Mementos of Celebration
Written by Glen Hughes on July 7th, 2008 3 Comments
Have you been over to the PEM to see Wedded Bliss: the Marriage of Art and Ceremony? If not I’ll wait while you run out right now to check it out.
You’re back? That was an interesting exhibit, right? I don’t know why they would put a slaves wedding dress on a white maniqin or stuff the Picasso and Chagall in a place where you almost miss them but hey that’s why I’m not a museum curator. But the dresses and some of the photographs and paintings really gave you an insight into the different wedding celebrations various cultures have and the things they do to remember those special occasions.
Speaking of special occasions and of the PEM’s Wedded Bilss exhibit, the Salem Arts Association (SAA) has a treat for you. The SAA is running their annual PEM Companion Exhibit expanding on the theme to include not only weddings but any celebration.
SAA president Gary LaParl:
As Wedded Bliss focuses on art inspired by the celebration of weddings and matrimonial ceremonies around the world, the SAA Mementos of Celebration exhibit will broaden the scope to celebrations of all kinds. The art is expected to reflect the mementos that remind us of life’s important events.
The Salem Arts Association invites us all to the opening reception for “Mementos of Celebration” on Friday, July 11 from 7PM to 9PM in Old Town Hall.
Artwork will be juried by Paula Bradstreet Richter, Curator of Textiles and Costumes at the Peabody Essex Museum and include artists from across the region.
Mementos of Celebration will continue in Old Town Hall through August 3 and run Thursdays through Saturdays from 10AM to 4PM and Sundays, Noon to 4PM.
The exhibit and reception are free and open to the public.
For more info about this exhibit, to enter, or to find out what’s going on with the SAA check out their website at www.salemartsassociation.org
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