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Beecher Center - Youngstown | Salem Branch | Trumbull Branch
 | Dec 26, 2009 Through Dec 31, 2010
The Butler Institute of American Art has acquired a painting by mid-twentieth century master artist, Jackson Pollock. The work, titled Silver and Black, measures 21.25 x 15.75 inches and was painted with oil and metallic paint in 1950. The painting is a gift from a Western Pennsylvania collector whose family acquired the work in 1958.
Jackson Pollock (1912-1956) was known for a particular gestural style in which he would drip paint from a variety of tools to create a web of energetic strokes over the surface of a canvas.
Jackson Pollock
|  | Sep 20, 2009 Through Dec 27, 2010
Steel engraved currency portraits have long been used as insignia to promote monetary stability, political ideology or patriotism. In Face Value, photographer and printmaker Dennis Marsico, assimilates these emblems in a series of print matrices. Like present day banknotes, the pigmented prints are encrypted with hidden messages visible only under a UV light source. The array titles are Commonwealth, 1992 Currency Crisis, Chairman Mao, Iraq Spoils, Middle East and India. Dennis Marsico
|  | Jan 17, 2010 Through Jan 02, 2011
Internationally recognized American sculptor Jedd Novatt will be exhibiting five of his works from his Chaos series. The work represent studies in scale, which Novatt uses as "drawings" for monumental works created in his studio in the Basque region of Spain. The five sculptures are in bronze and will be on view from January 17, 2010 to January 2, 2011.
Jedd Novatt
|  | Sep 12, 2010 Through Oct 31, 2010
Work by American female artists past and present will be exhibited together in a celebration of American women portraying the human figure. Organized by the Portrait Society of America, the exhibit features Butler historic works as well as works by acclaimed contemporary artists in combination with artwork selected from a juried competition. Inspiring Figures is an educational exhibit with programs includes podcasts, films, workshops, lectures, demonstrations, and family programming.
Download a printable pdf of scheduled programs for this exhibition.
For further information email lauren@portraitsociety.org
|  | Sep 21, 2010 Through Nov 21, 2010
Ronnie Wood is both a musician and an artist. His work as singer, guitarist and songwriter with The Rolling Stones, Rod Stewart and The Faces are well-known. Lesser-known is his ability as a visual artist.
Ronnie Wood has been painting and drawing since age 12, even longer than he has been playing guitar.
As an ongoing part of his multi-career, he paints and draws the musicians with whom he plays, documenting his world tours and recording sessions in vibrant action portraits.
Ronnie Wood Art
|  | Nov 13, 2010
This annual concert event features a Beatles Tribute band, prizes and give-aways. The evening is sponsored in part by Y-103 FM. Tickets go on sale beginning in October. Call 330.743.1107, ext. 122 for event tickets or to become an event sponsor.
Visit Youngstown's rock station Y-103
|  | Dec 03, 2010 Through Dec 05, 2010
The Butler Institute of American Art hosts its annual holiday craft show the first weekend in December. A members preview will be held December 3, and public days for the sale are December 4 & 5, 2010. Proceeds from the event support Butler education programs and the Butler free admission policy. Call 330.743.1107, ext. 112 for information. To accommodate this special event, all permanent and special exhibits will close November 31 and reopen December 14.
|  | Jan 09, 2011 Through Feb 06, 2011
The Area Artists Annual, a juried exhibition of works in any media, is open to any artists 18 years of age or older, living within a forty mile radius of Youngstown. This year's show will be judged by Pittsburgh artist Mark Perrott.
For an entry form email library@butlerart.com or call 330.743.1107, ext. 210.
|  | Oct 09, 2010 Through Apr 17, 2011
Free Sunday Family Days at the Youngstown Butler, 1:30 pm. Listen to a story and create a work of art based on your museum experience. This program is geared for pre-school through primary grade children. October 24 & November 21, 2010; January 16, February 20, March 20, & April 17, 2011.
Art & Reading at the Butler Trumbull Branch, 2:00 pm. A Butler art instructor and the children's librarian from the Howland Branch of the Warren-Trumbull County Library join for an afternoon of art and literature. For children 10 years of age and younger accompanied by an adult.
October 16 & November 20, 2010, and January 15, February 19, March 19, & April 16, 2011.
Salem Family Day 11:00 am. Using a museum exhibit as the source for an art activity, Butler art instructors guide families as they get to know the museum.
October 9, November 13, & December 11, 2010, and January 8, February 12, March 12, April 9, 2011.
Call 330.743.1107 for more information.
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