Archive for February, 2010
Sketches to Sculptures: Rendered Reality, Sixty Years with Marshall M. Fredericks Opens at the Museum
Sketches to Sculptures: Rendered Reality, Sixty Years with Marshall M. Fredericks
exhibition opens today at Saginaw Valley State University
The Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum has long sought to make the artist’s work and the Museum known globally. Toward that end, a traveling exhibition of Fredericks’ work has been developed.
Over the last year Museum staff has developed Sketches to Sculpture: Rendered Reality, Sixty Years with Marshall M. Fredericks, an exhibition of 31 small sculptures and 36 related drawings and sketches. It will debut at the Museum on February 12 and remain on display through June 12.
In January 2012, the exhibition will begin traveling to various historical and art museums around the country. In addition to the sculptures and drawings, the exhibit will include an exhibition catalogue and an interpretive DVD with excerpts taken from Marshall Fredericks’ archival videos, making this a memorable and educational experience for all who see it.
“We are pleased to have assembled such a strong exhibition that demonstrates the relativity of an artist’s sketch to a completed sculpture. Some of the sketches are pencil on tablet paper, while others are beautiful four-color presentation drawings,” said Marilyn Wheaton, Museum director.
This exhibition is made possible with generous support from Denis and Madeline Burke, The Jack and Joanne Martin Charitable Foundation, Don and Jo Anne Petersen, and Robert Sarow.
For more information about the exhibition, call (989) 964-7125 or visit the Museum’s website at www.marshallfredericks.org.
2010 Regional Biennial Juried Sculpture Exhibition
The Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum invites artists working in sculpture, that are finished with training or formal studies and residing within 200 miles of the Saginaw to enter its 2010 Regional Biennial Juried Sculpture Exhibition. Merit awards include 1st place at $2,500, 2nd place at $1,250, 3rd place at $850, and 4th place at $400. The exhibition dates are July 3 to September 18, 2010.
We are excited and honored to have Charles McGee as juror of this important exhibition. McGee is a Detroit artist with an impressive 65-year career. In 2008 he received the Kresge Foundation first Eminent Artist Award in 2008. His work can be found in prestigious collections such as The Detroit Institute of Arts, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit People Mover Broadway Station, Eastern Michigan University, Central Michigan University and Michigan State University.
Prospectus copies are enclosed. For more information contact the museum at (989) 964-7125. You can also visit our website at www.marshallfredericks.org and print a copy of the exhibition prospectus.
Click below for prospectus
Prospectus
Exciting New Items in the Gift Shop
The Marshall M. Fredericks Sculpture Museum gift shop has many lovely gift ideas. Below are a few of our recent additions. Be sure to visit often as we are always adding unique gifts by local and regional artists.
Beautiful wood cutting boards by Robert Nelb. Click image for our selection and availability.
Barbara Wynder leather scarves. Click image to view more.
Margaret Culpepper glass angels. Click image to view more.
