WOMEN AND ART, an intriguing lecture and discussion series with
Dr. Roberta Smith Favis, Professor of Art History and Curator of the Vera Bluemner Kouba Collection Stetson University

I: Wednesday, October 20 – 6 pm – 7 pm
History and its Exclusions or Whatever Happened to Herstory?: Case Studies from the Renaissance to the 19th Century

II: Wednesday, October 27- 6 pm – 7 pm
Is Biography (or Biology) Destiny? The Cases of Frida Kahlo, Georgia O’Keeffe,  Eva Hesse, and Ana Mendietta  

III: Wednesday, November 3- 6 pm – 7 pm
Making Art of Domesticity and Domesticating Art: the Domestic as Subject and Material for Art from Mary Cassatt to the 21st Century

Reserve your spot now – KNOWLEDGE EMPOWERS_WOMEN AND ART_Workshop Registration Form

•  pre – registration required at least 4 days prior to each session
•  Individual nights is $10 members, $15 non members, Students $5
•  Series Session Rate (All Three Lectures Paid at once) Members $25, Non Members $40

Upcoming Membership Preview Receptions:

Women Paint Florida, 1880 – 1960, from the Collection of Cici and Hyatt Brown
Membership Preview Reception: Friday, Sept 3, 2010 (5-7pm)
Exhibition Dates: Sept. 4, 2010 – Nov. 14, 2010
50 major works with Florida as subject form a fascinating overview of the art produced by female artists over an eighty year period. Notable women artists such as Laura Woodward and Jane Peterson came to Florida at the height of their careers. They created an amazingly diverse group of beautiful images in a wide range of mature styles. Their chosen subjects range from gardens and citrus fruit to sweeping wild landscapes, local portraits and urban life. The works are loaned from the large Florida art collection of Cici and Hyatt Brown.

First Annual Juried Exhibition
Membership Preview Reception: Friday, Nov. 19, 2010
Exhibition Dates: Nov. 19, 2010 – Feb. 6, 2011
The Annual exhibition coincides with the Museum’s First Anniversary.  The statewide exhibit of contemporary Florida Women Artist. Will be selected by Jurors Dr. Leslie Hammond, John W. Streetman III, and Trish Thompson.   The exhibit will include a variety of styles and materials from women artists currently working and living n Florida.  Juror Dr. Leslie Hammond has held diverse positions in museums.  Juror John W. Streetman, III, has been Executive Director of the Evansville Museum since 1975.   Juror Trish Thompson is a professor at Daytona State College, where she teaches painting, design, and art appreciation.