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Free admission to the Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens from 10 am - 4 pm on October 28, 2009. Refreshments will be served.
More info: 407-647-6294 - Modern Primitives: Don Howard’s Sculptural Images
September 1 – October 11, 2009: Mixed media artist Don Howard’s bold, colorful and extremely three dimensional hand-crafted sun gods and ancestral art evoke the look of Aztec and Incan deities and African masks. Made from wood, foam, papier-mâché, plastic, wire and stone, Howard uses whatever medium is necessary to bring his creative concepts to life. - My Camera Speaks For Me
October 13 - November 15, 2009: This retrospective exhibition of more than 35 photographs represents the most potent images of photographer Douglas Nesbitt. He captures the human condition and the world around us in this thought-provoking one-man-show featuring works chosen by the artist. During the exhibition’s run, there will be a panel discussion and a photography workshop.
- Storytime at the Zoo
October & November, 2009: From 10:00 - 10:30 each Wednesday enjoy stories about animals with a special zoo animal visit. Designed for pre-school age children. - Zoo Boo Bash
October 17, 18, 24, 25, and 31, 2009: Halloween fun for children. Pumpkin Patch, hayrides and storytelling .
- “Andy Warhol Personalities”
June 5, 2009 – January 3, 2010. The exhibit will feature Polaroid photographs taken by Andy Warhol during the 1980s Pop Art Movement. Every Wednesday from June 10 – July 8 from 7 – 10 p.m., the museum will have “Warhol Wednesdays,” which gives guests the chance to experience what it was like at Warhol’s legendary factory gatherings. Admission is $10 on these nights.
- The Virtues of Simplicity—American Arts and Crafts from the Morse Collection
Through TBA: American Arts and Crafts furnishings and decorative art will illustrate the origins of the movement in Great Britain and show how the Arts and Crafts movement manifested itself in the United States, especially in the Northeast and Midwest. - The Japan Craze and Western Art 1880 – 1920
October 20, 2009 through August 8, 2010: - Paintings by Louis Comfort Tiffany and His Circle
Opening October 20, 2009: - The Japan Craze and Western Art 1880 – 1920
Opening October 20, 2009:
- Global Lens 2009
Through November 1, 2009: Now in its sixth year, Global Lens 2009 offers a unique window into the diverse world in which we live. - Jerry Pinkney: Aesop's Fables and Other Tales
Through November 1, 2009: Features more than 65 original watercolor illustrations by award-winning artist Jerry Pinkney. The exhibition focuses on Pinkney's delightful portrayals of animals from such well-known Aesop's fables as "The Tortoise and the Hare," "The Ugly Duckling" and "The Goose and the Golden Egg." - Of Cloth & Culture: African Textiles
Through December 2009: Exhibit features textiles from various regions of the African continent, including Kente cloth from West Africa, beaded aprons fron the Kirdi of Cameroon, and beaded animal skins of the San people of South Africa.
