Current Exhibitions

Stick Works: Patrick Dougherty Environmental Sculpture
June 2010 and beyond, Bascom Campus
Internationally recognized sculptor Patrick Dougherty will construct a monumental site-specific work using saplings as his construction material. Visitors are invited to stop by the campus June 1-20 to watch the creative process as Dougherty combines primitive construction techniques with his love of nature to build a one-of-a-kind sculpture on The Bascom campus. This sculpture installation is generously sponsored by Mary Ann and Knox Massey, with exclusive media partner Our State magazine.

Heroes of Horticulture
July 8–September 5, Loft Gallery
Free Sunday Curatorial Highlight, 2-3 pm, July 25
The George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and Film, in conjunction with The Cultural Landscape Foundation, Washington D.C., commissioned 12 celebrated photographers to visually preserve significant landscapes designated as at risk. These sites are sole witnesses to some of the nation’s greatest people and most significant moments. The results of this commission, color and black and white photography, will be on view

Kick-start! American Motorcycle Design
August 7–September 26, Main Gallery
Exhibition reception and gallery talk August 7, 5–7 pm
Free Sunday Curatorial Highlight, 2-3 pm, August 29
Motorcycles are iconic images in American culture and reflect their historical context in design. Follow the aesthetic evolution in two-wheel transportation through vintage cycles. This extraordinary collection will be on loan from the Wheels Through Time Museum and collector Dale Walksler.

Small Works Challenge, Bascom Members
August 14–September 12, Balcony Gallery
Opening reception August 14, 5–7 pm
A survey of contemporary visual works. Members of The Bascom are invited to submit recently created, small works of art. For details on participation, visit www.thebascom.org/exhibitions

On View: Artists In Residence and Three Weavers
August 28–October 3, Atrium and Education Galleries
Artists in Residence: Harriet Shorr, painter; Matt Kelleher, ceramics; Shoko Teruyama, ceramics.
Three Weavers: Suzanne Gernandt, Kathy Roig and Amy Putansu.

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