Blog
5 W’s of James Turrell’s Roden Crater
James Turrell, Roden Crater. “[Roden Crater] has knowledge in it, and it does something with that knowledge.” — James Turrell WHO? American artist, Guggenheim Fellow (1974), MacArthur Fellow (1984), […]
Read the full articleFrank Mechau’s Wild Horses
Frank Mechau, detail of Wild Horses, mural, 1936. To celebrate our region’s Western heritage, we put up a small exhibition of Wild Horses in the first-floor galleries. One of the artists in […]
Read the full articleOptical Illusions
James Turrell, Alta (Pink) as part of “Cosmic Wonder” at San Francisco’s Yerba Buena Center, 1968. This piece shows how Turrell challenges the viewer into questioning whether that is just light or […]
Read the full articleUnder Transformation
The Fine Arts Center’s entire second floor is closed while construction is underway for the James Turrell and Scott Johnson exhibitions opening July 14. The large, second-floor El Pomar Gallery […]
Read the full articleMuseum Acquisition: Stan Wenocur’s “Silt Pond”
Stanley Wenocur, Silt Pond, mixed media, 2008. Image courtesy artist web site. Maryland-based abstract painter Stan Wenocur uses mixed media to capture the “sensuality of the human body and the natural […]
Read the full articleThree FAC artists comment on “Terry Maker: Reckoning”
Terry Maker, Spiney Urchin (detail), 2009. Resin, sea shells, 71.5 x 6 x 2 inches. “A show like this redefines an artist.” Terry Maker: Reckoning closes Sunday, June 3, […]
Read the full articleMaking a Fat Suit: it aint over till the fat lady sings
In the big, fat, musical comedy Hairspray (May 10–June 3, 2012), Drew Frady adorns a fat suit when playing Edna Turnblad, the very large mother of teenage heroine Tracy […]
Read the full articleArtist Spotlight: Andrea Rutherford
Tracy (Andrea Rutherford) is a teenager who wants to dance, love, and racially integrate the country. Photo by Nathan Willers Andrea Rutherford Singing, dancing, and all the while […]
Read the full articleNEW Acquisition: Jerry Vigil’s “Saint Drogo”
“Saint Drogo, Patron of Coffee Houses,” Jerry Vigil, acrylic paint on carved bass wood Remember our artist spotlight on Jerry Vigil in November about his Day of the Dead art? […]
Read the full articleNEW Acquisition: Heather Oelklaus’ “Hero”
Heather Oelklaus, Hero, photogenic print, 2011. Image courtesy of the artist. Did the medium “photogenic print” seem a little funny to you when you checked out our recent acquisition by […]
Read the full article