DURHAM—
Two new exhibitions of local interest, The Shape of Color: Carol Aronson-Shore and Fusion: Merging the Arts in PCAC, are opening at the Museum of Art at the University of New Hampshire beginning November 6. The Shape of Color presents recent paintings inspired by two New England locations, Strawbery Banke in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and Monhegan Island off the coast of Maine. Fusion spotlights 50 years of fine and performing arts studies, exhibitions, performances, and events which have taken place within the University’s cultural center, the Paul Creative Arts Center. A preview reception will be open to the public on Friday, November 5 from 5-7 p.m. in the Museum of Art. Both exhibitions will be on view through December 16 (closed November 11 and 24-28). The Museum of Art and its programs are open to the public free of charge.
The Shape of Color: Carol Aronson-Shore features over fifty works, including smaller gouache color studies for the larger oil paintings, by the renowned professor emerita of the University of New Hampshire and resident of Portsmouth. The artist began her exploration of the relationship of color and light in a series of architectural landscapes painted on Monhegan Island, Maine, and more recently, her landscape painting has focused on the museum village of Strawbery Banke, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. This historic site has provided compelling views for her primary subject—the way color shapes pictorial light and space. In these paintings, color captures and defines those privileged moments during the day when light first appears or disappears, creating in these scenes an experience of time, place and memory.
Ms. Aronson-Shore’s work has been exhibited in over one hundred and fifty one-woman and group shows and is in numerous private, public and corporate collections. The White House Historical Association selected her to represent the state of New Hampshire and commissioned a painting for the 2000 Bicentennial celebration of the White House. This painting is part of the permanent collection of the White House. Reproductions of her work are included in New Hampshire: The Spirit of America, Responsive Drawing (Third Edition) and in Painting Portsmouth: A Brush with the Past. A 36-page catalogue accompanies the exhibition and is available for sale.
Fusion: Merging the Arts in PCAC is presented in conjunction with the campus-wide celebration of the fine and performing arts at the University of New Hampshire, Durham. Included in the exhibition are special visual presentations by the Museum of Art and the Departments of Art & Art History, Music, Theatre and Dance and the Celebrity Series recognizing the role of the arts within the University of New Hampshire and the Durham community. It follows chronologically the development of the Paul Creative Arts Center from its construction and dedication in October, 1960 to recent initiatives. Highlights of the many performances, exhibitions, concerts, lectures, and special events which have taken place over the past 50 years will be accentuated by a spotlight on the Museum of Art’s most recent acquisition an important painting by American Expressionist Hyman Bloom. The work, Pink Leg, was purchased by the Museum in honor of Vicki C. Wright, director of the Museum of Art, UNH from 1986-2008.
A special section of Fusion will be dedicated to the donors and supporters of the Center, including Isabel Paul of Newfields, NH. Ms. Paul and her sister Harriet were world-travelers and collectors, widely recognized for their support of their community and the arts. Other notable supporters include: Eldon L. Johnson, former president, UNH; Karl Bratton, professor of Music, UNH; Winthrop L. Carter, former president, Nashua Corporation; William G. Hennessy, director of dramatics, UNH; Harold H. Scudder, professor of English; and Lewis Churchill Swain, bandmaster.
The Shape of Color: Carol Aronson-Shore and Fusion: Merging the Arts in PCAC are presented as part of Arts for Life, a year-long celebration of the fine and performing arts in the Paul Creative Arts Center, UNH.
The Museum of Art is open during the academic year: Monday-Wednesday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Thursday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; and Saturday and Sunday, 1-5 p.m.; closed Fridays, University holidays, and November 11 and November 24-28. Guided group tours for schools and other organizations are available with advance reservation by contacting Catherine A. Mazur, education and publicity coordinator, at catherine.mazur@unh.edu or 603-862-3713.
For more information, contact the Museum of Art at 603-862-3712, museum.of.art@unh.edu, or visit www.unh.edu/moa.
