The @meadartmuseum exhibition HOUSE: Selections from the Collection of John and Sue Wieland is on view through this Sunday, July 1. The Mead is hosting a Closing Cookout today, 6/26, from 4-6pm with food, craft beer (21+), live music, family-friendly activities designed by the Mead's summer interns, and one last chance to see the exhibit before it closes. The event takes place in the museum’s sculpture courtyard and includes both indoor and outdoor activities. . From @MassLive: “The exhibit features 58 works of art from 32 international artists organized around the theme of what constitutes a house and what a house symbolizes. Artists represented include the French American sculptor Louise Bourgeois, Cindy Sherman, who works in photography and has been called "one of the most important artists in her era," and pop art pioneer Ed Ruscha. The work is from the private collection of John Wieland, a 1958 Amherst College graduate and home builder in the Southeast, and his wife Sue who began collecting contemporary art in the 1980s. Their collection is said to include some 400 pieces from more than 300 artists. The couple gifted $3 million to the Mead earlier this year to fund its position of director and chief curator of the museum. At the time of their gift, Wieland said he and his wife were "thrilled to be able to support the museum with a gift that will sustain the institution over time and give back to the college in a way that is deeply meaningful for us personally." The exhibit was organized by David E. Little, director and chief curator of the Mead, which houses the art collection of Amherst College.” . @amherstcollege #amherstcollege #amherstarts #art #museum #exhibition #house #painting #scultpure #drawing #prints #summer #closing #cookout (at Mead Art Museum)
