New Exhibitions at the Evansville Museum of Arts

Written by Hank Grainger Wednesday, 03 August 2011 22:38

Evansville, IN.- The Evansville Museum of Arts, History & Science presents two late-summer exhibitions. On view now, and remaining open until September 18th, is "Working Together", the 18th consecutive year the the museum has hosted the annual juried exhibition for regional artists. Juror for this year’s competition is Becky Alley, Exhibitions and Programs Director for the Lexington Art League in Lexington, Kentucky. Alley earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in studio art from Washington University in 2000, and a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Kansas in 2005. Before joining the LAL staff in January 2010, Alley was the Director of University Galleries at Murray State University for nearly four years. She has organized over 100 shows and has curated several major projects. She has also exhibited her artwork in several galleries across the United States as well as in South Korea and China, and most recently had a solo exhibition titled Count at Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania.

From August 14th through October 2nd, the museum is also presenting "Altered Auto Egos: Cars of the Follies", featuring stylized images of street rods by photographer and artist Karen Genter. These images were taken at the Frog Follies – the Evansville Iron Street Rod Club’s immensely popular event that annually draws over 4,000 vehicles – and provides a flavor of what makes this such an exciting happening each August. Appropriately, this exhibition will be at EMTRAC during this year’s August 26-28 Frog Follies. Genter received her BA from Western Kentucky University in 1970 with a concentration in printmaking and subsequently worked as a teacher, a design engineer and a computer analyst. One of her major accomplishments was participating in the 2001 At Home project with Judy Chicago and creating the Golden Dreams bedroom. The Medicated Lamp created for the room now resides in the Vanderbilt Fine Arts Museum. In 2001, she was selected as one of Kentucky’s best female photographers and her works were included in a year long national exhibition. In 2007, Genter retired from the 9 - 5 world and since then has been excitedly pursuing her dreams and visions full-time.


The Evansville Museum of Arts, History & Science is a general-interest museum located on the riverfront in downtown Evansville, Indiana. Founded in 1904, it is one of Southern Indiana's most established and significant cultural institutions, with comprehensive collections in art, history, anthropology and science. The museum is accredited by the American Association of Museums. A Science Center offers exhibitions and programs to inspire and instruct students of all ages. The Koch Planetarium, the oldest planetarium in the state, provides explorations of the solar system. The Anthropology Gallery offers a look at cultures from 13,000 BC to the present. Artworks from the 16th century to the present are in the museum’s permanent galleries. Visitors can also stroll down the street of a 19th Century American rivertown to see ornately decorated homes and shops. The Evansville Museum Transportation Center traces the history of transportation and features the Sprinklesburg, Goosetown, and Independence Steam Locomotive. The museum has produced notable solo exhibitions of artists such as John Stuart Ingle, Don Gummer, and Theodore Clement Steele, In May 2008 the museum unveiled plans for a $15 million expansion. It will include a new multi-story glassed pavilion with a plaza and water fountain, a museum shop and commercial art display area, and a planetarium and theater designed to look like a floating dome. Visit the museum's website at ... http://www.emuseum.org

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