

No extra charge for any exhibition.

 

Art Review

Julio Garcia’s “Pianist”: Mixed Media / 3D Texture

Art review by Yekaterina Timmons on this piece which was on exhibit
at the David Ryan Gallery

( Since the Writing of this Article, The David Ryan Gallery has Closed )

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This Month's Features

New Site for Artists and Galleries

We have developed a "Sister Site" which we have called Symbiot, This site is in development and will be a networking resource for Artists of all types and public services, galleries, museums and libraries that show or provide public exhibition of Art to their perspective communities. We expect this to be a valuable tool for artists to be able to get their work noticed and get showings throughout the United States and possibly more.

Another Transformation

We have yet again changed the look of our site, we started out very simple and then got a little too wild, but I think we have it now. We want to make the experience of visiting us to be an exchange of cultural ideas and the opportunity to get information, we felt we were getting a little too "artsy" for our own good, so we changed a few things back to the original format.

Our Gallery page still has the flashy "swirl" background, we will see if this is something that enhances the experience, if not. we will be able to make whatever correction necessary.

NPR Public Radio

NPR Public Radio has updated many features of their web site, we have found their visual arts pages very stimulating and full of information, we suggest you check their resources and find out about what is happening in your area.

Stinn Jewelers

Gerald Stinn was raised and educated in the Midwest. He received his B.F.A. in Fine Arts from Drake University where he specialized in jewelry, crafts and design. In 1965 he moved to California's beautiful Central Coast where he continued to teach art. In 1970 he began devoting his energies to the full time creation and production of custom jewelry. Gerry's unique artistic designs have been extensively exhibited in many fine locations including the Delaware Museum of Art, The Santa Barbara Museum of Art and in a permanent exhibit at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C

Gerald Stinn has developed a great gallery in his store and has opened it to help local artists exhibit their work and help the public locate art that reflects their personal interests. 

To Learn more, go the Stinn Jewelers website at the following link address: http://www.stinn.com/

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