CELEBRATE WITH US!
June Leaf: Shooting from the Heart is now open and it's time to celebrate the spring exhibition season! Additionally, several exhibitions that highlight the depth and breadth of the Addison’s collection are on view. Comprised of works of various time periods, artists, media, and subject matter, these exhibitions explore the American experience via a range of themes.
We hope you'll join us at the Opening Reception on Saturday, March 29. And please consider supporting the Addison tomorrow on Phillips Academy Giving Day, Wednesday, March 26! Find more details about both events, as well as newly added programs, below.
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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OPENING RECEPTION MARCH 29
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Please join us on Saturday, March 29, 4:00 to 6:00 pm, for a reception to celebrate the spring exhibition season. Enjoy great company, light refreshments, and the best of American art! The event is free and open to the public.
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Unable to visit in person? 3-D Virtual Tours of each exhibition will be
posted on our website soon!
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2025 PA GIVING DAY IS TOMORROW MARCH 26
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PA Giving Day represents a critical milestone in our fundraising efforts for the Addison Gallery of American Art. This past year we raised close to $100,000 for the Addison from 110 donors in just one day. This year our goal is to exceed last year’s success by engaging even more PA alumni, families, and friends of the Addison in this collective day of giving.
For those inspired to give early, please visit the PA Giving Day page. Please be sure to select “Addison Gallery of American Art” under the “designation” section. Any gift, of any size, made in advance of March 26 will count toward PA Giving Day totals.
Stay tuned for more details on our matches and challenges for the Addison. Let’s rally to make this event a success!
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SPRING OPENING RECEPTION
Saturday, March 29, 4:00–6:00 pm
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Join us in celebrating the new exhibitions! Enjoy great company, light refreshments, and the best of American art. Free and open to the public.
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PUPPET SHOW AND WORKSHOP with CactusHead Puppeteers
Saturday, April 5
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Puppet Show: 10:00–10:45 pm
Workshop: 11:30 am–12:15 pm
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Come one, come all, to a circus like no other! Encounter magnificent creatures from the wilds of your imagination as their quirky human caretaker tries to teach them new tricks. Kids can lend a hand to Eustace the Unicycling Unimonster, make friends with a Fiery Fanged Worm, cheer for Agnes the many-legged Acropod, and more.
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The Puppet Show is free, no registration required. Recommended for ages 3+. Children must be accompanied by an adult caregiver. This program will take place in Kemper Auditorium, adjacent to the Addison Gallery.
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The Puppet Making Workshop is also free and will begin at 11:30 am. The program is designed for ages 5+. CactusHead Puppeteers will share examples of rod puppets and explore how they move. Then each participant can create their own character using provided materials, and learn the basics of rod puppet performance, focusing on how to use movement to convey emotion. Space is limited and registration is required. Children must be accompanied by an adult caregiver. This program will take place at the Addison Gallery.
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FILM SCREENING AND Q&A WITH THE DIRECTORS: Another Light on the Road: Robert Frank and June Leaf's Canadian Home [work in progress]
Thursday, April 10, 6:30 pm
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Join us for a screening of Another Light on the Road: Robert Frank and June Leaf's Canadian Home [work in progress], 2024, directed by Kathryn Whalen and John Parlante. Presented in conjunction with June Leaf: Shooting from the Heart, the film provides a portrait of Leaf and the hardscrabble seaside farmhouse and studio she shared for 50 years with her husband, Robert Frank, in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Another Light in the Road stands as a testament not only to the artist couple’s powerfully intimate and creative relationship but also to their enduring ties to the Mabou community of Cape Breton, as we see friends and neighbors gather in the warmth of her kitchen to share colorful stories.
Following the screening the directors will take questions from the audience.
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This free program will be presented in Kemper Auditorium (adjacent to the Addison). Registration is required.
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GALLERY TOUR WITH THE CURATOR:
On and Off Stage: Performance and Persona
Friday, April 11, 3:00 pm
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Join exhibition curator Rachel Vogel for a tour of the exhibition. Featuring works from the Addison’s collection, On and Off Stage invites viewers to reflect on the roles we perform in everyday life, in both public settings, such as dance, theater, and the circus, and on private stages in which individuals use costume and roleplay to experiment with shifting personas.
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 Addison staff; June Leaf, Two Women on a Jack (detail), 2001. Metal, tin, wire, wood, ratcheting jack components, and crowbar, 94 1/2 x 34 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches. Elyse and Lawrence Benenson Collection. Courtesy of the Estate of June Leaf and Ortuzar, New York. © The Estate of June Leaf. Photo: Dario Lasagni; Hunter Reynolds, Shhh..., 1990. Digital chromogenic print mounted on sintra, 30 x 22 3/4 inches. Purchased as the gift of Louis Wiley, Jr. (PA 1963) in memory of Paul Monette (PA 1963) and his partner Roger Horwitz, 2012.83; Wayne F. Miller, Father and Son at Lake Michigan, May 23, 1947. Gelatin silver print,10 x 8 inches. Gift of the Wayne F. Miller Family, 2023.33; Thomas Eakins, Salutat, 1898. Oil on canvas, 50 x 40 inches. Gift of anonymous donor, 1930.18; Tabitha Soren, facebook. com/ kathleenwedgworth. reed/ tear-gas-on-oakland-protest, 2016. Archival pigment print, 40 x 30 inches. Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon in memory of Dixie Lewis, 2024.136; Winslow Homer, Kissing the Moon, 1904. Oil on canvas, 30 1/4 x 40 inches. Bequest of Candace C. Stimson, 1946.19; photo courtesy of CactusHead Puppeteers; stills from Another Light on the Road: Robert Frank and June Leaf's Canadian Home, courtesy of Kathryn Whalen and John Parlante; Barbara Morgan, Merce Cunningham: Totem Ancestor, 1942. Gelatin silver print, 17 1/2 x 12 inches. Gift of Fred Nazem, 1984.28.
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Images: June Leaf: Shooting from the Heart installation view, photo by Addison staff; June Leaf, Two Women on a Jack (detail), 2001. Metal, tin, wire, wood, ratcheting jack components, and crowbar, 94 1/2 x 34 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches. Elyse and Lawrence Benenson Collection. Courtesy of the Estate of June Leaf and Ortuzar, New York. © The Estate of June Leaf. Photo: Dario Lasagni; Hunter Reynolds, Shhh..., 1990. Digital chromogenic print mounted on sintra, 30 x 22 3/4 inches. Purchased as the gift of Louis Wiley, Jr. (PA 1963) in memory of Paul Monette (PA 1963) and his partner Roger Horwitz, 2012.83; Wayne F. Miller, Father and Son at Lake Michigan, May 23, 1947. Gelatin silver print,10 x 8 inches. Gift of the Wayne F. Miller Family, 2023.33; Georgia O'Keeffe, Wave, Night, 1928. Oil on canvas, 30 x 36 inches. Purchased as the gift of Charles L. Stillman (PA 1922), 1947.33; Chloe Sherman, The Mission, 1996. Inkjet print, 16 5/8 x 25 inches. Museum purchase, 2024.135; Winslow Homer, Kissing the Moon, 1904. Oil on canvas, 30 1/4 x 40 inches. Bequest of Candace C. Stimson, 1946.19; photo courtesy of CactusHead Puppeteers; still from Another Light on the Road: Robert Frank and June Leaf's Canadian Home, courtesy of Kathryn Whalen and John Parlante; Barbara Morgan, Merce Cunningham: Totem Ancestor, 1942. Gelatin silver print, 17 1/2 x 12 inches. Gift of Fred Nazem, 1984.28.
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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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