swope art museum newsletter September 2013 - January 2014
Earth, Sky and Water An exhibition series in celebration of “The Year of the River”
As the Wabash Valley concludes its 2013 “Year of the River” celebration this fall, a series of exhibitions of contemporary art at the Swope Art Museum examines our relationship to the planet that supports us. Three concurrent exhibitions, made possible by the HSC Group at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, will be on view in Gallery Three and the Haslem and Hodge Galleries from October 4 through January 4: Between Heaven and Earth; Borders – A Regional Survey; and Taking to Water: Kaz McCue. In November, Flotsam and Jetsam, made possible by Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., will be on view in the Education Gallery.
Between Heaven and Earth: Inspirations / September 6–October 19 (Education Gallery) Between Heaven and Earth: Installation / October 4, 2013–January 4, 2014 (Gallery Three) In Between Heaven and Earth, a two-part exhibition, Brooklyn-based artist Jonathan Soard links identity to place and psychology in his introspective landscapes. Soard, a native of Dana, Indiana, focuses on the west central Indiana landscape adjacent to the Wabash River where the exhaust stacks of the Vermilion County Electrical power plant punctuate the skyline with plumes of steam. This prairie landscape had a profound influence on Soard’s outlook as a young man, for to him the flat horizon line carried metaphoric meaning introduced by his religious upbringing and clearly divided the world in opposite halves. In Soard’s mind the stacks and plumes became a bridge. Returning frequently to the area to care for his aging parents, Soard has recently taken the opportunity to reexamine his relationship to the landscape through painting, no longer seeing opposites but complements. With acknowledgement of the trail of smoke featured in the Swope’s painting, Threshing Wheat, by Thomas Hart Benton, which the artist saw as a young man, the chimneys and plumes in the paintings represent a trail marker leading the way out of the divided land and the human inclination to dominate nature’s forces, as well as energy in the cycle of life. These dramatic, romantic paintings reflect the artist’s musings on religion, life and mortality. (continued on next page)
Mary Jo Maraldo, Invisible Borders, 1996, earth, glass, steel, wood Borders-A Regional Survey
Jonathan Soard, Prairie Power Plant Study #14, 2012, oil on canvas © Jonathan Soard, on loan from Dixie Coates Beckham Between Heaven and Earth
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Borders – A Regional Survey / October 4, 2013–January 4, 2014 (Haslem Gallery) A group of Midwestern artists working in diverse media explores the sociology of geography in the exhibition Borders – A Regional Survey. Co-curated by Mary Kramer, artist and director of Art Spaces, Inc. and Lisa Petrulis, curator of the Swope Art Museum, the exhibition features work that examines the link between national identity and landscape from a contemporary perspective.
Nancy Nichols-Pethick, Harmony 004, 2013, pastel drawing Borders-A Regional Survey
In Borders – A Regional Survey, Mary Kramer visualizes the places where past and present border lines rest invisibly in the earth and water, while the sculpted calligraphy of Mary Jo Maraldo gives physical form to language about borders. Nancy Nichols-Pethick’s depictions of historic Harmony State Park, bordered by the Wabash River, are grounded in nature. Canadian native Petra Nyendick explores the theme of borders through the map and grid systems that humans impose upon the land, and Melissa Vandenberg uses mundane materials and images to reveal layers of history and struggle over the boundaries along the Mason-Dixon Line. With the exception of Vandenberg, who resides in Richmond, Kentucky, the artists in Borders – A Regional Survey live in Terre Haute.
Taking to Water: Kaz McCue / October 4, 2013–January 4, 2014 (Hodge Gallery)
Kaz McCue, Drips and Drabs, 2011 archival inkjet print Taking to Water: Kaz McCue
An element that has the power to nourish and to destroy, covers 70 percent of the earth and makes up 60 percent of an adult human body, water is the theme of Taking To Water: Kaz McCue, a photographic exploration of the textures and patterns of this essential life-supporting element. Michigan-based artist Kaz McCue uses the close-up lens of his camera to reveal the dynamic quality of water. McCue began seeing these photographic images as psychological landscapes in which water is the vehicle of expression. Isolating water from the landscape and utilizing a range of shutter speeds on his camera, McCue presents abstract compositions that are sometimes unfamiliar and sometimes recognizable as bubbles, ripples and flows. By controlling the light, the water and the camera, McCue has produced colorful abstractions. McCue created the photographs on view in Taking to Water during a three-month residency at the Prairie Center of the Arts in Peoria, Illinois.
