• Wednesday 11:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
• Thursday 3:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.
• Saturday 1:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.

This summer’s exhibit is titled “Celebrate Fiber,” a collection of works by members of the Fiberarts Guild of Pittsburgh. A public reception will be held on Sunday, June 2, from 1:30–4:00 p.m.

Summer hours will begin Wednesday, June 5, and continue until Saturday, August 17. Admission to all University Museum exhibits is free. For more information, call 724-357-2397.

The University Museum has a great gift idea that depicts the Indiana area: Paintings of Indiana County, by award-winning artist and alumnus Ron Donoughe.

Donoughe has painted scenes on campus and throughout Indiana County on site as a tribute to the area's scenic beauty and unique character. Eighty of these paintings are permanently installed at the IUP Performing Arts Center and now presented in this hardcover, colorful, and informative book.

Paintings of Indiana County, priced at only $25, is a great memento for anyone, especially for any IUP graduate or long-time Indiana County resident. It is available at the Co-op Store on campus and at the College of Fine Arts office in Sprowls Hall, Room 110. Both the Co-op and the Fine Arts office are open through Thursday, December 22, 2011.

You can also purchase the book at the Book Nook in Indiana and the Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Greensburg, or the Co-op Store online (delivery cannot be guarantee for pre-Christmas arrival if ordered online).

For more information, please call the College of Fine Arts at 724-357-2397.

The Indiana Arts Council is sponsoring a raffle of a gorgeous estate brooch valued at $1,200 fair market value in support of the University Museum.

The brooch features three natural pearls with brilliant-cut diamonds in a pave setting of 14k white gold, with white gold chain. The total diamond weight 0.51 carats.

Raffle tickets are available for $10 each and may be purchased from University Museum Board members or by calling the College of Fine Arts at 724-357-2397. Tickets will also be available at the weekly Picnic in the Grove, held on Wednesdays through the summer.

The drawing for the brooch will be held on September 10, 2011, at the University Museum gala “Eine Kleine Kit Kat Klub: A Taste of Jazz-Age Berlin.”

You need not be present to win. This raffle is governed by and shall be run in accordance with the Pennsylvania Small Games of Chance code. The winner will be required to pay Pennsylvania sales tax on the fair market value.

The University Museum will host the Indiana Art Association’s (IAA) annual spring show in the museum galleries from June 4 to June 18, 2011.

Located in IUP’s John Sutton Hall, the exhibit marks the association’s seventieth anniversary show. There will be a free public opening reception on Saturday, June 4, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.

The exhibit consists of more than 130 individual works of art in a wide variety of mediums. Many well-known local artists will be represented, including John McCombie, Jolene Joyner, Joy Fairbanks, Jonelle Summerfield, William Double, Barbara Kern-Bush, Julie Bernstein Engelmann, William Perry, Richard Vitale, Kelly Moore, and David Young.

The exhibit includes several simultaneous shows:

• IAA Seventieth Anniversary Spring Show, judged by SAMA Curator Dr. Scott Dimond, works by IAA scholarship winner Desiree Cavalancia
• IAA Seventieth Anniversary Winners Invitational Exhibit, with thirty winners of three or more awards of third place or better in IAA spring shows
• IAA Founders Exhibit, featuring works by IAA’s founding members, including Ralph Reynolds, Orval Kipp, and Robert Cronauer, a number of which have been selected from the museum’s permanent collection

For further information, contact Julie Engelmann at 724-357-9149 or visit the Indiana Art Association web page. The current schedule can be found under the Newsletter tab.

The “Paint and Pixels” exhibit has been a strong favorite with IUP’s University Museum audiences since its highly successful opening on March 25, 2010. Part of their enthusiasm has centered upon an eighty-painting mural wall depicting scenes of Indiana County. The collection of small-format oil paintings, each measuring 9"x11", were painted on location by artist and IUP Art alumnus, Ron Donoughe.

Because of the popularity of this exhibit, the University Museum has extended the run, originally scheduled to end May 7. It will now remain open through Saturday, June 12.

