Cedar Rapids Museum of Arts
410 3rd Ave SE
www.crma.org


"Mauricio Lasansky: Master Printmaker"
Permanent exhibition
Making prints for more than 65 years-first in his native Argentina, then in New York City, and for more than 55 years in Iowa City, Iowa-Lasansky's generous gift of prints in the 1980s and 1990s has made it possible for the Museum to present a wide range of the artist's works, changing all four galleries every six months. Best known for large-scale prints in which he uses multiple plates and full ranges of color, Lasansky combines a spectrum of graphic techniques including etching, drypoint, aquatint, and engraving. Throughout his stylistic evolution, he has created eloquent figural statements that are colorful, fresh, and spontaneous.

"Art In Roman Life"
Permanent exhibition
An exhibition of more than 50 works, including 21 Roman portrait busts donated to the CRMA by Tom and Nan Riley in 1996, this installation is a condensed version of the CRMA’s immensely popular Art in Roman Life: Villa to Grave exhibition. From coins to glass vessels to ceramic lamps to marble sculptures, this exhibition reveals more than 600 years of artistic production, which comprised daily life in Rome from the 1st century B.C. through the fall of the Roman Empire.





"Malvina Hoffman: Rodin's Last Student
Permanent exhibition
In 1910, the young sculptress Malvina Hoffman (1885-1966) arrived at the door of French sculptor Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) with a letter of introduction. After five attempts by Hoffman to meet the master, Rodin immediately agreed to take her on as a pupil upon seeing photographs of two of her works. What followed was a rewarding relationship between one of the greatest sculptors of all time and his last student. Hoffman went on to a successful career as a sculptor, perhaps most famous for her 100 sculptures for the Chicago Field Museum's Hall of Man.



Grant Wood In Focus
Culled from the Museum’s extensive collection of work by Grant Wood, this single-gallery installation will trace Wood’s entire career from his youthful creations until his death in 1942.  It will serve as an overview of the artistic achievements of this important American painter.


Treasures From The National Collection
The CRMA is excited to provide a second floor gallery space for the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library (NCSML) for a special exhibition from their permanent collection. The exhibition, Treasures from the National Collection, will open at the CRMA on June 20.
This exhibit will feature examples of fine, folk, and decorative art. One piece on display will be “Paul and Andy” by Paul Warhola. It was damaged in the June flood, but has been repaired by experts at the Chicago Conservation Center. Paul Warhola is the older brother of Andy Warhol. Textiles embellished with beads and embroidery will also be displayed, including several full kroj. Anyone who has seen our folk costumes can attest to their status as works of art. The gallery will also contain some of our fine Royal Dux porcelain pieces, as well as glass and crystal from well known makers such as Moser, Rindskopf and Teplice.

The American Century
In this new installation of the permanent collection, the many movements of twentieth-century American art will be highlighted.  While the CRMA’s collection is considered one of the foremost in Midwestern art, it also possesses numerous examples of art from other regions of the United States and can demonstrate many of the movements and interests of art in America in the twentieth century, the century in which American art came to dominate the art world.

Drawn To Drawing
Jan 2-Apr 18
Late 2008 and early 2009 were watershed moments for the addition of drawings to the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art’s collection.  On the heels of the impressive gift of fifty drawings, paintings, and sculptures from New York collectors Herb and Dorothy Vogel, another New York collector and his wife donated an important group of twenty drawings to the CRMA.  In many ways, this more recent gift picks up where the Vogel gift leaves off, including works by both well- and lesser-known artists from the 1970s to today.  Like the Vogel collection, the focus is on minimal and conceptual works, demonstrating the lasting legacy of those movements. 

Less Is More: The Vogel Gift Of Minimal and Conceptual Art
Jan 22-May 2
In 2008, the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art was selected by the Vogels to be the Iowa recipient of a collection of 50 works as a part of The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection: Fifty Works for Fifty States initiative.  Less is More will exhibit the entire Vogel gift to Iowa for the first time.
He was a postal clerk.  She was a librarian.  With their modest means, the couple managed to build one of the most important contemporary art collections in the United States.  Best known for collecting minimal and conceptual works, the couple managed to amass more than 4,000 works before deciding to donate a substantial number to the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and retaining 2,500 for distribution to 50 museums, one in each of the 50 states. 

Marion Arts Council
Lowe Park Arts and Environment Center
4500 N 10th St, Marion  319-322-4846
marionartscouncil.com
 
“Vistas, Vessels and Vibrance”
until Mar 12
The Marion Arts Council has three featured artists that have been united by happenstance and the love of art. Joan, Ben and Leslie have never met, yet their artwork merges to form a rousing exhibit of subtle pastels, lively paintings, and purposeful ceramics. Joan Chadima is a pastel artist and Cedar Rapids native. Ben Jensen is a ceramist, originally from Marion and now director of the Ceramics Center and teaching ceramics and sculpture at Mount Mercy and Kirkwood. Leslie Kebschull is a painter that grew up in Cedar Rapids, attended Linn-Mar High School, and is now living in Cedar Falls.
Reception: Thursday, February 11th, 2010 from 7-8pm

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Grant Wood Studio
grantwoodstudio.org

Guided tours on the hour
Open Fri-Sun   12 PM-4 PM


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CSPS
1103 3rd St SE 
legionarts.org

Based at CSPS, a former Czech social hall near downtown Cedar Rapids, Legion Arts is an independent, nonprofit arts organization, run by artists and committed to innovation, diversity and community.

