REOPENING SEPTEMBER 1!
Since closing our doors on July 30, we have been taking down the spring exhibitions, repainting the walls, framing new works, writing and producing wall texts, planning programs and classes, and installing all new exhibitions. We can't wait to welcome you back to the museum for an exciting fall season!
The Addison will reopen on Friday, September 1, at 10:00 am. We remain free and open to the public, Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, and Sunday, 1:00 to 5:00 pm.
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This exhibition presents new work by Reggie Burrows Hodges, the inaugural recipient of the Bartlett H. Hayes, Jr. Prize. Centered on the motifs of the sloop and the sea captain, these compositions engage with and expand the tradition of maritime painting as Hodges contemplates the notion of turning a big ship—of marshalling collective will and labor to resist a powerful current.
The Hayes Prize is awarded by the Addison Artist Council (AAC), building on the Addison’s nearly century-long commitment to presenting, acquiring, and commissioning contemporary art and supporting living artists.
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Conceived as a complement to Reggie Burrows Hodges' new work, this show brings together historic and contemporary selections from the Addison’s rich collection of seascapes, maritime art, and model ships to explore the ocean and its shores as spaces of labor, leisure, passage, and peril.
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Occupying the entirety of the Addison’s second level, this exhibition demonstrates how recently acquired works complement the museum’s extant holdings and help us to see the collection in novel ways, drawing out new narratives, juxtapositions, and conversations across time and media.
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GALLERY TOUR: Sea Change
Wednesday, September 20, 2:00 pm
Exhibition curators Gordon Wilkins and Rachel Vogel will lead visitors through the galleries to discuss works from the Addison’s rich collection of seascapes, maritime art, and model ships. This event is offered in collaboration with the Essex National Heritage Area’s Trails & Sails program. Space is limited, registration is required.
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GALLERY TOUR: Reggie Burrows Hodges, Turning a Big Ship
Thursday, September 28, 6:00 pm
Join artist Reggie Burrows Hodges for a tour and discussion of his inaugural Hayes Prize exhibition. Space is limited and registration is required.
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FALL OPENING RECEPTION
Saturday, September 30, 4:00–6:00 pm
Join us and artist Reggie Burrows Hodges for a festive evening to celebrate our new exhibitions!
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Images:
Addison Gallery exterior, Addison staff; Reggie Burrows Hodges, Chromium Dip, 2022, acrylic on linen, 116 1/2 x 240 inches, © Reggie Burrows Hodges. Courtesy of Karma and the artist; Winslow Homer, Eight Bells, 1886, oil on canvas, 25 3/16 X 30 3/16 inches, gift of anonymous donor, 1930.379; Mabel Dwight, Queer Fish, 1936, lithograph on paper, 10 5/8 x 13 inches, gift of the Carnegie Corporation (American Artists Group), 1987.125; Sue McNally, Maroon Bells, CO, 2014, oil on canvas, 90 x 114 inches, museum purchase, 2022.81; Patty Chang, Losing Ground, 2000, SD video, Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA, museum purchase, 2022.56, © Patty Chang; Alfred Stieglitz, The Steerage, 291 - Nos. 7-8, September-October 1915, 1907, photogravure on Japanese vellum, 13 1/8 x 10 3/8 inches, gift of Georgia O'Keeffe and Elizabeth Davidson, 1953.24.4.2; Reggie Burrows Hodges, Sloop: Inn Bound, 2022, soft pastel on linen, 51 x 59 inches, © Reggie Burrows Hodges. Courtesy the artist and Karma; Reggie Burrows Hodges, Salt Chuck Layer, 2022, acrylic on linen, 84 x 131 inches, © Reggie Burrows Hodges. Courtesy the artist and Karma; Edward Hopper, Freight Cars, Gloucester, 1928, oil on canvas, 29 x 40 1/8 inches, gift of Edward Wales Root in recognition of the 25th Anniversary of the Addison Gallery, 1956.7.
Exhibition and program credits:
Hayes Prize 2023: Reggie Burrows Hodges, Turning a Big Ship is sponsored by the Addison Artist Council and AAC Founders Alison Beaumont Hoeven ’83, Nicholas ’94 and Sasha Olney, and Sarah ‘83 and Nathanael ‘83 Worley; the Winton Family Fund; and the Edward E. Elson Artist-in-Residence Fund.
Sea Change is generously supported by the Sidney R. Knafel Fund.
Generous support for Free Association: New Acquisitions in Context has been provided by the Elizabeth and Anthony Enders Exhibitions Fund and the Mollie Bennett Lupe and Garland M. Lasater Exhibition Fund.
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