| Rand African Art home page Mizel Museum home page Jewishcolorado.org press release on the exhibition Douglas Society home page "Native Arts of the World...At Home in Colorado" another exhibition that I am part of this year “Grave Matters - Art of Memory and Mourning” An exhibition that I was part of earlier this year |
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| Collectors Collect: Works from Denver Private Collections Presented by the Mizel Museum, Denver, CO The Exhibition This unique exhibit will feature five private collectors and their individual collections, highlighting the significance of collecting art and objects. Collections included are: Ellen Beller's contemporary Judaica Pat Dalton's rare Chinese objects and textiles Marilyn Eber's contemporary and traditional Native American kachina figures, beadwork, and cradle boards Steve Metzler and Susan Jacobson's Romanian paintings, embroideries and hand-woven European textiles African art from the collection of Rand Smith. The possibilities that arise when we unleash our innate curiosity and begin collecting are illuminated by this dynamic exhibition that juxtaposes collector and collection. Take this unusual opportunity to glimpse inside the private worlds that these five collectors temporarily share with us. For reservations to all programs, please call (303) 394-9993 ext. 7 __________________________________________________________________________________________ Adult Programs Opening Night Reception Tuesday October 10, 2006 5 - 8 p.m. 5-7 p.m. Exhibit Viewing 7-8 p.m. Meet the Collectors AND Adventures in Collecting Denver collectors Ellen Beller, Pat Dalton, Marilyn Eber, Susan Jacobson and Rand Smith will share themselves and their collections. Take this opportunity to learn how and why each of these Denverites began collecting. Our featured collectors and additional local collectors will also share their experiences and adventures while pursuing their passions. __________________________________________________________________________________________ Psychology of Collecting: What's Under all that Stuff? Dr. Beverly Chico, Historian and Collector, Regis University Dr. Chico will discuss some characteristics of collectors, personal challenges they face, reasons for collecting, how a personal collection may provide meaning to one's life, what can be learned about oneself through reflection on collecting, differences between collecting and hoarding, and how a collection might serve as a vehicle for probing relationships between physical objects and spiritual realities. Wednesday October 18 7 - 8:30 p.m. OR Wednesday November 15 1-2:30 p.m. $5 per person __________________________________________________________________________________________ Conserving and Maintaining your Collection Monday November 20 5-7 p.m. Judy Greenfield of Art Objects Conservation will discuss managing and conserving your collection, whether it be ceramics or large oil paintings. $5 per person __________________________________________________________________________________________ The Artist and Collector Relationship and How Collecting Can Help Communities Monday December 11 5 - 7 p.m. A discussion by collectors Steve Metzler and Susan Jacobson, co-founders of the Art of Eastern Europe, and Pat Dalton, founder of Chinese Textile Tours. Importer Steven Metzler travels to Europe frequently, where he maintains close relationships with painters and tapestry artists from Romania. He and his daughter Susan have acquired an impressive collection of exquisite, museum-quality original art, including commissioned pieces. This is one of the largest collections of contemporary East European art in the United States. It contains works from accomplished artists, well-known and exhibited throughout Europe. Pat Dalton is an expert on ethnic minority embroideries. She has followed her passion for the intricate details and open hearts of a small group of craftswomen. Pat Dalton has taken several hundred people on similar journeys through China. As Dalton Textile Tours has grown, so has the import business she created after meeting these craftspeople, aiding village peasant women struggling to uphold their ancient traditions. Dalton uses the proceeds from the sale of these goods to fund her purchase of the reading glasses for craftswomen she takes with her to China. $5 per person __________________________________________________________________________________________ An Evening with African Art Collector Rand Smith: Is Older Better? And What is the Meaning of Authentic? Monday November 13 5-7 p.m. Rand Smith of Rand African Art will share his philosophies on collecting and the beauty and mystery of African art and will guide us to a better understanding of African objects and how authenticity and rarity are so valuable. Learn about the African culture through stories and his objects. $5 per person __________________________________________________________________________________________ School Programs All school programs offered in conjunction with this exhibit integrate learning for children and Colorado State Standards in the following areas: geography, history, reading and writing, visual arts. Guided School and Group tours are available DAILY upon request Monday - Friday October 11, 2006 - January 6, 2007 $5 per person __________________________________________________________________________________________ How We Learn About Other People Through Our Collections Dr. Beverly Chico will introduce children to the practice of collecting through displaying and discussing her own collection. In this program, kids will consider what they might like to collect and how they may begin a lifelong love for collecting. Dr. Beverly Chico, Historian and Collector, Regis University Thursday October 19 9 a.m. - noon Wednesday November 15 9 a.m. - noon Tuesday December 5 9 a.m. - noon Additional programs with Dr. Chico can be scheduled for groups for kids and adults. $5 per person Short on Funds? ... Don't let that stop you!!! We have scholarships, field trip and bus money available for school groups! Call us so we can help!! |
