Fresno Art Museum
The Fresno Art Museum collects, preserves, and exhibits to the public tangible objects valuable to art and history. Exhibitions include a wide range of contemporary as well as modern works by local, national and international artists.
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2233 N. First (& Clinton)
(559) 441-4221
11th Annual Men Who Cook
When: Friday, June 6, 2008 from 6-9pm...SAVE THE DATEWhere; Fresno Art Museum, Bonner Auditorium, 2233 N. First Street, Fresno, CA 93703
Cost: $20.00
More than 50 manly men will lay down the tools of their trades and wield spoons, spatulas, and pans to create some of the most delicious culinary delights you have ever tasted. Enjoy a unique outdoor dining extravaganza and kick off your summer with flair! You can also take away some cool swag by jumping into our Get Ready for Summer Silent Auction.
Visit: www.fresnoartmuseum.org to purchase tickets online or download a chef's application.
For questions call: (559) 441-4221
Fresno Art Museum presents:
Stephanie Wild "Half a Life" through may 18
Stephanie Wilde's exhibition, "Half a Life", will be in the Fresno Art Museum March 25 through May 18, 2008. Of Stephanie Wilde's work, art critic Peter Frank writes, "The drawings and etchings of Idaho artist Stephanie Wilde brings to our attention an artist as interesting as she is obscure. Her messages are urgent, but her approach is gentle and archaic. Concerned with the environment, with racism, with greed and corruption, with AIDS, Wilde uses an ornate graphic style to create elaborate stylized renditions of figures engaged in tableaux steeped in symbol and allegory,"
Christopher Schnoor of the Biose Weekly Newspaper writes, "This is an art show about human suffering in an indifferent world that has the wherewithal to eradicate it. It is a dark vision that is virtually medieval in both its intensity and its iconography....Yet, this is also a very personal art as well, one fueled by Wilde's pain and frustrations. Concurrent with the spread of HIV/AIDS in this country was the birth of her son with a rare blood disorder, and the terror of knowing that his consistent need for transfusions exposed him to this danger, drove her to investigate the epidemic and address it in her art. Eventually she would travel to West Africa to see the effects of the disease firsthand. AIDS in Africa has been a perennial theme in her work since."