East Meets West: European and Chinese Decorative Fans in the Collection
Wed, Oct 28, 2020
Currently on view in the Bouchelle Changing Gallery is an exhibition of decorative hand fans from the MOAS collection that was inspired by last year’s exhibition of fans owned by local collector Judy Bush. A special thanks to Judy and her network of ... Read More
Hilton Leech - "Preview"
Wed, May 13, 2020
Hilton Leech was a master at capturing the essence of Florida. His evocative paintings detail the hidden mysteries of this landscape. Preview is no exception. Keeping with the vein of Mr. Leech’s thematic ideals of romanticism and abstraction, Previe... Read More
FANtastic! Decorative Fans from a Private Collection
Tue, Oct 08, 2019
Beginning April 18 and running through January 12, 2020 - FANtastic Decorative Fans from a Private Collection will be on display in our North Wing. A collection of over 50 fans from the 18th to the early 20th centuries including mourning fans, hand-c... Read More
Rhea Fontaine and Pam Paulson of Paulson Fontaine Press
Mon, Sep 23, 2019
Opening August 31 and running through October 27, MOAS will be showing Personal to Political: Celebrating the African American Artists of Paulson Fontaine Press in the Karshan Center of Graphic Art. This exciting exhibition features works by African ... Read More
Florida: A Sportsman's Paradise
Wed, May 15, 2019
Since Florida became a territory in 1821, the state's reputation as a tourist paradise began to grow. At first, the territory was advertised to invalids seeking refuge from what was called the graveyard cough (tuberculosis). St. Augustine became a me... Read More
Garden of the Heart's Desire: A Disappearing Art Form Explored
Wed, May 01, 2019
Beginning April 18 and running until July 21 of 2019, The Museum of Arts & Sciences will be showing a rare collection of 18th and 19th Century traditional Persian textiles in its West Wing and Root Hall Galleries. Over sixty examples of these elegant... Read More
Jacob Lawrence and the Harlem Renaissance
Wed, Feb 06, 2019
In honor of Black History month and the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the Harlem Renaissance, MOAS will have the exhibition, Jacob Lawrence: Three Print Series on view in the Karshan Center of Graphic Art. Read More
Behind the Costumes
Thu, Dec 20, 2018
Recently retired, Jean Lawrence Druesedow was director of the Kent State University Museum form 1993-2018. She was previously Associate Curator in Charge of the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (1984-1992). She holds bach... Read More
A Closer Look at "100 Faces of War"
Thu, Aug 30, 2018
Witness the pride, sacrifice, and humanity of those who served in Iraq and Afghanistan through this traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian, featuring 100 oil portraits. Representing a cross-section of home states, military branches, jobs, and back... Read More
Role Reversal: How Paintings and Photography Switched Roles in the 20th Century
Thu, May 03, 2018
It is hard to over-estimate the influence of photography on the development of art since the 19th-century. Although camera obscura image projection had been known since ancient times, 1839 marks the year photography was introduced to the public throu... Read More
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