Blažo Kovačević's Honorable Mention by the American Alliance of Museums

Fifty-two museum publications have gained accolades in the 29th annual Museum Publications Design Competition, presented by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM). This competition recognizes and encourages superior execution and ingenuity in the graphic design of museum publications and is the only national, juried competition of its kind, and ABFA artist, Blazo Kovacevic’s catalog design was honored.

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Arnot Art Museum Exhibits "High Fidelity: Anthony Brunelli and the Digital Age Photorealists"

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The Arnot Art Museum is a world-class institution of fine art in Elmira, N.Y. Known for the Matthias H. Arnot collection of sixteenth through nineteenth century European paintings and sculpture. The Arnot also holds a significant collection of Hudson River School paintings and a growing collection of Contemporary Realist works. The founding collection represents one of the last remaining gilded-age private collections still housed in its original showcase parlor and displayed in the salon style. The eight additional gallery spaces contain exhibitions curated seasonally.

Exhibits

A Collector’s Vision: The Matthias Hollenback Arnot Collection
A collection of fine 17th to 19th century European paintings, featuring Jules Breton, Jean-François Millet, and Jean-Léon Gérôme.

Reflections of Ancient Cultures
This founding collection exhibit holds interesting artifacts from Ancient Egypt, and East Asia.

High Fidelity: Anthony Brunelli and the Digital Age Photorealists

National Traditions
Selections from the Museum's American Collections 1785-2005

Kathie Meredith: Breaking Barriers
Motorsport photographs from the Racing Center

Source : https://www.smithsonianmag.com

RON WEIS: MILLION DOTS (WITH COLIN ROBINSON)

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We live in an age of numbers on a scale beyond conception. There are eight billion human beings on the planet, nine million in New York City alone. Twelve million millionaires inhabit the US, with 43 million living in poverty. Grappling with such scale is daunting and overwhelming.

This is where Million Dots comes in. Its pages, filled over and over with precise geometric arrays of black dots, help us grasp the scale of a number that is both commonplace and unimaginable. But while Million Dots serves as a vital conceptual tool, an intriguing plaything and a welcome gift, it is also a work of art, an embodiment of the view of its creator, American artist Ron Weis (born 1947), that “If you experience something and can’t find a category in which to comfortably place it, it’s probably art." 

Join us in the 2nd floor Art Department for a discussion about Million Dots and Ron Weis and Colin Robinson.

Opening Reception of High Fidelity: Anthony Brunelli and the Digital Age Photorealists

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Join us for the Opening Reception of High Fidelity: Anthony Brunelli and the Digital Age Photorealists
Works from the Louis K. Meisel Gallery

Thursday, 5 March 2020 at 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Event admission for Museum members is always free! For not-yet-members, reception admission is $10, please come and enjoy!

Location: 235 Lake Street, Elmira, NY 14901
Regular Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Friday, 10am – 5pm; Saturday, Noon-5pm. Closed Sunday, Monday and Holidays.
• Regular Admission: $7 per person, free to those under 18. Free to Museum Members

Membership: Please inquire at the Reception Desk, call Guest Services at 607-734-3697 – or – visit us online to apply for membership benefits at: http://www.arnotartmuseum.org/
Directions: Exit 56 from Route 17/86 (Church Street Exit). Turn left at the forth traffic signal onto Lake Street. Free parking is available in the Museum parking lot at the rear of the building, bordering Baldwin Street.