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Art in Ruins
December 12, 2007 – March 23, 2008
Awe accompanied the discovery of the archeological remains of ancient civilizations. This wonder inspired numerous detailed records of the sites from the villas of Pompeii to the temples of Monte Alban. The French expeditions to Greece and Egypt produced suites of drawings and engravings bound into subscription publications which influenced the Neoclassical movement and the styles of the period.
Paintings by Kevin McNamara November 2, 2007 - January 20, 2008
Website: http://www.kevinmcnamara.us Ships of Glory
Sponsored by the Halifax River Yacht Club
October 12, 2007 - January 18, 2008
Florida Watercolor Society Annual Exhibition
September 28, 2007 - November 25, 2007
In 1972, Guy Beattie, Director of the Maitland Art Center, invited Florida watercolorists to contribute their work to an exhibition. Miles Batt, AWS, who juried and judged the show, selected 84 paintings from those submitted. Because of interest in the show the Florida Watercolor Society was founded, with 26 artists becoming charter members. Membership has now grown to over 1,100 members from all corners of the state. Website: http://floridawatercolor.org Chocolate Pots and Marrow Spoons
September 28, 2007 - November 25, 2007
Fruits and Flowers: Dali's Botanical Prints
Tilting at Windmills: Dali Illustrates Cervantes Don Quixote September 7, 2007 - November 11, 2007
Tilting at Windmills includes Salvador Dali's 1946 illustrations and 1957 lithographs and additional etchings and engravings Dali consistently found inspiration in the creativity of other artists. This exhibition focuses on the breadth of his artistry. Venini: The Art of Glass
June 8, 2007 - Sept. 23, 2007
HISTORY: In Murano 1921 Paolo Venini, a Milanese lawyer, and Giacomo Cappellin, a Venetian antiques dealer, founded a company to manufacture decorative objects together with Andrea Rioda, a master glassblower and a handful of other glassmakers, like those of the Barovier family. Glassmaking was in Venini's blood: his forebears from Como had owned a glassworks. The company was called 'Vetri Soffiati Muranesi Cappellin-Venini + Co.' Vittorio Zecchin became the artistic director. He was one of the greatest protagonists and innovators of Murano art glass. The partnership lasted less than five years, but around them the intense renewal of a genre took place, an aesthetic language was
All Venini pieces are individually signed. All are individually dated. Many collections are issued in limited editions, each piece numbered and signed by the designer. All are hand-made by a distinguished roster of CREATING IN GLASS: The challenge of creating in glass carries a high element of risk, and therein lies its attraction. The experience of collaborating with master-glass blowers and their vast heritage of technical skill inspired contemporary artists to try new forms. Glass- this fragile medium is perfect to show consideration to the excellent workmanship, which craftsmen have perfected over the centuries (in harmony with certain precepts which remained unaltered, such as the constant laws governing the material and furnace regulations).The Venini name is synonymous with great design. The company has worked with many major artists over the years including Vittorio Zecchin, Gio Ponti, Carlo Scarpa, Fulvio Bianconi, and Ettore Sottsass. ' 'I like to design objects in glass, and stay in Murano (that island near Venice) and watch the five men (fathers of many children) blowing the glass, helping each other in a silent, metaphysical ballet. They all wear tennis shoes.' Ettore Sottsass The Fine Line: Drawings from the Permanent Collection
May 11, 2007 - August 19, 2007 A selection of works on paper that exemplify the many techniques and styles of drawing from the 16th century to the 20th century from Near East, Europe and the Americas. 57th Annual Florida Artists' Group Annual Exhibition
May 18, 2007 - Sept. 3, 2007 The Florida Artists Group (FLAG) was established in 1934, incorporated in 1949 and hosts an annual exhibition each year in the State of Florida. This juried show features over 100 works in various media including sculpture, painting, mixed media and carvings.
