56th Annual Youth Art Focus
Jan 10th - Feb 11th, 2012
56th Annual Youth Art Focus at the PMA
The next generation of great Pensacola artists are now showing their best work at the Pensacola Museum of Art.
The Pensacola Museum of Art, in commemoration of National Youth Art month and in partnership with the Escambia County School System, presents Youth Art Focus each year.
This exhibition of work from over 500 Escambia County school students, grades pre-K through 12, recognizes their strong artistic achievements and our area teachers’ dedication to art education.
There will be three receptions for the exhibtion:
- Focus on Art Educator’s reception, January 17, 5 to 7 p.m.
- Middle and high school reception, January 19, 5 to 7 p.m.
- Elementary reception, grades K - 4, January 20, 5 to 7 p.m.
Cash awards will be given at the student receptions which are underwritten annually by the PMA Guild.
Youth Art Focus creates an opportunity to expose students to the fine art world in a professional museum environment, while giving the public a chance to experience and appreciate the accomplishments of Escambia County’s Art Education programs.
Woven and Wrapped: Kimonos, Clothing and Culture of Early 20th Century Japan
Nov 11th - Feb 11th, 2012
Woven and Wrapped: Kimonos, Clothing and Culture of Early 20th Century Japan
Kimonos, first created in 600 B.C., are traditional Japanese wraparound garments made of vertical panels of cloth sewn together, bound with a sash (obi) and worn with a half-length jacket and a full-length under-robe.
Throughout the centuries, silk gauze or fine linen has been used to make kimonos for both street and formal wear. Styles have ranged from elaborately layered garments to simple silk robes. Improvements in dyeing processes have allowed for more colorful and detailed kimonos.
This exhibition will include kimonos and obis ranging from intricate wedding kimonos to more formal garments worn by single or married women while visiting. The wedding kimono is one of the most striking, with a red or white long outer robe that is decorated with embroidery or brocade. Two layers of white robes are worn underneath, and the bride wears a white hood.
The exhibition is prepared by Blair-Murrah, an exhibition service that provides a number of exhibits on a variety of historical and contemporary subjects to organizations throughout the world.
This exhibtion supported in part by Sacred Heart Health Systems.
Three Hots and a Cot: Photography by E.J. Manton
Nov 3rd - Dec 30th, 2011
Three Hots and a Cot
photography by
E.J. Manton
November 3 to December 30, 2011
Three Hots and a Cotlooks at the everyday lives of Florida’s homeless, capturing the moments of sadness, frustration and joy in lives too often overlooked.
During the Manton exhibition, homeless clients served by the Faithworks Interfaith Ministries Network, Inc. will be in the Museum crafting tote bags and other items from discarded billboards - polyethylene material made with biodegradable dyes. The program provides area homeless with training and skills and a paycheck to help them get back on their feet.
The sewing stations will be set up in the PMA throughout the E.J. Manton exhibition, Nov. 3 through Dec. 30, and the clients will be working, sewing and creating every day during regular Museum hours. The billboards are donated by Lamar Advertising, Inc., which takes down more than 300 billboards every month in the Pensacola Area. Each item is cut from a unique piece of billboard, so no two are alike. Tote bags and other pieces created by the program are priced beginning at just $8 and are available for purchase at the PMA.
The sewers will be working in the Museum every day of the exhibition - through Dec. 30. So, stop by and visit and have them make you a custom item from the billboards on display in the Museum.
Janeen Mason: Drawn to the Story
Sep 16th - Nov 6th, 2011
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Janeen Mason writes and illustrates award-winning children's picture books using her brilliant sense of color and delicate detail to inspire imagination and a love of reading.
This exhibition of 100 original picture book illustrations transports viewers into the many worlds Mason has created and shared with children all over the world.
"Children's picture books are a primary source of inspiration which have enormous consequence in our culture," says Mason. "They provide the introduction to a lifetime of creative imagination and appreciation for the arts. This is powerful juju in a landscape of ever accelerating technology."
For more information on Mason, visit: www.JaneenMason.com.
Joan Miró: Order and Chaos
Aug 22nd - Nov 12th, 2011
Join us for a closing reception and lecture at 5:30 p.m., November 10. Our presenter will be John Olsen, visual arts professor at Pensacola State College. The wine and cheese reception will begin at 5:30 p.m,; the lecture will begin at 6 p.m..
The final day of the Miro exhibition will be Saturday, November 12.
A survey of the work of Spanish artist Joan Miro is in many ways, a survey of the art movements of much of the 20th century. This exhibition of prints highlights Miro's importance to the graphic medium, and reveals his influence on the development of modern art.
Of the three major Spanish artists of the 20th century--Picasso, Miro, and Gris--Miro maintained the closest links with his native land. He spent part of his time in Catalonia, and part in Paris, and his work received its most powerful stimuli from the tensions set up by this constant exchange between the two worlds.
