The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum will celebrate the opening of four new solo exhibitions: Beth Campbell: My Potential Future Past, Suzanne McClelland: Just Left Feel Right, William Powhida: After the Contemporary, and Kay Rosen: H Is for House, on Sunday, March 5 from 2 to 5 pm. This event is free and open to the public.
Beth Campbell, There is no such thing as a good decision (multivalent) (detail), 2013. Courtesy of the artist and Kate Werble Gallery, New York.
Visitors will have the opportunity to meet the exhibiting artists and Museum curators, take an expert-led tour, and participate in family art-making activities. See how Suzanne McClelland’s work mines the way communities speak; how Beth Campbell exploits the “what ifs,” channeling those life choices that shape who we think we are and who we want to be; how the words and phrases in Kay Rosen’s paintings can embody the thing they are describing; and what today’s art world looks like from the year 2050 in William Powhida’s fictive review.
All-ages art-making activities inspired by the exhibitions and facilitated by Museum educators will take place in The Studio including letter collages, reflective sculptures, and mixed media maps.
Educator-led "mini-tours" will take place in each gallery at the following times:
- Kay Rosen: 3:00 – 3:15 pm
- William Powhida: 3:15 – 3:30 pm
- Beth Campbell: 3:30 – 3:45 pm
- Suzanne McClelland: 3:45 - 4:00 pm
These four exhibitions will be on view through Monday, September 4, 2017.