Collectors Visit Crystal Bridges

Our collectors Group, who support art acquisitions for the museum, took  a trip to visit Crystal Bridges, the new museum of American Art built by Walmart heiress Alice Walton.

We stayed at the fabulous 21C art hotel, a luxurious and aesthetic experience!

We had excellent gallery tours, and here the group is enjoying a tour of the landscaping and exterior of the museum in the beautiful wooded setting.

White Elephant Sale!

Our kind donors are bringing treasures to our White Elephant

Sale. Look at this lovely mantel clock that was just donated! Come on July 20 for your chance to purchase this, and other treasures, for the benefit of the Art Museum !

A "white elephant" refers to something of value that is no longer needed or is too much to take care of. For a historical account of the origin of the term, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_elephant.

There's still time to donate your items, as well!

Putting the Animals to Bed

Our exhibition, Art and the Animal has been packed in crates, and the crates loaded into an art shipping truck for transport to the next venue.  Here's how it looked from the museum dock as they loaded the huge

truck!

Curves from Math

CURVES FROM MATH, WAVES IN GLASS
Origami and Glass Works by Martin and Erik Demaine
EXHIBITION: April 21 - May 26, 2013, FREE

Our preparator Alan and our intern Alisa are putting the finishing touches on this fascinating show that opens Sunday. 

An exhibition Martin and Eric Demaine, father and son artists from  MIT, this show demonstrates how math can inform the art of origami. This is a partnership with the Uk Math Department, and Sylvia Serel-Cuhl.

They have just  put on the vitrines (plexiglass covers that protect the art) and are cleaning them.

Writing About Art

Students from Elkhorn Middle School came to the museum to write about art.  A writing tour encourages students to look  ,think and express their thoughts and feelings in writing.  Studies show that all museum tours increase vocabulary.   Art and

the Animal is a very appealing show to write about!

Conservator Reveals Secrets

Barry Bauman is a famous conservator from

Chicago, Illinois. One of his discoveries was featured on the front page of the New York Times! He works only for museums and non-profits and kindly does conservation for smaller museums like ourselves at no cost except for supplies and shipping.  We were delighted to have the opportunity to hear him speak about his working methods. Barry has conserved 14 of our paintings to date!

Can't See It All

Our museum has over 4500 objects. But you can't see them all in one visit, because there is not space for all of them to be on view.  Only 5 to 10% of the permanent collection is up at one time. this is true in the largest museums as well as small ones.

The registrar is responsible for making sure that the vault is in excellent order, conditions are perfect
for artwork, and that each object is in its place and can be found easily.