Step into the captivating realm of the Mid-States Arts and Craft Gallery, where the visions of artists from Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, and Missouri intertwine.
Journey through the ages of art history as landscapes unfold their timeless narrative, reflecting the evolving dynamics between humanity and its surroundings.
Everything you need to know about the 61st Annual High School Art Show at the Evansville Museum of Arts, History and Science.
47th Mid-States Craft Exhibition: November 24, 2023 - March 17, 2024
In the wake of an unimaginable tragedy, I sought solace and redemption through the profound medium of art. It was amidst the depths of despair, following the loss of my beloved son, that I discovered my refuge and inspiration. From the crucible of grief, I now present to you this compelling series.
Stoven has been deeply inspired by human experiences, particularly love, romance, and nature’s feelings. His mission with art is to create something authentic and unique, full of power and distinguishable. His style is ever evolving, like all of us.
Soyoung Jung; 2023 Artist-in-Residence at the Evansville Museum. Exhibition will be up April 29th - October 8th, 2023.
Mexican folk masks hold great significance in Mexican culture and are an integral part of various celebrations and ceremonies. These masks are not just decorative pieces, but are used as a means of expressing cultural identity and preserving Mexican heritage.
Work by students from Gibson, Pike, Posey, Vanderburgh, and Warrick counties in Southwestern Indiana on display at the Evansville Museum of Arts, History and Science.
Through the years, the Mid-States Exhibitions have grown to accept entries from artists residing in the six states of Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, and Missouri. Some of our region’s most accomplished artists and art educators have exhibited their work in the competitions.
Indiana University’s Caleb Weintraub, Associate Professor, Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture, and Design, and Dr. Dan Kennedy, Associate Professor, Department of Psychological and Brain Science, collaborated with staff and students at CIP Bloomington, Indiana, to complete a series of artworks entitled Spectrum Dynamic. CIP is an agency that assists young people on the autism spectrum.
Taking the time to bond with students through one-on-one instruction or simple conversations about life cultivated environments full of creativity. The pieces on display were given to Les and his wife JoAnne by former students.
At first glance a “still life” can be defined as a composition of inanimate objects. However, the storyline lies within the activity occurring outside the frame.
The organizations on display in the Begley Art Gallery serve the purpose of helping new residents to transition to Evansville and become a part of the community and become a part of the community.
Lupkin draws from everyday life, history, and literature to create scenes which are at the same time realistic and inspirational. When developing a painting, his goal is to use modern imagery in conjunction with traditional techniques and connect them with contemporary society. His painting studio is situated above his family's stained glass business where he continues to work with his brothers William and Ben, whose close proximity make them ideal models.
Work by students from Gibson, Pike, Posey, Vanderburgh, and Warrick counties in Southwestern Indiana on display at the Evansville Museum of Arts, History and Science.
How does a sports medicine physician with no artistic background or talent spearhead an effort to create a museum exhibition and accompanying monograph about the Indiana artist C. Curry Bohm? I believe it goes back to a sunny Sunday afternoon in March 2013. I walked into a bright sunlight drenched gallery where I was instantaneously awestruck by C. Curry Bohm’s Heart of the Village. The painting’s energy, passion, light, and joyful recollection of beautiful sunny fall days immediately struck me with an overwhelming emotional response of happiness that I had never encountered in a painting. If Bohm’s work could elicit that emotional response in me, I believed others in the art community could also enjoy an in depth look at the work of this wonderful Brown County artist.
In 2021, the Evansville Museum was invited to participate in the donation project. Thirteen nationally and internationally recognized American photographers have donated 239 photographs to our permanent collection. Included in this exhibition are 136 works. The inventory of images reflects a multitude of contemporary perspectives and a rich assortment of styles, concepts, and photographic materials.
Marcel Mouly (1918-2008) has been called the last of the "School of Paris," the artist community in and around Paris that experienced its first wave from the late 19th century through the outbreak of World War II. As a young man, he was introduced to School of Paris artists when instructed to copy paintings by some of its most celebrated figures: Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, and Georges Braque. Towards the end of the war, Mouly emerged as a prominent figure among the School of Paris' second generation when he exhibited at the esteemed Salon de Automne in 1943. Continuing to make art and exhibit up until his death, he was the last artist of the Parisian circle to live well into the first decade of the 21st century.
This exhibition developed from a class project at Johns Hopkins University. Five graduate students— Joanne Sidlovsky Grant, Lindsay Nathanson, Melinda Skinner, Tory Schendel Cox, and Michele Stewart—created this installation as a proposal for the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. With the theme of justice, the group paralleled Mesopotamian law codes, or the Code of Hammurabi, to the American Constitution and Bill of Rights. By examining the Mesopotamian and American judiciary articles, we demonstrated that America assimilated Mesopotamian governance.
