WINTER & SPRING 2020
Director’s Welcome As we ring in 2020, we have a lot to celebrate. We open the New Year with African American Art in the 20th Century, a traveling exhibition organized by the Smithsonian American Art Museum. The exhibition features 45 artworks by 34 African American artists produced between the 1930s and 1990s. These artists worked in a diversity of media and genres including painting, photography, mixed media and sculpture encompassing social realism to abstract expressionism. Subjects often grapple with difficult history including slavery, sharecropping, exploitation, and police brutality, as well as personal memory and experience. While some African American artists, such as Romare Bearden and Jacob Lawrence, were recognized in their day by galleries and museums, most were marginalized from the mainstream art world. We are so pleased to have the opportunity to honor these artists and bring one of the finest collections of art created by African American artists to our region. As a museum of American art, we have a responsibility to share a diversity of perspectives on the American experience. This exhibition is the first of many in 2020 and beyond towards this effort. The Westmoreland team has also developed a dynamic roster of programming to complement this exhibition. Artist Renée Stout, whose artwork The Colonel's Cabinet is in the exhibition, will visit The Westmoreland for a conversation with Pittsburgh artist Alisha Wormsley on April 29th. Our culinary experience will feature Chef Aziza Young’s four course meal inspired by the cookbook Jubilee which features recipes from two centuries of African American cooking by Toni Tipton Martin. Each course will feature a presentation by Martin as she sheds new light on the history, breadth, and depth of African American cuisine. Our intergenerational Community Days will feature a wide variety of themes, including one developed by BOOM
Concepts on April 5. Dedicated to the development of artists and creative entrepreneurs representing marginalized voices, BOOM Concepts will activate the Museum with a DJ in the gallery, screen printing, story time, tours and more. We celebrate the launch of new programs as we partner with senior centers to provide enriching experiences that connect our community. We will also offer classes for our youngest visitors and their caregivers with our new baby and toddler programs. As we enter spring, we will continue to reach our K–12 students with tours and transportation supported by the generosity of our region’s PA businesses through the Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program. We also celebrate the life of Bruce Wolf, who passed away January 4th. Bruce was President of the Board of Trustees of The Westmoreland from 2007 to 2017, and led the successful capital campaign that resulted in our award winning new facility. He was an avid collector of art and helped the Museum acquire seminal works, including Joseph Pennell's Steel – In the Works, Homestead, 1909. Bruce was a dear friend whose character, which exuded a passion for learning and a generosity of spirit, will forever be a part of The Westmoreland. It is in this spirit that we invite you to visit The Westmoreland.
Anne Kraybill The Richard M. Scaife Director/CEO
opposite: Sam Gilliam (b. 1933), Open Cylinder, 1979; Oil on canvas, part a: 81 x 35 1/2 inches, part b: 80 3/4 x 46 inches. Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Ritzenberg. © 2020 Sam Gilliam / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
This traveling exhibition, organized by the Smithsonian American Art Museum, presents 45 works dating from the 1930s to the 1990s by 34 black artists. These painters, sculptors, and printmakers participated in the multifaceted dialogues about art, identity, and the rights of the individual that engaged American society throughout the twentieth century.
