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Calendar of Events -
September 2008
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The Booth holds two
regularly scheduled public lectures per month featuring authors, writers,
historians and artists.
Art for Lunch is on the first
Wednesday of every month from 12:15 pm to 1:00 pm.
Evening
lectures are held on the third Thursday evening each month at 7:00
pm.
All lectures are in the Booth Theatre; admission is free for
members and volunteers and included with Museum admission
for
not-yet-members. Ticketed events may have additional fees.
Programs and Exhibitions
September 2008
Special
Exhibitions_______________________________________________________
Western
American Art South of the Sweet Tea Line II
Through November 30, 2008 – Special Exhibition Gallery
This is the second installment of the Booth Museum’s signature, triennial
exhibition featuring Western art from Southern collections. Building on
the success of the first exhibition, in this series, the Museum will
showcase seldom-seen Western American art from private and public art
collections throughout the South. Artwork by the greatest Western artists
of the 19th and 20th centuries will be featured.
Hidden
Heritage: Western Art Treasures from an Atlanta Collection
Through September 14, 2008 – Theatre Lobby Gallery
An Atlanta couple who shared a love for the West and Western art spent
over twenty years building an excellent collection of Western images,
including many excellent examples from members of the Cowboy Artists of
America. This exhibition will survey the best of the collection,
including powerful oil paintings, highly detailed pencil drawings and
dramatic bronze sculptures.
Sculptural
Works by Ed Archie Noisecat
Through September 21, 2008 – Borderlands Gallery
Born and raised in British Columbia, Ed Noisecat was surrounded by the
stories and art forms of the Native Americans of the Northwest Pacific
Coast. Although formally trained in New York, and utilizing contemporary
methods and materials in his sculpture, Ed continues to evoke the carving
traditions of his ancestors. Recently he has won awards for large public
art commissions, yet he continues to carve smaller works as well.
Dust
and Pearls: Showing Attitude in Cowboys and Cowgirls
September 16 – December 7, 2008 – Theatre Lobby Gallery
This exhibition showcases the artwork of Santa Fe artist David DeVary, the
featured artist for the 6th Annual Southeastern Cowboy Festival
& Symposium. DeVary believes the cowboy and cowgirl are the American icon
of today. As such, these subjects deserve to be painted like the
religious icon paintings of much earlier times. DeVary uses metals such
as copper, gold and silver along with acrylic paints to present portraits
of cowboys and cowgirls who are full of attitude and raw emotion.
Drawing on a Legacy: Recent Works by Cherokee Artist Tony Weldon
September 23 – November 16, 2008 – Borderlands Gallery
Of Cherokee descent, Weldon’s passion for his family heritage led him to
begin drawing Native Americans. His works, based upon historical research,
are highly developed in terms of technique, but also tell a story and
convey emotions. One of Tony’s drawings is part of the permanent Booth
Museum Collection, while another was recently accepted into the
Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian. This exhibition recognizes the
Cherokee heritage that links the West with the Southeast.
Weaving
a Trail Back Home: Cherokee Basketry Traditions
September 23 – November 16, 2008 – Borderlands Gallery
Featuring the artistry of basket makers Eva Wolfe and Rowena Bradley this
exhibition is drawn from the collection of Lambert
Wilson in western North Carolina, home of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee
Nation. The baskets selected represent the
continuing tradition of an art form for which Cherokee people have been
known for centuries. It also reminds us of the local roots
of a people that became divided between East and West after the infamous
Trail of Tears.
Regular
Programming____________________________________________________
Art for
Lunch
September 3, 12:15 pm
Join Booth Museum for a presentation on his travels to major art shows,
galleries, artists’ studios, and museums throughout the country. Hopkins
will also discuss several new works of art on display in the Booth Museum
and preview upcoming special exhibitions.
Children’s Saturday - Color Can Sizzle, Color Can Freeze
September 13, 10:00 am - Noon
Learn how artists use warm and cool colors to set a mood, depict a season
and tell their story through art. Discover how to use warm and cool colors
in your own art as you create a masterpiece to take home.
Western
Movie Day
September 14
1:00 The Man From Utah
3:00 How the West Was Won
Evening
Lecture - Revealing Relationships in Western American Art
September 18, 7:00 pm
Join Booth Museum Curator Jeff Donaldson for an entertaining presentation
on the theme of relationships in the Western American Art
South of the Sweet Tea Line II exhibition. He will attempt to
decode some of the issues addressed by the featured artists such as E.I.
Couse, Charles Russell, Ansel Adams and Alyce Frank, and their potential
to inform our everyday interactions. Following the discussion in the
Theatre, he will address questions in the Special Exhibition Gallery.
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