Flotsam and Jetsam / November 1, 2013–January 25, 2014 (Education Gallery) The phrase “flotsam and jetsam” originally meant the floating debris of a wrecked boat or its jettisoned cargo, but has become a more general term to describe unimportant materials and trash. The exhibition Flotsam and Jetsam features the work of three Indiana artists: Sayaka Ganz, of Fort Wayne; Rob Millard-Mendez, of Evansville; and Michael Tingley, of Terre Haute. The artists in Flotsam and Jetsam find good use for debris scrounged directly from the Wabash and Ohio Rivers as well as material that was rescued elsewhere along the flow of solid waste disposal. Although it has undercurrents of environmental criticism, Flotsam and Jetsam is an optimistic exhibition: the artists transform rubbish into wondrous, humorous and even beautiful objects, rarely hiding the original identity of the materials they use.
Sayaka Ganz, Nova, 2011, reclaimed plastic objects, wire Flotsam and Jetsam
Check out the Swope’s calendar listings for more details on related events to these exhibitions.
from the director: new acquisitions Gifts of art are vital to building the Swope Art Museum’s collection of American art: from the time that the Museum first opened its doors to the public until now, many major works have entered the collection through the generosity of donors. Recently, the Swope Art Museum received three significant works on paper as gifts, donations that enable the Museum to increase its holdings of prints by American artists. Ellen Heck is a brilliant young printmaker whose work has already been purchased by the Cleveland Museum of Art for its collection. A native of Austin, Texas, Heck has a B.A. in philosophy with honors from Brown University and a B.F.A. in printmaking and painting from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She resides in Berkeley, California.
Child and Mother is part of a series of prints inspired by the aquatints of Mary Cassatt. Entitled The Plus a Century Portfolio, the series presents psychological portraits of contemporary women and children, a subject common to Cassatt’s work and of particular interest to Heck as one of three sisters. In Child and Mother, the artist has reversed the relationship found in Cassatt’s depictions of mothers and children, for the child now plays the role of supporter, both physically and emotionally. To render the figures, Heck used aquatint and drypoint, the latter a form of etching that creates a softer line of varied thickness. She also employed color woodcut to create the image’s areas of pure color. Elizabeth Carroll Shearer, who has donated several prints to the Swope over the years, gave the Museum this beautiful work in honor of Barbara Vogel, chair of the Museum’s Collections Committee. Fellow Bay-area artist Beth Van Hoesen achieved national recognition as a printmaker and exhibited widely during her lifetime. Her work is in the collections of major museums such as the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, the Art Institute of Chicago and the Museum of Modern Art. Van Hoesen graduated from Stanford in 1948 with a degree in fine arts before studying at the California School of Fine Arts (now the San Francisco Art Institute) and in Paris at the École des Beaux Arts de Fontainbleau, the Académie Julian and the Académie de la Grand Chaumière. Van Hoesen had a special affinity for animals and achieved an exceptional sensitivity and accuracy in depicting them. Working from live subjects, she focused on capturing their specific personalities through meticulous observation. Van Hoesen made at least four preparatory studies for Buster, a work in which the owl’s direct gaze projects a feeling of self-confidence. Likewise, the artist made several preparatory drawings for Walt Badger. In contrast to Buster’s sense of assurance, in Walt Badger, the animal has a startled and somewhat fearful expression that suggests that the artist surprised the badger in his habitat. The Swope received these handsome and sensitive prints from the E. Mark Adams and Beth Van Hoesen Trust. (top) Beth Van Hoesen (1926-2010), Buster, 1982, etching and handcolored watercolor Gift of the E. Mark Adams and Beth Van Hoesen Trust, 2013.1.1 (bottom) Beth Van Hoesen (19262010),Walt Badger, 1982, nine-color lithograph Gift of the E. Mark Adams and Beth Van Hoesen Trust, 2013.1.2
The Swope is grateful to Mrs. Shearer, the E. Mark Adams and Beth Van Hoesen Trust and the many generous donors of art, past and present, who have helped make the Museum’s collection truly “the best of American art.” -Marianne Richter, Executive Director
Calendar of Events
September 2013 through January 2014
SEPTEMBER 2013 September 6–October 19 On view: Between Heaven and Earth: Inspirations (Education Gallery) Made possible by the HSC Group at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
Friday, September 6, 6-9 pm First Friday: On the Horizon Enjoy special programming and complimentary treats as you peruse the exhibition Between Heaven and Earth: Inspirations, made possible by the HSC Group at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management. Try a cocktail from the cash bar while you reacquaint yourself with old friends at the Swope’s first First Friday of the fall season. 6:30 pm: Gallery talk: Horizons in the Swope’s Collection by Swope Executive Director Marianne Richter 7:30 pm: A video presentation on Between Heaven and Earth by artist Jonathan Soard Friday, September 20, 11 am Alliance of the Swope Presents: Julia Sermersheim on the Art of Quilting Julia Sermersheim will discuss how the craft of quilting has evolved into the art of quilted wall hangings. The public is welcome to attend! Saturday, September 28, noon-4 pm Family Day: My Landscape In conjunction with Vigo County Public Library and the Wabash Valley Literacy Coalition, Family Day at the Swope features a thoughtful look at landscape and what it means to each of us. Spend some time in the Museum exploring pictures of special places and then create your very own special landscape. Made possible by Duke Energy Foundation with support from Psi Iota Xi
OCTOBER 2013 Wednesday, October 2, noon Green Artist Lunch and Learn In collaboration with Art Spaces, Inc. the Swope will host a talk by Seattlebased artist Buster Simpson. Simpson is known nationally for public art that raises community consciousness about social and ecological issues. Visitors are welcome to bring their own lunch; tables will be provided.