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These artists worked at significant social and political moments in American life. The Harlem Renaissance, World War II, the Civil Rights movement, the Cold War, and the forces for freedom around the world shaped their lives and worldviews. Family and personal history became subtexts for some while others interpreted the syncopations of jazz in visual form, and still others translated observation into powerful emotional statements. In styles that range from American scene painting to gestural expressionism to abstractions that glow with color, the artists explore myth and memory and acknowledge the heritage of Africa. The words of scholar, writer and political activist W.E.B. Du Bois, Howard University philosophy professor Alain Locke, author Zora Neale Hurston, the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and their contemporaries provided insight and inspiration. In response, the artists affirm community and individuality. For them art is a vehicle for understanding the complex, conflicting, and sustaining facets of the American experience. Several were expatriates, finding it easier to earn a living as an artist outside the United States. While Benny Andrews, Romare Bearden, Jacob Lawrence, Bob Thompson, Sam Gilliam, Lois Mallou Jones and Whitfield Lovell are some of the best-known names among those represented, this exhibition introduces the work of a larger number of under-recognized black artists who were their contemporaries and, in their work, considered and addressed similar subjects and personal experiences. Hilda Wilkinson Brown, Palmer Hayden, Malvin Gray Johnson, Sargent Johnson, and Ellis Wilson depict positive aspects of their daily lives while Eldzier Cortor, Melvin Edwards, Felrath Hines, and Thornton Dial, Sr. grapple with difficult subjects like slavery, loss of jobs, tenant farming, backbreaking labor, police brutality, apartheid and the struggle for equal rights. Still others, 2 / Winter & Spring 2020
like William H. Johnson, Romare Bearden, and Frederick Brown, celebrate the perseverance of sharecroppers, their love of music, African American women, and life in New York City. Considering himself an “artist-reporter,” Boston artist Allan Rohan Crite states: “My intention in the neighborhood paintings...was to show aspects of life in the city...and to present [black people] in an ordinary light, persons enjoying the usual pleasures of life with its mixtures of both sorrow and joys....” Although Emilio Cruz is known for a fusion of figuration and abstraction in his paintings, he uses the style of abstract expressionism to translate a memory and personal experience he had in Rome in 1964. As a member of the Washington Color School, Sam Gilliam captures the movement of paint as it spreads over and soaks into unprimed fabric. His experiments in color and improvisation, shifting irregular shapes and random patterns resemble African American ‘crazy quilts.’ Whitfield Lovell pays homage to the families of railroad workers who lived in the row houses in Houston, Texas while Renée Stout traces the life of a fictitious colonel in the tradition of a ‘cabinet of curiosities.’ As Hughie Lee-Smith wrote: “If art is to survive, it must express the needs and aspirations of the people and solidify them in the struggle for the achievement of their poetical, social, and economic goals.”
African American Art in the 20th Century is organized by the Smithsonian American Art Museum. The C.F. Foundation in Atlanta supports SAAM’s traveling exhibition program, Treasures to Go. The William R. Kenan Jr. Endowment Fund provided financial support. This exhibition has been generously funded by the Hillman Exhibition Fund of The Westmoreland Museum of American Art.
African American Art in the 20th Century is on view from February 16–May 10, 2020 in the Museum's Cantilever Gallery.
above: Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000), Community (study for mural, Jamaica, NY), 1986; Gouache on paper, 30 x 22 1/8 inches. Smithsonian American Art Museum, transfer from the General Services Administration, Art-in-Architecture Program. © 2020 The Jacob and Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence Foundation, Seattle / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York opposite: Charles Searles (1937–2004), Celebration, 1975; Acrylic on canvas, 27 1/2 x 81 3/4 inches. Smithsonian American Art Museum, transfer from the General Services Administration, Art-in-Architecture Program.
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To complement the exhibition African American Art of the 20th Century from the Smithsonian American Art Museum, we have brought together a selection of paintings, sculptures, photo montages and prints from The Westmoreland’s permanent collection and loans from Art Bridges and The University Museum at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. All seven of the artists in this special exhibition, on view in the Museum’s Post 1950s Gallery through May 10, explore their own personal histories, their heritage, and art history in a range of media and approaches.
Works from The Westmoreland's Permanent Collection Thad Mosely is a self-taught sculptor giving new life to “at hand” materials such as stone from demolished buildings, scrap yard metal, and most often, logs from the trees of western Pennsylvania. He draws with hammer and chisel, embarking on a journey of sculptural improvisation. Each log suggests what it wants to be. What begins as a suggestion in chalk directly applied to the wood evolves into an elegant balance of space and structure. Material guides the artist through months of creation as sturdy roots are replaced with an airy fluidity that seems to contradict the heft of its natural state. His Cloud, 2010, while made of a heavy piece of cherry, delicately balances on its arched support, floating just above our heads. Vanessa German’s Parade to the Baptism, 2013, is reminiscent of Central Africa’s nkisi nkondi. Referred to as ‘Power Figures,’ they are embodied with a spiritual mysticism intended to protect a community in the midst of turmoil. The artist adorns her figures with items she is drawn to - sometimes subconsciously plucked from the sidewalk, other times scavenged from the wrong side of police crossing tape. Her assemblages speak to the African American experience, the hand-me-down sorrows of generations past, and the hopeful prayers for a thriving future. Everything means something.
