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5/3/2008
Visiting Artists
Rachel Moore and Kait Rhoads
Free with paid admission or membership
10:30 am
Rachel and Kait will speak about their work at the Figge in conjunction with the exhibition Clear Your Mind: Contemporary Glass Invitational. Meet in the main lobby.
Rachel Moore received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Alfred University in New York and is currently a Master of Fine Arts candidate at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She is a recipient of the GAP Award from Artist Trust, a PONCHO Special Recognition Award from Seattle Art Museum's Betty Bowen Memorial Award, the Hilgos Award and A Watson Armour III Trust Fund Grant both from the Art Institute of Chicago. In 2005, Moore was an Emerging Artist-In-Residence at Pilchuck Glass School.
Kait Rhoads received her BFA from Rhode Island School of Design in 1993 and her MFA from Alfred University in 2001. Kait has received scholarships from Pilchuck Glass School, an emerging artist residency at Pilchuck School of Glass and Pratt Fine Arts Center, a fellowship at Creative Glass center of America in Milleville, New Jersey and a Fulbright grant to study sculpture in Murano, Venice. Her collections include the Seattle Art Museum, Carnegie Museum of Art and the Corning Museum of Glass.
The Visiting Artist Series was organized by Mark Fowler, exhibition curator and Rock Island, Illinois glass sculptor. The series is sponsored by the Beaux Arts Fund Committee, Inc.; Quad-City Times, Vicki & Shaun Graves, Mike & Sara Thoms, Thomas and Mary Ann Stoffel, Marx-Saunders Gallery, Pappas & Schnell, PC; Phil Scott and Anonymous donors.
5/3/2008
Visiting Artists
Rachel Moore and Kait Rhoads
Free program
1-3 pm
Rachel and Kait will present glassblowing demos at Liquid Fire Studio in Rock Island in conjunction with the exhibition Clear Your Mind: Contemporary Glass Invitational. For directions to Liquid Fire Studio please click here.
Rachel Moore received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Alfred University in New York and is currently a Master of Fine Arts candidate at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She is a recipient of the GAP Award from Artist Trust, a PONCHO Special Recognition Award from Seattle Art Museum's Betty Bowen Memorial Award, the Hilgos Award and A Watson Armour III Trust Fund Grant both from the Art Institute of Chicago. In 2005, Moore was an Emerging Artist-In-Residence at Pilchuck Glass School.
Kait Rhoads received her BFA from Rhode Island School of Design in 1993 and her MFA from Alfred University in 2001. Kait has received scholarships from Pilchuck Glass School, an emerging artist residency at Pilchuck School of Glass and Pratt Fine Arts Center, a fellowship at Creative Glass center of America in Milleville, New Jersey and a Fulbright grant to study sculpture in Murano, Venice. Her collections include the Seattle Art Museum, Carnegie Museum of Art and the Corning Museum of Glass.
The Visiting Artist Series was organized by Mark Fowler, exhibition curator and Rock Island, Illinois glass sculptor. The series is sponsored by the Beaux Arts Fund Committee, Inc.; Quad-City Times, Vicki & Shaun Graves, Mike & Sara Thoms, Thomas and Mary Ann Stoffel, Marx-Saunders Gallery, Pappas & Schnell, PC; Phil Scott and Anonymous donors.
5/10/2008
Community Event
Beaux Arts Fair
Open to the public with free admission
10 am - 5 pm
The Beaux Arts Fair is one of Davenport's premier arts festivals! Fine art of all kinds will be available throughout our historic 2nd Street location. Don't miss the opportunity to find something truly unique to your collection! For more information, or for an artist application, click here.
5/11/2008
Community Event
Beaux Arts Fair
Open to the public with free admission
10 am - 4 pm
The Beaux Arts Fair is one of Downtown Davenport's premier arts festivals. Fine art of all kinds will be available throughout our historic 2nd Street location. Don't miss this opportunity to find something truly unique for your collection! For more information or for an artist application click here.
5/11/2008
Brunch
Mother's Day Brunch
Adults $19.95 member or $24.95 non-member, 12 and under $9.95 member or $12.95 non-member
11 am - 2 pm
An annual favorite, the Figge Mother's Day Champagne Brunch offers a special treat for Moms and loved ones. Served in the dining area off the main lobby overlooking the Mississippi RIver, the buffet offers and abundance of fresh fruit, pastries, scrambled eggs, potatoes, bacon and sausage, and a ham carving station. A complimentary glass of champagne will be offered to all adults. Coffee will also be served, with juices and other beverages available for purchase. This year, an added bonus is a tour of the new exhibition Mother and Child: Henry Moore's West Dean Tapestires. Museum docent Linda Lewis will lead two tours exploring the mother and child theme so prevalent thoughout art history. From Renaissance masters to British modern artist Henry Moore, the wide range of examples in the collection may surprise you! The tours, which are included in the cost of the brunch, start at 1pm and 2pm in the main lobby. Call the FAM to RSVP at 563.326.7804 x2007. Space is limited and RSVP is required.
5/11/2008
Tour
Mother and Child Tour
Free with paid admission or membership
1 & 2 pm
In celebration of Mother's Day and our exhibition Mother and Child: Henry Moore's West Dean Tapestries, museum docent Linda Lewis will lead two tours exploring the mother and child theme so prevalent thoughout art history. From Renaissance masters to British modern artist Henry Moore, the wide range of examples in the collection may surprise you! Meet in the main lobby.
