Events
Annapolis - Mitchell Gallery
2009-2010 Exhibits and Programs
From La Serenissima to the Eternal City: The Grand Tour in 18th Century Venice and Rome
March 14 - April 23, 2010
This exhibition is generously funded by the Helena Foundation.
Leonardo Carlo Coccorante, Italian, (1680-1750)
Port of Ostia During a Tempest, 1740s
Oil on canvas
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
Gift of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, 61.030.000
This exhibition includes prints, drawings, paintings and sculptures as subjects of the Grand Tours in 18th and 19th-century Venice and Rome. The Grand Tours, primarily associated with aristocratic British and American young men, served to polish the culmination of their classical education. This exhibition focuses on the theme of their education abroad, including the journey and sites seen, attitudes toward antiquity, souvenirs and works brought home, all seen in the context of their background in classical literature.
March 13 – Venetian Carnival: A Night of Guilty Pleasures
The Mitchell Gallery continues its 20th anniversary celebration with an evening of art, music, dance, Italian food and wine, and games of chance. Hosted by the Mitchell Gallery Next Generation. Download PDF invitation
March 14 – Opening Reception & Family Program
Art Educator Lucinda Edinberg will lead a tour of The Grand Tour exhibition followed by a hands-on workshop from 3:30-5 p.m.
Giovanni Paolo Panini, Italian, (1691-1765)
Interior of the Pantheon, Rome, 1734
Oil on canvas
Asbjorn R. Lunde Collection
Photo: Todd Weinstein
March 18 – Book Club
Join Mitchell Gallery Book Club members for a docent tour of The Grand Tour exhibition followed by a discussion of the book, The Real Thing by Henry James, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. For information, contact Kathy Dulisse at 410-626-2530 or kathy.dulisse@sjca.edu.
March 24 – Gallery Talk
Eric Denker and David Gariff, curators of the “the Grand Tour” exhibition, will share their insights on this rich, vibrant collection of paintings on March 24 at 7 p.m. In the 1700s aristocratic young men (and in later years women) primarily from England and America embarked on a Grand Tour. They trekked to continental Europe to explore the roots of western civilization and its cultural legacy, and be exposed to the refinement of high society. The splendor of ancient Rome and grand spectacle of Venice drew countless Grand Tourists and it is these journeys that the artists in “the Grand Tour” exhibition celebrate.
Antonio Joli, Italian, (1700-1777)
Procession of Gondolas in the Bacino di San Marco, Venice,1742
Oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Gift of Mrs. Barbara Hutton, 1945.15.2
Both Denker and Gariff are senior lecturers at the National Gallery of Art. Denker obtained his doctorate in art history from the University of Virginia and is adjunct professor at Scuola Internazionale di Grafica, Venice, Italy and at Georgetown University.He has curated numerous shows and published widely, including No Vulgar Hotel: The Desire and Pursuit of Venice by Judith Martin and Eric Denker. Gariff is adjunct professor of art history at The Catholic University of America. David has lectured and written widely on topics related to the Italian Renaissance and modern art and film. His book, The World’s Most Influential Painters and the Artists They Inspired, explores the theme of artistic influence and inspiration in Western painting.
April 14 - Art Express
Art Educator Lucinda Edinberg will give a lunchtime gallery talk on The Grand Tour exhibition from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. Juice and sodas will be provided.
James Earl: Drawings, Sketchbooks, and Prints
April 6 – May 16, 2010
James Earl, Metro Test (1974), Silkscreen Print
When James Earl saw Andy Warhol’s silk-screened Brillo Boxes at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1973, it sparked an enduring interest in art. Subsequently, he began to make silkscreen prints, do etchings, and take drawing classes. In 1982, these activities led to a BA degree in studio art from the University of Maryland.
For thirty years, Earl has carried a pocket sketchbook to record scenes from his life in pencil, ink, and watercolor. Many of these drawings have been developed into prints that will be on display, along with ten original sketchbooks, in the Lillian Vanous Nutt Room of the Greenfield Library.
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Free and open to the public.
Funding and support for this exhibition is provided by the
Lillian Vanous Nutt Mitchell Gallery Endowment.
St. John's College Community Art Exhibition
May 2 - 16, 2010
This annual exhibition offers members of the St. John’s College community an opportunity to explore the visual arts. The result, a diverse collection of ceramics, paintings, drawings, prints, sculpture, textiles, and photographs, elegantly represents the artistic talent of the community.
May 2 – Opening Reception
Opening reception from 3 to 5 p.m.
May 6 – Book Club
Join Mitchell Gallery Book Club members for a docent tour of The Grand Tour exhibition followed by a discussion of the book, The Art Spirit by Robert Henri, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. For information, contact Kathy Dulisse at 410-626-2530 or kathy.dulisse@sjca.edu.
Image & Imagination: Anne Arundel County Juried Exhibition
May 27 - June 10, 2010
The Mitchell Gallery is pleased to present this all-county, juried, multi-media biennial exhibition of artists living in Anne Arundel County. Works created in diverse media within the last two years will be on display and the exhibit will feature both two- and three-dimensional artwork. Click here for Image & Imagination Prospectus PDF
March 19 -- deadline to submit entries for the exhibition.
May 27 – Opening Reception
Join artists and the juror from 4 to 6 p.m. to celebrate the opening of Image & Imagination and the announcement of the Mitchell Gallery 50/50 raffle.
Funding and support for these exhibitions is provided in part by Anne Arundel County, the Arts Council of Anne Arundel County, the City of Annapolis, the Maryland State Arts Council, Members of the Mitchell Gallery, the Mitchell Gallery Endowment, the National Endowment for the Arts, William Paca Beatson, Jr., Frederick Graul, The Helena Foundation, the Estate of Mrs. Carleton Mitchell, the Lillian Vanous Nutt Mitchell Gallery Endowment, the John Ben Snow Memorial Trust, and the Clare Eddy and Eugene V. Thaw Fine Arts Fund.
Thanks to the support of our members, these exhibitions and programs are free and open to the public.