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Mickalene Thomas draws on art history and popular culture to create a contemporary vision of female sexuality, beauty, and power. Thomas constructs complex portraits, landscapes, and interiors in order to examine how identity, gender, and sense of self are informed by the ways in which women are represented in art and popular culture. In Shug Kisses Celie, 2016, Thomas photographed a still from the movie The Color Purple, a complicated tale of male dominance, female empowerment and the healing power of love.
Works on Loan from Art Bridges David Clyde Driskell uses oil and collage to allude to his own personal history, African and ancient art, and the natural landscape. While he references multiple styles in his work, his primary language is the flattened and overlapping planes of Cubism and the painterly brushwork of Abstract Expressionism. Collaged elements, including paper and cloth, comprise the woman’s head and body in Woman With Flowers, 1972, while a looselydefined cross makes up the space behind the figure. Holding an armful of multi-colored flowers, she appears Madonna-like in her pose. Driskell fondly remembers the quilts that his mother and other female family members made, so the grid of squares that form the cross pattern could be a reference to her as well as alluding to his father who was a Baptist minister. Collage is fundamental to Driskell’s artistic process and he acknowledges the work of Romare Bearden (whose two paintings will be on view in the Cantilever Gallery), whom he met the year after this painting was made, and had long-admired. Driskell referred to Bearden as a “great American master.” For Boxes, 1970, Joe Overstreet (1933-2019) takes abstract painting into the sculptural dimension. Held in place by rope tension lines, Overstreet removes his canvas from its stretcher, suspending it in mid-air. His contemporary and friend, Sam Gilliam (who has three paintings that will be on view in the Cantilever Gallery), comes to mind when seeing Overstreet’s work. Known too for removing any supports from his large shaped canvases, Gilliam lets them hang freely on the wall. Overstreet saw his sculptural paintings as experiments in how to situate art and viewers in physical space, allowing them to interact directly with his work. “My paintings don’t let the onlooker glance over them, but rather take them deeply into them and let them out—many times by difference routes.” In Lost Boys: AKA BB, 1993, Kerry James Marshall uses acrylic and collage to create his memorial to the deaths of black youths by gun violence. Conceived and painted years before Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, Antwon Rose, and so many others lost their lives, Marshall reflects the bitter reality of life for young black men in this country, still happening all too frequently even 27 years later. With the other artists in this exhibition, he shares excerpts from his personal history, African American history, and art history. According to Holland Cotter, Marshall has “become one of the great history painters of our time.” He refers to Marshall as an “ace storyteller.” “Sometimes he spells the story out and other times only implies the story. (“Kerry James Marshall: Mastry,” New York Times, 10/20/16)
Works on Loan from The University Museum Willie Cole takes everyday domestic objects (flat irons, shoes, plastic bottles, ironing boards to name just some) and transforms them for the viewer to reinterpret. Cole found an iron on the street that had been run over. He no longer saw it as an iron but as an African mask, transforming that simple shape into something much more powerful. With special thanks to Art Bridges and The University Museum at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, for their generous support of this exhibition.
left to right: Thaddeus Mosely (b. 1926), Cloud, 2010; Walnut and cherry wood, 102 x 60 x 28 inches. The Westmoreland Museum of American Art; Gift of the Westmoreland Society with additional funds from Katherine Mabis McKenna Foundation in memory of Jack Robertshaw, Pam and Scott Kroh, and Trudi and Charles Booth, 2015.133. Vanessa German (b. 1976), Parade to the Baptism, 2013; Mixed media, 51 x 44 x 14 inches. The Westmoreland Museum of American Art; Museum purchase, 2014.3. Willie Cole (b. 1955), Men of Iron, 2004; Inkjet print on archival paper, 22 x 29 inches. The University Museum at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2014.009.
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Exhibitions Cantilever Gallery
African American Art in the 20th Century February 16–May 10, 2020 Organized by the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C., this traveling exhibition presents 45 works dating from the 1930s through the 1990s by 34 black artists from the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s collection.