Miro was a Surrealist in that he sought to destroy the dominance of reason and logic in order to release the creative forces of the unconscious. He tried to fathom the secrets of the invisible as well as the visible world.
From the late 1920's until his death, Miro produced a large number and wide range of graphic works.The prints in this exhibition reflect his use of Surrealism as a way of integrating his cultural roots with his artistic convictions. He often focused on the warring impulses that have characterized much of the art produced during the 20th century--the twin drives of order and chaos, timidity and outrageousness wage war within Miro's work. The exhibition traces a career that took many turns, and gives viewers a better understanding of the attitudes and expressions of one of the most influential artists of the modern art movement.
Members' Juried Exhibition 2011
Jul 1st - Aug 14th, 2011
This annual exhibition presented by the Pensacola Museum of Art celebrates the artistic endeavors of its many active members in an eclectic showing of painting, sculpture and mixed media pieces. This exhibit represents a rich and diverse collection of works, ranging from traditional painting styles and three dimensional pieces to contemporary treatments and mediums.
The Members’ Juried Exhibition provides the community a chance to experience the diverse range of art produced in our area. Additionally, this juried and judged exhibition offers Museum members the opportunity to display their artwork in a formal museum space.
Opening reception will be hosted by the PMA Guild and held on Friday, July 1st, from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
2011 Annual Members' Juried Exhibition
Award Winners
Best in Show:
Michael Boles, Tlenemacac, aluminum, copper, onyx, malachite
1st Place:
Ralph Thomas, Marbelized, wood
2nd Place:
Larry Horn, Magic Morning - Cross Creek, pastel
3rd Place:
Bruce Sargent, The Artist as Schoolteacher (Self Portrait Hand Puppet), clay, sack cloth, monel
Director's Choice Awards
Diane Brim, Surface Appeal, mixed media
Jonathan Fish, Water Figure 1, plaster and steel
Thomas Groth, A Note, oil on canvas
Sid Kamerman, Embraceable You, bronze, wood
Pat Regan, Hands On, copper and mixed media
Newbie Award: Ellen Vinson, Nearly Autumn, acrylic
Tschacbasov: Selections from the Permanent Collection
May 27th - Jun 26th, 2011
Tschacbasov: Selections from the Permanent Collection
Born in Baku, Russia in 1899, Tschabasov immigrated to the United States in 1934, where he settled in New York. It was here that he truly began to grown as an artist, producing his most recognizable work until his death in 1986. Associated with the Abstract Expressionist movement, Tschabasov was a member of a group of artists which included Adolph Gottlieb and Mark Rothko.
This exhibition, comprised of over 30 pieces from the Pensacola Museum of Art's Permanent Collection, highlights the artist's highly Surrealistic style. Tschacbasov's artworks can be classified as an arrangement of compositional relationships in which he stated, "Nothing hangs seperately, all forms are linked, chained and fastened together."
Chagall for Children
May 6th - Sep 4th, 2011
on loan from the Kohl Children's Museum of Greater Chicago
Featuring reproductions of over a dozen Chagall masterpieces, all accompanied by hands-on interactive elements that allow children to explore their own creativity!
Different stations throughout the exhibit allow for children to create mosaics, weave tapestries, alter Chagall's masterpieces by use of digital touch screens, conduct symphonies, and through the magic use of video, even insert themselves into one of his paintings! A reading nook stocked with children's books about Chagall's life and work accompanies this interactive exhibition.
Ask us about Summer Camp and Birthday Party opportunities!
From Private Walls: Pensacola Collects II
Apr 1st - Apr 30th, 2011
The PMA presents its second annual exhibition of notable works from private art collections in the Pensacola area. The works, by artists of national and international acclaim, showcase the significant and engaging artwork that lies in private homes and offices, presenting a unique opportunity to view the holdings of local collectors.
This remarkable exhibition returns to the Museum this year boasting such widely recognized artists as Frank Stella, Joan Miro, Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol, Georges Braque and more! An exhibit highlighting artists of this magnitude could once only be found in metropolitan areas but in April 2011 can be found in Pensacola, FL!
Rob Vander Zee: Visions of Paradise
Mar 3rd - May 22nd, 2011
The PMA invites you into the imaginary world of Rob Vander Zee's work of vibrant colors and fantastic plants and new mutant creatures exploring the questions surrounding our relationship to the natural world and the role that science has in shaping the living environment.
Paul Strand: The Mexican Portfolio
Jan 28th - Mar 26th, 2011
The Pensacola Museum of Art, Aperture Foundation presents Paul Strand: The Mexican Portfolio. This satellite exhibition will feature twenty gravure plates from Strand's 1967 reissue of The Mexican Portfolio.
Paul Strand: The Mexican Portfolio highlights Strand's work from his second journey to Mexico in 1966, after his initial trip from 1932–34, when he deepened his involvement with Mexican art, society, and revolutionary politics through his photographic studies and work in film.
