3rd Quarter 2006
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Past,
Present, Perfect
October 7—January 7
A 75th
anniversary is a distinctive milestone—one worth celebrating
with a mindful experience. Faced with the compelling challenge
of how to bring forth the past with relevancy to the present,
JHM asked 45 Ohio artists to pick an artifact from the Museum’s
collections as inspiration for a new work of art. The result is
a very special exhibition,
Past, Present, Perfect,
featuring these works paired with the corresponding
inspirational piece. The contemporary works will encompass an
array of media and styles—ceramic, metal sculpture, textile,
furniture, water-color and photography, to name a few.
The results are not just
remarkably crafted, impressive works of art, but works that are
thought provoking and stimulating in their creativity. For
example, Marilyn and Jerry Westgerdes, both art instructors at
Ohio University Zanesville, created dramatic pieces—Marilyn, a
vibrant Asian robe from stained glass and Jerry, a striking
marble bench inspired by the shape of an Adena gorget
(prehistoric ceremonial carved stone).
Exhibiting Coshocton
County artists include Anne, Cornell, Dodie Bluck, Rex Emler,
Bev Fambres, Helen Moody, Joan Staufer and Esther Marie Versch.
In addition, Coshocton-born Karen White, now of Denver, sent a
mixed media book sculpture that incorporates fluid Asian
calligraphy in its de-sign. Another past resident, Curt Derby,
created an abstract watercolor—tumbling Chinese vases on a
decorative background. (You’ll just have to see it!)
Past, Present, Perfect,
sponsored by the Mary
Taylor Family Fund, is compelling and unique, and promises to be
an exhibit that brings together the historical, as well as the
artistic nature of the Museum’s collection. Seventy-five years
and still dynamic. Well done, John and David.
It’s All About
Packaging!
Friday Sept.
22nd at 7:00 P.M.
“Sound recording
packaging” is a brown-bag description for a powerful art form
crammed full of political, market and aesthetic goods. We are
thrilled to have Professor Wm. L. Schurk of Bowling Green State
University present the shake-down on recording illustration,
from the earliest cylinders to LPs. Schurk will discuss key
illustrators, topical themes and celebrity models. As Sound
Recording Archivist at the University’s Department of Popular
Culture, Schurk will display samples of censorship, budget
packaging, and non-conventional containers. Drawing on JHM’s
special exhibit,
Album Cover Art,
Schurk will highlight specific albums with stories he has
gleaned over the years.
Born and raised on “the mean streets of Cleveland,” Schurk
joined the BGSU faculty in the William T. Jerome Library in 1967
to head up the Sound Recordings Archives and later create the
Popular Culture Library. Schurk has been an avid collector for
over 55 years and has a special interest in phonograph
recordings that he has pursued over that period of time.
SOUND! – A
Learning is Fun
Family
Program
Sunday, September 24 at 2:00 P.M.
CRUNCH! BASH! RATTLE!
and SLURP! Experience
SOUND! —a
Learning is Fun family program to complement our Album Cover Art
exhibit. Where does sound come from? How is it made? What can
be done with it? These are a few of the concepts children will
consider while having lively fun in the process. Youngsters
will get a chance to experiment with sound production using
tuning forks and craft musical instruments from “trash,” as well
as join in some noisy munching on goodies (We’ll be encouraging
raucous chomping and swigging.) Admission is $5 for children,
free to accompanying adults. Please call the Museum for
reservations at 622-8710.
Past,
Present, Perfect: A Moving Experience
Thursday, November 16th at 7:00 P.M.
Holli Rainwater will
facilitate this playshop for adults, where participants will
learn to move “from the inside out” according to their own needs
and creative urges. Drawing inspiration from the art and
artifacts of the
Past, Present, Perfect
exhibit, simple
movements will be explored such as walking medi-tation and
spontaneous qigong. Benefits from using these practices include
stress relief, the feeling of being more at home in your body,
and increased creativity and intuition. No experience is
neces-sary; only the willingness to move and be moved!
Holli’s movement
workshops always receive high praise and petitions for more.
Holli works as Outreach Assistant and Adult Programming
Coordinator at the Coshocton Public Library.
Building on the dance training she received as a child, Holli
has spent the last 20 years exploring the connections between
body, mind, and spirit through dance and other movement
practices. Holli is the co-founder of Holy Ground, a sacred
dance circle in Granville, Ohio.
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