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Recent Acquisitions Releases Press Release Archive |
TMA Features Divine Kinship During First Friday Tour Tyler, TX (October 27, 2009)—The Tyler Museum of Art will feature Divine Kinship: Ancient Forms and Contemporary Social Commentary, the Art of Jean Lacy during its monthly First Friday Art Tour slated for Friday, November 6, from 11 a.m. to noon. The tour is offered to the public free of charge, and will be led by a member of the TMA Education staff. The November 6th tour will focus on what has been described as the music of Jean Lacy - evidences of musical influence shown throughout her varied works in mixed media and collage. An example of the musical influences cited throughout Divine Kinship includes the1964 hit song “Dancing in the Street,” by Martha and the Vandellas.The exhibition opened September 6 and will remain open through December 6; the First Friday Tour is the last formal event offered to the public that is being held in conjunction with the exhibition. Laura Jean Lacy is an African American artist who uses her work to explore symbols that, while central to the African American experience, are also universal in their scope and implications. The exhibition was organized by the TMA, and features over 80 pieces displayed in the Museum’s North Gallery. Lacy is a native of Washington D.C. but has lived in Dallas, Texas for the last 38 years. A museum education specialist, Lacy has developed a number of educational programs aimed at emphasizing cultural enrichment through the study of art, artifacts, and memorabilia related to African American history. She studied at North Texas State University (University of North Texas) in Denton, TX for graduate studies in museum education, and then she received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Lacy completed additional studies at the Art Students League of New York and at the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles, California. Guest curator for Divine Kinship: Ancient Forms and Contemporary Social Commentary, the Art of Jean Lacy is Phillip E. Collins. Collins is the retired Chief Curator at the African American Museum, Dallas, TX and the newly appointed Executive Director for the Memnosyne Foundation in Dallas. He has curated over 60 exhibitions and has served as Treasurer on the Texas Association of Museums (TAM) Board of Trustees in Austin, Texas.The Tyler Museum of Art, accredited by the American Association of Museums, is located at 1300 S. Mahon Ave., adjacent to the Tyler Junior College campus off East Fifth Street. Regular hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. (The Museum is closed Mondays and major holidays.) Lunch is available in the Museum Café from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and the TMA Gift Shop is open during Museum hours. For more information, call (903) 595-1001 or visit www.tylermuseum.org. |