The Riverside Art Museum invites you to experience “52”!
She was born in ’52, has 52 favorite trees, and just finished a 52-week art sabbatical.
Sue Mitchell, Co-Founder of Riverside Personnel, took her 60th year off in hopes of jump starting her long-delayed artistic career. The resulting exhibition, “52”, is a two-gallery show that reveals the fruits and process of her self-directed year of study.
Mitchell’s journey, demarcated by her 60th birthday, is both a personal story and indicative of a wider cultural phenomenon. Entering into what Mitchell refers to as her “Third Act,” she experienced a growing need for a deeper sense of fulfillment and personal exploration that many Baby Boomers now find themselves grappling for. Whether it be as a therapeutic hobby, a transition into retirement, a new artistic career, or the resurgence of an old one, roughly 10,000 people a day will be turning 65 over the next 19 years, and artistic outlets are becoming more and more important, particularly for this age group.
The Bobbie Powell gallery at the Riverside Art Museum will showcase her “senior project,” i.e., solar etchings of the 52 Montezuma Bald Cypress trees that line her favorite part of Riverside’s Fairmount Park (Sue’s “classroom” for the year). The adjoining Ross R. DeVean gallery will house an installation of Sue’s studio, where she will be “in residence” during museum hours from October 22 – November 22.
Nature walks, nature writing, discussion panels and other activities related to “52” will be held at the Riverside Art Museum and Fairmount Park during the next two months. Mark these dates on your calendar:
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Opening Reception
October 18, 2013
7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Meet Sue Mitchell: Artist in Residence
October 22 – November 22, 2013
During museum hours
“Speak for Yourself” Panel w/Doug McCulloh & Meg Linton
October 24, 2013
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Why be an artist? What does it mean to live your life as an artist? How does one live inside art? An artist and a curator will pull back the curtain on current art practice. Expect a lively evening of secrets and revelations, warnings and cautions, startling flashes and wild statements. Part talk, part free-for-all. Panel with renowned and internationally shown photographer, Doug McCulloh and Meg Linton, Director of Galleries and Exhibition/Otis College of Art and Design.
5:30 p.m. Complimentary Happy Hour hosted by former RAM Director Bobbie Powell
6:30 p.m. Panel Discussion Begins
Please RSVP with Sue Mitchell.
“52” Tree Nature Walks at Fairmount Park
Fridays and Saturdays, October 25 – November 22, 2013
8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
WHERE: Meet on the circular pier between the two lakes
WHEN: Friday and Saturday mornings Oct 25-26; Nov 1-2, 8-9, 15-16, 22
TIME: 8:30-9:30 am
COST: Free. You’ll receive free pass to the Riverside Art Museum.
WALK GUIDES: Sue Mitchell and from Inlandia, Gayle Brandeis, Cindy Rinne and/or Cati Porter
PARKING: Across the street from the pier
SPONSORS: The Riverside Art Museum and Inlandia
WHAT YOU WILL SEE: Sue’s 52 favorite trees, the waterfowl that migrate through the region, the wonders of Fairmount Park
WEATHER: RAIN or SHINE (the park is magnificent in the rain)
WHEELCHAIR/STROLLER ACCESSIBLE
INLANDIA Nature Writing/Readings
November 3, 2013
12:00 noon – 2:00 p.m.
Arts Walk w/PNET-hosted Printmaking Demo
November 7, 2013
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
“The Third Act: Creative Beginnings” Panel
November 14, 2013
5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Riverside ArtsWalk
December 5, 2013
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
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