Events
Gallery Talk and PanelJanuary 14 at 3 pm - 6 pm
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Gary Monroe will give a gallery talk at 4 p.m. The talk will be followed by a panel discussion focusing on the role of art as a means of rehabilitation and prevention. Panelists include DOC officials Dr. Dianne Rechtine and Warden Ron McAndrew (retired), Dr. Mildred Hill-Lubin, Professor Emerita of English, University of Florida, and Kim Berry, Education Director, Hippodrome State Theatre and Director of HITT, the Hippodrome Theatre program for at-risk youths. Please join us for this special program!
Opening Reception and Discussion
February 2 at 6 pm to 8 pm
Matheson Museum
Elder Mary Ann Carroll will give a gallery talk and demonstration of her style of painting followed by a reception and panel discussion featuring Mary Ann Carroll along with local artists Alynne Harris, Ernest Lee and N'Quanda who will speak about what/who inspires their work.
Redeemed by Art: Al Black's Highwaymen Murals
Photographs by Gary Monroe
January 7- February 25, 2012
Thomas Center, Main Gallery
In the 1960s, a group of self-trained African American artists began producing iconic Florida landscapes in and around the Fort Pierce area. They became known as
The Highwaymen because they sold their paintings alongside the roads frequented by tourists. Al Black was one of them. For more than thirty years, he worked with the group. Then in 1997, found guilty of fraud and possession of drugs, Al Black went to prison. While incarcerated he began to paint Highwaymen style murals throughout the prison. When he left prison in 2006, he had created more than 100 murals. Intrigued by Al's story, Gary Monroe, professor of art and photography at Daytona State College, photographed the prisonmurals in the context in which they were created. Monroe, author of "The Highwaymen: Florida's African American Landscape Artists" and "Harold Newton: The Original Highwayman", brings adepth of knowledge and a unique perspective to his subject. Through his photographs, he tells us a story about the power of art as a force for change and as a possible means of redemption. Beyond Expectations: Florida's Highwaymen Mary Ann Carroll Exhibit.
January - February 28, 2012
Matheson Museum
Mary Ann Carroll, one of the few female Highwaymen, will have more
than 20 of her paintings on display. Mary Ann Carroll's love and ability for arts and crafts was apparent early on, when she was recognized in her third grade science class for a drawing of a thermometer. She loves the outdoors and music, she is also an accomplished pianist and guitar player. Writing poetry was also a favorite past time. Mary Ann, raised seven
children as a single parent and while she tolled relentlessly to provide
for the family, her paintings sold well. Along with other Highwaymen Artists, and being the only female in the group, she was inducted into the Florida Artist Hall of Fame in 2004. Several awards and certificates of achievement from may associations and organizations adorn her home. Today Mary Ann enjoys the national attention she and other "Highwaymen" are receiving.
Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs302 NE 6th Avenue, Gainesville, Florida 32601
352.393.8532
Gallery Hours: Monday. 8 am -5 pm
Tuesday 8 am -7 pm
Wedneday - Friday 8 am -5 pm
Saturday 1 pm - 4 pm
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Matheson Museum
513 East University Avenue Gainesville, FL 32601-5451
352.378.2280
Museum Hours: Monday - Thursday from 9:30 am - 3:30 pm
Parking is available in the Matheson Museum lot as well as at the Kirby Smith Center on the weekends.
Highwaymen Exhibits
Two Exhibits in One City!
Two Exhibits in One City!
