This fall we are excited to present two special exhibitions, as well as new installations in our Collections Gallery and on the balcony of Fleming's Marble Court.
William Villalongo (United States, b. 1975), Palimpsest, 2017 (detail). Seven-run screen print with laser cut areas and intaglio collage elements. Museum purchase 2020.10
James Hope (United States, b. Scotland, 1818-1892), Wedding Cake House, Iron Furnace Road, Pittsford, Vermont, ca. early 1850s. Oil on canvas. Bequest of J. Brooks Buxton '56 2019.1.4
Left to Right: Unrecorded Artist, United States, active early 20th c., Day dress, ca. 1926. Printed silk chiffon, fabric trim. Museum collection 1983.9.16 LA; Unrecorded Artist, United States, active early 20th c., Dress, 1925. Silk velvet. Gift of Mrs. Openshaw 1961.10.3; Unrecorded Artist, United States, active early 20th c.. Evening dress, 1920–1925. Cut velvet, sequins, beads, brilliants, panel lined in gold lamé and lace. Terrill Hall Collection 1987.11.186; Unrecorded Artist, United States, active early 20th c., Dress, ca. 1928. Silk velvet, lace, gold lamé, satin modesty panel. Terrill Hall Collection 1987.11.188
Don Ross (United States, b. 1951), Rope, W. Rutland, from Quarries, 2010s (detail). Gelatin silver print. Bequest of J. Brooks Buxton '56 2019.1.203
Fall 2023 Exhibitions
PRAXIS: Recent Work by Studio Art Faculty at UVM
September 12 – December 8, 2023
Bridging the artist’s studio and the museum space, PRAXIS: Recent Work by Studio Art Faculty at UVM provides a unique opportunity for members of the university and local and regional communities to discover and explore the creative work of UVM’s current teaching artists. PRAXIS: Recent Work by Studio Art Faculty at UVM is the first-ever group faculty exhibition organized by the Fleming Museum, since the University’s Studio Art program began in 1924. The exhibition also celebrates the 2022 formation of UVM’s School of the Arts and commemorates the Fleming Museum officially joining the School this past year–opening many new avenues for future collaboration.
Art and the Matter of Place
September 5 – December 8, 2023
Art objects can illuminate many ways in which place matters to the human experience. Art can give visual form and material expression to human connection to place. So too art can reveal different ways that humans have and continue to imbue places with meaning.
Grounded in these ideas, Art and the Matter of Place presents a small, compelling group of works from the Fleming’s collections. Through contemplation of form and materials, these objects encourage critical thinking about place and why it matters.
Image: Maria Martinez (San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, 1887-1980) and Julian Martinez (San Ildefonso Pueblo, New Mexico, 1885-1943), Jar, ca. 1934. Polished blackware pottery with matte paint. Gift of Franklin Huntington Stevens and Eldora Wright Stevens 1977.29
Collections Gallery: Evolving Museum Practice and Experience
Ongoing
Over the course of the summer, the small but mighty Fleming team–composed of staff and interns–has made significant changes to the Museum’s Collections Gallery. These changes include improvements to the physical space of the galleries, and a complete reinstallation of art objects drawn from across the Fleming’s collections. Both of which aim to make the Collections Gallery a more welcoming and inclusive space for everyone to enjoy.
Image: Sanford Biggers (United States, b. 1970), The Pasts They Brought with Them, from The Floating World series, 2013. Screen print with collage and hand-coloring. Museum purchase, Way Fund 2020.6 © Sanford Biggers
Land Marks: Paintings of Human-Altered Landscapes
September 5 - December 8, 2023
This fall the balcony of the Museum's Marble Court features a diverse selection of landscapes from the Fleming's collections.
Image: Henry Schnakenberg (United States, 1892-1970), Manchester Center, Vermont, ca. 1928 (detail). Oil on canvas. Gift of Henry Schnakenberg, 1938.66
Support for this fall is provided by the Kalkin Family Exhibitions Fund, the 1675 Foundation, and the Walter Cerf Exhibitions Fund.
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