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Mackinac State Historic Parks introduces The Richard and Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum Grand Opening Purchase Award Art Contest. One grand prize winner will be selected by committee members from Mackinac State Historic Parks and the Mackinac Arts Council, and will be awarded a $5,000 prize, generously donated by the Mackinac Arts Council. Entry deadline is April 1, 2010.
Contest Guidelines & Application
Indian Dormitory pictured at right.
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INNOVATIVE ART MUSEUM
Mackinac State Historic Parks is developing an innovative art museum and learning center, the Richard and Jane Manoogian Mackinac Art Museum, at the 1838 Indian Dormitory on Mackinac Island. It is due to open July 2010. The multi-phase project, which includes restoration of the historic building and installation of a micro-climate exhibit case system, has been generously funded by the Richard and Jane Manoogian Foundation. The art museum will center around fine and decorative arts inspired by Mackinac Island through the ages from Native American baskets to present day paintings of the island by residents. It is being designed to showcase historic treasures already in the parks' collection and to inspire creativity in others.
Press Release
HOURS OF OPERATION
Location: The art museum is located at the historic Indian Dormitory on Main (Huron) Street, Mackinac Island.
Open: Mid-July to mid-October 2010
Hours: 10:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. mid-July to August 21
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. August 22 - October 10
Admission: $5.00 adults, $3.50 youth ages 5-17, and free for children four and under and Mackinac Associates members.
Special Events: A small reception area is located on the bottom level. The building will be available for evening wedding and event rental.
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Indian Dormitory's exterior and interior under construction and restoration. (Photo taken June 2009)
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Exhibition Research
Restoration of the Indian Dormitory is underway in preparation for the new art museum and learning center that will be housed inside. While this process continues, with construction of the new elevator addition due to begin this summer, the Mackinac State Historic Parks Indian Dormitory Art Museum Committee is drafting plans and brainstorming ideas for exhibition of the museum’s many fine and decorative arts
“We’re currently researching innovative and unique ways of exhibiting and interpreting art,” said Chief Curator Steve Brisson.
One way the committee researched innovative exhibition techniques was by traveling in sub-committees during March to museums in and outside of Michigan, including the Museum of Contemporary Art, Field Museum, and Art Institute of Chicago, all located in Chicago; the Holland Museum in Holland, Michigan; the Detroit Institute of Arts; and the Toldeo Museum of Art.
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Bandolier, ca. 1850, donatored by Budd Tompkins, descendent. This Ojibwa shoulder bag, or Bandolier, will be displayed in the new museum. It came in different forms, serving both utilitarian and ceremonial functions. In the final phase of development, shoulder bags became primarily decorative, as in this example, with a flat beaded panel replacing the pouch. This Bandolier was presented to Henry C. Gilbert at the Treaty of La Pointe, 1854. It can be viewed in the new art museum. |
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(LEFT) This prehistoric rim fragment from a pot, which dates to 800-1000 A.D., was found this summer during excavations to the immediate north of the Indian Dormitory, where the new elevator addition will be constructed. The style of pottery is known as Mackinac Ware. The pot was most likely used for cooking or food related purposes. The fragment, which will be displayed in the new art museum, measures 2.5-inches by 2.75-inches.
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(Left) This drawing of the art museum layout shows the first floor (left) and second floor (right). The first floor will contain historic maps, images of Mackinac, Native American arts, and decorative arts, among other arts. The second floor will host photography, William H. Gardiner prints, and contemporary and changing gallery. |
