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Exhibitions
Recent Acquisitions
The Choice is Yours: 10 Years of Collectors Circle
Fragile Nature: Photographs by Joel Sartore
Recent Acquisitions
11/01/2008 - 05/31/2009
Each year, the Museum curates an exhibit highlighting significant additions to the permanent collection. Over the last twelve months, we have been fortunate enough to acquire a host of wonderful objects, including Albert Bierstadt's Prong-Horned Antelope painting and Edouard Sandoz's Seated Fennec sculpture. Also on display are three paintings by legendary wildlife artist Robert Kuhn as well as a stunning tribute to his spirit, a painting titled Passage at Dusk, by artist George Carlson.
The Choice is Yours: 10 Years of Collectors Circle
10/18/2008 - 05/31/2009
With artwork ranging from St. Jerome Penitent in the Landscape, a 1496 engraving by Albrecht Durer, to Opulent Owl, a 2001 stone carving by Steve Kestrel, the Collectors Circle has purchased over 60 works of art for the NMWA Collection since 1992. Celebrating 10 years of collecting, this exhibit will display the broad range of important material the Circle has helped the Museum collect. Each year members of Collectors Circle are offered a range of artwork that includes the best in painting, sculpture, and prints, from both historic masters and up-and-coming artists. In a lively evening of balloting, Circle members vote for the pieces they would like to see stay here at the Museum. With a limited pool of money to spend, good-natured politicking between rival camps (in favor of one piece over another) abounds.
The Choice is Yours will feature the majority of pieces purchased by the Collectors Circle. In addition to a full description of how the Circle works, the exhibit interpretive material will discuss collection priorities and other methods the Museum employs to add significant artwork to the permanent collection.
Generously sponsored by Gold: Carol & Bill Chittenden, Mary Anne & Dick Cree, Lynne & Jack Fritz, Polly & Dick Vaughan; Silver: Barbara Carlsberg, Addie & Ted Donnan, Howell A. & Ann M. Breedlove Charitable Foundation, Mrs. Robert Mitchell, Ann & Dick O'leary, and Maggie & Dick Scarlett.
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Fragile Nature: Photographs by Joel Sartore
10/04/2008 - 01/11/2009
Ever wonder what it's like to go 'On Assignment' for National Geographic magazine? Wonder no more.
In his new photography exhibit, Fragile Nature, photographer Joel Sartore takes the viewer on assignment with the world's greatest magazine. It's a journey into the natural world across much of North and South America, from jaguars and macaws to gray wolves and grizzly bears. In Sartore's own words, you'll hear the stories behind the photos. In plain talk Sartore details why species become endangered, what their chances are of recovery, and most importantly, what we all can do to help. "The bottom line of this show is to get people thinking about the world we live in," Sartore said. "There's never been a moment in history when humans have been so disconnected from the natural world, and yet we’re totally dependent on a healthy Earth for survival. We have to have clean air, clean water and good food. To think that we're not intimately tied to the natural world is folly."
Generously sponsored byGold: Diann & Tom Mann, Liz McCabe/JH News and Guide; Silver: Monsanto; Ralph L. Smith Foundation, in memory of Marsh Douthat, and Spring Creek Ranch.
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