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Programs for On A Grand Scale: The Hall of Architecture at 100
For information and to register for the programs below, call 412.622.3288 or visit www.cmoa.org.
September 4, 2007
Daily Drop-In Exhibition Tours
Tues.–Sun., 1:30–2:30 p.m.
Just for Members: Curator’s Tour of On a Grand Scale: The Hall of Architecture at 100
Sun., Oct., 14, 1:00–2:00 p.m.
Two week advance reservation required. Call 412.578.2476.
Exhibition organizer Mattie Schloetzer will lead this members-only tour.
Guest Lecture: Rediscovering Cast Culture: A Memoir and A Polemic
Fri., Sept. 28, 6:00–7:00 p.m., reception follows
Alan Wallach, professor of art, art history and American studies, The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, discusses the great collections of architectural casts assembled by American and European museums in the 19th century and how they were used to educate their visitors to the world’s architectural masterpieces.
Lunch and Learn: The Hall of Architecture: Drawing from the Past
Thurs., Oct. 18, 10:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
$35 members/$44 nonmembers
Participants will tour On A Grand Scale: The Hall of Architecture at 100 with Mattie Schloetzer, the exhibition curator, and discover its origins and significance. Afterward Brian Fencl, associate professor at West Liberty College, will demonstrate how artists for centuries have perfected drawing skills by working from casts. Materials will be provided for those who wish to try some on-the-spot sketching.
Activity Day: Fun on a Grand Scale!
Sat., Oct. 20, 11:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Hall of Architecture and Heinz Architectural Center
Visitors of all ages will enjoy this celebration marking the 100th anniversary of the Hall of Architecture. Activities include tours of the exhibition On A Grand Scale: The Hall of Architecture at 100 throughout the day, demonstrations byconservator Michael Belman of the process of restoring damaged casts to their original splendor, drop-in architectural drawing lessons, hands-on cast making, architectural games, a building scavenger hunt, and a take-home a search for architectural styles outside the museum.
Artist’s Lecture: Rachel Whiteread
Tues., Nov. 6, 6:00–7:00 p.m.
Carnegie Lecture Hall
British artist Rachel Whiteread gained attention on the London art scene in the late 1980s with large-scale sculptures and installations created by casting everyday objects, including household furniture and large architectural structures such as staircases and interiors of homes. Her work attests to the significance of plaster casting as a fertile medium for contemporary artists. In 1993 she produced the widely acclaimed House, a full-scale cast of a condemned house in London’s East End, the same year she won the Turner Prize, Britain’s most prestigious honor awarded to a young artist. Her large-scale Untitled (Domestic) 2002, a plaster cast of a three-story staircase, recently acquired by Carnegie Museum of Art, is on view in the Hall of Sculpture. Whiteread’s appearance is cosponsored by Carnegie Mellon University School of Art.
Evening for Educators: Architecture and Interdisciplinary Learning
Wed., Oct. 3, 3:30–8:00 p.m., $20 includes dinner with complimentary glass of wine;
Teachers earn 3 ACT 48 hours.
This annual event is packed with great art, hands on activities and inspiring ideas for teachers from various districts and disciplines. Architecture is the evening’s theme. Faculty from Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Architecture, University of Pittsburgh’s Department of Architectural Studies, and the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation will collaborate with museum educators in offering multifaceted intersections between architecture and classroom curricula. Teachers can also investigate the extensive range of museum tours and workshops for school groups on topics—from math and writing to Impressionism and contemporary art.
Special projects developed for the classroom, including writing and drawing activities, exhibition tours, and architecture tours of the Oakland neighborhood are available by calling Group Visits at 412.622.3289.
Saturday Art Classes for Children, Ages 8–10
10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. OR 1:30–3:30 p.m. (choose morning or afternoon)
$49 members/$57 nonmembers
Sat., Sept. 29–Oct. 20
Cast Away
Students create their own mini-monuments in clay and learn the process of plaster casting to make sculptures stand the test of time.
Sat., Oct. 27–Nov. 17
Artful Architecture
Students explore architecture styles from the past to the present and practice the creative process of architect and designer as they make drawings and models of interiors and exteriors.
ARTventures: Drop-in Family Art-making
Free with museum admission
Architecture on a Grand Scale
Oct. 20–Nov. 25
Sat., 11:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. and Sun., 12:30–4:30 p.m.
Treasure hunts, art-making, and more in the galleries provide fun for everyone in the family.
Support
The programs of the Heinz Architectural Center are made possible by the generous support of the Drue Heinz Trust. General support for the exhibition program at Carnegie Museum of Art is provided by grants from The Heinz Endowments and the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.
Carnegie Museum of Art
Located at 4400 Forbes Avenue in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh and founded by industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie in 1895, Carnegie Museum of Art, one of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, is nationally and internationally recognized for its distinguished collection of American and European works of art from the 16th century to the present. The Heinz Architectural Center, part of Carnegie Museum of Art, is dedicated to the collection, study, and exhibition of architectural drawings and models. For more information about Carnegie Museum of Art, call 412.622.3131 or visit our web site at www.cmoa.org.
Contact:
Tey Stiteler
412.688.8690
stitelert@carnegiemuseums.org
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