Photo caption: Hyman Bloom, Pink Leg, Hyman Bloom, Pink Leg, 2000, oil on canvas, 32” x 70”, collection of the Museum of Art. (Courtesy photo)
Two new exhibitions of local interest, The Shape of Color: Carol Aronson-Shore and Fusion: Merging the Arts in PCAC, are opening at the Museum of Art at the University of New Hampshire beginning November 6. The Shape of Color presents recent paintings inspired by two New England locations, Strawbery Banke in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and Monhegan Island off the coast of Maine. Fusion spotlights 50 years of fine and performing arts studies, exhibitions, performances, and events which have taken place within the University’s cultural center, the Paul Creative Arts Center. A preview reception will be open to the public on Friday, November 5 from 5-7 p.m. in the Museum of Art. Both exhibitions will be on view through December 16 (closed November 11 and 24-28). The Museum of Art and its programs are open to the public free of charge.
The Shape of Color: Carol Aronson-Shore features over fifty works, including smaller gouache color studies for the larger oil paintings, by the renowned professor emerita of the University of New Hampshire and resident of Portsmouth. The artist began her exploration of the relationship of color and light in a series of architectural landscapes painted on Monhegan Island, Maine, and more recently, her landscape painting has focused on the museum village of Strawbery Banke, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. This historic site has provided compelling views for her primary subject—the way color shapes pictorial light and space. In these paintings, color captures and defines those privileged moments during the day when light first appears or disappears, creating in these scenes an experience of time, place and memory.
Ms. Aronson-Shore’s work has been exhibited in over one hundred and fifty one-woman and group shows and is in numerous private, public and corporate collections. The White House Historical Association selected her to represent the state of New Hampshire and commissioned a painting for the 2000 Bicentennial celebration of the White House. This painting is part of the permanent collection of the White House. Reproductions of her work are included in New Hampshire: The Spirit of America, Responsive Drawing (Third Edition) and in Painting Portsmouth: A Brush with the Past. A 36-page catalogue accompanies the exhibition and is available for sale.
Fusion: Merging the Arts in PCAC is presented in conjunction with the campus-wide celebration of the fine and performing arts at the University of New Hampshire, Durham. Included in the exhibition are special visual presentations by the Museum of Art and the Departments of Art & Art History, Music, Theatre and Dance and the Celebrity Series recognizing the role of the arts within the University of New Hampshire and the Durham community. It follows chronologically the development of the Paul Creative Arts Center from its construction and dedication in October, 1960 to recent initiatives. Highlights of the many performances, exhibitions, concerts, lectures, and special events which have taken place over the past 50 years will be accentuated by a spotlight on the Museum of Art’s most recent acquisition an important painting by American Expressionist Hyman Bloom. The work, Pink Leg, was purchased by the Museum in honor of Vicki C. Wright, director of the Museum of Art, UNH from 1986-2008.
A special section of Fusion will be dedicated to the donors and supporters of the Center, including Isabel Paul of Newfields, NH. Ms. Paul and her sister Harriet were world-travelers and collectors, widely recognized for their support of their community and the arts. Other notable supporters include: Eldon L. Johnson, former president, UNH; Karl Bratton, professor of Music, UNH; Winthrop L. Carter, former president, Nashua Corporation; William G. Hennessy, director of dramatics, UNH; Harold H. Scudder, professor of English; and Lewis Churchill Swain, bandmaster.
The Shape of Color: Carol Aronson-Shore and Fusion: Merging the Arts in PCAC are presented as part of Arts for Life, a year-long celebration of the fine and performing arts in the Paul Creative Arts Center, UNH.
The Museum of Art is open during the academic year: Monday-Wednesday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Thursday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; and Saturday and Sunday, 1-5 p.m.; closed Fridays, University holidays, and November 11 and November 24-28. Guided group tours for schools and other organizations are available with advance reservation by contacting Catherine A. Mazur, education and publicity coordinator, at catherine.mazur@unh.edu or 603-862-3713.
For more information, contact the Museum of Art at 603-862-3712, museum.of.art@unh.edu, or visit www.unh.edu/moa.
Photo caption: Hyman Bloom, Pink Leg, Hyman Bloom, Pink Leg, 2000, oil on canvas, 32” x 70”, collection of the Museum of Art. (Courtesy photo)