October 4, 2013–January 4, 2014 On view: Borders – A Regional Survey (Haslem Gallery) Made possible by the HSC Group at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
October 4, 2013–January 4, 2014 On view: Taking to Water: Kaz McCue (Hodge Gallery) Made possible by the HSC Group at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
October 4, 2013–January 4, 2014 On view: Between Heaven and Earth: Installation (Gallery Three) Made possible by the HSC Group at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
Friday, October 4, 6-9 pm First Friday: String/ Division Divide your attention between classical music and an artistic talk about borders at the opening for three exhibitions: Taking to Water: Kaz McCue ; Borders – A Regional Survey; and Between Heaven And Earth: Installation . Enjoy a nibble from the hors d’oeuvre plate or have a drink from the cash bar. 6:30 pm: Sharilyn Spicknall presents: Violins & Violas, Splendid Strings 8 pm: Let’s Talk about Borders, a discussion of the invisible geographical and political borders that affect our daily lives from the perspective of the artists in the exhibition Borders – A Regional Survey Friday, October 18, 11 am Alliance of the Swope Presents: Susie Dewey book review Mrs. Dewey will review the book One for the Books by Joe Queenan. Queenan has written columns for major newspapers and appeared on many TV shows. He shows a wide range of interest in his writings. The public is welcome to attend!
NOVEMBER 2013 November 1, 2013- January 25, 2014 On view: Flotsam and Jetsam (Education Gallery) Made possible by Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
Friday, November 1, 6-9 pm First Friday: Borderlands Listen to poems about immigration, migration, borders and home by writers from Indiana’s border regions with the Indiana Poet Laureate. View the exhibition Flotsam and Jetsam while you mingle with friends over a cocktail from the cash bar or a bite from the complimentary snack table. 7 pm: In collaboration with the Indiana Arts Commission (IAC) and State Poet Laureate, Karen Kovacik, the Swope presents the last in a series of four public readings entitled “The Borderlands Project” 8 pm: Meet the 2012-2013 Indiana Poet Laureate, Karen Kovacik Made possible by the Frederick R. Benson Trust, First Financial Bank
Friday, November 15, 11 am Alliance Presents: Michael Tingley: Creating Sculpture from Found Objects Tingley spent many years in New York City as a graphic designer for numerous magazines and is now a full-time artist. The public is welcome to attend! Saturday, November 16, noon-4 pm Family Day: The River Rocks Have you ever gone wading in the river? There are all kinds of interesting shells and rocks and ripples in the sand and water. Discover river-related images in the Swope and then create a project inspired by one of them. Made possible by Duke Energy Foundation with support from Psi Iota Xi
Friday, November 22, noon New Play Reading Lunch and Learn In collaboration with the Indiana State University Theater Department, the Swope will host readings of short new plays by ISU students. Each play presented is inspired by a work of art.
