SEASON OF THE ARTS
MUSEUMS
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Now to Dec. 5:
Hanneke Beaumont: Drawn to Life
Dutch artist Hanneke Beaumont is
known for her cast iron and bronze
sculptures not modeled after idealized
forms, being neither male nor female
of unidentifiable age. Approximations
of human beings, they provide a way to
consider general ideas about the nature
of the human race. In this exhibition,
Beaumont’s figural drawings are posed
nondescriptly, dressed in timeless, partly
structured material intertwined with the
body to defy our perception without
shocking our sensibility.
Now to Jan. 2: American Perspectives:
Stories from the American Folk
Art Museum Collection
This exhibit has been organized by the
American Folk Art Museum, New York,
with support provided by Art Bridges.
The exhibit explores powerful visual
narratives that offer firsthand testimony
to American history. More than 90
works of folk and self-taught art from
the museum’s collection are organized
in four sections – Founders, Travelers,
Philosophers and Seekers – and respond
to such themes as nationhood, freedom,
community, imagination, opportunity
and legacy.
Jan. 28 – May 15: Vero Collects:
Hidden Treasures Revealed
Vero Beach is home to many art collectors
and this exhibit presents significant
works loaned from private collections
paired with select artworks from
VBMA’s collection. Art will encompass
European Old Masters, historical American
art, American and European Modernism,
and global contemporary art.
ELLIOTT MUSEUM
“We are in a continual state of rearranging
all of our exhibits, artwork, and
artifacts to engage and enthrall the clever
minds of our guests, but the real magic
comes with the new ‘energy’ that seems
to permeate the walls of our buildings.
Our gracious enthusiasm is fed by the
111 days that our halls were devoid of
other human life forms. We are reveling
in opportunities to make you feel welcome,
share some devilishly memorable
stories, and send you back into the world
with a spring in your step.”
— Rob Steele, Historical Society of
Martin County president and CEO, as
stated in museum newsletter.
Now to Dec 15:
Exquisite Miniatures Exhibit
You’ll need a magnifying glass to appreciate
the detail captured in each of the
50 exquisite miniature paintings by artists
Wes and Rachelle Siegrist. The paintings
typically measure less than 9 square inches,
but some are as small as 11/4 inches in
diameter. Subjects range from still lifes to
landscapes to artist self-portraits.
Now to Feb. 24 : The Highwaymen –
Vistas and Visions Exhibit
See more than 70 of the finest examples
of this uniquely South Florida art
genre that is sought by collectors worldwide.
Check Elliott Museum’s website
for special Highwaymen art sale, gallery
walk and talk by collector Roger Lightle
and a live painting demonstration by Roy
McLendon Jr.
Jan. 13 – Feb. 28:
Audubon Photo Contest
March 10 – June 30: Still Lifes from
the Elliott Collection
Feb. 14 – Feb. 21: Martin Arts Guild
Featured Exhibit
Now to April: Art for the Living
Calendar Artwork
The Elliott Museum’s exhibition, The Highwaymen – Vistas and Visions Exhibit will continue until Feb.
24 with a special lecture by collector Roger Lightle and a painting demonstration by Roy McLendon
Jr., son of an original Highwayman, Roy Sr., scheduled for Feb. 3.
Lovers of carousel horses have until
Jan. 2 to see Charles Carmel’s Outer
Row Jumper Horse, which is part of
an exhibit on loan from the American
Folk Art Museum to the Vero Beach
Museum of Art.
LARRY AND GAIL FREELS COLLECTION