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Support for education programs is provided by the U.S. Department of Education; William Randolph Hearst Foundation; The Leo Rosner Foundation; Citigroup Foundation; The National Advisory Board of NMWA; The Connors Foundation; National Endowment for the Arts; Prince Charitable Trusts; Fred M. Levin and Nancy Livingston, The Shenson Foundation, in memory of Drs. Ben and A. Jess Shenson; D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities; the Humanities Council of Washington, D.C.; the New Mexico Committee of NMWA; the Marjorie Merriweather Post Foundation; and the Women's Committee of NMWA. |
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Other Free Admission for NMWA members and a Guest to the Opening Weekend of The Art of First Lady Ellen Axson Wilson: American Impressionist 9/4/2010 10:00 AM - 9/5/2010 4:00 PM NMWA members will receive free admission for themselves and a guest to the exhibit The Art of First Lady Ellen Axson Wilson: American Impressionist at the Woodrow Wilson house on its opening weekend, September 4th and 5th. The exhibit runs from September 2, 2010 – April 10, 2011. First-Sunday-of-the-Month Brunch 9/5/2010 11:00 AM - 9/5/2009 2:00 PM **The September Brunch has been canceled. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.** Brunch at the Museum Café on the first Sunday of every month! Teacher Workshops Teacher Open House: New York Avenue Sculpture Project and Fall Exhibition Preview 9/22/2010 4:30 PM - 9/20/2010 7:30 PM Discover the sculpture of Niki de Saint Phalle, featured in the New York Avenue Sculpture Project; explore concepts of public sculpture and learn about NMWA's fall exhibition, Loïs Mailou Jones: A Life in Vibrant Color (opening October 8). Gallery discussions, hands-on activities, and free resources. Light refreshments. Free for area educators. Reservations required: please email reservations@nmwa.org or call 202.783.7370. Family & Teen Programs Community Program: Arts on Foot! 9/11/2010 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM Join NMWA at the annual Arts on Foot Festival in D.C.'s Penn Quarter! Create your own artwork inspired by Niki de Saint Phalle's colorful sculptures on view in front of the museum. All materials provided. All ages welcome. Visit www.artsonfoot.org for more information. Located along F Street between 9th and 7th Streets, NW. Exhibitions June Wayne's Dorothy Series 6/25/2010 - 9/13/2010 Taken from NMWA's collection, this set of 20 lithographs created in a hyper-realist style illustrate the life of the artist's mother, Dorothy, as an immigrant, a single parent and a successful saleswoman during the first half of the 20th century. The Collaborative Print: Works from SOLO Impression 6/25/2010 - 9/13/2010 This selection from NMWA's collection consists of more than 40 prints made through creative partnerships between SOLO Impression Inc. founder Judith Solodkin and some important contemporary artists including Ghada Amer, Lynda Benglis, Louise Bourgeois, and Nancy Spero. JuYeon Kim: The In-Between 6/25/2010 - 9/13/2010 Artist JuYeon Kim has created two new structures on site in our galleries that visitors can enter for a contemplative experience. Her exhibition, The In-Between, is inspired by an 8th-century Tibetan Buddist text. Women to Watch 2010 Body of Work: New Perspectives on Figure Painting 7/2/2010 - 9/12/2010 Centering on contemporary figurative painting, the exhibition featuring works by eight artists reflects myriad styles and approaches while highlighting the subtle and singular processes involved in painting people. Books Without Words: The Visual Poetry of Elisabetta Gut 9/10/2010 - 1/16/2008 The exhibition will present 22 artists' books, collage-poems, book-objects and object-poems by Italian artist Elisabetta Gut (b. 1934). Her visual poetry is inspired by her dreams, memories, and love for music and poetry. |
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