August eView | North Carolina Museum of Art

August 2011
Sweet and Sunny Summertime Enjoy the languid days and evenings in August at the Museum, where concerts and movies are going strong, and family events and lectures take art appreciation from passive looking to active involvement. Special Exhibitions 30 Americans Through September 4 Meymandi Exhibition Gallery | Ticketed This awe-inspiring exhibition continues to draw visitors—have you been one of them? Thirty-one contemporary African American artists explore race relations, gender, identity, history, and popular culture. Mirror Image: Women Portraying Women Through November 27 | Free North Carolina is home to many female painters, sculptors, and photographers. Mirror Image gives visitors a look at the world through their perspective. Landscape Sublime: Contemporary Photography Through November 13 | Free The NCMA holds a striking collection of photographs, including many by the North Carolina artist John Menapace, who died in 2010. His work and that of other North Carolina photographers is now on view in East Building. Exhibition-Related Events Women Portraying Women Friday, August 12, 11 am Assistant Curator Jen Dasal facilitates discussion over lunch about the exhibition Mirror Image: Women Portraying Women. How do women portray themselves and other women? Register for this thought-provoking gathering. Third Tuesdays @ Ten Tuesday, August 16, 10 am | Free Deconstruct elements of 30 Americans in the City Block meeting space, located outside of the exhibition. This facilitated discussion will broaden your mind and your horizons. Riveting Dimensions of Manhood Thursday, August 18, 7 pm | Free Jeff Sonhouse examines artworks that both celebrate and challenge African American male power. His provocative paintings of men with harlequin clothing and obscured, deadpan faces are a part of 30 Americans. Summer Dance Series on the City Block Saturday, August 20, 2 and 3 pm | Free nosi DANCE theater, recently established in Durham, performs its world premiere on the City Block. Experience 30 Americans through choreography inspired by the exhibition. Kids and Families Summer is winding down, but that doesn’t mean kids and family activities are! Wonderful Wednesdays features puppets and storytelling; Family Fun Saturdays introduce the whole clan to birds, noise, and colors; and What’s in the Box shows preschoolers age-appropriate and fun concepts in art. Want updates on more family fun? Subscribe to our Families e-newsletter! Teens and College Students Artist Trading Card Swap and Workshop Saturday, August 13, 1 pm Are you an artist? Do you want to have your art seen by others? ATCs are baseball-card-size handmade pieces of art that people trade, share, and collect. Submit cards to trade (the swap is free), or come to the hands-on workshop to learn how to make your own. The deadline to submit a card is August 8, and the workshop is August 13. Self, Observed College students are invited to submit their self-portraits for a juried exhibition inspired by the upcoming Rembrandt in America. Early submissions are already on view on the exhibition's Tumblr page. Arts in the Museum Park Our concert series takes on a folksy and traditional tune with Gillian Welch, Leo Kottke, Battlefield Band, and the Carolina Chocolate Drops. These modern musicians with old-time roots will keep your feet tappin’ and your hands clappin’ all through the night.   Films this month range across the genre spectrum! The silent film Our Hospitality follows the computer-generated family flick Rango, and modern classics The Social Network and Inception are interspaced with cult hit Back to the Future. In the Galleries Three Graces: Les Trois Femmes Noires by Mickalene Thomas Mickalene Thomas’s bejeweled, lacquered panels display African American women in confident, provocative poses that both highlight stereotypical notions of beauty and celebrate femininity and power. Her works are familiar to the Museum as a part of 30 Americans, and a recent acquisition to the NCMA’s permanent collection, Three Graces: Les Trois Femmes Noires, will be on view in the Modern and Contemporary galleries in West Building starting August 16.	See Rembrandt for Free Join the Museum today and see the upcoming exhibition Rembrandt in America for free. Members enjoy exhibition tickets, and discounts on Museum shopping, dining, and concerts. There's a level of membership that's right for everyone. New Beverage Bar Open Pop in to the West Building for a coffee, tea, soda, or juice at the new beverage bar! It features local coffee from Counter Culture whipped into lattes, espressos, or served up fresh-brewed. Pastries made in Iris round out a tasty break. Visit the stand located next to the Museum Store. New Date for The King's Speech The Museum's screening of The King's Speech, canceled due to inclement weather, is rescheduled for Friday, September 2. Spotlight on the Museum Store What’s there to do before the summer ends? The Museum Store has toys and books for preschoolers and big kids, too! The Melody West series of books for young readers is written by docent Francesca Rappa and features works of art in the Museum’s collection. Online or in person, gifts from the Museum Store will help you keep young ones creative and entertained. The Art of Cuisine “Like” the Museum’s Facebook page for daily specials from Iris, the Museum Restaurant. Make your reservation for delicious and artfully prepared dishes like seared cod with black bean and corn salsa or a jerk-rubbed chicken baguette sandwich! Iris is open for lunch on weekdays (except Mondays), dinner on Fridays, and brunch on weekends. Tour the Galleries With tours for families, gallery discussions, interactive cell phone and audio tours—all with no reservations required—there's a new way to experience the collection with each visit! Connect Want to take the Museum with you after you leave? Join the conversation on Twitter and Facebook, and see what our staff is musing about on the blog, Untitled. Photography is permitted in the permanent galleries, so show us your snapshots in our Flickr group, or view the campus through our photographers' lens. Quick Links Calendar of Events Museum Box Office Museum Store Museum Park Museum Restaurant Images Robert Colescott, Pygmalion, 1987, acrylic on canvas, 90 x 114 in., Rubell Family Collection, Miami, © 2010 Robert Colescott John Menapace, Untitled, 1980, gelatin-silver print, 6 3/8 x 6 3/8 in., Purchased with funds from the William R. Roberson Jr. and Frances M. Roberson Endowed Fund for North Carolina Art, 2004, © 2011 Estate of John Menapace Susan Harbage Page, Untitled (Pink Veil), 2007, archival digital print, 30 x 30 in., Collection of the artist, © 2011 Susan Harbage Page Artist Trading Card Swap and Workshop Carolina Chocolate Drops Back to the Future Mickalene Thomas, Three Graces: Les Trois Femmes Noires, 2011, rhinestone, acrylic paint and oil enamel on wood panel, 108 x 144 in., purchased with funds from the North Carolina State Art Society (Robert F. Phifer Bequest) Sidebar: Floral Luncheon and Demonstration Melody West and the Blue Dancer by Francesca Rappa Lunch at Iris, the Museum Restaurant
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