Time and the River’s Edge presents 25 years of Patty Stone’s creative work and celebrates her tenure teaching at Wheaton. The exhibition will be displayed on campus as well as virtually and includes paintings and prints spanning the mid-1990s through 2020. Stone’s work explores the tension between nature and the built environment through mapping, collage, and the fluidity and texture of her chosen mediums.
Exhibition runs February 16–March 27, 2021
Gallery Opening | Monday, February 22, 5:00 p.m. EST Register here
Artist Talk | Friday, March 26, 12:00 p.m. EST
Due to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Beard & Weil Galleries is only open to the on-campus community for the spring 2021 semester. We will make every effort to make our exhibitions available virtually during this time. We appreciate your patience as we navigate this global challenge and we look forward to welcoming you back to campus when we are able to resume normal operations.
In the Weeds: Art and the Natural World showcases six artists who are examining the complicated relationship between humans and the environment. Many of these artists bridge art and science to bring to life processes that may otherwise elude the general public. Through seed collecting, camouflage, performance, video, and artists’ books, artists Kwang Choi, Rachel Frank, Jenny Kendler, Next Epoch Seed Library (a collaboration between Ellie Irons and Anne Percoco), and Tammy Nguyen consider issues of rewilding and human influence on the natural world.
The exhibition runs October 23—December 12, 2019
Image: Rachel Frank
Join us for a conversation with Museum founder Debra Britt and educator Beth Danesco. They will share the story of the creation of the National Black Doll Museum and the rich history of Black doll makers and collectors in the Massachusetts area.
Artist Shaquora R’ Bey will share her history as a doll maker and soft sculptor. Bey is an artist whose work encompasses a wide range of media including textiles, crotchet, beads, and unique hair designs. She has been commissioned to make sculptures and dolls for television and films. She believes in the healing process of using craft as therapy and in using art to raise self-esteem and awareness. Her soft sculptures, which she describes as “the embodiment of femininity and masculinity,” are featured in What Only You Can Make in the Beard and Weil Galleries.
Join us for a workshop led by National Black Doll Museum founders Debra Britt and Felicia Walker. The workshop will focus on the African Wrap Doll, an adaptation of dolls based on the techniques of a traditional artform rooted in 18th C. African American culture and a specialty of the National Black Doll Museum.
Participants will create their own wrap dolls to take home using fabric and reclaimed and recycled materials all of which will be provided. All are welcome and refreshments will be provided. This is a drop in event, join as you are able.
Join us for a workshop led by National Black Doll Museum founders Debra Britt and Felicia Walker. The workshop will focus on the African Wrap Doll, an adaptation of dolls based on the techniques of a traditional artform rooted in 18th C. African American culture and a specialty of the National Black Doll Museum.
Participants will create their own wrap dolls to take home using fabric and reclaimed and recycled materials all of which will be provided. All are welcome and refreshments will be provided. This is a drop in event, join as you are able.
Beard and Weil Galleries have partnered with the National Black Doll Museum of History and Culture to present What Only You Can Make: The Art of the African Wrap Doll.
Beard and Weil Galleries have partnered with the National Black Doll Museum of History and Culture to present What Only You Can Make: The Art of the African Wrap Doll.
Beard and Weil Galleries have partnered with the National Black Doll Museum of History and Culture to present What Only You Can Make: The Art of the African Wrap Doll.
Beard and Weil Galleries have partnered with the National Black Doll Museum of History and Culture to present What Only You Can Make: The Art of the African Wrap Doll.