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2015 Mother’s Day Brunch at Columbus Museum of Art

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Make this Mother’s Day especially memorable by celebrating at the Columbus Museum of Art. Treat your mom to a special day of art, food, and memories at one of the most lovely locations  in Columbus during our Mother’s Day Brunch on May 10, 2015. Spend the day exploring the galleries including just opened Hats on the Silk Road exhibition, and enjoying a relaxing lunch in Derby Court. Adults – $35 • Special Member Price – $30; Children 12 and under – $15 • Special Member Price – $12 (Space is Limited). Valet parking available. 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM. For reservations, please call 614.629.0325.

2015 Mother’s Day Brunch Menu
Fruit with fruit dip – Russian cream sauce
Muffins, bagels, danish – minis; butter, cream cheese and jam
Smoked salmon
Plain french toast
Fresh berry topping syrup, powdered sugar
Bacon/sausage
Hash Brown Casserole
Tomato bisque soup
Hummus  and beet with Veggies
Lemon orzo salad
Mixed green salad – chipotle vinaigrette, ranch, italian shredded cheese
Spring vegetable medley
White cheddar whipped potatoes
Nom Nom chicken – chicken breast with orange sriracha sauce
White fish with lemon, white wine sauce
Penne stella – vegetarian
Vegetable Paella
Mac & Cheese Bar
bacon, scallions, diced tomatoes, bread crumbs
Carving station – turkey, roast beef – with sauces
sandwich rolls
Scrambled egg bar
With tomato, green onion, ceddar cheese, sauteed mushrooms, peppers, bacon bits, chopped ham
Desserts
Berries with russian cream
chocolate mousse
cheese cake with fruit compote
carrot cake
Mini Cupcakes

Inaugural Exhibitions Announced for Columbus Museum of Art New Wing

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The Columbus Museum of Art announces the opening exhibitions for the Museum’s newly built 50,000-square-foot addition. On October 25, 2015, the doors to the new wing are opened to the public and visitors will experience Keeping Pace: Eva Glimcher and Pace/Columbus and Imperfections By Chance: Paul Feeley Retrospective, 1954–1966.

Keeping Pace, on view through January 17, 2016, focuses on the impact that Pace Gallery had on the Columbus arts community. Pace, founded by Arne Glimcher in 1960, is today an important contemporary art gallery with eight locations in New York, London, Beijing and Hong Kong. Between 1965 and 1982 there was also Pace/Columbus, run by the charismatic gallerist Eva Glimcher. Situated on Broad Street just blocks from the Columbus Museum of Art, Pace held a series of exhibitions by significant contemporary artists, and had a strong impact on the appreciation of, and support for, art in the city. Keeping Pace, looks back at this history, focusing on the work of six artists who showed at Pace/Columbus: Jim Dine, Jean Dubuffet, Louise Nevelson, Lucas Samaras, Frank Stella and Andy Warhol. In Columbus as in the larger world, these artists helped transform the sense of what art can be.

The exhibition will feature pieces shown at Pace/Columbus along with other works on loan from Pace Gallery and the private collection of Herb and Dee Dee Glimcher, among others. A documentary film about Eva Glimcher and Pace/Columbus will also accompany the exhibition.

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Imperfections By Chance, on view through January 10, 2016, explores the legacy of the modernist artist Paul Feeley (1910-1966), whose paintings and sculptures are characterized by bright colors and undulating forms that are often poised between representation and abstraction. Feeley held an influential position as a professor at Bennington College in Vermont, where he helped make the school an ambitious cultural outpost in the 1950s and sixties. He organized or co-organized important early exhibitions of Jackson Pollock, David Smith, and Barnett Newman, and was himself honored with a 1968 memorial retrospective at the Solomon S. Guggenheim Museum in New York. Imperfections by Chance is the first major retrospective of Feeley’s work since that time. This exhibition was organized by the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, in partnership with the Columbus Museum of Art. It is co-curated by Tyler Cann, Associate Curator of Contemporary Art at the Columbus Museum of Art and Douglas Dreishpoon, Chief Curator Emeritus at the Albright-Knox. The exhibition is also accompanied by a fully illustrated exhibition catalogue, featuring illuminating essays on Paul Feeley and his work by Dreishpoon, Cann, and Raphael Rubinstein.

Read more: Fall Shows Usher in New Wing at Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus Dispatch, April 26, 2015

(Photos: Top: Jean Dubuffet, Pantalon d’Equinoxe © 2015 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris; Bottom: Caligula, 1960 by Paul Feeley, Estate of Paul Feeley Garth Greenan Gallery, New York)

Art and Alzheimer’s

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Toward the end of the movie Still Alice, starring Julianne Moore (who won an Oscar for her performance as Alice Howland, a Columbia University linguistics professor who’s stricken with an early-onset form of Alzheimer’s at age of 50) Moore is listening to Kristen Stewart (who plays her daughter Lydia) rehearse a scene for an upcoming audition. Lydia asks Alice if she knows what the scene is about. For a moment Moore’s face is blank. Then there is a flicker in her eyes. Alice can only get out one word: “Love.” It’s a rare moment of connection between mother and daughter struggling to deal with the effects of such a difficult disease.That moment of connection fits with research which suggests that the arts can be a powerful tool in treating Alzheimer’s. The arts can trigger memory, which allows those with Alzheimer’s to use their imagination, as well as, help them be more engaged and alert, and better able to communicate.