Post 1950s Gallery
POP/OP Through March 1, 2020 This exhibition brings together the works by artists such as Andy Warhol and Claes Oldenburg, who responded to American consumerism and mass production in conversation with artists of the Op art movement including Edna Andrade and Julian Stanczak whose abstract psychedelic designs were as much about the viewer experience as the artwork itself.
top: David Clyde Driskell (b. 1931), Woman with Flowers, 1972; Oil and collage on canvas, 37 1/2 x 38 1/2 inches. Art Bridges, AB.2018.3. middle row left to right: Felrath Hines (1913-1993), Red Stripe with Green Background, 1986; Oil on linen, 51 x 39 7/8 inches. Smithsonian American Art Museum, gift of Dorothy C. Fisher, wife of the artist. © 1986, Dorothy C. Fisher. Beauford Delaney (1901-1979), Can Fire in the Park, 1946; Oil on canvas, 24 x 30 inches. Smithsonian American Art Museum, museum purchase. Ellen Chisdes Neuberg, Connecting the Dots; Acrylic on canvas, 48 x 60 inches. bottom left: Emily Andrews and Autumn Stankay, Moxa, 2020; Photograph. bottom right: George Inness (1825-1894), Moonrise, Alexandria Bay, 1891; Oil on canvas, 30 1/4 x 45 1/4 inches. The Westmoreland Museum of American Art; Bequest of Richard M. Scaife, 2015.65. Free admission to exhibitions is generously supported by:
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Post 1950s Gallery (cont.)
Supporting Exhibition to African American Art in the 20th Century March 13–May 10, 2020
To complement the exhibition African American Art of the 20th Century, we have brought together a selection of paintings, sculptures, photo montages and prints from The Westmoreland’s permanent collection and loans from Art Bridges and The University Museum.
Robertshaw Gallery
Nicole Renee Ryan: Land of Little Thoughts and No Worries Through February 16, 2020 Closing Reception: Friday, February 14 with Art on Tap: LOVE
Nicole Renee Ryan paints distant landscapes based on her memories of memories. Things remembered and things forgotten, emotionally charged ambiguous imagery, are represented by half realistic and half abstract shapes in vivid color.
Conservation: Works from the Permanent Collection February 21–March 22, 2020 Utilizing works from the Permanent Collection, this exhibition takes visitors behind the scenes to demonstrate various aspects and processes of art conservation and how they pertain to managing and caring for our collection.
Acupuncture Photography Project March 27–April 26, 2020 Reception: Friday, April 10 with Art on Tap: Eggstravaganza The collaboration of photographer Autumn Stankay and acupuncturist Emily Andrews melds modern art with healing art through a series of photographs representing the ancient medicine of acupuncture in the modern world.
Ellen Chisdes Neuberg: Living A Life...A Puzzlement May 1–May 31, 2020 Reception: Friday, May 8 with Art on Tap After 22 years of running Gallerie Chiz in Shadyside, and now painting six days a week in her galleryturned-studio, Ellen Chisdes Neuberg presents a brand new series of abstract-surrealist paintings as she ponders the intricacies of life in transition.
Carol R. Brown Gallery
Contemporary Visions: AAP Past and Present January–March, 2020 Contemporary artists from our works on paper collection, many of whom are past or current members of Associated Artists of Pittsburgh.
Spring in Pennsylvania April–June, 2020 A season of growth and renewal, springtime has long-since captured the fascination of artists. Take a journey through Pennsylvania landscapes from our works on paper collection as the selection of artists pay tribute to the transformative power of nature.
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Social Gatherings
Art on Tap Series
Experience happy hour at The Westmoreland on the second Friday of every month! Enjoy live music, an art scavenger hunt, light bites from Elegant Catering and drinks, including beer from All Saints Brewing Company.