"Voom Portraits" by Robert Wilson
Hours are 11 AM-6 PM  Wed-Sun


"Translations"
Mixed media work by Bernard Williams, Chicago; Cynthia Beth Rubin, Boston; John Giorno, New York City; Clive Leung, Washington DC; Ignatius Widiapradja, Des Moines.

Coe College
Sinclair Auditorium
1220 1st Ave NE  319-399-8581


Conger Metcalf Collection

The Perrine Gallery: Coe's Grant Wood Collection

"Painting"
Feb 26-Mar 27
Painting 2010, Cone Gallery and Eaton Buchan Gallery in Sinclair Auditorium. This exhibit is free and open to the public. Gallery hours are 3-5 p.m. daily.

"One Vertical Unwavering Band Of Light"
Feb 27-Mar 28
Contemporary art featuring a wide variety of media by eight artists from across the United States is to be featured in an exhibition at Coe College.  Entitled “One vertical, unwavering band of light,” everything from abstract painting to conceptual sculpture will be displayed in the Marvin Cone and Eaton-Buchan Galleries of Sinclair Auditorium.  The exhibition will open on Saturday, Feb. 27 and run through Sunday, March 28, with free admission and gallery hours from 3-5 p.m. daily.  A special closing reception will take place on March 28 from 5-7 p.m. 

Campbell Steele Gallery
1064 7th Ave, Marion
campbellsteele.com

In 1991, Craig Campbell and Priscilla Steele purchased a vintage 1894 storefront that originally housed Marion's Kendall Hardware. The warm hues of wood floors and an ornate tin ceiling that were original to the hardware store, now compliment a collection of original fine art in all media. Visitors will find the work of many of their favorite local, regional & national artists. Co-owner, Priscilla Steele has integrated her studio space into the gallery, so that you may learn how intaglio prints are pulled on an etching press, view her drawings and etchings in process, as well as view a rare selection of lithographs, etchings, foil-stamped monoprints, and wood-cuts.
Gallery hours are now Thur, Fri & Sat from 10 in the morning until 6 in the evening ... and anytime you'd like, by appointment.  Just call us at 319-373-9211, at least one day in advance, and we'd be happy to open the gallery for you at your convenience ... day or night.

Michael Bond
On a trip to Italy about four years ago, I luxuriated in visits to places and art about which I had studied in a succession of classes with renowned Italian Renaissance scholar and professor, Dr. Wallace Tommasini.So it was with great excitement that I enthused that I “…couldn’t wait to see the Duomo!”, as I crossed Florence’s Ponte Vecchio. My head was bent low over multiple guidebooks which I was busily cross-referencing, and members of my ever-forbearing family urged me to simply look up. Talk about a big pizza pie hitting you in the eye! That singular architectural achievement, which is visible from all parts of the city, looms large as a testament to the indomitable genius of its designer Fillipo Brunnelleschi and the civic will of the Florentine populace. Our entire visit was a giddy blur of art, food, family and Italian wine. It was with no small measure of fondness then when I happened upon Michael Bond’s lyrical little etching of the Ponte Vecchio. I’m proud to say that the etchings of Michael Bond are now represented at the gallery.

Stan Fellows
Stan had illustrated for the New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, that he had illustrated many books, and he had enjoyed a very busy and successful career as an illustrator for more than thirty years. It’s therefore a particular delight for me to introduce some of Stan’s watercolors to our gallery audience. And, it’s just downright fun that Stan is going to attend and paint during (right on the spot, ladies and gentlemen!) Music in the M.U.D. this Saturday, March 14. Music in the M.U.D. is a new, Saturday night event at Campbell Steele that is getting some serious traction. Pair Stan’s painting with the fact that our cute-as –a-button purveyor of wines, Jeri Travis, will be decanting some delicious selections for our wine bar, and what you have is a great plan. Fun abounds at Campbell Steele.

Mary Snyder Behrends
The rich colors, carefully chosen elements and implied content in Mary’s pieces are not unlike the essence of a Leonard Cohen song. They are not always “pretty” in their overt presentation. They are thought provoking on multiple levels. They use the artist’s substitute for words, visual materials, with economy and a keen sense of purpose. Mary’s work is intense. It rewards the curiosity of the viewer with an understanding of how line, color, texture and composition shape an abstract, poetic conceit.


Julie Kottal
With her former advisor, Peter Thompson, Julie shares a keen color sense and a painterly fluency. And, the brilliance of Peter’s teaching and the strength of Julie’s artistic will and vision lie in the dramatic distinctions in their imagery. Since her graduation from Coe College, Julie has truly gained an authority in abstract composition. Her gestural, large-scale work now hanging at the gallery is a juicy testament to the the physically of her medium. I’d say that this woman could handily claim her own status as a “powerhouse”.





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