Prospective members are juried once yearly in January, and every spring the group holds a members exhibition and symposium in a different Florida location, bringing in prominent out of state judges and speakers. Over the years the group has exhibited in several museums around the state of Florida, such as the St. Pete Museum of Art, the Miami Metropolitan, Cornell and the Boca Raton Museum of Art. In addition to the annual exhibit and symposium, smaller, localized exhibits are held periodically at regional venues such as Arts on Douglas and The Cultural Center at Ponte Vedra Beach. The declared goal of the group is to stimulate attainment of the highest standards of creative art within the state of Florida. February 16 through May 20, 2007 Anthony Quinn: A Lifetime of Creating & Collecting Art
While most of us know the legendary Anthony Quinn (1915-2001) as actor and larger than life celebrity, he considered himself at core, an artist. To his immense body of sculpture, painting and drawing he brought a driving, creative spirit, a love for color, texture, form and line, and above all, a good eye. With the wealth and success brought to him by his acting ability, Mr. Quinn amassed a substantial art collection and worked on perfecting his own artistic style. Upon his death in 2001, his collection had grown to over three thousand items ranging from ancient Roman artifacts to Modern art. Anthony Quinn's Eye: A Lifetime of Creating & Collecting Art reveals an international collection of human ability and creativity based on Mr. Quinn's own complex understandings of connoisseurship and art history gathered over his 86 years of life. Over his lifetime, Mr. Quinn appeared in over two hundred films in America and abroad and won two Oscars. His heritage was Mexican-Indian and Irish. He fathered thirteen children, the two youngest with his surviving widow, Katherine Quinn. In 1995, with his wife Katherine and their young daughter Antonia, Mr. Quinn relocated to Bristol, Rhode Island, a natural paradise in which to work, live, and for the first time, bring together his art collection, which had previously been located at different properties around the world. February 10 - May 7, 2007 GORDON PARKS: The Daytona Beach Suite
The forty photographs in this exhibition were taken by the world-renowned photographer Gordon Parks (1912-2006) whose images artfully captured with compassion and empathy the situation of the black American in the mid-20th century. His subjects included Harlem street gangs, black workers and the civil rights movement. The subjects in this suite are the streets of Daytona Beach in 1943. Midway: Portrait of a Daytona Beach Neighborhood was an assignment for the federal Office of War Information. Parks' strong compositional sense, ability to visualize the image in gray tones as he was working and his commitment to exposing racial injustice make each of the images a compelling social document. Although many of the intersections still exist, some have changed radically. The series is a set of small time capsules, holding the moments of particular places in time. However, the emotions in each scene conveyed to us by the skill of a great artist continue to feel true. By portraying the people who suffered most from the effects of racism, poverty and bigotry, Parks used his camera to make images that exposed larger audiences to the problems inherent in discrimination. Parks said in an explanation of the title of his 1965 autobiography, A Choice of Weapons: "I have always felt as though I needed a weapon against evil." The camera was Parks' "weapon." Gordon (Alexander Buchanan) Parks was born in Ft. Scott, Kansas on November 30, 1912 but spent his youth in Minnesota. During the Depression, a variety of jobs, including stints as a musician and as a waiter on passenger trains, took him to many parts of the northern United States. He taught himself photography during his travels. By 1937 he became a professional fashion photographer in Minneapolis and Chicago. In 1942, an opportunity to work for the Farm Security Administration brought him to the nation's capital; Parks later recalled that "discrimination and bigotry were worse there than any place I had yet seen." Though he had experienced racial discrimination outside the South, it was in the "southern" city of Washington, D.C., that Parks said he "found out what prejudice was really like." From 1948 to 1961, he worked for Life magazine as a photo-journalist. Afterwards he returned to free-lance photography, eventually adding novels, movie-scripts and poetry to his later career. Moments Without Proper Names was his last publication combining his photographs and poems. Parks died March 7, 2006. The photographs owned by the Museum were printed from the original negatives in 1999. This exhibit is available to be rented from the Museum. For more information on Parks, visit these websites: October 20, 2006 - February 25, 2007 PRE-COLUMBIAN ART
From The Mississippi Museum of Art The objects included in "Pre-Columbian Art From The Mississippi Museum of Art" originate from two continents and date from over a two thousand year period. Pre-Columbian civilizations living across Peru, Mexico and Central America flourished prior to the arrival of Europeans, including Christopher Columbus, in the New World. An array of archaeological cultures developed, several of which are represented in the collection of art and artifacts exhibited here. These objects are drawn from the Mississippi Museum of Art's Permanent Collection, supplemented by works from the private collection of Sam Olden of Yazoo City, Mississippi. The majority of the artifacts in this exhibition came from elite burials and offerings, which explains why they are so marvelously preserved. These objects were meant to be taken into the afterlife or given as offerings to divine forces. Many of the objects are, therefore, not simply symbols of the complex philosophy that combined god, human and nature into one, but are the very currency of that relationship. These were the possessions of religious figures, warrior priests and divine kings. Ultimately, they were meant to be carried between the natural and supernatural worlds, helping to bridge the gap between the living and the dead. Added to the presentation are other extraordinary examples of Pre- Columbian ceramics from the MOAS collection including recent donations of Mexican and Costa Rican objects. October 20, 2006 - January 28, 2007 TOMOKA!
