Category: Research

We’ve arrived at a new year, and with that comes a new cycle of monthly exhibition posts. Today, let’s circle back to the Neighborhood Circulating Exhibitions by taking a look at European Textiles and Costume Figures. Historical Background European Textiles started out as half of the exhibition Arms and Armor, Textiles, and Costume Dolls: An… Continue reading Exhibition of the Month: European Textiles and Costume Figures

When I introduced the VMFA Artmobile’s exhibitions back in September, I opened with its third show on Italian Renaissance art. I had no reason for doing this other than the unexpected. I thought it would have been too cliche to open with the first show. Regardless of whether that was a good reason, let’s go… Continue reading Exhibition of the Month: Little Dutch Masters

The last time we visited CACP exhibitions we looked at Edmund Lewandowski, an Exhibition Section show dedicated to one artist. One-artist shows, however, were only one of the ways that the Exhibition Section curated its art. Shows addressing specific media or state FAP projects typically included work from multiple artists. Today then, we’ll consider an… Continue reading Exhibition of the Month: Prints from California

For the past three months, I’ve shared an exhibition from each of the major case studies in my dissertation: the Neighborhood Circulating Exhibitions, the Community Art Center Project, and the VMFA Artmobile. Now that we’ve introduced each of the three programs, let’s revisit them, this time highlighting different shows. Today, we’ll look at Ancient Egypt:… Continue reading Exhibition of the Month: Ancient Egypt, Its Life and Art