Flora & Fauna: Needlework Landscapes
Sun, 05/13/2012 - Sun, 08/26/2012
This exhibition will include the America the Beautiful Tapestry on loan from the Embroiderer’s Guild of America (E.G.A.). This tapestry was designed by Judy Jeroy and was inspired by English tapestries depicting the homeland. Ms. Jeroy wanted to create a tapestry that illustrated the bounty of the United States. America the Beautiful consists of five panels, each one representing a different region of the United States. E.G.A. chapters throughout the United States contributed to the execution of the tapestry.
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At the Edge: Art of the Fantastic
Sun, 06/03/2012 - Sun, 09/09/2012
Although rarely seen in museum or gallery settings, fantastic art is gaining ground as a popular genre of art known for its depictions of magical and supernatural themes, ideas, creatures, or settings. While sometimes labeled as "science fiction art," fantasy art distinguishes itself from other forms by portraying ancient myths and legends, modern-day fantasies in the form of divine interventions, the imagination, the dream state, the grotesque, visions, and the uncanny as common everyday elements.
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