Art on Tap
LOVE
Friday, February 14, 5–8pm Couples and singles alike, join us for Valentine’s day as we celebrate LOVE - Robert Clark Indiana’s serigraph on paper of course! Enjoy a night of Pop art and love featuring live music, a special Valentine’s Day art scavenger hunt, specialty chocolate tastings, champagne bar and more fun surprises that you won’t want to miss! $10 members/$15 non-members (provides one drink and cash bar after) Sponsored by University of Pittsburgh Greensburg
Art on Tap
Shamrocks & Shenanigans Friday, March 13, 5–8pm
Don't miss this special St. Patrick’s Day themed Art on Tap! Enjoy specialty mint chocolate lattes at Café Marchand and even add a little Irish cream for delight. Wear your green, and we'll serve up the green beer. Plus, come prepared to search for that elusive pot of gold! $10 members/$15 non-members (provides one drink and cash bar after)
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Eggstravaganza Friday, April 10, 5–8pm Who said adults can’t have fun too? Have an eggstraordinary time at this Art on Tap featuring specialty cocktails, candy bar, hands-on activities and, of course, an egg hunt with top prizes of Museum membership & more! $10 members/$15 non-members (provides one drink and cash bar after) Sponsored by Milanscape
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Art on Tap
Uncorked
Friday, May 8, 5–9pm Join us for a special Uncorked edition of Art on Tap! This wine fest experience includes complimentary tastings from a selection of regional wineries with your wine passport and an add-on sommelier led class opportunity. There will be plenty of savory eats, live entertainment and good times flowing! For an up-to-date list of participating wineries, visit thewestmoreland.org/uncorked $10 members/$15 non-members (provides one drink and cash bar after) add-on sommelier experience is an additional charge Sponsored by Penn State New Kensington and Penn State New Kensington Alumni
Spring Jazz Concert Series Wednesday, March 11: Joshua Ben Wednesday, April 8: Judi Figel Wednesday, May 13: To be announced. Wednesday, June 10: To be announced.
Sit back and relax to your jazz favorites at The Westmoreland on the second Wednesday of the month, March through June. All performances from 7-9pm. Come early to explore the galleries and get a bite from Café Marchand, which are open until 7pm. $8 members/$10 non-members with cash bar
Film Series: Pioneers of African American Cinema Thursday, February 27, 7–8:30pm Thursday, March 26, 7–8:30pm Thursday, April 23, 7–8:30pm
In conjunction with African American Art in the 20th Century, The Westmoreland presents a first-ever film series featuring works by the unsung pioneers of early African American Cinema. After each film, stay and join in on the conversation with a facilitated discussion. For more information about the films being shown and the discussion facilitators, visit our website. FREE
Erín Moure
Renée Stout*
Conversations
Poetry Reading and Workshop in Collaboration with Saint Vincent College Friday, March 20, 5:30–7pm Award-winning Canadian poet Erín Moure will read from her new translation Sleepless Nights Under Capitalism: The Poems of John Wendell by Argentine poet Juan Gelman (Eulalia Books, 2020) and hold a collaborative poetry workshop entitled "Bring Paper. Bring One Word. Let's Make Poetry!" Free and open to the public. FREE
In Conversation: Renée Stout & Alisha B. Wormsley
Enrichment Tours: African American Art in the 20th Century Thursday, March 5, 5–6:30pm Thursday, April 2, 5–6:30pm Thursday, April 30, 5–6:30pm
We invite all lifelong learners of any age for a series of personal enrichment tours of African American Art in the 20th Century. These history-themed tours are suitable for anyone with a passion for learning history through art. Each session will feature an in depth tour on a different topic of African American history and include a hands on art making project. For more information, including topic description, visit our website. Light refreshments are included. $8 members/$10 non-members Advance registration is required.
Wednesday, April 29, 7–8pm
Join artists Renée Stout and Alisha B. Wormsley as they discuss and share thoughts on their artistic practices. Renée Stout’s work is part of African American Art in the 20th Century. You’ll hear more about her painting, drawing, mixed media sculpture, photography and installation and how those works encourage selfexamination, introspection and the ability to laugh at the absurdities of life and ourselves. Alisha B. Wormsley is an interdisciplinary artist and cultural producer, living in Pittsburgh. Free for members/$10 non-members Free for students with valid ID. *Photo courtesy of Renée Stout
For Museum Members
Member & Patron Preview: African American Art in the 20th Century Saturday, February 15, 6:30–8pm Enjoy the very first look at this incredible exhibition from the Smithsonian American Art Museum during this special reception. Offered as a benefit for Best Friend and above members and patrons. FREE Advance registration is required. To register, contact Daria Jarani, Membership & Grants Manager, at djarani@thewestmoreland.org or 724.837.1500 x117.
To register or purchase tickets for these events, visit thewestmoreland.org/events or call 888.718.4253.
