Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU

Opening Reception, Museum Of Art, Ann Christenson
2014-08-28 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | WA
The Museum of Art/WSU announces a retrospective journey in a Fine Arts Faculty Focus Exhibition by artist Ann Christenson, Aug. 18– Sept. 13. An opening reception will be held 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 28, in the Museum of Art gallery with a talk given by the artist at 7 p.m. Admission to the museum is free.
The Museum of Art has a long-standing tradition of presenting work by department of Fine Arts faculty members. Since 2004, these exhibits have alternated large group shows with a biennial exhibit showcasing a recently retired faculty member. This year the museum presents a retrospective exhibit of Ann Christenson’s work.
Ann Christenson began teaching at WSU in 1990 as a ceramicist. Her work often resembles a confluence of juxtapositions: organic yet geometric, industrial yet primeval, intimate yet worldly, and awkward yet elegant. She draws her influences from her cross-cultural experiences, domestic environment, and the natural world in order to explore space and material. She creates decorative ceramic forms that disrupt convention and echo an unexpected beauty. Intuition and improvisation often come into play, and the diversity of ceramic art throughout the ages fuels her creations.
The Museum of Art is located on Wilson Road across from Martin Stadium in the Fine Arts Center on the WSU Pullman campus. Gallery hours are Monday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., open until 7 p.m. on Thursdays and closed on Sundays. For more information please contact the museum at 509-335-1910 or visit our website at http://museum.wsu.edu.
This exhibit is funded by the members of the Museum of Art/WSU and the Samuel H. and Patricia W. Smith Arts Endowment Fund.

Museum of Art/WSU Presents Curator’s Choice Exhibition: Behind the Scenes
2014-05-20 12:00 - 2014-07-03 16:00 | WA
This summer, the Museum of Art/WSU is proud to present Curator’s Choice Exhibition: Behind the Scenes, May 20-July 3, 2014 to its audiences, offering them a rare glimpse of the various operations that allow the museum to present its world-class exhibitions. Admission to the museum is always free.
Museum staff will be revealing the hidden, mysterious world behind the gallery walls by performing “back of house” curatorial tasks within the gallery space. Visitors will be able to observe and converse with Museum staff and student assistants as they work on collection preservation, exhibition mounting, documentation, and inventory. This exhibit takes place during an age in which museums are seeking means to modify their core processes to become more transparent and participatory, leading to an accessible and socially engaging experience for the viewer.
Simultaneously, the curatorial team and student assistants will be working with exhibition design strategies utilizing items from the Museum of Art/WSU permanent collection. Throughout this process, the artwork displayed and modes of engagement will be constantly changing, offering audiences the opportunity to view artworks from the permanent collection that are rarely seen.
Each day will potentially offer a completely new experience for the viewer and make visible the methods of conservation and scholarship that are essential to any museum.
To learn more about this exhibition–please visit the museum’s website, Facebook and educational sites at www.museum.wsu.edu, www.facebook.com/museum.of.art.WSU or www.wsumuseumclass.com
The Museum of Art is located on Wilson Road across from Martin Stadium in the Fine Arts Center on the WSU Pullman campus. Summer gallery hours are Tuesday – Friday, noon – 4 p.m., closed Saturday – Monday. For more information please contact the museum at (509) 335-1910.

Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition
2014-04-11 - 2014-05-10 | WA
The culmination of two or more years of work from WSU Master of Fine Arts candidates. Exhibit opening and reception begins at 6 p.m. Friday, April 11. The museum is open Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m., until 7 p.m. on Thursdays; and closed on Sundays. Admission is free.
“This exhibition provides a wide range of styles and stimulating experiences for faculty, students, and local museum constituents,” said curator Zach Mazur.

2014 MFA Thesis Exhibition Museum of Art/WSU
2014-04-10 18:00 - 20:00 | WA
Come visit the Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, for mom’s weekend! This exhibition is organized by our curator Zach Mazur who says, “This exhibition provides a wide range of styles and stimulating experiences. We confidently present this year’s work in hopes that visitors will find it a fun and stimulating experience.” Gallery opening for the exhibition and reception will take place Friday evening April 11, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. in the Museum of Art/WSU.