A flash of quiet, dark water is all that most of us see of the Tomoka River while zooming over it on I-95. This limited view of the waterway minimizes our appreciation of its grandeur and ecological importance. Our schedules rarely give us more time to watch the sunrise reflected in its stillness or to observe a rookery of woodstorks in cypresses along its banks. Fortunately, a fuller perspective of the Tomoka's beauty (and a statement of environmental concern) will be available in the Karshan Gallery beginning on October 20 in an exhibition appropriately titled TOMOKA!. Two Florida artists, painter Daniel Ambrose and photographer Jeff Ripple, present the splendor of the Tomoka not only as an exciting visual experience, but also as a method of raising our interest in its conservation. The works which were specially created for this exhibition focus on the unique natural beauty of the Tomoka and its tributaries. Like many small rivers in Florida, the Tomoka is threatened by increasing urbanization on its banks. The exhibition draws attention to the need to preserve the wild areas of the river's course. Accompanying text panels present the history of the area and the dilemma of development versus preservation. Ambrose, a Florida native, captures environmental subjects unique to Florida. In the rarely-used medium of egg tempera paint on panel, he creates sublime atmospheric landscapes illuminated by the clear Florida light including the intricate forms of endangered wildlife. Ripple, landscape photographer and natural history author, grew up in south Florida. He has devoted nearly half his life to exploring and documenting the natural wonders of Florida and the South. Like Ambrose, Ripple is self-trained - an unusual path for someone working in a medium which is normally dependent on formal schooling and workshops. Using techniques he has developed, he brings together the dynamic elements of a powerful composition, shifting light, varied textures, the sometimes unpredictable effects of long film exposures, several seconds to a minute-duration, and the inherent spirit in the landscape. He then makes traditional photographic prints without additional manipulation or enhancement. The large format film that he uses enables him to make photographs up to 48 x 96 with exquisite detail. His color photographs are printed on long- lasting Chromogenic photographic papers with an expected life of 60+ years. A presentation by each artist in the exhibition has been scheduled. Daniel Ambrose will talk about his work technique and philosophy on Sunday, November 19 at 2 pm. Jeff Ripple will present on Sunday, December 10 at 2 pm. For more information on each artist, go to their individual websites. Ambrose is available at www.danielambrose.com. Many of the works in the exhibition will be for sale. Check with the Museum Store for a pricelist. Through March 11, 2007 Objects of Desire: Jeweled Treasures From the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History
If they were only for sale, these would be the most splendid holiday gifts you could ever give the Person-Who-Has-Everything because the PWHE would certainly NOT have these. Working with the curatorial staff of the Smithsonian's Museum of Natural History, Cynthia Duval, Curator of the Florida International Museum and MOAS's Gary R. Libby Curator of Art David Swoyer assembled an exhibition of jewels and precious metals in both their natural and their man-altered forms. A magnificent array of objects was selected from specimen jadite and elaborately carved Chinese jade disk to specimen gold and a jeweled and sheet gold mailbox. Objects of Desire: Jeweled Treasures From the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History is an exhibition of rare and dazzling oddities like ivory camels with ruby-studded saddles, a life-sized turtle carved from a solid jade block, corn cob made with pearl "kernels," and a diamond studded pomegranate, a Nokia cellular telephone covered in precious stones and the ultimate sardine tin complete with beautiful fish crafted with 55 cut diamonds. The objects are arranged with gorgeous, uncut chunks of jades, amethyst and quartz to juxtapose the materials' natural state and man-made refinements. An example: the "turtle" is paired with a breath-taking slab of natural jade. The newer treasures are by the eccentric Sidney Mobell, a famous San Francisco jeweler. The objects are but a few of the hundreds of ordinary things he endowed with the extraordinary. He created them during a 30-year residence at the Fairmont Hotel where he was the jeweler-of-choice for the discriminating and wealthy who wanted something out of the pre-made, store-bought usual. His most noted items have been the quirky revision of the things-you-have-around-the-house which we all use but would pay much more attention to if they were covered in rare gems and precious metals. Swoyer noted " I am not sure what mail I would feel comfortable putting in a solid gold mailbox, but once I did I am not sure that I could leave it at the curb!" Mobell, 80, gave 19 of his objects - $30-million worth - to the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., in 2004. The Smithsonian has loaned many of them to the Museum of Arts and Sciences, which will be the collection's last Florida venue. Although all the items are wrought in precious metals and set with gemstones, they are fully functional (well, no, the sardine's are not edible.) The exhibition is another example of the cooperation between Florida institutions to maximize the use of funds bringing exhibitions into Florida. The exhibition curated by the Florida curators is already scheduled to travel throughout the United States. September 8, 2006 - January 7, 2007 The Most Difficult Journey: The Poindexter Collections of American Modernist Painting
