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Sneak previews into new exhibits at one of Vermont's finest regional museums, the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center.
Brattleboro, Vermont. "New" is the operative word when the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center's 2004 season opens on May 15 with the theme "Exploring Place." A new director, six new exhibits, a new name for one gallery and a new use for another, a newly expanded gift shop and new hours will all premiere this season. In addition, the second half of the season will see the Museum almost completely taken over by a major exhibition of Andy Warhol paintings and prints, many of them on public exhibit for the first time. But more on that later. Konstantin von Krusenstiern, the Museum's new director since January, together with BMAC creative veterans Linda Rubinstein and Mara Williams, have produced exhibitions that allow visitors to investigate the concept of "place" through the eyes of artists working in photography, painting, sculpture, and video. "Altered Eden: Contemporary Visions of the Landscape" presents images that contrast our idealized notion of the untouched rural landscape with the realities of industrial agriculture, suburban sprawl, and technology-driven development. In media ranging from painting to photography to sculptural "machines" to video, 11 artists from Vermont and around the country represent the social and economic changes evident in the American landscape. Participating artists are photographers Virginia Beahan and Laura McPhee, Martin Kruck, and Burk Uzzle; sculptor Elizabeth Doering; painters Dan Ford, Karen Kitchel, and Altoon Sultan; mixed media artists Ed Hill & Suzanne Bloom (a.k.a. MANUAL); and videographer Nadia Hironaka. The exhibit is funded by the Vermont Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. "Place in Mind: Photographs from the Lillian Farber Collection" offers a selection of some of the photographs that Newfane, Vermont resident Lillian Farber has collected since about 1975, when she began to learn photography herself. Farber's collection, widely recognized as a valuable resource by professional photographers, artists, and students alike, spans nearly the entire history of photography. Among the photographers on view are Eugene Atget, Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange, Jacob Riis, Alfred Stieglitz, Paul Strand, Edward Weston, John Willis, and Fred Picker. "Place in Mind" is supported by Banknorth Vermont.
Vermont photographer Luke Powell's "Afghan Folio" captures the landscapes of Afghanistan in the 1970's before the Soviet war, before the Taliban, and before September 11 and its consequences. His dye transfer prints depict a beautiful, pre-industrial country that at the time had few motor vehicles, radios, highways, or schools. Powell has traveled in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and the U.S. for more than three decades photographing mostly landscapes. His work has been shown in many exhibitions throughout the U.S. and Canada and in Europe. He hopes to exhibit this summer at the reopening of the National Gallery in Kabul, Afghanistan. This exhibit is sponsored by Brattleboro Savings & Loan. Other exhibits include "Artists Define Place" showcasing two Windham County artists who have contributed to our sense of living in a richly artistic place; video artist Michel Moyse and carver Michelle Holzapfel. The Children's Reading Room hosts an exhibit of original wood engravings and scratchboard drawings by renowned book artist Michael McCurdy. Opening September 18 will be a major exhibition of Andy Warhol's artwork from the extensive private collection of the late Jon Gould, who was Warhol's companion in the early 1980s. Many of the works to be exhibited have never before been seen in public. Watch for details of this exciting event in the coming months. New this season, the Museum will be open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, except Tuesdays. The new schedule will allow visitors to enjoy the exhibits on holidays that fall on Monday. The Museum will be closed Sunday, July 4. Admission to the galleries is $4 for adults, $3 for seniors, $2 for students, and free for members and children under 6. As always, group tours may be arranged. The Museum is wheelchair accessible, and an ASL interpreter for the hearing impaired will be provided if requested two weeks in advance of tours or programs. For more information, call (802) 257-0124 or visit www.brattleboromuseum.org on the Web. The Brattleboro Museum & Art Center is located in Union Station at the intersection of Main Street and Routes 119 and 142 in downtown Brattleboro. Parking is available in front of the Museum, with additional parking at the Marlboro College Technology Center next to the Museum on Vernon Street. The Museum's 2004 season is sponsored by Entergy Vermont Yankee.
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