ALDEN B. DOW MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & ART
1801 West Saint Andrews Road, Midland, Michigan 48640
Ticket Office: (989) 631-8250 or (800) 523-7649
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ADMISSION:
Regular Museum Admission* (includes Hall of Ideas):
Adults: $8 | Children 4-14: $5 | Children 3 and under: free
Museum and Friends of the Center Members: FREE
ABDM/FOC/ASTC reciprocal: free

Hall of Ideas ONLY:
All ages: $3
Museum and Friends of the Center Members: FREE
ABDM/FOC/ASTC reciprocal: Free

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*Select exhibits may require an additional fee for both members and non-members.

By Casey Rae From The Art of Water Invitational Exhibition

THE ART OF WATER:
Open through April 25
$9 adults; $6 children; $3 for Museum members

The Art of Water & WaterWorks Opening Reception
February 6, 2010 at 6:30pm
Admission is FREE and open to the public.
Refreshments will be served. Learn more

Agua, eau, Wasser, tubig, vand, or woda. No matter the language, “WATER” is the theme of “The Art of Water.” Contemporary artists present their interpretations of the subject of water through photography, painting, hand-blown and cast glass.

“This group of exhibitions and artists truly reveals a panorama of creative vision as they express the universality of water and liquid for poetic interpretation,” says Museum Director Bruce Winslow. Ticket price includes admission to WaterWorks: Soak Up the Science!” and the Hall of Ideas. Sponsored by the Maxwell K. Pribil Memorial Fund.

 • AQUEOUS: MaryBeth Thielhelm Paintings
 • IMAGES OF THE SEA: Sandra Gottlieb Photographs
 • LIQUID SCULPTURE, WATER PLAYS: Martin Waugh Photographs
 • OCEAN FIELDS: Clifford Smith Paintings
 • THE ART OF WATER: An Invitational Exhibition

Guided tours will take place on the second and fourth
Sunday of the month at 12:30 pm.

February 14	Buy
February 28	Buy
March 14	Buy
March 28	Buy
April 11	Buy
April 25	Buy

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AQUEOUS: MaryBeth Thielhelm Paintings
Working with the theme of water for over seven years, Thielhelm creates grand paintings of the surface of water treated with atmospheric effects. The works address the elemental, uncontrollable and immeasurable ocean. Thielhelm studied at the London School of Fine Arts and earned the Bachelor of Fine Arts from Syracuse University in 1988. She is represented by Sears Peyton Gallery NYC and is represented in numerous public and private collections.

IMAGES OF THE SEA: Sandra Gottlieb Photographs
New York-based artist Sandra Gottlieb has spent much of her life looking out over the Atlantic Ocean from her Rockaway Beach home in Queens. Dramatic and sensitive, these are photographs of the most poetic moments on the horizon, that edge between the sky and water. Sometimes turbulent, other times calm, and always different combinations of color, Gottlieb explores water and light's various mutations.

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LIQUID SCULPTURE, WATER PLAYS: Martin Waugh Photographs
Using high speed photography, Waugh combines science and art and captures the smooth and effortless curves of liquid, as drops of liquid impacting the surface. The drops are photographed mid-splash to reveal the phenomenon which is affected by viscosity, surface tension and augmented by varying color. He earned his Bachelor of Science in physics from Lewis and Clark College in Oregon. His work can be found in both corporate and private collections. Martin writes about his techniques, and other musings on his website. Learn more and view his art here.

OCEAN FIELDS: Clifford Smith Paintings
Clifford Smith creates spectacular large-scale paintings depicting the surface of water. Smith says of his work, "When I am painting water, I am thinking of how it tastes and feels, of expressing my cerebral response to it, instead of just a visual one." He has the Master of Fine Arts from Pratt Institute (1979) and the Bachelor of Science from Southern Connecticut State College (1973). He has exhibited with Spanierman Modern NYC, The Art Center at Hargate, New Hampshire, New England College, Greenville Museum of Art, NC, Moravian College, PA and numerous others and is represented in numerous public and private collections.

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THE ART OF WATER: An Invitational Exhibition
Included are: Karen Jordan (Washington D.C.) whose photographs offer intriguing abstractions from the surface and reflections of water; Memphis Barbree (Vermont) who depicts Niagara Falls illuminated with colored light at night; Casey Rae (St. Louis) who creates vast silent photographs of the Great Lakes horizon; and Clark Little (Hawaii) whose photographs are taken within the closeout on shorebreak waves. Revel in the contemporary glass of Mary Ellen Graham (Detroit) who depicts abstract splashes in flowing glass; Eric Zener (California) features paintings of swimmers underwater; and feel the presence of the bubbles eternally captured within sea-foam green, cast glass sculptures of John B. Wood (Detroit).

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WATERWORKS- Soak Up the Science!
Open through April 25
$9 adults; $6 children; $3 for Museum members

The wonders of water will WOW you at “WaterWorks: Soak up the Science” Immerse yourself in stimulating, hands-on learning experiences that will quench your thirst for the playful, powerful and precious world of water. It’s H2O from A to Z!
Learn more …

WaterWorks Soak Up the Science is a production of Science North, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.

Tour Presenter is Dow Corning Foundation.
Local sponsors are Dow Corning Corporation, The Dow Chemical Company, Bank of America, American Water Works Association (Michigan Section), The Little Forks Conservancy, Stryker's Lakeside Marina, Brubaker’s Plumbing, Heating and Air Conditioning, Inc. 

The Little Forks Conservancy, Saginaw Basin Land Conservancy, Chippewa Nature Center and Trout Unlimited - Leon P. Martuch Chapter

Media Sponsors:  Quick Reliable Printing, Citadel Broadcasting & WNEM TV5.

NEW! Schedule school tours online!

School Field Trip Transportation Grant Applications now available!

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MIDLAND AREA SCHOOLS ART SHOW
May 8, 2010 - May 30, 2010

OPENING RECEPTION
Saturday, May 8, 2010 at 7 pm
FREE admission. Public is welcome; refreshments will be served.

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CRAFTSMANSHIP IN WOOD
May 29, 2010 - August 29, 2010

Two exhibits will be on display:

Craftsmanship in Wood: Michigan Wood Carvers Association Open Exhibition - Download application and information sheet

and

Craftmanship in Wood: Michigan Wood Carvers Association Juried Exhibition - Download application and information sheet

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