Paul Strand: The Mexican Portfolio is part of wide-ranging series of events that the government of Mexico, through its embassy and consulates in the United States, is organizing to celebrate the bicentenary of the onset of the Mexican War of Independence and the centenary of the Mexican Revolution, both in 2010.
Annual Youth Art Focus
Jan 7th - Feb 27th, 2011
The Pensacola Museum of Art, in commemoration of National Youth Art month and in partnership with the Escambia County School System, will present Youth Art Focus. This exhibition presents a collection of work from over 500 Escambia County school students, grades pre-K through 12, recognizing their strong artistic achievements and your dedication to art education.
Multiple Sins: An Exhibition of Indulgences
Dec 2nd - Dec 31st, 2010
A delightful multi-media exhibition including original French lithographs of the tempting, the tantalizing and the delicious, those "sinful" things we love most in life, including chocolate, liquor, and cigars.
From Russia with Love: Selections from the Rabourn Collection
Oct 29th - Jan 23rd, 2011
Local collector Jim Rabourn amassed an extensive collection of fine silverwork, decorative furnishings, and religious icons over thirty years while working and traveling throughout Europe and Russia. The art works exhibited in From Russia with Love chronicle the historic events of late 19th century Russia including the opulence of the Tsars through the Russian Revolution and rise of Socialism.
Quilt Art: International Expressions
Sep 10th - Nov 30th, 2010
Quilt Art: International Expressions is a vibrant exhibition featuring the work of Quilt Art, a unique group of 22 contemporary quilt artists from eight countries. Now, American audiences will have the chance to view the work of Quilt Art for the first time. Quilt Art aims to extend the boundaries of the quilt medium and achieve wider recognition for the quilt as an art form.
Quilt Art: International Expressions was organized by International Arts & Artists, Washington, D.C., in conjunction with Quilt Art.
Jayne Holsinger: Women Driving
Aug 27th - Oct 24th, 2010
This exhibition consists of 35 paintings from celebrated New York painter Jayne Holsinger’s Women Driving series. Ms. Holsinger finds inspiration in her Midwestern roots and by exploring the elements of photography in painting. The paintings in this particular series are personal and revealing portraits of women in the act of driving. The work is provided courtesy of the artist and the gallery that represents her, Kenise Barnes Fine Arts, Larchmont, NY.
Members' Juried Exhibition
Jul 2nd - Aug 22nd, 2010
The annual Members' Juried Exhibition celebrates the artistic endeavors of the Museum's many active members. Opening reception and award ceremony is scheduled for Thursday, July 8th from 5:30-7:30pm.
Israel through Pensacola Eyes
Jun 6th - Aug 16th, 2010
The Pensacola Jewish Federation presents Israel through Pensacola Eyes
Monkey King: A Story from China
May 27th - Aug 21st, 2010
This interactive children’s exhibition introduces visitors to Chinese history, culture, art, religion and geography. It allows adults and children to develop an understanding and appreciation of Chinese culture. Monkey King contains more than 15 different Interactive Stations where children can play and learn. This exhibition was organized by the Children’s Museum of Manhattan.
From Private Walls: Pensacola Collects
Mar 12th - Apr 25th, 2010
From Private Walls: Pensacola Collects is an exhibition of notable works from private art collections in the Pensacola area.
The Art Books of Henri Matisse
Feb 26th - Jun 26th, 2010
This exhibition features original illustrations and text by one of the preeminent French artists of the twentieth century. Best known for his boldly colored paintings, Matisse was in his sixties and a renowned artist when he began to make books. He regarded the prints he created for books as an extension of drawing. The same flowing lines that characterized so many of his paintings carried over to the printmaking medium and related illustrations. Matisse eventually illustrated 12 books; each issued in a limited edition and signed by the artist. The exhibition includes text and original illustrations from four of Matisse's most artistically significant books.
This exhibition is made available to the Pensacola Museum of Art as part of the Bank of America Art Exhibition Program.
The Pensacola Museum of Art will host an opening reception Friday evening, February 26th, at 6 p.m. The public is invited. Admission is free.
*Henri Matisse, Icare (Icarus), palte VII of XX from Jazz, 1947, pochoir (stencil) on Arches paper, 16 3/4" x 12 3/4"
copyright 2010 Succession H. Matisse / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
Bank of America Collection
Audubon's Birds of America
Oct 16th - Jan 9th, 2010
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith: Made in America
May 15th - Jul 11th, 2009
Miquel Zapata: An Eternal Perspective
Apr 30th - Jun 27th, 2009
Janet Fish : Light and Transparent Space
Mar 27th - May 9th, 2009
Traditional/ Innovation: American Masterpieces of Southern Craft & Traditional Art
Feb 27th - Apr 25th, 2009
