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Now on View

Children of the Permanent Collection
Children portrayed by Adults

Cesar Pattein, Doing the Wash, oil on canvas, 1905

Cesar Pattein, Doing the Wash, oil on canvas, 1905, 26" x 32 "

Viewers at Exhibition Opening

Viewers at the November 3, 2006 Opening Reception for Children of the Permanent Collection and Children's Art from the Community


November 3 - December 23, 2006
Meloy and Paxson Galleries

This exhibition offers a fascinating look at children in society. Over 55 works by internationally and regionally known artists are on view, including works by Cesar Pattein, Honoré Daumier, Käthe Kollwitz, Henry Meloy, and Beth Lo. These works reveal much about society's ideas and attitudes toward children.

Children's Art from the Community
Adults portrayed by Children

November 3 - December 23, 2006
Meloy and Paxson Galleries

While the works from Children of the Permanent Collection involve children portrayed by adults, Children’s Art from the Community showcases artwork created by Lowell elementary school children grades 1, 3 and 5 portraying adults at work, leisure, play. These works, created in workshops lead by UM Professor Bobby Tilton's Elementary Education students are inventive, insightful, and often poetic views on the grown-up world. Read more in the Nov. 12, 2006 Missoulian article.

Special Lecture:

Susan Swierc, PhD, Clinical and Health Psychologist
The Development of Creativity in Children
Thursday, November
16, 7pm
Meloy Gallery, PARTV Center

Special thanks to our sponsors:
Dr. Matt Maxwell and Dr. Briar Diggs


ALSO ON VIEW.........
Anselm Kiefer
Descent of the Soul

Anselm Kiefer, Descent of the Soul, 1996, mixed media on canvas, 74 3/4

Anselm Kiefer, Descent of the Soul, 1996, mixed media on canvas, 74 3/4" x 110 1/4"

On View Through November 28, 2006
President's Office Lobby, University Hall
The University of Montana
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm
(closed holidays)

Anselm Kiefer, Descent of the Soul, 1996
German Postmodernist, Anselm Kiefer (b.1945) is known for his highly textural, looming landscapes. Kiefer uses diverse materials such as oil, tar, hay and seeds to address themes of German history and identity, mysticism, theology, occult knowledge and the neo-classical architecture associated with Nazi imperialism. Painted and last displayed in 1996, Descent of the Soul, with its cosmic iconography and imagery that touches on the brevity of life is one of Kiefer's most important works.

This loan was made possible by a generous anonymous collector.


SAVE THE DATE . . .
 

Art at Home invitation

The public is invited to this very special event that will take place
Friday, December 8th, 4-8pm, and Saturday, December 9th, 2-6pm
at Kathy Veazey's beautiful home located at 888 Evans, one block south of campus.
Parking is available at the SE corner Evans and Madeline.
Please join us as the new works of Delbert Gish, Jennifer Li, and Neil Patterson will be for sale.
Half of the proceeds will be donated to the Montana Museum of Art & Culture.


SAVE THE DATE . . .
 

MMAC is proud to partner with MontanaPBS for Nature's Best on MontanaPBS

This is your opportunity to share Nature: Christmas in Yellowstone and a special photography exhibit at MMAC. Join us Wednesday, December 13, 2006, from 7-9pm (7:00pm-8:15pm screening time in the Masquer Theatre) for the premiere of this special video and the photography exhibit in the PARTV Lobby highlighting nature photo entries from all over Montana. It's a time to mingle with MMAC and MontanaPBS staff and friends. Our current exhibitions, Children of the Permanent Collection and Children's Art from the Community, will also be on view.

For more information, call 243.2019 or 1.800.426.8243 and we hope to see you there.


SPECIAL THANKS. . .

Susan Carlson and Kim Anderson in Halloween Costumes as the Ear and the Swab

Susan Carlson, (R), and Kim Anderson (L) as the
Ear and the Q-tip on Halloween, 2006

 

A special thanks to Susan Carlson for her wonderful energy and creativity when she stepped in last month to help at MMAC while MMAC Staffer Karen Rice was out. MMAC remains inspired by the earful of ideas she brought to us.


YOU'RE IMPORTANT TO US

Thanks to the support of our wonderful donors, MMAC serves as a center of interdisciplinary learning and visual exploration for The University of Montana and Montana communities. The Museum relies on the support of individuals and welcomes gifts at all levels. If you have questions about making a gift, please contact Barbara Koostra at 406.243.2019 or museum@umontana.edu, or Ric Thomas at 406.243.5615 or email ric.thomas@mso.umt.edu.

MMAC and its programming is also supported by the Montana Arts Council, a state agency funded by the State of Montana, National Endowment for the Arts, National Park Service, Montana Committee for the Humanities, Chutney Foundation, and Grizzly Riders International.

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