>From abstract to realistic, dark to light, colorful to
monochrome, a single given object can be seen in many
different lights in a myriad of ways. The Met's newest
exhibition,
Variations on a Theme: American Prints from Pop Art to
Minimalism -- A Selection from the Anderson Graphic Arts
Collection, opens Saturday June 26, 2004, and
explores a crucial artistic period of development by
twelve landmark artists of the 1960's and 70's.
The featured artists include Anni and Joseph Albers,
Robert Arneson, Richard Diebenkorn, Richard Estes, David
Gilhooly, David Hockney, Robert Indiana, Jasper Johns,
Roy Lichtenstein, Frank Stella and Wayne Thiebaud.
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CONSTRUCTION IS DONE!
The construction on Van Ness Avenue in front of the Met
is finally over. The City of Fresno's beautification
project that was under way for the past few months has
been completed and accomplished what it set out to do;
the Fresno Metropolitan Museum's streetscape is more
beautiful than ever! Museum visitors will be thankful to
see that with the close of the construction project,
visits to the Museum are now back to normal routes, with
easily accessible parking and no traffic detours!
Time is running out to join the Met for this exciting
day trip! On Thursday June 17th the Met will visit The
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMoMA) and Crown
Point Press, one of the nation's foremost fine arts
presses for a behind-the-scenes view of artists at work
in the techniques of printmaking. The tour includes
transportation, continental breakfast, snacks, tours of
Crown Point Press and SFMoMA's new exhibition POP! and
much more. The cost is $65 for members and $75 for
non-members. THERE ARE ONLY A FEW SEATS REMAINING - call
now at (559) 441-1444 to reserve your place.
Organized in connection with Variations on a Theme:
American Prints from Pop Art to Minimalism: A Selection
from the Anderson Graphic Arts Collection,
beginning June 26th.
MEMBERSHIP HAS MANY BENEFITS...ONE OF THEM IS
CONVENIENCE!
JOIN NOW! Online membership and renewal is now available
at the Museum's website,
www.fresnomet.org. This convenient new method is
just another way the Met is working to better serve its
valued members and visitors. You can also
make a donation to the museum to support the Met's
exhibitions and programs for the enrichment of the
Central Valley community. Click here!
THE COOLEST PLACE TO BE THIS SUMMER: SUMMER CAMP AT THE
MET!
Registration
is closing fast for Summer Camp at the Fresno
Metropolitan Museum. Summer Camp at the Met will give
that aspiring young artist or scientist a week of fun
and learning that they will remember for years to come!
This
year's Summer Camp offers children grades 1 -6 classes
in arts and crafts, music and performing arts, games and
plenty of hands-on activities. All classes are led by
credentialed instructors and each session of summer camp
begins at 7:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. with hours of
instruction from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The costs are:
$200 a week for members and $250 a week for non-members.
Register online or call the Museum office at (559)
441-1444 to reserve a place for your child.
June 21-25, Power of Painting
June 28-July 2, Lights, Camera, Action!
July 5-9, Adventures in Printmaking
ENROLLMENT CLOSED
July 12-16, Staging Shakespeare
July 19-23, Sound, Rhythm, & Music
ENROLLMENT CLOSED
July 26-30, Exploring Earth & Space
ENROLLMENT CLOSED
August 2-6, Sculpture & Public Places
ENROLLMENT CLOSED
August 9-13, Dream It, Design It, Built It.
Observing Nature -
Envisioning Landscapes
Works from the Permanent Collection
Bring
your lawn chair and popcorn to the Museum this summer
for the Met's new cinematic program. On the first Friday
evening of July, August, and September, the Met's
Science Department will host a line up of short films
and videos. Each evening, curated around a different
theme, the Met will present unique programs designed to
promote curiosity, wonder, and exploration of the world.
The best part? First Friday Films at the Met are
ABSOLUTELY FREE!
The films will be projected, from 9:00 to 10:00 pm on
the outside of the Museum building. We encourage you to
come participate in this casual and original event.
FIRST FRIDAY FILMS
FOR JULY 2: Process Zea
(1981, 5 minutes) by Andre and Jean-Jacques Leduc,
filming its subject from an unusual perspective and as
audiences speculate on what it is they are watching as
the identity of a common object is gradually revealed,
this intriguing puzzle film provides an experience of
the perceptual process. Der
Lauf der Dinge (1987, 30 minutes) by
Peter Fischli and David Weiss without narration or
interviews - simply records the self-destructing
performance of Fischli's and Weiss' most ambitious
construction: 100 feet of physical interactions,
chemical reactions, and precisely crafted chaos worthy
of Rube Goldberg or Alfred Hitchcock.
100 Watts,
120 Volts
(1980, 9 minutes) by Carson Davidson follows the making
of a light bulb from start to finish! Scratch Animation
activity with audience participation.
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