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Popol Vuh: The Sacred Book of the Quiche through Illustration
Around 1,000 A.D. in the present-day country of Guatemala, a highland Mayan people called the Quiche created in pictographic form a creation myth of the Universe in which a pair of Hero Twins must descend into the Underworld to save the next and final generation of humanity. Artist Jaime Arredondo has painstakingly brought it back to life by creating 65 illustrations of the story following it chronologically.- Bilingual/Spanish Fine Art History Illustration Native and Indigenous Art/Culture
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The State of Water: Our Most Valuable Resource
Only 0.007 percent of the planet’s water is available to fuel and feed its eight billion people. Brad Temkin’s photography puts visitors face-to-face with the systems and techniques that deliver our most valuable natural resource. In doing so, the exhibition encourages us to see water conservation as a process we can all get involved in.- Bilingual/Spanish Fine Art Photography Science & Ecology
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Thrift Style
Thrift Style explores the reuse of feed sacks to make clothing and other household objects and illuminates how the “upcycling” of these bags mutually benefitted twentieth-century consumers and businesses. With forty-one works from patterns to garments, it serves as an example of past ingenuity that can inform today’s efforts towards sustainability.- Design History Humanities Intergenerational Popular Culture Textile Arts/Fiber Arts
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A Colorful Dream
A Colorful Dream is a family-friendly, interactive exhibition by contemporary fine art photographer Adrien Broom. The exhibit features a suite of photographs, some of them large in scale, detailing a young girl’s journey as she discovers a series of monochromatic fantasy worlds exploring the rich hues and associations that we have with every color in the spectrum. The Huffington Post describes Broom’s photography as “deeply rooted in fairy tales and mythology, reinterpreting figures like Aphrodite and stories like Goldilocks and the Three Bears.”- Family Friendly Intergenerational Photography
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- 7 Weeks
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1968: A Folsom Redemption
1968: A Folsom Redemption is a collection of photographs and memories of two journalists lucky enough to be among a handful of eyewitnesses to the historic concerts by Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison.- History Music Photography
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Young at Art: A Selection of Caldecott Book Illustrations
The exhibition Young at Art: A Selection of Caldecott Book Illustrations includes original illustrations from Caldecott Medal recipients and from “runner-up” Honor books, as well as other illustrations by award-winning artists.- Family Friendly Fine Art Illustration
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- 5 Weeks
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Sign of the Times: The Great American Political Poster, 1844–2012
Featuring fifty posters, this exhibition profiles the evolution of posters from presidential races from Polk to Obama, and brings eye-popping political graphics to the to the forefront and to show the great American political poster as art.- History Printmaking
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Material Pulses: Seven Viewpoints
This exhibition features quilts, mixed media, and installation work. Quilts of up to 101 inches high will be featured, for dramatic scale of an art form that is often relegated to its functional qualities. The artists investigate color, pattern, and size through traditional and experimental quilt-making applications.- Craft Textile Arts/Fiber Arts
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- 7 Weeks
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Imprinting the West: Manifest Destiny, Real and Imagined
Westward expansion was one of the most transformational elements in American life throughout the nineteenth century. Printed imagery played an important role in the dissemination of knowledge and understanding about the West and those who inhabited it. Featuring hand-colored engravings and lithographs, the exhibition explores these depictions and the influence artists had on the West’s perception.- Fine Art History Native and Indigenous Art/Culture Printmaking
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- 7 Weeks