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 Summer at the Eleanor D. Wilson Museum features Andy Warhol, Goodnight Moon and Ceramic Vessels

 The Eleanor D. Wilson Museum at Hollins University is pleased to announce its exhibition schedule for Summer 2012.  Three very diverse and exciting exhibitions are on the docket and will all open on Thursday, May 31 at 6:00 pm.

Alice Hohenberg Federico, Untitled, 2010. Ceramic vessel. Courtesy of the artist and Gerge Billis Gallery, NY.

Alice Hohenberg Federico ’67: Reunion 2012

May 31 – September 15, 2012

Ceramic artist  and Hollins alumna Alice Hohenberg Federico (Class of 1967) draws inspiration from ancient Greek ceramic arts, traditional Japanese techniques, and modern English pottery to create sensuous sculptural vessels. Lance Esplund of the Wall Street Journal writes, “Federico’s slender, stately ceramic vases…with wide lips, long necks and feet, and curved, swelling bellies – occupy that realm between functional and sculptural.” In addition to these works, Federico has also created new vessels for this exhibition. These streamlined vessels showcase the artist’s deep commitment to creating works that celebrate both her historic influences and contemporary form.

Lecture by Alice Federico: “The Rhythm of the Studio: Experience and Expression”


Saturday, June 2 at 2:00 pm with a reception at the museum to follow.

Richard T. Wetherill Auditorium, Visual Arts Center

Andy Warhol, Dolly Parton, 1985. Polacolor ER. Gift of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Courtesy of the Eleanor D. Wilson Museum at Hollins University, 2011.020.056. © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.

In the Event of Andy Warhol

May 31 – September 15, 2012

To commemorate their 20th anniversary, the Andy Warhol Foundation donated nearly 30,000 of Warhol’s Polaroids and black and white prints to more than 180 educational institutions across the country, including the Eleanor D. Wilson Museum at Hollins University, Roanoke College, and Washington and Lee University. These institutions have collaborated to present highlights from their collections in this three-part exhibition. Co-curated by James W. Hyams and Eleanor D. Wilson Museum Director Amy G. Moorefield, this final installation also features work by Warhol’s contemporaries as well as his influences.

This exhibition has been organized by Washington & Lee’s Staniar Gallery, Roanoke College Olin Hall Galleries and the Wilson Museum.

Museum Talk with Exhibition Co-curator and Collector James W. Hyams

Thursday, June 28, 6pm; Eleanor D. Wilson Museum. Reception to follow.

“Hovering Above the Soupcans and the Celluloid: The Postmodern Context of Andy Warhol’s Films” Lecture by Brent Stevens, Ph.D., Director of Hollins University Writing Center Friday, July 13th, 6pm; Frances J. Niederer Auditorium, Visual Arts Center. Reception to follow. This event is co-organized with Hollins University’s Graduate Program in Screenwriting & Film Studies and the Writing Center.

“Time Frames: Andy Warhol’s Film and Video”

Lecture by John G. Hanhardt, Senior Curator for Media Arts, Smithsonian American Art Museum Thursday, September 13, 6 pm; Frances J. Niederer Auditorium, Visual Arts Center. Reception to follow.

Goodnight Moon © 1947 by Harper & Row, Publishers, Inc. Text copyright © renewed 1975 by Roberta Brown Rauch. Illustrations copyright © renewed 1975 by Edith T. Hurd, Clement Hurd, John Thacher Hurd, and George Hellyer, as trustees of the Edith and Clement Hurd 1982 Trust. Used by permission of HarperCollins Publishers. All rights reserved.

Goodnight, Hush: Classic Children’s Book Illustrations, Part 2

May 31 – September 15, 2012

This exhibition focuses on both the story and art of Goodnight Moon, published by HarperCollins Children’s Books.  Featuring original artwork created by Clement Hurd (1908-1988) and written by class of 1932 Hollins alumna Margaret Wise Brown (1910-1952), the work on view is on loan from the Kerlan Collection at the University of Minnesota.  This exhibition is included in the statewide initiative Virginians for the Arts 2012 MINDS WIDE OPEN theme of “Virginia Celebrates Children and the Arts.”

Children’s Art Workshop and Tour with Katherine Devine

Saturday, August 11, 10:00 – 11:30 am

Artist and Hollins alumna Katherine Devine of Katherine Devine Fine Art

will lead a program for children ages 5-8.  This event is free of charge, but reservations are required.  Please contact Laura Jane Ramsburg at 540/362-6081 for information.

Ongoing Children’s Activities

May 31 – September 15, 2012

For the duration of Goodnight, Hush, families are encouraged to participate in a variety of art and reading activities in the Education and Resource Room  of the Eleanor D. Wilson Museum.

Funding for Goodnight Hush has been generously provided in part by the City of Roanoke through the Roanoke Arts Commission, Roanoke County, and Wells Fargo.