Work of the Week

In 1946 Elaine Schmitt Urbain was living, working, and making as a student at Black Mountain College (BMC) alongside faculty, students, and staff from diverse

Curator’s take Harvey’s work encompassed both the secular and the religious worlds. This untitled mask is an example of the former category. Much of her

Curator’s Take Catlett was dedicated to depicting the African American experience and to forming interracial alliances, and she created art to influence popular opinion. Although

Since our reopening, I’ve spent more time in the galleries and have enjoyed watching our visitors enthusiastically interact with the works in A Telling Instinct:

A CURATOR’S TAKE These works from Joyce Tenneson’s Transformations series contain a feeling of staging, as though the figures are waiting for the curtain to

Docent’s Take The bright colors, intriguing title, and varied textures drew me to Ruby Begonia. Plus, I’ll admit it, I’m drawn to textiles. Created by

CURATOR’S TAKE Roger Shimomura’s The Lineup depicts incarcerated Japanese American men of varying ages waiting for the restroom at the Minidoka War Relocation Center in

I am interested in the forms that result from the kinesthetic reaction to a given situation. Similar motions in different media are translated into a

Since the Museum has been closed due to COVID-19, I’ve been conducting a complete inventory of the Collection. One of my favorite works is Tree

I’ve been a fan of Anne Lemanski’s work for as long as I can remember. I first met Lemanski many years ago when she was