Craft Art and Iowa Makers Bring Variety to the Brunnier Art Museum | |
AMES IOWA – January 27, 2022 – University Museums at Iowa State University announces the exhibition Collecting Craft: Studio and Contemporary Makers from the Permanent Collection open through July 22, 2022 in the Brunnier Art Museum, second floor of the Scheman Building, 1805 Center Drive, Ames, Iowa. Collecting Craft gives visitors insight into the evolution of craft art through a range of forms and techniques. | |
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A variety of artistic mediums including wood, ceramics, metal, and fiber are featured in the Collecting Craft exhibition. All objects are part of University Museums’ permanent collection and each documents the dedication of artists working in craft media and exhibits the artists’ reverence for the highly skilled work needed to create these works of art. The processes have often been handed down through many generations of makers and those traditional methods are built upon by contemporary innovation.
| “Working on the Collecting Craft exhibition has really opened my eyes to the art and beauty present in everyday items. I love seeing the creativity that artists employed while using very traditional materials,” said Hannah Brennan, University Museums’ Pohlman Fellow and ISU senior majoring in history. “I hope that on my tour of the exhibition, I can give attendees an appreciation for the skill and work needed to produce these works of art. Also, for the cultural traditions that continue to be preserved and adapted by contemporary makers in craft media.” | |
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On Wednesday, February 2 at noon, visitors can join Brennan in the Brunnier Art Museum for her tour where she will discuss contemporary Native American basketry and pottery that are part of the exhibition. She will also share her experience as the Pohlman Fellow.
The Iowa Maker Series is a way to connect visitors to both the exhibition and artists. One Sunday each month, a different Iowa artist will discuss a medium highlighted in the exhibition. Iowa State University College of Design professor Ingrid Lilligren will kick off the series discussing her work in ceramics on Sunday, January 30 at 2:00 p.m. in the Brunnier Art Museum.
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“I’m looking forward to taking you behind the scenes to reveal how I became involved ceramics and sharing a bit about how my work has evolved,” Lilligren said about her program. “I’ll also touch on the relationship, as I see it, between art and craft.”
This exhibition is curated and organized by University Museums with generous support from Rae Reilly, the Student Innovation Center at Iowa State University; Anastasia Polydoran; Diane and Jim Patton; and University Museums Membership.
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Collecting Craft Tour
Wednesday, February 2, noon-1:00PM
Brunnier Art Museum, Scheman Building
Join University Museums Pohlman Fellow and ISU History senior Hannah Brennan as she discusses contemporary Native American basketry and pottery in the exhibition and her experience as the 2021-22 University Museums Pohlman Fellow.
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Thursday March 3, 5:30-6:30PM
Limited in-person seating at the Student Innovation Center Glassblowing Studio, registration required.
This event will also be livestreamed (no registration required for the livestream).
A collaboration with the Gaffer's Guild and University Museums: students, faculty, and staff glass blowers will demonstrate the process of creating blown glass and afterwards discuss how they came to glass blowing as a hobby or passion.
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Craft Feminism: Making as Resistance & Inquiry
Tuesday, April 5, noon-1:00PM
Virtual on Zoom
Interdisciplinary artist, writer, and curator Melissa Hilliard Potter will discuss case studies from her personal experience, including her co-curated exhibition Social Paper: Hand Papermaking in the Context of Socially Engaged Art and collaborations with women artisans in Bosnia and Republic of Georgia. In conjunction with the Collecting Craft exhibition at the Brunnier Art Museum.
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Images
Detail of Bright Burst, 1966 by Kriscilla Kepner Sage. Yarn, fabric, and wood beads. Gift of Kenneth and Shirley Shaw. In the permanent collection, Brunnier Art Museum, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Addicted to the Rhythm, 1994 by Stoney Lamar. Gift of Rebecca Klemm, ISU PhD 1976. In the permanent collection, Brunnier Art Museum, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Photo of Ingrid Lilligren in her studio. Courtesy of the artist.
Photo of Hannah Brennan in front of Brunnier Art Museum.
Stock photo by unsplash.com/@quinoal
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About the Brunnier Art Museum | |
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The Brunnier Art Museum is the only accredited museum emphasizing a decorative arts collection in the state of Iowa and one of the nation's few museums located within a performing arts and conference complex (Iowa State Center). Founded in 1975, the museum is named after its benefactors, Henry J. Brunnier and his wife Ann. Ceramics, glass, dolls, ivory, jade, and enameled metals are all included in the Brunnier Collection.
Museum Hours
Wednesday - Friday, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Saturday & Sunday, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Closed to the public Monday & Tuesday. ISU curriculum tours may be scheduled on these days with a 2-week notice.
Closed University Holidays.
Admission is free. Donations are welcome.
museums.iastate.edu
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University Museums is a distinctive organization that encompasses two art museums, a National Historic Landmark historic home museum, a sculpture garden, and one of the largest campus public art collections in the nation. University Museums brings world-class exhibitions with educational programming to Iowa State University actively acquires works of art to add to the more than 30,000 permanent collection objects, conserves and preserves collections, conducts and publishes curatorial scholarship, and fosters student engagement.
museums.iastate.edu
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