The Most Difficult Journey: The Poindexter Collections of American Modernist Painting features 59 paintings from a remarkable collection of American modernist art acquired by George and Elinor Poindexter between 1950 and 1994. The collection includes work by many of the country's most important painters of the postwar era: Richard Diebenkorn, Willem de Kooning, and Franz Kline, as well as lesser-known artists who nonetheless made significant contributions to American modern and abstract painting. The collection is now divided between the Montana Historical Society and the Yellowstone Art Museum. In 1962, George Poindexter (1900-1975) said that the most difficult journey he had ever taken was into the appreciation of abstract art. The Henry Luce Foundation generously provided funds that made possible the research and conservation necessary for this exhibition and accompanying catalog. The Most Difficult Journey is curated by Ben Mitchell, senior curator at the Yellowstone Art Museum in Billings, Mont. The exhibition is organized by the Yellowstone Art Museum and toured by ExhibitsUSA. May 26 - September 24, 2006 Ink & Blood: Dead Sea Scrolls to the English Bible
A dramatic exhibition of authentic Dead Sea Scroll fragments, manuscripts and rare Bibles gathered from around the world to tell the story of the most printed book in history-the Bible in English. The exhibition includes actual Dead Sea Scroll fragments, the very earliest fragments in existence. The Dead Sea Scrolls are the oldest known manuscripts of the Hebrew Bible (Christian Old Testament) dating back to 250 BC. The first scrolls were discovered in Qumran, Israel in 1948 and excavations continued through 1956. Portions of all the Hebrew Bible (Christian Old Testament) books with the exception of Esther were found. Some are biblical in nature and some are civic. There were no New Testament manuscripts found in the Dead Sea Scrolls. In the 19th century, there was much debate over the validity of the Hebrew Bible (Christian Old Testament) because the oldest known copies in Hebrew were from the 9th and 10th centuries. The Dead Sea Scrolls provided examples of the Hebrew Bible (Christian Old Testament) almost 1000 years earlier than previously known. The Marzeah Papyrus (seventh century B.C.), is the oldest known Hebrew writing (other than an inscription) in the world today. It predates the Babylonian Exile (586-539 B.C.) and contains the oldest known record of the name Elohim" a name translated "God" in the Hebrew Bible (Christian Old Testament). However, priceless Dead Sea Scroll fragments are just one part of an extraordinary display of rare ancient Biblical manuscripts and historic Bibles traveling the country. Artifacts include clay tablets from ancient Mesopotamia that are 5,000 years old, Jewish, Greek and Latin Biblical manuscripts, a medieval manuscript Wyclif Bible from the 15th Century, and first editions of the King James Bible. Wayne Atherholt, Executive Director of the Museum of Arts and Sciences, states "This wonderful exhibit showcases the evolution from pictographic clay tablets through the evolution of written text to the Bible we know today." He adds, "you can't really understand how Western culture came about without understanding the history of this book." The first ever attempt at printing in the West -the Guttenberg Bible -is the most famous book ever printed, and the most valuable. All surviving copies are illuminated or decorated, making it one of the most beautiful books ever printed s well. The exhibition has four leaves on display. The exhibition concludes with the Aitkens Bible, the first Bible printed on American soil. Dr. William Noah is a physician and student of the Bible and the Curator of Ink and Blood: Dead Sea Scrolls to the English Bible. "It took several years to organize the exhibition, much time contacting Biblical scholars from around the world and tireless research. These priceless, ancient documents continue to inspire us today, and they came to us at a tremendous cost, Many died in order that we might be able to read their words today," Noah says. As the name of the exhibition implies, the Bible has been passed down through the ages through the diligences of scribes and the blood of martyrs. "It's really unprecedented," Noah said. "You're going to walk through 5,000 years of history all in one setting." The Bible may be the most read story in the world, but Noah "believes the story behind the Bible is one worth telling too." Don't miss the world's largest and most comprehensive exhibition on the history of the Bible. This intriguing, educational, and moving exhibition is only at the Museum of Arts and Sciences for a limited time. For more information or to purchase individual or group tickets please visit www.moas.org or www.inkandblood.com. Tickets may also be purchased by calling (386) 255-0285 or toll free 1-866-439-4769. April 21 - June 18, 2006 Sophisticated Ladies - The Art of Theatrical Couture
