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| Founder's Day celebration at Maryhill |
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| For friends and members |
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From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 17, Maryhill Museum of Art celebrates its founders, friends and members.
All are invited to join the celebration. "I urge everyone to come out and enjoy the many fun activities." says Colleen Schafroth, executive director of Maryhill Museum of Art. "There is something for everyone."
From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., get in your car and drive the historic Maryhill Loops Road, the first paved road in the Pacific Northwest. The road is located four miles east of the museum and is a popular attraction for Columbia Gorge residents and others.
Admission to the historic Maryhill Loops Road is free.
The first asphalt-macadam paved road in the Northwest, Maryhill Loops Road is a 3.5 mile course that includes 25 hairpin turns and scenic views.
At 11 a.m. in the Eye SEE Resource Room, the museum will be sharing a unique community art partnership between Maryhill Museum of Art and the Goldendale 4-H Public Adventures After School Program.
Under the guidance of artist Lanae Johnson, and assisted by Darla Simmons, students from the Klickitat County 4-H Program, Goldendale Primary School, Goldendale Home School, Goldendale Seventh-Day Adventist School, Wahkiakus Hilltop School and Girl Scout Troops 1660 and 412 painted images of clouds, forests, mountains and rivers inspired by the exhibit, Percy L. Manser: Grandeur & Light.
These smaller landscapes were then arranged into one large landscape story that is currently on exhibit in the Eye SEE Resource Room until June 1.
From 1 to 4 p.m. be inspired by landscapes created by artist Percy Manser, and then create your own landscape using oil pastels in the Family Fun Day program, All About Landscapes. All ages and skill levels are welcome.
At 2 p.m. enjoy a special performance, Manser and Dolph -- Mid-Columbian Men of Art developed by Manser scholar Jim Tindall and Hood River actor Tom Pencheon.
The play explores the life and art of Percy Manser and his early exhibitions at Maryhill Museum curated by museum director, Clifford Dolph. Afterward explore the exhibition of Percy Manser's work, Percy L. Manser: Grandeur & Light.
At 4 p.m. join curator of exhibits Lee Musgrave and the artists for a guided walk through this year's Outdoor Sculpture Invitational.
This annual exhibit in the museum's sculpture garden presents large-scale works by some of the Pacific Northwest's most noted sculptors including Gregory Glynn, Stuart Jacobson, Alisa Looney, David Miller, Dennis Peacock, Mylan Rakich and Tom Urban.
The Invitational began in 1996 to complement the museum's Auguste Rodin Gallery and to showcase contemporary Northwest sculpture.
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