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Temporary Exhibitions
Temporary Exhibitions
Paperweight Perspectives
Selections from the William Drew Gaskill Collection in the Specail Exhibiton Gallery
Through December 31, 2008
Paperweight collector William Drew Gaskill amassed a collection of more than 1500 paperweights before his untimely death in 2005. Like many collectors, William focused on specific categories that interested him and acquired those subjects in depth. He preferred Folk Art styled weights to formal Classic examples. He bacame a thorough researcher and proficient writer about paperweights. Which lead him to become the President of the Paperweight Collectors Association, Inc. (PCA, Inc). His entire collection has been on loan to the museum for the past two years. Before its return, selections from the different categories William Drew Gaskillcollected are featured here.
Tracing the Cultural Roots
May 9 through December 31, 2008
Sisir's glass sculptures incorporate traditional themes of nature and human figures as a meditation on the way life is changing on our planet. He depicts women as nature , acknowledging Hinduism as a way of life and understanding of nature.
Narendra Amin works in a wide spectrum of mediums including pencil, pastel, pen and ink, watercoloor, oil paint, sculpture, ceramics and stained glass. Many of his works explore traditional Hindu themes and present beautiful artistic expressions of his deep religous, philosophical and human values.