The visually stunning world of haute couture dress design comes to life this summer in a one-of-a-kind display opening April 21, 2006. Partnering with Seaside Music Theatre in celebration of their 30th anniversary, the Museum of Arts and Sciences will showcase 12 original dresses designed and assembled by SMT's award-winning team for some of its show-stopping Broadway productions. Dazzling, show-stopping dresses from Aida, Follies, Jekyll & Hyde and Hello Dolly! represent some of the finest in musical theater costuming. The fine detail in these meticulous creations has earned SMT's Costume Division a critically acclaimed reputation worldwide. Also featured will be drawings, fashion sketches and production photographs. SMT's Costume Division houses more than 25,000 costumes, representing more than 250 theatrical works. Each year, nearly 500 new costumes are created for stage productions. On average, 12,600 labor hours go into making and altering every costume for each show season. Brian O'Keefe, SMT Costume Division Manager and a staff of guest designers begin the work months in advance. Hours of research and planning go into each yard of fabric used in the designs. Some fabrics can cost as much as $125 per yard! A great example is the stunning red dress from Hello Dolly!, which cost $1,000 and took nearly 100 hours to complete. Haute couture, which is French for 'high sewing' or 'high dressmaking'; is a common term for custom-fitted clothing as produced primarily in Paris and also in other fashion capitals such as New York, London, and Milan. Haute couture is not only made-to-order for a specific customer, it is usually made from high-quality, expensive fabric and sewn with extreme attention to detail and finish, often using time-consuming hand-executed techniques. Sometimes the term is used only to refer to French fashion; at other times it refers to any unique stylish design made to order for wealthy and high-status clients. Don't miss your chance to view this fabulous collection of haute couture on display Spring 2006. November 18, 2005 through May 7, 2006 Brown & Brown presents Glories of Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt has arrived in Daytona Beach. Mummies, reliefs, coffins and artifacts dating back close to 4000 B.C. are now set up and available to the public. The exhibit, titled Brown & Brown presents Glories of Ancient Egypt, will cap the Museums 50th anniversary in grand style. More than 200 works are included in the exhibit, which is part of the massive collection housed in the Museum from the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA), Boston. The artifacts are displayed in the Ford Gallery, Ford Hall and Bouchelle Gallery. The pieces were typically found in graves, a rich source for information about ancient life in Egypt. The initial works made their way to Boston in 1872 when the museum was first incorporated. Many of those early pieces had been collected a generation earlier by Scotland's Robert Hays. Interest in ancient Egypt had been piqued by Napoleon's invasion of African in the late 1790s. He brought along historians to help explore and explain whatever they could find. Their efforts peaked with the discovery of the Rosetta Stone on 1799, which made deciphering the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics possible.By the end of the 19th century, Egypt was swarming with archaeologists who uncovered previously unknown tombs, monuments and even cities buried under the desert sands. Mummies draw the greatest attention. Their name, derived from "mum," or the Egyptian name for the embalming ointment used to wrap the dead bodies. The Museum's show includes three mummies: two human and one of a cat. The Egyptians worshiped many animals, including crocodiles, bulls, cats and dogs, and mummified their remains. An estimated 70 million humans and other creatures are estimated to have been embalmed. Mummification preserved the bodies, which Egyptians believed was necessary so the soul (ka) had someplace to return to. Ancient grave robbers who desecrated bodies during searches for loot were not simply vandals, but were maliciously trying to harm the rich and famous residents now buried in tombs. The exhibition contains objects from a period of more than 4,200 years including the Predynastic Period, (ca. 3850-2960 B.C.), Old Kingdom (2575-2100 B.C.), First Intermediate Period (2100-2061 B.C.), New Kingdom (1550-1070 B.C.), Third Intermediate Period (1070-760 B.C.), Late Period (760-343 B.C.) and Ptolemaic Periods (332-30 B.C.), and Roman period (30 B.C.-50 A.D.). Each of these periods will be represented by key objects that uncover stylistic changes that stress renewal and reaction against art of the past. "This exhibition is our most ambitious project," said Wayne D. Atherholt, executive director of the Museum of Arts and Sciences. "You will be able to experience wonderful objects first hand from what is one of the best collections in the United States, if not the world." The Paintings of Hessam Abrishami Contemporary artist Hessam Abrishami's paintings, drawings and sculpture have been showcased around the world. The 19th century British artist David Roberts is primarily known for his detailed images of archeological sites, particularly Egyptian ruins. May 7 - July 31, 2005 Magnificent, Marvelous Martelé: American Art Nouveau Silver from the Robert and Jolie Shelton Collection from the New Orleans Museum of Art
