art in the public eye - Tony Smith Sculpture Project

ART IN THE
PUBLIC EYE:
PANEL:Montclair Art Museum 10/22 7pm
EXHIBITION:Pierro Gallery 10/297pm
3 ONE ACTS:SOPAC 11/83pm
What’s all the fuss? Why does art — especially public art —
often incite critical backlash? Do we need to defend it?
Do we need it at all?
This trio of events sponsored
by The Lennie Pierro
Memorial Arts Foundation
takes on the pleasures and
controversies of art —
and raises hard questions for
each of us about creativity,
ownership, and the place
of art in our lives.
LPMAF
LENNIEPIERROMEMORIAL ARTS FOUNDATION
NAPACK STUDIO 2015
ART IN THE PUBLIC EYE:
PANEL
Thursday, October 22, 2015, at 7pm
Montclair Art Museum
3 South Mountain Ave., Montclair, N.J.
FREE
The Montclair Art Museum and The Lennie Pierro Memorial Arts
Foundation present this distinguished panel to discuss the
issues and concerns that arise in the creation of public art
installations and how they engage communities in dialogue.
Moderator:
Dan Bischoff, art critic for The Star-Ledger
Panel:
Joseph Jacobs, art historian, curator,
and contributor to the newly revised edition
of Janson’s History of Art
Svetlana Mintcheva, director of programs
at the National Coalition Against Censorship
Dread Scott, artist whose use of the American
flag resulted in a Supreme Court case and
a landmark First Amendment decision
www.pierrofoundation.org
LPMAF
LENNIE PIERROMEMORIAL ARTS FOUNDATION
Art in the Public Eye: A Panel Discussion is made possible, in part, by a grant from the New Jersey
Council for the Humanities, a state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views,
findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this panel do not necessarily represent those
of the National Endowment for the Humanities or the New Jersey Council for the Humanities.
ART IN THE PUBLIC EYE:
EXHIBITION
What’s All The Fuss?
October 29 - November 25, 2015
Reception: Thursday, October 29, 7-9 pm
Pierro Gallery of South Orange
5 Mead St., South Orange, N.J.
FREE
This exhibition, sponsored by
The Lennie Pierro Memorial
Arts Foundation and The
Pierro Gallery of South Orange
examines the work of artists
who investigate the controversial
subjects that spark public
discussions today.
Curated by Raleigh Ceasar
and Judy Wukitsch
www.pierrogallery.org
TRUCKLOAD by Grace Graupe Pillard
oil/alkyd/wood 48” x 36”
LPMAF
LENNIE PIERROMEMORIAL ARTS FOUNDATION
Programs at Pierro Gallery of South Orange are made possible in part by funds from
the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and The Village of South Orange New Jersey.
ART IN THE PUBLIC EYE:
3 ONE ACTS
Readings in the SOPAC LOFT
Sunday, November 8, 2015, at 3pm
One SOPAC Way, South Orange, NJ
SOPAC and The Lennie Pierro Memorial Arts Foundation
present readings of commissioned plays that explore the
provocative issues that often arise around public art.
ELEPHANTS ON THE VANISHING POINT
by B.V. Marshall
A satiric series of vignettes about people’s quirky
and contradictory relationships to public art.
THE SLIGHTLY EXAGGERATED TRUE STORY
OF CIVIC VIRTUE by Mark Loewenstern
How a marble sculpture about good government
divided the City of New York for nearly 100 years.
THE VIEW FROM HERE by Eddie Antar
An engaged couple clashes over the symbols
in a new public abstract sculpture.
Produced by LPMAF, Jim Peskin, and Emily Zacharias
Tickets $15 at www.SOPACnow.org
or call (973)313-2787
www.pierrofoundation.org
LPMAF
LENNIE PIERROMEMORIAL ARTS FOUNDATION
Programs at SOPAC are made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State
Council on the Arts.
Art in the Public Eye: 3 One Acts is made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey
State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment
for the Arts and administered by the Essex county division of Cultural and Historic Affairs.