Member Moment: The Wyeths
Mint Members are cordially invited to our Mint Member Moment for a “last look” at The Wyeths: Three Generations of American Art. Join us at Mint Museum Randolph for a docent led tour of the exhibition and socialize with other Mint members over light appetizers.
SCHEDULE:
- 6:00 – 6:10pm: Refreshments and light appetizers
- 6:10 – 6:15pm: Membership Manager Welcome
- 6:15 – 7:15pm: Docent-led Tour Wyeths: Three Generations of American Art
- 7:20 – 8:00pm: Browse other collections/Mix and Mingle
ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
For more than a century, the members of the Wyeth family have been renowned for creating works of art that fascinate and captivate the imaginations of their viewers, making the Wyeth tradition one of the most enduring and celebrated legacies in all of American art. The Wyeths: Three Generations, Works from the Bank of America Collection is a testament to the profound artistic impact made by the Wyeth family, providing a window onto the careers of five of the family’s artists through more than fifty remarkable paintings and drawings.
Patriarch N.C. Wyeth (1882-1945) was one of the country’s foremost illustrators at the turn of the twentieth century. His ability to beautifully traverse fantasy and realism made him one of the most versatile American artists of his time. N.C.’s son Andrew Wyeth (1917-2009) became known for his detailed realism and haunting scenes of American life inspired by the history and beauty of the American northeast. Although not as well-known as her brother, Henriette Wyeth (1907-1997) painted striking portraits, landscapes, and still lifes. She is also represented in the exhibition, as is her husband Peter Hurd (1904-1984), who chronicled the landscape of the American west. Lastly, Andrew’s son Jamie (b. 1946) represents the family’s third generation of artists. Jamie, too, utilizes a realistic style, but adds his own twist of magic and mystery to his subjects.
To register, or for more details, please call Seivelle Boayue at 704.337.2011
Image: Jamie Wyeth (1946- ),The Tempest, A Triptych,1999, watercolor, gouache, and varnish highlights on gray archival cardboard.Bank of America Collection.
The Mint Museum Partners with Latin American Women’s Association to offer arts education opportunities to families in need.
The Mint Museum offers the opportunity to give someone a gift that brings a full year of inspiring experiences, while simultaneously helping a family in need. For every gift membership purchased through December 31, the Mint will give a free family membership to a family participating in the Latin American Women’s Association mentoring program.
The program focuses on parenting and school engagement and focuses on children attending schools in low-income neighborhoods. “The partnership with The Mint Museum in this Gift of Membership Campaign provides opportunities for many Latino families to take part in the programs offered by the Mint. Families will be enriched as they become members and enhance their quality of life by being exposed to the arts and beyond,” said Violeta Moser, Executive Director of the Latin American Women’s Association (LAWA).
Mint memberships bring a full year of unlimited free admission to the museum as well as discounts on shopping, art classes, summer camps, and other members-only opportunities throughout the year.
The partnership has grown from the Mint’s acclaimed Latino Initiative, which focuses on bringing under-served families to the museum as well as ongoing outreach to the Latino community.
Increasingly, educators are recognizing the value of arts education in training and developing the American workforce for innovation – a movement known as “STEM to STEAM,” or adding art and design to the traditional fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
And during the holiday season, studies and surveys are showing that gift-givers are increasingly looking for one-of-a-kind experiences for their loved ones instead of, or alongside, material gifts.
Mint memberships support nearly all aspects of museum operations, including opportunities for student field trips; special free programming for the community; guest speakers; and more. Membership prices range from $25-$100 per year (plus tax) with levels for teachers, students, individuals, couples, families, seniors, and out-of-towners. Mint members also receive reciprocal benefits at designated Southeastern museums. Higher giving levels bring more benefits to Sustainer, Benefactor, and Crown Society members. For more information, visit mintmuseum.org/join or call 704.337.2018. For more information about LAWA, visit lawanc.org .
The Mint is embarking on a year dedicated to celebrating our own treasures in the collection of the state’s first art museum.
Portals to the Past: British Ceramics 1675 – 1825
On View January 16, 2016 – Ongoing
Mint Museum RANDOLPH
Historical objects can reveal much about the people who once owned them and the culture in which they were produced: the popular foods and beverages of the day and how they were served; the prevailing styles of the period; even which public figures were especially admired. These and other aspects of life in eighteenth-century England will be explored in Portals to the Past: British Ceramics 1675–1825 , a new installation and reinterpretation of The Mint Museum’s renowned collection of British pottery and porcelain. It opens January 16, 2016 at Mint Museum Randolph.