Martelé is a limited production line of fine silver that was fabricated under the direction of William Christmas Codman in the Gorham Silver Company of Providence, Rhode Island. The line began in the late 19th century, and was continued until the 1930s. Martel, is arguably the best silver of the 20th century and possibly of all time, marked by numerous international awards. Each piece is unequaled in that they were individually designed, and then hand-raised and chased which by nature produces uniqueness, where no two pieces can be the same. This exhibit, organized by the New Orleans Museum of Art, features virtually every important form in the Martel line of silver. The collection features nearly 270 examples including tea-and-coffee services, vases, trays, punchbowls, sauceboats, inkstands, candelabras, tankards and presentation cups. The Bronze Age: 200 Years from the Permanent Collection
This exhibition of 10 bronze sculptures allows the viewer to experience April 9 - May 29, 2005 Surfing USA
From dune buggies to wildly decorated boards, wet suits and wild shirts, surfing will be showcased at the Museum of Arts and Sciences April 9 May 29 in a wild exhibit scheduled for Root Hall. Titled "Surfing USA," the show will highlight an ancient Polynesian activity that blossomed into an American cultural phenomenon in the 1960s.The exhibition will feature more than 50 items ranging from posters, memorabilia, photographs and films. East Coast surfers will be a special focus, according to guest curator Neil Harrington. He said the show will also include surf boards dating back to the The collection of boards demonstrates how the equipment developed since Kahanamoku's day as interest in surfing increased, Harrington said. Special thanks to Ron Jon Surf Shops, David Sokol of Red Dog Surf Shop, Randy Richenberg Surfboards, Bernie Crouch of Mad Dog Surf Shop, Surfrider Association, Jerry Harrington Antiques of Forestville, February 5 - April 30, 2005 In Flux by Margaret Schnebly Hodge
Margaret Schnebly Hodge is an abstract painter whose richly textured and mysterious layered canvases hover between worlds of external matter and form and worlds of internal emotions. Educated at the School of Art at the University of Florida, Hodge was a February 5 - April 24, 2005 Treasures of Central Florida
This exhibit will feature nearly 60 important works from public and February 5 through March 17, 2005 Twelve Years a Slave: The Kidnapping, Enslavement and Rescue of Solomon Northup (On loan from the Mandeville Gallery at Union College in Schenectady, New York)
This exhibition is a visual retelling of the narrative of Solomon December 4 - February 6, 2005 A Natural Response: The Art of Mary Margaret Pipkin
Texas-born artist Mary Margaret Pipkin's watercolor paintings of flowers are more than mere flower paintings. Pipkin's visual drama through the exhilarating use of color and detail allow the viewer to feel as though they can almost sense the fragrance of the subject matter. Pipkin's geometry is more complicated, but her compositions should also be seen as both realistic and abstract. This exhibit will feature nearly 30 over-scaled, meticulously painted flower blossoms. This exhibition was organized by Katharine T. Carter & Associates. September 18 through November 28, 2004 Trish Thompson: New Directions, Process and Place
Trish Thompson is an award-winning artist from New Smyrna Beach, September 18 - November 21, 2004 American Printmakers: 1920 to 1945
Selections from the Palmer Museum of Art, Pennsylvania State University, highlight the development of printmaking, beginning in the 1920s, and includes more than 40 wood engraving, lithography, dry point, etching and aquatint. After the Armory Show of 1913, while some artists remained devoted to a realistic depiction of the "American Scene," others were inspired to achieve an original and unique sense of space and form in their work, making this a turning point in art history. This exhibition includes depictions of the industrial landscape, the American metropolis and the folklore and diversity of rural America. September 18 - November 7, 2004 Venus and Adonis
Illustrations by Rockwell Kent (1882-1971) for the 1931 edition of Venus and Adonis, the classical Greek poem retold by Shakespeare in 1593, provided by the Memorial Art Gallery in Rochester, N.Y. This tragic poem about the unrequited love felt by Venus for Adonis. Venus, the goddess of love, was in great despair after finding Adonis' lifeless body. Adonis, a hunter, was killed in pursuit of his greatest challenge, the wild boar. To ease her suffering Venus transformed Adonis' blood into the flower we know as the anemone. In spite of this story's end, it contains humorous elements and is charged with exciting imagery. Kent also illustrated literature such as Candide, Faust, Moby Dick, and Canterbury Tales. Through August 22, 2004 Interiors: Paintings by Arturo Rodriguez
As a teenager, Arturo Rodriquez left Cuba and moved to the bi-cultural May 9 - August 15, 2004 The Newspaper and the Poster from the Daytona Beach News-Journal Collection
Curated by Marc L. Davidson The works in the exhibit were chosen to illustrate the different ways in February 29 - May 24, 2004 Piranesi: Selections from Piranesi's Views of Rome, Triumphal Arches and Other Monuments and Imaginary Prisonsy