The Museum is located on Wilson Road in the Fine Arts Center. Hours: Monday – Saturday, 10–4, open until 7 on Thursday and closed on Sunday.

Dance Party Museum of Art!
2014-04-05 20:00 | WA
DANCE PARTY!!!!!!!!!!!!! – Midnight join us for an awesome energy filled event! Our museum gallery floor will be transformed into a high-end dance hall complete with Live DJs, energizing visual lights and laser show, and the top music from the hottest artistsThen, take a stroll through the… Fine Arts Foyer and Courtyard and visit with student artists as they show past works and work on upcoming projects.
Food provided by Fork In The Road! Food Truck will be parked in Courtyard! (South Fork Public House Food Truck)
This event is to expose our WSU community to a fun evening at the Museum of Art, and let them know that there is more to Art than meets the eye!
EXPOSURE: DANCE PARTY @ Museum of Art / WSU
DANCE.MUSIC.ART.FUN!
Sponsored by ASWSU and The Residence Hall Association at Washington State University and the Museum of Art / WSU

MFA Exhibit: "Something Along Those Lines"
2014-01-31 - 2014-02-20 | WA
Features work by WSU master of fine arts students Anna Davis, Jon Harty, Zachary Kolden, James Kuhn, Jeffrey Kuure, Huung Lee, Kevin Leiter, Dawn Norman, Jade Lowder, Phillip Mudd, Noelle Pflanz, Kathleen Ryan, Sam Ryan, Mazdak Shadkam, and Daniel Tate. Painting, sculpture, installation, and more on display as part of an art exchange program with MFA students at the University of Idaho. The show in the UI Reflections Gallery, University Commons (Moscow), runs through Feb. 20. Reflections Gallery is open Monday-Thursday: 7 am-midnight; Friday: 7 am-8 pm; Saturday: 9 am-8 pm; Sunday: 10 am-midnight. Artists’ reception on Wed., Feb. 5, 4-6 pm.

Museum Reception, Create Exhibition, Jan. 30, 6-8 p.m.
2014-01-30 18:00 - 20:00 | WA
Museum of Art/WSU Presents CREATE: Art by Artists Outside the Mainstream
The Museum of Art/WSU is thrilled to present CREATE: Art by Artists Outside the Mainstream, January 23 – April 5, 2014 in the Museum of Art Gallery. There will be an opening reception Thursday, January 30, 6-8 pm in the Museum of Art/WSU Gallery. As always, all exhibitions at the Museum are free and open to the public.
Create is a major group exhibition presenting an exceptional selection of the most important works created over the past twenty years by artists involved with the three pioneering non-profit organizations: Creativity Explored, Creative Growth Art Center, and the National Institute for Art and Disabilities Art Center (NIAD). These organizations were founded with the belief that exceptional creativity can emerge in anyone and they support the work of artists with developmental disabilities through a unique and highly successful approach to group studio practice. “The artists featured in this exhibition—all of whom have some form of developmental disability—possess the talent, independence, and depth of feeling that makes the most powerful art possible,” says curator Lawrence Rinder.
Create is a traveling exhibition curated by Lawrence Rinder, with Matthew Higgs, and organized by the UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive and ICI (Independent Curators International), New York. The exhibition and the accompanying catalog were made possible, in part, by Dr. James B. Pick and Dr. Rosalyn M. Laudati, and the continued support of the BAM/PFA Trustees. Additional support for the tour is made possible in part by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, and the ICI Board of Trustees.
The Museum of Art is located on Wilson Road across from Martin Stadium in the Fine Arts Center on the WSU Pullman campus. Gallery hours are Monday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., open until 7 p.m. on Thursdays and closed on Sundays. For more information please contact the museum at (509) 335-1910 or visit our website at http://museum.wsu.edu.

