EXPLORE!
Our galleries have been lively this season! Thank you to all the visitors and student groups who have explored the exhibitions, attended our programs, and shared thoughts and images on social media. For those who have not been able to visit in person, we are pleased to present virtual tours of each current exhibition (links are included below each exhibition image).
The Addison is free and open to the public, Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00 am–5:00 pm, and Sunday, 1:00–5:00 pm.
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This comprehensive exhibition includes over 150 sculptures, paintings, and works on paper to explore decades of the artist’s inventive blending of media and materials in unconventional and intuitive ways. Synthesizing outside influences with distinctive motifs and symbols drawn from her own rich self-mythology, Leaf’s art allows for new ways to see the world and ourselves.
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This presentation invites viewers to reflect on the roles we perform in everyday life, in both public settings and on private stages in which individuals explore new identities and modes of expression, as well as challenge stereotypes and societal norms using costume and roleplay to experiment with shifting personas.
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Playing to Our Strengths presents exceptional works from the collection in three sections: late-19th-century masterworks by Thomas Eakins and Winslow Homer; modernist paintings created during the interwar years; and large-format postwar abstract paintings that distill the vocabulary of painting to its very essence.
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Featuring photography from the museum's collection, Dynamic Duos considers the dynamics of two beings sharing space, whether they be romantic partners, family members, close friends, strangers, or interspecies companions, prompting questions about the context of the encounter, and the emotions at play.
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Curated by Phillips Academy students, this focused presentation explores how creativity can become an act of defiance, questioning power structures and reshaping narratives. The exhibition is on view in the Museum Learning Center. As an active teaching space, it may sometimes be occupied by a class.
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ADDISON LATE 'TIL 8
Friday, May 9, 5:00–8:00 pm
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Join us for evening open hours at the Addison. Explore the galleries and drop-in art activities hosted by the Addison Community Ambassadors.
Attendees can also reserve a spot for a free artmaking workshop inspired by dance and movement. Spots are limited but additional tickets may be available at the door.
Register for one of two 45-minute workshop sessions:
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GALLERY TOUR: June Leaf: Shooting from the Heart
Tuesday, May 20, 3:00 pm
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Join exhibition curators Allison Kemmerer and Gordon Wilkins for a tour of June Leaf: Shooting from the Heart. With more than 150 works placed in dynamic conversations across media and time, this exhibition reveals the artist’s sustained engagement with such motifs and themes as movement, theater, gender, and the human condition.
This free program is presented with Andover’s Memorial Hall Library. Space is limited and registration is required.
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More programs to be announced soon—please check our online Calendar of Events for the latest information!
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Images: June Leaf: Shooting from the Heart installation view, photo by Julia Featheringill; screenshots from exhibition virtual tours by Lightshed Photography Studio; Addison exterior view at night, photo by Peter Vanderwarker; June Leaf: Shooting from the Heart installation view, photo by Julia Featheringill
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Exhibition and program credits:
June Leaf: Shooting from the Heart is co-organized by the Addison Gallery of American Art and the Allen Memorial Art Museum at Oberlin College. Major support for this project has been provided by the Estate of June Leaf with additional funding provided by The June Leaf and Robert Frank Foundation (formerly the Andrea Frank Foundation), John and Sally Van Doren (PA 1980), and the Allen Memorial Art Museum’s John H. ’29 and Marjorie Fox ’29 Wieland Current-Use AMAM Support Fund.
Generous support for Dynamic Duos has been provided by the Francesca S. Woodman Exhibitions Fund.
Playing to Our Strengths: Highlights from the Permanent Collection is generously supported by the Bernard and Louise Palitz Exhibitions Fund.
Generous support for On and Off Stage: Performance and Persona has been provided by the Winton Family Exhibition Fund.
The Art of Opposition was curated by Phillips Academy students enrolled in Art 400 Visual Culture: Curating the Addison Collection.
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