Press Release:11-14-08

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Press Release 11-14-08*: Openings, Closings, and Events plus Reminders (once a month listings for longer running exhibitions that are not closing soon

*Newsletter delayed due to problems getting Internet line repaired.

Openings, Closings, and Events
See Exhibitions page to see a sample photos of current and upcoming shows.

Huntsville, AL Huntsville Museum of Art *Encounters: Encounters: Lilian Garcia-Roig* Through November 30 *Looking at the Collection: Buccellati Highlights* through February 1, 2009 Looking at the Collection: Whimsy in 3-D through May 31, 2009 *When They Were Young: Aristocratic Children in European Portraiture* November 9, 2008-January 4, 2009 Events

Miami, FL The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum Grand Opening November 29

Miami Beach, FL The Wolfsonian–Florida International University *A Bittersweet Decade: The New Deal in America, 1933-43* Through January 19, 2009 Events

West Palm Beach, FL Norton Museum of Art A Tradition Redefined: Chinese Paintings from the Chu-tsing Li Collection, 1950-2000 October 11, 2008 ― January 4, 2009 Coming into Focus: Jeane von Oppenheim and Photography at the Norton, 1998 – 2008 October 11, 2008 ― January 4, 2009 Events

Atlanta, GA Michael C. Carlos Museum of Emory University Big Shots: Andy Warhol’s Polaroid Portraits Through December 14 *Tutankhamun* November 15 to May 25 *Wonderful Things: The Harry Burton Photographs and the Discovery of the Tomb of Tutankhamun* November 15 to May 25 Events

Milledgeville, GA Georgia College & State University Museum *Visions and Voices, works by Kristin Cassaletto* Through December 5 *Executive Branch Suite Phase II, an Art of Democracy* Through December 5 Focus Gallery

Augusta, GA Morris Museum of Art It’s a Dog’s Life: Photographs by William Wegman from the Polaroid Collection Through January 4, 2009 J.C. Leyendecker: America’s “Other” Illustrator November 1, 2008- January 11, 2009 Events

Savannah, GA Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace Events

Paducah, KY National Quilt Museum *Eyecatchers: Quilts from the Barbara & Robert Hunter Collection* Quilts by Suzanne Marshall and Linda Roy Event

Owensboro, KY Owensboro Museum of Fine Art REGIONAL TREASURES: A CELEBRATION OF THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF NORTHWEST KENTUCKY November 8, 2008 - February 28, 2009 Event

Louisville, KY Louisville Visual Art Association Americans Who Tell the Truth by Rob Shetterly October 17, 2008 - January 4, 2009 Stories About Mountain Top Removal by Cynthia Ryan Kelly October 17, 2008 - January 4, 2009
Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft American Tapestry Alliance: Biennial 7 Through January 3, 2009 Events
The Speed Art Museum *Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness: American Art from the Yale University Art Gallery* Through January 4, 2009 *Collecting for Kentucky* Through February 1, 2009 Events


New Orleans Museum of Art OBJECTS OF DESIRE : Fabergé from the Hodges Family Collection Nov. 8 - January 18, 2009

New Orleans, LA Ogden Museum of Southern Art *Sally Mann: What Remains* Opened Oct. 4 Silver Bullets and Holy Water: Paintings by Margaret Evangeline Opened Oct. 4 Lisa Silvestri “The New Orleans Portrait Project: The Series” Opened Oct. 4 Louisiana Masters: Douglas Bourgeois Recent works by Douglas Bourgeois from premier Southern collectors Opened on Oct. 23 Events

Biloxi, MS Ohr-O'Keefe Art Museum *Light & Form: Paintings by the Ohr-O’Keefe Painting Group* November 13 to December 31 *The Merry Teapot* November 13 to December 31

Ridgeland, MS Mississippi Crafts Center Wearable Art Fashion Show and Fiber Exhibit Tuesday, November 18th, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Event
Asheville, NC Asheville Art Museum Life’s Rich Pageant: A Centennial Celebration of The Eight September 12, 2008 - January 4, 2009 Holden Community Gallery *Ash Cans, Factories and Trains: Students and Followers of The Eight* Friday, Sept. 19, 2008 - Sunday, January 11, 2009 *Expectant Gaze* Through 2008 2nd Floor Galleries William Christenberry: Site/Possession Friday, November 7, 2008 – Sunday, January 18, 2009 Appleby Foundation Gallery Events

Fayetteville, NC Fayetteville Museum of Art Japanese artist Etsuko Komori Closes November 16!!!! Events