Museum of Art/WSU: Made in U.S.A.: Rosenquist/Ruscha, Prints from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and his Family Foundation.
2013-09-20 10:00 - 16:00 | WA
OPENING TODAY!
Made in U.S.A.: Rosenquist/Ruscha
Prints from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and his Family Foundation
September 20 – December 14, 2013
This exhibit pairs two of the most influential and complex artists in the Pop art genre, with a selection of prints that span each artist’s career.
So, two Pop artists – one East Coast, the other West Coast; one “hot” the other “cool.” Both James Rosenquist and Ed Ruscha grew up in the mid-west in the 1940’s, but Rosenquist went to New York (from Minnesota) and Ruscha went to Los Angeles (from Oklahoma).
Both artists worked as commercial artists early in their careers: Rosenquist was a billboard painter; Ruscha a layout artist for an advertising agency. Both artists revel in the mind-opening poetics of ordinary everyday imagery: Rosenquist in his wild smash-ups of seemingly disjointed imagery; Ruscha in his use of words as image.
You could say that Rosenquist expressed the intense compression of imagery he encountered in New York, while Ruscha responded to the more isolated, horizontal and open spaces of Southern California.
Both artists have made prints in parallel to their paintings, throughout their long careers.
All works in the exhibition come from the vast collection of contemporary prints and multiples from Jordan D. Schnitzer and the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation. We are grateful for his passion for art and his generous loans so our audience can experience such a wide range of work by these two modern masters.
* The Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation makes it collections of post-war prints and multiples available without exhibition fees and institutions have the opportunity to request grants to underwrite educational and outreach activities. The collection is conceived of as a ‘lending library’ with its mission to loan and exhibit contemporary prints and multiples in order to further appreciate the artists of our time.
The Museum of Art is located on Wilson Road across from Martin Stadium in the Fine Arts Center on the WSU Pullman campus. Gallery hours are Monday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., open until 7 p.m. on Thursdays and closed on Sundays. For more information please contact the museum at (509) 335-1910 or visit our website at museum.wsu.edu.

RECEPTION: 2013 WSU Fine Arts Faculty Exhibition
2013-08-22 18:00 - 20:00 | WA
RECEPTION: 2013 WSU Fine Arts Faculty Exhibition
Exhibit Dates: August 12 – September 14, 2013
Reception: August 22, 6 pm, Museum of Art/WSU Gallery
This biannual exhibition is an opportunity for students to see their mentors’ skills and theories put to practice in a diverse array of styles and media. The exhibition includes a wide variety of works from the artists who provide inspiration to WSU students daily.
The Museum chooses to showcase the Fine Arts Faculty Exhibition at the beginning of the school year so incoming students are immediately exposed to the manifold talents of the WSU Fine Arts Faculty.
The Museum of Art is located on Wilson Road across from Martin Stadium in the Fine Arts Center on the WSU Pullman campus. Gallery hours are Monday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., open until 7 p.m. on Thursdays and closed on Sundays. For more information please contact the museum at (509) 335-1910 or visit our website at museum.wsu.edu.

2013 WSU Fine Arts Faculty Exhibition
2013-08-12 10:00 - 16:00 | WA
2013 WSU Fine Arts Faculty Exhibition
August 12 – September 14, 2013
Reception: August 22, 6 pm
Museum of Art/WSU Gallery
This biannual exhibition is an opportunity for students to see their mentors’ skills and theories put to practice in a diverse array of styles and media. The exhibition includes a wide variety of works from the artists who provide inspiration to WSU students daily.
The Museum chooses to showcase the Fine Arts Faculty Exhibition at the beginning of the school year so incoming students are immediately exposed to the manifold talents of the WSU Fine Arts Faculty.
The Museum of Art is located on Wilson Road across from Martin Stadium in the Fine Arts Center on the WSU Pullman campus. Gallery hours are Monday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., open until 7 p.m. on Thursdays and closed on Sundays. For more information please contact the museum at (509) 335-1910 or visit our website at museum.wsu.edu.

