Point of View IV: Windgate Charitable Foundation

June 2, 2007 - December 2, 2007

The Mint Museum of Craft + Design

Innovative European jewelry forms, Japanese bamboo sculpture, a Judith Schaecter wall-mounted stained glass light box and an Eva Hild ceramic sculpture are among the 31 American, European and Japanese art works included in this collection of pieces from the permanent collection. Their unifying thread is that they were all added to the collection due to the efforts of the Windgate Charitable Foundation. The exhibition marks an exceptional occasion to survey the dramatic growth in the Mint Museum of Craft + Design’s permanent collection with the generous and unrestricted support of Robyn and John Horn and the Foundation.

The Point of View series explores ideas about collecting. The past three exhibitions have centered around Charlotte collectors, North Carolina collectors and North Carolina artists who collect. This fourth part will focus on the main goal of the museum's collection: education.

Artists

Online Resources

• An oral history interview with Dorothy Gill Barnes from the Archives of American Art.

• Melanie Bilenker's home page.

• Liv Blavarp's artist bio.

• Jenna Goldberg's personal website

• Sophie Hanagarth information from Charon Krasen Arts gallery.

• Eva Hild's homepage.

• Yako Hodo information from TAI Gallery.

• Robyn Horn Biographical information about the artist and collector from the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM).

• Morigami Jin Artist information and images from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

• John Jordan's website.

• Karen Karnes from the Ferrin Gallery.

• Oral History of Karen Karnes from the Archives of American Art.

• Gyongy Laky's website.

• Bud Latven's studio homepage.

• Dona Look from the SAAM site with audio and video clips.

• Evert Nijland from Charon Kransen Arts.

• Don Reitz's website.

• Mayumi Sarai on Artnet.com and an interview with him from the Jersey City Museum Virtual Catalog.

• Lucy Sarneel represented by Charon Kransen Arts.

• Norm Sartorius's website.

• David Sengel's page from the Mano Gallery.

• Judith Schaechter on her work and her life.

• Claire Oliver gallery website with images and information on Schaechter.

• Kawano Shoko from TAI Gallery.

• Howard Werner's homepage.

Sources Available in the Mint Museum Library

• Clowes, Jody, Don Reitz and Mark Richard Leach. Don Reitz: Clay, Fire, Salt, and Wood. Madison: Elvehjem Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2004.

• Horn, Robyn and Glenn Adamson. Robyn Horn: Union of Souls. Little Rock, Ark.: Arkansas Arts Center, 2003.

• Schaechter, Judith and Alex Baker. Extra Virgin: The Stained Glass of Judith Schaechter. Philadelphia: Free News Projects, 2006.

Information about Collecting

Online Resources

• American Craft Council Homepage for the Charlotte Show. The dates for the show this year are November 2-4. They have yet to update the site with the 2007 information.
• Charlotte Shout Charlotte Shout is a month-long cultural festival featuring a number of events ranging from visual arts exhibitions to food tastings. The website hasn't been updated with the 2007 information, but the dates will be September 7-30.
• Collecting American Craft Website listing galleries, museums and periodicals devoted to craft. Visit their main page for more information about collecting art.
• SOFA The website of the International Exhibitions of Sculpture Objects & Functional Art.

Print Resources Available at The Mint Museums Library

• Alsthuler, Bruce, ed. Collecting the New. NJ: Princeton University Press, 2005.

If you found this exhibition interesting also check out the Contemporary, Cool and Collected exhibition page.

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Page created by Candace Sailstad, Intern for the Mint Museum of Art.

Updated by Library Assistant Shawn Reynolds.