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Press Release 12-15-10: Openings, Closings, and Events plus Reminders
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Openings, Closings, and Events
The newsletter is now divided into three pages: Ohio to Wyoming - page 3 Click here for page 1 - California to Kentucky Click here for page 2 - Louisiana to North Carolina

Cinncinati, Ohio Contemporary Arts Center Rosson Crow: Myth of the American Motorcycle Through April 3, 2011 Where Do We Go From Here? Selections from La Colección Jumex Through Jan. 30, 2011 Events

Greensburg, PA Westmoreland Museum of American Art *Associated Artists of Pittsburgh: Celebrating a Century of Art* Oct. 10, 2010 - Jan. 9, 2011 *Remnants: Paintings by Joyce Werwie Perry* Oct. 10, 2010 - Jan. 9, 2011 Events

Chadds Ford, PA Brandywine River Museum A Brandywine Christmas Through January 9, 2011 The Imaginary Beasts of Royal Lacey Scoville Through January 9, 2011 Golden Impressions of Andrew Wyeth by Donald Pywell Through January 9, 2011

Philadelphia, PA University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Archaeologists, Travelers in Ottoman Lands Sept. 26, 2010 - Feb. 6, 2011 Events

Columbia, SC Columbia Museum of Art I Heard a Voice: The Art of Lesley Dill Oct. 01, 2010 - Jan. 23, 2011 Taylor Made: The Art of Anna Heyward Taylor Oct. 12, 2010 - Jan. 02, 2011 Events

Charleston, SC Gibbes Museum of Art Art of Our Time: Selections from the Ulrich Museum of Art, Wichita State University Dec. 17, 2010 - March 27, 2011 J. Henry Fair: Industrial Scars Dec. 17, 2010 - March 27, 2011 Events

Brookings, SC South Dakota Art Museum The Art of the Basket Dec., 2010 - Sept. 18, 2011 Steinley/Evans December, 2010-April 3, 2011 Harvey Dunn: Select Works Through December 2010 Events

Memphis, TN Memphis Brooks Art Museum William Christenberry: Photographs, 1961-2005 Through Jan. 9, 2011 Winslow Homer: Poetry and Fiction Through Jan. 2, 2011 *Remembering a House Divided: Robert King's Photographs of Civil War Re-Enactors* Through Jan. 2, 2011 Events
Children's Museum of Memphis Tales from the Land of Gullah Closes Jan. 2, 2011 Events
Pink Palace Museum *Enchanted Forest Festival of Trees* Closes Dec. 31

Clarksville, TN Customs House Museum and Cultural Center *An American Tradition* Through Feb. 27 Beyond Light: The Aladdin Mantle Lamp Company Through Jan. 23 *Contemporary glasswork by Clarksville’s Pat Finney* Through Jan. 2 Vintage Tales Through Jan. 16 Events

Nashville, TN Centennial Art Center Holiday Season Art Exhibition and Sale Closes Dec.15!!!!
Cheekwoood Botanical Garden & Museum of Art Cheekwood Collects: The First 50 Years Closes Jan. 2, 2011 *William Edmondson: The Hand and the Spirit* Ongoing The Matilda Geddings Gray Foundation Collection of Faberge Ongoing Events
Frist Center for the Visual Arts The Birth of Impressionism: Masterpieces from the Musée d'Orsay Oct. 15, 2010 – Jan. 23, 2011 Chihuly at the Frist Closes January 2, 2011 Events


Tennessee Art League *Refaat Zakhary* Closes 30 Premiere Gallery *Vinci Kolodziejski* Closes 30 Ethel Smith Gallery *Salon d'Art* Closes 30 Poston3 Gallery Studio A Group's featured artists for December Closes 30 Second Floor Gallery
Tennessee State Museum Historic Tennessee: Photographs by Robin Hood December 7, 2010 through January 16, 2011. Tennesseans: A People’s Legacy Through January 16, 2011 Events

Sewanee, TN University Art Gallery Sewanee: The University of the South & The Carlos Gallery Glenn Herbert Davis: 'a Pale; place into parts' Dec. 3, 2010 – Feb. 13, 2011
Chattanooga, TN Creative Discovery Museum Winter Wonders Nov, 20, 2010 - Jan. 17, 2011 Helping hands Nov, 20, 2010 - Jan. 17, 2011 Events
Hunter Museum of American Art Hunter Invitational II Through Jan 16th, 2011 Events

