Come sing in Christmas at BRAHM with the wintertime sing-along. Enjoy cider while sharing carols and other Christmastime tunes. Host Saro Lynch-Thomason will teach a few songs from English wassailing traditions, a practice going back to medieval times in which peasants would sing for cider, gifts and food at the homes of nobles. Participants are welcome to bring seasonal songs good for singing in groups.
EVERYMAN JACK: STORIES and ILLUSTRATIONS BY GAIL E. HALEY - December 3, 2016 - March 25, 2017
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| Image Credit: Gail Haley. Original illustration from Jack and the Bean Tree. Mixed media on wood panel. Private collection. |
“Everyman Jack” takes a detailed look at over one hundred original prints and illustrations created by Gail E. Haley for several of her books, including “My Kingdom for a Dragon,” “Mountain Jack Tales,” “Birdsong,” “The Green Man,” and “A Story, A Story.” Haley is best known today as an artist, illustrator, and writer of children’s books. She has written and illustrated close to 50 books throughout her career. She is the only person to have received both the Caldecott Medal and the Kate Greenaway Medal for art. Haley’s original prints and illustrations from 10 of her books make up this exhibition. Many more of her books are available to read within the gallery.
ANDY WARHOL: SIX SILKSCREEN PRINTS -
November 19, 2016 - April 8, 2017
American artist Andy Warhol (1928-1987) was the leading figure in the
Pop Art movement during the 1960s. He launched his career with his
well-known Campbell’s Soup can paintings. He is recognized for the work
he and his assistants developed in his Warhol Factory in New York City,
where printmaking, painting, photography, and film were employed to
churn out thousands of works of art. Warhol redefined the artist’s role
in the creation of artwork, the art market, and the recycling of popular
imagery as high art. The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts,
established in 1987, completed years of planned giving through the
donation of his unsold work to educational institutions around the
world, including the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts in Boone, NC.
This exhibition features six original silkscreen prints from the
Turchin’s permanent collection that are out-of-edition. This means that
they were created during the original print run, but did not make the
cut when Warhol decided what would be included in the final print
release.
The Blowing Rock Art and History Museum is located at 159 Chestnut Street in Blowing Rock NC.
