Think Horses

Think Horses: West High Student Exhibit

May 27, 2005

CORNING, NY - The Rockwell Museum of Western Art will exhibit Think Horses: West High Student Exhibit. Students from the Corning-Painted Post Area School District explored sculptures and paintings of horses in the Museum's permanent collection and were inspired to create their own projects. The exhibit will be in the Education Center Student Gallery and will open with a reception from 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Opening remarks, given by Senior Museum Educator, Gigi Alvare, will be at 6 p.m. Refreshments will be served throughout the evening.

Admission to the exhibition opening will be FREE to the public. The exhibit will run June 16 - October 1, 2005.

Alvare led teachers on a tour focusing on paintings and sculptures in the Museum's permanent collection depicting the horse, an important subject for artists.

"The horse embodies beauty and power. Through works of art in the Museum's collection, we can trace the importance and necessity of the horse to ranchers, hunters, settlers and bronco riders. The opportunity for students to use the Museum's collection as an educational experience was valuable for this project," said Alvare.

Teachers, in turn, revisited the Museum with their students who brought sketchbooks reflecting research on several artists represented in the Museum. After students were given a tour focusing on select artworks that included horses from artists such as Barbara Van Cleve, Frederic Remington, Deborah Butterfield, and Charles M. Russell, the Studio Art classes, Sculpture classes, and the Advanced classes went back to the classroom to further reflect their understanding and personal interpretation of the horse. Studio Art classes discussed relationships and possible connections of artists and then created found object sculptures reflecting their personal environment. Sculpture classes researched and explored the topic of Painted Ponies throughout the United States and captured the movement and proportions of a horse. Other Advanced classes researched horses and studied different interpretations by artists.

Located in the center of the Finger Lakes Wine Country region of New York State, the Rockwell Museum of Western Art is in the historic Gaffer District. Here, myths are explored and new ways of thinking about art encouraged.

The Museum is open daily from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. and 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. Memorial Day through Labor Day. For more information, please contact us by phone (607.937.5386) or email info@rockwellmuseum.org.