From the permanent collection of the Telfair Museum of Art in Savannah, Georgia, these 38 works by Italian master-etcher Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778) are drawn from three of the artist's most popular print series. Born near Venice in 1720 and initially trained as an architect, October 25, 2003 - May 16, 2004 A Slave Ship Speaks: The Wreck of the Henrietta Marie
In the summer of 1700, the English merchant slave ship, the Henrietta Marie, sank 35 miles off the coast of Key West, Florida, shortly after unloading a cargo of 190 enslaved Africans in Jamaica. Discovered by famed treasure hunter Mel Fisher, it is the only known slave ship ever to be recovered from America. The interactive elements of the exhibition allow visitors to examine the artifacts for which human lives were traded; hear the captain and crew tell their stories; pay a visit to a slave traders office; enter a recreated cargo hold like the one in which enslaved Africans were packed for the transoceanic voyage; experience the trauma of trying on replica shackles; and explore the ship's archaeological recovery. November 22, 2003 through May 2, 2004 Magic, Myths, and Minerals: Chinese Jades from the Smithsonian's Arthur N. Sackler Gallery
Smooth and lustrous, jade has captivated the imagination of artisans for February 27 - April 25, 2004 Era of the Motorcycle
"The Era of the Motorcycle" is an exciting motorcycle exhibition that will be displayed at the Museum of Arts and Sciences in Daytona Beach from February 27, the first week of Bike Week 2004, through April 25, 2004. The exhibit, which marks the first gathering of vintage bikes in a museum setting during Daytona Beach's famous Bike Week celebration, is a chronological display of the finest vintage, special interest and custom bikes. Displayed will be nearly 50 motorcycles, dating from the early 1900s to the latest models including examples from American, British, German, Italian and Japanese makers. Also on display will be special interest bikes, from vintage race and record-holding bikes to the latest jet bike. A separate gallery will showcase motorcycles from the top custom bike builders in the world, some of which have been featured on national television shows. Included in this display will be the art work of noted photographer Michael Lichter. Lichter's work has been viewed around the world, and he is recognized as today's preeminent photographer of motorcyclists and their lifestyle. An integral part of the display will be a custom ride-in bike show on Thursday, March 4, during Bike Week. This will be a national-level judged show with categories of vintage to world-class custom machines. Trophies will be awarded to the different class winners. November 29, 2003 - January 11, 2004 Picasso, Braque and Leger
Pablo Picasso and George Braque worked closely together until the outbreak of World War I, during which time they lived out one of the fabulous adventures in modern art. Fernand Leger established his bare, massive style at that same time. Each of these artists pursued many forms of expression that included etching and lithography. Picasso, Braque and Leger left behind an extensive legacy through the medium of printmaking which can be observed in this well-balanced selection of important prints that includes some of the best known examples by each artist. September 13 - December 7, 2003 Martin Weinstein: Illusion and Certainty
The Museum of Arts and Sciences will be presenting Illusion and Certainty, an exhibition of recent landscape paintings by Martin Weinstein. The 50 paintings included in this exhibition are all painted on sheets of Plexiglas, which have been assembled in layers to embody the artist's view of reality as a layered construct of our imagination. In some of these works different styles of representation are layered to present a completed image. In others the various layers depict the same location at different times of the day or year. All of the works depict either the scenery of the Hudson River valley or the Lancashire-Yorkshire border in the north of England. February 22 - September 2, 2003 Great Asian Dinosaurs
Catch a glimpse of the prehistoric past when the Museum of Arts and Sciences hosts its largest exhibition ever, Great Asian Dinosaurs from the Paleontological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, opening on Saturday, February 22, 2003. Great Asian Dinosaurs includes 58 rare skeletons, skulls and fossilized eggs which have been collected throughout Asia since the 1930s by Moscow's Paleontological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences. On display through June 22, 2003, Great Asian Dinosaurs presents an impressive group of remarkably preserved fossils, including an astonishing 27 complete skeletons, as well as other specimens that are either one-of-a-kind, the first discovered or the best known specimen of their species in the world. The fossils on display are remains of animal life that once roamed what is now Russia, Kazakhstan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan, China and Mongolia. Gathered in harsh climates and remote, forbidding locales, many of the specimens in this exhibition have never before been seen in the United States, while others have never before left Russia.