Oak Ridge, TN Children's Museum of Oak Ridge Events

Norris, TN Museum of Appalachia Christmas in Old Appalachia Through December 24

Knoxville, TN The Emporium Center for Arts & Culture Fw: Fw: Re: Zek by Award-Winning Slovenian Artists December 3-23 Con_struct by Aaron Shugart-Brown December 8-23 Balcony Arts in the Airport Oct. 22, 2010 – April 14, 2011 Events
Frank H. McClung Museum, University of Tennessee Painted Metaphors: Pottery and Politics of the Ancient Maya Closes Jan. 3, 2011 See this week's Sherrie's Blog
Knoxville Museum of Art East Tennessee Regional Student Art Exhibition Through Jan. 9, 2011 David Bates: The Katrina Paintings Through Feb. 13, 2011 Bill FitzGibbons, Knoxville Colorline, 2010 Through the end of 2010 *Higher Ground: A Century of Visual Arts in East Tennessee* Ongoing Event

Gatlinburg, TN Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts Figurative Association: Celebrating the Human Form Closes Dec. 24 Jerry Drown Turned Wood Collection Wood Studio Gallery Ongoing

Odessa, TX Ellen Noël Art Museum British Paintings 1550-1800: From the Collection of the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation Nov. 13, 2010 - Jan. 9, 2011 The Art of English Beadwork from the 19th Century Nov. 13, 2010 - Jan. 9, 2011 Event

Midland, TX Museum of the Southwest Christmas at the Mansion November 30 - December 30, 2010

Fort Worth, TX Kimbell Art Museum Salvator Rosa: Bandits, Wilderness, and Magic Dec. 12, 2010–March 27, 2011 Fiery Pool: The Maya and the Mythic Sea Through January 2, 2011 Michelangelo’s First Painting: The Torment of Saint Anthony Ongoing European Art South Gallery Current *Asian Art* North Gallery Current *Pre-Columbian and African Art* East Gallery Events

Dallas Museum of Art Form/Unformed: Design from 1960 to the Present Tower Gallery Dec. 19, 2010 – Jan. 29, 2012 Big New Field: Artists in the Cowboys Stadium Art Program Dec. 5, 2011– Feb. 20, 2011 The Mourners: Medieval Tomb Sculptures from the Court of Burgundy Oct., 3, 2010 – Jan. 2, 2011 Encountering Space Center for Creative Connections Sept. 25, 2010– Aug. 31, 2012 Texas Sculpture August 29, 2010 – Jan. 2, 2011 African Masks: The Art of Disguise August 22 José Guadalupe Posada: The Birth of Mexican Modernism Closes Dec. 26 Tierra y Gente: Modern Mexican Works on Paper Through Jan. 9, 2011 Events

Williamsburg, VA Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg Material Witnesses Quilts and Their Makers Closes in April of 2012 The Art of Steve Harley Through December 2011 Sidewalks to Rooftops: Outdoor Folk Art Ongoing exhibit Cross Rhythms Folk Musical Instruments Ongoing exhibit Down on the Farm Ongoing exhibit Inspiration and Ingenuity American Stoneware Ongoing exhibit. Conserving the Carolina Room Ongoing exhibit. Exciting Expressions: Painted Furniture Ongoing exhibit. We the People Three Centuries of American Folk Portraits Through July 31, 2011 Introduction to American Folk Art\ Ongoing exhibit.
DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg Declarations of Independence Through Dec. 2010 Dollars, Farthings & Fables: Money and Medals from the Colonial Williamsburg Collection November 25, 2010 - Rebuilding Charlton's Coffeehouse Conservation: Where Art and Science Meet Through May 31, 2012. Pottery With a Past: Stoneware in Early America Through January 2, 2011 American Furniture: From Virginia to Vermont Through March 6, 2011 Treasure Quest: Great Silver Collections from Colonial Williamsburg Ongoing exhibit Identifying Ceramics: The Who, What and Ware Ongoing exhibit Musical Instruments Ongoing exhibit Selections from the Henry H. Weldon Collection Ongoing exhibit Lock, Stock, and Barrel Ongoing exhibit Artistry and Ingenuity Ongoing exhibit Revolution in Taste Ongoing exhibit Masterworks Ongoing exhibit Event

Wausau, WI Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum I Want Candy: The Sweet Stuff in American Art Candy Nov. 20 - Jan. 23, 2011 Tempting Confections: Photographs by Matthew Klein Nov. 20 - Jan. 23, 2011 Events

Racine, WI Racine Art Museum 44th Year of Watercolor Wisconsin Dec. 12, 2010 - April 30, 2011 Mariko Kusumoto: Unfolding Stories Through January 23, 2011 Collection Focus in Fibers: John McQueen and Carol Eckert at RAM Oct. 17, 2010 - Feb. 6, 2011 *Knock Wood: New Gifts to RAM's Wood Collection* Through Jan. 23, 2011 The Miniature Worlds of Bruce Metcalf Sept. 26, 2010 - Jan. 9, 2011 Events

Casper, WY Nicolaysen Art Museum & Discovery Center Ucross: Twenty-Seven Years of Visual Art Residencies Closes January 2, 2011 *Conrad Schwiering Studio collection* Ongoing Events

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