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Toni Tipton-Martin*
Chef Aziza Young
Community Events Community Day
Pop-Op-Apalooza Sunday, March 1, 11am–3pm The Westmoreland, in collaboration with The Andy Warhol Museum, presents a special day celebrating all things Pop and Op. The Warhol Museum Education Team will present a variety of their most popular art activities, including screen printing, blotted line, rubber stamping and make-your-own screen test. FREE
Community Day
Native American Cultural Celebration Sunday, May 3, 11am–3pm The Westmoreland and the Council of the Three Rivers American Indian Center, Inc. host a Native American Cultural Presentation. Come and enjoy Native American dance performances, music, story-telling and art activities. FREE
Community Day
BOOM Concepts Sunday, April 5, 11am–3pm
Culinary Experiences
Join The Westmoreland and BOOM Concepts for this fun-packed day! Enjoy a DJ in the galleries, screen printing in the studio, art activities throughout the Museum, story time, and drop-in tours of African American Art in the 20th Century throughout the day. FREE
The Celebration and Evolution of Two Centuries of African American Cooking
Greensburg ArtsWalk Saturday, April 25, 11am–4pm Take a walk on the Arts side on this day of discovery of all that Greensburg has to offer in visual and performing arts. The Westmoreland, in collaboration with the Westmoreland Cultural Trust, presents this self-guided walking tour of the city. Enjoy art making, performances, food trucks, and lots more as our arts community comes together for this annual event. FREE
Community Events are made possible with support from the McKinney Charitable Foundation and the Brooks Foundation through the PNC Charitable Trusts Grant Review Committee.
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Saturday, April 18, Reception 6:30–7pm Dinner & Book Signing 7–9pm Enjoy dinner and discussion focusing on the rich and varied history of African American cooking—a cuisine far beyond soul food. Author Toni Tipton-Martin will speak about the evolution of African American cooking and her book Jubilee: Recipes from Two Centuries of African American Cooking. Chef Aziza Young, an experienced chef and former contestant on Fox Network’s Hell’s Kitchen, will prepare a four course dinner interpreting recipes from Toni Tipton-Martin’s book. This event is presented in partnership with students from Adelphoi Village. $60 members/$70 non-members Wine pairing available for each course for an additional $40. Advance registration is required. *Reprinted with permission from Jubilee: Recipes from Two Centuries of African American Cooking by Toni Tipton-Martin, copyright © 2019. Photographs by Jerrelle Guy. Published by Clarkson Potter, a division of Penguin Random House, Inc.
Pop-Up Studios
Children’s Saturday Studios
Pop-Up Studios give adults (ages 18 and above) the opportunity to get in touch with their inner artist. Each class explores different techniques and media. No previous art experience is needed. Wine, beer, snacks and materials will be provided. Advance registration is required.
From October to May, Children’s Saturday Studio classes are offered once a month for children ages 7–10 and are taught by a professional art instructor. Each class features a fun art-related theme. Advance registration is required.
Felted Necklace
Mythical Monsters
Wednesday, March 11, 6–8pm
Saturday, March 14, 10am–noon For children ages 7–10
Come and learn how you can create beautiful, wearable felted wool jewelry pieces from professional textile artist, LaVerne Kemp. $20 members/$25 non-members
Using various source materials, students will create their own fantastical beasties. We will be using techniques of drawing, collage, and painting for this experience. $15 members/$20 non-members
Welcome Home!
Safari! 3D Painting
Wednesday, April 15, 6–8pm
Saturday, April 11, 10am–noon For children ages 7–10
Paint and stencil your own welcome sign for your porch, yard, or garden! Use a variety of pre-planned styles or create your own from scratch. $20 members/$25 non-members
Paper Flowers Wednesday, May 6, 6–8pm Artist Susan Novak will share techniques for creating lovely paper flower arrangements from simple and inexpensive materials! $20 members/$25 non-members
Explore the style of the Lion King on Broadway! Students will create their own 3D painting of a lion, zebra, or elephant. $15 members/$20 non-members
May Flowers Saturday, May 9, 10am–noon For children ages 7–10 What can you create with only post-it notes and tape? A 3D rainbow paper dahlia. $15 members/$20 non-members
To register or purchase tickets for these events, visit thewestmoreland.org/events or call 888.718.4253.