Portals to the Past will present more than 225 highlights of this collection, including many objects that have never before been on view, as well as contemporaneous works of art from the Mint’s holdings in British paintings, fashion, silver, and works on paper.
The installation’s opening will follow the December release of a 270-page, illustrated catalogue, British Ceramics 1675–1825: The Mint Museum, produced by the museum in collaboration with D. Giles Limited, London. The catalogue will be available at the December 16.
Both the catalogue and the installation honor the 50th anniversary of the museum’s purchase of the Delhom Collection of British and European ceramics, and the 40th anniversary of the incorporation of the Delhom Service League , the ceramics affiliate of The Mint Museum. The League generously funded the entire cost of the catalogue and provided major support to the installation.
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Brian Gallagher | Curator of Decorative Arts
From New York to Nebo: The Artistic Journey of Eugene Thomason
On view November 21, 2015 – March 27, 2016
Mint Museum UPTOWN
When The Mint Museum opened its doors in 1936, North Carolina native Eugene Thomason was perhaps the most significant artist working in Charlotte, and one of the region’s strongest advocates for contemporary art. Thomason’s art caught the eye of industrialist James B. Duke, who sponsored his studies at the Art Students League in New York.
For the next four decades, first in Charlotte and later in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Nebo, Thomason worked in the vigorous, rough-hewn style he had adopted in New York to depict subjects ranging from the local landscape to his friends and acquaintances. From New York to Nebo is organized by The Johnson Collection , one of the most comprehensive collections in the South. Noted expert on Southern art Martha Severens selected approximately three dozen paintings spanning Thomason’s career for the show at Mint Museum Uptown , and will visit for a January event.
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Dr. Jonathan Stuhlman | Curator of American, Modern + Contemporary Art
Modern Musings: European Works on Paper
On view November 21, 2015 – March 27, 2016
Mint Museum UPTOWN
The Mint Museum owns more than 1,000 works on paper created by European artists. Approximately 30 selections from this collection, all created between roughly 1850 and 1950, will be featured in this installation at Mint Museum Uptown . During this period, European art underwent a series of dramatic changes as artists shifted their focus from an emphasis on naturalism and academic techniques to works characterized by a more subjective response to the natural world.
This installation provides a rare opportunity to see fascinating works by such artists as Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec , Käthe Kollwitz , Edvard Munch , Giorgio Morandi , and Edouard Vuillard .
Visit the Exhibition Page .
Dr. Jonathan Stuhlman | Curator of American, Modern + Contemporary Art
Contemporary British Ceramics: The Grainer Collection
On view November 21 – Ongoing
Mint Museum RANDOLPH
Focused on the collection of Diane and Marc Grainer, active members of the Mint affiliate the Founders’ Circle Ltd. , this survey of contemporary British studio ceramics to be installed at Mint Museum Randolph includes functional and sculptural objects made between the 1980s and today. It features work by artists either born or residing in Great Britain, including established “contemporary classics” such as Gordon Baldwin and Rupert Spira , and cutting edge ceramicists such as Julian Stair and Kate Malone . The Grainers are well-known in the United States as collectors of studio furniture and American craft in general, and as leaders in the craft community through their work with the American Crafts Council , the Furniture Society , and the James Renwick Alliance . Whether a pot or sculpture, the properties of the raw material of clay, from its soft malleable texture to the alchemy of slips and glazes, and its propensity to melt and harden, are at the core of the artists’ passion.
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Sarah Wolfe | Curatorial Assistant Craft + Design & Fashion
IMAGES
Eugene Healan Thomason (American, 1895-1972). Hankins, 1971, oil on canvas. The Johnson Collection
Eugene Healan Thomason (American, 1895-1972). After Hurricane Hazel, 1954, oil on masonite. The Johnson Collection.
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, 1864–1901). Divan Japonaise, 1893, lithograph. Given in memory of Blayney Nicholson Tillett by her children. 2003.4. Collection of The Mint Museum, Charlotte, North Carolina
Robin Welch (British, 1936–). Group of Three Conical Forms, 1998, wheel-thrown stoneware. Gift of Diane and Marc Grainer. 2011.36.22.1-3. Collection of The Mint Museum, Charlotte, North Carolina
We are building something truly magnificent, and aspire to become one of the most relevant and revered art museums in the country. With your ongoing support, we can get there.
