Official behind-the-scenes blog of the Dallas Museum of Art
International Pop is coming to a close this weekend on January 17. We’ve had so much fun in this exhibition, so we wanted to share some of our favorite memories from our pop-tastic family programs. After all, as Andy Warhol said, “Pop art is for everyone.”
Come check out International Pop before it closes this Sunday!
Emily Wiskera
McDermott Graduate Intern for Family and Access Teaching
For all of you 21st-century Wise Men, the DMA has the perfect holiday shopping list for all of your gift needs. Explore the more than 80 creative and artful gifts in the 2015 Gift Guide online and check out a few highlights below:
For Her:
She’ll be home for Christmas no matter where she is with a Dallas, Texas necklace custom made for the DMA store.
For Him:
He’ll pack his suitcase to the nines every time with fool-proof folding board.
For Fun:
Dominate family game night with a beautifully designed Chinese checkers set.
For Kids:
Create curiosity for the youngest on your shopping list with colorful Pantone books.
For the Home and Host:
Be the guest with the best gift this holiday season for the hostess with the mostess.
For the Reader:
Light up your favorite bookworm’s holiday with a Mini Lumio lamp.
For the Art Enthusiast:
Add a little art to a rainy day with a Gerald Murphy Watch Umbrella.
For the International Pop Star:
Give a gift that pops with a cool tote.
For the Rebel in Your Life:
Set the table with plates inspired by the DMA’s Jackson Pollock: Blind Spots exhibition.
For Your One and Only:
Give a one of a kind gift this season with items available exclusively at the DMA.
For the One with it All:
Give a year of art to the hardest to shop for on your list with a gift DMA Membership.
Don’t visit the International Pop exhibition on an empty stomach! With paintings of luscious cakes and pies, installations of tempting produce stands, and giant French fries spilling over your head, you just might find yourself suddenly craving a snack. For the December Homeschool Class for Families, we are exploring food-inspired works in the exhibition, and then turning our snack attack into inspiration for art-making. Using recycled food packaging and labels, children experiment with the idea of mixing advertising and art in their own crazy consumer collages.
Visit DMA.org for a fill list of upcoming classes and workshops offered for kids of all ages.
Leah Hanson is the Manager of Early Learning Programs at the DMA
Despite harsh weather conditions this past Monday evening, Educators Night Out saw great success! Teachers were invited to enjoy International Pop and Jackson Pollock: Blind Spots for free, along with snacks, drinks, tours, and a photo booth. The “Poptinis” and tiny cake pops were delicious, and the Pop-themed photo booth was a hit!
We made some new friends, and caught up with a few old ones too. We loved seeing all the awesome teachers in our galleries, and can’t wait to see you again soon!
Whitney Sirois
McDermott Graduate Intern for Gallery and Community Teaching
Calling all Educators!
Do you hop for Pop?
Will a Pollock make you frolic?
Do you think Andy Warhol is souper?
Do drip paintings make your heart go pitter-splatter!?
Do you really, really love Pop Art and/or Jackson Pollock?!!
This Monday, November 16th from 5:00PM-8:00PM, the Museum is hosting an Educators Night Out. Spend an evening at the DMA with free admission to both International Pop and Jackson Pollock: Blind Spots during this exclusive event for teachers. Explore the exhibitions during guided tours and enjoy complimentary light bites, a cash bar, half-price parking in the DMA garage, and more!
Registration is required, so RSVP now!
Amy Copeland
Manager of Go van Gogh and Community Teaching Programs
With co-conspiring punsters:
Emily Wiskera
McDermott Graduate Intern for Family and Access Teaching
Whitney Sirois
McDermott Graduate Intern for Gallery and Community Teaching
This past Friday, artist Ushio Shinohara entered the artistic ring to create one of his Boxing Paintings out on the Museum’s Ross Avenue Plaza as part of our Late Night celebrating the opening of International Pop. Late Night visitors were able to experience his interactive painting style in which he uses paint-soaked sponges attached to boxing gloves to create his unique brand of action painting. If you missed Friday’s artist performance, you still have a chance to view four works by Shinohara in the International Pop exhibition on view through January 17, 2016.
Kimberly Daniell is the Manager of Communications and Public Affairs at the DMA.
It’s been a busy, colorful week in the Museum’s Barrel Vault gallery. We have been putting the final touches on the nationally touring exhibition International Pop, which opens this Sunday, October 11, including the installation of León Ferrari’s The Western Christian Civilization (La civilización occidentaly cristiana) from 1965. This morning DFW press were given a sneak peek of the groundbreaking and critically acclaimed exhibition. Here’s your behind-the-scenes look, and mark your calendars for Sunday.
Not only is July National Ice Cream Month, but yesterday ice cream had an entire day dedicated to its wonderfulness. During the Dallas summers, we certainly love cool treats, which has us thinking of cooler weather and a colorful exhibition opening this fall at the DMA, International Pop. So, in honor of this month dedicated to the coolest dessert there is, we’re highlighting Wayne Thiebaud’s Salads, Sandwiches, and Desserts. You can see this work at the DMA beginning October 11, 2015.
Wayne Thiebaud, Salads, Sandwiches, and Desserts, 1962, oil on canvas, Sheldon Museum of Art, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, NAA–Thomas C. Woods Memorial, © Wayne Thiebaud/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY
Kimberly Daniell is the Manager of Communications and Public Affairs at the DMA.
