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Worcester Art Museum Magazine worcester art mausecumc meagsazisne fall 2012 | volume 1 issue 1 A work in progress… Art museums, like all other institutions, have to be considered works in progress. They must continue to evolve during their lifetimes in order to remain vibrant and relevant. Each generation provides new perspectives and seeks adaptation to their definitions of the fundamental needs of access, inclusion, openness and connection. When these are recognized, embraced and provided, art museums can properly fulfill their role as cultural anchors in the communities in which they serve. At the Worcester Art Museum, we are exploring the immense potential of your future enjoyment of this cultural gem. Thinking afresh about the Museum is all the more enticing because we have a phenomenal collection, a dedicated constituency, and we Matthias Waschek, Director of the Worcester Art Museum and Malcolm Rogers, are located in a city that is reinventing itself. To serve you better, Director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, open the Salisbury doors. we also have to address challenges that we currently face and turn these into opportunities for positive growth: stay tuned! In addition, we are working strategically to raise our profile regionally The front doors are open— and to further stabilize our finances. Both are connected: It is by raising our visibility that we attract further income, and it is with Thank you! The membership-based campaign, “Open the Salisbury diversified income streams that we can broaden our impact. Doors,” not only exceeded its original goal of $60,000 needed Some of the short-term activities have already had results: the to re-open the Salisbury Doors, but it has gone well “over the “Open the Salisbury Doors” campaign allowed us to ignite top” by raising $100,600 to date in cash and pledges. In fact, considerable momentum; and offering free admission for July and gifts that range from $10 to thousands of dollars are still August attracted more than twice as many visitors to our Museum coming in! A very special thank-you is extended to Barrett during the same months in previous years. This fall, we are jump- Morgan, who provided the lead gift to open the doors. This starting our exhibition activities with the haunting images of a Worcester Art Museum special initiative has also succeeded in generating very Board of Trustees generation— Kennedy to Kent State . positive recognition and public relations for the Museum. In Clifford J. Schorer, Board President gratitude for the generous support for this project, the Museum We look forward to your visit, welcome to YOUR Museum. Catherine M. Colinvaux, Board Vice President Dr. Phyllis Pollack, Board Vice President has offered free admission to the public for the entire months of Joseph J. Bafaro Jr., Board Treasurer July and August 2012. Herbert S. Alexander Photo: Norm Eggert Dr. Julia D. Andrieni Matthias Waschek Marie A. Angelini Lisa M. Bernat Director Sara Buckingham Suzanne R. Campbell-Lambert Henry J. Ciborowski John B. Dirlam Susan M. Foley Dr. Gabriele M. Goszcz Patricia S. Lotuff Katharine M. Michie Charles H. Moser Moira Moynihan-Manoog 2 WWW . WORCESTERART . ORG Michael D. Sleeper WWW . WORCESTERART . ORG 3 Kennedy to Kent State: Images of a Generation September 29, 2012 - February 3, 2013 The Worcester Art Museum presents an exhibition of some of the most powerful American photographs of the 1960, the images KENNEDY TO through which the country shared that dynamic period and by which it is remembered. All from the museum’s permanent collection, these photographs were collected by Howard G. Davis, KENT STATE III to recall and reflect upon his memories of the era that had formed his personality. The images date from 1958 to 1975, and IMAGES OF A GENERATION include the presidency and assassination of John F. Kennedy, as well as the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, the American space program and its mission to the moon, the antiwar movement and counterculture. The exhibition is largely comprised of file photographs, vintage prints used in news media production and design. These were printed by the publishers, and used in editing meetings, for layout, and even as ‘camera art’ in newspaper and magazine production. In the 1990s, when news publishing corporations began to digitize imaging and reproduction functions and build electronic libraries, these objects were discarded or released onto the market. Some of the photographs are pristine, while others carry photo lab spotting and touch-ups, editor’s notes in grease pencil, or the scars of newsroom haste. Other prints are second generation enlargements or wire photos printed along with publication captions. Many of the prints were stamped or inscribed on the back with a record of each use, and in this way they reveal their own history, and carry powerful qualities as artifacts. Please note: Exhibition opening party / Saturday, September 29, 8-11 pm / the galleries will not be open to the public until Sunday, September 30, 11am Fully-illustrated exhibition catalog available in The Museum Shop. Bernie Boston, American, 1933-2008, Flower Power (detail), October 22, 1967, Gelatin silver print, Gift of Howard G. Davis, III A.K.A. David Davis, 2011.135 4 WWW . WORCESTERART . ORG WWW . WORCESTERART . ORG 5 Tours September Tour of the Month: Wars & Art Wednesday, September 19, 2pm Saturday, September 22, 2pm Free with Museum admission Docent Jane Pastore will explore wars and effects on the art world, including the German occupation, the effects of WWI, and the Bolshevik Revolution. October Tour of the Month: A Piece of My Heart Wednesday, October 17, 2pm Saturday, October 20, 2pm Free with Museum admission O Join theatre students from Worcester colleges as they Y T interpret passages from Keith Walker’s book “A Piece of My NED Heart: The Stories of 26 American Women Who Served in KEN ATE Vietnam.” Sessions will be held in Kennedy to Kent State. T November Tour of the Month: The 12 Steps S NT TION Wednesday, November 14, 2pm E ERA K GEN Saturday, November 17, 2pm F A ES O Free with Museum admission IMAG Twelve Step programs are well known for use in recovery 3 from addictive or dysfunctional behav 32 iors. Docent Ginny .4 93 Powell-Brasier will .7 lead you through works of art that 08 r 5 represent this spiritual progression. o ts rg n t.o e ty pm ar v ar 11 er December Tour of the Month: Music & Art E P 8- 40 st ch g , $ ce yn d in 29 rs r … L Wednesday, December 12, 2pm e en r e wo re rk t p be b . o a la O m w m M n em e ww d J e Saturday, December 15, 2pm e io pt nm : an D c R it e o 14 , d an ib , S / n r is r an tr Free with Museum admission h y 0 e tin a d en Ex da 3 b ar b n t ur $ em m sh a ee at rs pt , a l B tr S be e n / c u S Docent J S ow s So ry ane Maguire continues to explore this popular topic, em y ot e e u M b M vr h sb d VP h eu T li e as she ties pieces of music to works in the WAM collection in S it ’o by Sa ag R w d c t ur ad rs si a o historical, cultural, and emotional ways. 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