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Art in Ruins includes 18th and 19th century drawings, watercolors, and prints from the Museum’s permanent collection. Sites illustrated in the exhibition include Pompeii, Monte Alban, Greek Temples, Roman structures, Egyptian pyramids, the Coliseum, and European churches. 
The Catherwood and Stephens expedition in 1839 to Mayan ruins resulted in an enormous document of pre-Columbian sites. Giovanni Piranesi is probably the best known of the artful “archeologists”. His (and his son Francesco) are duly famous for their renderings of classic sites. 
A selection of 20 works from the Irish-born, Florida painter whose realistic impressionist style of painting captures the light and color of the Florida landscape. Born in 1963, McNamara's artistic talent became obvious at an early age. Raised in Ireland, he earned his degree in Dublin at the National College of Art and Design. For a time he worked in the animation department at Disney, an enviable position offered to very few artists. During this time he began to paint various locations in the U.S.A. and Florida.
The exhibit will feature over 30 model ships such as the May Flower, USS Constitution, Cutty Sark and the Nantucket Lightships. The exhibit will also include ship portraits and and historical maps from the MOAS permanent collection. All of the model ships on display have been handcrafted by members of the Port Orange Model Builders Association.
The Florida Watercolor Society (FWS) hosts an annual exhibition each year in one of the state's most prestigious galleries or museums. Artists have an opportunity at this time to exhibit with their fellow watercolorists from around the state. Over 80 of Florida's finest watercolor artists submit works to be juried that illustrate cityscapes, the natural world, creative interiors, portraits and abstracts. Each year a nationally known watercolor expert is asked to jury and judge the show and conduct an educational workshop. The exhibition is recognized to be among the top watercolor exhibits in the country.
Chocolate Pots and Marrow Spoons explores the magnitude and magnificence of Victorian tableware. It was a time of enormous creativity: how to eat that pickled egg, that fruit salad or souffle, that game pie, or those creams. The assortment and variety of eating utensils, tableware, and glassware in this exhibit will amuse and entertain.
Fruits and Flowers includes 24 botanical photo-lithographs utilizing actual 19th century botanical prints with whimsical charm that display classic 
Featuring stunning examples from the world-renowned art glass studios of Paolo Venini in Venice, Italy, this show contains over 40 works spanning 50 years of design work by the studio. 
INSIDE THE COMPANY: The Murano company Venini is built on a tradition of matching the artist's creativity with industrial production. Venini has always eschewed production for the mass-market, emphasizing the production of artistic pieces with vast creative possibilities.
It seems to me that Venini's unmistakable style was the fruit of a magic blend of exclusive techniques, a few exceptional designers, and the choice of certain colors. I tried to immerse myself in this tradition, to fit myself into these limits...' Alessandro Mendini
The original membership included Fred Messersmith (then head of the Stetson University Art Department), Hilton Leech, Lois Bartlett Tracy, and at least a dozen more of the most prominent artists in the Gulf Coast region. Though initially known as the Gulf Coast Artist Group the gradual inclusion of a wider membership base led to the eventual name change of Thee Florida Artist Group. In 1949 FLAG was incorporated as a State not for profit organization.Sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs,
The Florida Arts Council, and The National Endowment for the Arts.
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