Special hours beginning Monday, May 13, will be Thursdays from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m., Fridays from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.; and Saturdays from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Also part of this exhibit are graphic design works by Ron’s twin brother, Don, also a graduate of IUP’s Art Department. Both are originally from Loretto, Pa., and have gone on to highly successful careers as artists.

The mural collection is mounted together, filling a wall of the museum with evocative and charming views of Indiana County. This one-of-a-kind collection includes familiar landscapes and landmarks ranging from architectural treasures like the old Indiana Courthouse on Philadelphia Street and Breezedale on the IUP campus to the Purchase Line monument in Cherry Tree, to more modest subjects, including sheep in a field, bagged trees at Pike’s Peak nursery, or a child’s playground toy at Mack Park. All are filled with the warmth and the solid values of our community.

As a long-term tribute to our county, allowing generations of residents and visitors to view the works for many years to come, the University Museum board is seeking donations to purchase the collection and install it in the new lobby of the IUP Performing Arts Center—onto the brick wall that was previously the exterior of Fisher Auditorium. Upwards of 100,000 people visit the PAC and Fisher Auditorium annually.

Gifts of any amount are welcome. Special opportunities are available to individuals, corporations, foundations, and organizations, with gifts of $5,000 pledged over five years, $1,000 in a single gift, or through an adopt-a-painting incentive for $350. Proceeds will go to purchase the paintings and to professionally install them in the PAC lobby. Any additional funds will be used to support the museum and its programs.

Donors will receive a certificate of appreciation and a photo of the entire installation. Those selecting the adopt-a-painting plan will receive a photo of their new “family member.” Adopt-a-painting participants and major donors will have visitation rights as well.

In addition to the regular hours of the museum, special visits and tours can be arranged for groups and interested donors. For more information, contact Sally Daskivich at 724-357-2397 or e-mail her at sdaskivi@iup.edu.

Pictured above in front of the Indiana County Mural Wall are twin brothers Don (left) and Ron Donoughe. The other picture is one of the pieces in the mural collection of a house near the IUP campus.

In conjunction with his current exhibit in the University Museum, “Paint & Pixels” professional artist and IUP alumnus Ron Donoughe will offer a one-day painting workshop. The session will focus on plein air painting.

The workshop will be held on Saturday, May 8, 2010, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with participants meeting at the University Museum in Sutton Hall. The cost is $100 per person, and people can register by e-mailing Sally Daskivich at sdaskivi@iup.edu or call 724-357-2397. Registrants are asked to provide their own paint and materials along with a bag lunch.

The exhibit running at the museum, “Paint and Pixels,” showcases the work of twin brothers Ron and Don Donoughe. Originally from Loretto, Pa., both are graduates of IUP’s Art Department, having charted different but equally successful artistic paths. The exhbit features an eighty-piece mural wall by Ron Donoughe highlighting the beauty and warmth of Indiana County.

IUP’s University Museum opens its final exhibit for the season, “Paint and Pixels,” with a public reception on Thursday, March 25, 2010. The free reception will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the University Museum, located on the first floor of IUP’s John Sutton Hall.

The exhibit showcases the work of twin brothers, Ron and Don Donoughe. Originally from Loretto, Pa., both are graduates of IUP’s Art Department, having charted different but equally successful artistic paths. Their combined exhibit will range from the visual excitement of high-end commercial art by graphic artist Don to an eighty-piece mural wall highlighting the the beauty and the warmth of Indiana County by painter Ron.

“Paint and Pixels” is a tribute to local talent, the quality of the Department of Art at IUP, and the faculty that has for many years helped to refine that talent. It is also a testament to the intellectual, artistic, and scenic richness of our region.

The exhibit will run March 25 through May 1. Admission is free and is open Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday from 2:00 to 6:30 p.m.; Thursday from noon to 7:30 p.m.; and Saturday from noon to 4:00 p.m.

For further information, contact The Lively Arts at IUP or call the University Museum at 724-357-7930.

Pictured first above is Don Donoughe and one of his graphic designs. Pictured next is Ron Donoughe and one of his paintings of a house near the IUP campus.

The University Museum is presented by the IUP College of Fine Arts.