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| "The Collector" by Bob Rizzo In the collection of Rand Smith A contemporary sculpture based on the African form of the Kongo nkisi/nkondi figures. The following group of objects, as well as "The Collector", are the ones that will be included in the exhibition. You can click on any thumbnail image to see additional images and information. |
| Collectors Collect: Works from Denver Private Collections I put this page together to share an exhibition with others that I will be a part of starting in October. The Mizel Museum's primary focus is education, and I am really excited for the opportunity to be able to participate in and work with them on this particular exhibition. The art exhibited in the exhibition is very diverse. The Mizel Museum provides quite a few programs to educate people, and also programs to illuminate different facets of "collecting". I volunteered to speak for of the programs and I probably bit off more than I can chew, but it will be a good experience for me to put my thoughts on paper and share them with others. I plan to use several different variations of the same object for my talk; from older authentic examples of an object, up to present day productions made specifically for the collecting market. It should be an interesting exercise for me and I hope that people will enjoy it as well. I am also excited that my contemporary sculpture "The Collector" by Bob Rizzo will in effect be the mascot for the exhibition and will be displayed as you walk into the door of the museum. Below you can read a little more about the exhibition and some of the programs that will take place during the run of the exhibition. A special thanks to Georgina and Ellen at the Mizel Museum for the opportunity to let me participate in this exhibition! RAND At the bottom of this page are a few photos I took at the opening reception |
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| Opening reception is Tuesday October 10th from 5-8 PM - see below for details |
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| Below are some photos I took at the opening reception. I didn't use a flash so the photos didn't come out all that good. The opening reception for the exhibition was nice and it was a pleasure to meet the other collectors in the exhibition and also to talk to people attending the reception. It was interesting to hear the stories of the other collectors when they gave their talks about their collecting experiences to the audience for the "Meet the Collectors" program. I'm not much of a public speaker, but I think my talk went OK. I basically used my text from my About Me page on my website for my talk. The exhibition was installed in 3 rooms in the museum space, I will be adding more photos to this page soon, photos of better quality. |
| Janelle Mock (facing the camera) talking to someone attending the reception. Janelle is the Education Director at the museum. In the background on the right is "The Collector" and my Bamaba Sigi Kun puppet head. In the front right are a few of Marilyn Eber's Native American objects. |
| This wall contained a few of Pat Dalton's Chinese objects, there were some nice textiles on display as well as a couple of nice ivory vases. My favorite was a silk thread panel (for lack of a better description at the moment) that was in the display case on the left in the photo, it was amazing! Georgina Koller who is the curator at the museum put together a very nice exhibition guide that contained information on all of the objects in the exhibition as well as information on the collectors. Dr. Beverly Chico who will be doing a few of the programs associated with the exhibition is at the table viewing the exhibition guide. |
| The photo is a little blurry, but in the background are some of Steve Metzler and Susan Jacobson's Romanian paintings as well as a display case of some more of Marilyn Eber's Native American Indian objects. Her objects mainly focused on art for children and art made by women, it included contemporary as well as older objects. |
| Here is a shot of some more of my objects that were in the exhibition. on the panel is my Bali elephant mask from Cameroon. on the panel is my Bali elephant mask from Cameroon. Georgina did a fantastic job of providing people with a lot of information about the objects on display. |
| In the back is Ellen Premack, the Museum Director, talking to a few people attending the opening. |
| More photos coming soon... |
| Here is a better photo of the display case mentioned above. The ivory vases are on the right and the panel I mentioned is in the back. The panel is a sheer material and the figure is composed of silk thread, there is an incredible amount of detail. (Above) is a selection of Chinese textiles on display. |
| Ellen Beller's contemporary Judaica shown above and to the left. |
| Steve Metzler and Susan Jacobson's Romanian works, these were actually not paintings, they were needlework with incredible detail. The one on the right is actually silk thread and was amazing with the level of detail. You can click on the image on the right to see a higher resolution version. |
| Photos above were taken from the door as you walk into the museum space. |