For the past several years the Museum has offered free monthly Sparking Imaginations tours designed for individuals diagnosed with early-stage Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, and their caregivers.

The Museum has more than 100 CMA Docents including a small group of specially trained docents who work in partnership with the Alzheimer’s Association of Central Ohio and AWARE, THE Alzheimer’s Women’s Association to Reach and Engage, to spread awareness and facilitate the Sparking Imaginations tours.

The participants (caregivers included) are given the space to explore together as they discuss a few select works of art in the galleries with a docent.

Sparking Imaginations is one way for all participants to take a break from their daily routines. Through this small group experience, the participants might share their thoughts on what they imagine the artist was thinking and often, these creative stories induce laughter. With laughter, there comes the joy.

One of our docents of the Sparking Imaginations committee recently shared with me a story of a participant— how his wife declined to attend the tour but he felt the need to come to the Museum. I believe Sparking Imaginations is meaningful for the time away that spent in our spaces and for the moments of joy or laughter.

Read more on our Sparking Imaginations tours in this recent article (For some Alzheimer’s patients, viewing artwork may trigger memories, Columbus Dispatch, February 19, 2014).

Sparking Imaginations is free to the general public the last Tuesday of every month at 1:00pm. Advanced registration is required. To reserve this tour or for more information, please call 614.221.6801.

We are very grateful to our Supporting Sponsor: The Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation, as well as the following additional supporters, Robert Bernard, Sarah Bongiorno, Sheryl & Steven Ellcessor, Ann Flaherty, Gail Thomas.

NEW CMA: Columbus Museum of Art Announces Opening Date for New Wing

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The Columbus Museum of Art today announced the public opening of its new 50,000 square foot wing will be Sunday, October 25 at 10:00 am. The event will mark the completion of the third and final phase of the Museum’s Art Matters campaign.

The $37.6 million project encompasses major renovations to the Ross Wing and lobby area the Museum added in 1974 and the construction of a new wing. These changes will result in a unique meeting and special event complex, as well as, new Gallery spaces to showcase the Museum’s permanent collection and expanded space for high-profile traveling exhibitions.

Columbus-based architecture firm DesignGroup led by award-winning architect Michael Bongiorno, a graduate of the prestigious Pratt Institute School of Architecture, has spearheaded the project. Recognized for the talent, experience, and innovation applied to successful local and regional urban projects, Bongiorno specializes in the design of civic facilities, cultural destinations, and residential mixed-use communities. His current projects include the City of Columbus New Government Campus and the Ohio State University Jameson Crane Sports Medicine Institute. Recently completed notable projects include the award-winning Battelle Darby Creek Nature Center, the award-winning McConnell Arts Center of Worthington, the award-winning Grange Insurance Audubon Center, and the award-winning John R. Maloney Health and Wellness Center.

Corna Kokosing has been the general contractor for the project. A partner on the previous two phases of the CMA’s construction, Corna has long been a part of the Museum family and the Columbus community. The company has a history of being a loyal supporter of the arts and Mark Corna, president, has personally been a vital member of the Columbus arts community for many years. Corna is committed to improving their industry, community, and the environment. Not only have they constructed or renewed many of the landmark buildings in the area, but also they have become active participants in many charitable and cultural events that mark the fabric of our city.

Follow the progress on social media: #NewCMA.

Celebrate Valentine’s Day with Hearts for Art

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Show your love for art this #Valentines day. Once again we’re joining museums across the country to celebrate Valentine’s Day with Hearts for Art. Show your love of art. Pick up a heart at our front desk and place it in front of an artwork you love. Then share your love by snapping a pic and hashtag #heartsforart and tag @columbusmuseum across your favorite social media platforms. We’ll share some of our favorites.

We’re excited to be joining Brooklyn Museum of Art, Baltimore Museum of Art, Dallas Museum of Art, Denver Art Museum, Detroit Institute of Arts, Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Oakland Museum of California and the Philbook Museum.

We can’t wait to see all the love!

Wonderball Q & A with DJs Charles Erickson and Donnie Mossman

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Wonderball is tomorrow! We’re thrilled to celebrate creativity with the community, and in preparation for the big event we’ve been discussing the subject with some of the people behind the party. Today Charles Erickson and Donnie Mossman share their take on creativity and wonder. Their music, visuals, and an interactive video art installation will help set the mood for the party tomorrow night.

What is your version of Wonder?
For us, wonder usually starts with “I wonder what would happen if…”. “I wonder what would happen if I tried blending this song with these two videos and syncing them to these lights.” Or “I wonder what would happen if I plugged this connector into this machine,” and so on. Sometimes it’s a means to solve a problem at hand and sometimes it’s just out of curiosity, but even the ones out of curiosity tend to come in handy down the road. “I wonder what would happen if…”  is how the Magic Mirror (or Wonder Mirror for this particular night) interactive video art installation was born.

How do you incorporate creativity into your life?
As two DJs and designers of a wide range of media (video, graphic and lighting) we rely on creativity for all of our projects. We are often charged with the task of making unique events happen in places and in ways they never have before, which always requires a healthy amount of creativity and open-mindedness about how to approach the individual problems. Creativity also plays a large role in how we assemble the music for each individual event, keeping an atmosphere that suits as well as engages.

PURCHASE WONDERBALL TICKETS HERE
Advance tickets are $100 and available until 5pm today, January 30 ($125 at the door). Tickets include a tasting reception, two drink tickets, valet parking, entertainment, and surprises throughout the night. All proceeds benefit CMA’s Center for Creativity.