The Jule 2021 Exhibition Season

JULE COLLINS SMITH MUSEUM OF FINE ART AT AUBURN UNIVERSITY 2021 EXHIBITION SEASON

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Welcome to the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art at Auburn University

P LA N YOU R VISIT Open Tuesday through Sunday 10 A.M. TO 4:30 P.M.

OUR MISSION The Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art at Auburn University welcomes everyone to explore, experience and engage with the visual arts in service to the university, the region and the nation.

EXTENDED HOURS UNTIL 8 P.M. Last admission one hour before closing

Free admission. Donations welcome.

For the latest visitation guidelines, go to jcsm.auburn.edu.

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COVER: Carlo Maratti, called “Maratta” and Mario Nuzzi, called

“Mario de’ Fiori”, The Summer (detail), 1658–59, oil on canvas.

Courtesy of Collection Fagiolo, Palazzo Chigi, Ariccia.

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jux·​ta·​p o·si·tion:

noun. to place two or more things side by side often to compare or contrast or to create an interesting effect.

Dear Friend, Juxtaposition, the thematic thread for the astonishing exhibition season at the museum this year and shared on the pages within, is driven by the range of artistic voices and time periods presented; but the idea of comparing and contrasting is also woven throughout personal and organizational reflection of the “before and after” of our shared experience in a global pandemic.

The Jule was among the first museums in the state to reopen; and with reduced occupancy we have proudly hosted in-person seminars, virtual classroom tours, and guests from across the region. We welcome visitors to come and explore, experience and enjoy, for at every turn, curiosity and inspiration abound.

The arts at Auburn continue to be an indicator for the community’s health and wellbeing, as well as to strengthen relationships through positive interactions with one another. New efforts to be even more agile and mobile have limitless possibilities. And especially through partnerships, we can amplify our role as an essential part of the life of the region and advance the mission of our partners.

We recognize the many worthy options for charitable giving and sincerely hope through the progressive outcomes of museum outreach and learning, you find inspiration and will consider supporting our initiatives.

Sincerely,

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2021 EXHIBITION SEASON

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE U.S. Bernini and the Roman Baroque: Masterpieces from Palazzo Chigi in

Bernini and the Roman Baroque: Masterpieces from Palazzo Chigi in Ariccia is organized by Glocal Project Consulting and is toured by International Arts & Artists, Washington, DC.

Ariccia explores the genesis of this one-of-a-kind artistic movement.

Through a selection of 55 works from 40 artists, including collaborations with legendary master Gian Lorenzo Bernini, this exhibition illuminates Bernini’s influence and explores how it resonated across the Baroque movement. Auburn is the first U.S. stop on this impressive and historic tour.

Through May 30, 2021

BERNINI AND THE ROMAN BAROQUE: MASTERPIECES FROM THE PALLAZO CHIGI IN ARICCIA Bill L. Harbert Gallery, Gallery C and the Noel and Kathryn Dickinson Wadsworth Gallery LEFT: Giovan Lorenzo Bernini (Naples 1598–Rome

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“Bernini” Blowout Thursday, May 20

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1680) (design), Ercole Ferrata (execution), Adornment for the Carriage known as "the Black Velvet Carriage" or "Carriage of the Acorns", 1657–61, gilded copper.

RIGHT: Carlo Maratti, called “Maratta” and Mario Nuzzi, called “Mario de’ Fiori”, The Summer (detail), 1658–59, oil on canvas. Courtesy of Collection Fagiolo, Palazzo Chigi, Ariccia.

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SKILL AND INDIVIDUALITY This exhibition from the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art utilizes four gallery spaces and presents a diverse and inclusive story of American craft from the 1940s to today. Acclaimed artists include Ruth Asawak, Sonya Clark, Jeffrey Gibson and Maria Martinez. Following a successful run in Bentonville, Arkansas, Auburn is the first stop on this multicity tour.

June 29 – September 12, 2021

CRAFTING AMERICA

From the Crystal Bridges Museum Bill L. Harbert Gallery, Gallery C, Noel and Kathryn Dickinson Wadsworth Gallery, and Chi Omega-Hargis Gallery

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Red, White & You! Friday, July 9

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LEFT: Consuelo Jimenez Underwood, Home of the Brave, 2013, wire, silk, fabric, safety pins, and synthetic and natural threads, 72 x 99 inches.

Courtesy of the artist. © Consuelo Jimenez Underwood; photograph by Michael Tropea. TOP: Preston Singletary (Tlingit,b. 1963), Killer Whale Totem, 2017, cast lead crystal, 36 x 11 x 8 inches.

