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Twin Cities Museums

From Saturday until Wednesday, I was in the Twin Cities at the Association of Midwest Museum annual conference held in St. Paul, MN.  I met a lot of people, got several new ideas from other institutions and had a wonderful time exploring the various museums around the area.  Some highlights:

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Fantastic Dinner

Monday evening, Ann Albano, executive director of the Cleveland Sculpture Center, was in Terre Haute to finalize the jurying of the 65th Annual Wabash Valley Juried Exhibition.  She had done the preliminary work long distance, but came this week to see the submissions she accepted in person and decide awards.  It’s an exciting and eclectic [...]

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J.R. Cox’s White Cloud Included in Iowa and Pennsylvannia Exhibitions

John Rogers Cox
White Cloud
1943
Oil and acrylic on canvas
37 x 45 ½ inches
Swope Art Museum Collection, 2000.07
John Rogers Cox (1915-1990), a Terre Haute artist and the first director of the Swope Art Museum, portrayed the Midwest through a fantastical lens focused on the minutia of the American landscape. Often called a magical realist, Cox was interested [...]

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New Member of Swope Board of Managers Named

The Swope Board of Managers, from left: Tom Francis, Kathy Brentlinger and Rick Shagley.  Courtesy of Samantha McGranahan of The Roxy Studio. A larger version of the photo is available upon request.

At the April Joint Board Meeting of the Swope Art Museum’s Board of Managers and Board of Overseers, Rick Shagley, secretary of the Board [...]

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Great Article on Arts Advocacy and the Swope from Star-Tribune

In case you missed Mike Lunsford column from the Terre Haute Star-Tribune yesterday, you can find it here.

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Alliance of the Swope Art Museum Wins First Prize

The Alliance of the Swope Art Museum was awarded first prize in Arts Illiana’s Tablescapes fundraiser.  The award was determined by visitor votes during the four-day exhibition of tables decorated by local businesses, agencies and individuals.  The Alliance of the Swope created a ‘Moroccan fantasy’ table setting inspired by the painting Harem Girl by Oliver [...]

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Art and Controversy In Denver

The NYTimes has an interesting article about the Jimenez sculpture located at the Denver Airport.

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Swope Book Club: To Kill A Mockingbird

Last week, I reread To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee in order to prepare for the Swope Book Club discussion. We have a book club as part of our First Friday event and select texts related to works of art in the Museum’s collection. Mockingbird was selected because of a special exhibition [...]

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Alyson B. Stanfield, founder of ArtBizCoach.com and author of “I’d Rather Be in the Studio! The Artist’s No-Excuse Guide to Self-Promotion,” shares the 5 biggest mistakes artists make in their marketing.

5 Biggest Mistakes Artists Make in their Businesses from Alyson Stanfield on Vimeo.

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NYTimes Article on Museums and Recession

Interesting article from the NYTimes here.

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