Since its inception more than half a century ago, critical reception of Abstract Expressionism—widely considered the “triumph” of American painting—has overwhelmingly marginalized its women participants. By the early 1950s, a

During the years of the Great Depression and the New Deal, American art was largely dominated by representational styles of American Scene and Regionalist painting and sculpture. After World War

Published in 2018, Ninth Street Women was described by a reviewer at the New York Times as “supremely gratifying, generous, and lush but also tough and precise — in other

As the U.S. worked its way through the Great Depression, an artistic energy developed in New York, with artists moving away from representational art and focusing their efforts on new

Art collector and connoisseur Christian Levett will join Muscarelle Museum of Art Director David Brashear for a conversation about the origins of the art collection featured in Abstract Expressionists: The

Artist sTo Len will talk about his interdisciplinary artwork that focuses on place-based collaborations with environmentally abused landscapes and co-creations with communities and municipal agencies. The cross-disciplinary nature of Len’s

Xavier Cortada is a Cuban-American artist whose work transforms public spaces into platforms for community engagement, education and activism. Cortada has been commissioned to create art for the White House,

Internationally recognized artist and ocean advocate Courtney Mattison will give a presentation detailing her career, artistic process and vision. Mattison’s background in ocean conservation science and policy informs her art

This is an encore presentation of our sold-out Curator’s Opening Lecture, originally presented on March 18. Exhibition curator Adriano Marinazzo will introduce Michelangelo: The Genesis of the Sistine, sharing new

Livestream option now available for this sold-out lecture! Register via Zoom to attend virtually. Explore connections between Michelangelo’s original project for the Tomb of Pope Julius II and his Sistine

Tickets for this in-person lecture are currently sold out. Please register for the Zoom livestream to tune in from home! Exhibition curator Adriano Marinazzo will introduce Michelangelo: The Genesis of