DECEMBER 2013 Friday, December 6, 5-9 pm First Friday: Making Merry Come in out of the cold and into the world of art during the 5th Annual
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Miracle on 7th Street. Join in the festivities at the Swope! Meet the artists of Flotsam and Jetsam or rest your feet as you learn how to recycle junk into festive ornaments. Enjoy holiday treats and a nip from the cash bar. All night: Art and craft demonstrations and hands-on projects featuring holiday ornaments and other fun things fashioned from found items and other materials. Included will be projects inspired by the exhibitions Flotsam and Jetsam and Taking to Water: Kaz McCue Made possible by Garmong Construction Services
JANUARY 2014 Friday, January 3, 6-9 pm First Friday: Renewal Surround yourself with art for an evening of relaxation and renewal after the rush of holiday festivities. Enjoy liquid libations from the cash bar and complimentary snacks with your friends as you take advantage of the chance to delve deeper into the exhibition Flotsam and Jetsam. 6:30 pm: A video interview with Flotsam and Jetsam artist Sayaka Ganz 7:30 pm: View a time-lapse video showing the development of a work of art by Flotsam and Jetsam artist Michael Tingley All night: Discover what the New Year has in store for you with a Tarot card reading by Crystal White Friday, January 17, 11 am Alliance Presents: Steve Letsinger: Overview of 2013 “Year Of The River” Letsinger will review how the year evolved and the many events and people involved in making it a very exciting year. The public is welcome to attend! Saturday, January 18, noon-4 pm Family Day: Bookworm Are you a bookworm? Do you like to read books? Explore the art in select children’s literature and then make your own bookworm bookmark. Made possible by Duke Energy Foundation with support from Psi Iota Xi
Museum Hours: Tuesday through Friday 10 am to 5 pm Saturday noon to 5 pm Closed Sunday & Monday Admission is free.
Exhibition Schedule September 2013 through January 2014 All exhibitions are free and open to the public.
Between Heaven and Earth: Inspirations Reception Friday, September 6, 6–9 pm On view September 6–October 19 (Education Gallery) AND
Between Heaven and Earth: Installation Reception Friday, October 4, 6–9 pm On view October 4, 2013–January 4, 2014 (Gallery Three)
In Between Heaven and Earth, a two-part exhibition, Brooklyn-based artist Jonathan Soard links identity to place and psychology in his introspective landscapes. Soard, a native of Dana, Indiana, focuses on the west central Indiana landscape adjacent to the Wabash River. These dramatic, romantic paintings reflect the artist’s musings on religion, life and mortality.
Made possible by the HSC Group at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
Borders – A Regional Survey
Reception Friday, October 4, 6–9 pm On view October 4, 2013–January 4, 2014 (Haslem Gallery)
Jonathan Soard, Power Plant Stack Study, gouache on black paper, 2012 © Jonathan Soard Between Heaven and Earth
A group of Midwestern artists working in diverse media explores the sociology of geography in the exhibition, Borders – A Regional Survey. Co-curated by Mary Kramer, local artist and director of Art Spaces, Inc. and Lisa Petrulis, curator of the Swope Art Museum in Terre Haute, Indiana, the exhibition features work that examines the link between national identity and landscape from a contemporary perspective.
Made possible by the HSC Group at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
Taking to Water: Kaz McCue
Reception Friday, October 4, 6–9 pm On view October 4, 2013–January 4, 2014 (Hodge Gallery) An element that has the power to nourish and to destroy, covers 70 percent of the earth, and makes up 60 percent of an adult human body, water is the theme of Taking To Water, a photographic exploration of the textures and patterns of this essential element. Michigan-based artist Kaz McCue uses the close-up lens of his camera to reveal the dynamic quality of this lifegiving liquid. McCue created the photographs on view in Taking to Water during a three-month residency at the Prairie Center of the Arts in Peoria, Illinois.
Petra Nyendick, History of the Grid: New City Hall, 2010, mixed media on acrylic Borders – A Regional Survey
Made possible by the HSC Group at Morgan Stanley Wealth Management
Flotsam and Jetsam
Reception Friday, November 1, 6–9 pm On view November 1, 2013- January 25, 2014 (Education Gallery) The exhibition Flotsam and Jetsam features the work of artists who create assemblages from found and discarded materials scrounged directly from the Wabash and Ohio Rivers. Although it has undercurrents of environmental criticism, Flotsam and Jetsam is an optimistic exhibition: the artists transform rubbish into wondrous, humorous and even beautiful objects, rarely hiding the original identity of the materials they use. The exhibition features the work of three Indiana artists: Sayaka Ganz, from Fort Wayne, creates animals from reclaimed household plastic items; Rob Millard-Mendez, of Evansville, builds boats from debris found on land and in the Ohio River; and Michael Tingley, of Terre Haute, makes intentionally useless things with materials fished out of the Wabash River.
Made possible by Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
Kaz McCue, Turbulence Over Orange, 2011, archival inkjet print Taking to Water: Kaz McCue
Become a First Friday Fan! First Friday of the month, 6–9 pm Can’t make it to the Swope during the day? Come visit us from 6 to 9 pm on the first Friday of every month from September through May. Spend some quiet time investigating new exhibitions or participate in special activities and programs each month. New this year: the First Friday Fan card. Visit six times or more from September through May and receive a special gift!