Courtesy of the artist. RIGHT: Daisy Taugelchee (1911–1990), Rug (detail), 1947–1948, wool and dye, 69½ x 49½ inches. Denver Art Museum.

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CAMPUS COLLABORATION This collaborative exhibition pairs

DID YOU KNOW?

selections from the university’s

The Museum of Natural History's collection is also used as a resource for teaching and research. The specimen holdings are richest from Alabama and the southeast but also hail from every U.S. state and every continent in the world except Antarctica.

impressive Louise Hauss and David Brent Miller Audubon Collection with seasonally-changing specimens from Auburn’s Museum of Natural History. Each is featured alongside its artwork representation, drawing out environmental elements from Audubon’s nineteenth-century compositions into a contemporary scientific context.

Through January 2, 2022

OUTSIDE IN Louise Hauss and David Brent Miller Audubon Galleries John James Audubon, American Crow (detail), 1833, hand-colored etching, aquatint and line engraving.

The Louise Hauss and David Brent Miller Audubon Collection.

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HISTORY REPEATING, REIMAGINED In 1961, the Quintero family moved from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Marion, Alabama, a small Southern town divided by segregation. Lila, five years old, watched as her father captured events surrounding a catalyst of the civil rights movement: the murder of Jimmie Lee Jackson by an Alabama state trooper.

Illustrating the family’s transition and their distinct experiences as Latinx immigrants, Darkroom: A Memoir in Black and White centers her family as

VISITOR RESPONSES FROM OUR I N T E R A C T I V E D I S P L AY :

unique witnesses to history in a “twotone town.”

We must acknowledge the many barriers that have been put in front of communities of color.

I'm more than others' perception of me.

Through May 30, 2021

LILA QUINTERO WEAVER: DARKROOM DRAWINGS Chi Omega-Hargis Gallery LEFT: Young Lila Quintero Weaver. RIGHT: Lila Quintero

Weaver, Candlelit (detail), 12 ⅜ x 14 inches. Courtesy of the artist.

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UNDERSTANDING ONE ANOTHER An internationally exhibited, award winning mixed media artist, Anila Quayyum Agha creates intricately conceived light-based installations that touch on issues of politics, culture and gender. Covering the gallery walls in a complex lattice of shadow and light, her visually provocative works inspire a deeper understanding of our contemporary global experience.

September 28, 2021 – January 2, 2022

THE WEIGHT OF BLACK : WORKS

BY ANILA QUAYYUM AGHA Bill L. Harbert Gallery and Gallery C Anila Quayyum Agha, (Pakistani, b. 1965), Shimmering Mirage, 2016, lacquered steel and halogen bulb. Courtesy of the artist.

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A CELEBRATED ALUMNA Auburn alumna Whitney Wood Bailey’s stunning work is driven by the metaphysical, posing a question of how design and orchestration within nature affect our consciousness.

Viewers are lead to contemplate the intersection of faith and reason, intellect and logic in her pieces, which Wood Bailey skillfully creates with organic and highly controlled painting techniques.

September 28, 2021 – January 2, 2022

THE JOY FIELDS DON'T MISS THIS EVENT

Meet the Artist:

Whitney Wood Bailey Thursday, September 30

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Noel and Kathryn Dickinson Wadsworth Gallery and Chi-Omega-Hargis Gallery LEFT: The artist with Collective Harmonies 4, 2013,

oil and mixed media on canvas, 96 x 84 inches.

RIGHT: Whitney Wood Bailey, The Joy Fields 2 (detail), 2018, oil and mixed media on canvas, 72 x 72 inches.

Courtesy of the artist.

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2021 EXHIBITION SEASON

DIVERSIFYING COLLECTIONS Select works from the successful yearend giving campaign explore subjects such as legacy, accomplishment, traditional beauty standards, feminism or interconnections between generations.

Some of these recent purchases complement existing pieces in the collection by Emma Amos, Elizabeth Catlett, Faith Ringgold and Carrie Mae Weems. This also represents Auburn's deliberate effort to increase

DID YOU KNOW? In 2021, curators will exhibit Dream Girl with Woven Camisole at the Georgia Museum of Art in Athens in an important new exhibition. From there, Emma Amos: Color Odyssey will travel to the Munson-Williams Proctor Art Institute in Utica, New York, and then to the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Pennsylvania. Curators are producing a major research publication to accompany the tour, which includes approximately 60 works produced over the last 60 years.

representation in its collection.