Wimington, NC Cameron Art Museum Bearden to Ruscha: Contemporary Art from the North Carolina Museum of Art Through May 24, 2009 Toy Crazy Through February 1, 2009 Quiet Spirit, Skillful Hand: The Graphic Work of Clare Leighton November 7, 2008-April 5, 2009 Bob DeYoung: installation {phantasm} November 7, 2008-April 26, 2009

Columbia, SC Columbia Museum of Art *Dale Chihuly: Seaforms* Through November 30

Memphis, TN: Memphis Brooks Museum of Art *The Baroque World of Fernando Botero* Through January 11, 2009 *Photographs from the , 1949-1964* Through Jan. 5, 2009 A Genesis: Fifteen Poems and Etchings A collaboration of poet John Ciardi and artist Gabor PeterdiSarah Boyce, Rebecca Shellabarger, Kyle Wingo Through November 30 Events

Children's Museum of Memphis *Color Play: Exploring the Art & Science of Color* October 11-January 4 Events

Clarksville, TN Customs House Museum *Brain Teasers II* Sept. 20th - Jan. 4th The Monsters of the Interstate Photos by Carl Wilson Through Dec. 31st Stuff & Stories: Clarksville History from A to Z Oct. 2 - Feb 2009 The Spirit of Light Photos by Friends of Photography Nov. 13 – Feb. 15, 2009 Old Friends Watercolors by David Redmond Nov. 13 – Feb. 15, 2009 Event

Nashville, TN Centennial Art Center Kathy Carter – Pottery and Sculpture R. Lafayette Mitchell – Paintings Eva Sochorova – Paintings November 7 – 28
Cheekwoood Botanical Garden & Museum of Art Artists Collect: The Red Grooms and Lysiane Luong Private Collection Through January 4, 2009 **William Edmondson: The Hand and the Spirit Through January 4, 2009 The Matilda Geddings Gray Foundation Collection of Faberge Ongoing Events**
Frist Center for the Visual Arts Rodin: A Magnificent Obsession, Sculpture from the Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Foundation Sept. 12, 2008 – Jan. 4, 2009 Upper-Level Galleries *The Best of Photography and Film from George Eastman House Collection* Opened Oct. 10, 2008– Jan. 25, 2009 *The Photographs of Lalla Essaydi* Opened Oct. 10, 2008– Jan. 25, 2009
Hiram Van Gordon Memorial Gallery Tennessee State University HEROIC Oct 15-Nov 26
The Parthenon *IMMERSION: A KatrinaRoom* Through Dec. 13 Nancy Hellebrand: Air, Earth, and Water November 14, 2008 - January 31, 2009
Tennessee Art League In the Members Gallery - new works from the membership Lou Copeland & Even Reilly Through Nov. 26th In the Members Gallery - new works from the membership Lou Copeland & Even Reilly Through Nov. 26th
Tennessee State Museum Akira Blount’s Enchanted Dolls September 26 - November 30 *The River Inside* October 3 - November 30 A sampling of diverse military artworks from the collection of the Tennessee State Museum at Military Museum located in the War Memorial Building Through Dec. 31 Events
The Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery Jules De Balincourt October 23 through December 5

Sewanee, TN University Art Gallery Sewanee: The University of the South *Hamlett Dobbins: Every One, Every Day* Through November 23

Chattanooga, TN Hunter Museum of American Art *Object Project* Opened October 12, 2008 - January 11, 2009

Oak Ridge, TN Oak Ridge Art Center Open Show 2008 Closes Nov. 14!!!! Event

Knoxville, TN Blo unt Mansion *It’s About the Hounds* November 1 - 30 Blount Mansion Visitors Center
Emporium Center *Works by the Turner Family* November 7 - 26 Event
Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture *Concurrent* November 10-December 13 Event
Knoxville Museum of Art *Higher Ground: A Century of Visual Arts in East Tennessee* Ongoing exhibition Tradition/Innovation: American Masterpieces of Southern Craft and Traditional Art Through January 18, 2009

Gatlinburg, TN
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts *: Selections from Arrowmont's Permanent Collection* November 7 - January 3, 2009 Jerry Drown Turned Wood Collection Wood Studio Gallery Ongoing Events
Johnson City, TN ETSU and General Shale Brick Natural History Museum Beyond: Visions of Planetary Landscapes Through December 21st
Slocumb Galleries ETSU *Kelly Bond’s BFA Exhibition, They Don’t Come Around Here No More* Closes November 14!!!! Dana Alston, assemble BFA Exhibition November 17 - 21 Event

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