Frances M Maguire Museum: New Exhibitions

MAKE OR BREAK: Creativity as an Act of Survival

This exhibition brings together works of art by artists who created their work while incarcerated or otherwise institutionalized. It presents works by Ken Grimes, Justin McCarthy, Martín Ramírez, and Inez Nathaniel Walker, among many others. Programming will highlight related topics such as mental health, art therapy, and social justice. The illustrated catalog includes a discussion among contemporary art experts Richard Torchia and Alex Baker, as well as Sergio Hyland, an artist who was incarcerated for more than twenty years, and Dr. Elizabeth Linehan, professor emerita of philosophy at Saint Joseph’s University, who has taught in the Inside Out prison exchange program at the State Correctional Institution at Phoenix. The work in this show is from the Keen Collection of Outsider Art at Bethany Mission and was curated by Molly Dougherty, the director of the collection.

Reception: Jan 16, 5-7 PM

Visions of Japan: The Art of Woodblock Prints 1760-1971

Visions of Japan features over 25 woodblock prints spanning the late 18th century through the 20th century that are part of the Saint Joseph's University art collection. The exhibition was curated by students in the course Curating an Exhibition, with Dr. Martha Easton, Associate Professor of Art History and Program Director of Museum Studies in the Department of Art and Art History, with guidance from Dr. Erin Downey, Assistant Curator. The preparation of the exhibition received generous support from the Nealis Program in Asian Studies.

Reception: Dec 5, 5 - 6:30 PM