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 [...]
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 [...]
Art and Controversy In Denver
The NYTimes has an interesting article about the Jimenez sculpture located at the Denver Airport.
a walk in difused light
Last night, walking the dogs again, the moon was nearly full but behind a cloudy-almost-overcast sky. There was enough light to discern rudimentary shapes but it was diffused and projected no shadows. I began to feel a familiar sensation. I’m often struck by how a painting, that first seemed foreign to me, slaps back into [...]
64th Annual Wabash Valley Juried Exhibition
I really like a spatial puzzle. The nature of The Wabash Valley Exhibition is inherently eclectic, being a showcase of regional artists; it’s always an enjoyable yet challenging puzzle to organize. That being said, several strong themes coalesce in this year’s show. Margaret Hawkins, the juror, explained that there is a fine contingent of Landscape [...]