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2020/20+ Women @ NBMAA Celebrating the Impact of Female-Identifying Artists throughout American History
Bradbury Art Museum, Jonesboro, AR. Bradbury Art Museum features changing exhibitions of contemporary art in all media and programs that promote the understanding of art and its. Bradbury Art Museum, formerly known as Bradbury Gallery, is a contemporary art facility on the campus of Arkansas State University. It was established in January of 2001 by Curt Bradbury who provided an endowment in honor of his wife, Charlotte, an alumna of A-State and a former member of the university's Board of Trustees.
The New Britain Museum of American Art will present 2020/20+ Women @ NBMAA, a year-long series of seven groundbreaking exhibitions devoted exclusively to women artists beginning January 2020. 100 years after women gained the right to vote, only 27% of major exhibitions are devoted to women artists worldwide. Challenging underrepresentation and celebrating diversity, artists featured will include Kara Walker, Anni Albers, Shantell Martin, Yoko Ono, Nancy Spero, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Carrie Mae Weems, Jennifer Wen Ma, and more.
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Virtual Experiences
Experience robust digital offerings including walkthroughs of 2020 special exhibitions Kara Walker: Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War, and In Thread and On Paper: Anni Albers in Connecticut, available for free. Learn more.
Virtual Programs
Missed a virtual gallery talk or lecture? All of our 2020/20+ Women @ NBMAA programs are now linked through our Virtual Gallery Talks page. Click here for our recorded programs.
Special Events
In partnership with presenting sponsor Stanley Black & Decker, the NBMAA will offer a dynamic series of virtual programs honoring this historic milestone and all those who have fought for opportunity and change. Learn more.
2020/20+ Women @ NBMAA Exhibitions
Kara Walker: Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated)
January 24–August 23, 2020
In Thread and On Paper: Anni Albers in Connecticut
March 19–September 13, 2020
Anything but Simple: Shaker Gift Drawings and the Women Who Made Them
August 6, 2020–February 21, 2021
Lights, Camera, Ellen Carey: A Solo Exhibition at The Delamar Presented by NBMAA
September 10, 2020–March 1, 2021
Some Day is Now: Women, Art & Social Change
October 1–January 24, 2020
NEW/NOW: Shantell Martin
October 22, 2020–April 18, 2021
Helen Frankenthaler Late Works, 1990–2003
February 11–May 23, 2021
NEW/NOW: Jennifer Wen Ma
May 13–October 24, 2021
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2020/20+ Women @ NBMAA is presented by Stanley Black & Decker
Additional support for the year-long 2020/20+ Women @ NBMAA initiative is provided by Bank of America
Support for individual exhibitions is provided by:
Kara Walker: Harper’s Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated) is made possible by the generosity of the Polly Thayer Starr Charitable Trust. Programming is made possible by Connecticut Humanities.
In Thread and On Paper: Anni Albers in Connecticut is made possible by the generosity of The Coby Foundation, Ltd.
NEW/NOW: Shantell Martin is made possible by the Richard P. Garmany Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving. Additional support is provided by SEI Investments and the Howard Fromson Endowment for Emerging Artists.
Some Day Is Now is made possible by the Edward C. & Ann T. Roberts Foundation, Robert Lehman Foundation, Inc., and the Polly Thayer Starr Charitable Trust.
Over Time, We’re Left with the Best: Helen Frankenthaler Late Works is made possible by The Chase Family Foundations and the Bailey Fund for Special Exhibitions.
Support for NEW/NOW: Jennifer Wen Ma is provided by the Howard Fromson Endowment for Emerging Artists.
Exhibitions at the NBMAA are made possible thanks to the support of the Special Exhibition Fund donors, including John N. Howard, Sylvia Bonney, Anita Arcuni Ferrante and Anthony Ferrante, Marian and Russell Burke, and The Aeroflex Foundation.
We also gratefully acknowledge the funding of Brendan and Carol Conry, Irene and Charles J. Hamm and Carolyn and Elliot Joseph.
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Three New Exhibitions, including Delta National, Opening at Bradbury Art Museum
JONESBORO – The 2018 Delta National Small Prints Exhibition opens at the Bradbury Art Museum at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 18.
This always popular exhibition provides northeast Arkansas and the region an annual look at the latest trends in contemporary small printmaking. A full-color catalog of the entire print exhibition will be available at the opening reception. The museum is in Fowler Center, 201 Olympic Dr., on the campus of Arkansas State University.
The exhibition was born of a deep respect and passion for printmaking in a small format. The originator, Evan Lindquist, a master engraver whose work most often has been relatively diminutive, conceived of the show in 1996. At that time, it was held in the A-State Fine Arts Center Gallery. When the Bradbury first opened its doors in 2001 the venue was moved and it has proudly been an annual tradition there ever since.
The 2018 juror, Mary Weaver Chapin, curator of prints and drawings at Portland Art Museum, shares Lindquist’s love for printmaking in modest dimensions. She selected 60 powerful prints, the majority of which are quite small, even for this show. Her vision for the exhibition embraces this minimal size and proves artwork does not require a grand scale to command and hold attention.
Les Christensen, director of BAM said, “We would like to thank Dr. Chapin for choosing this outstanding collection of prints. She reviewed hundreds of pieces to make her selections and determine which artworks would receive awards. Her well-trained eye and deep appreciation for the medium are evidenced by the diverse and skillfully crafted prints she has chosen.”
In her juror’s statement Chapin said, “Confined to an image size not to exceed 24 by 32 inches, the participants of the DNSPE must create powerful graphic statements in just 768 square inches. Fortunately, artists — and, in my opinion, printmakers in particular — often thrive and excel in the face of boundaries, working within (or pushing against) the parameters of the medium or dimensions. I am delighted to report that the 2018 DNSPE artists rose to this challenge with exceptional grace.”
The DNSPE is made possible by many generous individuals and organizations who provide the financial and practical assistance necessary to produce the exhibition and catalog. Several outstanding artists included in the show receive purchase prizes, which become part of the A-State Permanent Collection of Art.
The Delta National Small Prints Exhibition is held in four of the six individual galleries in the museum.
Spatial Differences
On display in the Stella Boyle Smith Gallery is 'Spatial Differences,' an exhibition of painting and sculpture by Robyn Horn. Best known for her beautifully hewn wooden objects, this Little Rock artist is also well respected for her ability as a painter.
Horn says of her artistic process, “Moving back and forth from 2D paintings to 3D sculpture gives me a perspective in realizing the differences in spatial dimensions. The geometry and textural qualities are very similar, but the paintings give me more opportunities to explore than the sculptures do, enriching both areas of my creativity.”
Wizards and War Games
Work by A-State Professor Emeritus John Keech is featured in the exhibition titled 'Wizards and War Games.' His illuminated work, on view in the Vaughn Gallery, consists of intriguing shapes created through his manipulation of black oil paint on the reverse of acrylic panels. These backlit paintings are clustered in small groups arranged in a rectangular format.
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Keech explains his work by saying, “My pictures are a type of surrealism. I draw and imprint images on plexiglass. The paintings are peculiar and unearthly, but they are also compelling and persuasive.”
Exhibition Schedule
All three exhibitions will open to the public at 5 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 18, at Bradbury Art Museum, and will continue through Feb. 21.
BAM hours are noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday; noon to 7 p.m. Thursday; 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday; and by appointment. The exhibitions, the catalog and the reception are admission-free and open to the public. For additional information please contact the museum at (870) 972-2567.
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