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Intricate and Complex: The World of which We Are a Part is the theme of the 2011-2012 season at the Meadows Museum of Art. Featured this year are delicate porcelain animal sculptures, specimens of endangered botanical species, portrait paintings, drawings, and installations by contemporary Louisiana artists.
The staff of the Meadows Museum of art has developed an exciting array of public programs for each exhibition, all of which are presented free-of-charge. The regional Northwest Louisiana community is invited to visit the Meadows Museum of Art exhibition galleries and to participate in events and programs that are all part of the exciting 2011-2012 program calendar.
For more information about the 2011-2012 calendar or to schedule a student tour of the galleries, call the Meadows Museum of Art at 318.869.5169 today.
The 2011-2012 Season
Bethany Krull, Selected Ceramic Works from the Series Dominance and Affection, Signal and In Servitude
August 21 - November 6, 2011
featuring porcelain sculptures and installations by emerging ceramic artist Bethany Krull
Krull's work addresses the issue of sustainability and is inspired by her exploration of the intricacies and complexities of the relationship between the human species and the natural world. In the series Dominance and Affection, Krull addresses the ways humans interact with pets, while the series Signal depicts signs that occur within nature when species are in danger. Sculptures from the series In Servitude are also included and address humankind's perception of smallest of species, the insects.
The Krull run at Meadows features at a variety of events:
Thursday, 9/15/2011
11:10am-noonMeaning and Import: Messages in the Series ‘Dominance and Affection’, ‘Signal’, and ‘In Servitude’, Centenary College of Louisiana convocation with Bethany Krull, featured artist, in the museum galleries
Saturday, 9/17/2011
5:30–7pmMembers' reception for Bethany Krull and Dr. Ed Leuck — in the museum galleries; heavy hors d’oeuvres
Sunday, 9/18/2011
2-3pmCommunity gallery talk entitled The History and Impetus behind the Work with Bethany Krull — in the museum galleries; light refreshments
Sunday, 9/25/2011
2-3pmLecture entitled Species in Crisis: Endangered Flora with Dr. Ed Leuck — in the museum galleries; light refreshments
Sunday, 10/9/2011
2-3pmLecture entitled Monarchs, Milkweeds, and Migration: Endangered Biological Phenomena with Dr. Beth Leuck — in the museum galleries; light refreshments
Sunday, 10/23/2011
2-3pmCommunity discussion with Dr. Stacy Alaimo; booksigning to follow — in the museum galleries; light refreshments
Thursday, 10/27/2011
11:10am-noonWhat’s Love Got to Do with It?: Dominance, Affection, and Ethical Provocation in the Art of Bethany Krull, a Centenary College of Louisiana convocation with Dr. Stacy Alaimo, Professor of English, Distinguished Teaching Professor, University of Texas at Arlington, in the museum galleries
Species in Crisis: Endanged Flora
August 21 - December 31, 2011,
featuring botanical specimens collected over a thirty-year period by Centenary College Professor of Botany, Dr. Ed Leuck
Included here are botanical specimens that are extinct or are in danger of extinction. Dr. Ed Leuck and Dr. Beth Leuck have agreed to present two separate gallery talks scheduled in tandem with this exhibition.
The History and Collections of the Masur Museum of Art
November 20, 2011 - February 12, 2012
presenting works from the collection of this important Louisiana cultural institution, specifically designed to strengthen the I-20 Corridor cultural network
As part of programming, Director Evelyn Pell and Curator Benjamin Hickey will visit Shreveport to discuss both the history of the Masur and the holdings contained within the museum's extensive and interesting permanent collection.
Monica Zeringue: Becoming
February 5 - April 22, 2012
features meticulously rendered multiple pre-pubescent self-portraits in graphite embroidered with thread and human hair
The "girls", as Zeringue calls these self-portraits, exist in a world devoid of reference to time or location as if in a dream or memory. Zeringue states, I am exploring identity, as I return myself back to a time of possibility: still innocent, but at the brink of change. I multiply these little versions of myself. They split apart, merge, and rearrange as a way of exploring identity and change… "becoming" something new, something solid and strong.
Zeringue began creating multiple "girls", but the repetition creates a "stuck" feeling, a combatant to change. The artist has recently begun embroidering her works with both thread and human hair reference mending, historically a woman's task. Zeringue will visit Shreveport and participate in a gallery talk for the community during her exhibition.