TENSEVENTYTWO–A CAMPAIGN FOR COLLECTING AND CONSERVING ART DON'T MISS THIS EVENT

Annual Director's Dinner Tuesday, October 26

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Recent Acquisitions LEFT: Emma Amos, Dream Girl with Woven Camisole, 1978, silkscreen, edition of 7, 19⅞ x 28 inches. © Emma Amos. RIGHT: Deborah Roberts, “I got your back”, mixed media collage on paper, 53 x 38 inches.

Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles.

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TAKING ART TO THE PEOPLE The Jule is rolling out a brand new arts initiative—Museum in Motion. This roaming museum will take art all over the state, safely serving those who can’t travel as well as underserved populations. Areas without museums will be of special focus during the early years. We are seeking major underwriters to assist with everything from purchasing the vehicle to outfitting the interior with functional, flexible exhibit systems. Project donors at and above $25,000 will have the

I enjoy the immersive experiences you can have in a museum. A work of art impacts you—whether a large-scale sculpture or considering the historical time in which the artist created the work.

These encounters develop my passion for art, lifelong learning and work as a children’s author and illustrator.

I believe Auburn can take these kinds of unique arts activities beyond campus so that everyone— across the state and region—can enjoy the arts.

opportunity to bring the Museum in Motion to the location of their choice during its inaugural tour, late 2021.

— Tiffany Spry '19

MUSEUM IN MOTION Fall 2021/Spring 2022 Tiffany Spry, Visitor Services Assistant. Photo by Mike Cortez.

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ACCESS TO THE ARTS WITH THE JULE $100,000 SUSTAINING PARTNERSHIP Exclusive Presenting Partner Opportunity/Only One Available/ Underwrites the 2021 exhibition season BENEFITS INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

• Exclusive naming of The Jule’s 2021 Exhibition Season • Exclusive access with museum curators in Ariccia, Rome, Italy • Attendance for ten (10) to all private events • Engagement with the museum director • Visit to locations of one’s choosing by the new mobile arts unit, Museum in Motion, in its inaugural Fall 2021/Winter 2022 tour • Name/logo stated as Presented By in all advertising • Name/logo on grand gallery recognition columns Travel and lodging to/from Ariccia, Rome, Italy is not a donor benefit of this giving level and should be considered the sole responsibility of the donor.

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ACCESS TO THE ARTS WITH THE JULE $50,000 SUSTAINING PARTNERSHIPS Limited Opportunity/Only Two Available Underwrites 2021 season educational programs BENEFITS INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

• Exclusive naming of an annual programmatic series • Inclusion in a U.S. trip/experience destination of choice • Access for six (6) people to all private events • Engagement with the museum director • Visit to locations of one’s choosing by the new mobile arts unit, Museum in Motion, in its inaugural Fall 2021/Winter 2022 tour • Name/logo used in all advertising and publicity • Name/logo on grand gallery partner recognition columns Travel and lodging to/from all U.S. destinations is not a donor benefit of this giving level and should be considered the sole responsibility of the donor.

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ACCESS TO THE ARTS WITH THE JULE $25,000 SUSTAINING PARTNERSHIPS Limited Opportunity/Only Four Available Underwrites the Museum in Motion Tours BENEFITS INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

• Museum in Motion ‘First Stop’ on-location visit(s) • Access for four (4) to all private events • Name/logo used in program advertising / publicity • Name/logo on grand gallery partner recognition columns

$10,000 SUSTAINING PARTNERSHIPS Opportunities unlimited/Underwrites Public Program BENEFITS INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

• Access for two (2) to all private events • Name/logo used in all advertising / publicity • Name/logo on grand gallery partner recognition columns

$1,072 SUSTAINING PARTNERSHIPS Underwrites TenSeventyTwo–A Campaign for Collecting and Conserving Art BENEFITS INCLUDE BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

• Special Reception date TBD • Access for two (2) to Annual Director’s Dinner • Name/logo on grand gallery partner recognition columns 24

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READY TO PARTNER WITH AUBURN? Contact Ellen Killough, development officer, at ellen.killough@auburn.edu or call 850.258.9437.

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EXPLORE. EXPERIENCE. ENGAGE.

A WELCOMING EXPERIENCE FOR EVERYONE Auburn students explore collections and exhibitions on view. Thought-provoking interactives elicit responses from visitors. Programming is adapted for distancing learning for K-12 students. Photos by Mike Cortez.

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EXPLORE. EXPERIENCE. ENGAGE.

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EXPLORE. EXPERIENCE. ENGAGE.