Dr. Vicky Clark of Clarion University—a very well-respected curator and critic—arranged for the show to tour as part of her work for IUP’s museum last fall. Bill Double, University Museum board president, is “thrilled to see the show get a second audience and very pleased that we have been able to effect a positive relationship with another state system school. We hope to do more such collaborations in the future.”

Arrangements are being made for the show to continue its “road-trip” at other venues. For more information about the Clarion University exhibit, call 814-393-2523.

The Black Diamond Jubilee includes a preview of the museum’s opening exhibit, A Walk Through Time: Pennsylvania Coal Culture; informal dining; the announcement of the winner of a custom-designed black diamond necklace; and music by The NewLanders. The jubilee will be held September 11, 2009, at 6:00 p.m. in the University Museum and Blue Room of IUP’s Sutton Hall. Tickets are $75, and reservations are requested by September 2. Visit the University Museum website for further information about the Black Diamond Jubilee, including an RSVP card, or call 724-357-2397.

Pictured is one of Donoughe’s recent works, titled “Near Campus.”

The Indiana Arts Council is assisting the University Museum in this year’s fundraising efforts by raffling off a beautiful black-and-white diamond pendant for only $10 per ticket.

The pendant, which is in the shape of a heart and encrusted with half white and half black diamonds, will be a centerpiece of the museum’s Black Diamond Jubilee, to be held September 11, 2009, at the museum and in the Blue Room in Sutton Hall. The pendant, which has an appraised value of more than $1,100, has been gifted to the museum, so that every dollar earned in ticket sales will support the museum and its activities.

For raffle tickets, Jubilee tickets, and information, call the College of Fine Arts at 724-357-2397.

IMLS has now awarded almost three thousand free sets of the IMLS Bookshelf, in cooperation with the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH).

William Double, Museum board president, said, “The University Museum holds a number of important collections, including a collection of the works of Milton Bancroft, a master of illustration and painting who lived and worked in the early part of the twentieth century. The collection needs appropriate ongoing conservation and, in some cases, repair if it is to be maintained and enjoyed by Museum patrons.”

“When IMLS launched this initiative to improve the dire state of our nation’s collections, we understood that the materials gathered for the Bookshelf would serve as important tools for museums, libraries, and archives nationwide,” said Anne-Imelda Radice, director of IMLS. “We were both pleased and encouraged by the overwhelming interest of institutions prepared to answer the call to action, and we know that with their dedication, artifacts from our shared history will be preserved for future generations.”

The University Museum will receive this essential set of resources based on an application describing the needs and plans for the care of its collections. The IMLS Bookshelf focuses on collections typically found in art or history museums and in libraries’ special collections, with an added selection of texts for zoos, aquaria, public gardens, and nature centers. It addresses such topics as the philosophy and ethics of collecting, collections management and planning, emergency preparedness, and culturally specific conservation issues.

Featuring the Rochester & Pittsburgh Coal Company Collection

September 15–December 5, 2009
The University Museum at IUP
Public Reception: September 19, 2009

The University Museum, in cooperation with IUP Special Collections and University Archives, presents “A Walk Through Time: Pennsylvania Coal Culture Featuring the Rochester & Pittsburgh Coal Company Collection.” The exhibit opens to the public on September 15, 2009. The exhibit is curated by Harrison Wick and Rhonda Yeager, IUP Special Collections and University Archives in Stapleton Library.

Artifacts and documents of coal mining life in western Pennsylvania are presented in cooperation by the IUP Special Collections and University Archives, the Tri-Area Historical Society and Liberty Museum in Nanty-Glo, the Historical and Genealogical Society of Indiana County, and private collectors.

The exhibit features artifacts, photographs, mine maps, and ledgers that document western Pennsylvania bituminous coal culture, including the work and lives of miners and their families, the company towns and community activities such as baseball games. Also featured in the exhibit are the operations of Rochester & Pittsburgh Coal Company and other companies, mine disasters, coal miner strikes, and unionization. Some of the company towns in Indiana County and Cambria County highlighted in the exhibit include Clymer, Commodore, Coral, Ernest, Heilwood, Iselin, Nanty Glo, Sagamore, and Whiskey Run.

