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View Related PagesTAA Prospectus Now Available
Posted on Thursday, September 6th, 2012The prospectus for the 94th Toledo Area Artists Exhibition is now available online. Entries for the exhibition must be submitted by Oct. 22 at www.callforentry.com. Jurors of this year’s show are Small Worlds artist Joe Fig and TMA Mellon Fellow Kate Nesin. Any artist living within a 150-mile radius of the Museum is eligible to [...]
Artwork of the Week: August 31
Posted on Friday, August 31st, 2012Yellow—corresponding with earth in traditional Chinese art and culture—was considered the most beautiful color. Reserved for the Emperor and his court and therefore a forbidden color, such rigid regulations had loosened by the 19th century and yellow vessels, garments, and painted decorations were produced more widely.
Prints and Authors Show Opens September 13
Posted on Wednesday, August 29th, 2012In an exhibition showcasing approximately 120 books, photographs and prints produced during the time of Édouard Manet, the Museum takes a look at how the times influenced prominent artists and their work. Prints and Authors from the Time of Manet, opening September 13 in the World on Paper Gallery, explores graphic arts created between 1830–1890 [...]
Apollo Society Acquires Contemporary Glass for Museum
Posted on Wednesday, August 29th, 2012The TMA Apollo Society has acquired three works of contemporary studio glass for the Museum’s glass collection: Colorbox II by Japanese sculptor Jun Kaneko, Twilight Powered by Electricity Makes for a Brilliant New Horizon by emerging artist Andrew Erdos and Dew Point 18 by Ohio native Maya Lin. Also, individual members of the Society purchased, [...]
Artwork of the Week: August 24
Posted on Friday, August 24th, 2012This magnificent earring represents Zeus, the king of the gods, as an eagle. The wings, talons, and thunderbolts are sheet gold and filigree; the body is covered with tiny granules of gold. Miniature sculptures of birds and mythological flying creatures were popular pendants for women’s earrings during the Hellenistic period.
Navy Jazz Ensemble to Perform at TMA
Posted on Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012In conjunction with Navy Week in Toledo (August 20–27), the Navy woodwind quintet Jazz Ensemble will perform at the Museum this Wednesday from noon-1:30 p.m. in the Great Gallery, and this Friday at 7:30 p.m. in the GlasSalon. Toledo was one of 15 cities to be chosen for Navy Week in 2012, and we’re delighted to [...]
Visitor Comments: Week of August 21 (TEST)
Posted on Tuesday, August 21st, 2012this is a test of new section of comments
Volunteers Log Over 18,000 Hours
Posted on Monday, August 20th, 2012TMA is fortunate to have a dedicated corps of volunteers. For the 2011-2012 fiscal year, 584 volunteers put in 18,394 hours in support of the Museum. In addition to Ambassadors and Docents, volunteers donate their time in the Family Center and at the Information Desks; during It’s Friday and other special events; as Peristyle ushers [...]
Artwork of the Week: August 17
Posted on Friday, August 17th, 2012Although Aimé-Jules Dalou’s life ambition was to become a sculptor of public monuments, he found great success in sculpting tabletop interior scenes like Woman Reading. Dalou has captured an intimate moment of a woman absorbed in a book, a common and appropriate pastime for upper-class 19th-century women. The figure represents an archetype of a stylish [...]
Artwork of the Week: August 10
Posted on Friday, August 10th, 2012Without knowing the title of this painting, would you guess it is a landscape? Perhaps not, but verisimilitude was not Willem de Kooning’s goal. Instead, he sought to absorb the landscape around him and translate it into an abstract language of paint on canvas. Entering the United States as a stowaway on a ship in [...]