[MONTEREY, CA]— Now on view at the Monterey Museum of Art Pacific Street is Made in Monterey, a sweeping exhibition of the most beloved and important works from the permanent collection created by artists in Monterey or by those inspired by the region. The exhibition opened on April 18 at 559 Pacific Street and will be on view through October 25, 2009.
Beginning with the pioneering artists who sojourned on the Central Coast in the late 19th century (including Jules Tavernier and Raymond Dabb Yelland), the exhibition features significant works of Monterey modernists such as Armin Hansen and Margaret Bruton as well as photography visionaries Edward Weston and Ansel Adams. Two renowned works by Armin Hansen, Nino and Men of the Sea, have been conserved and make their stunning debut in this new presentation. For more information call 831.372.5477 or visit www.montereyart.org.
A highlight of Made in Monterey is Painting by Moonlight: The Nocturne. This is an evocative selection of nocturnes—paintings depicting the Monterey Peninsula at nighttime—which are on display in a reflective gallery space. To enhance the experience, Robert Danziger has created a “sound sculpture” to accompany the exhibition. The recording features the expected and the unexpected sounds one might hear if walking through the moonlit early twentieth century Monterey landscape, such as sea lions, birds, wind, waves and hoof beats.
“This is the most ambitious exhibition ever mounted by the Museum,” says Executive Director E. Michael Whittington. “It surveys the iconic images from the Monterey Art Colony from the pioneers to the present day.”
Also created for this exhibition are family gallery activities. Museum visitors can check out Tour-in-a-Tote, which consists of a tote filled with five gallery activities for use in the Museum at no additional charge when they purchase admission. The activities include an art activity to complete in the museum using a complete artist’s tool box, interactive opportunities to discover how paintings are made, tools to see photographs in new and delightful ways, and activities and suggestions for making art at home. Over the course of the exhibition, additional tours will be released for Tour-in-a-Tote, expanding the variety of experiences for return visitors. Additional Discovery Spots family gallery activities will begin Saturday, May 16 and be available daily through the duration of the exhibition.
“We wanted to create a way to engage families during their visit and offer them opportunities to bring their learning home,” says Executive Director, E. Michael Whittington. “Visitors will want to come multiple times to experience all aspects of this incredibly rich exhibition.”
A second 50th Anniversary exhibition 50/fify 50 Gifts for the Next Fifty Years is on view through June 21, 2009 at MMA La Mirada. The exhibition features fifty significant works of art that have been given or are promised to the Museum in celebration of its 50th anniversary. Extraordinary examples early California paintings by John O’Shea, Granville Redmond and Sidney Yard, photographs by Ansel Adams, Yousuf Karsh, Imogen Cunningham and W. Eugene Smith, contemporary art including works by Joan Savo, Kenjilo Nanao, Johnny Apodaca and Barry Masteller, and exquisite examples of contemporary Japanese pottery are highlights of the exhibition. A family gallery guide offers a self-guided tour of the galleries to enhance the experience for younger visitors.
Made in Monterey is supported in part by a grant in memory of Louise Bougie Beland from the John H. Marble Endowment Fund administered by the Community Foundation for Monterey County, the James Irvine Foundation, the David and Lucile Packard Foundation and Stephen Bechtel Fund.
Sponsored by Rita and Shelby Steele, Alvarez Technology Group, Inc., Jane Dart, First National Bank of Central California, Dr. Darnell M. Whitt II, Pam and John Wilkinson, Mary Cary and Gary Coughlan, Gail and Jim Griggs, William E. Heyler, Carole and Andy Hunter, Jane Dart Tucker, Patricia Work, Jim Lauderdale and Kevin Philips and Nanci Markey. Community Day is sponsored by a grant from the City of Monterey Cultural Arts Commission. Media sponsorship provided by Monterey County Weekly. Wine generously donated by Scheid Vineyards.
About The Monterey Museum of Art
Mission: The Monterey Museum of Art collects, preserves, and interprets the art of California from the nineteenth century to the present day, within a national and international context. In this way, we expand the appreciation of our evolving artistic legacy and inspire a passion for the visual arts.
The Museum was established in 1959 as a chapter of the American Federation of the Arts and has a permanent collection of 14,000 objects, which includes paintings, photographs, works on paper, Asian art and significant holdings by California artists such as Armin Hansen, William F. Ritschel, Edward Weston and Ansel Adams. The Monterey Museum of Art has two locations: 559 Pacific Street (closed through April 15 for the 50th Anniversary exhibition installation) and 720 Via Mirada, Monterey, CA, 93940. The Museum is open Wednesday through Saturday, 11 am to 5 pm and Sunday 1 to 4 pm. Admission: $5 general, $2.50 student and military. Museum members and children under 12 are free. For more information, please visit www.montereyart.org or call 831.372.5477.
MADE IN MONTEREY CALENDAR LISTINGS
Ongoing through October 15, 2009
11-5 pm Wednesday—Saturday, 1-4 pm Sundays
Tour-in-a-Tote Family Gallery Activities
559 Pacific Street, Monterey, CA
Free with museum admission. For more information call 831.372.5477 or visit www.montereyart.org
May 16, 2009 and ongoing through October 25, 2009
Made in Monterey Discovery Spots – Family Gallery Activities
Included with Museum Admission
559 Pacific Street, Monterey, CA
Free with museum admission. For more information call 831.372.5477 or visit www.montereyart.org
Thursday, May 21, 2009
5-7 pm
Art After Hours
Mix and mingle while enjoying food catered by Chef Todd Food Concepts, wine, and the 50th Anniversary art exhibition Made in Monterey.
Free Admission. Cash bar.
559 Pacific Street, Monterey, CA
Sponsored by Fenton and Keller
For more information call 831.372.5477 or visit www.montereyart.org
Thursday, June 18, 2009
5-7 pm
Art After Hours
Mix and mingle while enjoying food catered by Bird of Paradise, wine, and the 50th Anniversary art exhibition Made in Monterey.
Free Admission. Cash bar.
559 Pacific Street, Monterey, CA
Sponsored by Foothill Partners
For more information call 831.372.5477 or visit www.montereyart.org
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