Swope Family Day
A First Friday performance by the Indiana State University Flute Choir led by Joyce Wilson.
Select Saturdays: 12 noon–4 pm September 28, November 16, January 18, March 15 Swope Family Days offer an informal opportunity to explore the museum and make art together! Every Family Day highlights several works of art with questions and projects for the whole family to think and talk about together. Each visit and project is different. Join us for ten minutes or all afternoon. Children of all ages are welcome with an adult. Details are listed in the Swope calendar. Sponsored by Duke Energy Foundation with support from a grant from Psi Iota Xi
Lunch and Learn October 2 and November 22, 12 noon
Families contributed to a map of Terre Haute during one of last season’s Family Days.
This October the Swope is collaborating with Art Spaces, Inc., and the Indiana State University Theater Department for a special noontime series. Break out of your usual lunchtime routine and enjoy presentations on art and theater at these inter-institutional events. Lunch and Learn events are free and open to the public; tables will be provided for those who bring their lunch. Details are listed in the Swope calendar.
Alliance of the Swope Presents Third Friday of the month (except December), 11 am The Alliance was formed in 1952 to benefit the Swope and to promote the study and enjoyment of art. As part of their monthly meetings the Alliance presents talks and demonstrations by artists, designers and historians. Meetings are held on the third Friday of each month, September – May (excluding December). Following the group’s monthly meeting, the Alliance presentations begin at 11 am and are open to the public. Details are listed in the Swope calendar.
A lively presentation given by Mrs. Susie Dewey at an Alliance of the Swope Presents talk.
Annual Wabash Valley Winners This summer the Howard E. Wooden, Sr. Memorial Grand Prize in the 69th Annual Wabash Valley Juried Exhibition was awarded to Bosco Takes A Ride, an oil painting by Nancy Kruse of Carmel, IN. One more award will be tallied and announced at the close of the exhibition. The People’s Choice Award, sponsored by the Alliance of the Swope, gives visitors a chance to voice their opinions by casting a ballot at each visit to the exhibition. Look for an announcement of the winner on the Swope Facebook page. This annual exhibition is made possible by First Financial Bank
Nancy Kruse’s Bosco Takes a Ride; recipient of the Howard E. Wooden, Sr. Memorial Grand Prize at the 2013 Wabash Valley Juried Exhibition.
Docent Program The Swope Docent Corps was formed in 1968 and is made up of volunteers with an enthusiasm for art and people. Docents are available, with advance notice, for guided tours of the Museum. A minimum of two weeks lead time is suggested when requesting a docent-led tour. We salute Elizabeth Art, Lou Barbin, Amanda Davis, Jerry Hochstetler, Cyndee Jenkins, Maury Miller, Barbara Schmitt, Kathlyn Dinkel-Taylor and Barbara Weber for logging over 100 tour hours last season. In addition to the yearly Vigo County fifth grade field trips, the docents welcomed students from area high schools and universities, as well as groups of every age from various community organizations. New recruits are always welcome. If you have extra time, enjoy engaging people in conversation and have an interest in learning about American art history, membership in the Docent Corps may be for you. Classes geared toward the annual fifth grade tour program begin in January and continue through early April. Classes are held on Wednesdays, 10 am to noon, nearly every other week, with additional exhibition previews. Fifth grade tours occur each April and May and are made possible by Terre Haute Savings Bank. For more information contact Elizabeth (Lisa) Petrulis, Swope curator, at petrulis@swope.org or (812) 238-1676 extension 12.
Marilyn Wheeler Pendergast New Acquisition Gallery Dedicated in 2010 to honor the late Marilyn Wheeler Pendergast, former President of the Board of Managers, the new Acquisition Gallery presents highlights of the growing and changing Museum collection. Recent gifts and purchases rotate periodically throughout the year in the space, located in the second-floor elevator lobby of the Swope.
Sheldon’s Legacy Donations, thank you!
Mary Ellen Adams Ms. Virginia Anderson Bruce & Margie Anshutz Ballyhoo Tavern Doris Bennett Brent & Lexy Bilsland Frank & Marlene Bilyou Shirley A. Bishop in memory of Jean Freed Dan & Cheri Bradley David & Kathy Brentlinger Christy Brinkman-Robertson Benicia & Adam Broeker Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. Brown Barbara H. Bruce Michael D. Buzash Mary Ann Carroll Colleen Chestnut John Chironna, Jr. in memory of Mildred Chironna Helen Crockett Sheron Dailey & Tom Tucker Ron & Marsha Danielson Tom & Laura Dever Rolanda & John Dinkel Rob & Mary Doti Ms. Carole E. Dreher P.J. & Peter Ekstrom
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