THANKS FOR A GREAT 2024!
Thank you for supporting the Addison and for being part of our community this past year. We have been delighted to see so many of you visiting the galleries and participating in a variety of our programs.
We're thrilled to share that two shows currently on view at the Addison have been included in Hyperallergic magazine's "Best New York City Art Shows of 2024": Americans in Paris: Artists Working in Postwar France, 1946-1962 (organized by the Grey Art Museum, New York University) and Kay WalkingStick / Hudson River School (organized by the New York Historical-Society)! With just weeks remaining to see Americans in Paris, we encourage you to stop by soon!
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HOLIDAY HOURS:
The museum will be closed on December 24 and 25, and January 1. Otherwise, we will be open with regular hours, Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, and Sunday, 1:00 to 5:00 pm, free and open to the public as always.
We wish you a happy and healthy holiday season!
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Last Chance: Closing January 5!
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Figure/Ground (through January 12) features works from the museum’s collection to examine the interconnection between individuals and their environments, offering a multifaceted view of the human experience in relation to the spaces we inhabit. Varied scenes invite narrative and prompt reflection on the ways we relate to our own environments.
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Kay WalkingStick / Hudson River School (through February 2), organized by the New-York Historical Society, places landscape paintings by Cherokee artist Kay WalkingStick in conversation with highlights from the N-YHS's collection of 19th-century Hudson River School paintings, exploring the relationship between Indigenous art and American art history.
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GALLERY TOUR WITH THE CURATOR: Figure/Ground
Tuesday, January 7, 3:00 pm
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Join Assistant Curator Rachel Vogel for a tour and discussion of the exhibition, which examines the interconnection between individuals and their environments, offering a multifaceted view of the human experience in relation to the spaces we inhabit. This free program has been organized with Andover’s Memorial Hall Library. Space is limited and registration is required.
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WORKSHOP: Abstraction/Connection: Teen Landscape Workshop
Sunday, January 12, 1:30–3:00 pm
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Join us for an artmaking workshop for teens by teens. Inspired by contemporary Cherokee artist Kay WalkingStick’s abstracted landscapes, experiment with your own perspective on place through paint. Hosted by the Andover High School and Phillips Academy Addison Community Ambassadors. Open to high school students of all levels, no art experience necessary.
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VIRTUAL TALK: Caring for Native American Collections
Tuesday, January 14, 3:00 pm
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In conjunction with Kay WalkingStick / Hudson River School, join Marla Taylor, Curator of Collections, and Ryan Wheeler, Director, from Phillips Academy’s Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology on Zoom for a virtual conversation on a museum’s role and responsibilities in stewarding Native American cultural material. This free program is organized with Andover’s Memorial Hall Library. Registration is required. A recording of this program will be available online shortly afterwards.
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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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Looking for last-minute gifts? At the Addison's Museum Shop, find a selection of one-of-a-kind items inspired by current exhibitions and works in the collection, as well as beautiful objects created by artisans from around the region, including housewares, jewelry, and stationery.
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A membership to the Addison also makes a great gift! With a gift membership of $100 or more, you ensure that the Addison remains a vibrant cultural institution, and the recipient enjoys special invitations to exhibition openings and unique opportunities to experience all that the Addison offers. Plus, they also receive FREE admission to over 1,000 museums through the North American Reciprocal Museum Association. Gift memberships may be purchased at the Museum Shop or by calling 978.749.4523.
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We are grateful for your visits and for your generous contributions to the Addison. With your support, the Addison is able to continue an adventurous and wide-ranging program of exhibitions, offer free admission to all, reach diverse audiences through education outreach initiatives, and expand its extraordinary collection.
If you haven’t made a gift this year and would like to do so, there is still time. Please visit the Addison's website to learn about the many benefits available to donors and to make a gift. Thank you for your support!
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Happy Holidays from the Addison!
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We look forward to seeing you in 2025!
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Images:
Americans in Paris: Artists Working in Postwar France, 1946–1962 installation view, photo by Julia Featheringill; Shinkichi Tajiri, Lament for Lady (for Billie Holiday), 1953. Brass, bronze, and photograph, 24 x 33 x 13 3/8 inches. Collection of Giotta Tajiri and Ryu Tajiri, Baarlo, Netherlands © 2023 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / c/o Pictoright Amsterdam; Winslow Homer, Under the Cliff, Cullercoats,1881–1882. Watercolor and graphite on wove paper, 12 7/16 x 19 7/16 inches. Gift of anonymous donor, 1930.386; Kay WalkingStick, Farewell to the Smokies (Trail of Tears), 2007. Oil on wood panel. Denver Art Museum, William Sr. and Dorothy Harmsen Collection at the Denver Art Museum, by exchange, 2008.14A-B. © Kay WalkingStick. Image courtesy of the Denver Art Museum; Martin Lewis, Rainy Day in Queens, 1931, drypoint etching on wove paper, 10 1/2 x 11 13/16 inches, bequest of Candace C. Stimson, 1944.59; Kay WalkingStick / Hudson River School installation view, photo by Addison staff; Robert S. Peabody Museum staff, photo by Henry Marte; Addison Museum Shop, photos by Addison staff; David Benjamin Sherry, Sunrise on Mesquite Flat Dunes, Death Valley, California, 2013. Chromogenic print, 52 x 40 inches. Gift of Katherine D. and Stephen C. Sherrill (PA 1971, and P 2005, 2007, 2010), 2024.123.26; Adolf Arthur Dehn, Winter Waiting for the Mail, 1962. Watercolor on paper, 14 1/2 x 27 1/2 inches. Gift of the Adolf and Virginia Dehn Foundation, 2024.22
Exhibition and program credits:
Americans in Paris: Artists Working in Postwar France, 1946–1962 is organized by the Grey Art Museum, New York University. Curated by Debra Bricker Balken with Lynn Gumpert, the exhibition is made possible in part by generous support from the Terra Foundation for American Art, sponsor of the international tour; the National Endowment for the Arts; the Ellsworth Kelly Foundation; Hauser & Wirth; Robert E. Holmes and David Hubensky; the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation; The Falkenstein Foundation; the O’Brien Art Foundation; the Sam Francis Foundation; Francis H. Williams and Keris Salmon; the Al Held Foundation; David Hall Gallery, LLC, Wellesley, MA; the Grey’s Director’s Circle, Inter/National Council, and Friends; and the Abby Weed Grey Trust. In-kind support is provided by ArtCare Conservation, Ryan Lee Gallery, and Les Films du Jeudi. Support for the publication has been provided by the Boris Lurie Art Foundation; the Henry Luce Foundation; and the Schaina & Josephina Lurje Memorial Foundation. Funding for travel and research was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art; Global Research Initiatives, Office of the Provost, NYU; and the RISD Professional Development Fund. Generous support for the Addison’s presentation of this exhibition has been provided by the Ellsworth Kelly Foundation, the Sidney R. Knafel Fund, the Mark Rudkin Fund, the Sam Francis Foundation, and James H. ’61 & Liliane Rubin P’91, ’95.
Kay WalkingStick / Hudson River School has been organized by the New-York Historical Society. Major support is provided by the Lily Auchincloss Foundation. Generous support for the Addison’s presentation of this exhibition has been provided by Katherine D. and Stephen C. Sherrill (PA 1971, and P 2005, 2007, 2010) and the Elizabeth and Anthony Enders Exhibitions Fund.
Generous support for Figure/Ground has been provided by the Mollie Bennett Lupe and Garland M. Lasater Exhibition Fund.
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