Happy New Year! On behalf of our colleagues, it brings us pleasure to share our very best wishes for 2022 and to thank you for your support of the Museum. This month we share news of recent acquisitions and exciting upcoming events and new exhibitions. We hope that you can join us on Friday, January 28th, for a conversation with artist Sonya Clark in connection with There is a Woman in Every Color: Black Women in Art. This exciting exhibition is only on view until January 30th, so be sure to see it soon! But as one show closes, another is unveiled. The student-curated exhibition, Innovation and Resiliance Across Three Generations of Wabanaki Basket Making opens to the public on January 27. Please note that the Museum will re-open on Wednesday, January 12, 2022. Anne Collins Goodyear & Frank H. Goodyear Co-Directors Bowdoin College Museum of Art

exhibitions

Opening January 27 Innovation and Resilience Across Three Generations of Wabanaki Basket Making The exhibition highlights the dynamic tradition of Wabanaki basket making. more Closing January 30 There is A Woman In Every Color: Black Women in Art There Is a Woman in Every Color examines the representation of Black women over the past two centuries. more

spotlight

Artist Sonya Clark in Conversation Elizabeth S. Humphrey '14 joins artist Sonya Clark for a special virtual program on January 28 in conjunction with the exhibition There Is A Woman in Every Color: Black Women in Art. more

news

Basketry Exhibition Highlights Innovation and Resilience Three Bowdoin students curate an exhibition focused on Wabanaki basket making. more

The Art of Chuzo Tamotzu Seventeen works by Japanese American artist Chuzo Tamotzu have been donated to the Museum. more

calendar JANUARY 28, 2021 Artist's talk with Sonya Clark 12:00 noon | Online Event more

membership

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To our members,   The support of our members helps realize future exhibitions, public programs, and educational offerings. Membership serves as a special connection to a community of students and faculty who are actively engaged in the Museum. If you are a member, please renew! If you are not already a member, we hope that you will show your support for the Museum of Art by joining today !

Museum Hours Closed December 24, 2021 through January 11, 2022 New Hours beginning January 12, 2022 Tuesday-Saturday: 10:00 a.m.-5:00 pm | Thursday: 10:00 a.m.-8:30 p.m. | Sunday: 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. | Closed on Mondays and national holidays.    The Bowdoin College Museum of Art is open to the public free of charge, although donations are welcome. The Museum is wheelchair accessible through the Pavilion entrance. Bowdoin College Museum of Art | 9400 College Station | Brunswick, ME 04011 | 207.725.3275  artmuseum@bowdoin.edu   bowdoin.edu/art-museum

Banner image:detail from a Maliseet Fancy Basket with Swirl Curls by an unidentified maker. Anonymous gift. This basket is included in the exhibition Innovation and Resilience Across Three Generations of Wabanaki Basket Making.

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