Glorious Splendor: Treasures of Early Christian Art
Through Feb. 18, 2018
Christian art borrowed heavily from non-Christian traditions
in terms of its techniques, media, style and iconography.
Glorious Splendor: Treasures of Early Christian Art
traces these continuities through the most remarkable
objects of the period: precious stones, metals and jewelry.
The exhibition will feature some 30 masterpieces of Late
Roman art, most of which have never been exhibited before in
a museum. Drawing on private collections and TMA’s holdings,
this exhibition will captivate viewers with its glittering
gold and silver, stunning oversize carved garnets and
rubies, and dazzling rings and necklaces.
Glorious Splendor: Treasures of Early Christian Art
is supported in part by Taylor Cadillac, Holy Trinity Greek
Orthodox Cathedral, the TMA Ambassadors, Mary Lynch Jarrell
and Paul A. Jarrell, James and Gregory Demirjian, Sotheby’s,
Harold Jaffe Jewelers and the Ohio Arts Council, with
additional support from 2017 Exhibition Program Sponsor
ProMedica. Free admission.
Fired Up: Contemporary Glass by Women Artists
Through March 18, 2018, Glass Pavilion Galleries 2 and 3
The discovery of glass as a serious artistic medium in the
1960s – sparked during the Studio Glass Movement that
originated at the Toledo Museum of Art – was monumental. Yet
in its earliest decades, women faced an uphill battle in
their demand for fair recognition of their contributions and
work. In
Fired Up: Contemporary Glass by Women Artists,
more than 50 objects showcase the women who now rank among
the most innovative and celebrated glass artists. Drawn from
the Toledo Museum of Art’s renowned glass collection, with
notable loans from private collectors, the works document
nearly six decades of underappreciated influence, from the
art that helped women forge a path in the Studio Glass
Movement of the ‘60s to the ingenuity of 21st-century
installations. The exhibition is sponsored by O-I; Shumaker,
Loop & Kendrick; the Ohio Arts Council and with funds
received in the memory of Dr. Edward A. and Mrs. Rita
Barbour Kern. Free admission.
Special Events
and Presentations
Art Book Club Discussion and Tour:
Stoned: Jewelry,
Obsession and How Desire Shapes the World by Aja Raden
Jan. 16: 5:30 p.m., Art Reference Library
Jan. 18: 5:30 p.m., Meet in Libbey Court
Join fellow art and book lovers at our next Art Book Club
discussion. Book selections will focus on making connections
with special exhibitions and works of art in the Museum’s
collection. January’s selection is
Stoned: Jewelry, Obsession and How Desire Shapes the World
by Aja Raden. Studded with lively personalities and
fascinating details, Stoned tells
the remarkable story of our abiding desire for the rare and
extraordinary. A book discussion will take place Jan. 16 at
5:30 p.m. in the Art Reference Library; a docent led tour of
Glorious Splendor is scheduled for Jan. 18 at
5:30 p.m. Space is limited and registration is requested.
Contact the library at 419-254-5770 or
mailto:library@toledomuseum.org to register.
FREE
“I Got a Lust for Life”: The Unique Words and Sounds of
Southeast Michigan and Northwest Ohio
Jan. 20: 10 a.m.-7 p.m., various locations
Fifty-three miles separate Detroit, Michigan and Toledo,
Ohio – two Midwestern cities that have produced some of
America's most stirring and enduring words and sounds.
‘I Got a Lust for Life’: The Unique Words and Sounds of
Southeast Michigan and Northwest Ohio is a free,
one-day public program with panels, musical performances and
literary readings in both cities.
Panel Discussion: Ben Blackwell, John Gibbs Rockwood and
Ramona Collins
10 a.m., Wayne State University Schaver Music Recital Hall
Poetry Reading: Tyehimba Jess,
Olio
2:30 p.m., Toledo Lucas County Public Library McMaster
Center
Panel Discussion: Tyehimba Jess, M.L. Leibler, Frances
Brockington, and Lee Ellen Martin
6 p.m., Toledo Museum of Art GlasSalon
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