May 2023
Large Format View Camera Demonstration
Participants in this demonstration will be introduced to the large format view camera, and its abilities in producing a portrait. After capturing an image, film will be processed, and the group will gather in the darkroom to see a finished silver gelatin print emerge from the operation. Instructor: Eliot Dudik, Lecturer in Photography in the Department of Art & Art History, William & Mary Date: Saturday, May 13 — 9:00 AM until 1:00 PM Workshop fee: Muscarelle Members, W&M Faculty, Staff and Students $125; Non-Members $150 Please note that space is limited to 15 participants and advance registration is required.
Find out more »Muscarelle Reads: Ninth Street Women
As part of our spring Muscarelle Explorations series, Modern Masters at the Margins, join us for a virtual discussion of Ninth Street Women by Mary Gabriel, which chronicles the experiences of five women who dared to enter the male-dominated world of twentieth-century abstract painting — not as muses but as artists. Museum Director David Brashear will be joined by Gary Ryan, Director and CEO of the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, for a Zoom-based discussion of the book. No need to read the book in order to attend — bring your questions and enjoy the discussion! ABOUT THE BOOK: Five…
Find out more »Large Format Photography Workshop
Participants in this intensive, weeklong workshop will be introduced to large format photography, and will proceed to develop skills in composing with the view camera, exposing large format 4×5 inch sheet film, and creating beautiful silver gelatin prints in the darkroom. Large format 4×5 view cameras and materials will be provided for participants during the workshop. Dates: May 22-26, 9 AM – 3 PM daily Instructor: Eliot Dudik, Lecturer in Photography in the Department of Art & Art History, William & Mary Workshop fee: Muscarelle Members, W&M Faculty, Staff and Students $850; Non-Members $950 Please note that space is limited…
Find out more »Turning the Feather Around: The Life and Work of George Morrison
Dr. Danielle Moretti-Langholtz, Curator of Native American Art at the Muscarelle, will present the final talk in our spring Muscarelle Explorations series, Modern Masters at the Margins, with a talk about artist George Morrison. Born and raised near the Grand Portage Indian Reservation in Minnesota, George Morrison (Ojibwe) had a long and distinguished career as an Abstract Expressionist painter and sculptor. This presentation will follow Morrison's life story and his foray into the inner circle of some of the most prominent American expressionists of the day, including Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning, and his return to Minnesota during the…
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