2006 Exhibitions Calendar

2006 Rockwell Museum of Western Art Special Exhibitions Calendar

January 3, 2006

Cultural Reflections: Inuit Art from the Collections of the Dennos Museum Center
First Floor Special Exhibition Gallery
November 4, 2005 - May 29, 2006

Selected from over 1,000 objects in the Dennos Museum's (Traverse City, MI) permanent collection, Cultural Reflections features artists from numerous communities within Nunavut, the new Canadian territory. The exhibition is intended to reveal the scope of contemporary Inuit art, not only through first generation masters, but through "second generation" artists as well. The exhibition reveals the continuing evolution of a dynamic culture and serves as a reflection of life on the land, a record of daily events, and a glimpse into their once practiced spiritual beliefs. It is a visual narrative that serves as a vehicle for keeping alive the old ways of skin tents, snow houses, and seasonal hunting. What was once known only through oral tradition is brought forth in visual imagery with vitality and clarity of purpose. The artwork exhibited serves as artistic documentation, preserving the past and ushering in the present for an ancient way of life.

Andy Warhol's Cowboys and Indians Suite
Second Floor Special Exhibition Gallery
November 3, 2005-January 8, 2006

A Curator's Perspective: Symbols & Symbolism
Second Floor Special Exhibition Gallery
January 19, 2006 - May 29, 2006

The third in the Perspective Series, the Museum's new Curator of Collections will view the Museum's permanent collection through the lens of her expertise, Iconology and the history of symbols.

Ansel Adams: Celebration of Genius
Organized by George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film
Special Exhibition Galleries
June 8, 2006 - August 6, 2006

The Rockwell Museum of Western Art will host this exhibition of 150 artifacts - original prints of Adams' early Yosemite work and many of his most famous images, including portraits, still lifes, and abstracts, as well as a portfolio of rarely seen parmelian prints. Visitors will be treated to beautiful work by the internationally recognized master of photography, Ansel Adams, (American, 1902-1984). Adams' ability to convey the stunning grandeur of nature will find an easy home in the Rockwell Museum of Western Art, whose walls are graced with many of Adams' artistic predecessors.

Fields & Streams: Sporting Art of the Great American West
Special Exhibition Galleries
August 17, 2006 - January 2007

Drawing from the collections of Rockwell Museum of Western Art and the Genesee Country Village and Museum, this exhibition will reveal the lifestyle of hunting in the early days of the frontier. From the Native experience in survival hunting to the European tradition of sporting, artworks will feature differing perspectives (including the animal's perspective) on American wildlife and its representation in artwork of the time.

The Rockwell Museum of Western Art is open to the public seven days a week; regular hours are 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and extended hours Memorial Day - Labor Day 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. The Museum is located on the corner of Denison Parkway and Cedar Street in Corning, NY.