Your membership dollars support compelling and dynamic programs, allow us to present world-class art and design, and fund critical outreach efforts
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#10: Reciprocal privileges at designated Southeastern museums
#11: Private curator-led tours and special access to visiting artists
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Campaign will bring gift museum memberships to community families
The Mint Museum has partnered with Thompson Child & Family Focus to provide gift memberships to families who may not otherwise have had the opportunity to participate in the Mint’s educational programming.
For its annual holiday “Gift of Membership” campaign, the Mint’s new partnership offers a twist to those who wish to give a membership to The Mint Museum as a holiday gift to a loved one: For every gift membership purchased by a member of the public before December 31, the Mint will give another membership to a family identified by Thompson Child & Family Focus.
Founded in 1886 as an orphanage, Thompson Child & Family Focus is a non-profit organization, operating three distinct campuses in Charlotte, that provides comprehensive education, treatment, and care for children and families in need.
“We are pleased this year to be able to expand our reach in the community in a new way, and to offer the Mint’s inspirational art and programming to a greater number of families,” said Hillary Cooper, the Mint’s director of communications and media relations. “Those who purchase gift memberships this year are truly giving twice as much as they have in years past, while providing valuable support to the Mint and its programming.”
“We’re so excited and very grateful to the Mint for providing Thompson’s families the opportunity to extend their children’s exposure to the arts,” said Ginny Amendum, president of Thompson Child & Family Focus. “The Mint’s expansive cultural experiences will wonderfully complement Thompson’s current arts curriculum.”
The Mint’s memberships cost $60 for individuals; $100 for families; $45 for students and teachers; $80 for two adults; seniors receive a $15 discount. Memberships bring unlimited free admission to both museum locations year-round; invitations to special members-only events; free or discounted admission to educational programs and classes; a 10 percent discount at the Museum Shops; 10 percent discounts at Halcyon, Flavors from the Earth restaurant and American Roadside; special rates at Flex + Fit; and reciprocal privileges at designated Southeastern museums.
The museum packages gift membership cards in wrapped gift boxes and mails them to the intended recipients; to ensure delivery in time for the holidays, givers are urged to purchase by December 14. They can be purchased online at www.mintmuseum.org/support. For more information, call Martha Loftin at 704.337.2011 or email martha.loftin@mintmuseum.org.
Campaign will bring gift museum memberships to community families
The Mint Museum has partnered with Thompson Child & Family Focus to provide gift memberships to families who may not otherwise have had the opportunity to participate in the Mint’s educational programming.
For its annual holiday “Gift of Membership” campaign, the Mint’s new partnership offers a twist to those who wish to give a membership to The Mint Museum as a holiday gift to a loved one: For every gift membership purchased by a member of the public before December 31, the Mint will give another membership to a family identified by Thompson Child & Family Focus.
Founded in 1886 as an orphanage, Thompson Child & Family Focus is a non-profit organization, operating three distinct campuses in Charlotte, that provides comprehensive education, treatment, and care for children and families in need.
“We are pleased this year to be able to expand our reach in the community in a new way, and to offer the Mint’s inspirational art and programming to a greater number of families,” said Hillary Cooper, the Mint’s director of communications and media relations. “Those who purchase gift memberships this year are truly giving twice as much as they have in years past, while providing valuable support to the Mint and its programming.”
“We’re so excited and very grateful to the Mint for providing Thompson’s families the opportunity to extend their children’s exposure to the arts,” said Ginny Amendum, president of Thompson Child & Family Focus. “The Mint’s expansive cultural experiences will wonderfully complement Thompson’s current arts curriculum.”
The Mint’s memberships cost $60 for individuals; $100 for families; $45 for students and teachers; $80 for two adults; seniors receive a $15 discount. Memberships bring unlimited free admission to both museum locations year-round; invitations to special members-only events; free or discounted admission to educational programs and classes; a 10 percent discount at the Museum Shops; 10 percent discounts at Halcyon, Flavors from the Earth restaurant and American Roadside; special rates at Flex + Fit; and reciprocal privileges at designated Southeastern museums.
The museum packages gift membership cards in wrapped gift boxes and mails them to the intended recipients; to ensure delivery in time for the holidays, givers are urged to purchase by December 14. They can be purchased online at www.mintmuseum.org/support. For more information, call Martha Loftin at 704.337.2011 or email martha.loftin@mintmuseum.org.