My work explores a deep, timeless aesthetic connection to the primal spirit of humanity. In minimalistic yet often monumental sculptures, I interweave references to science and natural phenomena with the passage of time. These works invite the viewer to look beyond the traditional constraints of form, composition, and space into a deeper world of possibility.
Throughout his career, Salvador Dali was the illustrator of more than 100 books. Among the most celebrated of his book illustrations are his portfolios for Comte de Lautréamont's Les Chants de Maldoror (1868-1869 CE) and Dante Alighieri's The Divine Comedy (1308-1320 CE). Les Chants de Maldoror, or The Songs of Maldoror, was a favorite literary work among the Surrealists, many of whom found beauty in art and literature devoted to the pursuit of the irrational and the macabre. A poetic novel of sorts that unfolds in a non-linear fashion, Les Chants de Maldoror describes the violent and perverse character of a despicable protagonist who has renounced God, humanity, and conventional morality.
Thirty-five bridges cross the Seine in Paris between the boundaries of the Boulevard Périphérique (the beltway that encircles the city). These structures have served as the arteries of Paris for millennia. They are architectural treasures that not only connect the city but also speak to its rich history. Parisian bridges served as silent witnesses to everything in France's past, from murder, assault, robbery, revolution, riots and prostitution to love, marriage, and funeral processions. All these events have occurred on the bridges that cross the Seine in Paris.
Humans have been tattooing themselves as far back as we know.
From the east to the west, man has always wished to mark themselves for various reasons. Tattoos have been used as marks of identification, romantic sentimentalism, emblems of strength, reminders of battles won or lost, and more recently - symbols of individuality or simple decoration. The earliest preserved human bodies from around the world have tattoo marks adorning their skin. There are records of enlisted servicemen from the Revolutionary and American Civil War wearing tattoos. The first “officially” recorded tattoo shop in America was in New York City in 1864 owned and operated by Martin Hildebrandt. Now, there are thousands of tattoo shops and hundreds of thousands of tattoo artists in the world.
Tattooing in America - as we know it today - really hit its stride during the first World War. Many of the designs, machines used for tattooing, and methods of application have not changed as much as one would think. This show is just a small sampling of the world of American tattooing: focusing primarily on mid-western tattoo supply houses and tattoo artists. Percy Waters (Detroit, Michigan) and the Milton Zeis (Rockford, Illinois) supply houses were the largest of their time in the early 20th century. Many of the items and design sheets - sold to the professional and aspiring tattoo artist - were integral to the formation of the “language” of Western-American tattooing. As you look at the imagery on display, you’ll notice a lot of commonality in design and presentation. I hope that the items in this show give you a picture of what tattooing has been like for the past 100 years.
CLINT VAUGHT - Tattooist, Historian & Collector - Crescent City Tattoo & Museum - Evansville, Indiana
Clint Vaught of Crescent City Tattoo & Museum will be offering tours of the tattoo exhibition every Saturday from 1pm-2pm. Tours are complimentary with museum admission. Learn about the history and evolution of tattooing and see some of the iconic imagery and learn about its significance within tattoo culture.
As the most successful New York commercial illustrator before turning artist, this retrospective highlights the vast artistic styles Warhol mastered. Inspired by the artist’s quote: "How can you say one style is better than another? You ought to be able to be an Abstract Expressionist next week, or a Pop artist, or a realist, without feeling you've given up something. I think that would be so great, to be able to change styles. And I think that's what's going to happen, that's going to be the whole new scene." This exhibition explores Warhol’s early works and features some of his most iconic pieces.
Activities are made possible in part by the Indiana Arts Commission, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.
Known for their functional pottery and stone construction of mountainside dwellings, the Tairona are most recognized for their metallurgy techniques, specifically the use of the gold and copper alloy called tumbaga. A thriving metalsmithing tradition and trade existed in the Tairona cities and villages for tumbaga figurines that were used for deity tributes, burial rituals, and spiritual activities.
Activities are made possible in part by the Indiana Arts Commission, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.
Activities are made possible in part by the Indiana Arts Commission, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.
During the current Covid-19 pandemic, museums, archives and historical organizations are actively collecting material documenting these unusual times. The Evansville Museum is one of the institutions active in this contemporaneous collecting and in this exhibition, we share photographs, stories and other illustrative examples of this experience in our community-- stories from a personal and professional perspective and images providing an overview of the signs of our time. This collecting, which follows in the footsteps of previous local efforts to document atypical times, will also provide visitors the opportunity to share their own stories through the written word and imagery as we all continue to assimilate what this ongoing period means to each of us.