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For Regional K–12 Teachers
Children's Summer Art Camps
ACT 48 Workshop: STEAM
Week-long art camps where children ages 7–10 can explore their creativity through fun, innovative programs. Each camp features a different theme, and throughout the week, campers will spend time both in the galleries and the Museum's studio space.
Thursday, March 19, 4:30–8:30pm We invite all regional K-12 teachers to explore how science, technology, engineering, and math overlap with art in our next ACT 48 teacher workshop. Participating teachers will discover multiple methods on how to incorporate visual and activity based learning into their STEAM curriculum. The evening begins at 4:30 for an optional social hour with complimentary heavy appetizers and refreshments immediately followed by the workshop. This three-hour workshop will include a STEAM based tour with in-gallery activities, a studio component and discussion on how to apply these approaches to your classroom. Teachers will receive a packet of materials with additional resources. FREE Advance registration is required. Must have a valid PA teaching certificate to participate. Teacher programs supported in part by contributions from businesses eligible for tax credits through the PA Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program.
To register or purchase tickets for these events, visit thewestmoreland.org/events or call 888.718.4253.
$135 members/$155 non-members
To register or for more information, go to thewestmoreland.org/artcamps.
It's A Small World Monday, June 15–Friday, June 19 9am–3pm Registration deadline: June 8, 2020
A Bug's Life Monday, June 29–Friday, July 3 9am–3pm
Registration deadline: June 22, 2020
Ready, Player One! Monday, July 20–Friday, July 24 9am–3pm Registration deadline: July 13, 2020
Monster, Myth, and Magic Interested in sponsoring an event or learning more about EITC tax credits? Please contact Rhonda Madden, Director of Advancement at 724.837.1500 x130.
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Monday, August 3–Friday, August 7 9am–3pm Registration deadline: July 27, 2020
* Please note that a limited number of Summer Art Camp Scholarships are available. For more information, contact Michael Carsone, Studio Programs Coodinator at mcarsone@thewestmoreland.org or 724.837.1500 x146
Art Engages and Empowers Everyone The Westmoreland Debuts New Programs This Spring Based on our belief that one is never too young or too old to enjoy and learn from art, The Westmoreland is introducing three new programs to engage our younger and more senior audiences. Each program will offer these groups opportunities to explore the Museum’s collection and special exhibitions with unique and creatively enhanced tour experiences to bring art and learning alive. In addition, these programs provide great opportunities for socialization. These programs will begin in spring 2020.
Art Babies
Toddler Tours
(infants 3–24 months)
(2–4 years)
Inaugural Tour: Monday, April 6th
Inaugural Tour: Saturday, April 4th
It’s no surprise to know that infants begin to visually learn much about the world around them early on. By engaging in activities that focus on art, babies can begin to develop a familiarity with colors, shapes and line. These tours are designed to provide parents, grandparents or caregivers a shared opportunity to teach and to learn alongside their infant. Adults will learn to name and describe the characteristics they see in the art. By sharing these looking and naming activities, adults will help to actively build the infant’s early sense of visual literacy. $8 members/$10 non-members
These tours are similar in philosophy to the baby tours and offer young children a further enhanced opportunity to build upon visual literacy and critical thinking skills. These tours are also designed for parents or caregivers to learn and play alongside their child. Each tour will focus on a small number of artworks and will include a variety of activities including dance and movement, music, drama, stories and more, designed to enhance the connections to the art. All tours will end with an art project in the studio or in the galleries as appropriate. $8 members/$10 non-members
Tours offered on the first Monday of each month 10–10:45am
Advance registration is required. Cost per baby (Adults free - up to 2 adults per baby) This tour is designed to provide focused bonding time for you and your baby. Please make other arrangements for older siblings.
Tours offered on the first Saturday of each month 10–11:15am
Advance registration is required. Cost per child (Adults free - up to 2 adults)
Exploring Art Never Gets Old (Tour and Studio Program for Seniors 65+)
Inaugural Tour: Monday, April 6th
Tours offered on the first Monday of each month 3–4:30pm This program is designed to give inquisitive and active seniors the opportunity to discover that creativity and learning have no age limit and neither should having fun! In fact, this program allows everyone to once more channel their inner child and to enjoy artistic adventures that free you to explore, discover and create. We’ll be combining lively conversation about the art with other art forms such as music, poetry, movement and drama to enhance the experience. Each tour will end with time in the studio to make an art project related to the works we viewed in the galleries. Refreshments (tea, coffee and snacks) will be provided. FREE
Advance registration is required.
