Posted on July 3: Museum presents province-wide focus on water in art

[img_inline align=”right” src=”http://padnws01.mcmaster.ca/images/water_opt.jpg” caption=”J.M.W. Turner”]This summer, the McMaster Museum of Art presents ArT=H2O, as part of a province-wide water project organized by the Ontario Society of Artists.

The exhibition features art from the permanent collection in which water serves as the primary subject or inspiration.

It includes significant Canadian art by Jack Bush, Kenojuak, William Perehudoff and York Wilson, as well as works by Utagawa Hiroshige, Ernst L. Kirchner and J.M.W. Turner.

The Ontario Society of Artists was founded in 1872 and has long been involved in ecological and environmental issues. O.S.A. Lake in Killarney was dedicated to the Ontario Society of Artists in recognition of their efforts to save Ontario's scenic La Cloche Range from being logged in 1932, a crusade that resulted in the creation of a nature preserve. Now the O.S.A. is focusing on another important natural resource and major environmental concern. This July, more than 70 arts organizations across Ontario, including public and private galleries, artist-run centres and societies will be mounting exhibitions with a common theme and title water.

The Museum also offers a variety of interactive and inquiry-based programs this summer for all grade levels. Programs include tours of the Museum's collection of nearly 6,000 nationally significant works to enhance learning and develop creative thinking and problem-solving. For more information contact ext. 27576.

Also this summer, the Museum presents Counter Culture. In this exhibition, a reaction to high art, popular culture and the process of painting itself is explored using pieces of 20th century art from the permanent collection. This exhibit shows until Aug. 17. The Herman H. Levy Collection, including paintings by artists such as Monet, Pissarro and van Gogh is also on display.

The McMaster Museum of Art is located at the corner of University Avenue and Sterling Street.

Museum hours: Tuesday – Friday 11-6, Thursday 7-9, Sunday 12-5.

E-mail: museum@mcmaster.ca

Photo caption: J.M.W. Turner Portsmouth Plate 6 1820 photo: Gary Spearin/M. Simon Levin

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[img_inline align="right" src="http://padnws01.mcmaster.ca/images/water_opt.jpg" caption="J.M.W. Turner"]This summer, the McMaster Museum of Art presents ArT=H2O, as part of a province-wide water project organized by the Ontario Society of Artists.<p><br />
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The exhibition features art from the permanent collection in which water serves as the primary subject or inspiration.<p><br />
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It includes significant Canadian art by Jack Bush, Kenojuak, William Perehudoff and York Wilson, as well as works by Utagawa Hiroshige, Ernst L. Kirchner and J.M.W. Turner.<p><br />
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<a href="http://www.ontariosocietyofartists.org/">The Ontario Society of Artists</a> was founded in 1872 and has long been involved in ecological and environmental issues. O.S.A. Lake in Killarney was dedicated to the Ontario Society of Artists in recognition of their efforts to save Ontario&#039;s scenic La Cloche Range from being logged in 1932, a crusade that resulted in the creation of a nature preserve. Now the O.S.A. is focusing on another important natural resource and major environmental concern. This July, more than 70 arts organizations across Ontario, including public and private galleries, artist-run centres and societies will be mounting exhibitions with a common theme and title  water.<p><br />
<br />
The Museum also offers a variety of interactive and inquiry-based programs this summer for all grade levels. Programs include tours of the Museum&#039;s collection of nearly 6,000 nationally significant works to enhance learning and develop creative thinking and problem-solving. For more information contact ext. 27576. <p><br />
<br />
Also this summer, the Museum presents Counter Culture. In this exhibition, a reaction to high art, popular culture and the process of painting itself is explored using pieces of 20th century art from the permanent collection. This exhibit shows until Aug. 17. The Herman H. Levy Collection, including paintings by artists such as Monet, Pissarro and van Gogh is also on display.<p><br />
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<a href="http://www.mcmaster.ca/museum">The McMaster Museum of Art</a> is located at the corner of University Avenue and Sterling Street. <p><br />
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Museum hours: Tuesday - Friday 11-6, Thursday 7-9, Sunday 12-5.<br><br />
E-mail: <a href="mailto:museum@mcmaster.ca">museum@mcmaster.ca</a><p><br />
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<i>Photo caption: J.M.W. Turner <b>Portsmouth Plate 6</b> 1820 photo: Gary Spearin/M. Simon Levin</i>

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