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travel feature The National Museum of Women in the Arts in DC The world’s first major museum solely dedicated to championing women artists Just 11% of all acquisitions at prominent American museums over the past decade were of work by women artists according to Artnet News The National Museum of Women in the Arts reopened last fall after a two-year renovation. Their historic home is at 1250 New York Avenue in Washington, D.C. Niki de Saint Phalle’s Pregnant Nana (1995) greets visitors in the new collection galleries. Photo by Jennifer Hughes Amy Sherald’s They call me Redbone but I’d rather be Strawberry Shortcake is part of the permanent collection. The National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA)—the world’s first major museum solely dedicated to championing women artists—reopened last fall after a two-year renovation. NMWA reimagined its historic home at 1250 New York Avenue in Washington, D.C., to offer flexible exhibition spaces for immersive exhibitions, a versatile studio/ classroom area and improved accessibility. Located in the heart of Washington, D.C., the National Museum of Women in the Arts advocates for better representation of women artists and serves as a vital center for thought leadership, community engagement, and social change. Just 11% of all acquisitions at prominent American museums over the past decade were of work by women artists according to Artnet News. The Museum has an array of art by women across centuries that reinforces that women in all time periods created art, they just weren’t given attention or as in many cases, had to create in private or even in secret due to cultural restrictions. They also offer rotating exhibitions that showcase historic and contemporary artwork. The collections feature more than 5,500 works from the 16th century to today created by more than 1,000 artists Closed for construction since August 2021, NMWA has transformed its landmark 1908 Classical Revival building with improvements to its façade, interior spaces and infrastructure. Their inaugural exhibitions and remixed collection installation highlight new opportunities: nearly 40% of the works on view are being exhibited for the first time at NMWA, including nearly 70 works from the museum’s collection. Visitors experience art from the moment terial, which she combined with imagery from traditional Chinese arts. These elements comprise her powerful portraits of laborers, refugees, orphaned children, women soldiers, and sex workers. Liu monumentalizes these downtrodden and oft-forgotten individuals in history, whom she called “spirit ghosts,” as mythic figures on the grander scale of history painting. Presenting selections from the museum’s extensive collection of works by the artist, Hung Liu: Making History highlights the array of techniques that Liu used to create her poignant portraits, including collage, layered colors and motifs, and screens of drip marks that she described as a “veil of tears.” The exhibition marks the inaugural presentation of Liu’s major paintings Summer with Cynical Fish (2014) and Winter with Cynical Fish (2014), works acquired by NMWA just prior to the start of the muthey enter the building. The rotunda features a dramatic six-foot-tall hanging sculpture by Joana Vasconcelos, as well as paintings by self-taught American artist Clementine Hunter and Indigenous Australian artist Audrey Morton Kngwarreye. On view in the Great Hall are a series of black-and-white prom portrait photographs by Mary Ellen Mark and large-scale architectural photographs of spaces by Candida Höfer. Portraits and self-portraits of women from across the centuries fill the mezzanine, with Eva Gonzalès’s Portrait d’une jeune femme (Portrait of a Young Woman) (1873– 74), Frida Kahlo’s iconic Self-Portrait Dedicated to Leon Trotsky (1937) and Zanele Muholi’s photograph Katlego Mashiloane and Nosipho Lavuta, Ext. 2, Lakeside, Johannesburg (2007), among others. On display is Hung Liu: Making History, running to October 20, 2024. Chinese-born American artist Hung Liu (1948 to 2021) transformed her canvases and paper surfaces into memorial sites for the women and children who she represented. Growing up during Mao Zedong’s Cultural Revolution in China, she toiled in forced labor and trained as a painter before immigrating to California in 1984, where she continued her art education. In the 1990s, Liu discovered historical black-and-white photographs that became her source ma- Hung Liu: Winter With Cynical Fish is on display in special exhibition of her work. Frida Kahlo, Self-Portrait Dedicated to Leon Trotsky, 1937 is also a part of the permanent collection. seum’s renovation project. Another exhibition, Impressive: Antoinette Bouzonnet-Stella, focuses on the 17th-century French artist’s series of 25 prints from 1675, The Entrance of the Emperor Sigismond into Mantua, installed in a unique wrap-around presentation. Both exhibitions are on view through October 20, 2024. Tickets: Timed tickets are required and are available online at nmwa.org/. Admission is $16 for adults, $13 for visitors ages 70 and over. Admission is free the first Sunday and second Wednesday of each month. Museum Address: 1250 New York Ave., NW, Washington, DC The location is great and easy to access. It’s near lots of Metro stops, museums, hotels and restaurants. Use the goDCgo interactive map to plan your trip via bus, metro, bicycle rental, and more. 18 WEST COAST WOMAN APRIL 2024