5/18/2008
Tour
The Figge's Finest
Free with paid admission or membership
1:30 pm
Enjoy an entertaining look at the best works in the Figge collection, with an emphasis on paintings. Learn how the Figge acquired these stellar works and why they have become old favorites with our visitors. Meet in the main lobby.
5/25/2008
Tour
The Figge's Finest
Free with paid admission or membership
1:30 pm
Enjoy an entertaining look at the best works in the Figge collection, with an emphasis on paintings. Learn how the Figge acquired these stellar works and why they have become old favorites with our visitors. Meet in the main lobby.
5/31/2008
Exibition Opening
When Gold Blossoms: Indian Jewelery from the Susan L. Beningson Collection
Free with paid admission or membership
Musuem Hours
This exhibition of 150 objects of 17th through 19th century South Indian jewelry underscores the significance of ornamentation in Indian culture. Photographs from the 19th and 20th centuries will be displayed alongside the jewelry to provide fuller understanding of the ways in which jewelry is both worn and used. The exhibition will be on display May 31- August 24, 2008. More for information, please click here.
5/31/2008
Community Event
The Golden Gala
$125 per person
6 pm
The Figge's annual fundraising event and exhibition premiere celebrates When Gold Blossoms: Indian Jewelry from the Susan L. Beningson Collection on view from May 31 - August 24, 2008. The Golden Gala promises to be as dazzling as the exhibition! Guests will experience authentic décor, food, music and dance, and receive a gift - a golden tote including a $50 store credit to Neckers Jewelers. Take part in our Live Auction, Silent Auction or Raffle to win prizes such as a Hawaiian Getaway, Lasik Eye Surgery, works by local artists, or a chance to stock your cellar with 50 bottles of fine wine. Call ahead to purchase our limited $50 raffle tickets (need not be present to win). For Gala and Raffle tickets, call 563.326.7804 x2007. Admission tickets to the gala must be purchased in advance and are $125 per person or $1000 for a group of 10. The presenting sponsor for the Golden Gala is Cardiovascular Medicine. Additional sponsors include Bulter Insurance Service, Sears Manufacturing and Neckers Jewelers. For more information about the gala, please click here.
6/5/2008
Lecture
"When Gold Blossoms: South Asian Experiences of Jewelry"
Free with paid admission or membership
7 pm
The lecture will focus on historical and contemporary experiences of jewelry in South Asia's royal courts, temples, domestic rituals and marriages. A brief introduction will outline the basic styles and motifs of South Indian jewelry. To frame its function in real life, jewelry will be examined in the ideal realm of art and literature, where it entered into the language of love. The conclusion will touch on countercultural responses to jewelry as a symbol of the status quo.
Molly Emma Aitken is an independent scholar and curator specializing in South Asian art. In addition to When Gold Blossoms (Philip-Wilson, 2004), she has given numerous lectures and published several essays on Mughal and Pajput painting of the 16th - 19th centuries. Her book The Intelligence of Tradition: form and meaning in Mewar painting is forthcoming with Yale University Press (Fall, 2009). She is also the author of Meeting the Buddha: on pilgrimage in Buddhist India (Riverhead, 1995).
Educaton programming is generously sponsored by the Kiran Bavikatte Foundation.
6/7/2008
Family Fun Day at the Figge
"When Gold Blossoms"
Open to the public with free admission
1-4 pm
This program will introduce families to the rich artistic and cultural traditions of India. Highlights include an interactive dance performance by Sreedevi Nair, a henna tattoo demonstration by Preeti Motwani and a display of traditional Indian costumes presented by Trupti Patel. Enjoy a rich sampling of popular Indian foods and beverages. Then visit the gallery to learn how jewelry functions in Indian society, such as wedding jewelry and jewelry created for kings and temples. Using tooling foil and other materials, participants can design and create their own jewelry inspired by the floral motifs and intricate designs found in the exhibition When Gold Blossoms: Indian Jewelry from the Susan L. Beningson Collection. Education programming is generously sponsored by The Kiran Bavikatte Foundation.
6/14/2008
Exhibition Opening
Teapots: Object to Subject
Free with paid admission or membership
Museum Hours
The 45 objects included in Teapots: Object to Subject were selected from among the finest entries in the 2004 Survey of Contemporary American Teapots at the Craft Alliance in St. Louis, Missouri. Among the artworks included we find a stack of cardboard packing boxes, a pile of rocks, an assortment of vegetables and a rotund exotic dancer swathed in veils. As the teapot becomes more abstracted, its function becomes less relevant. For more information, please click here.
7/19/2008
Family Fun Day at the Figge
"Lets Have a Tea Party!"
Open to the public with free admission
1-3 pm
A basic teapot has a handle, spout, lid, body and foot. The bold, colorful and quirky teapots in the exhibition Teapots: Objects to Subject will surprise and delight you because they are not your ordinary teapots. Sketch your favorite comtemporary varation on the teapot theme or design your own special teapot. Young children will enjoy listening to stories read by Tami Finley, youth services manager at Bettendorf Public Library. Children can also design their own tea party place settings and decorate a tea-time shawl for their favorite teddy bear. Enjoy sweet tea and treats while you learn trivia about the history of tea and teapots.
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