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Three
Exhibits Featured At U.Va. Art Museum First Friday Reception
April 15, 2002--
WHAT: First
Friday Reception at U.Va. Art Museum
Three
exhibitions:
"Treasures
from the Earth: Art of Southwestern Native America"
"Ten
Works by Ten Painters: A Portfolio of Screenprints"
"Art
Beyond the Classroom: Selections from the Curriculum Support Fund"
WHEN:
Friday, May 3, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
WHERE: University
of Virginia Art Museum
The
public is invited to a First Friday reception at the University
of Virginia Art Museum on May 3 at 5:30 p.m.
Featured
will be three of the museums recent exhibitions, " Treasures
from the Earth: Art from Southwestern Native America," "Ten
Works by Ten Painters: A Portfolio of Screenprints" and "Art
Beyond the Classroom: Selections from the Curriculum Support Fund."
"Treasures
From the Earth" contains pottery, baskets, textiles and jewelry
made by Southwestern Native Americans. "Ten Works by Ten Painters"
features screenprints by contemporary artists such as Andy Warhol,
Frank Stella and Robert Motherwell. "Art Beyond the Classroom"
underscores the significant impact the Curriculum Support Fund has
had both on the art department and the development of the museums
collection. All three exhibits are drawn from the museums
permanent collection.
The
reception is free for museum members. Admission is $3 for guests
and non-members.
Parking
is available in the Culbreth Theatre parking lot.
For
more information about the event or the University of Virginia Museum,
call (434) 924-3592 or visit the museum Web site at www.virginia.edu/artmuseum.
Contact:
Jane Ford, (434) 924-4298
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