Have a safe and happy Labor Day!
Bill Owens, "Sunday afternoon we get it together. I cook the steaks and my wife makes the salad.", 1971, Gelatin silver print, Dallas Museum of Art, Lay Family Acquisition Fund
Archive for September, 2011
Seldom Scene: BBQ and Salad
Published September 5, 2011 Collections ClosedTags: Bill Owens, Dallas Museum of Art, Labor Day
Membership Miles
Published September 2, 2011 Members ClosedTags: Arts & Letters Live, Dallas Musem of Art, Jean Paul Gaultier
At the Dallas Museum of Art we are often asked, “Why should I join?” A membership allows you to enjoy all that the Museum has to offer all year long, while supporting your local arts. There are many reasons to be a member at the DMA, and one of the exciting perks this year will be tickets to the upcoming exhibition The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk.
Because it’s hard for us to pick our favorites, we invited a few members to share their thoughts on what makes being a DMA member special. Do you see your favorite listed below? If not, we would love to hear from you!
• Free admission
• Supporting the Museum’s collection
• “It’s a place that I can take my grandson to; it’s fun for both of us.”—Shari, member since 2006
• Free lectures
• “The discounts to Arts & Letters Live. We loved David Sedaris.”—Kenneth, member since 1996
• “Free parking and access to jazz programs”—Stockton, member since 2009
• Discounts in the Museum Store and on dining (the store discount is most popular with children under 10, who can always find something they can’t leave without)
• Reciprocal membership to over 500 museums
• Subscription to the Dallas Museum of Art Magazine
• “I know about things before they happen and stay in tune with new things in Dallas”—Liz, member since 2008
Wendi Kavanaugh is the Membership Outreach Manager at the Dallas Museum of Art.
Friday Photos: Mystery Artwork
Published September 2, 2011 Creativity , Friday Photos , works of art 2 CommentsTags: Mystery artwork, Online Collections, Teacher Membership, Thursday Night Live
How well do you know the collection?
Earlier this year, our intern Karen Colbert introduced the Mystery Artwork Photo Series, a three week series that presented a detail of an artwork and encouraged our readers to visit the Museum or go online with a handful of clues to find the mysterious object.
This September, I challenge you to explore our galleries and investigate the clues given with each work in our new Mystery Artwork series. For the next four Fridays, I will post an altered photograph of the mystery artwork and give you a clue in the form of a rhyme. It is up to you to visit the Museum and search our galleries or practice your good research skills by searching on our online collections page.
The cryptic artwork will be revealed the following Friday, with the presentation of a new a mystery artwork. The winner will receive the best non-prize ever: complete bragging rights that you know the DMA’s collections.
Remember, Thursday Night Live offers free admission to Texas educators with their ID, or you could visit anytime with a teacher membership.
Ready, set, go!
His paintings reference color theory,
and his color palette is seldom dreary,
with three layers of squares,
this painting hangs across from a chair.
Best of luck,
Loryn Leonard
Coordinator of Museum Visits
How I Spent My Summer Vacation
Published September 1, 2011 Museum Insight , People ClosedTags: Summer Vacation
Back when I was in grade school, classes began after Labor Day weekend. I am still getting accustomed to the fact that students and teachers now return to school before the holiday. And, with temperatures still well into the 100’s, it is difficult to believe that summer is over.
Amy:
This has been a summer of unexpected things and exciting moments. A highlight for me is definitely the Mavericks winning the NBA title—go Mavs! I also got to see my kid brother graduate from college, scored some tickets to the Colonial in Fort Worth, and recently took a fun river trip in Austin with friends from college. Summer was great, but I’m definitely ready for some cool(er) temperatures.
Amy & her brother, after a very long day moving out of the dorms!
Loryn:
Despite the sweltering heat, this summer has been a monumental milestone in my life. Not only did I achieve a life-long goal and land my dream job here at the DMA, but my husband and I also bought our first house, which was the very home my great-grandmother lived in. Best of all, I spent most of my time in the galleries with students, teaching and learning about art.
Melissa:
I escaped the Dallas heat and spent ten days in the Pacific Northwest. Over five of those days, my friends and I hiked 47 kilometers (29 miles) along the Juan de Fuca Trail on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. We walked through lush rainforests with huge ferns, scrambled over the roots of enormous fir trees, waded through muddy bogs, and climbed up and down rocky cliffs along the coast. Some of the scariest moments were crossing over bridges hewn out of logs and expansive suspension bridges. Afterward, we treated ourselves to a three-day weekend in Victoria and Vancouver, where we visited Granville Island Public Market and enjoyed the deliciously famous JapaDog!
Nicole:
This Summer I Learned a New Word…“extirpate.” It means to pull up by the roots; to totally destroy. Extirpated animals are those that no longer exist in the wild in a certain area, but may exist
elsewhere in the world. I learned this new word during my summer vacation trip to the Elkhart County 4-H Fair. It’s one of the largest county fairs in the world and it’s held in my Indiana hometown. I LOVED going to the fair as a kid and hadn’t been back in quite some time to see the chickens, rabbits, and goats; watch the harness horse races; check out the new tractors and other complex farm machinery; and sink my teeth into a sugary, fried-dough concoction called an elephant ear. I don’t remember what extirpated animal I am in this picture. Turkey? Hedgehog? I’ll have to return next summer to be sure.
Shannon:
Although I didn’t make it to the beach during my summer vacation, I did visit the Paris Plages. Each summer, sand is placed along the right bank of the Seine River in Paris, transforming the streets and walkways into a temporary beach. Each section of the Plage was decorated with different colored beach chairs, umbrellas, and cabanas. It was cloudy and rainy during my day “sur la Plage,” but I had a lot of fun walking through the sand along the Seine.
Tom:
Though I didn’t have the grand, romantic odyssey that Shannon had in France, my summer was full of travel and excitement. In May, I drove to Louisiana for the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival (also known as Jazz Fest). Jazz Fest features two of my greatest loves: fantastic music and copious fried food. In July, I flew into Chicago where my brother took me out for one of the most delicious hamburgers I’ve ever had. From there, I drove to Fall Creek, Wisconsin, home of the Fall Creek High School’s Fighting Crickets! Fall Creek is also home to my grandmother and my many, many precious great-aunts.