IUP actively preserves coal culture through the Special Collections and University Archives, the Institute for Mine Mapping, Archival Procedures and Safety (IMAPS), and the Center for Northern Appalachian Studies. The Rochester & Pittsburgh Coal Company Records is the largest manuscript collection housed in the IUP Special Collections and University Archives. This collection represents over a hundred years of local history. R&P was organized in 1881, and the collection is a complete record of the company until R&P was purchased by CONSOL Coal Group in 1998.

IMAPS is a multidisciplinary group of faculty, staff, and students who work together to digitize, record, and preserve historical mining maps. IMAPS has digitized over five hundred maps, including mining maps from the Rochester & Pittsburgh Coal Company, using a large format Cruse scanner, and is developing a web-based searchable database of Pennsylvania mine maps. Additional information is available at IUP Mine Mapping.

On Friday, September 11, 2009, at 6:00 p.m., there will be a special reception by reservation. The event is titled "Black Diamond Jubilee" and includes an exhibition preview, informal dining, and concert by The NewLanders. Proceeds benefit the exhibition and educational programs of the University Museum.

A public reception will be held at the University Museum on Saturday, September 19 at 6:00 p.m.

“Invisible Threads • Common Ground,” an art exhibition curated by Vicky A. Clark, opens in the University Museum at Indiana University of Pennsylvania on February 7, with a public reception from 4:00–6:30 p.m. The exhibition and reception are free, and the exhibit runs through March 21.

According to the curator, Clark, “Art history is full of confrontations between the artist and the public, but we tend to forget this when viewing contemporary art that forces us to think and look in new ways. ... Artists are affected by their own world and their own times. Good art both reflects the issues of a specific time period and also constructs those issues as artists react to their unique situations.”

The exhibition is about reacting to contemporary issues as an artist. History is embedded in the art of, for example, Francisco Goya and Käthe Kollwitz, and are still so relevant that artists today are still investigating them.

Clark has selected these and other works from the University Museum collection for the strength with which they make statements about issues of their times. She also has selected works by contemporary artists in southwestern Pennsylvania that make strong statements about our own time. Together, the works represent artists’ continuing exploration of the human condition in all its complexity and contradiction.

Prominent contemporary artists whose works are included in the exhibition “Invisible Threads • Common Ground” include Paul Binai, Timothy Hadfield, Adrienne Heinrich, Jennifer Howison, Delanie Jenkins, Mary Mazzioti, Herbert Olds, Susanne Slavick, and Barbara Weissberger.

Art Works Represented:

Top: Figure #3055 by Adrienne Heinrich
Lower: La Soif by Paul Binai

TALK

Artist Alastair Noble will present a talk about the installation on October 22 in room 301, Sprowls Hall, at 5:00 p.m. This will be followed by a reception in Kipp Gallery.

INSTALLATION EXHIBIT

Alastair Noble — Babel III: Random Access

The show will open to the public on October 14 and will run through November 14, open 12:00 to 4:00 p.m. Tuesday through Friday.

The following is an excerpt from the September issue of Sculpture magazine, written by Michael Howard. Mr. Howard has also written an essay that will be included in the catalog for this show.

“Alastair Noble is an English sculptor living and working in New York. His diverse and compelling body of work includes resonant sculptures and installations that invite viewers to engage in a creative collaboration, and in so doing, to undertake their own imaginative journeys into a terrain where material, space, and ideas coincide in objects of stunning visual power. Noble’s works can be seen as an artistic response to architecture and literature, creating a dialogue between two crucial activities by which we attempt to order and tame the world. Nurtured by the writings of Poe, Mallarmé, Joyce, and Borges, his sculptures are not empty academic exercises in intertextual reading; instead, they give occasion for a rich experience of aesthetic and intellectual delight.”

Indiana Bones: An Evening at the Explorers Club features a reception and exhibition preview in the University Museum, followed by dinner and entertainment in the Blue Room. There will also be a silent auction featuring natural and manmade wonders.

Find more information on Indiana Bones: An Evening at the Explorers Club.