Curator’s Choice: Making Faces, Here’s Looking at You, Keith
2013-05-16 12:00 - 16:00 | WA
The Museum of Art/WSU is proud to share the portrait paintings of the permanent collection in the upcoming exhibition Curator’s Choice: Making Faces, Here’s Looking at You, Keith! May 16-July 19, 2013. Admission to the museum is always free.
Our summer exhibition highlights a number of portraits from the permanent collection curated by the late Keith Wells.
Since 2004, Wells conducted his “dream job,” putting together numerous exciting and ground-breaking exhibitions. His final exhibition literally creates a portrait of the permanent collection whose origins began in the 1920s and 30s President E.O. Holland commissioned Worth D. Griffin, WSU artist and professor, to create portraits of Native American leaders and pioneers. These works became the very first acquisitions and helped establish the Museum of Art/WSU. Since then the collection has grown immensely.
From paintings of University dignitaries to screen prints of Marilyn Monroe, the collection is a significant part of our artistic legacy.
Located on Wilson Road across from Martin Stadium in the Fine Arts Center on the WSU Pullman campus. Summer hours: Tues – Fri, 12:00 – 4 p.m., closed Sat – Mon. For more information call (509) 335-1910.

Please Participate! Memorial Tribute 4/9 for Curator Keith Wells
2013-04-09 12:00 - 13:00 | WA
MEMORIAL TRIBUTE
In Memory of Keith Wells
Curator, Museum of Art/WSU
As you have probably heard by now, our dear curator Keith Wells passed away unexpectedly in February. We are hosting a Memorial Tribute in memory of Keith on Tuesday, April 9th at noon in the Museum of Art Gallery and would like to invite everyone who knew Keith to attend and, if you wish, to bring a remembrance to share.
Something simple but meaningful might be: quotes, memories of Keith, small drawings or paintings, photos, and good wishes for Keith’s wife Alma and his kids Levi and Bronté.
We’d love to make this a celebration of Keith’s life. There will be a large bulletin board in the gallery on which we will display our memories.
Please feel free to share this and invite anyone else who may have known Keith. We would like to make this a true celebration of his life and of his contribution to the Fine Arts Department and the Museum.
Thank you, and we are looking forward to seeing you on Tuesday, April 9th at noon.
Contact: Debby Stinson debby_stinson@wsu.edu

2013 Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition
2013-04-05 18:00 - 20:00 | WA
The Washington State University Museum of Art is excited to share the talents of MFA graduate candidates in our upcoming Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition, April 5 – May 4. There will be an opening reception Friday, April 5, 6 p.m. in the Museum of Art/WSU Gallery. Admission to the museum is always free.
The exhibition is organized by late Museum of Art curator, Keith Wells. Wells said, “This exhibition provides a wide range of styles and stimulating experiences for faculty, students and local museum constituents. The world class faculty at WSU encourage the MFA candidates to become more confident and articulate in their convictions. We, at the Museum of Art/WSU, confidently present this year’s graduate thesis work in hopes that undergraduate students, first year graduate students and anyone willing to be moved by art while spending time at WSU will find it a fun and stimulating experience.”
To learn more about the art of the 2013 Master of Fine Arts candidates: Meghan Flynn, Meghan Hedley, Catherine Jensen, Jennifer Saracino, Lisa Soranaka, Austin Stiegemeier, please visit the museum website at museum.wsu.edu.
The Museum of Art is committed to the idea that a museum has a responsibility to recognize the creative talent of its region. Chris Bruce, Director of the museum adds, “Exposing our audience to the culmination of two or more years work from our graduate candidates enriches the community life of Washington State University by providing meaningful encounters with creativity and innovation. Our over-arching goal is to create life-long learners who can seek out divergent opinions, examine complex issues from a variety of perspectives and find meaning in the world.”
The Museum of Art is located on Wilson Road across from Martin Stadium in the Fine Arts Center on the WSU Pullman campus. Gallery hours are Monday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., open until 7 p.m. on Thursdays and closed on Sundays. For more information please contact the museum at (509) 335-1910.