happening this month Intimate musical experiences. Season 28 | Stars Ascending A diverse range of concerts featuring emerging and accomplished classical, chamber, jazz, and pop artists from around the globe. Arts Advocates’ April Programs and Events Including artist Elisabeth Trostli’s exhibit and art talk Arts Advocates has a series of April programs and events, including member artist Elisabeth Trostli’s exhibit and art talk, a tour of the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, a luncheon program at Sarasota Yacht Club with guest speaker Georgia Court of Bookstore1Sarasota, and a mixed media collage workshop. Registration is required at Arts- Advocates.org. Arts Advocates member artists exhibit monthly in the Arts Advocates Gallery, located in the Crossings at Siesta Key mall, 3501 S. Tamiami Trail in Sarasota. Shows runs from the first Saturday to the last Saturday of each month. Elisabeth Trostli’s show, “Fierce and Fabulous,” will be on exhibit from April 6-27, Saturdays only from 2-4 p.m. Trostli uses a creative digital painting process to incorporate detailed visual references and embellishments into her works. The paintings in this exhibition are inspired by Trostli’s travels; vintage scientific engravings; Steampunk; Pre-Raphaelite and Baroque sources; Celtic, Asian and African mythology; Medieval knights and armor; tribal textiles; and Victorian jewelry. Admission is free. On April 9, from 4-6 p.m. in the Arts Advocates Gallery, Trostli presents the art talk, “From Digital Painting to AI.” She will discuss and demonstrate her artistic process in the creation of her work on the computer. Surrounded by unique images of intricately detailed fantasy portraits of women warriors, geishas, divas, and angels, she will highlight the possibilities of digital artistry. Free for Arts Advocates members; $5 for non-members. The “Behind the Curtain: Exploring the Van Wezel from the Art to the Stage” tour on April 15 from 1:30-3 p.m. is presented in partnership with the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall. The art in the Van Wezel, 777 N. Tamiami Trail in Sarasota, was created by noted Florida artists and is on loan from Arts Advocates. A docent leads a tour of the paintings and sculptures including those by Robert Chase, William Hartman, Eugene White, Ben Stahl, Thornton Utz, ▲ Elisabeth Trostli, Flora Angel ▼ Susan Hurwitch mixed media collage Frank Colson, Dean Mitchell, and others. Participants then step onto the stage where a Van Wezel guide shares stories and anecdotes about the colorful world of show business. Tickets are $15 per person and can be purchased at the Van Wezel box office or by calling (941) 263-6799. Proceeds benefit the education/outreach programs of Arts Advocates and the Van Wezel. Arts Advocates’ monthly luncheon programs, which feature speakers discussing local arts-related topics, are held at the Sarasota Yacht Club, 1100 John Ringling Blvd., Sarasota. Bookstore1Sarasota owner Georgia Court and assistant manager/director of programming Bryn Durgin present Banned Books – What People are Reading on April 18 from 11:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. One of the store’s book clubs focuses on banned books and is “dedicated to reading and protecting the most important and threatened books of our generation.” $45 for Arts Advocates members; $50 for non-members. Lunch is included. Artist Susan Hurwitch will lead an intro to mixed media and collage basics workshop on April 27, 12:00-2:30 p.m. in the Arts Advocates Gallery. Using floral imagery, this fast-paced workshop will have each participant creating one 6x9-inch artwork. Cost is $45. Students should bring paint brushes, acrylic paint, and a plastic tablecloth; all other supplies will be provided by the instructor. The Arts Advocates’ collection of Sarasota Art Colony and Highwaymen works is on permanent display in the Arts Advocates Gallery. The gallery is open every Saturday from 2-4 p.m.; admission is free and written information is available for self-guided tours. To learn more about or become a member of Arts Advocates, or to register for programs and events, visit ArtsAdvocates.org. Duo Beaux Arts Pianists Catherine Lan and Tao Lin April 16, 7:30 pm Studio for Performing Arts Recital Hall at State College of Florida This husband-and-wife team of internationally renowned pianists will perform a recital of works for piano “four hands” and two pianos, including Mozart’s Sonata for Two Pianos in D major, K448; Schubert’s Fantasie in f minor for piano four hands, Op 940; and pieces by Vivaldi, Debussy, and Strauss. Shannon Lee, violin and Ying Li, piano April 28 & 29, 4:00 pm • Fischer/Weisenborne Residence First place winners of Artist Series Concerts’ 2017 and 2018 international violin and piano competitions join forces for a spectacular program. Both musicians have won multiple awards and Li recently made her Carnegie Hall and Kennedy Center recital debuts. ArtistSeriesConcerts.org | 941-306-1202 This project is supported in part by the Community Foundation of Sarasota County; Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Council of Arts and Culture and the State of Florida (Section 286.25 Florida Statutes); The Exchange; Gulf Coast Community Foundation; National Endowment for the Arts; the Sarasota County Tourist Development Tax Revenues; and the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation. Whether planning a wedding or a corporate event, The Ora is the place to be. 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