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A Remembrance of Bruce Wolf Bruce M. Wolf (April 13, 1948–January 4, 2020)
Bruce Wolf with his wife Sheryl and their sons Oliver (right) and Kendal (left) along with daughter in-law Colleen Oakes at the Museum’s Grand Reopening in 2015.
The Westmoreland family is deeply saddened by the recent passing of a great friend to the museum and dedicated member of the Board of Trustees – Bruce Wolf. Joining the Museum’s Board of Trustees in 2004 and serving as President for ten years from 2007-2017, Bruce Wolf played a critical role in shaping “The New Westmoreland.” Under his leadership, the Museum’s capital campaign was launched to fund the major renovation and expansion project, and as part of the Architectural Steering Committee from 2010-2014, he helped to select Ennead Architects and guide the project throughout its duration. Additionally, Bruce was a member of the Succession Planning Committee in 2017; the group tasked with conducting a national search for the Museum’s next Director/CEO and ultimately hiring Anne Kraybill. Further demonstrating his dedication, he served on the Finance and Investment Committee from 20062007 and again from 2018-2020. During his tenure as President, the Museum was gifted major art collections including the Bequest from the Estate of Richard M. Scaife and the Dr. Michael L. Nieland Collection. An avid art collector himself, Bruce funded the acquisition of six works of art for the Museum’s permanent collection either independently or as part of a group of contributors, and he was a member of the Museum’s Westmoreland Society. 14 / Winter & Spring 2020
Bruce and his wife Sheryl’s leadership contribution to the Museum’s capital campaign resulted in the naming of the Bruce & Sheryl Wolf Interactive Space within the Center for Creative Connections. This space features hands-on activities for visitors that connect back to art in the galleries. It is with much gratitude and heavy hearts that we remember Bruce’s amazing service to the Museum and his remarkable leadership. His warm smile and kind presence will be greatly missed here at The Westmoreland.
Joseph Pennell (1860-1926), Steel - In the Works, Homestead, 1909; Etching on paper, 11 3/4 x 8 3/8 inches. The Westmoreland Museum of American Art; Gift of Bruce M. and Sheryl Wolf for the Gift of Art.
THE WESTMORELAND SOCIETY 32ND ANNUAL DINNER The Westmoreland Society is dedicated to the collection, preservation and advancement of American art. Since 1986, the Westmoreland Society has purchased over 40 works of fine and decorative art and supported the publication of a monograph on George Hetzel for a total of over $1.2 million in funds allocated, to date, for acquisitions.
Photo of Pam and Scott Kroh and past Gold Medal recipients with the two selected artworks.
On the first Friday in December, members of The Westmoreland Society gathered for their annual dinner and had the opportunity to vote on a selection of three works of art to join the Museum’s collection. Through their membership dues and the contributions made the night of the event, the group was able to purchase the two works of art with the most votes – Cara Livorio, Flourish (right) and Tina Williams Brewer, Divine Plan (left). Honored that evening with the Society’s prestigious Gold Medal award were long-time Museum supporters Pam and Scott Kroh (pictured at left).
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very first look at this incredible exhibition from the Smithsonian American Art Museum during this special reception.
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR OCTOBER 17, 2020! Inspired by the Simple Pleasures: The Art of Doris Lee featured exhibition, the theme for this year's Big Art Party will be centered around the 1940s Big Band Era and swing music. Are you or your business interested in sponsoring the Big Art Party? Contact Rhonda Madden, Director of Advancement, at rmadden@thewestmoreland.org, or call 724.837.1500 x130 to discuss the Museum’s selection of sponsorship opportunities.
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front cover: Loïs Mailou Jones (1905–1998), Moon Masque, 1971; Oil and collage on canvas, 41 x 30 1/8 inches. Smithsonian American Art Museum, bequest of the artist. back cover: Palmer Hayden (1890–1973), The Janitor Who Paints, ca. 1930; Oil on canvas, 39 1/8 x 32 7/8 inches. Smithsonian American Art Museum, gift of the Harmon Foundation.
AFRICAN AMERICAN ART IN THE 20TH CENTURY February 16–May 10, 2020
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