Museum of Art Campus Wide Art Reception
2013-01-24 15:00 - 17:00 | Hiromi Okumura_Terre ( In Progress 2)_2015
MUSEUM OF ART CAMPUS WIDE RECEPTION: Ceramics From the Kolva-Sullivan Collection
To start off 2013, The Museum of Art/WSU is thrilled to present Ceramics From the Kolva-Sullivan Collection, Jan. 7 – March 30, 2013. We are having an opening reception for the Pullman campus today from 3-5 p.m. in the Museum of Art Gallery. As always, all exhibitions at the Museum are free and open to the public.
The Jim Kolva and Pat Sullivan collection is a comprehensive sampling of NW ceramic artists. Having owned and operated a Gallery in Spokane WA for many years, the two have built a proverbial “who’s who” collection of northwest ceramic art. The Kolva – Sullivan Gallery, housed in a great industrial warehouse space, along with their “Soho style” loft residence has presented many exhibits that include a ceramics emphasis and new work by emerging artists.
Many of these artists are alumni of the Archie Bray Foundation. The Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts is an educational institution located near Helena, Mont. Some of the best ceramic artists working in the US today have graduated from the creative experience offered at Archie Bray. This exhibit will provide yet another dimension of the artistic treasures the Northwest has to offer.
The Museum of Art is located on Wilson Road across from Martin Stadium in the Fine Arts Center on the WSU Pullman campus. Gallery hours are Monday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., open until 7 p.m. on Thursdays and closed on Sundays. For more information please contact the museum at (509) 335-1910 or visit our website at museum.wsu.edu.

Museum of Art Reception: Ceramics From the Kolva-Sullivan Collection
2013-01-17 18:00 - 20:00 | DeHart_Installation view from the series Concentrate to Quiet_ 2014
Museum of Art/WSU Reception: Ceramics From the Kolva-Sullivan Collection
To start off 2013, The Museum of Art/WSU is thrilled to present Ceramics From the Kolva-Sullivan Collection, Jan. 7 – March 30. There will be an opening reception Thursday, Jan. 17, 6-8 p.m. in the Museum of Art/WSU Gallery. As always, all exhibitions at the Museum are free and open to the public.
The Jim Kolva and Pat Sullivan collection is a comprehensive sampling of NW ceramic artists. Having owned and operated a Gallery in Spokane, Wash. for many years, the two have built a proverbial “who’s who” collection of northwest ceramic art. The Kolva – Sullivan Gallery, housed in a great industrial warehouse space, along with their “Soho style” loft residence has presented many exhibits that include a ceramics emphasis and new work by emerging artists.
Many of these artists are alumni of the Archie Bray Foundation. The Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts is an educational institution located near Helena, MT. Some of the best ceramic artists working in the US today have graduated from the creative experience offered at Archie Bray. This exhibit will provide yet another dimension of the artistic treasures the Northwest has to offer.
The Museum of Art is located on Wilson Road across from Martin Stadium in the Fine Arts Center on the WSU Pullman campus. Gallery hours are Monday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., open until 7 p.m. on Thursdays and closed on Sundays. For more information please contact the museum at (509) 335-1910 or visit our website at museum.wsu.edu.

Museum of Art at WSU Welcomes Kolva-Sullivan Ceramics Exhibit
2013-01-07 10:00 - 16:00 | JL_facultyshow
The Museum of Art/WSU is thrilled to present Ceramics From the Kolva-Sullivan Collection, Jan. 7 – March 30. There will be an opening reception Thursday, Jan. 17, 6-8 p.m. in the Museum of Art/WSU Gallery. As always, all exhibitions at the Museum are free and open to the public.
The Jim Kolva and Pat Sullivan collection is a comprehensive sampling of NW ceramic artists. Having owned and operated a Gallery in Spokane, Wash., for many years, the two have built a proverbial “who’s who” collection of northwest ceramic art. The Kolva – Sullivan Gallery, housed in a great industrial warehouse space, along with their “Soho style” loft residence has presented many exhibits that include a ceramics emphasis and new work by emerging artists.
Many of these artists are alumni of the Archie Bray Foundation. The Archie Bray Foundation for the Ceramic Arts is an educational institution located near Helena, Mont. Some of the best ceramic artists working in the U.S. today have graduated from the creative experience offered at Archie Bray. This exhibit will provide yet another dimension of the artistic treasures the Northwest has to offer.
The Museum of Art is located on Wilson Road across from Martin Stadium in the Fine Arts Center on the WSU Pullman campus. Gallery hours are Monday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., open until 7 p.m. on Thursdays and closed on Sundays. For more information please contact the museum at (509) 335-1910 or visit our website at http://museum.wsu.edu.
